Chapter 485

Who wouldn't respect him?

And this, perhaps, is why Zefa wields such immense authority in the Navy.

"How's your injury? Are you alright?"

Zefa asked.

"Minor wound."

Though he'd taken a punch from Zefa's fully armored Haki, for Lu En's formidable physique, it would heal on its own in time, causing him little lasting impact.

Of course.

In truth, he knew it well.

As his condition had just plummeted sharply…

Zefa had slowly begun to hold back.

Otherwise,

he might have been grievously wounded!

"Did you gain anything from this battle?"

Zefa sighed, smiling as he asked.

"Huge gains."

"It was this battle that made me realize how weak I am."

"I am still far too weak."

Lu En said.

Upon hearing this,

Zefa's lips twitched involuntarily.

For a moment,

he was left speechless.

Weak?

He had fought his full half-hour against this very Marine Admiral without losing.

Could such strength really be called weak?

This little brat Lu En…

must have some profound, unsolvable misunderstanding of the word "weak."

If,

even this level of strength is still considered weak,

then across this entire sea…

there would be no true强者 at all!

"You little brat…"

"If this got out, it would make countless people spit blood."

"If you count as weak, then there are hardly any strong ones left in the entire Navy."

Zefa rolled his eyes and couldn't help but complain.

The battle was over.

Yet for everyone gathered around, the end of this fight left them stunned, unable to recover their composure for a long while.

Especially…

a group of trainees led by Smoker and Tina.

At this moment,

they stared blankly at Lu En and Zefa.

"So strong!"

"Lu En, that monster, fought Zefa-sensei for nearly a full hour!"

"The two held each other in stalemate for half an hour, leaving Zefa-sensei, at full power, utterly helpless."

"I think Lu En must be the strongest trainee since the training camp's founding—only he could match Zefa-sensei so evenly."

"Only after half an hour did Lu En's condition begin to decline, showing signs of defeat."

"This means…"

"Even if Zefa-sensei unleashed his full power, he couldn't defeat Lu En within half an hour. Lu En's peak combat power was enough to hold his own against Zefa-sensei, a Marine Admiral, for a full half-hour."

"Is this really a boy only five years old?"

"Stronger than a monster!"

One trainee after another trembled inwardly, voicing remarks filled with awe.

The scenes of Lu En and Zefa's clash were etched deeply into their minds.

They would likely,

for the rest of their lives,

never easily forget this battle they had witnessed today.

Since its founding, the Navy Training Camp has never seen a monster as powerful as Lu En.

Since its founding, the Marine training camp had never produced a monster as powerful as Lu En.

A student facing off against his teacher Zefa…

holding him in stalemate for half an hour!

For half an hour, fighting evenly against Zefa, a Marine Admiral.

【61】 All of this was simply too shocking.

"Didn't you hear what Master Zefa just said?"

"Lu En's monstrous strength possesses the most terrifying combat power of any trainee in history!"

"Even Vice Admirals Aokiji and Kizaru, in their own graduation trials, never displayed strength anywhere near Lu En's level of 030."

"This means..."

"Lu En is truly the most powerful trainee in history!"

"Only he could achieve such an unimaginably terrifying level of power within the mere one-and-a-half-year camp period."

A group of trainees spoke in stunned succession.

At this moment,

Smoker's pupils shrank, and he exhaled heavily before adding: "Have you forgotten? Since joining the camp until now, Lu En this monster has only spent one year."

"He isn't like us."

"We joined when the camp admitted new students. But this Lu En? He joined us mid-camp."

"That means..."

"In fact, this monster has honed his strength to this level in just one year!"

With those words spoken,

The entire hall fell silent!

The group of trainees stood frozen, faces filled with shock and horror.

Think carefully,

Indeed!

Lu En has only been in the camp for one year.

He's a transfer student!

Not like us, who joined at the same time.

"My god!"

"In just one year..."

"He's grown this strong?!"

"Strong enough that even Master Zefa, a Marine Admiral, couldn't suppress him within half an hour!"

"Lu En is truly a monster!"

"No wonder he's..."

"The most powerful prodigy in Marine history!"

All trainees present were deeply moved and visibly shaken.

only to see,