Chapter 570

Previously, they had not chosen to provoke the boy.

Otherwise,

they would already be cold corpses now!

"Someone who provoked the Donquixote Family, yet managed to walk away unscathed from their territory…"

"Just this alone proves the terrifying nature of the Fist Demon Lu En!"

On this day,

the matter of the battle between the Trafalgar Law and the Fist Demon Lu En…

had silently swept across the entire Devil's Town.

Thus,

the entire Devil's Town experienced an unprecedented upheaval!

Some pirates lurking in Devil's Town, upon hearing this news,

all revealed their inner shock.

"The legendary Fist Demon Lu En has arrived in our Devil's Town? And he fought Trafalgar Law? And they ended in a draw?"

"Even the Donquixote Family's territory was utterly destroyed by their battle?"

"This can't be real?"

"Whether it's true or false, just go see the Donquixote Family's territory—you'll know! I've already been there. The grand, luxurious casino they operated is now a ruin!"

"If I remember correctly, that Fist Demon Lu En is currently only a five-year-old boy! Yet he possesses the strength to directly stand against Trafalgar Law?"

"What a terrifying monster!"

Amid the uproar in Devil's Town,

Lu En, as the party involved, was unaware.

That his arrival had triggered a series of upheavals in Devil's Town.

Even if he knew…

he would likely not care much, dismissing it entirely.

More than ten minutes later.

He crossed Devil's Town, traveling from its central street back to the harbor shore.

In the distance,

he saw that enormous naval warship.

The sea breeze brushed lightly,

the navy flag, high and hanging, danced in midair, fluttering in the wind.

Whoosh!

The calm sea surface rippled under the breeze, waves rolling freely, spreading outward in all directions, causing the moored warship to sway slightly.

Due to Devil's Town's constant fog, even though it was daytime with the sun blazing overhead, the environment here remained unusually dark and gloomy.

Without sunlight shining down,

the air temperature here naturally carried a damp, chilly sensation.

Returning to the harbor, Lu En paused, turned back to glance at the direction of Devil's Town's central street, his eyes carrying a hint of amusement and anticipation.

"Want to reclaim your honor, Doflamingo?"

"I'm waiting!"

"Don't let me down."

"In six months, if you don't come to me, I'll come to you."

"I hope by then you won't be crushed effortlessly by me. Otherwise, things will become very boring."

After a long pause,

he withdrew his gaze and turned, stepping steadily toward the warship.

Arriving at the edge of the warship's mooring,

he climbed the wooden stairs, returning one step at a time to the ship's deck.

Facing him…

pair after pair of eyes filled with awe and reverence.

All hundreds of elite navy personnel aboard the ship, without exception, held deep admiration for Lu En.

Especially,

when they saw Lu En's bare upper body, his nearly perfect muscles scarred with countless wounds, their respect grew even stronger and deeper.

Clearly,

they all already knew.

About Lu En's battle with Doflamingo.

Back on the warship's deck,

Lu En's first sight was of He's figure.

Seeing Lu En's return, He smiled with satisfaction: "Lu En, you did well. You did not disappoint my anticipation for you."

"How are your wounds?"

"Fighting a monster like Doflamingo isn't simple. Yet you represented our navy—and we did not lose face."

As a high-ranking officer of the Navy Headquarters, He could not possibly allow Lu En to risk himself alone.

So,

in fact,

While Lu En fought fiercely with Doflamingo, He stood at a distant post, witnessing the outbreak and end of that battle firsthand.

Only after the battle ended,

did she lead her troops away from Devil's Town and return to the warship.

Only when the battle ended did she finally feel complete peace of mind regarding Lu En's safety.

In short,

if Lu En had不幸 lost to Doflamingo in that battle and faced death, He would never have stood idly by—she would have intervened to rescue him.

But…

in the end, Lu En did not lose.

That left He with no opportunity to act.

Yet this did not mean,

that He was entirely unaware of Lu En's clash with Doflamingo.

"Admiral He, you've been watching my fight with Doflamingo all along?"

Lu En glanced at He with a strange expression and asked.

No wonder!

From the very moment he first clashed with Doflamingo, he had faintly sensed a pair of eyes observing the battle from the shadows.

So it was…

Admiral He who had been watching in secret!

"If anything happened to you, Captain Kapu would explode completely."

"Moreover,"

"before this mission, Marshal Kong once solemnly instructed me to ensure your personal safety."

"If you were harmed, not only would Kapu explode, but Marshal Kong would too—after all, you are regarded by Marshal Kong as the Navy's future successor, the future standard-bearer of the Navy!"

"Marshal Kong solemnly stressed that even if the mission failed, you must not suffer a single scratch."

"From this, you can imagine just how great your weight is within the Navy!"

He marveled repeatedly.

Looking back across the Navy's centuries of history,

there has never been a single person…