Chapter 606

The atmosphere fell silent!

Strange!

Upon hearing Crocodile's words, Barret's lips twitched involuntarily; he was left speechless and utterly unable to refute.

Who could have imagined,

that the five-year-old brat was such a terrifying monster!

Before this,

it was understandable that he had regarded the opponent as trash.

But.

To have Crocodile bring it up to his face inevitably left Barret feeling somewhat embarrassed.

The brat he had regarded as trash…

he still couldn't defeat him.

That was very embarrassing.

The once arrogant and confident Barret now looked utterly humiliated.

Especially

as Crocodile beside him stared at him with that strange gaze, filling Barret with rage—he longed to rip Crocodile's mouth apart right then.

"Shut up!"

Barret glared fiercely at Crocodile.

Hearing this,

Crocodile laughed bitterly, his expression growing even stranger, undisturbed as he continued: "If that brat is trash, then what are you?"

"Aren't you…"

"a trash crushed by trash?"

"Worse than trash?"

"The mighty Devil's descendant Barret is less than trash? I've learned something new today."

With that, Crocodile burst into loud laughter.

He had never gotten along with Barret.

Now,

seeing Barret humiliated, he naturally felt deeply satisfied.

As for Barret's threats?

How could he possibly care?

Who was he?

He was Crocodile!

So what if Barret was furious?

What could he do to him?

In a desert environment, Crocodile was confident he wouldn't lose to anyone.

Barret's anger…

he didn't care at all.

Seeing Crocodile's roaring laughter, Barret longed to strike immediately.

But he held back.

Because…

he couldn't fathom the true identity of that brat!

Before resolving these questions and doubts, he wouldn't dare act against Crocodile.

"Hey, do you even know who that brat really is?"

"A child so young…"

"already wields such terrifying Conqueror's Haki."

"Such a monster—even across the seas over centuries—is unprecedented! Truly unparalleled!"

"Such a monster cannot remain unknown."

Barret forced down his inner fury and asked.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

Crocodile rolled his eyes and replied bluntly.

He wasn't Barret's subordinate.

Nor was he Barret's defeated rival.

Facing Barret, he naturally wouldn't show any deference.

He was Crocodile!

A top-tier strength of the Grand Line!

He, of course, had his own pride.

Changing tone,

Crocodile's eyes sharpened, studying with solemn attention the young figure clad in the Navy's justice coat, a thousand meters away.

"This brat is a Navy man!"

"A five-year-old Navy man!"

"The range of possibilities narrows considerably…"

"In recent days, the Navy has indeed produced an extremely terrifying monster."

"His reputation has long resounded across this sea."

"So."

"If I'm not mistaken, this little brat is most likely that very one—the Navy monster whose fame has resounded across this sea in recent days."

With these words spoken.

Barrett asked again: "Who is he?"

"A monster named Lu En!"

Crocodile answered.

He paused,

then continued: "A child merely five years old, who already possesses a title of his own within the Navy! He is also the youngest Vice Admiral in history!"

"But in reality..."

"The rank of Vice Admiral does not reflect this monster's true strength—his power rivals that of a Vice Admiral, even approaching the level of a Fleet Admiral."

"Thus, he is also hailed as the youngest Navy fighter with the strength of a Vice Admiral!"

"He is, without doubt, the most powerful genius the Navy has ever seen in its centuries of history—the unprecedented Navy prodigy!"

"At the same time."

"The pirates of this sea call this child the most terrifying monster the ocean has ever known."

Clearly,

although Crocodile plots against the Alabasta Kingdom, he possesses special intelligence sources regarding events occurring across the open sea.

Allowing him to learn of certain major events that have recently unfolded on the sea.

Among them,

was the news of Quan Mo Lu En's sudden emergence.

Upon hearing the news,

Crocodile was stunned for a long time.

He even thought to himself.

If one day he could recruit such a monster as a subordinate,

then,

the success rate of his impending plan would rise dramatically!

But such thoughts remained merely hypothetical.

Quan Mo Lu En, a top-tier Navy genius...

was naturally beyond his reach to recruit.

Moreover,

Crocodile had no confidence he could suppress a monster of Quan Mo Lu En's caliber!

What he never expected...

was that today, he would coincidentally encounter this very Navy supreme genius!

According to the intelligence he possessed,

Quan Mo Lu En was currently only five years old.

Yet he had already become a top-tier Navy combat force!

Such a monster...

even Crocodile had never heard of one in his entire life.

"Huh?!"

"He... is Quan Mo Lu En?!"