Chapter 610

He thought to himself thus.

The danger level of Fist Demon Lu En kept rising in his heart.

After a long pause,

Barret fell into thought, then asked: "Can you tell me why you set it for half a year from now?"

Upon hearing this,

Lu En smiled and replied: "Because half a year from now, I'll be able to defeat you effortlessly. So why wait a full three years?"

At this answer,

Barret blinked slightly.

Then,

he burst into loud, boisterous laughter.

"Good! I'll wait for you!"

"Half a year from now, I'll come find you. I hope you truly can do as you say now—that half a year from now, you'll defeat me effortlessly!"

"I can hardly wait for that day to come."

How strong will Lu En be in half a year?

Even he himself didn't know.

He only knew.

By then, he would be extremely strong!

He might already reach the very peak of the sea's combat power.

Admiral-level combat power!

New World Four Emperors-level combat power!

This was still the most conservative estimate.

He might even surpass the Admirals!

Truly reach the sea's ceiling of combat power!

That was also very possible.

By then, would it be hard for Lu En to defeat and capture Barret?

It would probably be effortless!

Even,

capture Barret with overwhelming dominance!

As for Barret's three years?

Lu En couldn't help but laugh.

Three years from now…

How strong would he be?

He might be unmatched anywhere across the entire sea.

By then, would he still need to challenge someone like Barret?

What nonsense!

Three years from now, he might be able to overthrow Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world!

"Half a year…"

"It's enough!"

Lu En's eyes flashed, and "Zero Eight Zero" thought to himself.

He was extremely confident.

In half a year, he could completely crush and capture Barret!

And,

he might not even need half a year!

Perhaps…

A few months would be more than enough.

Right now, although Lu En's strength still lagged behind Barret's, the gap wasn't obvious.

Precisely because of this,

Lu En hadn't lightly chosen to fight Barret at this critical moment.

He still needed to test Crocodile.

If he clashed with Barret now, he might lose the chance to test Crocodile.

For now, he still had to prioritize his mission.

Otherwise,

even if his strength was inferior to Barret's, Lu En would never fear fighting him—he would charge forward and engage Barret in fierce battle.

"Half a year is fine too."

"At the very least…"

"By then, I can easily overwhelm Barret."

Lu En thought.

Undeniably,

someone like Barret, a monster of this caliber, grows stronger constantly—by half a year, he might have reached an entirely new level.

But don't forget.

Lu En's rate of power growth is almost unparalleled under heaven!

Across this entire sea,

no one's rate of power growth can be mentioned in the same breath as Lu En's.

Not even Barrett!

"Six months…"

"I'll remember that."

Barrett and Lu En exchanged a glance, both serious.

In fact,

he didn't truly believe it.

Six months from now, Lu En would pose a crushing threat to him.

Even the most monstrous prodigy, how strong could he possibly be in half a year?

As for that,

he dismissed it.

But…

since Lu En had said so, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

Faintly,

he seemed to have foreseen it already.

The scene of himself, six months from now, crushing Lu En the Fist Demon underfoot.

"I'm looking forward to it."

"Our battle in half a year."

"Don't disappoint me!"

"Since the captain died, I haven't felt such intense anticipation and battle lust toward any goal as I do today."

"And you are the only one!"

"Since the captain's death, the only one who has ignited my inner battle lust."

Barrett said.

"Is that so? Then I'm truly honored."

Lu En laughed.