Chapter 653: Crocus: Holy Shit! What Kind of Monster Is This?! [4/10 Seeking Subscriptions]

Once again…

Lu En's fists slammed viciously into Labu's head.

Boom—

Terrifying force erupted from both fists.

In an instant, Labu's head was blasted with a massive wound; fresh blood sprayed out, a great swath of bloodstains seeming about to dye this stretch of sea red.

Ooooh~

Labu felt the pain and let out a shriek.

But it still charged forward without the slightest fear, meeting Lu En head-on.

Lu En's hands were already drenched in blood.

Yet, the more he fought, the braver he became!

Labu's belief would not allow it to lose.

And Lu En…

Was someone who was born to enjoy battle!

This kind of boiling-hot-blood thrill of fierce combat was the feeling Lu En was most intoxicated by and addicted to.

In other words.

He was a born madman and tyrant!

The blood scattered from Labu stirred up the violent factors within Lu En's body, making his subsequent slaughter against Labu even more intense — a sight so brutal it made one's scalp crawl.

With his bare hands he gripped Labu's body, using sheer brute force to tear open Labu's flesh.

Rip—

A light sound.

Countless sprays of fresh blood.

Using only his hands, Lu En forcibly peeled open the skin and flesh on Labu's back; the rift stretched out for dozens of meters, and fresh blood poured madly out from the wound.

In an instant.

The surrounding sea waters were already dyed red by the fresh-red bloodstains.

Shocking to behold.

The pungent, thick stench of blood drifted far away on the sea wind.

"Hahaha!"

Lu En bathed in the blood spraying from Labu's body, his own body almost completely stained and soaked, turning him into a man of blood.

But in truth, most of that blood came from Labu.

As for Lu En himself?

In the process of clashing with Labu, he had indeed been injured.

But it was only a light wound.

At most…

Several bones in both fists had shattered.

His arms were also on the verge of breaking.

That's all.

In Lu En's view, this was merely a light wound.

Compared to Labu's body covered in wounds, his injuries were undoubtedly trivial.

"Thrilling!"

"It's been ages since I had such a thrilling fight."

Lu En stared at Labu, his face flushed with excitement.

Feeling the stabbing pain transmitted from both arms…

He felt not the slightest fear or retreat.

His blood boiled within,

His fighting spirit like fire,

Burning fiercely.

Ooooh~

Labu, too, seemed unwilling to fall behind.

It whipped its massive body about.

Kicking up yet another violent surge of sea waves that rampaged and spread wildly.

Mountain-tumbling, sea-overturning currents surged toward every direction, blotting out the sky.

Even the currents around Reverse Mountain were affected to a certain degree.

Countless currents slammed into Lu En's body, seemingly trying to fling him off Labu's back.

"Again!"

Both hands plunged straight into Labu's skin, and Lu En grinned.

He gripped the flesh and forcibly tore it apart to both sides.

Rip!

Another huge chunk of flesh and blood was forcibly peeled from Labu's body by Lu En.

He drank deep of the blood,

Bathed in the blood,

Lu En seemed to have transformed into a demonic tyrant.

Strong to the point of being outrageous.

Merely through the raw power of his body, he had left Labu battered and bruised.

Yet throughout, Lu En had suffered only minor injuries.

"With your current strength, what could you do if your companion were in danger?"

"Come on!"

"Let me see your true power."

Lu En leapt down from Labu's back.

He returned once more before Labu.

His words had indeed provoked Labu.

Labu struck down without mercy.

A head as massive as an island, carrying terrifying force, slammed toward Lu En's position, shattering the surrounding sea.

Boom!

A deafening roar.

The ocean seemed shattered.

Like the sky cracking open.

The entire sea surface sank inward, forming a deep depression shaped like a wok.

More than a thousand meters in diameter…

And Lu En was beneath the sunken sea.

Facing Labu's blow head-on.

He did not dodge.

Instead, he charged forward.

Gathering his fists with world-shaking power, he unleashed a barrage of strikes upon Labu's head.

He did not activate Armament Haki.

Nor did he use Six Powers.

This was a pure battle of flesh and blood.

Brutal,

horrifying to behold.

Fighting until covered in wounds.

Both sides bore injuries of varying degrees.

Blood stained the sea, turning the surrounding waters red.

The sea breeze brushed lightly,

and the pungent stench of blood drifted far away.

Yet, not a single Sea King dared approach.

Clearly,

Labu wielded immense deterrent power in this sea.

As his territory, no Sea King would dare set foot here.

Meanwhile,

at the foot of the Reverse Mountain, not far away,

at this moment,

Kurokasa sat in a sun chair, his eyes filled with shock, horror, numbness, and disbelief, staring blankly at the fierce battle unfolding before him.

He was stunned.

The newspaper in his hand slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.

"Th-this!"

"Am I dreaming?"

"How is this possible?!"

"Insane!"

"I must be insane!"

"All of this is an illusion."

Crocodile's throat was dry, his mouth agape.

The scenes before his eyes were crystal clear, stirring intense shock within him and revealing an expression of utter disbelief.

He simply could not believe it.

Labu, a beast as vast as an island…

At this very moment,

it was being suppressed by a mere child who looked no older than five!

How could this be?!

Kurokasa felt he must be dreaming.

Labu was a beast capable of destroying islands!

A colossal creature whose movements could overturn seas and reverse rivers.

How could it possibly be shaken by a mere five-year-old child?!

This shouldn't be happening!

Inside this...

There must be some mistake!

How could a mere five-year-old brat possibly be this strong?!

Gulp!