Chapter 740

The bandit leader was slain by Lu En with a mere flick of his finger from afar, and Datan could not help but feel deeply moved.

Lu En is such a monster—he's truly powerful!

He's become countless times stronger than back then!

"B-Big brother."

Little Lufei shuffled nervously up to Lu En, clutching Ace's sleeve, head bowed, visibly tense and uneasy.

As for this unfamiliar big brother…

Not only did Little Lufei feel tense and uneasy, his heart was also filled with admiration and awe.

After all,

Lu En is too strong!

Deep in Little Lufei's bones, there had always lurked a bloodline trait that reveres the strong.

And now,

Seeing his own elder brother so formidable, he could not help but deeply admire Lu En.

"Little Lufei, it's been a long time."

"You've grown so big already."

Lu En sighed with emotion.

Then,

he reached out and ruffled Little Lufei's small head roughly.

In the blink of an eye,

more than a year had passed.

The tiny infant once cradled in swaddling clothes had grown into a lively, rowdy little brat.

Lu En had indeed unconsciously overlooked it.

In fact,

he was only five years old himself!

"I'm sorry."

"I didn't protect Little Lufei well enough."

Ace lowered his head in apology.

In front of Lu En, he always felt nervous and awed, unable to hold himself together.

After all,

Lu En had left him far too many psychological scars.

Lu En's overwhelming strength had left an indelible impression on him for life.

"A true man must endure setbacks to grow."

"You've done well enough."

"Next time, think thrice before acting—don't be reckless. I can't always appear in time to save you."

Lu En patted Ace on the shoulder.

"I understand."

Ace nodded and took a deep breath.

Turning his gaze,

Lu En looked at the complete stranger Sabo and chuckled: "First time meeting you—I apologize for these two useless, foolish little brothers of mine causing you trouble."

Hearing this,

Sabo hurriedly waved his hands, speaking timidly like a frightened chick: "You're too kind—I haven't been able to care for Ace or Little Lufei much at all."

"On the contrary…"

"Ace has taken good care of me."

His relationship with Lu En was nowhere near as close as Ace's and Little Lufei's with Lu En.

Therefore,

in front of Lu En, Sabo naturally felt extremely nervous and restrained.

Lu En was Ace's and Little Lufei's big brother—but not his Sabo's big brother.

So to speak,

Sabo dared not overstep his bounds.

After a few exchanges, Lu En let Ace, Little Lufei, and Sabo talk among themselves.

He himself discussed with Datan how to handle the remaining bandits.

"How should we deal with these bandits?"

Lu En asked.

"You don't need to worry about that."

"The moment the bandits captured Little Lufei and Ace, I already had the villagers of Windmill Village contact the Marines. Unless something unexpected happens, the Marines will arrive at Windmill Village no later than tomorrow."

"Then…"

"Hand all these bandits over to the Marines."

"We don't need to trouble ourselves further."

Datan thought for a moment and replied honestly.

They had already notified the Marines, just in case.

If they couldn't handle the bandits, the Marines could at least serve as the final line of defense.

Although they weren't particularly fond of the Marines.

But this was the only solution they had — they could only contact the Marines.

"However, before the Marines arrive…"

"How should we deal with these mountain bandits?"

"Are we just going to leave them here? Don't we need to restrain them?"

Dadan said thoughtfully.

"Leave these mountain bandits to you to handle."

"You don't need to worry too much — most of them probably won't wake up until tomorrow."

"For now, just have someone bind their hands and feet, and that will keep them from escaping."

Lu En said.

"Fair enough."

Dadan nodded in agreement.

She naturally knew how terrifying the power of Conqueror's Haki was.

The group of mountain bandits here had been knocked unconscious by Conqueror's Haki; without two or three days, they probably couldn't wake from their slumber.

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This way, by using ropes to bind the bandits' hands and feet, they could make absolutely sure none of them could escape alive.

Next,

Dadan immediately gave orders to the members of the Dadan Family.

More than a dozen people all set out.

Even Ace, Little Lufei, Sabo, and the others joined the operation's plan.

It took roughly about an hour or so.

Over eight hundred mountain bandits were finally bound and restrained with ropes by them.

With that done.

Even if a very few bandits were lucky enough to wake from their slumber, it would be hard for them to break free from these reinforced ropes.

As long as they held out until tomorrow…

The Marines would arrive at Windmill Village.

And then,

All the mountain bandits here would be arrested and locked up in prison.

After all this was done,

Everyone wiped the sweat from their brows, their tension relieved.