Chapter 745

"I won't have a fierce battle with him."

"At most, I'll spar with him a little, nothing more."

"I'm also very curious—how much of his strength remains from the old era? How does it compare to my current power?"

Lu En's eyes flashed with anticipation.

He was truly eager to meet Nageli!

A top-tier pirate from the old era...

How strong is he now?

At this moment,

he could hardly wait to spar with the other.

He wanted to test the other's true strength!

"Though you're strong, you might suffer a crushing defeat."

"Nageli is the man who once fought the Pirate King."

Ace couldn't help saying.

"Is that so? Then I must see it for myself."

Lu En showed no fear or hesitation.

This left Ace utterly helpless.

Helpless as he was,

he could only agree with Lu En's proposal.

Find an opportunity...

Let Lu En meet Nageli.

Then,

who is stronger?

It will be clear!

Ace himself felt a quiet curiosity.

Who is stronger—Lu En or Nageli?

Though he leaned toward Nageli in his heart, Ace also knew well.

Lu En is no ordinary figure.

He is...

A top-tier powerhouse of the sea!

How could a man hailed as the strongest genius in Navy history be anything but extraordinary?

"I hope you won't be too embarrassed when the time comes."

"Being defeated isn't the end."

"Just don't get discouraged."

Ace offered preemptive comfort.

Seeing the worried expressions on Ace, Little Lufei, and Sabo's faces,

Lu En couldn't help laughing.

He asked, "Do you three have some misunderstanding about my strength?"

Who is he?

He is the Fist Demon!

The Fist Demon whose name echoes across the seas!

The Navy's strongest genius!

Would he be discouraged?

What nonsense!

Moreover...

Can anyone even discourage him?

Nageli is indeed strong.

After all,

he is the man who once fought the Pirate King Luo Jie.

That alone proves how terrifying his strength was.

But don't forget.

Lu En is no ordinary man!

The other is strong, true.

But is Lu En weak?

He is the Fist Demon Lu En who defeated Bai Huzi the Second, battled Doflamingo, and crushed Crocodile!

Just a top-tier pirate from the old era...

Can he not handle him?

Ridiculous!

Not to mention the man is already old.

Even in his peak period, Lu En fears him not at all.

"I wonder which of us—the new-era genius—is stronger?"

"Or is this old-era sea pirate superior?"

"Truly exciting to anticipate."

Lu En's eyes glittered.

……

Time flew by.

Day and night alternated.

In the blink of an eye,

a day passed.

The next day.

The sunlight was bright,

the sky stretched clear and vast.

The sun rose slowly.

Golden sunlight spilled down from the horizon.

The faint moisture lingering in the air was gradually evaporated by the warm sun.

The sunlight shining down reflected dazzling glints off the sea surface.

Windmill Village.

At the harbor's shore.

From afar,

one could see,

a massive warship sailing toward them.

A gentle sea breeze brushed by.

The navy flag, hoisted high, fluttered in the wind.

Whooshing!

Ripples spread across the sea, emitting a crisp, pleasant sound.

At this moment,

on the warship's deck,

stood a navy colonel and roughly three to five hundred elite navy soldiers.

At this time,

a navy soldier asked timidly: "Colonel Ta Li, do we really need to mobilize so heavily just to visit a tiny village? Doesn't this seem too grand?"

The navy colonel named 'Ta Li' stood at the edge of the deck railing, his deep eyes gazing far off toward the harbor.