Chapter 97

A blazing sun hung overhead.

Scattered golden rays of light filtered through the broken wall, shining into the tavern's interior and completely driving away its original gloom.

It was clear—

Lu En's punch had nearly blasted the entire tavern apart!

At the very least—

That punch, from a hundred meters away, had directly shattered and collapsed that wall of the tavern.

The ground caved in,

The earth split apart.

Leaving behind countless hideous cracks…

Riddled with holes,

Devastated beyond recognition.

The wreckage left at the scene was absolutely horrifying.

Countless broken fragments and debris lay scattered haphazardly in every corner.

Who could imagine…

That such a miserable, ravaged environment inside the tavern had been created by nothing more than a single punch?!

Without seeing it with their own eyes,

No one would dare believe it!

Looking around,

The entire tavern looked like a ruined, dilapidated ruin.

Crumbling,

Rotting,

Broken-down.

The whole place was dead silent!

A few pirates trembled in fear, hiding at the edge of the wall corner, not daring to act rashly. Their eyes, filled with terror, gazed at the ravaged ruin over a hundred meters away.

"B-B-Boss Buggy…"

"He was killed in an instant!"

"Even Boss Buggy couldn't withstand that brat's single punch!"

"What… what kind of monster is this?!"

"He's way too strong!"

Seeing the scene of Buggy being instantly killed, the pirates grew even more terrified, trembling all over with unease.

Their gaze shifted,

And they couldn't help but look toward—

The young figure that had remained in place from beginning to end, having thrown only a single punch the entire time.

Gulps!

The pirates swallowed hard, their fear magnified infinitely.

At this moment,

Even the thought of escaping had been completely snuffed out.

They didn't dare move,

Didn't dare flee,

Could only cower trembling in the corner.

"Good thing we didn't choose to resist."

"Otherwise…"

"Just now, we would have died for sure!"

They thought to themselves, feeling immensely relieved.

On the other side,

Watching the collapsed wall crumble into a dilapidated ruin, burying the clown Buggy's body deep beneath the rubble…

Seeing this,

Lu En slowly stepped forward, walking along the riddled floor tiles until he reached the spot beside the ruin.

He could sense it.

Buggy wasn't dead!

Although Buggy wasn't very strong.

One had to admit, Buggy's vitality was still remarkably tenacious.

These injuries could at most leave Buggy bearing a heavy burden of wounds.

But as for death…

He was still far from it!

Gradually,

Under Lu En's gaze.

A faint tremor came from the dilapidated ruin.

Rumble rumble rumble!

Countless broken fragments and debris slowly slid down to either side.

Finally—

A hand reached out from within the rubble.

Then,

A second hand appeared.

Both hands braced against the broken ruins on either side.

As countless bits of rubble scattered and fell…

Before long,

Baji's battered, wound-covered body, slow as a snail, crawled out of this ruined wreckage in an utterly wretched state.

"Cough, cough!"

Having just crawled out of the rubble, Baji could not help but cough violently once more, nearly hacking up his very innards; he spat fresh blood, his face growing ever paler.

His hair was a tangled, disheveled mess.

The hat on his head had long since shattered into powder, vanishing without a trace.

At the edge of the sky, streaks of Jin Cancan-glowing halos scattered.

The entire tavern was flooded with light.

Seeing the light of day once more,

Feeling the warmth of the sun,

Made Baji feel as though he had survived a calamity.

Forcing down the stabbing pangs of pain shooting from every part of his body, he raised his head with tremendous difficulty.

Immediately after,

He saw a familiar figure.

At this moment, the other stood quietly at the side of the rubble, looking down at him from above.

A pair of eyes carried not the slightest ripple of emotion.

As if…

Gazing at a trivial, insignificant ant!

And he, Clown Baji, was that very tiny ant being looked down upon!

"You…"

Baji's throat was parched, his lips trembled, his face was deathly pale, his whole body shook uncontrollably.

The boy before his eyes, merely four years old…

Had already become the most terrifying nightmare in Baji's heart!

He could not curb the fear within him at all; gooseflesh broke out all over his body, his hands and feet turned cold.