"Xia Le!!"
A low growl came out of Barrett's mouth, and his eyes turned blood red in an instant.
Almost like a conditioned reflex, his body covered in white bandages suddenly pounced out and reached behind the opponent in an instant. At the same time, his left arm vibrated, his left fist clenched suddenly, and he swung it out.
Xia Le felt the strong wind coming from behind him instantly.
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Such a character that refuses to admit defeat!"
"I really appreciate it!"
"Barrett!"
As he spit out his voice, an invisible aura radiated from his body, turning every inch of skin and muscles into steel.
Iron!
Armed and domineering!
The superimposition of the two made Xia Le's body tough and hard to an unimaginable degree at this moment.
"boom!"
A dull crashing sound was heard, and a circle of air waves spread to the entire warship.
Barrett's punch hit Xia Le firmly on the left side of his face. However, he was even more shocked. Miraculously, the opponent was not hurt at all.
"But losers should behave like losers!"
Cold words came next.
At the same time, Barrett received a heavy blow to the abdomen, and his body bent into a shrimp-like shape. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body flew backwards in an instant, hitting the mast of the warship heavily before sliding down.
Only then did Xia Le turn around and stare at the blood-stained devil descendant in front of him.
"Douglas, Barrett!"
"I admire you very much, follow me!"
Hearing this, Barrett grinned and raised his left hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. He endured the severe pain in his abdomen and replied with fierce eyes.
"who do you think You Are?"
"Roger?"
"You, a mere navy, are not enough to make me surrender!"
Then he sneered again.
"Since I'm in your hands, either kill me or send me to Impel Down."
Xia Le was not angry when he heard this, he just smiled lightly.
"I will not kill you, nor will I send you to Impel Down."
After a slight pause, he sneered again.
"Who do you think you are? Barrett!"
"He's just a loser under my command. How does he have the right to speak nonsense in front of me if he looks like a defeated general?"
"If you are not convinced by your failure, you can challenge me!"
"I'll tell you one thing with facts, that is."
Xia Le laughed.
"I will definitely conquer you!"
These words of a domineering president left Crocodile speechless, but made Barrett startled. The anger on his face dissipated a little, and he actually laughed.
"I'm starting to think you're a little interesting!"
It had to be said that the other party's powerful strength, as well as his confident, proud, and domineering attitude, were strangely to his liking.
In a daze, Barrett recalled the scene when he challenged Roger.
That man was just like the young navy man in front of him, confident, powerful, and full of charisma.
The only difference between the two is that Roger is a pirate and the person in front of him is a navy.
In the following time, Barrett seemed much quieter.
But Rosinandi felt that this terrifying guy was not really restraining himself, but was looking for opportunities to challenge his parents again.
And indeed it is.
On the third day after Barrett woke up, he challenged Xia Le again.
But he was defeated quickly, almost instantly, and suffered even more serious trauma.
After waking up, Barrett quietly recuperated from his injuries, trying hard to think about his next challenge and looking for a more effective attack angle.
This time, he was quiet for seven days.
He challenged again seven days later, but still lost.
Xia Le had no other reaction to this. He was happy to accept such a challenge, because he soon discovered that the exchange of pure physical skills with the opponent also made his six postures improve.
At the same time, it was also obvious that Barrett would become increasingly depressed every time he failed in a challenge.
Such a defeat is a fatal blow to Barrett, who is proud and constantly seeks the strongest, and will leave deep marks in his heart again and again.
The more he loses, the taller Xia Le's shadow will become in his heart, until it becomes insurmountable and he surrenders completely.
It's like humans training eagles and boiling eagles, and it's like the way Whitebeard will face Ace in the future.
Barrett's injury gradually healed, and when he fully recovered, he challenged again, but the disappointment only made him more depressed.
Xia Le's power seemed impossible to defeat, and even the shadow in his heart had gradually surpassed Roger.
Roger, who is terminally ill, can no longer bear the crown of the strongest, but the navy in front of him is still young, similar in age to him.
During these days, sometimes when Barrett thinks of the other person's age, he feels an unspeakable sense of frustration.
"Why is he so powerful at the same age?"
“What a monster among monsters!!”
This kind of mentality made him more entangled in his heart and more in awe of the other party.
Before the warship was about to arrive in Marineland, that was half a month after Barrett boarded the warship.
"How is it? Barrett, do you still have the confidence to defeat him?"
Crocodile asked with a slight smile, holding a cigar in his mouth.
He watched the opponent's challenges one after another from beginning to end, and he became more aware of one thing. That is, Xia Le's power is almost absolute.
Barrett moved his lips, glanced at the other person, and fell into silence.
There is a kind of power that seems insurmountable.
Whether it was Roger in the past or Xia Le in front of him, he felt huge pressure, like a mountain lying in front of him.
"I know the main reason why you have been unwilling to surrender all this time."
Crocodile said softly.
"oh?"
Barrett scoffed.
"I want to tell you something."
Crocodile blew out the smoke ring, not caring about the other party's sneer, and lowered his voice a little.
"What's up?"
Barrett said.
He was somewhat interested, but at the same time he was surprised that Crocodile would succumb to the hands of a navy.
If the other party does have reasons that can convince him to join, then what about following a strong man who is as powerful as Roger, but younger than Roger?
"The Tianlong Murder Case."
Crocodile's voice was almost inaudible.
After saying these words, he glanced at the figure standing in front of him.
When Barrett heard this, he was startled for a moment, and then quickly realized what the other party meant.
"Did he do it?"
In an instant, horror and shock arose in his heart.
"He actually did something that even Roger has never done!!"
"Still as a navy!!"
Barrett murmured.
"Wouldn't it be more fun this way?"
Crocodile chuckled.
Upon hearing this, Barrett turned around suddenly and stared at the smiling face of the crocodile.
After a long moment, he grinned and made an immediate decision.
"you're right!"
"This is really fun!"
Standing up suddenly, Barrett strode behind Xia Le and took a deep breath.
"From today!"
"I am yours and will follow you!"
"But if one day you no longer have the power to defeat me, then!"
Barrett grinned.
"I will, in turn, accept you as my subordinate!"
"Because I appreciate you too!"
