Elite Camp Assessment

Half a month later.

At the port directly in front of Marine Headquarters, large warships hoisted their sails, poised to depart.

On the port, rows of Marine soldiers lined up in neat formations and boarded the warships.

Soon.

One warship after another left the harbor, sailing out to sea.

These Marine soldiers were all recruits from past years participating in the Elite Camp Assessment, and the warships would carry them to this year's assessment location—Monster Island!

Yet, when all the ships that had raised their sails had already set off, one warship remained docked at the port, its sails not even unfurled.

What's more, that warship was completely empty!

At the dock where the ship was moored, this year's recruits stood in neat squares, craning their necks in anticipation.

But their instructor had yet to arrange for them to board!

The recruits in the formation watched as the other warships departed, growing restless. They began whispering among themselves, speculating whether their Elite Camp Assessment had been canceled or something!

After all, everyone from the New Recruit Camp had arrived, and the warship was ready—if not that, then what else could it be?

The leading instructor looked at the recruits below, a cold sweat beading on his forehead, his gaze anxiously fixed on the distance.

Just half a month ago, he had received a notice from Marshal Sengoku that a new recruit was joining their New Recruit Camp.

A recruit personally named by Marshal Sengoku—he took that very seriously!

But after waiting over ten days, that new recruit still hadn't reported in.

And just then, Vice Admiral Garp's adjutant, Bogard, came to tell him that this new recruit was actually Vice Admiral Garp's grandson!

That scared him half to death. So now, without seeing that new recruit arrive, he didn't dare let these recruits board the ship, alright?

Just as he was about to lose hope, two figures finally walked slowly over from the distance.

One of them was unmistakably Vice Admiral Garp, and the other was very young—presumably that new recruit!

"Yo, everyone's here early!"

Garp said with a grin, in a great mood—clearly, the half-month of special training had satisfied him.

"Mm, there's still one minute before departure. We arrived just in time." Luo Sa said calmly.

The recruits: "..."

"Hahaha, Vice Admiral Garp, you've finally come! I take it this is the... child joining our New Recruit Camp?"

The instructor rushed over like he'd seen a lifeline, but when he saw Luo Sa, he froze—wasn't this new recruit way too young?

Had he eaten some Devil Fruit that stunted his growth?

The recruits: "What? A new recruit? Isn't our New Recruit Camp fully assembled? Where did this new recruit come from? And we've been left hanging here just because of him? That's way too much, isn't it?!"

"Huh, why don't I see the other warships?" Garp looked at the empty port, a bit puzzled.

"Haha, they just left too. Perfect timing, perfect timing!" The instructor gave an awkward laugh, hurriedly urging the recruits to board the ship!

The recruits: "They just set off, but we haven't even boarded yet, alright? Perfect timing? With that kind of twisted logic, Instructor, doesn't your conscience ache?"

"Mm, we checked the watch when we came—still a minute early. But your efficiency is pretty poor, isn't it? You haven't even boarded yet!" Garp honestly voiced his thoughts.

The instructor and recruits: "Mmp, I don't know if I should say something rude! Didn't the instructor tell you we need to assemble and board half an hour early?"

Soon, all the recruits had boarded the ship. Seeing this, Luo Sa waved at Garp and followed them on.

"Hmph, even if he's connected to Vice Admiral Garp, this is way too much! No way, I can't let this slide!"

Watching Luo Sa standing alone in a corner of the deck, Sakartam, the strongest recruit of this year's batch, gritted his teeth.

"Yeah, count me in! He dared to mess with our whole New Recruit Camp all by himself—he's asking for trouble!"

"Count me in!"

"Count me in!"

The other recruits chimed in, united in their hostility.

Luo Sa sensed the recruits' animosity but paid it no mind. He believed that with his current strength, even if every recruit on this ship attacked him at once, they wouldn't be a match.

And the source of his confidence was that half-month of training.

During those fifteen days, Garp had designed a complete training regimen for Luo Sa.

After all, Garp was known as the Iron Fist—his physical prowess was among the best in the entire world!

Under that training, Luo Sa's body went from the half-baked self-exploration of a novice to true steel bones and iron tendons!

Though Marine internal regulations prevented Garp from teaching Luo Sa the Marine Six Styles or Haki in advance, the body-tempering method he used to forge his Iron Fist had already benefited Luo Sa immensely!

Garp had truly poured everything he had into teaching Luo Sa, holding nothing back.

"Ah, it's a pity my Winged Gull form can't manifest fists—what a waste of Garp's Iron Fist Technique." Luo Sa looked at his own hands and shook his head slightly.

At the same time, another idea took root in his mind.

If he transformed into Fighting-type Pokémon like Machop or Primeape and combined that with Garp's iron fist, what kind of scene would that be?

Just thinking about it gets me excited, right?!

And besides the massive physical enhancement, Luo Sa's development of the Winged Gull hadn't stopped either.

His control over the Winged Gull form's body was becoming more and more adept.

Now, in his Winged Gull Half-Beastman form, he could even use flight!

Moreover, as he continued to develop, he had also grasped more skills, and the power of his Flying Attribute energy grew stronger and stronger!

Finally, worth mentioning was that after completing the Winged Gull transformation, his energy had increased to 270 points!

That's right—from his last transformation to now, it had only been a full month, and he'd already scraped together 270 points!

To think, last time he needed a whole four months just to gather the energy for the Winged Gull transformation!

Comparing the two, you could really see how much progress he'd made in this period!

"Right now, I have three ways to increase my energy: cultivation, combat, and absorbing energy from food."

"As long as I keep breaking through my limits, I won't have to worry about energy. Looking at it this way, the dream of collecting all Pokémon isn't impossible!"

A sharp gleam flashed in Luo Sa's eyes as he gazed at the distant sea horizon, a look of longing in his gaze.

At the same time, he grew even more enthusiastic about raising his strength. Things like the Marine Six Styles and Haki, which could clearly boost his power, he was determined to obtain!