Fierce Battle

"I don't want to start a war with you bastards right now, so this is the last warning. Get out of Bali Island now."

Crocodile raised his palm, and a sandstorm began to form, growing larger and larger until it was tens of meters high in the blink of an eye.

He looked at Enel and issued an ultimatum.

"It seems they rejected the God's request for great tolerance. Overestimating oneself is not a good thing."

Lightning began to crackle and pop on the latter's body, scaring the small fry into retreating. Even Mr. 3 next to them scrambled away from them.

"Sables!"

Without further hesitation, Crocodile unleashed a massive sandstorm with a wave of his hand.

"Wax Wax Shield!"

Seeing this, Mr.3 dared not stop for a moment. His hands were so hot that they seemed to be melting. With a spin, the liquid wax that had fallen on the ground continued to extend upwards and westwards.

After the first man covered all his men inside, the wax instantly solidified, forming a hard outer shell.

The sandstorm pounded on the wax shell, producing a violent impact sound, and those inside could feel as if the earth was shaking.

But when everything was over, the wax shell remained standing, and there was no sign of Enel in front of it.

"There it is!"

Crocodile's Observation Haki covered the battlefield, instantly locating the enemy. As he spoke, Gintoki beside him had already taken flight.

Armament Haki swirled around the long sword it was wielding as it slashed towards the man leisurely strolling through the sky.

"Lightning Metallurgy - Thunder God's Halberd!"

Enel's hand emitted extreme heat, instantly melting and reshaping the Golden Tonfa into a golden halberd of the same length, while simultaneously being covered by his powerful Armament Haki.

"Clang!"

As their weapons clashed, Gintoki, wielding his swords with both hands, was already giving it his all, but Enel, still smiling, easily blocked the attack with just one hand holding his halberd.

"Get out of here, brat."

"Divine Judgment!"

Enel raised his finger, and under Gintoki's crimson gaze, a bolt of lightning erupted.

"That was close..."

At the critical moment, the latter managed to escape and landed on the ground. Moreover, the missed attack struck a nearby mountain, piercing the entire mountain through the middle.

"You're kidding..."

As everyone stared in disbelief, a Wanted Poster recently issued by the World Government was carried by the strong wind and fluttered through the air, passing through the crowd. The photo on it was none other than Enel, the captain of the First Division of Las Noches.

"Run!"

This missed attack caused no harm, but it completely shattered the psychological defenses of the rest of the Cross Guild.

The Wanted Poster flew out at that exact moment made them see the reality of the situation clearly.

They simply couldn't imagine how they could defeat such a monster with Bounty of over 4 billion, so they all turned and began to flee.

"It's incredibly rude of you fools to try to run away without the God' permission."

In the air, Enel's body began to be wrapped in endless lightning, and then he disappeared instantly.

When it reappeared, it was already blocking the escapees' way, its arms outstretched, and Lightning Domain instantly spread out, enveloping them within it.

The hundreds of rabble who tried to escape from the Cross Guild were all charred and fell to the ground with a single blow.

"Desert Greatsword!"

Just then, the ground suddenly cracked open, and a cloud of sand flew out from below, rushing towards Enel.

"Mr. Enel!"

Mr. 3, who was hiding in the wax shell with a small opening to peek at the battlefield, felt a sudden tightness in his chest and couldn't help but shout out.

From his perspective, the Desert Greatsword pierced Enel's body diagonally upwards, slicing him in two from his waist to his shoulder.

"Really, one or two at a time, can't we just wait for the God to take their time?"

Upon closer inspection, the attack had not harmed Enel in the slightest. Just before the sand sword was about to strike him, his body had already transformed into lightning.

His body slowly recovered, and throughout the entire process, Enel's face showed no sign of seriousness, as if everything was under his control.

"Crescent Dune!"

"A swift slash!"

Crocodile's entire arm transformed into a crescent-shaped sand blade as he charged toward Enel.

Ah Yin gathered her Haki into the blade, and her entire body transformed into a streak of light as she flashed past.

"Too slow. The God won't wait for your attack."

Enel vanished in a burst of lightning.

Ah Yin's slash missed, but the sword energy landed in the cluster of houses, slicing through them smoothly as if cutting melons and vegetables.

Wherever the sand blade passed, flowers, grass, and trees withered, and the remaining buildings cracked and crumbled, with sand and stones flying everywhere.

"100 Million Volts Thunder Dragon!"

Thunder God's Halberd gently struck the taiko drum, and a dragon-shaped thunder beast the Roar out, falling swiftly and biting hard into Ah Yin's shoulder, causing lightning to flash continuously.

"Waste!"

Crocodile glanced at his temporary comrade beside him, who was gradually turning charred from not being able to dodge, and then simply cursed him before abandoning him.

He had never considered the other party as his comrade. Now, after several rounds of battles, since Ah Yin was going to be eliminated, he could only blame himself for being too weak.

"Desert Claws!"

Crocodile raised his hand, transforming it into a giant sand hand with his five fingers shaped like blades. He pinched towards Enel and then quickly closed it.

"Inazuma!"

Enel's arm materialized into an elemental form, and a thick pillar of lightning descended from the sky. After clashing with the Desert Blade, it caused a series of explosions and a fierce wind, and for a moment, the two forces were evenly matched.

"Yay! Hahahaha! Divine Judgment - Rain of Dew!"

Although he wasn't completely serious yet, Enel couldn't help but feel excited seeing that his opponent could actually hold his own against him.

His entire body was spread out, and streaks of lightning flashed around him, with tiny lightning bolts falling like rain.

"Corrosive Samsara!"

Crocodile placed his hand on the ground, and cracks began to appear on the once flat ground, then the rocks crumbled and turned to sand.

In just a moment, centered on him, the earth collapsed, the flat land turned into a desert, and yellow sand flew everywhere, as if it wanted to devour everything.

Then, he was struck by lightning, his body exploded into a pile of sand and disappeared into the desert.

"Crocodile's going to fight tooth and nail! Let's make our escape first, we'll leave this place to Enel!"

Seeing this, Mr. 3 braced himself with his arms, melting the wax shield, and led his men to run quickly toward the ship.

"Heavy Sandstorm!"

Several gigantic sandstorms, obscuring the sky, rose from the desert, Crocodile stood within them, seemingly controlling the entire world.

His eyes were full of confidence; now the entire island would become his home ground.

Back then, it was this move that brought about a massive boost, allowing him to remain undefeated in his fight against that monster.