Desert in the Sea
South of Fish-Man Island, Fish-Man Culture Hall.
"Hmph, just a bunch of weaklings, what kind of culture could they possibly have?" Crocodile the Sand looked around disdainfully, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Looks like Jinbe isn't doing a very good job as Shichibukai. Someone actually managed to stage a coup in his own territory."
A large number of Fish-Man pirates blocked the Cultural Hall, and Crocodile was surrounded by layers of people.
"Brother Jeo, is this cripple really Celestial Dragons? Aren't Celestial Dragons supposed to live a life of luxury? Looking at his pathetic state, he really doesn't seem like Celestial Dragons." A Fish-Man pirate leaned close to Jeo and asked in a low voice.
"Who cares if he's Celestial Dragons or not, just capture him first. He's just a cripple anyway," Jeo said dismissively.
Although the two fish lowered their voices, the Crocodile the Sand could still hear them clearly, even without deliberately eavesdropping.
Hearing the two Fish-Man call him crippled on the left and crippled on the right, Crocodile the Sand was so angry that his face turned purple. How could someone like him be so despised by fish minions in his eyes? What's more, their words even compared him to trash like the Celestial Dragons, which was a blatant trampling on his dignity.
"It seems I haven't killed in so long that this ocean has forgotten the fear of death?" the Crocodile the Sand said, his killing intent boiling.
"Hahaha, you're putting on quite a show, but I'm not the kind of stupid coward who's easily scared off. Your bluffing tricks won't work on me, a nobleman of Fish-Man District!" Chess laughed arrogantly.
With each piercing laugh, the Crocodile the Sand's face darkened further. "If this is your last word, then die in peace, Erosion Reincarnation!"
The ocean floor is undoubtedly extremely disadvantageous for Crocodile the Sand; finding even a speck of sand on the vast Fish-Man Island is no easy task.
However, if ordinary Logia Devil Fruit User can use the terrain to launch attacks that are close to natural disasters, then Awakening Logia Devil Fruit User are themselves mobile natural disasters, and can completely create a battle environment suitable for themselves with their own power.
After Crocodile Devil Fruit Awakening, he himself becomes the element of sand, and can easily create a large desert even on the seabed.
The Fish-Man Culture Hall, a landmark building on Fish-Man Island, seems to have experienced the vicissitudes of time in an instant, turning into tiny grains of sand and merging into the desert that suddenly appears before our eyes.
For the vast majority of Fish-Man pirates who have never left Fish-Man Island, they simply cannot comprehend the existence of a desert. Before they can even process what they've been doing, they've already been swallowed up by the desert, leaving only their final desperate cries.
Even the Fish-Man who react quickly will instantly turn into a dried-up corpse if the sand touches their bodies.
"What a joke! What kind of monster is this? Could it be that he's not Celestial Dragons at all, but... Celestial Dragons's bodyguard?" Having ingested a large amount of the E·S drug, Jeo's speed and strength were several times that of an ordinary Fish-Man, and he finally managed to avoid the desert's encroachment at the last minute.
Even so, when he saw the Yellow Storm looming overhead, he was completely stunned.
With just a casual move, the opponent had wiped out all of his men, and even he himself was almost killed. Moreover, losing all moisture and becoming a dried-up corpse was an incredibly cruel way for Fish-Man to die.
"What... what exactly is that? Just one glance at it gives me an incredibly unsettling feeling!" The residents of the southern Fish-Man Island had not yet recovered from the panic caused by the coup when they witnessed this shocking scene once again.
"I... I saw so many Fish-Man and pirates being devoured by that yellow monster, turning into dried-up corpses without any moisture. This must be a curse of the sea!" One Fish-Man was completely unable to accept this horrific scene.
"Is this the sea god's punishment for Fish-Man Island?"
"You actually managed to escape, what bad luck! But you won't be so lucky next time." Crocodile the Sand squinted his narrow eyes, a Yellow Storm swirling around him, howling and raging, as if making him appear as a god of storms.
"Wait... wait!" Jeo was sweating profusely. "I think there must be some misunderstanding."
"Whether there's a misunderstanding or not doesn't matter. Once you've made a choice, you have to bear the corresponding consequences. That's an ironclad law of the sea!" The Crocodile the Sand didn't give him any time to explain again, controlling the desert to swallow him up.
The residents of the southern Fish-Man Island were already speechless with shock. The fact that Jeo and his gang, who had brought them endless fear, had been wiped out made them feel like it was all a dream.
"Thousands of Fish-Man pirates couldn't even withstand a single move from him!"
"Hmph, in front of Logia Devil Fruit User, numbers have long lost their meaning. Even if there were ten times more Fish-Man pirates, the result would not change."
"Are all the strong among you humans this powerful?" a mermaid asked, looking at the human pirates mingling among them, her eyes sparkling.
"That's natural. The man they're facing is a powerful force that even the World Government has to take seriously. Crocodile, one of the former Shichibukai who's on par with your Jinbe!" The human pirate felt a sense of pride, after all, there were still many Fish-Man supremacists on Fish-Man Island, and he had been subjected to a lot of disdain during this time.
"He's Shichibukai like Jinbe? No wonder he's so powerful!" The mermaids Ohm, and with Jinbe as a reference, they looked at Crocodile the Sand with even more awe.
"Wait, you said he was a former Shichibukai? Does that mean a man as powerful as him couldn't hold onto his position as Shichibukai?" A merman noticed the flaw in his statement and asked in even greater astonishment.
"Under normal circumstances, the position of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is not easily rotated, unless they are defeated and lose their deterrent power. And the man who defeated him, took the title of Seven Warlord of the Sea from him, and even took him under his command was none other than the great pirate Roy, known as the Nightmare."
"Even a man like him is willing to submit, so you can imagine how powerful that Nightmare Roy must be." The group of merfolk lamented how limited their imaginations were.
"Huh? What's wrong with you?" A mermaid noticed that the human pirate was suddenly sweating profusely, his clothes soaked with sweat, and asked curiously.
The human pirate looked dejected. "I just realized that since Crocodile the Sand appeared on Fish-Man Island, his captain, Nightmare Roy, must have also come to Fish-Man Island!"
"So what? Do you have a grudge against such an important person?" The group of merfolk looked at him with admiration.
"Idiot, it's obviously impossible. How could I possibly have anything to do with such a big shot?" the human pirate said irritably. "The reason I'm scared is that on the Grand Line, Lord Roy, besides being known as the Nightmare, also has the nickname of the Calamity Bringer Great Sword Master Roy. You could say he's a man who brings disaster and destruction! Maybe, if things go wrong, even Fish-Man Island could be destroyed because of him!"
So frustrating! I've already thought of all the subsequent plot points, even the New World and the story beyond that, and I'm already excited about them, but I just can't write anything. I'm completely stuck with writer's block. Is this the legendary writer's block? (/≧▽≦/)┻━┻ Maybe after I successfully overcome this tribulation, I can advance to the level of a complete idiot! That's terrifying!