"Luffy, deal with him!"
"Okay."
Now that the hostages have been rescued, and Luffy clearly has the advantage in momentum at this moment.
Then Can Yue decided to let Luffy defeat Crocodile.
After that, Luffy shouted to the sky, covered his fists with the last Armament Haki, and rushed towards Crocodile.
The weak Desert Crocodile was unable to resist and could only be beaten passively.
Vomiting blood one mouthful after another.
The seriously injured Crocodile felt this near-death experience.
An image was recalled.
That was a scene where young Desert Crocodile was fighting.
Covered in blood, he glared at the tall man holding a long-handled sword in front of him.
His eyes were full of dissatisfaction.
"Whitebeard, I must defeat you."
Regardless of the pain all over his body, the young Crocodile activated his ability and used all his strength to cover Armament Haki with his scorpion poison needles.
Whitebeard launched an attack towards the front.
With both speed and strength at an absolute disadvantage, he was knocked flying by Whitebeard in a matter of seconds.
Four Emperors Whitebeard did not use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability.
But Crocodile at that time was different from now.
Instead he behaves more like Luffy.
If you fall down, try to stand up, and then continue to attack.
Over and over again until I completely lost the ability to move.
The seriously injured Crocodile was left to fend for himself on this uninhabited island by the crew of Whitebeard.
After waking up, he still had the idea of challenging Whitebeard, but the scenes of being beaten always suddenly flashed back in his mind.
The huge disparity in force made him despair.
As long as there is a sense of resistance, one will be dominated by the fear of powerlessness.
Gradually, he degenerated and returned to Grand Line.
Become a loser who bullies newcomers.
The pleasure of killing the weak with his ability made him addicted.
Crocodile repeatedly experienced the pleasure of Whitebeard completely torturing him.
It's a pity that the so-called pleasure of Whitebeard is only what he Desert Crocodile thinks he thinks.
Subsequently, he became obsessed with external forces and pursued military power paranoidly.
Crocodile believes that one day, he will be able to pay back the humiliation given to him by Whitebeard.
This is trauma.
It can also be understood as inner demons.
But at this moment, he was silent, showing no resistance, and was attacked with punch after punch by Luffy.
He didn't understand why such a weak Luffy could defeat him.
Does hard work really work?
Over and over again, failed repeatedly, but still stood up and continued to challenge.
The gap between Luffy and him was actually not much smaller than the gap when he faced Whitebeard.
But Luffy did it.
No matter whether this Straw Hat Kid has help from outsiders or not.
But he was about to defeat himself.
Does it mean that if I had worked harder for a while, I could have defeated Whitebeard?
At least, if you continue to practice, you will have a chance, right?
Whitebeard was at his peak at that time, but he was still in the period of rapid rise.
Why did he give up?
Thinking of this, Crocodile showed a self-deprecating smile.
His right hand ability was activated, forcing Luffy back.
He held on to his already unstable body and started talking to himself.
"I was once scared to death by that World's Strongest Man."
"Since when did I become so convinced that I am not as talented as others?"
"Back then, I wanted to be Pirate King's man."
"Start from being weak step by step, defeat many powerful enemies, and become Shichibukai."
When he said this, Desert Crocodile's pitch suddenly increased.
"How come I, Crocodile, am not as talented as others?"
He looked at Luffy.
"Straw Hat Kid, I should actually thank you."
Luffy looked solemn, and he felt that Crocodile's momentum had undergone earth-shaking changes compared to before.
Although Luffy can't see the change.
But Can Yue in the distance is very clear.
At this moment, Crocodile has the confidence that I am invincible.
It's not about being invincible, but about a change in mentality.
If so.
Can Yue said slowly to himself.
"He wants Awakening!"
Crocodile looked at Luffy in front of him, and suddenly felt the mentality of Whitebeard at that time.
He is not afraid of challenges.
If you want to kill me, you are always welcome.
Suddenly, the sand and rocks within a radius of 1 kilometer began to tremble violently.
As if welcoming the return of their king.
Crocodile clearly felt that his ability to control quicksand had greatly improved.
The strength of the moves is also not at the same level as before.
Haki, which has been dusted for a long time, returns to its peak.
He is stronger now than when he challenged Whitebeard.
At this moment, he looked at Luffy with indifference in his eyes, as if the guy in front of him was no longer worthy of being his opponent.
"It's over, Straw Hat Luffy."
As Crocodile waved with one hand, sand and gravel gathered under Luffy's feet, covering it instantly.
With the activation of Crocodile ability.
A thin line made of quicksand connected Crocodile's right hand and the quicksand surrounding Luffy.
The terrifying aspects of Sand-Sand Fruit's abilities are beginning to show.
Long distance, dry and sandy.
Ten meters away, Luffy became a mummy again.
Crocodile used it to control the quicksand and threw it into the sea ahead.
Desert Crocodile looked calm, and he did not execute Luffy immediately.
Just like Whitebeard didn't kill him back then.
"Straw Hat Kid, if you can still survive, I will still accept your challenge."
"But for now, the most important thing is to win Pluton."
"Self-strength and external combat power, I want them all."
After saying that, Crocodile looked at Robin with a sinister look like a crocodile.
"Nicole·Robin, before completing our agreement, I hope you will not make any more small moves."
"Cross the sea by yourself, and I'll go to Alubarna first to complete the plan."
"Don't even think about escaping, you'll die."
Crocodile, who regained his confidence, changed his name to Robin.
At this moment, he no longer tried to hide anything and was extremely confident.
After saying that, Crocodile's lower body turned into gauze mist and flew towards Alubarna in the distance.
After he left, Can Yue came to the beach.
Stretch out Time Whip and fish out Luffy, which has been filled with water again.
He turned around and looked at Robin.
"What are you going to do?"
Can Yue wants to confirm what Robin thinks.
After seeing such a powerful Crocodile, does she still want to cooperate with her?
Still completely surrender to Desert Crocodile.
Can Yue was also very satisfied with Robin's reaction.
"He's a careerist.
For him, there are no companions.
There are only benefits. "
"Besides, I don't like him."
Can Yue nodded, what Robin said was true.
He didn't deliberately lick himself to survive.
She just said what she really meant.
After looking at Robin again, Can Yue spoke.
"The three of you will help me keep an eye on Luffy, and I'll go deal with Crocodile."
After that, Can Yue took off his mask and threw away his cloak.
Get up Feitian.
He chased Crocodile in the direction he left.
An hour later on the other side, negotiations began.
Cobra no longer acts as 'fake Cobra' now.
Instead, he boldly revealed all the plans of Crocodile.
Hearing this, Rebel Army leader Koza's eyes widened and he was very surprised.
Koza is also a smart person, and he made simple reasoning after the brief shock.
Sure enough, everything fits.
When I learned that Cobra contacted the navy to rescue 200,000 Rebel Army who were captured by Crocodile.
Koza showed a happy smile.
Sure enough, this was still the king in his memory, the wise king who was kind and loved his people like a son.
At this moment, a huge change occurred.
"I never expected that you, the demon swan, would fall?"
Four of the king's guards suddenly took off their veils. The voice came from a fat middle-aged woman.
"Miss Christmas, it's obvious that our plan has been exposed."
"MR.1 is right. The person standing here is the real Alabasta King Cobra."
"But the result will not change. As long as Cobra and Koza are killed here, everything will remain as before."
Four Baroque Works cadres rushed towards Koza.
Almost at the same time, three of the 20 personal guards of Koza pulled out their firearms, aimed at Cobra, and were about to pull the trigger.
At the critical moment.
Nami gave the order.
"Zoro, Sanji, Chopper, do it."