Arms turned into blades crossed in front of him, producing a metallic clang.
"Steel-like hardness?!"
Seeing Daz Bones narcissistically showing off his Devil Fruit ability, Tashigi shook her head with a light laugh.
In the past, she really wouldn't have been a match for Bones, but now, she had more than enough.
Clang!!
Wado Ichimonji was drawn in an instant!
Royal Palace Garden.
Miss Doublefinger, with a blue explosion head and a spider web pattern tattoo, twisted her slender waist as she prepared to search the nearby rooms.
The next second, she stopped in her tracks, staring in surprise at the woman blocking her path.
"Oh my... look who we have here?!" Miss Doublefinger feigned surprise, placing her hands over her mouth, but a mocking smirk curled at the corner of her lips.
"Miss Valentine, you've got some nerve. Betraying the BOSS and not running far enough—you actually dare show up here? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?!"
Miss Doublefinger lightly toyed with the spikes on her fingers, like a cat playing with a mouse.
"Miss Doublefinger, don't be so sure of yourself. Whether Crocodile lives through today is still up in the air. Besides, between you and me, it's not certain who'll win and who'll lose."
"Huh?!" Miss Doublefinger stared at Miss Valentine in surprise.
After all, she was Mr. 1's partner in Baroque Works, while Miss Valentine was just Mr. 5's partner.
What gave her the guts to act so arrogantly in front of her?!
The Kilogram-Kilogram Fruit?!
If she dared to land, she'd be skewered to death!
Or was there something else going on?!
Shaking her head to dismiss those impossible thoughts, Miss Doublefinger's expression gradually turned cruel.
"Miss Valentine, once I beat you, I'll take you to the BOSS and let him deal with you personally."
As her words fell, sharp spikes suddenly emerged all over Miss Doublefinger's arms.
As a Spike-Spike Fruit user, she could extend thorns like brambles from her entire body, capable of piercing even rock.
"The Spike-Spike Fruit?!"
Seeing the spikes on Miss Doublefinger, Miss Valentine let out a light sigh.
With a hum, jet-black Armament Haki surged over her entire arm in an instant.
"Miss Doublefinger, I've already found a good place for you. After I beat you, I'll take you to see the Captain."
Under Miss Doublefinger's somewhat bewildered gaze, Miss Valentine launched her attack.
Palace corridor.
"What the hell?! Why am I stuck with you two?!"
Looking at the duo before her, Nami pursed her lips in dissatisfaction.
A fat blond man with thick lips, a short fat old woman, and a dachshund yawning wildly.
Mr. 4, Babe, and his partner, Miss Christmas.
Nami already knew all about them—they were the weakest of the remaining four officers.
"A gun that ate the Dog-Dog Fruit: Dachshund Form?! Interesting."
Nami eyed the yawning dachshund with curiosity. This was the first time she'd seen an inanimate object eat a Devil Fruit and become a living thing.
She also didn't know how it had eaten it.
Had they just shoved the Devil Fruit into the gun barrel?!
While Nami was wondering, the fat woman across from her was already digging holes in the ground at high speed.
As a Mole Fruit user, digging was her specialty.
The dachshund wasn't idle either. It opened its mouth and, with a bang, spat out a timed bomb.
Mr. 4 swung his bat, and the timed bomb shot toward Nami like a meteor.
"You guys are way too slow!"
Having seen enough of their act, Nami pressed her palm down, and rumble rumble rumble, silver-white thunderbolts crashed down!!
At this point, all the remaining officers of Baroque Works had their own opponents.
At Reno's reminder, the ministers Bello and Chaka led the ready Royal Army to clear out Baroque Works' Million Longs and Billion Longs.
Crocodile made his way unimpeded to the main hall, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find King Cobra.
The longer it dragged on, the worse it was for him.
Crocodile grew increasingly irritated. He had no way back now—he had to find Cobra today and force out the location of the Poneglyph.
"Stop looking. He's not here." A voice dripping with mockery rang out as Reno appeared before Crocodile with Robin.
Huh?!
Hm?!
Crocodile's face darkened as he watched the two of them holding hands intimately.
Crocodile's face darkened as he watched the two holding hands intimately.
"Robin, have you betrayed me too?!!"
"Robin, have you betrayed me too?!!"
"Crocodile, I never truly served you, so where does betrayal come in?!"
"I never truly swore loyalty to you, Crocodile, so how can you speak of betrayal?!"
Robin glanced at Reno and said with a faint smile, "From now on, I'm leaving Baroque Works and joining the Reno Pirates."
Robin looked towards Reno, offering a faint smile. "From now on, I'm leaving Baroque Works and joining the Reno Pirates."
"As for what you want, I'm afraid I can't help you anymore."
"As for what you want, I'm afraid I can't help you."
"Fine, very fine!!!" Crocodile narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint spreading rapidly.
"Good, very good!!!" Crocodile narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint spreading rapidly.
Leave?! How ridiculous!
Leave? How ridiculous!
Does he think Baroque Works is some kind of joke?!
Did he think Baroque Works was some kind of free-for-all?!
Come and go as you please?!
Come and go as they pleased?!
Robin was the only one who could read the Poneglyphs, an indispensable part of his plan.
Robin was the only one who could read the Poneglyph, an essential part of his plan.
Anyone could leave, but not Robin.
Anyone could leave, but not Robin.
"Is he the one giving you that sense of security?!! Not only did he kill so many of my men, but for you, they even dared to betray me."
"Is he the one giving you that sense of security?!! Not only did he kill so many of my men, but for you, they even dared to betray me."
Crocodile looked Reno up and down, as if trying to see what kind of magic he possessed that made his subordinates defect from Baroque Works one after another.
Crocodile looked Reno up and down, as if trying to discern what kind of magic he possessed that made his subordinates defect from Baroque Works one after another.
"Reno, Cloud-Cloud Fruit user, bounty 30 million Berries. If that's all you've got, then you can die!!!"
"Reno, Cloud-Cloud Fruit user, bounty 30 Million Beli. If that's all you've got to rely on, then you can die!!!"
The murderous intent in Crocodile's eyes grew thicker. "Robin, once I kill this brat, I'll deal with you properly."
The Killing Intent in Crocodile's eyes grew thicker. "Robin, once I've killed this Kid, I'll deal with you properly."
Robin instinctively moved closer to Reno.
Robin instinctively pressed closer to Reno.
After all, Crocodile's intimidation was still a factor.
Regardless, Crocodile's intimidation still carried weight.
Reno patted Robin's head, his face darkening. "Daring to threaten my woman?!!"
Reno patted Robin's head, his expression turning grim. "Daring to threaten my woman?!!"
"Robin, stand aside and watch. Watch me skin his crocodile hide!!!"
"Robin, watch from the side and see how I skin this crocodile!!!"
"You're just a former loser under Whitebeard. Don't think you're so great."
"Just a loser Whitebeater dealt with back in the day, thinking you're something special."
"You're asking for death!!!"
"You're asking for death!!!"
Struck in his sore spot, Crocodile couldn't hide his rage. He raised his gold hook as countless grains of sand began to gather rapidly.
Struck in his sore spot, Crocodile couldn't hide his fury. He raised his Gold Hook as countless grains of sand began to gather rapidly.
"Desert Spada!!!"
"Desert Treasure Saber!!!"
Boom!!!
Boom!!!
The hard ground was sliced like tofu, and the slash howled toward Reno.
The hard ground was sliced through like tofu, the slash howling toward Reno.
Reno flickered, easily dodging the attack.
Reno flickered, Dodged the attack with ease.
"Huh?! No wonder you're so cocky in front of me. You've got some skill after all."
"Hm?! No Wonder you dared to act cocky in front of me. You do have some skill."
Crocodile paused in surprise for a second, then launched another killing move.
Crocodile was stunned for a second, then launched another Killing Move.
If he didn't take Reno out today, how could he ever hold his head up in the Shichibukai circle?!
If he didn't eliminate Reno today, how could he hold his head up among the Shichibukai once word got out?!
"Desert Gracia!!!"
"Desert Great Sword!!!"
The ground beneath Reno split open instantly, and a sword formed from sand slashed at him again.
The ground beneath Reno split open instantly, and a Long Sword formed from sand slashed toward him again.
"Crocodile, let me teach you a lesson today!!!"
"Crocodile, let me teach you a proper lesson today!!!"
"Water Slash!!!"
"Water Slash Break!!!"
Reno snorted coldly, manipulating the rain power of the Weather-Weather Fruit to create dozens of water blades, shooting them rapidly at Crocodile.
Reno gave a Cold Snort, manipulating the rain power within the Weather-Weather Fruit to create dozens of water blades, shooting them rapidly at Crocodile.
"What?!! How is this possible?!!"
"What?!! How Is It Possible?!!"
"Aren't you a Cloud-Cloud Fruit user? Why can you control water!"
"Aren't you a Cloud-Cloud Fruit user?! Why can you control water!"
Crocodile's pupils shrank, and unprecedented panic spread across his face.
Crocodile's Pupils Contracted, an unprecedented panic spreading across his face.
As a Sand-Sand Fruit user, his weaknesses were Seastone, the sea, and Haki.
As a Sand-Sand Fruit user, his weaknesses besides Seastone, the sea, and Haki...
The rest was liquid like water.
...were liquids like water.
Reno could control water—wasn't that game over for him?!!
Reno could actually control water—wasn't that a total disaster for him?!!
"I never thought I'd see Crocodile so panicked." Robin watched in surprise.
"Did not expect even Crocodile to be this flustered," Robin, watching the show, remarked in surprise.
Having followed Crocodile for years, this was the first time she'd seen him so flustered.
Having followed Crocodile for So Many Years, this was the first time she'd seen him so out of sorts.
It seemed she really wouldn't die today.
It seemed she really wouldn't die today.
Gazing at the back shielding her ahead, Robin's beautiful eyes sparkled with admiration.
Looking at the Back View shielding her, Robin's Beautiful Eyes shimmered with a dazzling light.
Dozens of water blades swiftly dismantled the Desert Gracia, then shot toward Crocodile with undiminished force.
The dozens of water blades dismantled the Desert Great Sword at lightning speed, then shot toward Crocodile with undiminished Aura.
Crocodile's face twisted like liver as he dodged and weaved through the palace.
Crocodile's face twisted like pig's liver as he dodged and weaved through the palace, constantly evading.
Terrified of even a single drop splashing on him.
Terrified of even a single drop splashing onto him.
"Still daring to threaten my woman? Now you're running?!!"
"Still daring to threaten my woman, and now you know how to run?!!"
"Too late!!!"
"Too late!!!"
"Water Flow Fierce Whip!!"
In front of Reno, water coalesced into several slender whips.
Crocodile glanced instinctively, and a chill shot from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head.
Then he saw Reno's smile, like that of a devil.
"No!" Crocodile let out a heart-wrenching roar.
The next second, the water whips lashed wildly, forming an impenetrable net of force, leaving Crocodile no room to dodge.
The cracking of the whips and Crocodile's screams intermingled, echoing through the entire palace.
Reno used Observation Haki to lock firmly onto Crocodile, and under the relentless flogging of the water whips, Crocodile quickly crumbled.
Chapter 57: Crocodile's Gruesome Death, Robin's Sincere Heart! (Please Subscribe)
Crocodile glared at Reno with venomous eyes.
His cloak had been reduced to tatters, and the whip marks on his body crisscrossed in bloody welts.
Reno's water whips seemed to have a homing device; no matter how he dodged, they struck him with pinpoint accuracy.
Wait... is that Observation Haki?!
Realizing too late, Crocodile shuddered in shock, nearly blinded by rage just now.
Damn it, this is only the first half of the Grand Line—why does he have to run into a guy who can use Haki?!
And Reno hails from the East Blue, no less—utterly baffling.
"So what if you have Observation Haki? Reno, don't get too cocky!!!"
"Fox Moon Sand Dune!!!"
Crocodile let out a cold snort, vanishing in an instant, then reappearing behind Reno.
A sand blade, formed from shifting sands, slashed straight at Reno's neck.
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