Chapter 645
Nico Robin has taken King Cobra to find the Poneglyph, leaving only Chen Fan and Crocodile facing off.
Chen Fan watched Nico Robin leave, smiled, and said to Crocodile, "Don't be so angry. Smile more often. As Shichibukai, you should be mindful of your manners."
Crocodile smirked and said, "Kid, let's see how long you can keep up your smugness."
"Sandstorm!" A Sandstorm appeared in Crocodile's right hand. Just as he raised his head to unleash it, he found that Chen Fan's figure had already disappeared. Silent Step, now Chen Fan's specialty, allows for high-speed movement without making a sound. It is the most practical technique Chen Fan has acquired since coming to the Pirate World.
"Whoosh...!" Chen Fan appeared behind Crocodile and sliced Crocodile in half at the waist with a single slash. Crocodile's upper and lower body separated instantly. Crocodile quickly turned to attack, hooking his hand at Chen Fan. Chen Fan blocked the hook with his sword and then jumped back a step.
"It's useless. Attacking with a sword won't cause any damage to my body. My body can turn into sand, so your slashes will have no effect," Crocodile said.
Chen Fan smiled slightly and said, "If slashes are ineffective against you, why do you have a scar on your face? It looks like a knife cut! Don't tell me it happened before you ate the Devil Fruit."
Crocodile's expression changed. The scar on his face was his greatest humiliation, and Chen Fan dared to expose it right in front of him, which made him furious. "Kid, you've really angered me this time. I'll show you real terror!"
"Don't scare me, I'm easily frightened, what if I cry!" Chen Fan teased Crocodile.
"The ground is cracked!"
Crocodile pressed his right hand onto the ground, and the terrain began to change, with huge cracks appearing.
"Oh no! I'm going to fall!" Chen Fan shouted, his face showing obvious fear, and then he really fell through the crack.
"Haha...! Kid, get buried in the sand, this is your grave. You think you can..." Crocodile hadn't finished speaking when Chen Fan slowly flew out of the crack;
Chen Fan wiped imaginary sweat from his forehead, exhaled, and said, "Phew...! Luckily, I can fly."
Crocodile was intelligent enough to understand that Chen Fan was toying with him. It seemed that Chen Fan had been toying with him ever since they first met. As Shichibukai, being toyed with by a mere pirate was something his pride could not tolerate. Chen Fan's repeated provocations made Crocodile want to kill someone for the first time...
Chapter 172 Battle with Crocodile
(Chapter 172 Battle with Crocodile)
Crocodile had never heard of Chen Fan when he was Crocodile the New World. Of course, judging by appearance alone, Chen Fan was only in his early twenties. In Crocodile's mind, Chen Fan should have been just a kid when he was conquering the world. How could such a kid ride on his head, shitting and pissing on him? What a disgrace!
Over the years, there have been many who have tried to challenge his Shichibukai, but they have all failed and died in the desert. The bones of the pirates who died at his hands are piled up like mountains, scattered all over the desert. He wants to show Chen Fan what Shichibukai is, not just a mere newcomer.
"The New World isn't as simple as you think!!" Crocodile roared at Chen Fan;
Chen Fan was a little confused. Was Crocodile out of his mind? Why was he suddenly telling him all this? He hadn't even asked what the New World was like. This guy was just overthinking things.
"Boy! I'll show you the power of Shichibukai!" Crocodile touched the ground with his right hand and continued, "The essence of Sand's power lies in its 26th ability, Drying. This right hand can dry up everything... trees, rocks, soil... everything on the surface will turn into sand!!" Crocodile shouted at the end.
Immediately, the ground began to boil, like boiling water. However, this time it wasn't water boiling, but sand. Sand that couldn't escape from the cracks that had appeared due to the dry surface burst forth. "Boom boom...!" The previously solid stone steps all slowly melted like ice, turning into sand.
"Boom! Boom!..." The statues on the nearby buildings also collapsed to the ground, then began to melt and turn into sand. Just as Crocodile had said, everything turned into sand, and the ground was as if it were dead, without any sign of life.
Seeing that the sandstorm was almost over, Crocodile shouted, "Erosion Cycle!!!"
"Boom...!"
The buildings beneath his feet instantly turned into sand, and the sand on the ground began to erupt like a volcano, attacking Chen Fan. Then, the ground began to collapse, leaving Chen Fan with nowhere to step and gain any foothold.
Two whirlwinds quickly gathered behind and beneath Chen Fan, propelling Chen Fan into the air. Chen Fan was quite adept at aerial combat, especially in the world of Shinigami. However, the world of Pirate King was different; very few could sustain continuous combat in the air. For most battles, the decisive battles were fought on the ground.
After everything calmed down, the previous buildings had all turned into sand, and Chen Fan landed back on the ground;
"Kid! What kind of Devil Fruit did you eat? There are always whirlwinds around your body, could it be the Whirlwind-Whirlwind Fruit?" Crocodile asked. If Chen Fan really did eat the Whirlwind-Whirlwind Fruit, then Crocodile wouldn't have an easy time fighting him.