Chapter 648
"Who are you? Why are you meddling in my business?!" Crocodile shouted at Chen Fan, kneeling on the ground in frustration.
Chen Fan casually stuck two knives in front of Crocodile, squatted down, looked at Crocodile, and said, "I'm just someone passing by who doesn't like you, but don't you recognize these two knives?"
Crocodile suppressed the urge to faint, his eyes fixed intently on Chen Fan;
"These two knives belonged to the Kingdom Army and the Rebel Army, respectively. They stabbed each other in the heart because of your so-called bullshit plan. Oh, and most importantly, I can't stand seeing women cry, especially beautiful women!" Chen Fan finished speaking and stood up.
"Pfft!!" Crocodile spat out a mouthful of blood, then collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Chen Fan's words were sometimes sharper than a knife;
Just as Chen Fan was about to use the token to extract the Devil Fruit from Crocodile's body, Vivi suddenly ran over, "Chen Fan, the bomb is above that clock tower, and it's about to explode in less than ten seconds!"
"Vivi called out anxiously to Chen Fan;
After hearing Vivi's words, Chen Fan stopped what he was doing, put away the sign, and knew he could retrieve the Devil Fruit anytime. Crocodile was still some time away from death, so dealing with the bomb was the priority. He had completely forgotten about the bomb earlier; luckily, he had taken care of Crocodile first, otherwise, things would be quite troublesome now.
Chen Fan also saw the clock tower in the distance, with two people on it. It seemed they were waiting for the time to detonate the bomb. Two idiots, fools who wouldn't survive the explosion anyway.
"...!"
Chen Fan stomped his foot, causing the ground to crack and collapse. Using his superpowers, he channeled the impact into his feet, and with a "whoosh," Chen Fan shot towards the clock tower like a cannonball.
When the two men saw Chen Fan flying over, they quickly ignited the bomb. After Chen Fan arrived, he kicked them both away with one foot each and pulled the fuse. Just as Chen Fan pulled the fuse, the time displayed on the dial of the huge bomb rapidly shortened.
"SHIT!" Chen Fan cursed, then grabbed the bomb's latch and flung it into the air.
"Boom..." The bomb exploded violently in the air, the blast wave scattering some buildings. Everyone noticed the bomb and stared at the sky in shock. Given the bomb's power, if they had all been in the square earlier, they would likely have been killed by the blast wave. The madman was right; he really did plant the bomb.
Some say the earlier departure was due to cowardice (Nole) and fear of trouble; the Rebel Army has split into two groups, but now they no longer argue, because it's pointless.
When Chen Fan returned, he found that Crocodile had disappeared and Vivi was lying nearby. Chen Fan's expression changed. He hadn't expected that Crocodile, that bastard, had been faking his death. He quickly helped Vivi up and checked Vivi injuries. She wasn't seriously hurt; she had just fainted. It seemed that Crocodile had been severely injured by Chen Fan and was in a great hurry, so he didn't have time to harm Vivi.
The superpower stimulated Vivi's brain nerves, and Vivi opened her eyes. Seeing Chen Fan quickly said, "The Crocodile... the Crocodile is heading towards the imperial tomb." She had forcibly opened her eyes and seen this when she fainted.
Chen Fan nodded and said, "You rest first. I'll go take care of him now. When you wake up, everything will be back to normal."
Chapter 173 Defeating the Crocodile
(Chapter 173 Defeating the Crocodile)
"Tch...! I should have let everyone leave." If Chen Fan went all out, the massive movements wouldn't guarantee the safety of the others. Crocodile has become much more cunning, and incidentally, more cowardly.
"Whoosh...!" Crocodile's body materialized in front of Chen Fan;
Crocodile quickly waved to Chen Fan and shouted, "Desert Treasure Sword!" The weapon, formed from sand, slashed at Chen Fan.
"Whoosh!" Chen Fan casually unleashed a slash, neutralizing Crocodile's attack. At that moment, a hook appeared behind Chen Fan —it was Crocodile's left hand. Crocodile's left hand was now behind him, his arm transformed into sand connected to the ground. The other end of the sand was the hook on his left hand. The hook's sheath had been removed, revealing a metal hook coated with deadly poison. If someone were to be hit by this, they would certainly suffer serious consequences.
Crocodile's previous attacks were all decoys; the real attack came from behind Chen Fan. Crocodile's expression remained unchanged, and he slashed at Chen Fan with his right hand once more, shouting, "Desert Treasure Sword!"
Chen Fan unleashed a slash to neutralize the attack. Just as the hook was about to make contact with Chen Fan casually swung his sword, knocking the hook away and rendering Crocodile's attack ineffective.
Chen Fan looked at Crocodile with disdain and said, "Are you really that afraid to fight me? Is it fun to keep using these petty tricks? Are all the so-called Shichibukai cowards? So this is the level of the Shichibukai? How disappointing! Chen Fan is so disappointed! Sigh...!" He then sighed.
"Damn it! Don't get too cocky, kid. You've only just gained a slight advantage, and you think you can defeat me? I'll show you what Shichibukai is all about!" Several attacks had failed, mainly because Chen Fan's earlier attacks had injured him, making Crocodile more cautious. However, he couldn't stand Chen Fan's words. He just wanted Chen Fan to shut up; the words from Chen Fan were like salt being rubbed into his wounds—unforgivable.
As he spoke, he charged towards Chen Fan, shouting, "Sandstorm - Heavy Desert Grande Spada!" Four enormous blades of sand attacked Chen Fan.
"Tch! Is this all the determination you have? How pathetic," Chen Fan said dismissively.