Chapter 652
"...!"
"Whoosh..." A laser-like beam shot out from Chen Fan's hand.
"Boom...!"
Everything the coin passed through turned to ash, directly opening a passage upwards. Light shone down from above, concentrating the earth's powerful kinetic energy into a single point, creating this effect. This is an excellent application of the Vector Manipulation superpower, which lacks ranged attack capabilities.
Cobra's mouth gaped open, never expecting Chen Fan to open the passage in this way. The passage they had come down from had completely collapsed, and according to the layout of this place, the stairs were the most likely to collapse. Chen Fan, with two people under each arm, stepped down and "...!" The sound of superpowers rang out, and the reaction force propelled Chen Fan three of Chen Fan instantly out of the collapsed royal tomb. As soon as they emerged, the royal tomb completely collapsed.
"Boom boom...!" (Alternative option: ←)
The place that every king had guarded had vanished, and Cobra felt a sense of relief. He knew the country's Poneglyph recorded the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapon 'Pluton,' but Nico Robin hadn't told Crocodile, proving that Nico Robin wasn't a bad person.
Chen Fan glanced at the completely collapsed tomb and curled his lip. Devil Fruit he had spoiled so much. Oh well, one or two more won't make a difference. Chen Fan put the king down.
At this moment, shouts of battle erupted, as if seeing that the bomb explosions had ended, the Rebel Army charged towards the palace once again;
Chen Fan glanced at King Cobra, raised an eyebrow, and said, "You'll handle the rest yourself. I've already dealt with the biggest enemy. For a king to need his own daughter to protect the country is truly shameful!" Chen Fan shook his head at the end.
Cobra nearly fell to the ground, his foot twisted. Chen Fan's words were truly merciless, but what Chen Fan said was also true. If Vivi hadn't brought Chen Fan back, this country might have really perished.
"Yes, I understand. As the king of a country, I will handle everything that follows!" Cobra nodded solemnly.
An unknown amount of time passed, but the shouts of battle subsided, suggesting significant progress had been made; at least the fighting had ceased.
"Boom...! Crack!"
It seemed that without Crocodile's presence, the sky had transformed. Rain clouds gathered, densely covering the cities of the Alabasta Kingdom, nourishing the long-parched nation. Many areas hadn't seen rain for three years. People cheered and danced in the rain to celebrate. Ordinary citizens disliked war; all they craved was rain. The source of this war was rain. Crocodile had used the "Dancing Powder" scheme to deceive everyone. The Dancing Powder could artificially induce rain, but only in Wangdu would rain be generated. This would attract rain clouds downstream to Wangdu, leaving the lower reaches to suffer drought. Coupled with Mr. 2's tyranny while impersonating the king, the conflict erupted. The war, sparked by rain, was also quelled by rain—the best possible outcome.
... Seeking fresh crocodile...·
Later, Chen Fan also learned where Nami and Tashigi were. It turned out that the two had encountered Mr. 2. Robin told Mr. 2 to transform into Nami to deceive Chen Fan, and then tied them both up and put them in a house near the edge of the capital. She knew there was a bomb there, and Chen Fan's battle could not be disturbed, so she did this to save their lives.
Nami and Tashigi later escaped from that house, learned what Robin had done, and were seriously injured, so their resentment dissipated.
"Crack...!" The heavy rain continued to fall from the sky, as if trying to make up for all the rain the earth had lacked for the past three years, striving to nourish the entire land and all living things on it;
A figure stumbled out of the capital, leaning on a wooden stick, struggling to walk. His body was covered in wounds; it was the Miracle he was still alive. This was Crocodile, who had escaped from the underground royal tomb. If he survived, he vowed to take revenge on Chen Fan and the nation of Alabasta, plunging the country into panic once more.
As Crocodile walked with his head down, a series of footsteps suddenly sounded. His expression changed, and he quickly looked up. After glancing at the newcomers, he forced a smile and said, "Yo...! Isn't this Navy Headquarters Colonel Prison Tina? What brings you here?"
Chapter 175 Ceasefire
(Chapter 175 Ceasefire)
He then quickly went to Robin's side and gave her emergency treatment for Robin wounds, but Robin also fainted due to excessive blood loss;
"Boom...! Boom!"
The tomb began to shake, and then cracks appeared all over the walls. Some stone fragments fell from the air, and with a "crack!", unstable stones fell from above, followed by large chunks of stone. It seemed as if the place could collapse at any moment.
"What's going on?" Chen Fan asked, frowning slightly.
"Young man, you must quickly take this woman and escape! This place is about to collapse!" King Cobra shouted to Chen Fan.
Just as Cobra was saying these words, even larger pillars and walls began to crumble. Chen Fan glanced at Crocodile; there was no time to extract any more Devil Fruit, so he decided to let it go. After all, the New World was full of Devil Fruit, so one more wouldn't make a difference.