Chapter 653
Chen Fan approached King Cobra and dragged Cobra to Robin's side. Cobra cried out, "What are you doing! Put me down, or you won't escape either. I'll be content just watching Crocodile die here!"
"Whether you're satisfied or not is your business, but I'm not. I have no feelings for this country, and I don't care about war or anything like that. I just don't want to see Vivi cry anymore!" Chen Fan said.
Cobra was taken aback, then a smile appeared on his face. This was a selfish man, but the more selfish a man is, the more reliable he is. Vivi has a good eye for people.
At this moment, Chen Fan held a coin in his hand. "How can a man go out without carrying some money?" Cobra was a little curious, wondering what Chen Fan was doing with a coin at this time.
"Clink...!" Chen Fan flicked the coin in his hand. The coin spun in the air, making a crisp sound, before landing back in front of Chen Fan.
"...!"
"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 176 Venting
(Chapter 176 Venting)
Hina appeared before Crocodile with a squad of marines. Rain pelted everyone, and compared to the jubilant cheers of the Alabasta people, the atmosphere here was extremely heavy.