"You can try!"
Crocodile blew smoke rings, then suddenly turned into flying sand and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was right in front of Blackbeard, his right foot coated in Armament Haki and his expression full of contempt.
"Besides, what are you supposed to be, Marshall D. Teach?"
Faced with Crocodile's outrageous arrogance, Blackbeard's smile froze, then gradually twisted into a vicious grin.
"Keep acting cocky, and you'll die even faster."
"Dark Water."
Blackbeard was furious.
His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Darkness shrouded his right hand, swallowing the surrounding light as he reached for Crocodile's right foot. He was going to teach this foolish man a lesson.
Bang!!!
All that buildup, and nothing to show for it.
The moment they touched, Crocodile realized he could no longer use the Sand-Sand Fruit or the Ton-Press Fruit. He wasn't the least bit surprised, remaining as contemptuous and arrogant as ever.
"Zeahaha~"
"This is the most vicious ability in history! Darkness will swallow everything!"
Blackbeard laughed wildly, gripping Crocodile's right foot tightly, his face bloodthirsty and arrogantly self-assured.
As far as he was concerned, Crocodile was already a fish on the chopping board.
"Frog in a well."
Crocodile sneered as a great deal of white mist suddenly rose from his body.
He had activated Life Return.
Don't forget.
The Richest Group had always placed great emphasis on physical combat. Crocodile had once trained while wearing Seastone, and that stupid BOSS had put him through no end of torment. He'd eaten more salt than Blackbeard had eaten rice.
Did Blackbeard really think all that sweat had been shed for nothing?
Besides, Crocodile had learned the Dark-Dark Fruit's properties from Chaos long ago. It could only temporarily strip a user of their Devil Fruit powers. Unlike Seastone or seawater, it couldn't both nullify