Luffy had encountered a Logia Devil Fruit user for the first time.
He still didn't know how to hit Crocodile.
Robin watched from the side, unsurprised.
Crocodile was a renowned powerhouse on the grand sea.
For a rookie like Luffy to defeat Crocodile was nothing short of wishful thinking.
However, Lord Victor was paying close attention to Luffy.
Perhaps Luffy really did have potential.
Luffy stood up again and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The blood happened to smear across his fist.
"Gum-Gum..."
Luffy threw a punch at Crocodile.
Crocodile had no intention of dodging. In his eyes, Luffy's attacks couldn't possibly hit him.
However, with a bang, Luffy's fist struck Crocodile's cheek.
"I hit him?"
His left fist had missed, but his right had connected.
Luffy stared at his right fist in disbelief.
It was the bloodstained part that had hit him.
Crocodile's expression darkened. Luffy had angered him.
This brat was the first person who had dared injure him.
Crocodile's right hand transformed into a blade of sand.
"Desert Diamond Blade!"
Crocodile enveloped Luffy in a sandstorm-like assault.
Luffy's defenses were completely useless against Crocodile's onslaught. Crocodile's attacks were too fast, so fast they dazzled the eye.
Luffy was struck again and again, the wounds on his body multiplying.
It was a one-sided beating.
Robin shook her head.
What a miserable outcome.
That was why strength was necessary.
Without strength, nothing could be accomplished.
Under Victor's influence, Robin had changed greatly.
Her thoughts were no longer focused on historical research. Instead, she was studying how to make herself stronger.
Only the strong were qualified to remain at Lord Victor's side.
Luffy was hacked until he was barely clinging to life.
At that moment, Crocodile suddenly stopped.
Looking down at Luffy from above, he said,