"Let me see how powerful your Sand Crocodile can be in the desert where the home field advantage is obvious!"
Grand Line The first half, Alabasta Kingdom, in the desert.
Bullet laughed loudly and his tone was very arrogant. It can be said that he did not take Crocodile seriously at all.
As soon as these words came out, Crocodile immediately snorted, and then without any nonsense, he waved his left hand suddenly and roared, "Then go to hell, you arrogant lunatic! Desert Spada!"
In an instant, Crocodile activated Suna Suna no Mi's ability, turned his arm into a sand blade, grew in size, and then threw it towards Bullet.
Seeing this, Bullet's mouth curled up slightly, and from his Observation Haki, he appeared Crocodile. This move is to give sand a blade-like cutting ability by strengthening high-frequency vibration.
"Interesting!"
Bullet smiled inwardly, but did not make any move. The next second, the huge Desert Spada directly cut open the ground, and after cutting the ground, something like purple thunder and lightning appeared. I don't know what it was, but it gave people a very scary feeling.
"Armed·Ryuo!"
Finally, just when Desert Spada was about to come into contact with Bullet, he finally moved. The powerful Armament Haki instantly covered his arm, and the thick arm muscles immediately bulged.
Although he hasn't taken action yet, his momentum at this moment alone made Crocodile opposite him frown tightly.
"Boom!"
With a punch, the terrifying punch directly hit Desert Spada. The two were only in a stalemate for less than a second before the huge Desert Spada was blown away by Bullet's terrifying punch.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that his own moves were vulnerable to a single blow and he was defeated in an instant, and the terrifying punch was coming towards him, Crocodile immediately transformed his body into elements and easily dodged the punch.
"How is it possible? How did this madman Bullet become so powerful in the past few years?" Crocodile looked solemn and couldn't help but think quickly in his mind.
Suddenly, Takenaka Kaguya's indifferent face appeared in his mind, and for a moment, Crocodile had a bad feeling in his heart.
Marine Admiral Xuan Long's power is achieved by fighting against the strongest pirates on the sea, and it is not based on bragging. Whether it is pirates or navy, no one can ignore Xuan Long Admiral's name.
However, Crocodile did not expect that Takenaka Kaguya was powerful. After all, from the time he appeared until now, almost no one has been his opponent.
However, Bullet, who has only followed Takenaka Kaguya for a few years, has actually become so strong. This is what Crocodile is puzzled by.
"Hahahaha, Sand Crocodile, you dare to be distracted while fighting me, are you looking for death?"
Suddenly, Bullet came directly in front of Crocodile, and with his fist equipped with Armament Haki's high-level application Ryuo, he blasted towards him again.
At this moment, Crocodile finally reacted. Feeling the terrifying fist of Bullet, he immediately activated his elemental transformation and prepared to avoid the punch.
"Can you hide it?" Bullet saw this and immediately sneered, instantly increasing the output of Ryuo during the punch.
"Boom!"
The next second, Crocodile, who had already transformed into elements and turned himself into sand, flew out, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Crack!"
After flying upside down for tens of meters, Crocodile's injured body finally fell heavily into the desert. After coughing out two mouthfuls of blood again, he stared at Bullet fiercely and said loudly in disbelief, "You lunatic, you are so young, how can you be so powerful?"
"Hahaha, if you knew how I have lived these past few years, you wouldn't be surprised that I have such strength now.
By the way, Sand Crocodile, you are really pitifully weak. I originally thought that you, who had recently made a name for yourself at sea, would be able to cause me some trouble even if you couldn't defeat me.
Unexpectedly, you are just the kind of fool who thinks he is invincible after eating a good-quality Logia Devil Fruit.
Huh, what a waste of my time!"
As he said that, Bullet's eyes were full of disdain. Judging from the battle just now, Crocodile's combat awareness is indeed very good, and his reflexes are much stronger than ordinary people.
But, that's all!
If you don't know Three-Color Haki, just relying on Suna Suna no Mi's ability to fight him is a waste of his time.
Glancing at Crocodile who looked unwilling, Bullet's eyes were full of disappointment and he turned around to leave.
"Damn it, who do you think I am? I am Sand Crocodile, Desert King!
Die for me, Ground Death!"
From behind, I saw that Bullet had turned around. This was undoubtedly a humiliation for Crocodile. Who is he? He is the strongest rookie pirate that has appeared on the sea recently. How have you ever experienced such birdiness?
Ever since, with anger rising in his heart and evil growing in fear, Crocodile directly launched the most powerful move he has mastered now - Ground Death!
This is a large-scale attack unique to Devil Fruit User. Crocodile touches the ground with his right hand, absorbs the moisture from the creatures or objects in contact and gradually spreads it around. After the range of this move spreads, even the rocks involved can be pulverized into sand.
No, Crocodile looked at his masterpiece with a crazy and proven smile on his face.
At this moment, Bullet had turned around and glanced at the scene where the ground had sunk due to desertification and the ground seemed dead, turning into a dry and cracked desert with an ever-expanding scope. He finally felt a little bit excited in his heart.
However, that's all.
"Forget it, let me show you the means that only the truly strong can possess!" Bullet said calmly.
"Buzz!"
Immediately, a terrifying wave of Conqueror's Haki burst out from his body and kept rushing towards Crocodile.
"Conqueror's Haki!"
It's not like Crocodile has never seen Overlord Haki before, but compared to the Overlord Haki he has seen before, Barrett's Overlord Haki that can cause damage to surrounding objects is obviously more terrifying.
His body was stagnant and he felt that breathing was becoming difficult. Even the ultimate move he had just used, Ground Death, was also suppressed by Bullet's Conqueror's Haki.
Not only that, Bullet saw that Crocodile was not stunned by his own Conqueror's Haki, and immediately grinned and said, "Although I am very disappointed with your strength, I have to say that as a new pirate, you are not bad.
But, that's it!
Advanced Conqueror's Haki Infusion·Iron Fist!"
At the same time as the voice fell, Bullet's body had already come to Crocodile's side. The terror of this punch surpassed the previous one, making Crocodile feel the call of death.
"Is this the end? My ambition..."
At this moment, Crocodile has closed his eyes and is quietly waiting for death to come.
The gap was too big, he was no match at all, and he couldn't block the punch.
"That's it, Bullet!"
However, a few seconds later, the death Crocodile expected did not appear. When he opened his eyes, he felt even more desperate.
I saw Bullet's terrifying punch, but Takenaka Kaguya suddenly appeared and grabbed his wrist, and immediately defused it. Looking at his expressionless look and the wry smile on Bullet's face, you knew that this situation had happened many times.
"Plop!"
At this moment, Crocodile lost all strength and fell to his knees on the ground.
Seeing this, Takenaka Kaguya frowned, but when he saw that Crocodile was about to faint, he stretched out his index finger, pointed at Crocodile and said, "Crocodile, how about I give you a chance to live, get on my Warship, and become a sailor under me?"
"I knew that the boss suddenly appeared to stop me from killing him because he took a fancy to this guy." Bullet thought to himself on the side.
"What if I refuse?" Crocodile asked with difficulty, holding on to his almost comatose body.
"Buzz!"
However, the next second, he did not wait for Takenaka Kaguya's answer, but instead received Takenaka Kaguya's top Conqueror's Haki.
If Bullet and Three-Color Haki have reached the high-end level, then Takenaka Kaguya and Three-Color Haki have undoubtedly reached the top level.
Therefore, as soon as this extremely terrifying Conqueror's Haki came out, Crocodile's eyes immediately turned white and he completely fell into a coma.
"Uh!"
Looking at Crocodile who had passed out on the ground, Takenaka Kaguya was a little embarrassed. He didn't notice that Crocodile was about to fall into coma just now. As a result, he was so shocked by his own Conqueror's Haki that his body couldn't hold on anymore.
"Forget it, Bullet, take him with you, he will be your first team member Special Operations Team from now on." Takenaka Kaguya took back Conqueror's Haki, then turned to Bullet and sighed helplessly.
"Okay, boss!"
In the past few years, Bullet has grown more and more respectful towards Takenaka Kaguya. Although he is still looking forward to defeating Takenaka Kaguya one day, in recent years Takenaka Kaguya has taken care of him like a father and brother, and Bullet is also very touched in his heart.
Soon, Takenaka Kaguya and his group left the desert and headed in the direction of Little Garden.
Half a day later, in the desert, there was a house composed of Hanbing.
Takenaka Kaguya is drinking, while Bullet is grilling meat next to the campfire.
"Boss, this guy is awake!"
At this time, Bullet saw Crocodile who had opened his eyes but did not dare to make the slightest move, so he smiled and said to Takenaka Kaguya.
"Yeah!"
Takenaka Kaguya nodded lightly, and then went back to drinking. It wasn't until he finished the wine in the jug that he said, "He will be under your control from now on. If you can't subdue him, then your daily training volume will be doubled from now on."
"Yes, boss, don't worry!"
Bullet felt a chill down his spine when he heard this. He thought he had worked hard enough. After all, he had always wanted to become stronger.
But it wasn't until Takenaka Kaguya gave him devil training that he realized why his boss could become so strong.
"Hey, Sand Crocodile bastard, you heard it too, you will be under my control from now on.
Whether you want to be a marine or not, you'd better be obedient until you can defeat me.
When you can defeat me in the future, whether you want to continue to be a navy or return to being a pirate, it's up to you." Bullet handed the roasted dinosaur meat to Takenaka Kaguya and turned to Crocodile to warn him.
"I don't want to become a navy, I have my own ambitions..." Crocodile's brows were filled with veins, but before he could finish his words, he was directly interrupted by Bullet.
"Stop talking nonsense, Sand Crocodile bastard, the ambition of a weakling is not worth a penny.
Only the truly strong can talk about ambition!
Also, although the boss asked me to conquer you, I don't have much patience. You'd better reorganize your answer and ask if you are willing to join the navy.
If I hear the word "no" from your mouth, I will beat you to death with my fists and take your head back!" Bullet said coldly, with no trace of the murderous intent in his eyes.
"Gulu..."
Crocodile swallowed, feeling that Bullet was simply a bastard.
Just when he was about to defend his beliefs with his life, he heard Takenaka Kaguya say calmly, "Crocodile, right? You have ambitions, and so do I. In this world, everyone has things they want to accomplish.
But if you want to achieve your ambitions, the most basic condition is to ensure that you can still survive.
After all, after a hundred deaths, there is nothing left!
So, if I were you, I would pretend to agree first and then find an opportunity to run away.
It's better to follow us first and improve your strength. After all, there are a lot more things worth learning in the navy than you alone!"
As soon as these words came out, Crocodile fell silent. Finally, before Bullet was about to take action, he nodded and said, "Okay, I am willing to follow you.
However, let me say it first, if one day I can defeat him, Xuan Long Admiral you can't stop me from leaving!"
"Hahaha, if you can do it, I will never stop you." Takenaka Kaguya laughed loudly, then tore off a large piece of meat and ate it.
"Hehe, just agree, but I seem to have seen myself back in the day!" Bullet saw Crocodile relenting and immediately said with a smile.
Looking at Crocodile in front of him, he seemed to have seen the scene when he was conquered by Takenaka Kaguya.
It's a pity that neither he nor Crocodile can achieve their wishes in a short time!
But no matter what, Special Operations Squad, which I have always wanted to establish, finally has team members joining it, which is a good thing.
"Eat something, drink some wine, and after a day of rest, our goal should be reached soon." Takenaka Kaguya threw the wine bottle in his hand and said with a smile.
"Okay, boss!"