The Way of Survival

Uchiha Ye Han—this name that had once brought him indelible humiliation. Although Crocodile had spent these past years fighting in the New World, he still checked any intelligence concerning Uchiha Ye Han the moment it arrived.

He knew very well that, back then, Uchiha Ye Han's strength had been ten times weaker than his. Yet now, he himself was ten times stronger than before, while Uchiha Ye Han seemed to have grown even more powerful.

But Crocodile was an immensely proud man. Sooner or later, he would repay this humiliation. "Gather everyone! Prepare for war!"

"Yes!"

Before long, Crocodile's crew began to assemble. By the time Ye Han arrived, over two thousand people had gathered at the harbor, weapons in hand and killing intent blazing. The Blood Eye Pirates were a pirate crew with high bounties, but they numbered fewer than two hundred in total. Crocodile's side outnumbered them by more than ten to one. If they pulled off this job, they would gain a huge amount of money and fame.

Uchiha Ye Han might have sounded formidable, but that was only hearsay. They had personally witnessed how powerful and terrifying their own captain was, and they did not believe Uchiha Ye Han could be stronger than him.

The Blood Eye Pirates aboard the ship also grew wary upon seeing the multitude of murderous pirates on shore. Numbers could exert tremendous pressure, not to mention that their opponent was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. His forces should be no weaker than those of Donquixote Doflamingo, who was also one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Crocodile had been the first notable pirate Ye Han had offended after entering the Grand Line. This time, Ye Han had come specifically to find him, and Robin, Aisa, and the