A Fight to the Death

"Yes!" Skinny Monkey took out two Transponder Snails and connected them to Crocodile and Gecko Moria respectively.

Crocodile was in a very bad situation at the moment. After hearing Ye Han's words, he had recruited a large number of pirates, and the Crocodile Pirates had surpassed the three-thousand-member mark in one go.

The increased numbers had allowed Crocodile's plans to proceed much more smoothly. He was also extremely clever, with a knack for attacking strongholds and waging war.

At first, both his crew's wealth and influence had grown rapidly. But recently, the enemy had attacked like madmen, inflicting devastating losses. His three thousand pirates had suddenly been reduced to one-third of their original number, and Crocodile himself had been injured. It was practically like being sent back to square one overnight.

It was like a poor man winning five million in the lottery, only to be robbed before he had spent much of it. Who could endure such wild ups and downs in life? Especially when, at this terrible time, they could not even get in touch with Uchiha Ye Han.

Anyone would suspect that Uchiha Ye Han had betrayed them and run away. That bastard had clearly been the one to start all this—sure enough, he could not be trusted at all. "Bang!" Crocodile slammed a hand against the armrest of his chair. "That damned Uchiha Ye Han..."

"Purururu!" The Transponder Snail on Crocodile's desk suddenly rang. Crocodile frowned and picked it up.

"Who is this?"

"It's me, Uchiha Ye Han."

Crocodile's expression changed upon hearing Uchiha Ye Han's voice. Gritting his teeth, he said, "You damned bastard! Did you call to mock me?!"

"Mock you? I'm not that childish."

"Where have you been these past few days? Why didn't you answer the calls? Were you trying to run