Because Baroque Works had used Dance Powder many times, a lot of water vapor gathered in the sky above the entire royal capital.
At this moment, due to the explosion of Hozuki Gengetsu oil and water separation, and a series of subsequent operations, the sky gradually became gloomy, dark clouds covered the sun, and the sun was blocked. The whole world suddenly became dim. Above the originally red-hot sand, a breeze started blowing, blowing up some finer sand and dust.
Suddenly, a Inazuma pierced the sky, followed by two loud noises in no particular order, one was the roar of thunder, and the other was the explosion of the clone.
Immediately afterwards, drops of rain began to fall from the sky, mixed with some small hailstones. They hit the sand and gravel and made a banging sound. The sound became denser and denser, becoming more and more indistinguishable, and finally merged into a sea of noise.
The rain not only wetted the rebels and guards present, but also soaked the sand that had turned into a desert, turning the originally clear-grained gravel into muddy wet land.
Looking at the ground like this, a Water Release ninja who came with him felt a little itchy. This was because in addition to his exquisite Water Release, he was also very proficient in Earth Release., even participated in the ninjutsu infrastructure work of Ninja World. His best achievement was that he single-handedly cultivated more than 300 acres of sand and gravel land into fertile farmland in half a month. Looking at the land like this now, he actually felt a little nostalgic.
As the rain kept falling, the Sand Tornado that never stopped also absorbed a lot of rainwater. Due to the addition of this rainwater, not only the rotation speed of the tornado was reduced, but the chakra consumption was also increased to a higher level, which accelerated the chakra exhaustion of Shamon.
Fortunately, compared to Shamon, Crocodile was unable to hold on earlier. Although he was in a desert state and could absorb water, he had already consumed a lot of energy since he had been in the desert state for a long time. At this moment, coupled with the burden of absorbing a lot of water, he would be crushed.
In other words, Crocodile had actually been crushed a long time ago. He was completely defeated when he fought against Whitebeard. His spirit, pride and persistence were all destroyed in that battle. Now he is actually just a shell named Crocodile.
It is precisely because there is no inner God that Crocodile is now just a paper tiger. It relies entirely on Sand-Sand Fruit's own ability to show off its power. In fact, there is not even half of his own inner spirit in it, just like this situation now.
It can be said that there is no need to exchange people like Luffy or Naruto with it, even a mature Genin, as long as it can skillfully master the abilities of Sand-Sand Fruit, this fierceness alone would prevent him from being bullied like this by Shamon. Even if Hozuki Gengetsu uses Water Release, it will have a restraining effect, but if he is willing to trade injuries and fight hard, he will definitely not end up like this.
It can only be said that Crocodile, which has no inner core, has really been reduced to a tool. It has changed from a rustling Devil Fruit User to a controller of Sand-Sand Fruit. It can be said that he has single-handedly reduced the strength of the Seven Warlords of the Sea by several levels.
Blessings and misfortunes lie ahead, and misfortune lies behind blessings. Nothing in this world is the same for Issei. Although this defeat has completely put Crocodile's face into the mud, is this not an opportunity for him to regain himself? Whether he will rebound from the bottom or completely give up on himself depends on his own destiny.
After all, what is waiting for Crocodile is not only being knocked down now, but also with the spread of News Coo, the news will spread to every corner of the world. Everyone will know that Crocodile is not a positive image, but will be the object of ridicule.
I believe that when he reads this newspaper in "Impel Down" in the future, he will definitely feel something. But I don't know that he can truly understand his shame and then be brave, regain his lost god, and climb to his own peak again.
The rain did not stop with the appearance of Crocodile. In other words, the current rain force was no longer controlled by Hozuki Gengetsu. Dance Powder had gathered too much water vapor over the entire royal capital. This heavy rain was likely to continue for a long time.
Rainwater hit the roofs, city walls, and lawns, and the broken raindrops gathered on the walls, roads, and steps, eventually forming streams that flowed outward along several city gates of the royal capital.
This downpour of rain not only washed away the anger of both warring parties, but also washed away the dry air that had been lingering in the desert. It also completely suppressed the hazy sand and dust that had been floating in the air, giving everyone present a long-lost sense of coolness. Many people even crawled directly into Rainbase, enjoying the baptism from nature.
In this water curtain, Hozuki Gengetsu and others walked into the palace of Alabasta under the respectful eyes of everyone. Inazuma and thunder continued in the sky outside the palace, as if to enhance the atmosphere for the following conversation. In the eyes of kings Vivi and Alabasta, they added a sense of mystery and grandeur.
Of course, everyone has not forgotten what Crocodile said before. He has placed a huge time bomb in this royal capital. If everyone does not dismantle it in time, it will ultimately be a huge hidden danger.
Fortunately, Robin, who had hidden his identity, showed up and said that he was an employee of Baroque Works who had abandoned the dark and turned to the light. He led everyone to quickly find the huge bomb hidden on the top of the bell tower. After confirming that the bomb could not be dismantled within the time limit, Shamon used sand manipulation to lift it to a high altitude to reduce the impact of the explosion on the city.
Under the impact of the huge explosion, the rain clouds in the sky were greatly compressed and torn apart, causing the rainfall to become more intense for a while. However, it is unknown whether it was due to the explosion, and a large amount of rainfall broke out in a short period of time.
The rain gradually stopped, the sky gradually cleared up, and the sun shone on the land again. For a time, the whole world became fresher and brighter, as if the entire country was radiating new vitality and vitality because of the baptism it had just experienced.
Also rejuvenated was Luffy, who had been on the verge of death due to dehydration. After being watered by rain for so long, Luffy climbed up again with his own perseverance and looked around briefly. After walking around for a while and confirming that Crocodile was not seen, he immediately ran towards the palace. After all, in his opinion, without his obstruction, Crocodile must have entered the palace.
To put it this way, it is not wrong. After all, Crocodile is indeed in the palace now, but he did not walk in by himself, but was dragged in like a dead dog. Now he is lying at the feet of King Alabasta, and because of the seal of the ninjas, he will not wake up for a while.
It's not that everyone hadn't seen Luffy before, but on the one hand, they were unfamiliar with it. Even Barney Joe didn't know that Luffy was his boss's son, otherwise he would have definitely stepped forward to help. So although everyone had appreciated Luffy's finesse before, God and will, but they did not intervene. After all, they had more important things to do. If they really wanted to save people, they would have to wait until they had negotiated with the king of Alabasta. After all, there were too many wounded people in the royal capital. If they really wanted to save people, it would not be just Luffy alone.
After talking with the Alabasta Kingdom, the 12th generation king Nefertari·Cobra, the two parties only roughly finalized a few cooperation contents, but the situation was broken by Luffy who suddenly broke in. Luffy, who was originally ready to take action, was stunned when he saw Crocodile lying on the ground. Then when he saw Vivi and the king who were intact, he collapsed on the ground and started snoring.
"Luffy!" Seeing Luffy who suddenly broke in and fell down, Vivi shouted nervously. The guard who originally wanted to stop Luffy accelerated his steps and rushed in after hearing the cry of his own princess.
It was Shamon and the others who stepped forward to investigate and confirmed that Luffy was fine and just fell asleep from exhaustion. After that, the king would ask the guards to take Luffy out to have a good rest.
Speaking of which, after exploring Luffy's body, Shamon and the others also lamented the strength of human life in this world. Although they had seen some information about this before, only by actually checking it did they know how outrageous it was. You must know that it is dehydration. Ah, at least more than 60% of the water in Luffy's body has been extracted before. This way, it is not dead, and it can be restored directly in a short time. This can no longer be described as outrageous. It is simply outrageous and opened the door for outrageous mother--it's outrageous.
That is to say, when they were at Ninja World, Bai Sui did not come up with the novel "Three Body", otherwise they would definitely think of the Trisolaran people in it who could dehydrate independently. In the end, Shamon and others could only attribute this phenomenon to the strong vitality of the people here and the magic of Devil Fruit.
However, since it has been interrupted, Barney Joe's secret talks with Cobra and Vivi have been temporarily terminated. After all, Barney Joe's identity is also shady, and although Cobra and the others also have the intention to break away from The fate of World Government oppression, but I don't want this matter to make a fuss, at least not at this stage. After all, they Nefertari Family, one of the twenty royal families who founded World Government eight hundred years ago, still know the strength of World Government very well.
In addition, a guard came to report that Marine Headquarters's people were here and wanted to arrest the criminal Crocodile, so Barney Joe wisely withdrew and went to the room arranged by the king and others to rest first.
After some negotiation, Straw Hat Pirates was given most of the credit for defeating Rockdar, and Smoker left with the former Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Speaking of which, this Seven Warlords of the Sea was used by World Government to check and balance the navy. The navy was not only disgusted with the policy of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but also disliked their actions. However, in the past, due to the orders of World Government and the deterrence of Four Emperors, it was difficult for the navy to take action against them.
However, the current situation is different. Seven Warlords of the Sea took the initiative to disobey the rules without saying anything, and was directly caught by others while using means. In this way, not only can this incident be used to suppress the entire Seven Warlords of the Sea, but also they can be used as a reason to protest to World Government. Even if it does not have much effect, at least the navy can relax psychologically.
It is for this reason that Smoker shamelessly came to find Alabasta's king's dignitary. After all, it is not just Crocodile who is embarrassed in this matter, they all In fact, the navy also lost some points. After all, they were kept in the dark about the whole thing. In the end, the one who defeated Crocodile was a pirate who had just gone to sea. However, compared to the humiliation of Crocodile, the navy was nothing.
It is precisely because of this that the navy left in a hurry. After all, the one they wanted to escort was Seven Warlords of the Sea. Even though he had already been subdued, it was precisely because of this that they could not be careless. After all, if the captured Crocodile was allowed to escape, the final joke would be on their navy.
Fortunately, Crocodile himself had no intention of escaping. Coupled with the Navy's caution along the way, the former Seven Warlords of the Sea was finally smoothly sent to Impel Down, and was also imprisoned in the lowest level Level 6.
It was also as the news of Crocodile's arrest spread that Straw Hat Pirates, led by Luffy, officially came into the sight of the forces in Grand Line. After all, even if some details of Crocodile's arrest were intentionally hidden in the news, if the real big forces want to inquire, they can still easily learn about Straw Hat Pirates's related deeds.
In the days that followed, Hozuki Gengetsu and others helped Alabasta Kingdom to make rainfall according to the previously negotiated conditions. Their method of rainfall was very simple, that is, they arranged these ninjas who were proficient in Water Release to the seaside cities to extract water vapor from the sea and spread it toward the island.
After all, the entire Alabasta covers an area of more than 10 million square kilometers, and it is considered a superpower among Grand Line. Although there are only a dozen of them to operate this matter, which seems a bit stretched, but in fact, since there is no longer a secret operation of Baroque Works, and with the assistance of people like them, I believe that it will not take long for the entire Baroque Works to resume rainfall.