A Slap from Reality

"Do you have any other tricks? If you do, use them and let me see what you lot are capable of. If not, then I'm going to make my move. Once I do, you won't get another chance to attack!"

Ignoring Crocodile and Robin's reactions, Oak calmly glanced at Crocodile and told him to bring out all his strength.

He wanted to take this opportunity to gauge the heroes of this era.

I hope you don't disappoint me!

As Oak looked at Crocodile, he thought that if Crocodile could only display the strength he had used against Luffy in the original story, then he was far too... worthless. He had wasted decades of food.

Crocodile's face turned livid at that.

"Don't get so full of yourself!"

Furious at being looked down on, he snapped.

"You're just a little tougher than usual. What's so impressive about that? You're still far from understanding true strength!"

Desert Spada: Heavy

Crocodile's hands turned into four sand blades as he unleashed an upgraded version of Desert Spada. The four blades continuously expanded amid the yellow sand before hurtling toward Oak.

These four Desert Spadas were sharper than before and capable of cutting through anything, but they were still nothing in Oak's eyes.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

As they struck Oak, it was like hitting the hardest steel, producing a series of sharp metallic rings before the rebounding force shattered them into yellow sand.

Sables

A miniature sandstorm appeared in Crocodile's palm and instantly arrived before Oak. He threw it above Oak's head, and it continuously expanded, quickly becoming a gigantic sandstorm dozens of meters tall. It swept up everything nearby, including Oak, who was carried into the air.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Crocodile snorted and did not stop. Instead, he launched an even fiercer assault.

Ground Death