Chapter 183 / Chapter 184

A loud explosion rang out, and Crocodile's body instantly turned into a cloud of yellow sand, scattering across the sky and visible everywhere.

If you look closely, you can find specks of blood on a patch of fine sand, but the amount is not large and it is not easy to notice.

This sudden turn of events left the onlookers completely stunned and unable to react.

Crocodile was speaking when a figure suddenly emerged from the ground a few meters behind him and quickly fired a shot.

Van Oka's series of actions were so fast, happening in the blink of Electric Light eye, that they completely shocked the onlookers.

"What's going on? How did someone suddenly appear? Is he a ghost?"

Marianne was rather timid; a look of fear appeared on her little face, and her little hands were trembling slightly. She was clearly frightened by Van Aucker.

Mikita's eyes widened, as if she had seen a ghost, and she said incredulously, "This is terrifying! How could this person crawl out of the ground?"

"Oh, I remember now, he's the man who shot the president. But wasn't he just here? How did he end up underground?"

Sally shook her head, her pretty face full of surprise, and said, "This must be the power of Devil Fruit."

"That's amazing! To be able to hide underground is truly incredible!"

Seeing Crocodile turn into sand, Dorry couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying happily, "Well done! You finally injured this Shichibukai! Yay! Yay! Yay!"

Brogy, carrying his giant axe, nodded and then laughed, "It's definitely impossible to successfully defeat the Shichibukai."

"So, the fact that Van Augur was able to injure him means that this sneak attack was a success, clack clack clack clack~~"

Listening to the two giant men's words, Nami's fair and beautiful face showed a look of doubt, and she asked curiously.

"Is what the two giant uncles said true?"

"Crocodile just transformed into his elemental form; he should have dodged this sneak attack."

Alvida nodded slightly, smiled, and said, "I'm also wondering, Crocodile shouldn't be injured."

Belo Betty took a drag of her cigarette, as calm as ever. "Crocodile was indeed injured; there's blood on a patch of sand."

"But judging from the situation, he dodged in time, so it should just be a scrape and a little blood; nothing serious."

Carina frowned her beautiful brows, sighed, and said with a sigh, "What a pity, what a real pity."

"This sneak attack didn't seriously injure Crocodile, so he definitely won't have another chance next time. This is going to be difficult!"

Perona floated through the air, letting out a silvery laugh, and said something.

"That's enough. If Crocodile (Nono's) were killed, how would Chris possibly fight back? Hahahaha..."

Princess Vivi clenched her small fists, her stunningly beautiful face beaming with excitement. She smiled sweetly and said, "That's fantastic! We finally made that bastard bleed!"

"Crocodile so arrogant and conceited. Getting hit this time is a good opportunity to strike a blow to his arrogance, hehehe~~"

Robin put her hands in her pockets, blinked her beautiful eyes, and said with an air of intellectual elegance, "Given his pride, he definitely can't accept this fact."

"Therefore, Crocodile will definitely go berserk next, there's no doubt about that."

Reiju tossed her pink hair and smiled gently. "Just like Chris said, let the storm rage on."

"Only through life-or-death battles like these can the Division Commanders grow rapidly and become true powerhouses."

The women didn't say anything more, each silently watching the direction of the battlefield, completely focused and very serious.

Because they knew perfectly well that the battle to come would be exceptionally fierce, with life and death hanging in the balance...

(Guys, the next chapter will be about Crocodile's defeat, and I won't be writing any more. That means the battle for the Shichibukai is over (￣￣).).

Chapter 183

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Chapter 184

"You damned brats, you've really angered me!"

In the air, the sand reassembled, first revealing Crocodile's head, followed by his arms and legs, before returning to normal.

Crocodile touched the back of his head with his right hand; it was warm and sticky. Looking at it in front of him, he saw a patch of red blood on his finger.

His gaze fixed on Van Auger, filled with murderous intent, he sneered, "To be able to hide underground, that's quite an exaggeration."

"If I hadn't reacted quickly and transformed into an element, I really would have been killed by you."

"Unfortunately, this situation will absolutely never happen again, hehehe..."

Seeing Crocodile's arrogance, Burgess was furious and mocked him, saying something.

"A dignified Shichibukai, almost got killed? What's there to be proud of? You're nothing but trash."

"Seeing you bleed too, I feel fucking smug, hahahaha~~"

Law used his Devil Fruit Ability to heal Burgess, and as always, said aloofly, "This is just a superficial injury, nothing serious."

"Crocodile was nearly killed; his situation was far more dangerous than yours."

Bartolomeo shrugged, looking nonchalant. "Van Orca was so close, and they still couldn't kill him. It's really frustrating."

Gin said coldly, "This guy's Observation Haki is far superior to ours, so it's normal that he dodged it."

Cavendish frowned, looking annoyed. "Even Van Oka, our trump card, hasn't come in very handy."

"This is going to be very difficult to deal with; the situation is very unfavorable for us!"

Van Augur had emerged from beneath the desert, still expressionless. "It's a pity he doesn't know Armament Haki, otherwise I would have just taken him down."

"It seems I need to hurry up Cultivation my Haki after this battle, otherwise I'll be at a real disadvantage when facing Logia Fruit users."

Hawkins looked at Van Auger, who had a deathly expression, and said in a low voice, "It was already quite an achievement to be able to injure him."

Doc Q's smile was quite unpleasant as he coughed. "This is just the beginning; the outcome is still uncertain."

"I refuse to believe it. There are so many of us, and we can't beat this piece of trash from the Shichibukai? Don't be ridiculous."

Kuro habitually adjusted his glasses and said calmly and rationally, "Van Aucker's movements were incredibly swift, and his performance was flawless."

"The problem still lies with Crocodile. With his Observation Haki and the ability to transform into his own element, it's indeed too difficult for him to launch a successful sneak attack."

"In other words, it's impossible to win by surprise. This battle will have to be fought head-on, with real swords and spears."

Lafitte flapped its wings, making a fluttering sound, and said gently, "Anyway, everyone should just do their best; there's no need to worry too much about winning or losing."

"After all, there are only a few people who possess Haki, and their combat abilities vary greatly, which is our disadvantage."

At that moment, Crocodile took a drag of his cigarette, his eyes flashing coldly, and said in a chilling tone.

"I was originally planning to play around with you, but now I've decided to kill you all quickly, leaving no one alive!"

"Then I'll throw your Corpse out into the scorching sun to bake in the blazing heat, so that you won't even die in peace, guhahahaha..."

Crocodile stopped laughing, his gaze fixed on Van Augur, and said menacingly, "Right now, the person I want to kill most is you!"

"Desert Spada!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Crocodile's right hand instantly turned into a large pile of fine sand, which quickly combined to form a huge sand blade.

Although this knife was formed from sand, it was still incredibly sharp, faintly gleaming with a chilling light; it could cut a hair in two.

With a whoosh, Crocodile, without the slightest hesitation, swiftly hurled the massive sand blade to his feet.

With a loud bang, a little dust rose, but the sand surface was not cut open; it remained exactly the same as before, without any change.

But the enormous sand blade vanished as soon as it entered the desert, and its trace could never be found again.

At the same time, Crocodile's right hand also disappeared, leaving an empty space with a large patch of fine sand at shoulder level.

Clearly, Crocodile's right hand had transformed into a massive sand blade, traversing beneath the desert as it attacked Van Augur.

This is Crocodile's ultimate move— the Desert Spada!!

"Van Oka, hurry, run..." Cavendish urged anxiously.

Doc Q's eyes hardened, and he said with a cruel smile, "Let me poison you to death, Crocodile."

"Poison Dragon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his right hand instantly turned dark green and emitted green gas into the air, making a hissing sound.

The gases combined quickly, and a green dragon's head silently appeared. Then came the dragon's body, tail, claws...

Once everything was complete, it was revealed to be a giant dragon with a pale green body, its two eyes gleaming and emitting a chilling light.

A violent aura suddenly erupted, looking truly powerful and incredibly Haki.

Roar~~

The Poison Dragon roared, its tail lashing out as it charged towards Crocodile with Inazuma speed, its momentum creating a fierce gust of wind.

Lafitte, Law, and the others did not stand idly by; they all launched a fierce attack on Crocodile.

"Killing me won't be that easy."

Van Augur didn't know which direction Crocodile would attack from, so instead of waiting to be killed, he quickly ran to the left.

Moreover, when he ran, he didn't move in a straight line, but used a zigzag pattern, which was a pre-arranged evasion method.

While traveling in the desert, the Division Commanders asked Chris for advice, inquiring about Crocodile's most powerful techniques.

One of them is the Desert Spada, and to dodge this attack, you absolutely cannot dodge in a straight line, otherwise it will be very dangerous.

"Damn brat, he actually knows how to solve it."

Seeing Van Augur's escape method, Crocodile understood perfectly well that his Desert Spada was doomed to failure.

He bit down hard on his Cigar, his face contorted with rage, and said angrily, "Why do you brats know me so well?"

"Damn it, you all deserve to die!"

At that moment, a strange movement came from beneath the desert behind Van Oka.

With a whoosh, a huge sand blade sliced through the sand, moving as fast as Inazuma, and slashed fiercely at Van Augur's waist.

Its momentum was overwhelming, and its sharpness was extraordinary, seemingly cutting even space itself apart. This demonstrates the exceptional sharpness of this strike.

"You're destined to be disappointed, Crocodile!"

Van Augur completely ignored the attacks from behind and continued his zigzag escape, showing no regard for Crocodile's attacks.

For no other reason than that, Chris's words were like a royal decree, absolutely trustworthy, and there was no need to doubt them at all.

To the Division Commanders, their Captain was like a god. So they would unconditionally believe anything Chris said.

That's Chris's prestige; he commands absolute respect and commands unquestioning obedience!

Brush...

The enormous sand blade sliced through the air behind Van Oka, causing the space itself to tremble slightly; its power was truly immense.

Unfortunately, the attack only hit air; it couldn't even touch the hem of Van Auger's clothes.

Crocodile's killer move was thus completely rendered useless.

"Damn it, my Desert Spada has been cracked after all."

Seeing his attack miss, Crocodile was furious beyond measure. The rage in his heart was like Volcano about to erupt, enough to burn the entire world.

"Absolute Defense!"

Although he was very unwilling, Crocodile was unable to retaliate against the attacks of the Division Commanders and could only resort to defensive measures to deal with the current situation.

Then, the giant sand sphere appeared, enveloping Crocodile exactly as before.

Boom boom boom~~