"..."
Crocodile fell silent for a moment, then said slowly, "This captain of the guard isn't an easy man to persuade."
Adrian gave Crocodile a slightly amused look and reminded him.
"Neither are you."
"..."
Several minutes later.
After breaking free of the Negative Hollow's terrifying effects, Bell had no thought of resisting a request from a legendary Great Pirate like White Ghost.
Or rather.
Ever since he had seen the Abyssal Pit blasted open by Spiritual Pressure: Ikoku Sovereignty, which had almost completely replaced the desert.
Bell had buried every thought of resistance deep in his heart.
If resisting Crocodile offered even a glimmer of hope.
Then there was absolutely no chance of resisting a terrifying being like White Ghost, who could destroy a small country with a single strike.
He glanced at Crocodile, whom White Ghost had defeated with ease.
Bell silently told himself, You're not the only one who knows when to bend and when to stand tall!
Chapter 419: Five Elders: Are you here to... claim credit?
At Adrian's instruction, Bell used his ability to assume his beast form, transforming into a massive Brown Giant Falcon.
The giant falcon carried the gravely wounded Crocodile on his back and flew toward Rain Dinners.
Adrian also entered his ghostification state and followed close behind.
At their flying speed, the two men and one bird swiftly traveled from the desert to Rainbase, Alabasta's most famous oasis, and landed precisely atop the lavish Rain Dinners casino.
Enduring his injuries, Crocodile leaped off Bell's back and led the way into his own headquarters.
Their boss had rushed out, only to return gravely wounded.
Even more frighteningly.
White Ghost, whose bounty was more than twenty times their boss's, was right beside him!!
Baroque Works, which had already begun to take shape, immediately