Rubick motioned for them to calm down, then asked Vivi, "Tell us what happened in the fight between the Marines and Baroque."
"It ended quickly," Vivi said. "Crocodile wounded Mr. Smoker with his Golden Hook. Then Mr. Smoker tried to protect me, and Crocodile pierced his body. He fell down and lost a lot of blood."
Rubick looked surprised. "Vivi, are you saying Crocodile made Smoker bleed?"
"Yes, and he did it easily."
Rubick frowned. "Luffy, Crocodile probably knows Armament Haki. Are you confident you can take him?"
"I'm not afraid of him," Luffy declared. "I'll definitely beat him!"
Rubick knew there was no point saying more to Luffy. Still, it might not be too difficult. Crocodile had clearly developed his Devil Fruit powers to their limit and was on the verge of Awakening. Perhaps that was why his Haki was a little weaker.
After all, Crocodile lacked Doflamingo's talent for developing both his Devil Fruit powers and his Haki to the limit.
Rubick asked, "What about the other Baroque members? You've seen them all by now, haven't you, Vivi?"
Vivi told them about Baroque's officers.
Bonnis, the blade man whose entire body could turn into blades, had easily defeated Tashigi.
Miss Doublefinger could sprout spikes all over her body.
Bon Clay was a cross-dresser with formidable fighting skills.
Mr. 3 could produce wax from his body.
Mr. 4 was huge and astonishingly strong.
Miss Merry Christmas could turn into a mole.
"Besides Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, whom we've met before, there's only one little girl whose abilities I don't know," Vivi said. "During the fight, she stayed in a corner the whole time... eating cookies."
Rubick clapped his hands. "I have a plan..."
Rainbase was the only city in Alabasta that had yet to be affected. Crocodile usually