"Sables!"
Crocodile turned his surroundings to sand, and with a wave of his hand, a terrifying sandstorm swallowed dozens of soldiers.
Driven by the raging wind, fine grains of sand battered their bodies relentlessly.
Before long, countless tiny wounds covered their bodies, blood flowing without end.
Worse still, sand invaded their mouths and noses, and they could not open their eyes.
The moment they opened their eyes, the sand struck them viciously.
Soldier after soldier wailed, lost in the wind and sand.
Crocodile rampaged across the battlefield. Young as he was, he already deserved to be called a monster.
Despite his youth and his limited mastery of the color of two Haki, his command of the Sand-Sand Fruit had already reached an extraordinary level.
In particular, the Sand-Sand Fruit's Elemental Transformation allowed him to become windblown sand, avoiding most attacks while moving at incredible speed.
This made Crocodile feel like a fish in water amid this bloody battle.
As long as he did not encounter the very strongest monsters, he could hold his own even against opponents somewhat stronger than himself.
Meanwhile, under the pressure of constant fighting, Crocodile grew at an astonishing rate in a very short time.
His Armament Haki and Observation Haki improved steadily.
"Who can stop him?"
A mere wave of his hand unleashed a sandstorm they could barely withstand.
Despair filled the eyes of many soldiers.
"Is another monster about to emerge on the seas?"
"A demon named Moria has appeared on another battlefield, too."
Both Crocodile and Moria had demonstrated tremendous fighting prowess.
They already showed the potential to shake up the seas in the future, claim a place for themselves, and challenge the many Overlords of the Sea.
"Hawkeye" Mihawk was powerful as well, having become a swordsman at a young age. But