"I simply can't stand those hypocrites who use the guise of kindness, so I want to bring your father down. How about that? Is that reason enough?"
"Hahaha..."
"You bastard!" Vivi gritted her teeth.
Just then, Luffy spoke.
Crocodile, is that it? I'm going to send you flying!
After saying that, Luffy charged straight at Crocodile.
"Wait, Luffy!" Zoro shouted hurriedly, but it was too late. He couldn't help but curse under his breath.
"That idiot!"
Luffy used Shave to instantly close the distance to Crocodile, but he still had that calm smile on his face.
" Gum-Gum Pistol!"
Luffy threw a punch directly at Crocodile's face, but it had no effect and went straight through Crocodile's body.
Immediately afterward, Crocodile's hand appeared in front of Luffy and grabbed his neck.
" Straw Hat Boy, I've killed batch after batch of hotheads like you!"
After saying that, Crocodile activated his Devil Fruit power, and in an instant, Luffy's body visibly shriveled up, turning into a dried-up corpse in no time.
Then Crocodile casually tossed him back.
" Luffy!"
Sanji leaped and caught Luffy as he flew towards Luffy, but Luffy's eyes were already a little unfocused, and his whole body felt light.
"Quick, give Luffy some water!" Vivi shouted.
Then everyone hurriedly poured the water they were carrying onto Luffy.
Crocodile made no attempt to stop them; in his eyes, ants were ants after all!
Running someone over several times is the same as running them over once; it doesn't require much effort at all.
After a short while, Luffy's body, having absorbed the water, began to slowly return to its original form.
The next second~
"Phew~"
Luffy instantly sat up in a sit-up, breathing heavily into the air.
"That was close! I almost thought I was going to die!"
"He Luffy in just one move?" Zoro asked with a serious expression.
"Of course! Hahaha..." Crocodile laughed again.
"Because I'm not a pirate of your caliber!"
"If that Demon King Xia Chen from your ship were here, I might be a little wary, but you? A bunch of nameless nobodies who haven't even mastered Armament Haki think you can defeat me?"
Stop dreaming!
" Xia Chen will be here soon, don't get cocky! When he arrives, he'll beat you to a pulp!" Usopp shouted weakly.
To everyone's surprise, Crocodile couldn't help but laugh again upon hearing this.
"Hahaha..."
"You don't know? Xia Chen on your ship has been defeated by Aokiji and has been gone for several days now. Soon you'll probably receive news that he's been imprisoned in Impel Down!"
"Oh, no, you won't live to see that day, because you'll all die here today!"
"What!!!"
Upon hearing this news, everyone's faces showed disbelief.
" Xia Chen... how could he be?" Nami stammered, unwilling to believe the fact.
" Xia Chen is so strong, how could he be defeated? You must be lying to us!" Luffy had recovered, shouted at this moment.
"Why would I need to lie to you?" Crocodile shrugged.
"You bunch of nobodies really have no idea what level of power Marine Admiral is!"
"That's not something just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can handle!"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, their expressions turning extremely grim.
Actually, they had already suspected something was wrong since Xia Chen hadn't made any contact with them for the past few days, but they just didn't want to believe it.
Even now that they have received this news, they still find it hard to accept.
Xia Chen... he's so strong, how could he possibly lose?
After a long silence, Luffy slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed firmly on Crocodile.
"Then we'll defeat you first, and then go save Xia Chen!"
"Hahaha..."
"As expected of a petty pirate, he doesn't know his place and dares to say anything!"
"Putting aside the fact that you can't possibly defeat me, do you even know what Impel Down is?"
"You think you can rescue people from there? Don't make me laugh!" Crocodile roared at the last sentence.
"I don't care, I'm going to save you! And I'll definitely knock you flying!" Luffy looked at Crocodile with unwavering determination.
As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy charged at Crocodile again and threw another punch at him.
Seeing Luffy's forgetfulness, Crocodile couldn't help but sneer, "Kid, don't you understand? You just won't meet your match..."
"Pfft!"
Before Crocodile could finish speaking, he was struck hard in the stomach and sent flying, crashing into the wall behind him.
Crocodile immediately stood up after falling to the ground, and looked at the water droplets on Luffy's hand with a gloomy expression, saying:
"I never expected that you would accidentally discover my secret about water being able to touch me!"
"I see, so that's why you wanted to steal everyone's rainwater? Just because it's a way to control you!" Vivi said in surprise.
This way, they can also inflict damage on Crocodile.
"Everyone, quickly splash water on yourselves!" Nami shouted to the crowd.
In an instant, everyone splashed the remaining water on themselves. Then, they stared at Crocodile with unwavering confidence.
Crocodile watched the situation with a gloomy expression, but Luffy's next words made him feel like a clown.
"Huh? So water can counter you? I thought it was my Armament Haki that hit you!"
After saying that, Luffy raised his arm, the black Armament Haki on it shining brightly.
Just like Crocodile's expression right now!
Crocodile's face looked like he'd swallowed a dead fly, especially when he saw the expressions on the faces of the people opposite him.
"Oh my, I never expected the Shichibukai to be such a good person! He was worried we wouldn't be able to beat him, so he even told us his weaknesses!"
Usopp said in a sarcastic tone.
"Indeed, indeed, he really is a great guy!" the crowd chimed in, their tone full of teasing towards Crocodile. Then, everyone's gaze turned to Luffy.
Zoro, looking at the Armament Haki on Luffy's hand, said sourly, "I didn't expect you to master Armament Haki first!"
"Damn it! I was so close too!"
"Hahaha... Isn't it normal for me to be a little stronger as the captain?" Luffy over and patted Zoro on the shoulder with a smile.
"It's alright, relax. You'll probably master it naturally someday! I only broke through my critical point after he drained me dry just now!"
"When we fight him later, you can probably master it by striking him a few times."
"Hmm? That makes sense!" Zoro's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he drew his sword, staring intently at Crocodile.
Meanwhile, the others were also staring at him with eager eyes, the kind of eyes that look at an experienced monster!
This made him extremely unhappy!
"A bunch of brats, how dare they provoke me!"
"You... you're really asking for death!"
" Desert Grande Spada!"