Alubarna Royal Palace.
After reading Vivi's letter, Koza was deeply moved and did not doubt its authenticity.
Like his father, he had always trusted the king and was unwilling to believe that the king would do such things. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to see the king before the two armies went to war.
After a moment of silence, Koza immediately said to Cobra, "In that case, I'll go and inform the Rebel Army now, and tell them that this battle is pointless!"
After saying this, Koza prepared to return and inform the Rebel Army.
Just then, earth-shattering shouts and the faint sounds of clashing weapons came from outside the palace.
"This... this could be?" Koza and Cobra both showed expressions of shock.
"That's right, that's the sound of the Royal Army and the Rebel Army clashing!" a sinister male voice rang out.
Koza and Cobra turned around at the same time and saw Crocodile and Robin slowly walking towards them, Crocodile's face still bearing that sinister expression.
" Crocodile!" they both exclaimed simultaneously.
"Protect the King!" shouted the guard Chaka.
The surrounding soldiers immediately stepped forward to block Crocodile's path.
Another adjutant, Pell, then shouted, "How did you get in? Where are the soldiers outside?"
"Oh, you mean them..." Crocodile smiled slightly.
"They've all turned into dried-up human flesh!"
"What!!!"
Everyone was horrified. Then they all stared at Crocodile with expressions of utter malice.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't look at me like that! And don't pity them, because you'll end up like that later!"
"You bastard!"
Pell was furious, and then his body quickly transformed into Falcon form as he charged towards Crocodile.
Why bother? Why rush to your death?
Crocodile said calmly, then waved his arm.
" Crescent Cutlass!"
"Pfft!"
Pell was sent flying back by the sand blade, his body slowly shriveling in mid-air until he landed as a dried-up corpse.
" Pell!" Cobra shouted.
"Damn it, how dare you..." Chaka was furious, his body gradually swelled up, and he transformed into a Pell.
However, Cobra stopped him as soon as he rushed forward.
"Stop, Chaka, you are no match for him!" Cobra said in a grim voice.
"Hahaha..."
"A king is a king, unlike these brainless idiots. He knows you're not on my level, and that charging at me would only be suicide!"
"You..." Chaka was furious, but he hadn't lost his temper. Just as Crocodile had said, the difference in strength between the two of them was too great.
Rushing in now would be suicide. If he were alone, he would definitely rush in and fight to the death, but the king is still here, so he can't do that.
Pell has already fallen; he cannot fall too, or there will truly be no one left to protect the King.
At that moment, Koza looked at Crocodile and asked, " Crocodile, are you responsible for all the kingdom's problems?"
Are you referring to the Dance Powder incident? Or the conflict between the Royal Army and the Rebel Army? Or perhaps the frequent sandstorms?
"If that's what you're talking about, then it was all me!"
"Including the sandstorms that hit Yuba every time, what your Pops digs for months, I can fill with just one sandstorm. Isn't that interesting?"
"Hahaha..."
Upon hearing this, Koza's face showed utter shock, then he glared angrily at Crocodile.
"So it was all your doing! I'm going to tell the Rebel Army right now that it was all your conspiracy, and your plan will not succeed!"
"Do you think I'll let you leave now that I've said all this? You... you'll all die here! Of course, His Majesty the King will die somewhere else."
For example, the location of the Poneglyph!
Cobra's pupils contracted as he stared at Crocodile in disbelief.
How do you know about this?
"You don't need to know how I know, just tell me the history..."
Crocodile!!!
Crocodile was interrupted by a roar halfway through his sentence, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
"This voice is..."
Crocodile turned his head hastily, and a fist loomed large in his pupils. Before he could react, it slammed into his face.
With a "whoosh," Crocodile's figure flew backward at an extremely fast speed, then passed through the wall and landed on the platform outside the palace.
After knocking Crocodile away, Luffy didn't stop and continued running towards where Crocodile had fallen, with Zoro and Sanji following behind him.
As Vivi looked at Cobra in the palace, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Father, I'm back!"
" Vivi!"
As soon as Luffy and his crew arrived outside the palace, they saw Crocodile standing up, clutching his head, looking at them with a grim expression.
" Straw Hat Boy, you... you've ruined my plans time and time again! Today I'm going to kill you all!"
"If you can do it, then give it a try!" Luffy clenched his fist and assumed a fighting stance.
Zoro tied his bandana around his neck, Sanji lit a cigarette.
The next moment, as if by unspoken agreement, the three of them charged toward Crocodile at the same time.
Crocodile showed no fear as he watched the three men charging toward him. With a wave of his hand, a wall of sand appeared in front of them.
All three attacks were blocked by the sand wall.
Immediately afterwards, a Golden Hook shot out from the desert at incredible speed. The three people couldn't dodge in time and were sent flying.
" Desert Grande Spada!"
Before they even landed, several sand blades rushed towards them again.
In a moment of desperation, the three of them kicked each other, barely managing to dodge the sand blades.
After landing, without the slightest hesitation, the three charged towards Crocodile once again.
Vivi and the others also came out at this moment. Cobra looked at the battle in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim, "What an intense battle this is!"
They had almost destroyed half of the royal palace.
Suddenly, Luffy traded blows with Crocodile, sending Crocodile flying backward and spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air.
Seeing this, Zoro and Sanji didn't hesitate and rushed forward. Their swords and feet were wet, so they could reach Crocodile.
" Oni Giri!"
" Collier!"
The two attacks landed simultaneously on Crocodile, causing him to cough up another mouthful of blood.
However, he was no pushover either, and suddenly spikes made of sand appeared beneath Zoro and Sanji.
"Tear!"
The sound of flesh being torn apart rang out, and Zoro and Sanji both had large wounds slashed open on their abdomens.
"Cough cough!"
After the attack, all four lay on the ground, panting heavily.
The next moment, all four of them struggled to their feet, and then simultaneously coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"So, Crocodile, are we on the same level?" Luffy grinned.
"Damn it!" Crocodile's eyes darkened; he hadn't expected to be driven to this point by these three brats.
But then he suddenly remembered something, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"You can keep wasting your time here. I'm giving you a heads-up: in less than ten minutes, a shell will be launched into the center of the square!"
"The explosion had a radius of five kilometers. You can imagine, the square is now full of the Royal Army and Rebel Army."
"If the bomb explodes, everyone will die, not a single one... will be left!"
"What?!" Cobra and the others all showed expressions of shock.
Vivi loudly questioned Crocodile.
"Where did you put the shells?"
Do you think I'd tell you? Hahaha...
Crocodile laughed loudly, but before his laughter could stop, a flash appeared in the sky. Then came a deafening roar and a shockwave.
Crocodile:???