" Gum-Gum gun!"
"You idiot."
Crocodile casually remarked that he was too lazy to even move, and that no matter how powerful Riot Games was, it shouldn't even think about hurting Logia without Haki covering it.
In the first half of the Grand Line, Logia were like natural disasters.
He doesn't even need to use Observation Haki; he can just stand there Luffy beat him until dark without caring.
"I'm willing to die for someone I know."
Whether it's the Straw Hat in front of me, or that old man named Yuba...
"I've seen plenty of idiots like you!"
Crocodile roared a few words.
"Then," Luffy cracked his Riot Games and retorted, "Aren't you an idiot too?"
Crocodile's pupils suddenly enlarged, and he recalled a scene he thought he had forgotten.
In his youth, he and his companions wove a song of dreams together.
However, faced with that man's overwhelming power, friendship, dreams, companions—everything was ruthlessly torn apart.
Even his arm was cut off. In the end, the first mate pushed the ship away with all his might, and thanks to Whitebeard's mercy, he survived.
In an instant, memories he had sworn to forget flooded back, causing Crocodile's face to darken. "Kid..."
Hehehe.
The elegant and beautiful Robin beside him chuckled, which only fueled Crocodile's anger and embarrassment.
"Do you want to die too, Nico Robin!"
"If you want to kill me, then go ahead."
Robin, wearing a white cowboy hat, waved dismissively, turned to leave, and reminded him, "Also, didn't we agree beforehand that you shouldn't call me by that name, boss?"
Miss All Sunday?
Crocodile chose to change his tune. If this woman hadn't been able to read the Poneglyph, he would have given her a good lesson for not respecting her superior.
Robin, Kaidō, " Alubarna, I'll go first."
Watching her leave so decisively, Crocodile shook his head and said, "That woman is really willful."
However, now is not the time to think about these things. Crocodile took an hourglass from his pocket with his right hand and threw it at Luffy's feet.
The fine sand flowing continuously in the hourglass represents the passage of time.
"Use this to keep track of three minutes."
Crocodile flicked his cigarette ash with his middle finger and pointed with his index finger at the Luffy's feet.
"When the time is up, you will die."
Do you have any objections?
Crocodile's Haki words didn't Luffy. He stretched his arms again, grinned, and said, "I won't die."
"Rubber!"
As they were talking, Luffy launched the first attack.
"Gun!"
With a flash of his Riot Games, it hurtled towards Crocodile with a wild whooshing sound, but Crocodile could easily dodge this straightforward attack by simply tilting his head slightly.
At the same time, he charged towards Luffy, his body turning into yellow sand as he charged.
The next instant, the person appeared in front of Luffy, and the huge golden hook in his left hand swept mercilessly towards Luffy.
"Wow!"
With a sudden backward twist of his upper body, Luffy narrowly dodged Crocodile's attack, much to Crocodile's surprise, who let out a surprised "Oh!"
Not bad, you actually managed to dodge one of his attacks. Even a casual attack is something that an ordinary pirate with a 30 million bounty wouldn't be able to avoid.
"Rubber."
Luffy, having dodged Crocodile 'Lightning Release: Lariat, immediately Luffy backward and simultaneously unleashed a flying kick, "Whip!"
puff.
This mid-air Twist and back kick instantly created a huge hole in Crocodile's back as he brushed past.
But the swirling yellow sand clearly said it all, "The ugly truth lies ahead, Straw Hat."
"An attack like yours will never succeed..."
" Gum-Gum Gatling!"
Puff puff puff puff.
A dense barrage of punches rained down on Crocodile like cannonballs, the terrifying speed of dozens of punches per second instantly turning the towering Crocodile into a pincushion.
"It's no use, no matter how many times we try..."
"Rocket launcher!"
Before Crocodile could finish speaking, Luffy's hands struck him hard in the chest, causing it to explode and scatter sand everywhere.
On his back, a hole the size of a washbasin exploded with force, instantly splitting him in two.
"It's useless."
"Rubber, tomahawk!"
The foot that had suddenly stretched out towards the sky crashed down with the force of splitting mountains and shattering peaks, instantly obliterating Crocodile into dust.
Then, Luffy stomped with both feet.
Bang bang bang!
"I stomp, stomp, stomp!"
"Did you crush it? You sand Renekton."
"I said it," Luffy said, as he stomped wildly on the yellow sand beneath his feet. Behind Luffy, the sand silently formed the silhouette of Crocodile.
Not only was he not hurt in the slightest, but even the cigar in his mouth was exactly the same as before the fight started.
Logia users are born with the ability to elementalize their clothes, weapons, and even cigarettes.
"A low-level Gum-Gum Fruit user like you has absolutely no chance of winning, ugh."
Luffy around and threw a punch with lightning speed, preventing Crocodile from finishing a single sentence since the start of the battle.
"Yingwu? What exactly are you trying to say?"
Seeing Luffy's bewildered Luffy, Crocodile's veins bulged on his forehead, and he felt his blood pressure rise for the first time in a long time. "Die!"
He finally gave up his empty talk, and his right hand began to gather sand. "Whether it's you Yuba, you're both doing pointless things. Let me tell you this."
"Wait, this has nothing to do with Uncle Yuba! Stop it right now!"
Luffy shouted.
Crocodile simply swung the tornado out, whipping up a cloud of yellow sand that formed a bridge between heaven and earth, sweeping towards Yuba.
He wanted to ensure that not a single drop of water would ever be produced there.
Even if there were any, they would be covered up by the storm. His storm grew larger and larger as it was unleashed, and its power eventually became uncontrollable even to him.
"You bastard, stop right now!"
Luffy unleashed Gatling and smashed Crocodile to pieces with his high-speed Riot Games. Growing weary of the battle, Crocodile transformed into his elemental form and charged towards Luffy, piercing Luffy, blood splattering across the sand.
"Who do you think you are? Kid, the Grand Line is where you'll be buried, you fool who doesn't know your own mortality."
Crocodile drew his golden hook, watched as Crocodile's body was swallowed by quicksand, and then left.
"At that time, I stood in front of that ' Island Eater,' pointing at that terrifying creature that was as big as a continent, and said, 'You can't stop the men of the sea...'" Usopp sat there, boasting to himself.
1003. 1004.
With one hand gripping the hilt of his sword, and a camel perched on the scabbard, Zoro continued his weightlifting exercises.
"Hey, you guys..."
"Ignore them, Nami."
Sanji pulled out another cigarette, lit it, and waved his hand.
"They just need to distract themselves, what idiots, this time they're facing an enemy of the Seven Warlords of the Sea caliber."
"Hey, you bastard, just say what you want to say!"
Zoro was immediately angered by these words, but Sanji calmly stated the truth, "Fine, I'll tell you, you're afraid Luffy will lose, aren't you?"
"... Me, I'm afraid?"
"Your curly eyebrows!"
You green algae head!
Winter, winter.
"Alright, what time is it? Stop arguing amongst yourselves."
With one punch each, Nami knocked down the two overly nervous idiots, rubbing her forehead in exasperation.
The dense cluster of cigarette butts surrounding Sanji belies his outward calm.
"Everyone, don't, don't worry."
Vivi tried to smile and stop the others, " Luffy promised to meet us in Alubarna."
Hey, hey, hey, looking at Vivi who was covered in sweat and could barely speak, the others couldn't help but complain.
You must be the most nervous, right?
Nami glanced back; a sandstorm was raging across the desert, obscuring the sky.
"Luffy, you have to be alright," she prayed silently.
"Meat!"
Luffy's head emerged from the quicksand. His tenacious vitality meant he didn't care about a mere fatal wound; as long as he had flesh, he could continue to live.
" Tres Fleur!"
Robin returned and used her powers to rescue Luffy from the quicksand.
"Thank you," Luffy replied, panting.
"Why fight? You who bear the name 'D'..." Robin looked at Luffy, recalling her research on Ohara, wanting an answer from him.
"D? Cough!" Luffy answered weakly, completely unaware of the meaning behind his name.
"It seems I asked for nothing."
Robin used her ability to retrieve the straw hat that had fallen to the ground and put it back on Luffy's head.
She must have been out of her mind. Perhaps she was nearing death and desperately wanted to uncover the truth about the Clan of D., which is why she placed her hopes on this boy.
She looked down at the boy's weak appearance, her eyes filled with pity.
It's pitiful. He has dreams that don't match his abilities, which is why he lies here, like a dog with a broken spine.
However, why did the boy's eyes still not show any sign of dejection?
They were full of fighting spirit and seemed ready to continue fighting at any moment.
Robin couldn't understand.
Just then, Pell came running up, sword in hand, shouting, "What have you done to Princess Vivi!"
"Young... you woke up so quickly?"
Robin looked away, a charming, intellectual smile appearing on her face.
Pell shouted, "I now understand your abilities; I won't act like I did before."
Robin smiled slightly and said, "Don't be reckless, it will only worsen your injuries. You've come at the right time, save the child."
He is the knight-pirate who escorted your most precious princess all the way here, and the princess is safe and sound, on her way to Alubarna.
However, what will happen next is unknown; we can only leave it to fate.
After Robin finished speaking, he rode away on his land-based Banana Croc.
Pell watched Robin's departing figure, thinking, "If even I can't beat them, who will protect Princess Vivi?"
Luffy grabbed Pell's hand and shouted, "Meat!"
Vivi and her friends rode crabs to the riverbank, only to encounter a serious problem: how to swim across?
As we all know, desert crabs are the most afraid of water, so they naturally cannot swim.
"Anyone with Matsuge must be a womanizer. Let's try the dancer's method."
Usopp came up with a terrible idea: to Nami continue dressing up as a dancer in order to seduce the desert crab.
Nami thought the idea was stupid, but she still decided to give it a try. They couldn't possibly run dozens of kilometers after crossing the river and still have the stamina to fight the enemy. They needed a means of transportation.
Upon seeing the dancer Nami, the desert crab became so excited that hearts appeared in its eyes, its speed increased dramatically, and it created a powerful the Miracle, running across the water's surface.
"Amazing!" Usopp thought the Miracle was about to happen, but the crab sank at lightning speed. "Damn it, it was just a psychological effect."
The group had to swim across on their own.
Meanwhile, waves rose on the river surface, and the rarely seen Sandora Catfish appeared in the river.
"It's a man-eating fish." Vivi's words terrified Usopp, who hurriedly swam to shore.
The giant catfish was knocked down by the Kung-Fu Dugong manatee that suddenly appeared, but they still respected their master and would never let Luffy's disciple be bullied by a catfish.
Zoro and his crew successfully reached the shore, but as they gazed at the endless horizon, a new dilemma arose. "What should we use to get around now?"
Time is running out. There's no transportation here, and running there definitely won't be enough time, and it's also very dangerous.
Just as they were feeling troubled, the usually slow-witted Karoo led his Super Spot-Billed Duck Troops over.
Vivi exclaimed with delight, " Karoo!"
"Gah gah," the Karoo replied smugly.
Vivi smiled broadly and said, "Well done! We can ride our Karoo to the battlefield now."
"Before that, there's something we need to do."
Zoro spoke up, knowing full well that the enemy had likely laid an ambush in Alubarna. Charging directly towards Alubarna without any confrontation would be tantamount to suicide.
To prevent Vivi from being directly discovered by the enemy, Zoro suggested that everyone wear hoods to hide their faces and disguise themselves as Vivi as they charged towards Alubarna.
As for Vivi herself, she should wait where she is.
When they, along with the camel with Matsuge, rode a Spot-Billed Duck and disrupted the Baroque Works.
At that time, Vivi was on the move, cautiously heading towards the route the rebels would take, waiting for Kohza to stop the impending war.
Mr. 1 stood there calmly, unlike Mr. 2 who seemed impatient to participate in a major battle, pacing back and forth anxiously.
"Stop wandering around, hasn't Princess Vivi appeared yet?"
"They say it's Vivi, but which one is it?" Miss Merry Christmas put down her binoculars, looking completely bewildered. "I can't see anyone's face."
"What?" Mr. 1 took the binoculars, glanced at them, and said, "Trying to outsmart us with these little tricks? You think you can escape our pursuit?"
"Same here," Mr. 2 locked onto his target and hurriedly gave chase.
The rest of the group split up and targeted their own prey.
Once everyone had left, Vivi rode her Karoo horse and charged towards the rebel army that Alubarna.