Rain Dinners Casino, a secluded, secret room.
Six Paths figures gathered around the long table.
These are Baroque Works ' top assassins, their trump cards.
Such a gathering is extremely rare under normal circumstances.
"MR1 is back. It seems the Heavenly Tribute has been successfully captured."
Mr. 3, with a candle burning on his head, glanced up at the person who entered and smugly sipped his coffee.
"However, it seems you took a little longer this time..."
"Is that so?" Daz Bonez said with a cold glance.
"Are you after my position? I wouldn't mind killing you!"
Baroque Works is indeed an organization.
However, they always contacted each other using nicknames in private.
At the same time, there is only one rule for promotion: unless the person ahead of you dies, the person behind you will never be promoted.
One can die by using one's own hands.
"Alright, now is not the time to argue."
Sitting upright in the chair next to the head of the table, Nico Robin adjusted the brim of her hat.
"The mission is accomplished, that's enough. The reason I've gathered you all here is to introduce you to the people behind Baroque Works."
Buzz!
Inside the sealed room, a sudden gust of sand and dust arose.
Soon, a figure appeared on the head seat, sporting a slicked-back hairstyle, wearing Pure Gold earrings, smoking a cigar, and holding Golden Hook in his left hand.
" The Shichibukai, Crocodile?"
Mr. 3's teacup trembled slightly, but quickly returned to its normal state.
In fact, they had long suspected the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, as their secret base was located in this Rain Dinners.
Seeing this figure, which matched their guess, they were actually quite pleased.
"Alright, it seems I don't need to introduce myself."
Crocodile, with a cigar in his mouth, said...
"Mr. 1, you've worked hard."
"However, judging from your expression, it seems like you have something to say."
Daz Bonez walked straight to his seat, sat down, and crossed his arms.
"Just now, when we were seizing the Heavenly Tribute, the Royal Army voluntarily abandoned it. I'm worried it might be a trap."
Throughout the journey, Daz Bonez had a feeling that he was being watched.
It felt as if a pair of eyes were watching me intently from the shadows.
However, no matter how he tries to counter surveillance, or how he uses other informants to monitor him, it's impossible to tell if he's being followed.
Unfortunately, no clues were found.
"Are you worried about being followed?"
Crocodile sneered.
"Don't worry, in this kingdom, anyone who dares to play these petty tricks has already been dealt with by Mr. 5 and Valentine."
"The reason you've been gathered here is because someone has infiltrated Baroque Works."
"Now that the Heavenly Tribute is in our hands, we should accelerate our plan to destroy Alabasta."
The rolling words echoed in the sealed room.
As one of the Shichibukai, Crocodile chose to infiltrate the first half of the Grand Line entirely because of everything related to Pluton in the Poneglyph.
Only by obtaining this item can Crocodile regain his composure and seek revenge against Whitebeard.
However, the moment his gaze fell on the ninth chair, his pupils suddenly contracted.
In this picture, with his back to his chair, it seems a ninth person, who shouldn't exist, has appeared.
Crocodile's change in expression clearly put everyone on edge.
When they realized the situation, their expressions changed.
Mr. 5, and Valentine, were sent to hunt down a traitor.
These two positions should be left empty.
Suddenly, a figure that shouldn't exist appeared.
This inevitably overturned their understanding.
Most importantly, even Crocodile had no idea how this stranger had gotten in.
Faced with this uninvited guest, and also with the words that just came out concerning the plan.
Crocodile's face instantly darkened to an extreme.
Who goes there!
boom!
Amidst the swirling sandstorm, Crocodile unleashed a terrifying aura, instantly locking onto the Ninth Man.
A murderous intent was revealed deep within his eyes.
The conversation just now involved his years of painstaking preparations while he was infiltrating Alabasta.
Now everything is being eavesdropped on by this ninth person who shouldn't exist.
Then this person in front of me must die!
Buzz!
Yellow sand instantly swept into the entire secret chamber.
The next moment, Crocodile's figure quickly materialized behind the ninth chair, which was facing away from him.
" Desert Spada!"
The yellow sand gathered into a giant sword, which slashed towards the ninth person.
Seeing this, MR3 and the other officers burst into laughter.
The attack by the Shichibukai was indeed massive.
Bang!
The sound of metal clashing suddenly rang out.
The precious sword, formed from the yellow sand, instantly slashed down on the ninth person.
The chair snapped in two with a single blow.
Unfortunately, the incredibly fierce slash stopped abruptly the moment it landed on the ninth person, as if it had struck steel.
The bizarre scene caused everyone in the room to suddenly contract their pupils, including Crocodile.
"You've plundered Heavenly Tribute, plotted to seize the kingdom, and attempted to assassinate Marine Headquarters Admiral —you're guilty of multiple crimes, so I can execute you!"
Bai Yu smiled bloodthirstyly, then flipped his hand and put away the Visual Den Den Mushi.
Looking at Crocodile behind him, the Demon Sword Murasame at his waist was instantly drawn.
Boom!
With a single strike, golden light burst forth, and the blade cleaved head-on towards Crocodile.
A blade of energy, several meters long, instantly filled the entire secret chamber.
Crocodile's expression changed drastically, and he swung his Golden Hook out once more.
Desert Spada!
Boom!
The shockwave from the explosion, mixed with yellow sand, swept through the entire sealed chamber.
Nico Robin and the others, who were in the middle of it, felt a sense of suffocation and quickly retreated.
However, his eyes remained fixed on the battlefield, not daring to relax for a moment.
Facing someone who could sit unscathed and easily withstand the furious killing blows of the Shichibukai.
They believed this person was definitely not an ordinary individual.
However, before they could react, Bai Yu, with a bloodthirsty smile on his face, instantly broke through the sandstorm.
He appeared before Crocodile, one step ahead.
The Demon Sword Murasame, held in his hand, slashed down with immense force.
Crocodile's expression changed drastically.
Without time to think, I quickly Elemental Transformation to its maximum potential.
The methods this brat possessed completely overturned his understanding of the world.
Pfft!
A flash of blood, Crocodile was stunned.
A piercing, stinging pain swept through my entire body.
A gruesome gash spread rapidly from his shoulder down to his abdomen.
Boom!
The immense impact sent him flying.
It smashed the wall behind it with its head.
"Ding! Congratulations, host! The character template unlock progress has reached 35%..."