Chapter 416 Crocodile: I am invincible in the desert!
The crisp sound of broken neck bones reached the ears of every pirate on the dock very clearly, causing their bodies to tremble uncontrollably.
Some of the pirate gangsters who wanted to look up to see the situation, thinking of the pitiful end of the once mighty captain, hurriedly buried their heads deeper.
Crocodile's calm eyes glanced around the field, lingering on the group of pirates for a moment, and then slowly removed his right foot that was on the neck of the mummy.
After the residents and tourists of Rape Blossom Port saw with their own eyes that the cruel and violent pirate was completely turned into a lifeless skeleton, the already enthusiastic cheers suddenly rose to a higher level again.
An imperceptible smile appeared on Crocodile's lips, and he raised his hands to signal the residents and tourists to calm down for the time being.
The golden hook on the sand crocodile's left hand shines brightly in the sunlight.
"Residents of Alabasta, no matter now or in the future, do not have to worry about pirates invading this ancient country that has been inherited for centuries!
"I, Crocodile, in the name of His Majesty Shichibukai appointed by the World Government, solemnly declare to everyone present and to this country that I will defend this country from any external force until the end!"< br>
The cheers of residents and tourists stopped for a moment and then resounded through the sky.
"Long live the hero!"
"The heroes of Alabasta are eternal!"
"The King's seven warriors are invincible!!"
In this deafening cheers.
The members of the escort team who were originally defeated by the pirates, but luckily survived, walked out of the crowd.
A middle-aged man with seemingly high prestige was elected.
The middle-aged man looked pitifully at the dead captain and vice-captain on the ground not far away, took a deep breath, walked up to Crocodile, lowered his head, and asked very respectfully.
"Krokdal...my lord!"
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to address the newly promoted King Shichibukai with the honorific title of 'sir'.
"What should we do with those pirates?"
Crocodile frowned slightly as he looked at the group of pirates who were squatting down with their heads in their hands and completely losing their resistance.
The middle-aged man thought that His Majesty Shichibukai-sama in front of him was hesitating whether he should execute these pirates together.
But in fact, Crocodile was constantly calculating in his heart.
‘This group of pirates from the North Sea is not too weak. Even members of the big city guard like Rape Flower are no match for them, and they can barely accept them as their subordinates. ’
‘Although the leading pirate captain had no choice but to let him die in order to appease the people in the port. ’
‘These crew members can be retained not only to replenish the size of the force under their command, but also to collect relevant intelligence on the North Sea. ’
‘Alabasta is close to the Upside Down Mountain and is an island that many pirates from the outer sea must pass through to reach the Grand Line. ’
‘I don’t know much about the situation in the outer sea, but even the East China Sea, which is known as the weakest, has many powerful people. ’
'The 'Doflamingo' that this group of North Sea pirates just mentioned seems to be a powerful character in the North Sea...'
Crocodile kept thinking in his mind and pondered for a long time.
"Put these pirates all in hoods and send them to the [Rain Feast] in the rainy place."
Middle-aged men naturally know about Yu Yan.
The Rainland is the most well-known lush oasis city in Alabasta, and the Rainy Feast is the most famous luxury casino in the Rainland.
However, since Lord Shichibukai came to Alabasta, the ownership of Yuyan Casino has been transferred to this pirate.
‘What does this pirate hero want to do by bringing these pirates to Yuyan Casino...’
The middle-aged man raised his head and was about to ask Crocodile what he thought, but he saw a pair of cold and deep eyes.
His body trembled, and the middle-aged man instantly lost the courage to ask questions. He just nodded and said that he would send these pirate minions to Yuyan Casino as soon as possible.
Crocodile nodded with satisfaction.
Nodding to the residents and tourists who were still cheering, Crocodile waved his cloak behind him and turned it into a streak of yellow sand rising into the sky. Riding on the sea breeze, he left from the Rapeseed Port.
People with natural fruit abilities, due to the specific properties of their natural elements, a small number of people also have the ability to "fly".
Just like the "smoke" of the smoke fruit and the "fire" of the burning fruit, they are extremely light and can fly short distances.
And Crocodile's "sand" is also one of them.
Especially in the endless desert, the bonus to the Shasha Fruit is particularly huge. Crocodile can even use the storm in the desert to fly for a long time.
However, under normal circumstances, Crocodile can also fly short distances by manipulating sand.
Wait until you leave Rapeseed Port.
Crocodile used his ability again to create a violent sand shard, and his movement speed increased dramatically again.
It didn't take him much time to fly back to the rainy land from Rapeseed Flower Port.
Just after flying back to his lair, before Crocodile could even take a breath, some not-so-good news came from his subordinates.
"Lord Crocodile, the people over at Rapeseed Port sent word that the 'White Ghost' is coming!"
"White ghost?"
Crocodile frowned slightly and couldn't help but raise his tone a lot.
"Is that guy just passing by, or is he coming specifically to Alabasta?"
"It should be... specially coming to Alabasta!"
The subordinate's throat vibrated a few times, with a nervous expression on his face.
"That light cyan sailboat flying the dragon ghost flag...it's unmistakable!"
……
After a long voyage, the Abyss finally arrived in the waters surrounding the Kingdom of Alabasta.
In recent years, due to Adrian's crazy activity, this ship flying the dragon ghost flag is known to everyone in the Grand Line.
Even the powerful people in the new world will subconsciously sweat a little after seeing this Abyss, which symbolizes status.
The Abyss slowly docked at the dock of Rapeseed Port.
Before the ship came to a complete stop, Adrian noticed that something was not right about the atmosphere at the dock.
A few years ago, when I came to Alabasta, Rapeseed Port was bustling with activity.
Right now, this port and trade capital has a somewhat sad feeling.
A ray of red flashed in Adrian's eyes, and he turned on his sense of sight. He continued to sense the environment in the Rapeseed Port, and soon discovered the group of pirates who were being driven into the camel cart by the port guard.
"I see. Did you just experience a pirate robbery?"
Adrien put away his emotions and became convinced.
"There were many casualties, but the pirates were all captured without help, which shows that someone interfered... It seems that during this period, Sand Crocodile won the title of [Hero] in Alabasta, right?"
With his mind spinning, Adrian quickly sorted out his thoughts and determined the general reason why Rapeseed Port fell into a state of sadness.
"Hey! Are there any pirates who want to be heroes?"
To be fair.
Sand Crocodile is indeed the top conspirator among pirates.
Harvest the trust of Alabasta citizens by planting rumors;
By interfering with regional precipitation, it gradually destroyed the national prestige of the Neferutari royal family;
With the help of the historian and the son of the devil who took the initiative to seek refuge, he reached out to the ancient weapons strictly prohibited by the world government!
If it hadn't been for the ruthless iron fist of the Straw Hat Kid, the Sand Crocodile would really have been able to find Hades and fight back to the new world!
But...
“My own strength is too weak, so I can’t do anything!”
Adrian complained silently and called Rumi to let him take the Abyss back to the stronghold.
Get off the boat and land.
After walking through the Rapeseed Flower Port for a while, I quickly grasped the location of the lair of the 'hero' who had already begun to have a name.
Entering the ghost state, Adrian flew into the sky, flying towards the location of the rainy land in his memory.
At the high speed of the ghost body, he flew out of the Rapeseed Port in the blink of an eye and arrived in a vast desert.
Adrian's gaze lingered on the endless desert below for a moment.
"The boundless desert environment, the bonus to Shasha Fruit is simply unimaginable.
"With such an invincible and powerful BUFF, Sand Crocodile was blasted by Luffy, who couldn't even use second gear...
"One thing to say, Lao Sha's 50-50 performance in the top battle is really puzzling!"
At this time.
A ball of Shalan with the breath of life came from the front.
Riding the wind and sand, he wanted to rush from Yuyan Casino to Crocodile at Rapeseed Flower Port.
"Hey! Isn't this a coincidence?"
Adrian stopped directly in mid-air, folded his hands across his chest, and looked at the opposite side at leisure.
"The King's Shichibukai, Sand Crocodile, meet for the second time."
"If you want to build a relationship, just skip it!"
Crocodile condensed his upper body in the wind and sand, looking at the white ghost with indifferent eyes.
"Besides, I don't remember when I saw you, White Ghost!"
"Year 1498 of the Haiyuan calendar, East China Sea, Luoge Town."
Adrian clearly pointed out the time and place, and joked again.
"But at that time, you didn't have this scar on your face."
"White Ghost, what exactly do you want to do when you come to Alabasta?"
Crocodile's eyes narrowed slightly, he was too lazy to talk nonsense and got straight to the point.
"This is my territory!"
"The residents in Rapeseed Port will definitely be extremely sad when they hear this."
Adrian's tone remained unchanged, still calm and playful.
"You are their hero!"
"What hero?!"
Crocodile sounded impatient, raised his left hand, and a roaring sandstorm instantly condensed in the sky above his palm, circling and flying continuously.
"White Ghost, leave this country or be buried in the desert!"
Crocodile didn't know everything about the White Ghost's strength.
But just from the side performance, White Ghost is definitely on the same level as Whitebeard, BIGMOM, Sengoku and others, there is no doubt about this.
If not necessary, Crocodile would not want to provoke an opponent of this level for no reason.
But if a fight really breaks out, Crocodile will not be afraid at all.
‘I am invincible in the desert! ’
Sand Crocodile is extremely confident in this.
"What a coincidence, when I came to this country, I just wanted to test the strength of the new King Shichibukai!"
Adrian's eyes turned cold and he used the reason he had been preparing for a long time.
"Now let me see what the King's Shichibukai is all about!"
"Sha Lan!"
Crocodile roared angrily and threw out the sandstorm on the palm of his left hand.
Under the influence of the Shasha Fruit, the sandstorm instantly expanded and turned into a sky-wide massacre, powerful enough to blow down buildings and shatter rocks.
The terrifying sandstorm, with its overwhelming force, blew violently in the direction of the white ghost.
Adrian slowly raised his right hand, folded the void, and pulled out the dark-edged demon sword Kitetsu from his white palm.
With his eyes slightly focused, Adrian swung the demon sword and struck out with a giant flying slash as white as snow.
The solid half-moon-shaped brilliance easily broke through the menacing sandstorm, and with an indomitable momentum, it struck directly at Crocodile's position.
A ray of red light flashed in his eyes, and Crocodile turned around flexibly in mid-air to avoid the flying slash that brought him a considerable sense of threat.
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