Chapter 57: Crocodile Seeking Enemies in the Void
Crocodile was very cautious when Nico Robin suddenly proposed to fight in the desert outside the Rainy Land.
His first reaction was that Shangguan Wen wanted to attack him personally.
To eliminate him as a Shichibukai, he should call all the members of Baroque Works to join the battle.
However, the members of Baroque Works in the Rainy Land who could be used were only MR.
1 Dazbonis and his partner Bora, MR.
2 Von Clay, MR.
3 Gardino and his partner Mariannu.
The others were either not in Alabasta or were not strong enough to participate.
After Crocodile summoned these people, he did not hide his identity. He showed his identity as MR.0, the president of Baroque Works, and bluntly said that his deputy Nico Robin was a traitor. He also bluntly said that they would go to war with the Beasts Pirates later, and those who wanted to escape should get out.
The people who were called in looked at each other in bewilderment. The Beasts Pirates have been in the limelight recently. They have defeated the Four Emperors Whitebeard and Red Hair, forced Charlotte Linlin to retreat, and tied with the Navy. It would be a lie to say that they are not afraid to fight with such a strange “four-eight-three” creature.
Crocodile snorted coldly:
“Do you really think that the Beasts will let you go if you escape? Nico Robin, the traitor, knows what you look like. Where can you escape when the Beasts are chasing you? The Navy doesn’t need to think about it. Other emperor-level pirate groups are too far away and unrealistic. In addition to fighting, there is no other choice. Of course, you can also be slaves of the Beasts.”
What is the treatment of slaves? Those who have been on the sea have heard of it, or even seen it. They don’t want to become slaves and die in a corner without people.
“What is the president going to do? Will he really start a war with the beasts in the desert outside the rainy land?”
Seeing that MR.1 Dazbonis supported him, his originally fierce and vigilant face softened a lot and said:
“I have the natural sand-sand fruit, which can be used to the maximum in the desert. There is no other choice.”
There is another sentence that Crocodile did not say. In order to plot the ancient weapon Pluto, he neglected his training too much in recent years, which resulted in him not being able to use the two-color domineering. Now he finds that he has no ability to protect himself when encountering a powerful enemy. It is really stupid. After escaping this disaster, he must practice well.
There was a flash of determination in Crocodile’s eyes. He knew that this battle was not only about the survival of Baroque Works, but also a severe test of his past negligence.
He continued:
“Our advantage lies in the terrain and surprise. The desert is our home ground. Using sandstorms and quicksand traps, we can cause a lot of trouble for the Beasts Pirates. Moreover, since the traitor Nico Robin chose to fight there, perhaps she has some information or strategies that we don’t know.”
MR.2 Fengkelei, who is always known for his exaggerated expressions and tones, also put away his joking heart at this moment and said seriously:
“President, although our strength is not as good as the Beasts Pirates, as long as we unite, we may not have no chance of winning. I am good at disguise and imitation, and I may play a key role at a critical moment.”
MR.3 GaldiNuo and his partner Mariannu looked at each other. They really couldn’t help in a head-on battle.
Gardino said:
“Although my wax-wax fruit is not very powerful, it is more than enough to build fortifications and traps with Mariannu.”
As a cadre who relies on strength to fight, Sara couldn’t help but analyze:
“President, we must make a careful plan, taking into account the advantages of the desert and the possible response strategies of the Beast Pirates. Especially their Giver Corps, which are numerous and have different abilities, and cannot be underestimated. And we don’t know which cadre is coming.”
In their impression, the dispatch of monsters like Shangguan Wen and Kaido will definitely attract attention from many parties, and the one who can avoid many surveillance and fly here from the New World Inazuma must be Flame Disaster Jin, or perhaps the newly formed animal-type flying corps headed by Flame Disaster Jin, so it doesn’t matter even if the battlefield is chosen in the desert, because the Beasts occupy air supremacy.
If Shangguan Wen was here, he would burst out laughing. He did not expect that Old Sand would come to the void to search for enemies, nor did he guess that it was Shangguan Wen and Nico Robin who actually came.
Crocodile nodded and looked at everyone with approval:
“Very good, it seems that none of you have been defeated by fear. Remember, fighting is not only a contest of strength, but also a contest of wisdom and will. Now, let’s make a plan on how to give the Beasts Pirates a head-on blow in the desert.”
In the following time, Crocodile brought these cadres to the desert outside the rain land, using the harsh environment of the desert and his own Sand-Sand Fruit ability to set up multiple traps, and at the same time using the abilities of their respective devil fruits to raid and interfere, striving to inflict heavy damage on the Beasts Pirates before they fully launched their offensive.
When Crocodile’s useless work was done, Robin’s leather boots stepped on the soft sand and appeared in front of her former colleagues and boss. With her observation Haki activated, she quickly found the trap set by Keckler and others.
The corners of her mouth rose. The quick-learning method under the power of Shangguan Wen was really useful. It could find it quickly. In the past, she had to pay attention to the trap.
“Nico Robin, you traitor Haizhen is here. Where is Jin? Where is the big boss of the beast?”
Robin chuckled. She didn’t expect Crocodile to search for enemies in the void and think that the beast that came was the Flame Disaster Jin, instead of Shangguan Wen. Or maybe she thought of Shangguan Wen and was worried that her subordinates would be scared and flee…
“There is no Flame Disaster Jin. I am the only one who came to defeat you this time.”
Of course, there is also my captain Shangguan Wen, but he left the stage to himself and protected himself in the shadows. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
“What? You alone?”
Crocodile looked around and at the sky warily. He didn’t believe that Nico Robin was the only one here. He knew her strength.
“Don’t be ridiculous. You’re the only one!”
Robin replied confidently:
“Yes, it’s just me. Everyone in Baroque, I used to be your vice president. Now I give you a choice. After I defeat Crocodile, either follow me to Beasts or die with Crocodile.”[]
Faced with the olive branch thrown by Robin, the others looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn’t expect Beasts to recruit them. Aren’t they all animal-type troops?
Crocodile was furious when he saw his subordinates. These disloyal traitors, after destroying Nico Robin, they can’t stay either!
As a killer, who doesn’t feel keen on murderous intent? When they found the murderous light flashing from their president, the hearts of the people present were shocked, and a thought popped up in their minds at the same time: Crocodile, the old man, wants to kill them.
The atmosphere was tense in an instant, and the wind in the desert seemed to stop at this moment. The air was filled with a kind of depression that was about to come.
Robin never thought that at this critical moment, Crocodile would actually make a mistake and release his murderous intent towards his own people. Even though there was a shadow of betrayal by his subordinates in the New World in 2.1, he had to pretend at this moment.
“Crocodile, let’s have a 1V1 battle. If you win, I will tell you where the original text of Alabasta’s history is, and it is a translated copy.”
Hearing the original text of history, Crocodile’s eyes suddenly lit up. Only he knew how much he had paid for this thing. Now that it was right in front of him, Crocodile agreed without thinking.
“Okay, if you lose, give me the copy. If I lose? No, I won’t lose to you, Nico Robin!”
“Please”
“Hmph!”
He sneered, and his sanded arm swung out suddenly, trying to capture Robin with a giant hand formed by sand.
However, Robin is no longer the weak historian from yesterday. Under Shangguan Wen’s indoctrination, her strength has made a qualitative leap. It is easy to deal with Crocodile, whose strength has greatly declined. In Shangguan Wen’s words, it is the first battle after leaving the Novice Village. .
