The Straw Hat Pirates were also heading toward the palace. They heard Akihara Kagura's speculation and had no choice but to rush to the palace to prevent King Cobra from being harmed.
The Buggy Pirates, captured by the Navy, were rescued by Mr. 3 Galdino. Clown Buggy tearfully recognized Mr. 3 Galdino, who had escaped from the ship, as one of his own and followed Galdino's suggestion to openly seek the Golden Underground Palace...
Navy Headquarters Colonel Smoker was overwhelmed, struggling to chase the tracks of Straw Hat Luffy and Clown Buggy. He was uncertain whether to search for the Golden Underground Palace or head to Alabasta Palace, feeling the urgent need for reinforcements...
Fortunately.
Smoker was a competent navy officer.
The Navy Colonel heard that Alabasta Palace might be attacked by Sand Crocodile Crocodile and headed to Alabasta Palace to protect the royal family.
Unluckily...
Crocodile's strength was unmatched, ruthlessly defeating everyone, and everyone had underestimated Crocodile's Baroque Works!
Albana.
Inside Alabasta Palace.
The entire palace center was engulfed by a desert storm!
Crocodile stood in the middle of the palace, raising his hand to control the sand that crushed the combined forces trying to stop him, including Straw Hat Pirates' Captain Monkey D. Luffy and Navy Colonel Smoker!
"A bunch of boring fools..."
Crocodile felt that the trouble caused by the Straw Hat Pirates and Navy Colonel Smoker was a humiliation to him: "I don't have time to play some childish games with you, there's a gap even among Logia-type ability users..."
Dispassionately, Crocodile smoked a cigar; it seemed that this battle hadn't brought him any trouble, as he boldly showcased the strength of a Seven Warlords of the Sea in front of everyone, directly defeating his opponents.
Of course.
This meant a Seven Warlord of the Sea had torn face with the World Government!
This pirate dared to attack a king of a World Government allied country in broad daylight, even though this allied country's status is quite important!
The World Government would absolutely not allow this to happen!
However...
Crocodile didn't care anymore.
"Take me to the King's Tomb."
Crocodile looked at Alabasta's King Cobra and spoke coldly: "I heard the secret of Pluto is buried in Alabasta's King's Tomb. I've been wanting to know this secret for years, so Alabasta hasn't seen rain for so long, always plagued by sandstorms..."
"It's a pity..."
"Originally, I wanted these foolish civilians to embrace me as I sat on your throne."
"But now the Navy has arrived and even discovered my intention to seize the throne, so I have to gain Pluto's secret first..."
"So it's for Pluto..."
Cobra's face showed a hint of anxiety but relaxed his brow: "So all these disasters in Alabasta were caused by you... If I take you to the King's Tomb, you won't cause natural disasters in Alabasta anymore, right?"
"Of course."
Crocodile sneered contemptuously, full of disdain: "I wouldn't have the foresight to fixate on this place..."
His target...
Is a king that surpasses the World Government!
"I understand."
King Cobra wasn't well-versed in his country's treasure, but he couldn't let Crocodile rampage: "So let your men stop and spare everyone present, and I'll take you to the King's Tomb..."
"Alright."
Crocodile was very satisfied with the deal. He glanced at Mr. 1 Daz Bonez in the distance and willingly spoke: "Mr. 1, you can stop now."
"Yes, boss."
Daz Bonez withdrew his pitch-black claws.
The two people opposite Mr. 1 Daz Bonez were panting helplessly, none other than Navy Squad Leader Tashigi and the Straw Hat Pirates' Vice Captain Roronoa Zoro!
This battle was somewhat peculiar.
Navy Colonel Smoker and Straw Hat Pirates' Captain Luffy confronted Crocodile, and their deputies teamed up against Crocodile's deputy Daz Bonez!
However...
Their fate was the same!
Everyone suffered a major defeat!
Straw Hat Luffy and Smoker lost because they were unfamiliar with Crocodile's Sand-Sand Fruit ability, while Daz Bonez used sheer strength to defeat Tashigi and Zoro!
"This guy... his strength is terrifying too..."
Zoro held two swords in his hands, with another sword clenched in his teeth, a limitless fighting spirit bubbling in his heart: "On the Grand Line... they're all monsters here..."
"You're a monster too..."
Tashigi lost even more miserably.
If Zoro hadn't saved her, she would've long perished under Daz Bonez's blades; she hadn't expected her opponent's strength to be so terrifying!
In this battle, Daz Bonez, the killer from Baroque Works, showcased unprecedented strength!
Any part of him could become extremely hard, and even turn into strange sharp blades, including his respiratory and oral cavities, which could release tiny blades!
The most troublesome part is...
This guy mastered a kind of pitch-black power!
This power allowed him to easily block any attack, enhancing his own attack strength. This guy named Daz Bonez awakened Armament Haki!
"I'm not a qualified swordsman..."
Mr. 1 Daz Bonez looked at the two breathless people opposite, speaking calmly: "But I'm the best killer in the West Sea."