Chapter 169 - 8

Chapter 8 The Secret of Pluto, Luffy Makes His Appearance"Father!" Vivi cried out anxiously, looking at the King pinned to the palace wall by two iron nails. She wanted to rush over but was held firmly by Chaka!"I'm sorry, Vivi! I wasted the opportunity you created for me!" the King said with difficulty."Really, is that all there is to a long-awaited conversation between father and daughter?" Crocodile said disappointedly. "Anyway, Mr. Wednesday...""Don't call me that!"Crocodile paused, took a deep drag from his cigar, "Let me be clear, I don't intend for either of you to live. The destruction of the kingdom and the royal family is a natural phenomenon! But before the throne changes hands..." Crocodile took a small step, approaching the King. "There's something I must ask you first, King, that is the main purpose of my visit!" Crocodile looked calmly at the wide-eyed King!"Cobra! Where is Pluton?"The atmosphere immediately quieted. King Cobra's eyes widened even further. "Why... how do you know that name!"'What exactly is Pluton? What is that guy talking about?'"Pluton, legend says it can destroy an island with a single shot. With it... I will build the strongest... military kingdom!" Sir Crocodile spread his arms, laughing uproariously, as if thinking of something incredibly wonderful!"Just for this, you..." Chaka said angrily."If I become the King of this country, it will be easy to bring those pirates under my umbrella! By increasing my power, I can one day possess strength that surpasses even the World Government!" Crocodile said with a proud laugh."Although I don't know where you heard its name, I... to this day, I don't know where it is," the King tried to shatter Crocodile's fantasy. "I'm not even sure if it exists anywhere in this country!""Heh, you don't know either? That's fine. According to my plan, the Rebel Army will reach that plaza and start fighting in another 20 minutes!" Crocodilebegan to talk about unrelated topics. He tapped his cigar. "And 30 minutes after that, at 4:30 PM, the people I arranged will bomb that plaza with a powerful explosive!"At this moment, everyone was stunned, imagining the scene of the plaza being bombed in 30 minutes."Are you serious, you bastard?" Cobra said in disbelief."It's a specially made explosive bomb with a diameter of 5km." Crocodile said calmly! He spread one hand!"If you do that..." Vivi's expression was agitated."The Rebel Army and the Royal Army will all perish, and at the same time, the war will end! Aren't you happy? Don't you also want to stop the rebellion?"Vivi looked horrified and furious. "What have they ever done to you? What good does this do you!"Crocodile then turned to look at the King. "Then, Mr. Cobra, let me ask a different question! Where is the poneglyph that records history?""A poneglyph, why do you even know about that?" Vivi looked incredulous."If I tell you this place..." Cobra wanted to negotiate conditions at this point. For his people, he had to try!"Hmm?""Nothing, I'll take you there!" Cobra seemed to have lost all his strength!"Hahahaha, as expected of the wise King Cobra, you're a sensible man!"..."Get out, get out, get out!" Outside the palace, four burly men pushed through the crowd, wielding sharp blades and giant axes, breaking down the gate and rushing in!These four were the elite of Alabasta's elite - the Claw Duck Squad!"Stop, don't lay a hand on that man!" Cobra tried to stop them. One side was the kingdom's elite, the other was a Shichibukai; their strengths were not on the same level!"Your Majesty, it is our duty to protect you with our lives. We cannot abandon you to your fate!" The four said in unison, "Since the opponent is a Shichibukai, we must not retreat even more!""Hmm... Ah ah ah!" Strange patterns grew on the bodies of the four men, and their eyes became savage! As if they had lost their minds!"Could it be, they drank the 'Heroic Water' that shortens life to gain temporary vitality! Their lives are only a few minutes long, there's... no saving them!" Chaka was shocked, and then... trembled all over!"Haha, I knew it would be like this. Even if it costs you your lives, you still want to challenge me!" Crocodile grinned, seemingly mocking their overestimation of themselves!"Lord Chaka, please... forgive our presumptuousness," the four men's slightly trembling bodies gripped their weapons tightly! "But, only this way can we show this country's sorrow to him!"The four men charged at Crocodile, "We will make this man feel... the anger of the country!" Powerful forces slammed into him, but alas, everything was in vain.Crocodile turned into wisps of yellow sand, reappearing on the palace roof, calmly watching the four men's performance, as if watching Monkeys!"Looks like you're seeking death yourselves, so I don't need to lift a finger!""You don't even deign to fight them?" Chaka's face was extremely grim.In the end, the four men fell! Not killed by a powerful enemy, but... by seeking their own deaths!"Hahahaha... This is what you call foolishness!" Crocodile said indifferently!At this moment, Chaka's eyes widened, and his body trembled more and more. This was a manifestation of rage accumulated to the extreme!"You evil deviant," finally, Chaka transformed into a wolf and charged forward, "Bastard!""Zoan type - Dog-Dog Fruit - Jackal form!""Howling Fang!" Chaka struck Crocodile, but only stirred up a cloud of yellow sand."You want to die for others too?"...At this time, a large white bird appeared in the sky above the Alabasta border!"Hey, Uncle Pell! We need to go somewhere first!" Luffy said to Pell!"What?""The top of the Clock Tower. I need to deal with Crocodile's contingency plan!"Pell didn't understand, but still followed Luffy's instructions!Soon, Pell arrived at the top of the Clock Tower!Luffy, meanwhile, clenched his right fist and leaped into the air. A powerful "spirit" condensed in his hand. Using the potential energy, he swung it down hard!"Boom!" Instantly, a huge white sound erupted, and the entire tower top turned into rubble, falling downwards!"You are...!" Mr. 7 and Ms. Father's Day, guarding the Clock Tower, looked in shock at the man wearing a red vest and oversized sandals!"Monkey D. Luffy!" Luffy said calmly! But the two had no time to think, because Luffy had already moved the instant he spoke!"Bang!" The two crashed through the Clock Tower's wall, flying into the distance, their fate unknown!"Uncle Pell, I'll leave this to you!" Luffy said with a serious expression! The bomb was timed, but there was still plenty of time, so it could definitely be dealt with!Luffy, meanwhile, looked towards the palace! He knew that his companions had all fought with all their might to defeat their opponents and were now gathering at the palace!It was time for him to arrive too...