Chapter 172 - 11

Chapter 11 Robin's Identity, Battle in the DesertAlabasta's capital, Alabasta.Sanji and Zoro moved through the palace grounds, searching for the Baroque Works members who were acting as undercover agents, igniting the war!Usopp was positioned atop the Clock Tower, using the high vantage point to observe the battle.Vivi and Nami stood on the giant bird Pell had transformed into, anxiously watching the Rebel Army and Royal Army slaughter each other!"Zoro, there's a Baroque Works member 30 meters northeast of you!" Usopp's voice came through the wireless earpiece (Usopp's own invention)."Got it! Northeast, right!" He then moved southwest without the slightest hesitation."Cheek meat!" Sanji sprinted towards his target and kicked him unconscious! He lit a cigarette, then looked at Zoro, who was looking around with his sword drawn, and yelled, "Mosshead, you Marimo!""Damn it, you're from the Rebel Army, aren't you?" A Royal Army soldier, covered in blood, lunged at Sanji with a long sword!"Bang!" The Royal Army soldier flew backward, unconscious on the ground! Looking closely, it was Zoro, standing where the Royal Army soldier had been, his yubashiri held in a reverse grip, facing Sanji: "Less talk, you perverted cook, Curly Eyebrows!"Then the two began to fight each other, arguing while they searched! They were masters of getting things done while having fun!But Vivi, high above, couldn't be happy at all; she truly felt powerless... At this moment, in the street leading to the palace cemetery,Robin was escorting Cobra forward."Nico Robin, is that your real name?""What of it? It has nothing to do with you!" Robinsaid indifferently."Twenty years ago, that was the name of a girl who shocked the world! Why would that girl appear here?" Cobra voiced his confusion."You just need to lead the way. Take me to where the poneglyph is located." Robin was getting impatient!"Hmm?" Robin suddenly stopped and looked ahead. "I didn't expect to run into you Marines here!"Indeed, the people standing in the distance were the Marines led by Tashigi."So, can you please move aside?""I can't. I've heard everything that's happening in Alabasta from the fallen Marines! Who do you think he is?" Tashigi pointed at Cobra, speaking righteously."Who knows? It doesn't matter who he is! I hate government personnel the most! If you keep refusing to move...""We have no intention of moving aside!!!""Then I'll just have to kill you!" Robin crossed her arms. "Thirty Fleur!"Except for Tashigi, all the Marines had their necks choked by arms growing from their shoulders!"A Devil Fruit user!?""Didn't I say I was in a hurry? Don't make me angry!" After she spoke, some of the Marines fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth!"Chief Petty Officer, this woman is Nico Robin! There's no mistake; Colonel Smoker ordered me to find her wanted poster! This woman is the bounty hunter who caused a worldwide stir 20 years ago! I remember the reports from back then, the incident where six Marine warships were sunk, and it was done by an 8-year-old girl! The government designated her a top-tier dangerous individual! Her bounty is as high as 79 million Berries!!!" An older Marine explained."You're so annoying with all your chatter! Are you going to move aside or die!" The old Marine's words clearly touched a raw nerve with Robin!'The number of people doesn't seem to affect her at all!' Tashigi waved her hand. "You all, go stop the kingdom's rebellion!"...After a long while, only three people remained on the street!"Alright, quickly release that person!" Tashigi held her swords in both hands, taking a fighting stance!But in just an instant, multiple arms grew on Tashigi's body, subduing her immediately!At the same time, the battle in the plaza had reached a fever pitch. The Royal Army and Rebel Army slaughtered each other under Crocodile's conspiracy. Swords clashed, cannons roared, bodies and blood lay everywhere, and the battlefield was as tragic as a slaughterhouse! The Marines' involvement couldn't change anything; they could only assist the Royal Army, attacking the citizens of this country, as well as the pirates hidden among them!...Alabasta Desert region,Luffy's fist once again passed through Crocodile's body, and once again he was blasted away!"Bang!" Luffy climbed out of the sand pit again."Sables Blade!"A sand blade sliced through."Gum-Gum Pistol!"A punch was thrown.Ultimately, Luffy flew backward, another knife mark piercing his body!"Hoo... hoo! You're like a cockroach, you just won't die!" Crocodile pressed his right hand to his chest, panting heavily! He was much better now; standing on the desert, he had an endless supply of power!Unfortunately, Luffy's punch caused too much damage to Crocodile; his current strength was less than a third of his peak (Crocodile before the patch)!If it weren't for his Logia ability, he would have died long ago!However, looking at Luffy's miserable state, he felt it was worth it! He just thought Luffy was an idiot. At first, he would dodge the Sables Blade, forcing Crocodile to disperse it. But later, he completely became a brute, recklessly taking Crocodile's Sables Blade head-on without considering the consequences! This led to the current situation; while Sir Crocodile was no longer at his peak, Luffywas also severely injured!Luffy's body was covered in blood, but whether it was due to being in the desert or some butterfly effect, Luffy couldn't touch Crocodile with his blood!However, Luffy was waiting for an opportunity. How do you deal with an opponent infinitely stronger than you?The protagonist's halo is one thing, but more important is timing. If Luffy hadn't severely injured Crocodile at the beginning, he would probably have died long ago! So the best way to deal with Crocodile was to go all out and severely injure or even instantly kill him!Luffy looked at his panel.Armament Haki: 29.9 (Beginner)It hadn't increased in a long time. At first, he wanted to use Crocodile to farm points, but afterward, his physical condition worried him! So he prepared for a big move, but Crocodile seemed to have developed a psychological shadow of him. No matter how idiotic Luffy acted, he kept his distance, afraid of being ambushed!And the longer the time dragged on, the more disadvantageous it was for him! Luffy knew Crocodile was recovering from his injuries, and he knew his own body!He had to be fast!!!"Hahahaha, I don't have time to fight you anymore! Pluton is my goal, prepare to die!" Crocodile didn't want to continue. Although he still wanted to stay in the desert to recover, Pluton wouldn't wait for anyone. Anyway, no one else would be able to stop him; after all, there was only one Straw Hat!"Sandstorm!" A small Sandstorm appeared in Crocodile's hand, then with a fierce wave, the Sandstorm grew with the wind, becoming a storm powerful enough to destroy all of Alabasta!"Damn it!" Luffy looked at the Sandstorm with some despair. The desert gave Crocodile too much power! His body couldn't withstand it at all!Looking closely, Crocodile's figure was nowhere to be seen! There was only this Sandstorm that seemed capable of destroying everything!"Damn it, can I only listen to fate? Damn it!" The reason Luffy didn't fight like in the original story, besides worrying about the butterfly effect, was that he didn't want to be dominated by fate and become a complacent puppet! He had a premonition that if he truly just lay flat, he wouldn't reach the heights of the original story!He wanted to rely on himself and strive, but the reality was that he had lost, lost to Crocodile's world-destroying Sandstorm. His very survival could only be left to fate! He was unwilling, but also helpless!Luffy clenched his fists, crossed them over his chest, took a deep breath, and his two arms were covered in ink-black Armament Haki. His heels were deeply embedded in the sand, and finally, the Sandstorm destroyed everything!Luffy lay on the sand, his eyes unfocused, muttering, "I survived!"His consciousness entered the system space, where a bucket of water was particularly prominent. That's right, he still had water, but it was life-saving water!!PS: Crocodile's combat power at different periods:Just joined Shichibukai - Yonko CommanderStoryline Crocodile - Regular Vice AdmiralDesert Crocodile - Elite Vice AdmiralSummit War Crocodile - Elite Vice AdmiralTwo years later Cross Guild Crocodile - Regular AdmiralStopped🔊 Browser