Chapter 43: Slaying the Shichibukai
"Clang--"
The black-clothed Dante Voss slowly drew the bloodthirsty sword, his eyes burning as he stared at Crocodile.
"Hahahaha, you really think a bounty of one hundred million is enough to make you my opponent?"
Crocodile looked at Dante Voss with disdain, then said with a playful tone:
"There are too many pirates in this world with a bounty of one hundred million, but there are only seven Shichibukai recognized by the World Government!"
"Do you know why that is?"
Crocodile's lips curled up, and he said leisurely:
"That's because we are strong enough! Strong enough to suppress all power, capable of destroying a country single-handedly."
Dante Voss had no intention of listening to his nonsense. He walked directly towards Crocodile, his Speed increasing, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived beside him, swinging his sword at him.
"Useless!"
Crocodile said indifferently, "You little pirates can't hurt me. I am invincible."
"Swish!"
The bloodthirsty sword easily cut through Crocodile's body, but no blood flowed out, only a cloud of sand was stirred up.
Seeing this scene, Dante Voss's eyes were calm. This was originally within his expectations.
In order to make Crocodile careless, he needed to let Crocodile see that his attacks could not harm him.
Dante Voss didn't even plan to use Flying Slash, just to make Crocodile careless and give him a chance to kill him with one blow.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
Several more sword lights flashed, and Crocodile's body directly turned into sand, dissipating into the spot, and reassembling into a flawless body in the distance.
"Alright, it's time to reap the rewards. I can't let you ants waste my time any longer."
Crocodile's patience had run out. He now wanted to quickly find that legendary weapon to truly rule the world.
Alabasta was just a starting point; his ambition was the entire world!
"Desert Treasure Sword!!"
Crocodile's arm began to turn into sand, and a large sword made of sand sped towards Dante Voss.
"Whoosh!"
The Speed of this attack was very fast, and it arrived beside Dante Voss in an instant.
But Dante Voss still managed to capture this attack.
His Speed was very fast. With a sidestep, he dodged the attack and charged towards Crocodile's location again.
Without using Flying Slash, his attacks could only be close combat.
Seeing that his attack did not cause any damage to Dante Voss, Crocodile was not surprised. After all, he was a guy with a bounty of one hundred million; he couldn't be killed with one move.
Seeing Dante Voss rushing over, Crocodile's body slowly floated with sand, and he softly shouted,
"Arc-Shaped Sand Dune!"
In an instant, Crocodile's arm began to grow huge, turning into a giant sand sword that he swung towards Dante Voss's body.
This was one of Crocodile's moves. This kind of Ability was not known for its sharpness.
But instead used the Suna Suna no Mi Ability to absorb the enemy's body moisture, making them unable to fight.
Facing this attack, Dante Voss was not afraid either.
He wielded the bloodthirsty sword, splitting the sand sword with one strike, the sword's edge heading straight for Crocodile's body.
Crocodile still didn't dodge, only using Logia-type evasion.
"Whoosh!"
Dante Voss's body passed through the sand, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
It was about what he had imagined. Crocodile really didn't have the slightest defense against his attacks.
This Sand Crocodile seemed to be a little too confident in his Devil Fruit.
Crocodile had just solidified his body and looked at Dante Voss mockingly:
"Useless, no one can hurt me. I am invincible."
"This is the power of a Logia-type Devil Fruit, the most powerful force in the world, a born powerhouse."
Crocodile raised his hand, and a large amount of sand surged out of his body. He said confidently:
"This cataclysmic power is like a god!"
"How can mortals slay gods?"
Hearing Crocodile's words, Dante Voss's lips curled up. He seemed to have heard this kind of words somewhere before.
Looking at Crocodile's smug look, Dante Voss felt that the time had come.
"Whoosh!"
Dante Voss's figure rushed towards Crocodile's location again. This time, his Speed was even faster, so fast that Crocodile was taken aback.
But he still didn't panic. His body didn't move at all, and he watched Dante Voss attack.
His eyes were filled with ridicule and pity.
It was really too sad that no matter what he did, he couldn't cause him the slightest bit of damage.
Dante Voss lightning-fast arrived beside him, the bloodthirsty sword stabbing straight towards Crocodile's heart.
And just as it was about to stab in.
A bottle of mineral water suddenly appeared in Dante Voss's hand and was thrown directly at the bloodthirsty sword.
With the sharpness of the bloodthirsty sword, it easily cut through the mineral water bottle, and a large amount of water was sprayed on the bloodthirsty sword and Crocodile's body.
Crocodile's smile instantly froze. His body, which was originally trying to turn into sand, solidified and could no longer be used.
At this moment, he felt a fatal danger!
"No!"
In a moment of desperation, he shouted out loud, wanting to dodge.
But he was a Devil Fruit user.
Although his physical skills were not bad when he was young, he had long given up on physical skills in recent years and only chose to develop his fruit Ability.
So relying solely on physical strength, he was not even much stronger than Dante Voss. Facing Dante Voss's fatal blow this time, he couldn't dodge at all.
"Pfft!"
The bloodthirsty sword easily pierced into his body. This time, there was no sand splashing, only blood flowing freely.
Crocodile widened his eyes, looking in disbelief at the sharp sword inserted into his body.
How did he know his weakness?
How could he possibly kill himself?
He was the Sand Crocodile!
He was one of the world's top powerhouses, recognized by the World Government as a Shichibukai!
How could he be killed by a newcomer with a bounty of one hundred million?
Crocodile was unwilling.
His plan was about to come true. As long as he obtained that weapon, he would have the Ability to dominate the world.
Seeing that everything was going according to plan, how could he die?
But his increasingly cold body forced him to accept this fact. As his consciousness became increasingly blurred, he heard Dante Voss speak:
"I've seen many guys in Mary Geoise who call themselves gods, but in the end, they all died in my hands. You won't be an exception!"
"Oh, right, those servants of the gods call me the God Slayer!"
Crocodile's heart was shocked, and his eyes couldn't help but widen.
He wanted to continue asking something, but as his vitality gradually faded away, he fell to the ground.
Leaving behind only unclosed eyes and a corpse emitting golden light.