Chapter 52: Crocodile Boards the Ship
The Eternal Hell.
Everyone followed Satan's gaze.
A man was sitting there.
Sitting there alone and desolate, not moving at all.
The man had slicked-back hair, a long scar running horizontally across his face, and an earring on his right ear.
His left hand was a golden hook, and he wore a black fur coat, looking just like a mafia boss.
It was one of the former Warlords of the Sea.
The Sand Crocodile, Crocodile.
A man who once challenged Whitebeard.
"What do you mean, you bastard kid?"
"Am I inferior to a failure with an 80 million bounty?"
The pirates were furious.
Satan wants to invite Crocodile?
He doesn't want them?
"Who my master wants to invite is none of your damn business!"
"Any more nonsense, and I'll slaughter all of you!"
Salli stomped his foot, his eyes emitting an endless vicious aura.
"Can we slaughter them all?"
A dangerous light began to glow in Shiliew of the Rain's eyes as well.
At this moment, the pirates couldn't help but shrink back in terror.
Even though they were in their cages, they still didn't feel safe.
"Ants are not qualified to make me waste my time!"
Satan strode towards Crocodile's prison.
He was curious... could Crocodile become the vessel for Greed!
"Ding, Seven Deadly Sins, mission for the Sin of Greed has been issued!"
"Subdue Crocodile and be rewarded with the Power of Greed (Subordinate Version)"
"Accept?"
"Accept!"
Satan grinned.
The Subordinate Version of the Power of Greed! Without a mission, it would require 50,000 Greed value to unlock!
He didn't expect the system mission to be issued just by coming to find Crocodile!
Just, this way, when the Greed value levels up in the future, will he get nothing, or will he be rewarded with something else?
In the darkness, Crocodile slowly raised his head.
His gaze was as cold and arrogant as ever, as if being in Impel Down had not made him lose his pride.
"Why choose me?"
Crocodile said slowly.
"Because you are greedy enough!"
"For the sake of Pluton, you were willing to overthrow an entire country."
"Such a greedy heart is rare in this world."
"Pride, Greed, Envy, Sloth, Lust, Anger, Gluttony!"
"I am the Seven Deadly Sins, the Original Sin of Greed!"
"Therefore, I've taken a liking to you!"
Satan was blunt.
"My ambition is merely greed?"
Crocodile sneered.
"When strength matches ambition, that is called a dream!"
"Otherwise, it is merely greed!"
"Crocodile, I ask you, even if you got Pluton, how would you rule the world?"
Satan questioned.
"An Ancient Weapon, it can destroy an island with a single blow."
"With that, I am more than capable of ruling the world!"
Crocodile mentioned Pluton, and a divine light shone in his eyes.
"What a joke!"
"If it were that simple to rule the world, would it be waiting for you to find the Ancient Weapon?"
"Don't forget, the country that possessed an Ancient Weapon in the past was also destroyed by the World Government!"
"With only Pluton, you don't even have the power to protect it!"
"In this world, external power is ultimately just external power!"
"Only one's own strength is the foundation of everything!"
"Don't you understand such a simple truth?"
Satan berated.
"One's own strength is the foundation of everything?"
Crocodile was stunned.
"That's right. No matter how strong a weapon is, it is ultimately just a weapon!"
"True strength relies only on oneself!"
"Destroying an island, is that difficult?"
"Which true powerhouse doesn't possess the power to destroy an island?"
Satan said indifferently.
"You mean... for one to become an existence like an Ancient Weapon?"
Crocodile was dumbstruck.
Ancient Weapons had always been synonymous with taboo.
Because they could destroy the heavens and earth, they were feared by the world.
But Satan was telling someone to become an Ancient Weapon?
"That's right! As long as you are strong enough."
"Your Sand-Sand Fruit can also become an existence that destroys the heavens and earth."
"Your greed, I'll take it!"
"Do you want to follow me and turn this world upside down?"
Satan extended the invitation.
The first crew member he had invited in the true sense.
Vivian, Salli, and Shiliew of the Rain had all requested to board the ship.
But only Crocodile, he invited.
Because, he was greedy enough!
"If you cannot make me stronger, cannot satisfy my ambition!"
"Then I will not hesitate to quit!"
Crocodile stood up, not hiding his greed in the slightest.
"Ding, mission complete!"
"Reward: Power of Greed (Subordinate Version)!"
Power of Greed (Subordinate Version): Can obtain the Power of Greed to strengthen the host, and can feed back the Power of Greed to the main body!
"Zehahaha, welcome aboard!"
"Today, I bestow upon you the Power of Greed. Work hard and get stronger!"
Satan laughed heartily.
He then shot the Power of Greed into Crocodile's body.
"This is?"
Crocodile was startled, feeling a new power inside his body.
"The Seven Deadly Sins, the Power of Greed!"
"The greedier you are, the stronger you can become!"
Satan pointed a finger. Invasion!
He directly transmitted the information about the Seven Deadly Sins' power into Crocodile's mind.
The shock on Crocodile's face grew more and more pronounced.
He understood the power of Greed.
"Thank you, Captain. But before we leave, I hope to take one person with me!"
"His talents should not be wasted in here!"
Crocodile requested.
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