Chapter 101 Battle against Mr.1"Mr. 1, Baroque Works?" Arthur asked in surprise."Oh? You know?" Mr. 1 heard Arthur's words and became even more certain that the person in front of him was not simple.Arthur took another step back.It seemed he had encountered a tough opponent this time.Mr. 1, according to the ranking within Baroque Works, that codename should be the highest, second only to their boss, Crocodile.Heh heh, I didn't expect to run into such a monster even when lost.Arthur felt a bit helpless."I've only heard of it, hahahahaha, uh..."Before Arthur could finish speaking, he saw Mr. 1 charging towards him."Regardless, meeting me here is your misfortune."Mr. 1's fist instantly neared Arthur.A sense of crisis struck, and Arthur's body subtly shifted, causing Mr. 1's fist to graze past his side.Arthur rolled on the ground with the momentum, once again putting distance between himself and Mr. 1.Then he looked at his waist."What's going on? It only brushed against me, so why are there such wounds?"On Arthur's waist, there were three knife-cut marks, continuously bleeding."It's as if I was slashed."Arthur slowly stood up, looking at Mr. 1 warily.This guy clearly wasn't carrying a weapon, so why did this happen?Could the opponent be a Devil Fruit user?"Oh? Not bad, you're indeed not an ordinary person, to be able to dodge my attack," Mr. 1 said.Saying that, Mr. 1 also became serious, and his upper arms rose.The next second.His hands had actually transformed into blades."Next, I'm going to get serious," Mr. 1 said.He was indeed a Devil Fruit user.Arthur sighed. Vivi had said that all agents above Mr. 5 were Devil Fruit users, so this Baroque Workswas indeed a considerable force.At least in the first half of the Grand Line, such a force was already very strong."Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"Knowing the opponent's strength, Arthur naturally couldn't sit idly by. He struck first, his arms transforming into countless small snakes that rushed towards Mr. 1.However, what was originally a very powerful move was full of flaws in front of Mr. 1.He simply swung his arms, and all the small snakes from Arthur's attack were neatly sliced apart."Such an attack is indeed somewhat useless against this kind of Devil Fruit user," Arthur muttered to himself."But it looks like he doesn't intend to let me leave, so I'll just have to find a way."Arthur's body wasn't idle; he quickly formed hand seals.This time, he also wanted to see his own strength."Ding, detecting host's emotional fluctuations, Emotion Value +1000."A long-unheard voice echoed in Arthur's mind.Although he didn't know what emotion it was, he didn't feel fear.Instead, he felt a bit excited?The small snakes were defeated.And Arthur's second stage of attack was already prepared."Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."Wind Release activated, and a powerful hurricane, mixed with swirling sand, flew towards Mr. 1."This is a chance; I can use this opportunity to escape," Arthur muttered to himself.However, what Arthur didn't expect was that Mr. 1 didn't dodge Arthur's attack at all. Instead, he charged straight through it, breaking through the attack and appearing in front of Arthur.Bang!This punch landed heavily on Arthur's abdomen, and the immense force sent Arthur flying directly."How is that possible?"Arthur looked at Mr. 1 in front of him, then slowly stood up, blood slowly flowing from the corner of his mouth.His series of attacks just now had not caused Mr. 1 any damage at all.Although Mr. 1's clothes were mostly torn now, his skin was completely unharmed."I am a user of the Dice-Dice Fruit. Although you have many tricks, against my body, which is like ordinary steel, such attacks are completely ineffective.""Grasp Slash!"As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. 1's body shot towards Arthur like lightning.In an instant, he passed through Arthur's body and appeared behind him.At this moment, Arthur felt pain wash over him. He looked at his chest.Immediately, slash marks appeared, and a large amount of blood gushed out.Bang!At this moment, to Mr. 1's surprise, the Arthur in front of him turned into smoke and disappeared from sight."What's going on?" Mr. 1's brows furrowed.The next moment, he felt the ground beneath his feet loosen."Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!""Hm?"In an instant, he was pulled underground.And Arthur's figure appeared above him.Arthur looked at the knife-like wound on his hand, silent.Every inch of this guy's body must be a blade; even holding his ankle caused him to get injured.This Devil Fruit is too strong, isn't it?"Your ability is really strange. Are you also a Devil Fruit user?"Mr. 1, who had been pulled underground, showed no signs of panic.Instead, he felt that Arthur's current performance was nothing to fear."Of course not." Saying that, Arthur took out the kusanagi sword and placed it on Mr. 1's neck.The next second, Arthur didn't hesitate and directly swung the sword down.Thud.The expected blood did not flow.Instead, Mr. 1's hand gripped the kusanagi sword. His hand at this moment was in the shape of a blade."System, upgrade my kusanagi sword to max level.""Ding, operation successful!"Equipment upgrades didn't consume too much experience. He had collected a lot of experience when he previously salvaged the ships Ace had destroyed.Arthur exerted force, and the kusanagi swordslipped from Mr. 1's hand. Then he swung it down again.Thud."System, you're tricking me!!!"This time, the kusanagi sword grazed Mr. 1's neck, but again, no blood flowed. Instead, sparks of metal colliding erupted."This system will never make a mistake.""Then why is my max-level kusanagi sword still unable to harm him?""The kusanagi sword is strong, but you don't have the strength to cut steel.""..."So, you're saying I'm weak, huh?Rumble!The sand on the ground rose, and Arthur quickly retreated to put distance between himself and Mr. 1.Mr. 1 crawled out of the ground. He touched his neck, which had just been grazed, and said, "This sword of yours is very strong, but my body is comparable to steel. Even the best sword is useless if it's not wielded by a good swordsman."Arthur broke into a cold sweat.The oppressive feeling emanating from this guy seemed to have increased.Had this guy not been serious just now?Damn it.Although he was a bit intimidated, Arthur's mouth was very stubborn."Heh heh, how do you know I'm not a good swordsman? I only used ten percent of my strength just now."
Chapter 102 DefeatArthur felt a sense of oppression, and his mind was already racing, trying to figure out how he would escape.He was no match for this guy in front of him right now."System, if I use the power of the Cursed Seal, can I defeat him?" Arthur chose to let the system analyze their strengths."Your strengths are too far apart. It is not recommended to use the power of the Cursed Seal.""You mean I still can't beat him even if I use it?""Uncertain, but because your base combat strength differs too greatly, to defeat him, you are destined to go berserk, and without using the Cursed Seal, your survival rate is 100%."Arthur felt a bit helpless; it seemed he was still too weak.So what should he do?His Chakra was still very abundant, so if he wanted to escape, he still had a chance.He hadn't expected the difference in strength between Mr.1 and Mr.3 to be so vast."Heh heh, is that so? Let me see your true power then.""Tsk."Arthur looked at the battle-crazed man in front of him with a helpless expression.It seems I've piqued his fighting desire now?But I don't want to fight anymore!However, Arthur had no intention of surrendering just like that; his hands began to form seals."Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"Flames blazed and rushed towards Mr.1. Seeing such a massive fire, Mr.1 still didn't dodge, as if he didn't care about the raging inferno.Are people in this world all so brave?Arthur looked at Mr.1, speechless.The next second, the flames engulfed Mr.1, but in just a moment, a blade flashed, and the massive flames were completely split apart, then extinguished."Heh heh, I knew it; such power is useless against him."Arthur muttered to himself.Mr.1 looked at Arthur and said disdainfully, "Is this all your power? It's nothing special!"Then his speed continuously increased as he charged towards Arthur.His body transformed into blades, the power of his Devil Fruit fully unleashed, intending to end the battle quickly.Because he already knew he had wasted too much time.If this continued, it would delay their gathering time, and the boss wouldn't care about his reasons.The power Arthur currently wielded was merely that of a Genin.Such power was simply insufficient to defeat Mr.1, who possessed a steel body.If he wanted to harm him, the power of Ninjutsuwouldn't be able to do it.Arthur was now even more eager to improve his card levels.If he had mastered Forbidden Jutsu in this situation, it definitely wouldn't be like this.Even so, this battle had to continue.Arthur covered the kusanagi sword with Chakra, acting swiftly.Bang!Two forces collided.The steel body trembled slightly!Although he wasn't injured, Mr.1 felt pain.He realized that the sword in the woman's hand was not simple.However, that was all.The next second, Mr.1's palm transformed into a blade and slashed directly at Arthur.Puff!Blood splattered once again, and immediately after, the kusanagi sword disappeared from Arthur's hand."Myriad Snakes Formation!"Such a close-range attack, even if it's as strong as Mr.1, he shouldn't be able to resolve it easily!Arthur spat out countless white snakes from his mouth, quickly coiling around Mr.1.Arthur used this opportunity to retreat several steps, moving out of Mr.1's attack range.However, even with this move, the white snakes still couldn't do anything to Mr.1's steel body.The next moment, Mr.1 cut all the white snakes to pieces."Still using such petty tricks? How boring."Saying that, Mr.1 quickly rushed towards Arthur.This time, Arthur could no longer dodge; all of Mr.1's attacks were met by Arthur.Blood erupted once more.However, this time, Arthur didn't use Ninjutsu.Thud.Arthur's body fell to the ground, completely devoid of life.Mr.1 walked forward to check."Did he just die like that? I thought you could give me some fun."Saying that, he checked the time."Time is running out."In his memory, there was no bounty on Arthur.Since he was already dead, Mr.1 didn't bother with his body. He dragged the two people he had just defeated and walked towards the tavern they had agreed upon.After Mr.1 left, Arthur's body slowly shriveled up.The next second, an unharmed Arthur crawled up from the ground.Then, he stripped off the clothes from his original body and put them on."Damn it, I'm still too far off."Arthur said fiercely, dissatisfied with his own strength.One must know that this was a battle without anyone else interfering.Facing Mr.1, he had almost no power to retaliate.If he encountered such an enemy again in the future, he would only be able to run away."Thanks to Orochimaru's Ninjutsu, otherwise I would have really met my end here today."This time, Arthur had a new understanding of his own strength.He was completely outmatched just by facing Mr.1, so if he were to face Crocodile, wouldn't he be instantly killed?No, this absolutely won't do!After thinking for a while, he let out a deep sigh.He didn't know when he had started to have demands for his own strength.Thinking about this period, such a short time, had changed his personality so much.Why was that?Was it because he had adapted to this world, or because of the system?In such a short time, he had slowly forgotten the shadow of his former world.Forget it, I won't think about it!Just then, Arthur looked into the distance and saw a strange turtle pulling a cart.Is this a carriage?It should be a turtle cart!After the turtle cart passed, Arthur saw Mr.3 hiding behind it.There was no mistake; that was the person he had personally defeated.If he guessed correctly, Baroque Works was preparing for a secret operation.If that was the case, if he followed them, he should be able to hear their secrets.Thinking of this, Arthur felt a trace of fear in his heart.After all, entering the enemy's main camp, it would be fake not to be afraid.However, he then shook his head.Forget it, he was going to fight them anyway.And with his escape methods, there shouldn't be any problems.Arthur stopped thinking and then sped up, following the turtle cart.At this moment, Mr.2 was carefully following behind the turtle cart."So you didn't die!" Arthur said in a low voice.He didn't dare to speak loudly, afraid that if the enemy heard him, even he might not be able to escape.After all, that guy wasn't a fool; he hadn't killed him the first time, but if it were the second time, he would definitely finish him off."You!" Mr.2 saw Arthur and was greatly alarmed but dared not speak loudly.It seemed he was also afraid of being heard by the people in the cart.If that was the case, then it would be easy to handle."We're old friends, aren't we? Since you're not dead, and it looks like you're also following them from behind, you're probably also afraid of being discovered, right?"Helplessly, Mr.3 nodded.If he were discovered, he would definitely be dead.(This is my first time using voice typing, I can be more verbose than before.)
Chapter 103 Rain LandThe two were very quiet along the way.Mr.3 knew he absolutely couldn't let the people in the car discover him; he estimated he was probably on Baroque Works' kill list now, and the people in the car could easily kill him.And the person he was going to see was their boss.Only then would he have a chance.Meanwhile, Arthur had been sitting in the back of the car.He didn't know where this car was going, because he had no idea where Crocodile's base was.But Luffy and his crew's ultimate goal was to defeat Crocodile, so heading to his base must be the right move.He would wait for him there and would eventually meet Luffy and the others."Hey, Mr.3, you actually managed to escape from an attack like that; it looks like your luck is pretty good," Arthur said with a small smile."Tch, I also didn't expect you guys to dare to appear here so openly. Are you perhaps not taking the boss seriously enough?"Both understood each other implicitly, and Mr.3 was not an idiot like Luffy; it wouldn't be easy to trick information out of him.The turtle car drove on, its speed definitely several times faster than Luffy and his crew.Soon, they reached their destination.Rainbase.Upon arrival, Arthur leaped lightly and disappeared into the night.Are you kidding? He wouldn't face the now-assembled Baroque Works by himself.Arthur slowly walked into Rainbase.Not only were high-ranking agents gathered here, but ordinary Baroque Works agents had also assembled.It seemed they truly had a big operation planned.Since Vivi said they were targeting the AlabastaKingdom, then this operation of theirs should be aimed at that country.However, it should be known that their plan would not be easy.Currently, Arthur was not confident he could infiltrate the enemy's base to listen in on their plans.But he had prepared in advance.Mr.3 had no idea at this moment that a small snake was slowly following behind him."Whether I can get any news is up to fate. I won't take that risk. This Rainbase is probably the city with the best weather in the Alabasta Kingdom. Luffyand his crew haven't arrived here yet, so I'll enjoy myself first."Saying that, Arthur found a tavern.Taverns are inherently gathering places for Bounty Hunters. Upon seeing Arthur enter, many people's gazes focused on him.It wasn't because Arthur was a wanted criminal.It was because of his face.Arthur was completely used to this situation.He found a seat, then asked the owner for a drink.Drinking would mess things up.He came here to gather information.Just then, a tall, burly man came up to him.Isn't this where the information comes from?"Hey, pretty lady, want to have a drink with me?" The burly man held a wine glass and said to Arthur."Of course, but I don't have money to buy you a drink," Arthur said with a smile."Hahahaha, I don't need you to pay," the burly man continued to laugh, as if completely confident, the woman before him already his for the taking.After speaking, the burly man said to the owner, "Give this pretty lady a drink."The owner nodded at the words.Soon, a drink arrived in front of Arthur.Arthur held the wine glass, intending to remain silent.It was better for him not to drink, after all, his alcohol tolerance was very worrying, even he himself didn't trust it.However, he had many ways to feign drunkenness.And according to the burly man's intention to win him over, letting him drink a bit more was completely fine.Unconsciously, they had several bottles of wine, and the burly man was already tipsy."Big brother, I'm a local and have always lived here, why haven't I seen you here for a while?" Arthursaid with a smile.It was already late at night, and everyone in the tavern was drunk.The burly man's strength should also be particularly strong among this group, so no one came to disturb them.The burly man burped and said with a laugh."We also came here because we received a mission from above. Usually, we sail on the Grand Line. What about it, pretty lady? Do you want to go to the Grand Line with me?"The Grand Line is a place feared by all residents, especially the seas of the Grand Line.People who usually say they sail on the Grand Linewill inspire fear in others."No, thank you. What kind of mission did you receive? Why did you come here?" Arthur continued to ask.At this moment, the burly man's hand began to become restless, placing it on Arthur's shoulder.Disgusting, he never thought he would one day use a honey trap?The two continued to chat for a while. Arthurdiscovered that although this burly man was also an employee of Baroque Works, he wasn't a high-ranking employee and didn't know any secrets.Never mind, it seems this plan is only known by those called high-ranking agents.Thinking of this, Arthur decided to leave the tavern.However, the burly man wouldn't let him leave easily.In his eyes, could a duck already in his mouth fly away?What he didn't expect, though, was that this matter would bring him a fatal disaster.The burly man tried to grab Arthur, who was about to leave, but Arthur's gaze startled him.It was the gaze of a venomous snake; he felt as if he had been targeted by a venomous snake.Ultimately, he did not stop Arthur from leaving.And after Arthur left, countless venomous snakes slowly crawled onto the bodies of every drunk person."Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotional value +1000.""Ding, congratulations to host, for killing a C-rank strong person, experience value +10.""..."Hearing the countless messages from the system, Arthur slowly entered the inn.Next, he would get a good night's sleep.Then wait for Luffy to arrive.Just as Arthur was about to rest, a small snake slowly crawled in through the window."Did they finish this meeting so quickly?"Arthur looked at the small white snake and fell silent.Subsequently, the small white snake's memories entered Arthur's mind.The scene of Crocodile and Baroque Worksmembers gathered appeared in his mind, including all their plans, which Arthur now knew thoroughly.However, what he didn't expect was that Mr.3 was dealt with by Crocodile without even exposing him."So that's it, the Utopia, but if this continues, this country will become a hell.""I wonder if Vivi succeeded in stopping the rebel army?""I didn't expect Mr.3 to still be killed. As expected of a Shichibukai, truly ruthless."Then, Arthur lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling."If Luffy arrives here, he's definitely going to cause a commotion. I can appear then. For now, I'll hide here."Thinking of this, Arthur slowly drifted off to sleep.Wait, I'm not sleeping yet. Why not resolve some troubles early? I'm already here anyway.--------On the other side, the Baroque Works agents had already set off. Each of them had been assigned a mission, and next, according to Crocodile's orders, they would overthrow this country."What an exciting mission."
Chapter 104: Dark and Windy Night of MurderInside the hotel room, Arthur opened his eyes.Now, the members of Baroque Works had gathered here. Although these guys weren't strong, they were a huge problem for Luffy and his crew.Arthur roughly estimated the number, there were about 200 Baroque members here.If he killed all of them, it would amount to about 2000 experience points.This was originally Baroque's main base.2000 plus the experience he already had."It's still not enough. Even if I kill them all, it's not enough experience to upgrade the card.""But if this is the case, I'm not far from leveling up."Arthur changed his clothes, preparing to go out."It's hunting time."He was becoming more and more skilled at hurting people, and his original fear was completely gone; he even felt a bit excited.The members of the Baroque organization had gathered, waiting for their superiors to assign them tasks.As ordinary agents, they would only follow orders.They would complete their missions, but they were unaware of the ultimate goal of those missions.It was already night, and they had already rested.Arthur had personally seen the high-ranking agents leave, so the only ones who could pose a threat to him here were Crocodile and Robin.Crocodile, as the boss, probably wouldn't care about the lives of these ordinary agents.Arthur slowly found the resting place of the Baroque Works agents.Just as he was about to act, a female voice came from behind him."I didn't expect the Straw Hat Crew to arrive here so quickly. When did you get here?" Robin appeared from behind Arthur and spoke.The voice from behind made Arthur vigilant.Then, he turned around, intending to leave here, as he had already been discovered and couldn't be so reckless.But it wouldn't be that easy for him to leave.Four arms grew out of Arthur's body, instantly binding him.However, Arthur's body had the bonus of Suppleness, and the arms were also binding his arms.Arthur didn't feel any pain."What's going on?" Robin muttered to herself, looking at Arthur, who was already escaping.But Robin quickly followed him.In an uninhabited area, Arthur slowly stopped.He no longer planned to run; even if he did, where could he go?And the guy behind him was very difficult to deal with."Hey, aren't you going to run anymore?" Robin said with a smile, her tone very relaxed."Yeah, I'm not going to run anymore. Maybe you don't intend to kill me," Arthur said to Robin with a smile.He didn't feel any killing intent from Robin."Oh, really? Are you so confident I won't kill you? Or do you think you can beat me?" Robin's tone was playful."That's hard to say. After all, I'm also very strong. Maybe you can't beat me," Arthur smiled and continued.Robin's expression remained playful."I specifically investigated you. From your previous performance, it's truly surprising that in such a short time, you went from being an unknown person to being able to defeat Mr.3."What Arthur didn't expect was that Robin knew he had defeated Mr.3."So what? Doesn't that just show how strong I am now?" Arthur said.His perception of killing intent was now more sensitive than anyone else on the ship, possibly due to a snake's vigilance. Yet, he felt no trace of killing intent from the woman in front of him. If this guy didn't intend to kill him, then what was her purpose?"Ah, my purpose in coming here isn't to fight you, but I want to know what you once told me. What do you know?" Robin said."What I once told you?"Arthur was a bit at a loss; he seemed to have forgotten something, he had forgotten what he said.But Robin was no ordinary person; from Arthur's expression, she already knew."It seems you don't know anything. In that case, there's no need for you to live, after all, you killed so many of our members."As she spoke, Robin spread her arms."Six Fleur!"Six arms simultaneously bound his hands, feet, and neck.In an instant, Arthur's body was twisted."Sure enough, he really has such a supple body," Robin said.Her previous attack was to test Arthur's body."You have no killing intent," Arthur said to Robin."How are you so sure I have no killing intent? It seems your perception of killing intent is particularly sharp!" Robin chuckled."Just a feeling."The next second, Arthur broke free from Robin's restraints. Robin's Fruit ability was strong, but Arthur's body had been modified with Suppleness, so such twisting couldn't harm him at all.Seeing Arthur like this, Robin teased, "After that test, it turns out you really are a man. I didn't expect a man to have such a beautiful face.""...!"Do I not look like a man?You even tested me?Arthur was about to retort, but Robin turned to leave, then she said, "There's another camp on the north side of Rainbase. You can go there and see, but these guys won't have a particularly big impact on the battle. Killing them is useless."Hearing these words, Arthur did not stop Robinfrom leaving.Yes, these guys might be useless for the battle, but they are very useful to me.Seeing Robin walk away, Arthur returned again to his previous camp."Myriad Snake Array!"Countless small snakes spewed from his mouth.After doing this, Arthur left the area and headed to another camp.Subsequently, countless screams came from the camp; these snakes were highly venomous.These toxins were enough to be fatal to ordinary people."Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a C-level character, gaining ten experience points."A large amount of kill information came from Arthur's mind.The system's accumulated experience points grew wildly.Arthur did not waste time and immediately headed to the second camp Robin told him about.He used the same method again.For a time, the entire Rainbase was in chaos, and after doing all this, Arthur lay down in the hotel once more.On the other side.In the basement of the casino, Crocodile's expression was serious."Who exactly is it?"He had already noticed the chaos in the area."Miss Allsunday, who exactly broke in here?" Crocodile roared.His main base was infiltrated, and he was completely unaware."We're investigating, we don't know the situation yet. All of our people were killed in their sleep; there's no information on how they died. However, there were traces of venomous snake bites on the deceased.""Venomous snakes?" Crocodile pondered."Yes, should we continue to investigate?"Crocodile shook his head and said, "Forget it. Those trash are expendable to us. If they're dead, they're dead. Our next mission is more important."
Chapter 105 Becoming StrongerThe next day."System?"The sun was already high in the sky, and Arthur had just woken up.The first thing he did upon waking was to open the system to check yesterday's battle results.Yesterday, he estimated there were about 200 enemies, and with the enemies from the other camp...His experience points should now be enough to upgrade the card level.As expected, when he opened the system panel just now, the experience points were indeed sufficient."Upgrade Character Card Level.""Are you sure?""Confirm upgrade.""Ding! Congratulations to the host, OrochimaruCharacter Card has been upgraded.""Ding! Orochimaru Card level has been upgraded, gaining Orochimaru Chunin Ninjutsu knowledge, Chakra quantity increased, Suppleness ability increased, and complete Snake Ninjutsu."Instantly, a vast amount of Ninjutsu entered Arthur's mind.During his Chunin period, Orochimaru's strength was already not inferior to a regular Jonin, and his Ninjutsu reserves far exceeded a regular Jonin."Host: Arthur""Character Card: Orochimaru (Gold)""Card Level: 5 (0/10000)""Card Skills: Suppleness, Chakra, Three Body Technique, Advanced Three Body Technique, complete Snake Ninjutsu, Orochimaru Chunin abilities.""Equipment Card: kusanagi sword (Gold)""Equipment Skill: Snake Sword and I are one (Orochimaru Style Substitution Jutsu)""Card Level: MAX""Auxiliary Cards: Swimming (White, Max), Water-Repelling Bead, Tai Chi (Level 1), Tai Chi Swordplay(Purple, Level 1), Pocket Snake Xiaobai (Orange)""Combat Power Rating: A"The most terrifying thing was that his understanding of Ninjutsu had completely changed.This transformation was not about becoming stronger, but about understanding the underlying principles, which is the true essence of science.Truly worthy of Orochimaru.Just as he was in his room, a familiar sound came from outside the window."Crocodile, I'm going to send you flying! Where are you?"The hotel Arthur was staying in was right next to the casino, so he could hear any commotion from the casino immediately."Has Luffy arrived already?"Arthur said happily. He had originally thought it would take some time, but he didn't expect them to arrive so quickly.Arthur immediately went downstairs and walked towards the casino, but halfway there, he stopped."Luffy is such a reckless fellow. If I go in first, I feel like something bad might happen. I'll just wait for them to come out."Anyway, Crocodile didn't know his current appearance, so he had nothing to fear here. Moreover, he also knew the Transformation Technique.This was almost an unsolvable skill.Arthur slowly walked downstairs, and just as he reached the bottom, he saw a familiar figure: Captain Smoker."Luffy, how did that guy draw him out too?" Arthurmuttered to himself.Actually, Arthur didn't know that Smoker had been here all along, and all his actions had been discovered by Smoker. It was just that Smoker didn't want to interfere in such matters, and Arthur had defeated criminals in the first place, so he had even less reason to intervene.He himself didn't have a good impression of Crocodile.Moreover, if he were to deal with Arthur at this moment, it might make the Straw Hat Kid wary, which would greatly affect his subsequent actions.After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to wait for Luffy's appearance here. Since Arthur appeared here, Luffy would definitely arrive soon.Sure enough, he finally waited for them.Luffy rushed into the casino, and Smoker followed closely behind.What Luffy didn't know was that Crocodile had been waiting for them for a long time. He already knew of Luffy's arrival, and he had attributed the defeat of his subordinates to Luffy.Crocodile now harbored a great hatred for Luffy.At this moment, Arthur was standing at the entrance of the casino. Only a brief commotion came from inside the casino, and then there was silence."What's going on? No fight?" Arthur muttered to himself.Crocodile was currently the hero of this place. Fighting here would be very disadvantageous for them.Arthur then thought that Luffy definitely wouldn't care so much; that guy was always reckless.News of hundreds of sudden deaths had already spread throughout this place. Rainbase was already in chaos, and everyone had also received news that the Rebel Army and the Royal Army were about to clash, making the residents even more panicked and uneasy."Sanji!" At this moment, at the entrance of the casino, Arthur spotted Sanji and Chopper."Arthur!" Chopper and Sanji shouted."I didn't expect you to be here. We were so worried about you," Chopper said."I got lost, then hitched a ride and ended up here. I didn't expect you guys to arrive so quickly," Arthurexplained."It's fine. At least you're okay; that's the best outcome," Sanji said.Then, the three of them looked inside the casino together."Luffy and Zoro went inside, but why is there no sound now?" Chopper asked curiously.Arthur shook his head and said, "That shouldn't be! According to Luffy's habits, if he went in, it should be very lively here!""I've observed the surroundings, and it seems there are no Bounty Hunters here. Could it be that the Baroque Works personnel have already gone on their missions?" Sanji said."I already dealt with all of them yesterday."Hearing Arthur's voice, Sanji looked at him with some surprise. Then, he lit a cigarette and took a deep drag."In that case, shall we go in and take a look?"Arthur nodded, then he told Sanji and Chopperabout Crocodile's objective."Welcome, esteemed guests." Entering the casino, the reception staff were already greeting them.The three nodded, then looked around."I think we should hide here first. There's still no movement, which means something is happening, and Crocodile is not an ordinary pirate; he won't be dealt with so easily," Arthur said to the two.The two nodded.And just as the two had found a seat, they saw Robin leading a blue-haired woman into the casino."It's Vivi," Sanji said.Sanji was about to act but was stopped by Arthur."Let's observe a bit longer. If the situation is unfavorable for us now, then going in would mean being caught in one fell swoop."Sanji nodded at his words.For some reason, he felt that Arthur had changed somewhat from before.But his intuition told him that this was Arthurhimself, not someone else impersonating him.Chopper didn't interrupt in the middle; he just stared intently at where Robin had disappeared."Nami, Vivi, Luffy, Zoro, Usopp are all inside. I smell them."Sanji nodded. It seemed Arthur was right; these foolish guys were caught in one fell swoop.However, Miss Nami and Miss Vivi are definitely not foolish.
Chapter 106: Battle against CrocodileSanji took a puff from his cigarette and said to Arthur and Chopper, "It looks like they're really in danger. Let's go down and check it out."Arthur nodded.Then, the three followed Robin's route.Meanwhile, in the casino's basement."Now that we are about to seize control of this country, this base is no longer necessary, so from now on, this place will self-destruct," Crocodile said with a smile.Then, under Vivi's gaze, he threw the key into a group of Crocodiles.Coincidentally, one of the Crocodiles swallowed the key directly.Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, Crocodile burst into laughter."Now you will all perish here, and this country will perish with you, keeping you company," Crocodilecontinued.At this moment, Vivi's eyes had turned to anger.But what did it matter?Crocodile was not Sanji.Just as everyone was at a loss, the door to the underground base suddenly opened.Sanji, Arthur, and Chopper arrived.Sanji lit a cigarette and stood next to Arthur, while on Arthur's other side was Chopper, who had already transformed into his human form."Sanji! Arthur!" Everyone showed excited expressions upon seeing the three arrive.Robin looked at the three with a hint of regretful smile and murmured to herself, "Coming at this time? It's really not the right moment. With him here, you won't be able to save your companions, will you?"Then, Robin looked at Crocodile.At this moment, Crocodile looked at everyone, showing an angry expression."Let them go, Crocodile," Sanji said angrily.And this familiar voice directly enraged Crocodile."You're that Mr. Prince, aren't you!" Crocodile said. It was this guy who had played him for a fool."That's right, it's me."Sanji added fuel to the fire, showing little fear towards the Shichibukai."Sanji, you go figure out how to save Luffy and the others. Leave Crocodile to me."Sanji was a bit surprised to hear Arthur's words.Why had this guy changed his tune?Logically speaking, shouldn't he be scared?However, he didn't think much of it and nodded."Be careful, the opponent is a Shichibukai, not so easy to deal with," Sanji reminded him."Don't worry, leave it to me!" Arthur said.Actually, Arthur didn't want to fight Crocodile, because he knew he couldn't be Crocodile's opponent, but compared to that, he felt that Sanjialso couldn't be a Shichibukai's opponent right now, and Arthur knew he had an almost immortal ability, so it was better to leave this matter to him.Although I can't defeat you, you can't kill me either."Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"With that, Arthur made the first move.After all, the opponent was a Shichibukai, so striking first was a sign of respect.Arthur's arm transformed into countless small snakes, rushing towards Crocodile.Crocodile did not dodge, letting the small snakes pass through his body."A Natural Devil Fruit? As expected, it's a rather troublesome ability," Arthur murmured to himself.At this moment, the water was slowly flowing into the room, an environment that was not very favorable for Crocodile."It seems the timing for this room's destruction was a bit too early," Crocodile said.Immediately, Crocodile's body transformed into a sky full of sand, rushing towards Arthur's direction.Seeing this, Sanji immediately turned and jumped into the water, intending to deal with the Crocodiles and then retrieve the key to save Luffy and the others.Meanwhile, Robin slowly walked towards the door."Nico Robin, what are you planning to do?" Crocodile asked."The water is about to flood this room. I am also a Devil Fruit user, so of course I won't choose to stay here.""Tch."Then, Crocodile smashed all the glass in the room, intensifying the water flow.He instantly appeared in front of Arthur and said to him."I like to gamble. If you come outside with me now, I can consider letting this guy stay here to save them," Crocodile said.He felt that Sanji alone would not be able to rescue Luffy and the others."Of course," Arthur said with great confidence.With that, the two walked outside together."Mr. Crocodile, it's been a long time since we've seen you." After Crocodile walked out, all the tourists and shop employees outside showed great respect for Crocodile, as if they regarded him as a hero."How hypocritical, Crocodile," Arthur said.The two then ignored everyone and walked out the door."Everyone, please leave here first. A battle is about to take place here," Crocodile politely said to the crowd."Lord Crocodile, you must win! Defeat him, you are invincible!" the residents below said.It seems this guy is really popular, Arthur thought."So you have this side to you too. If I didn't know, I would really think you had stopped being a pirate and retired.""Hehe."Crocodile said no more, his body transforming into a sky full of flying sand.Arthur, of course, wouldn't be foolish enough to engage him in a head-on fight.He believed that Sanji would definitely be able to rescue Luffy and the others.At this moment, Arthur's body quickly dodged, then he arrived at the nearby river, standing on the surface of the water."Do you think that water can save you?" Crocodilesaid.Arthur just smiled and said nothing.But his hands were not idle; he quickly formed hand seals."You are sand. Although I don't know Haki, as sand, you should be afraid of water, right!" Arthur said with a smile."I didn't expect you to even know about Haki," Crocodile said."Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu." What answered him was not Arthur's words, but a water dragon.This time, Crocodile did not remain still as before; instead, his body quickly turned into sand, dodging Arthur's attack.Bang.The water dragon struck the ground, creating a large crater."Crocodile, you're nothing special. Why are you even dodging?" Arthur taunted. Although he couldn't win, he absolutely wouldn't back down verbally.However, the cold sweat in Arthur's palms betrayed him.Although his words were tough, his body was very honest."Hmph, petty tricks." Crocodile's expression was somewhat angry.He had been underestimated.Then, he subtly raised his hand, and a wisp of sand appeared in his palm."Little girl, do you know that I am a Shichibukai?"Little girl?Huh."Your whole family is a little girl!"Having said that, Arthur's hands continued to form seals.As Chakra flowed within Arthur's body, a large number of bubbles appeared on the water's surface, which then became turbulent."Water Release: Water Wall."
Chapter 107 BattleBoom!Crocodile's power was blocked by the wall of water Arthur erected.The two forces canceled each other out. Arthurquickly retreated, but he still stood on the surface of the water.He knew that this river was Crocodile's weakness; if he left here, he would have no chance of defeating him.But could he really defeat him?Arthur dared not imagine."Who exactly are you? Your power is very strange. What kind of power is this? I'm very curious," Crocodile said slowly.After all, he was once a great pirate who had ventured in the New World, the latter half of the Grand Line. How could he be afraid of a fledgling Pirate Crew?Back then, he had even challenged Whitebeard.Even so, he had never seen the power Arthur used.Could it be a Devil Fruit user?Then, he shook his head.Forget it, no matter what power he used, he was destined to die here today."Do you know? You've angered me," Crocodile said.At this moment, what Arthur was thinking was not that.He was wondering why Sanji hadn't rescued Luffyand the others yet.If this continued, he would have to unleash his ultimate move.Because of the water's enhancement, Crocodilecouldn't completely use his ability to evade Arthur's attacks.If water was applied to a snake's body, then such an attack should also be effective against Crocodile. In that case, Natural Devil Fruit wasn't so terrifying after all.In fact, Natural Devil Fruit users were very strong in the first half of the Grand Line, but in the latter half, because they relied too much on their Devil Fruitand neglected physical training, many Natural Devil Fruit pirates who had just entered the New Worldwould suffer a great loss.Because of the existence of Haki, they no longer had that invincible feeling.With the complete version of Snake Ninjutsu, Arthur's strength greatly increased, and his mastery of Snake Ninjutsu had reached a terrifying level.Immediately after, his body began to disperse, transforming into countless small snakes, flowing along the river, and then all rushed towards Crocodile."Stop joking, you fellow!" Crocodile said angrily.Then, a layer of sandstorm appeared around him. He touched the ground with his palm, and countless sand and soil emerged from the ground."Even if you know such a move, what if you know my weakness? Do you take me for a fledgling kid? How could I be defeated by you?" Crocodile said angrily.Then, the sandstorm surrounded him. In an instant, all the small snakes were evaporated, and their water content turned them into shriveled snake corpses.On the water surface, Arthur's figure slowly crawled out of the water."As expected, Sand Crocodile is not so easy to deal with," Arthur murmured to himself.And at this moment, a blade formed of sand attacked him.The powerful force directly split the river in half."As expected of Crocodile, with such power, even if that pirate is strong, he won't have a chance to survive," said a resident watching the battle from the side.On the side, Arthur crawled out of the water once again.The previous attack was very fast, directly cutting off his arm, but such an attack still had no effect on him. His current body had undergone Supplenessmodification, coupled with the incredibly strong recovery ability of the complete Snake Ninjutsu."Damn it, are you still not dead? I no longer have any desire to play with you here."Crocodile said.It was almost the agreed time, and he still needed to occupy this kingdom, he couldn't delay any longer."What are you kidding about?"Knowing his body's recovery ability, Arthur was fearless. As long as he didn't leave the water surface, even Crocodile couldn't do anything to him.Next, he couldn't take the initiative to attack anymore. If he continued like this, his Chakraconsumption would be severe, which might affect the subsequent struggle.However, constantly dodging was also not a solution, as his taijutsu itself wasn't particularly strong."In that case," Arthur formed hand seals once again."Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique."A large amount of river water, propelled by Arthur's Chakra, began to cover a wide area. Such a wide-range attack, even Crocodile couldn't dodge. Although such an attack wouldn't cause him much harm, it could prevent his elementalization."Damn it!" Crocodile looked at the water on his body with some anger."Crocodile, this way you can't elementalize, can you?" Arthur said.Just then, Arthur's arm once again transformed into countless small snakes, attacking Crocodile."Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"This time, Crocodile didn't dodge. Instead, he directly grabbed the small snakes with one hand. His other hand quickly elongated and transformed into a sandstorm, then directly hooked Arthur over.The small snakes, touched by Crocodile, shriveled instantly."Do you think such a small trick can suppress my ability? Too naive," Crocodile said with a laugh.He casually threw away the shriveled small snakes, then grabbed Arthur."Your actions today have made me very angry. Now, you'll die here!" Crocodile continued."Damn it!"Arthur was about to form hand seals, but the next second, his hands began to shrivel rapidly."You…" Arthur looked at his hands in disbelief."What? Do you think I'm stupid? Of course, I can't let you activate such a special ability again."Crocodile said.Clearly, Crocodile's combat experience was very rich. He had long noticed Arthur's movements when performing these abilities.Indeed, how could someone who could become a Shichibukai be an idiot?"Die!"As soon as Crocodile finished speaking, Arthur's body began to shrivel rapidly, and the water in his body quickly drained away.Just then, Arthur's mouth suddenly opened.Crocodile instantly felt danger and threw Arthuraway.But it was too late.From Arthur's mouth, a sword suddenly appeared. Even though he was prepared, he was still stabbed in the ear by the sword.Arthur's body fell into the water, and the lost water quickly replenished."Damn it, I almost died here," Arthur murmured to himself.And just as Arthur climbed out of the water.There was suddenly movement in the water. Sanji, leading Luffy and the others, emerged one by one from the water.On the other side, the injured Crocodile became even more furious. When he saw Luffy and the others, his eyes became even sharper."Did these guys actually succeed? How infuriating."He liked gambling, but clearly, he lost this time.And the anger he had just suffered from Arthur was about to erupt at this moment."Fine, I'll just finish all of you here."Crocodile made his decision.
Chapter 108 Evacuation"Leave the rest to me."After Luffy landed, he looked at Crocodile and said."Brat, don't be so arrogant. Don't lump me in with you newly-fledged pirates," Crocodile said angrily. These guys seemed to not put him in their eyes at all, which infuriated him.Meanwhile, Zoro had also rescued Smoker.At this moment, all members of the Straw Hat Crewhad gathered."Why did you save me?" Smoker looked at Zoro and asked."Do you think I wanted to save you? It's just that the captain, that idiot, told me to," Zoro replied.Subsequently, everyone looked at Crocodilesimultaneously."As expected, the Shichibukai are just as I imagined, no good at all," Smoker said."Arthur, Zoro, you two go with Vivi to stop the war first. Leave Crocodile to me!" Luffy said, clenching his fists as he looked at Crocodile.Vivi wanted to say something, but Nami stopped her.Stopping the war now was the best option."Vivi, leave this place to Luffy! We'll go with you to stop the war."Finally, Vivi nodded.Just as the group was about to leave, Arthur turned back and said to Luffy: "Luffy, this guy's weakness is water. If you rely only on brute force, it's impossible to defeat him."Luffy nodded at Arthur.After saying this, all members of the Straw Hat Crew rushed towards the capital of the AlabastaKingdom.Midway, Chopper used his ability to communicate with animals to persuade a giant crab to carry them forward.With the help of the giant crab, their speed increased, but because the distance to the AlabastaKingdom's capital was too far, even with faster travel, it still required a very long time.Meanwhile, on the other side, the senior agents of Baroque Works were already prepared.They were ready to seize control of the country.Just then, they spotted several people riding ducks quickly heading towards the capital."We're almost there, keep it up, everyone!" Arthursaid to the group.Their mode of transport was the team of Karu, Princess Vivi's companion."If I'm not mistaken, Baroque's senior agents must have already set an ambush ahead. If we charge straight through like this, it will be easy for them to intercept us," Arthur said to the group."Then what should we do?" Sanji asked."In that case, we'll go first, and then let Vivi act last. This way, we'll split their focus and allow Vivi to successfully get through their encirclement," Arthursaid to the group.The Straw Hat Crew quickly agreed with Arthur's suggestion, deciding to help Vivi enter the capital."If that's the case, then leave those senior agents to us," Nami said, showing their crew's symbol."Alright."After that, they took the lead, heading towards the capital.Sure enough, Baroque Works' senior agents had already been watching them.They hadn't even reached the capital when Baroque Works' senior agents split up to pursue them. However, they wouldn't have expected that Vivi wasn't among them."Leave Zoro to that guy," Arthur said, looking at Mr.1."Be careful, his body is like steel. If you don't have the ability to cut steel, you won't be able to hurt him at all."With that, Arthur bypassed Mr.1, intending to draw away Mr.2.He didn't want to suffer a loss against Mr.1 again. This steel ability was something he found very frustrating, and using Water Release in this desert area would consume a lot of Chakra.Once bitten, twice shy."Is that so? Perhaps only by fighting someone like this can I increase my strength!" Zoro said excitedly.He never feared a challenge.This was something Arthur could only look up to.Just then, Arthur suddenly noticed that Vivi, who had already left, was being pursued by Mr.2."Mr.2? I'll handle this guy. I won't let her harm Vivi."Because Vivi was the key to stopping this war, she had to reach the palace safely."Princess Vivi, it's useless. You can't escape my pursuit, I am very strong," Mr.2 said with a laugh as he chased Vivi. His steps were very strange, but his speed was incredibly fast.Just as he was about to catch up to Vivi, a group of small white snakes suddenly appeared in front of him.Seeing this, Vivi breathed a sigh of relief."Leave this place to me now. You quickly go and stop the war," the suddenly appearing Arthur said to Vivi.Mr.2 looked at Arthur and said, "It's useless, even you can't stop me."Arthur smiled faintly."How will you know if you don't try?"With that, Arthur assumed a fighting stance.His opponent was Mr.2, second only to Mr.1 in existence. He dared not be careless. If the opponent's strength was only slightly less than Mr.1's, then he would certainly have a very hard time dealing with him.However, as long as the opponent didn't have some abnormal ability, he could handle him."Hmph, in that case, let me show you what I can do!"With that, Mr.2 charged towards Arthur with strange steps.Then, he continuously extended his exceptionally long legs, launching attacks at Arthur."One, two, one, two."His attacks truly resembled ballet, very strange, but the offensive power was extremely strong.Arthur extended his arm, intending to block his attack directly, but the powerful blow sent him flying."To possess such strength," Arthur murmured to himself.However, his ability was far less abnormal than Mr.1's.Subsequently, Arthur changed his strategy, preparing to shift from defense to offense."Hidden Shadow Snake Hands."Arthur's arm transformed into countless small snakes, charging towards Mr.2. Clearly, his ability was indeed not as abnormal as Mr.1's.The countless small snakes directly coiled around him."Damn it, to use such a method to restrict my movements," Mr.2 said fiercely.Then, countless small white snakes opened their gaping mouths and bit into his muscles.Pain instantly spread throughout his body."It hurts, it hurts, it hurts so much!" Mr.2 shouted loudly.However, it was clear that his physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people; the snakes' venom did not immediately incapacitate him.But the temporary paralysis did have an effect.Seeing Mr.2 restricted, Arthur quickly formed hand seals. For someone who relied on taijutsu attacks, Arthur had an extremely strong advantage."Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
Chapter 109: Battle against Mr.2Fierce flames burned, and Mr.2's body was bound by poisonous snakes, rendering him completely immobile.The power of this Fire Release was much stronger than Arthur's previous strength; after his character card upgraded, Arthur's power had made a qualitative leap.The fireball instantly engulfed Mr.2's body.Boom!The force of this move burned a large pit into the ground, and when the smoke and dust cleared, Mr.2's seemingly charred body appeared before Arthur."Did I defeat him just like that? If so, it seems my strength has truly improved a lot," Arthur murmured to himself.However, as a high-ranking senior agent, how could Mr.2 be defeated so easily? His physical constitution was already far beyond that of ordinary people.Although his clothes were charred and he looked particularly disheveled, his eyes remained very sharp."Damn it, to ruin my image! Now, let me show you the strongest power of my Okama Kenpo!" Mr.2 declared.Okama?With that, he charged towards Arthur at such a speed that it was almost impossible to see with the naked eye."Take this!" Mr.2 shouted loudly.Heh heh, you're practically making sure I can't dodge your attack!Arthur thought to himself.But the truth was, he couldn't dodge it at all. Mr.2's attack instantly struck; Arthur managed to dodge Mr.2's first kick, but his speed was incredibly fast, and the second kick instantly arrived. Arthur couldn't dodge in time and was hit by the kick, instantly sent flying several meters away."How can he be so fast?" Arthur looked at Mr.2 in disbelief."Of course! I'm a senior agent; you can't be my opponent," Mr.2 said with a smile, then spun around, as if celebrating his successful hit.Arthur really didn't want to fight this guy in front of him; why did he feel like this guy had some issues in his head?If it were Luffy, he would probably get along very well with him.Mr.2 continued his strange movements, then spun again, kicking at him."Can the same trick be used twice? Impossible!" Arthur's body turned into a wooden stake, successfully dodging his attack."What kind of move is that?" Mr.2 was also surprised by this strange technique.He was clearly just here, so why did he turn into a piece of wood?"The move to defeat you." He wasn't foolish enough to tell his opponent his techniques.In fact, Arthur felt that it was best not to shout out the names of moves during a fight; while it might create a good momentum, it could easily allow the opponent to discern your attack rhythm."Forget it, I don't care what kind of move it is! You definitely won't be my opponent," Mr.2 chuckled.Immediately after, his face became serious, and he assumed a stance, continuing to attack Arthur with ballet-like movements.Although the movements of this technique were strange, it had to be said that each attack was particularly powerful.Arthur continuously dodged Mr.2's attacks, while his perception constantly searched for Mr.2's weakness.This guy's kicking technique is actually so strong, even Sanji might not be much better!Boom!Mr.2's attack once again shattered a stone. However, he didn't stop, and his next kick directly sent Arthurflying several meters away.This strike was an attack Arthur had already anticipated. As Arthur flew in mid-air, he put his hands together, and then a small snake flew directly from the ground and bit Mr.2 in the crotch."Ah, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!" Mr.2 cried out in agony, clutching his groin."Damn it, you used such an insidious move!" Mr.2 said with a sob.Afterward, he stood up and once again assumed a ballet pose."Next, I'm going to defeat you in one strike!" Mr.2 said angrily; this guy in front of him had now truly provoked his wrath."Oh, really? Then take a look at your feet first!" Arthur said to Mr.2 with a smile.The next second, countless small snakes suddenly flew out from under Mr.2's feet, instantly coiling around him. And this wasn't the end; immediately after, a giant python appeared from the ground and swallowed him whole.A few minutes later, the giant python opened its mouth, and the unconscious Mr.2 was spit out from its maw.His body was covered with marks from the bites of the small snakes.Arthur won this battle."My strength has become so much stronger now. If I encounter that guy Mr.1 again, I shouldn't lose so badly, no, I definitely won't lose again."Meanwhile, on the other side, Zoro was confronting Mr.1."It seems your current attack strength isn't enough to cut steel, so you can't hurt me," Mr.1 said coldly, his expression serious. While he said this, the enemy in front of him was not as easy to deal with as previous opponents.At this moment, he held no contempt for Zoro in front of him."Heh heh, is that so? How do you know my attack can't cut steel?" Zoro said with a smile.It was a good opportunity to test the results of his recent training; he was sure to possess the power to cut steel.Immediately after, Zoro took off his bandana, tied it around his head, then closed his eyes, listening to the sounds of all things around him.At this moment, in his perception, all things had a voice.Mr.1's intuition told him that the guy in front of him was dangerous.Then, Zoro took wado ichimonji from his waist, assuming a draw-and-slash stance.And on his hand, there seemed to be an invisible energy flowing.If someone from the New World saw this, they would recognize it as the rudimentary form of Haki.At this time, Zoro had already mastered the most basic Armament Haki."Although this power isn't particularly proficient for me yet, it should be enough to deal with you," Zoro said, looking at Mr.1.Then, Zoro rotated the sword in his hand and shouted,"One-Sword Style, Lion's Song!"The two moved simultaneously, clashing in an instant.Pfft!The next second, blood splattered. A slash mark appeared on Mr.1's body, caused by Zoro's strike."So you already possess the power to cut steel?" Mr.1 said to Zoro."Ah, yes, the power to cut steel, I've had it for a long time," Zoro said, removing the bandana from his head.This battle had greatly improved him, but because he had prior knowledge of Haki, he didn't suffer too much damage in this fight."Cutting steel is nothing more than this," Zoro said."Heh heh, as expected of such great insight. What's your next goal then? Cutting diamonds?""Perhaps, who knows?"
Chapter 110 Sanji's BattleOn the other side of the Royal Capital, the battle between Usopp and Chopper had already ended."Chopper, we're both amazing! To have defeated such powerful enemies! It's all thanks to the valiant leadership of me, Captain Usopp!" Usopp lay on the ground, gasping for breath, and Chopper next to him was in equally bad shape.It was clear that their battle had been fierce, and on their other side, two high-ranking Baroque agents had been knocked unconscious."Is this what a pirate's battle is like? Although the situation isn't particularly good, it really feels incredibly fulfilling!" Chopper also said, panting. He didn't answer Usopp's question because he knew Usopp was just talking big at the moment; he had already understood his personality."That's right, this is a pirate! A valiant sea warrior!" Usopp said.After Zoro's battle ended, he looked around."I wonder how Nami is doing now. She should be fine, right?" Zoro muttered to himself, then walked in the direction Nami had gone earlier.Just a moment ago, Nami and Miss Doublefinger, Mr. 1's partner, had left the area together – or rather, Nami herself had run away from the area.Because Zoro's battle prevented him from looking after her, and she knew that if she stayed there, she would definitely disturb and affect Zoro's fight.When Zoro found Nami, she was covered in wounds, but fortunately, she had defeated her enemy."Not bad, you actually defeated her," Zoro said to Nami with a smile."Hmph, did you think I'd be as abnormal as you? But now I can participate in battles like this too. How can I let only you guys fight?" Although Nami was covered in scars, she had a smile on her face.Zoro nodded, then helped Nami up, and the two walked towards the Royal Capital.At this moment, the worst situation belonged to Sanji.Because his opponent was none other than the president of Baroque Works, the mastermind behind this war, Crocodile."Mr. Prince, what an annoying title. Then I'll deal with you first!" Crocodile said.Sanji's face became solemn when he saw Crocodile's arrival."Where's Luffy? Didn't he stop you? Why are you still here?" Sanji asked."That Straw Hat Kid? You're too naive to think a fledgling pirate like him could stop me. He's already buried in the desert," Crocodile said with a laugh.What he didn't know was that Luffy was also on his way here at this very moment.And the person who saved him was Crocodile's partner, Nico Robin."How is that possible? How could a guy like Luffy be killed so easily?" Sanji took a puff from his cigarette, his face filled with doubt.He would not believe that Luffy was killed so easily.At this moment, Vivi and the King on the side had serious expressions.Many Royal Army soldiers lay on the ground nearby. They had already challenged Crocodile, but all had ended in defeat.This guy in front of them was not on the same level of combat power as ordinary army soldiers or pirates.Even the guardian deity of this kingdom was easily defeated by Crocodile.Sanji took a puff from his cigarette, looked at Crocodile and Nico Robin in front of him, and said, "It seems I'm the only one who can protect Princess Vivi now. Then, from now on, I, Mr. Prince, will protect this country!"At this moment, Sanji took off the sunglasses he was wearing.Robin, hearing Sanji's words, secretly chuckled."Are the people of this Pirate Crew really all so interesting?" Robin muttered to herself.However, her smile was quickly stopped by Crocodile's gaze."Nico Robin, is it really that funny?"The next second, Robin's expression turned cold, and she said, "Of course not, boss."But while the two were talking, Sanji had already rushed forward quickly."Mutton Shot!"However, Sanji's kick passed directly through Crocodile's body."As expected, just as Arthur said, if there's no water or Haki, it's very difficult to restrain the power of a Logia Devil Fruit," Sanji muttered to himself.Thinking of this, he sighed.Unlike Zoro, that training maniac, he knew about the existence of Haki, but because he usually stayed in the kitchen, and he felt that as a chef, there was no need for such strong combat power, as long as he could protect the ladies on the ship.So, he had not yet awakened Armament Haki.He regretted it now."Even if I haven't awakened Haki, I can't let this guy harm Princess Vivi!" Sanji's eyes became resolute.Immediately after, Sanji's second attack came.But it was still the same as before; it caused no damage to Crocodile, passing directly through his body."Mr. Prince, is this all the strength you have? If this is all, then you're truly disappointing me." Crocodile's tone was always like this, condescending, as if he didn't see anyone as his equal."Tch."Although Sanji's inner turmoil was great, he was still a strong-willed person verbally.He continuously launched attacks at Crocodile, but as before, his attacks were completely ineffective.As Sanji's attacks caused sand to fall to the ground, Vivi and the King both sighed.He knew that the strength of the two pirates in front of them differed greatly.After a while, Crocodile felt that enough time had passed, and he didn't want to play around anymore.So he extended his hand and grabbed Sanji's leg."Mr. Prince, I no longer wish to play with you. Now, let this battle end. Let me personally bring an end to this country."Just as Crocodile was about to finish Sanji.On the side, Kohza, the leader of the rebel army, suddenly appeared. Looking at the scene before him, he felt a sense of disbelief.Why would Crocodile, the hero of the people, tie up the King?Why was Vivi here?"What exactly is going on?" Kohza asked, looking at everyone.Vivi and the King did not speak; Crocodile was the first to open his mouth."It's the worst-case scenario you're imagining in your head. I orchestrated and planned all of this, including your rebel army, and including the Royal Army."Crocodile arrogantly told Kohza his plan.In his eyes, this country was already his for the taking, so what if Kohza knew about the conspiracy?In this kingdom, no one could stop his plan anymore.(Regarding the protagonist's issue, some people feel that the transition from writing a new chapter is too sudden. Although there was foreshadowing, it wasn't enough, so I'd like to hear everyone's opinions.)