One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 36 Elementalization is nothing, who can't do that?
The moment Chenlong finished speaking, Crocodile indeed saw the giant wave that appeared out of nowhere.

Meltwater from the glacier gathers together and rushes down, its volume so large that the waves are almost tens of meters high.

It was as if there really was a dragon, tumbling and rolling in the waves!
It surged and roared as it charged toward the desert where Crocodile was!
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Meanwhile, in the distance, Aiha, who was watching this scene from afar, was almost dumbfounded.

He felt like he was dreaming.

But a moment later, he realized he wasn't dreaming.

Because even in his dreams, he could not imagine such a scene.

Alabasta—a desert nation has been hit by a tsunami!
At this moment, Crocodile also felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

What was happening at that moment was also beyond his comprehension.

"That huge iceberg melted, how did that happen?"

"What exactly is this guy's ability?"

He still had countless questions in his mind.

But at this moment, none of that matters anymore.

There is only one most important thing right now, and that is—the outcome of this battle!

"This is truly... an extraordinary monster."

As he finished speaking, Crocodile did not retreat—there was no point in running away in the face of such an attack.

so.
"boom!"

His right hand gripped the wrist of his left hand, and then he suddenly plunged both hands into the sand beneath his feet.

"Erosion of reincarnation!"

The low growl subsided.

The next moment, the earth trembled violently once again.

From the desert, countless yellow sands surged up even more violently.

They surged, transforming into an invisible wave that began to spread from Crocodile's center.

And along the way

Even the already scarce moisture in the desert began to be rapidly absorbed.

The rocks that could be vaguely seen within the quicksand turned to dust in an instant.

And it is at this very moment.
"Heavyweight Sandstorm!"

Crocodile unleashed his power once more—and the surrounding sandstorm swirled even more violently, forming a massive gale.

And the next moment.
The power to absorb all moisture, and the massive sandstorm.

It collided with the giant waves sweeping across the desert!
"boom!"

Yellow sand churned up giant waves, stirring up turbid water columns.

Golden sandstorms and azure giant waves—the collision of the two is so grand it's almost like a myth.

But every story eventually comes to an end.

At a certain moment, giant waves of water began to pierce through the yellow sand.

The outcome was already decided.

"boom!"

The next moment, the giant wave crashed and shattered the sandstorm.

Mud splattered everywhere, while the remaining waves washed over Crocodile without any obstruction.

Crocodile gritted his teeth as he felt his body stiffen instantly.

He knew—from this moment on, he could no longer become an elemental.

He knew even better that the other party would never let this opportunity slip by!

And this is indeed the case.

"Crack!"

A sudden chill swept over him, and Crocodile looked up.

He then saw Chenlong's figure, with frost wrapped around his hand, leaping towards him.

"The battle is over, Crocodile!"

He swung his fist and slammed it down at Crocodile!
"Yes."

But it is precisely at this moment.

Crocodile's lips curled into a sinister smile: "The battle is over!"

As soon as the words left his mouth...
"boom!"

Behind Chenlong, in the sandy area that had been washed by giant waves.

Something suddenly flew through the sand—it was a hand!

A left hand adorned with a gold hook, its base wrapped in yellow sand.

However, at this moment, the golden hook in his hand had been removed—in its place was a sharp short needle.

next moment.
"laugh!"

The left hand then flew from behind and pierced through Chenlong's right abdomen.

Crocodile then revealed an excited smile.

“You’re a formidable fellow—even my ‘Erosion Cycle’ couldn’t completely absorb a wave of that magnitude.”

“But.” He stood up.

The wind blew his robe, and it was clear that—sometime during the night—his left arm had vanished from the base of his forearm.

"I can still manage to hide one hand under the sand before it gets washed away by the water."

Crocodile knew he had won.

Because the golden hook on his left hand and the short needle were both coated with the deadly scorpion venom, a specialty of Alabasta.

Once stabbed, death is certain unless the antidote is obtained!
However, Crocodile couldn't declare his victory yet.

He then realized something was wrong.

"Um!?"

Because only at this moment did he notice that his left hand did not feel any 'flesh'.

Quite the opposite.

He felt as if what he had stabbed was some kind of indescribable, viscous substance.

Just moments later, Crocodile felt a searing heat and excruciating pain in his arms.

"Ugh!"

The excruciating pain of bones and flesh melting together caused even a tyrant like Crocodile to cry out.

But his willpower still allowed him to struggle and lift his head.

Then he saw—something began to flow out from Chenlong's body.

But what flowed out was not blood.

That viscous, scorching, flame-like substance was none other than...
"magma!?"

He gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse: "Elementalization!?"

He understood what had happened—Chenlong had dodged his two deadly attacks by transforming into his elemental form in the blink of an eye.

But
"How could that be? The magmaberry fruit should clearly be..."

With his knowledge, he was naturally well aware of the ownership of the Magma-Magma Fruit—that top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruit belonged to Marine Admiral Akainu.

But at this moment, Chenlong clearly had no intention of giving Crocodile time to think.

Because at this time
"Shh!"

The sound of wind breaking appeared again—Chenlong's fist had arrived.

In contrast, Crocodile also saw the incredible posture of his opponent at this moment.

At that moment, the majestic dragon head mask seemed to be split into two parts, red and blue.

And so was his appearance.

Steam swirled around his figure, like a white sash.

Part of his body was formed from frost.

Another part of his body was burned by magma.

"Dual Elementalization - Frost and Fire Body".

Water dripped down as the frost melted, silently answering Crocodile's question.

The other party's ability is not to manipulate water at all.

"Frozen ice and magma, two completely different elements, combined in one body?"

This was beyond Crocodile's comprehension.

He was certain that if he told others what he was seeing, it would cause a sensation around the world.

But clearly, he no longer had a chance.

"Didn't I already say that?"

In his field of vision, the dragon-head mask emitted a calm voice.

And in the eyes revealed beneath the mask, there was only calm.

You can't beat me.

The fist, a convergence of magma and frost, magnified in Crocodile's vision.

So he closed his eyes.

"The Twelve Zodiac Signs. 'Chenlong'"

He murmured the name he was hearing for the first time today in his heart.

He knew that the other party was destined to shake the sea.

Just like he used to be.

The excitement of first setting sail as a pirate, the sense of accomplishment of growing stronger, the helplessness of being defeated by Whitebeard, the pride of becoming a Shichibukai—countless memories flood my mind at this moment.

He thought of his unfulfilled ambitions, aspirations, and pursuits.

However, as he said before.

In the face of failure, those are all useless things that will be engraved on one's epitaph.

The victor is king, the loser is villain; the winner takes all—that is the rule of this vast ocean.

"I'm so unwilling to accept this."

These whispers became Crocodile's last thoughts in his life.

　Although Crocodile is a villain, he is actually quite charismatic (especially after Impel Down).

　　I didn't really want him to leave the show so soon, and I even planned a comeback storyline for him. But when I was reviewing the outline yesterday, I realized there were actually better options for that storyline.
　　So there's no way around it; he won't have the chance to attain enlightenment in Longchang in this book.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)