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Since both sides presented their own arguments, and each had their own reasons and evidence, the rebels were unsure of what to do.

However, among the crowd, there were always those who didn't play by the rules. Luffy and his crew weren't from Alabasta, so they didn't need to care whether Crocodile was a hero of Alabasta or one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

For free-spirited pirates, if they don't like someone, they'll just start fighting!

So Luffy, carrying a large water bucket, simply walked past everyone and punched Crocodile in the head with a rubber fist.

Chapter 316 Ace VS Robin

(I was so busy today that I completely forgot to update (╯﹏╰))

Because he had wet his hands beforehand, Crocodile was unable to transform into his elemental form this time and was instead punched away by Luffy, who sent him flying over 100 meters away.

When Ace saw Luffy get up and chase after him, he was worried that Luffy might appear, so he also wanted to get up and chase after him, but he was stopped by a figure.

"Devil Child Nico Robin! So the person standing behind Crocodile is your Dark Isle weapons company!"

The person blocking Fire Fist Ace's way was none other than Wood's best secretary, Robin.

As Wood and his weapons company grew larger and larger, Robin's face became quite well-known on the high seas. After all, she was the second-in-command of Dark Island Weapons Company and one of the strongest women on the sea.

"Don't misunderstand, our weapons company has absolutely no connection with Crocodile. If you insist on saying there is one, it's just a simple business relationship."

However, because our captain made a deal with Crocodile, in order to win the bet, only a member of the Straw Hat Pirates could defeat Crocodile.

"And as the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Portgas D. Ace, please allow me to prevent you from interfering."

Robin is a superhuman user of the "Hana Hana no Mi" (Flower Flower Fruit), which allows her to replicate parts of her body and appear in any location.

Therefore, most of Robin's moves are actually joint locks, which puts her at a significant disadvantage against Logia-type enemies, especially fire-type enemies like Ace who ate the "Flame-Flame Fruit".

Because the limbs that Robin replicates are connected to her body, just like the abilities of certain Devil Fruits can directly affect her through the limbs Robin controls.

In other words, when Robin uses joint locks against Ace, if Ace transforms into flames, the scorched limbs will also affect Robin's main body to some extent.

At first glance, the Flower-Flower Fruit's ability seems rather useless, and it also has this fatal weakness.

But in fact, the opposite is true. Because the replicated limbs have a certain connection with the original body, this fruit has greater potential for development!

Because the limbs are connected to the original body and even share the same senses, it means that the power Robin possesses can be directly manifested in the copied limbs, such as Armament Haki...

"Kagero!"

Because he was worried that Luffy was no match for Crocodile, Ace didn't care whether what Robin said was true or not.

After his arm turned into flames, it instantly formed a pillar of fire that shot out directly from his palm, engulfing Robin's figure in an instant.

"A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom: Wings of Illusion!"

A few petals drifted through the air, and countless arms grew out from Robin's back, converging into two enormous wings that closed together to protect her.

The moment the wings closed, Armament Haki, as if cast from black iron, quickly spread to the two wings.

The moment Ace's pillar of fire erupted, the flames were split in two like a rushing river encountering rocks.

When Robin spread her wings again, the raging pillar of fire was instantly dispersed into countless flames.

"Second-round Flower Blossom - Hook Claw!"

Almost at the same moment Robin shattered the flame pillar, Ace's lower body transformed into a jet of flame and flew out. However, just as he passed Robin, two pure white arms suddenly grew from his back.

Furthermore, these two arms were quickly covered with Armament Haki and used a joint lock on Ace.

"Crack——————!"

With a crisp sound of joint dislocation, Ace's body fell from the sky and crashed into the ground, creating a large crater.

Because Robin's arm, which grew from Ace's body, was covered in Armament Haki, Ace's body failed to successfully transform into its elemental form. The successful execution of the joint lock caused Ace's bones to dislocate and fall off.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Straw Hat Luffy and Crocodile were already locked in a fierce battle in the royal tombs of Alabasta.

Knowing that the weakness of the "Sand-Sand Fruit" is water, Luffy was not nearly as badly beaten as he was the first time.

Previously, when facing Crocodile who could transform into an elemental form, Luffy could only take the beating the whole time. But after learning that water could stop Crocodile from turning into sand, Luffy is now getting beaten to a pulp by Crocodile.

However, thanks to his status as the Son of the World, Luffy managed to put up a fight against Crocodile, even though he was capable of retaliating.

And the facts have proven that Luffy is indeed the world's favorite son. Although Wood believed that Crocodile had many opportunities to take down the Straw Hat Pirates in the battle, he failed at the crucial moments.

Even though he had already drained the other person dry, a water ball suddenly fell from the sky and revived Straw Hat Luffy on the spot.

After defeating the Straw Hat Pirates again and even poisoning them, Crocodile could have easily finished them off, but instead, he launched into a passionate speech, completely oblivious to the fact that villains often die from talking too much.

Moreover, Crocodile is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, a man who once challenged Whitebeard. Although he is now holed up in a place like Alabasta, Wood of the New World doesn't believe that he hasn't been there.

They find it even more unbelievable that someone who is one of the "Seven Warlords of the Sea" would be inferior to some minor characters in the New World and wouldn't be able to use "Haki".

However, when facing the Straw Hat Pirates, Crocodile did not use Haki at all, as if he was full of mysterious confidence in his Devil Fruit ability.

Crocodile's meticulous planning and attempt to seize Alabasta demonstrate that he is a rather cunning individual.

At least in terms of intelligence, he is on the same level as Doflamingo.

This is probably why Doflamingo repeatedly invited Crocodile to cooperate during the Marineford War, while showing utter contempt for Gecko Moria.

Despite being a villain with above-average intelligence, he seemed to be directly affected by the Straw Hat Pirates's aura of reduced intelligence, and performed all sorts of breathtaking feats.

They could have used their ultimate techniques, but instead they insisted on using basic attacks. They could have easily overwhelmed their opponents with their combat power, but they always tried to make others aware of their ambitions before belatedly eliminating them.

If the opponent is just a minor character, it's one thing, but if their actions are breathtaking, they'll likely die a miserable death due to overwhelming combat power.

But the key point now is that Straw Hat Luffy is the world's favorite son. Crocodile's long-winded speech may have made him feel good, but it also made Luffy's anger level explode.

As we all know, in action anime, if you're going to be enemies with the protagonist, you either have to kill them outright or not provoke them in the first place. The worst thing you can do is to reduce their health to a minimum and then start talking nonsense.

Hiding in the shadows, Wood watched Crocodile mocking the poisoned Luffy with an air of victory, and he knew that the battle was over and Crocodile was doomed.

The protagonist has activated his invincibility cheat and has accumulated enough rage points; now he just needs to unleash his full power and turn the tables.

And that's exactly what happened. Heaven knows why Crocodile's much-touted potent poison suddenly stopped working on the Straw Hat Luffy, but in any case, the guy ultimately failed as expected.

The difference from the original story is that this time, after Luffy activated his special ability, he was not able to completely knock Crocodile unconscious.

Unwilling to accept defeat, Crocodile unleashed the power of the Sand-Sand Fruit, creating a final sandstorm.

Because Alabasta is a desert kingdom, it is an ideal environment for Crocodile's "Sand-Sand Fruit".

Under the influence of its power, several sandstorms swept up from outside Albana City, and due to the characteristics of sandstorms, when these desert tornadoes reached Albana, their scale was like a natural disaster!

Only those who live in Alabasta know the terror of desert tornadoes. Seeing the towering sandstorms, both the so-called Kingdom Army and the rebel army stopped fighting.

Because there's no point in them continuing to fight. If a desert tornado of that size were to actually get into Albana, they would all be buried alive by the sand in no time!

At that point, not only the Kingdom's army or the rebel army, but perhaps even the entire Alabasta would cease to exist.

As several towering yellow sandstorms gradually hurtled towards Albana, Ace and Robin, who were still fighting in the city, stopped their battle.

Ace felt the fierce wind whipping his cheeks and glared at Robin, saying, "Is this the result you wanted? To bury the entire Alabasta in the sand!"

Looking at the sandstorm sweeping in, Ace also showed a helpless expression, the situation in front of him was completely beyond his control.

Although his "Flame-Flame Fruit" is no weaker than Crocodile's "Sand-Sand Fruit," the desert tornado in front of him is no longer Crocodile's ability, but a natural disaster.

In other environments, Crocodile would not have been able to create such a grand spectacle, but this is the Desert Kingdom, and the environmental conditions have given the Sand-Sand Fruit's power an unprecedented boost.

Ace is a fire-type human who ate the Flame-Flame Fruit. Even in the face of such a natural disaster, he can use his elemental transformation to escape. But what about the others?

What about his younger brother Luffy, the rest of his pirate crew, and those people in Alabasta?

"You're not a Logia-type Devil Fruit user. Even if you have Armament Haki, you wouldn't be able to survive a natural disaster like this!"

Ace looked at Robin's angry face and just wanted to find Luffy as soon as possible, at least to ensure his brother's safety.

However, despite being in a dangerous situation, Ace was stunned to find that Robin showed no sign of worry on her face.

"It seems Crocodile failed, otherwise he wouldn't have destroyed Alabasta, which he had worked so hard to obtain."

As for your claim that everyone here will die? If that person were here, he should be able to stop it all.

After leaving those words, Robin had no intention of getting entangled with Ace's actions and simply flapped her wings and flew away.

Crocodile, who had been punched from the underground royal tomb to the palace balcony by Straw Hat Luffy, was lying on the ground, exhausted and completely drained. As he watched Albana being gradually enveloped by sandstorms, he suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.

So what if Crocodile loses to the Straw Hat Pirates? He's still the ultimate victor.

Although Alabasta and Pluto's plans fell through, the entire Alabasta and the Straw Hat crew will eventually be buried in the yellow sand.

As for Crocodile, as the user of the Sand-Sand Fruit, would he really be buried to death by sand?

"Guhahahahaha! Straw Hat Boy, Princess Vivi, and all of Alabasta, you will all be buried..."

"Alright, alright, if you're going to be the villain, you should have the style of a villain. If you can't win, are you planning to wipe them all out?"

Although the kingdom of Alabasta is poor, I've heard that the desert region is rich in oil. It would be such a waste to let it be destroyed like this.

Crocodile was still laughing maniacally when Wood appeared unexpectedly beside him, interrupting his mindless fantasies.

"You haven't left this kingdom after all. Although I lost the bet, it seems I have no chance to repay the wager."

"Hahaha, so what if you're a big shot in the underworld? Faced with a natural disaster like this, what can you do besides be buried in the sand?"

Crocodile knew a bit about Wood; the Navy traitor Wood was an extremely powerful swordsman who had never eaten a Devil Fruit.

But what can even the most powerful swordsman do in the face of such a natural disaster?

Even those who are not Logia-type Devil Fruit users have a very slim chance of survival in the face of such a natural disaster.