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Chapter 58 Storm vs. Crocodile! (Please read on! Please vote!)

Just as the sand crocodile saw the blue-eyed white dragon.

The blue-eyed white dragon, which was perched atop the Rain Banquet Pyramid, also discovered the presence of the sand crocodile at the same time.

A white dragon flaps its wings, and a sudden gust of wind arises.

The blue-eyed white dragon flapped its wings and flew at top speed toward the location of the sand crocodile.

"Is it really a dragon?"

Crocodile frowned deeply, casually tossing the treasure on his shoulder aside, his right hand instantly transforming into flowing sand.

"Or perhaps... a Devil Fruit user who likes to play tricks!?"

Crocodile looked at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon flying towards him and assumed an attack stance.

However, his "Desert Sword" had not yet been drawn.

The blue-eyed white dragon opened its gaping maw and unleashed a deafening blow at the sand crocodile—

[Dragon Roar]!

"roar--"

A deafening dragon's roar, capable of piercing clouds and splitting rocks, accompanied by a powerful explosive shockwave, rushed towards the sand crocodile with lightning speed.

"What?!"

Crocodile's pupils contracted instantly.

Caught off guard, he had no time to make any effective defensive arrangements before being hit by the shockwave of the [Dragon Roar].

boom!

The powerful shockwave struck Crocodile's body precisely.

The famous "hero" of Alabasta had his body blown into endless sandstorms in broad daylight.

Wait for the shockwave of the [Dragon Roar] to pass.

All that remained were a pair of incomplete "crocodile legs"!

But if you look closely, you'll find...

At the broken ends of these "crocodile legs," what flowed out was not bright red blood, but rather yellowish sand!

The wind kept blowing.

The sand surrounding the "crocodile leg" re-coalesced under a mysterious force, shaping it into a human form.

A moment later.

Crocodile reappeared in the same spot, completely unharmed.

As a user of the Logia-type Sand-Sand Fruit, Crocodile can turn any part of his body into sand.

This is the powerful ability of "immunity to general physical attacks" that every Logia-type Devil Fruit user possesses!

Crocodile's body was not injured.

However, his spirit was severely damaged by that [Dragon Roar].

"You bastard!"

Crocodile's eyes burned with fury as he transformed his right hand into a sand blade and swung it heavily at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in front of him.

"The Desert Sword!"

The sand blade, which was originally only the size of a normal person's arm, rapidly expanded and grew to a gigantic size after being separated from Crocodile's arm.

In the blink of an eye.

The sand knife then swelled into a super-sized sword several meters long.

The Desert Blade slashed swiftly and fiercely towards the Blue-Eyed White Dragon, easily cleaving the entire desert ground in two.

Faced with this unstoppable desert sword.

The blue-eyed white dragon neither dodged nor avoided the glare; the porcelain-white scales covering its body shimmered brilliantly under the desert sun.

Ding--

With a crisp, melodious clang, the Desert Blade struck the massive body of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon's flight speed was momentarily slowed.

However, the Desert Blade's offensive capabilities are limited to this.

Crocodile took a closer look.

His "treasure sword," powerful enough to cut through the desert, failed to even break the blue-eyed white dragon's scales!

The Desert Blade struck the Blue-Eyed White Dragon's body.

But it's like a wave crashing against a reef.

Not only did it fail to affect the other party, it also smashed itself to pieces!

"This white dragon..."

Crocodile's expression instantly turned serious.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon flapped its wings, shaking off the lingering effects of the Desert Blade, and continued charging towards the Sand Crocodile.

Crocodile, relying on the physical immunity of the Sand-Sand Fruit, stood still, neither dodging nor avoiding.

At the same time, he raised his right hand once again, transforming his arm into a crescent-shaped sand blade.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon flew to the Sand Crocodile's front and suddenly launched its attack—

"Dragon Strike!"

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon's enormous size unleashed terrifying power, instantly crushing Crocodile's body into dust.

But Crocodile still didn't forget to wave his right hand at the white dragon that had come to him of its own accord.

"Crescent-shaped dunes!"

This sand knife is unlike the "desert treasure knife" from before.

The crescent-shaped sand blade formed by the "Crescent Sand Dune" struck the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body, but did not cause direct damage.

It simply took away the "moisture" from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body!

This is a terrifying move that, if it hits, will drain all the moisture from the enemy's body!

The sandstorm blew and then gathered again.

Crocodile's figure reappeared in the same spot.

He turned to look at the blue-eyed white dragon flying away, his gaze focused on the part of the "crescent-shaped dune" that had been struck.

The once pristine white scales of the blue-eyed white dragon now appeared strangely dry, like earth that had not been irrigated by rain for many years.

The body of the blue-eyed white dragon was covered with dense, spiderweb-like cracks, which was quite frightening.

Even stranger is...

Every time the blue-eyed white dragon moved, fine dust would fall from the cracks in the tortoise shell, like dust falling off.

"strangeness……"

Crocodile frowned and clenched his fist as he watched the Blue-Eyes White Dragon continuously lose its "pink".

"Is this dragon... really alive?"

If we absolutely have to let Crocodile give his opinion...

At this moment, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon looked like a dehydrated, cracked dragon statue.

Click—click—

The blue-eyed white dragon, its body dry and cracked, flapped its wings once more, but its violent movements caused further damage to its body.

Large chunks of dried, dehydrated clay fell from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body.

At first glance, it looks just like a snake shedding its skin.

After the Blue-Eyes White Dragon actively separated the body parts that had lost moisture and could not move normally, it regained its agility.

However, its overall size appears to have shrunk considerably.

"What the hell is that?!"

Crocodile's brow furrowed deeply.

He was starting to feel more and more that the white dragon in front of him was not a normal creature!

"Let's just kill them!"

Crocodile transforms his right arm into a crescent-shaped sand blade once again, which is the starting stance for "Crescent Dune".

But just then, an unfamiliar voice rang out behind Crocodile.

"So you are..."

One second ago, the sound seemed to come from a hundred meters away.

But the next second, the voice rang out behind Crocodile's head.

"A sand crocodile?"

Crocodile was startled and quickly turned around to check what the enemy looked like.

But the moment he turned around, everything suddenly went black.

A dark right hand, wrapped in Armament Haki, completely blocked Crocodile's vision!

Snapped!

Storm's right hand gripped Crocodile's face like a vise.

With the help of Armament Haki, he successfully captured the true form of the "sand crocodile"!

Before Crocodile could react...

Storm grabbed the sand crocodile's head as if it were a ball and slammed it hard against the ground.

boom!

A deafening roar erupted.

Under Storm's monstrous strength, the entire earth was instantly smashed into a huge crater several meters in diameter.

Crocodile lay flat in the center of the deep pit, bleeding from his mouth and nose, looking utterly wretched.

Storm stood at the edge of the pit, looking down at Crocodile below.

"Crocodile, you rely too much on your Devil Fruit powers!"

"So domineering..."

Crocodile fought off the dizziness that was washing over him.

He opened his eyes and looked out of the pit. In the backlight, he could only see a white coat.

"navy?"

"Are you senile?!"

Storm chuckled and waved in the direction of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

The blue-eyed white dragon immediately flew back to his side, transformed into a small dragon, and curled up on his shoulder.

Crocodile stood up, shook his head vigorously, and finally came to his senses.

He looked at the "naval officer" who had just used Armament Haki.

But they discovered that the other party was just an excessively young stranger.

What Crocodile found even more shameful was...

The white coat the other person was wearing was not the Navy's "Justice Coat".

It was just an ordinary white coat...

"You brat!"

Crocodile was furious, absolutely furious.

"Who do you think I am?!"

The moment the words fell.

Crocodile suddenly activated his Sand-Sand Fruit ability, and his entire body disappeared into the earth like quicksand.

Seeing this, a sharp red light flashed in Storm's eyes, and he silently activated his Observation Haki to search for the enemy.

In Storm's perception of sight and color.

Crocodile charged toward his location at breakneck speed, like a man-eating crocodile diving into a "sea of ​​sand".

The next instant.

Crocodile leaped from the "sand sea," his right arm transforming once again into the shape of a sand blade, slashing towards Strom with lightning speed.

"Desert Greatsword!"

Crocodile's "Desert Greatsword" came down with overwhelming force, as if it would "cut Storm in two".

But how could Storm, who had already anticipated Crocodile's attack route, be hit?

Storm raised his right hand, and hard clay surged forth, enveloped in Armament Haki, before slamming it down heavily!

It was as if they had foreseen the future.

The instant Crocodile's "Desert Greatsword" leaped off the ground.

Storm's fist, imbued with Haki, slammed directly into Crocodile's Sand Blade.

click-

The seemingly indestructible desert greatsword shattered instantly under Storm's Armament Haki-infused fist, breaking into two pieces.

Crocodile was immediately stunned.

Strom seized the fleeting opportunity, slightly retracted his right fist, and then slammed it forward again.

boom!

Storm's Armament Haki-infused fist slammed into Crocodile's head.

The renowned "King of the Desert" saw his eyes instantly turn white under this merciless iron fist.

Diamond Trophy Winner: Shakky Crocodile

[Tournament Rating: ★★★★★★]

(End of this chapter)