After retiring from the Navy, I became a doting husband.

The sinister voice spoke to them.

The Crocodile Gang members were terrified, a chill instantly rising from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads, and they began to tremble.

Virgil, pale-faced, quickly explained, "We prefer to go through the door!"

Upon hearing this, Bucky the Clown's expression turned serious.

Then, he gave a sinister smile.

I'm giving you one more chance. Stand up straight and behave, or Uncle Bucky won't hesitate to kill you all, hehe!

However, as soon as he finished speaking...

A cold voice suddenly rang out from behind: "Shorty, who do you think you're going to kill?"

Ok?

Bucky the Clown was furious when he heard this. How dare they call him a dwarf! Just as he was about to rebuke them, a tall figure suddenly enveloped his floating upper body from behind.

It gave him a sense of urgency and fear, like dark clouds looming over the city and threatening to crush it.

Startled, Bucky the Clown quickly turned his head to look at Crocodile. At first, he didn't recognize him, but as memories flooded his mind...

next second.

Bucky the Clown's heart skipped a beat, as if he had seen something terrifying. He stared in disbelief and shouted, "You're Crocodile?!"

Immediately afterward, he swiftly fled ten meters away, staring at the other person with a face full of fear, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, and stammering, "W-how did you get here?"

Crocodile glanced at Bucky the Joker, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "It seems you know me."

Bucky the Clown thought to himself: How could someone as foolish as you, who dared to challenge Whitebeard, not be recognized?

who are you?

What else do we need to do here?

Crocodile scrutinized him with a cold gaze. Could he be a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, capable of tearing his body to pieces?

Why did I suddenly appear here?

Could it be that she shares the same goal as him?

Therefore, Crocodile had to be cautious.

I... I...

Even the arrogant Bucky knew he was no match for Crocodile. The feeling of having his life controlled made him very uncomfortable. While stammering and stalling for time, he secretly controlled his lower body and quietly walked towards the door.

"Want to go?"

"Stay here with me!"

Crocodile wasn't blind. Upon noticing, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he decisively attacked, raising his hand and waving it towards Buggy the Clown's lower body, using the Sand-Sand Fruit's power.

In the blink of an eye, a thick rope made of countless grains of sand was created, which swept across the void and directly bound the lower body.

Damn it.

Bucky the Clown saw this and gritted his teeth.

The Cannon that Splits in Five Parts!

Swish!

The left arm holding the throwing knife moved like a cannonball, striking with incredible speed.

Crocodile scoffed at this, not even bothering to dodge, his body instantly becoming elemental, and his left arm holding the throwing knife pierced through his chest.

At that moment, he launched an attack on Bucky the Clown.

"Crescent-shaped dunes!"

His right hand instantly grew to a gigantic size, transforming into a crescent-shaped sand blade, which he then slashed at Bucky the Clown to the astonishment of the crowd.

Torn apart!

Faced with such a terrifying attack, Bucky the Clown quickly disintegrated his body. With a whoosh, the sand blade slashed past his neck, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "That was close, I was almost cleaved in two."

interesting!

Crocodile's gaze sharpened; this red-nosed fellow was more troublesome than he had imagined.

So... that's the only way.

His lower body transformed into elemental form, instantly flying to Bucky the Joker's side, startling the latter. Just as the latter was about to dodge, Crocodile's icy voice rang out: "Desert Prison!"

Countless grains of sand erupted from his body, forming a prison that enveloped Bucky the Clown. Then, his right hand, like a venomous snake poised to strike, suddenly darted out and bit Bucky's neck.

What are you going to do?

Bucky the Clown could clearly feel his body losing water, which terrified him so much that he quickly turned his head away from his body and threw throwing knives at Crocodile's head.

Torn to pieces, clown's throwing knife!

Swish!Swish!

The throwing knife struck his head instantly.

boom!

His head exploded, turning into countless grains of sand.

"do you died?"

Seeing Crocodile's head suddenly explode startled many people present.

Devil Fruit users don't die easily.

Black Tiger suddenly spoke up to explain. After all, as a gang leader, he was naturally much more experienced and knowledgeable than his subordinates. He stared intently at the headless Old Sha.

As he predicted, things went exactly as he expected.

Crocodile, without a head, did not slowly fall down. Instead, countless grains of sand gathered at his head, and as the sand accumulated, a new head emerged.

This bizarre scene made everyone present realize how terrifying Devil Fruit users can be.

Buggy the Clown looked down at his withered upper body due to lack of water and was furious, but then he saw Crocodile using his Devil Fruit powers to slowly regenerate a head.

Without further hesitation, he picked up the withered upper body lying on the ground with his right hand, and then rammed his head into the sand dune cage that imprisoned his lower body.

boom!

With a loud bang, the seemingly indestructible sand dune cage shattered into countless grains of sand. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bucky the Clown quickly manipulated his lower body, pulling his upper body along, displaying incredible speed, and transformed into a blur, rushing out of the casino at lightning speed.

At that moment, Crocodile used the Sand-Sand Fruit ability to recover completely. He first shook his head left and right to move it around, and a wisp of sand appeared out of thin air in front of him. Then, he rolled a new cigar from his pocket, lit it again, and put it in his mouth.

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled wisps of smoke, his gaze deep and thoughtful.

Swish!

next second.

Countless grains of sand appeared around him, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished, carried away by the wind.

Where did they go?

Black Tiger, the old man with the mustache, and the others wore expressions of utter terror, as if they had seen a ghost, their hearts still reeling from the shock.

Outside the casino, Crocodile hovered in mid-air, his feet resting on countless grains of sand. His black fur coat fluttered in the wind, and he coldly looked down at Bucky the Joker, who was fleeing in panic.

Sandstorm!

He opened his right hand, and in an instant, a small sandstorm condensed in his palm.

Swish!

Under his control, the small sandstorm detached from his palm and, like a spinning top, spun continuously, impacting the surrounding area. As it spun, it gradually grew larger.

In an instant, sand and stones flew everywhere, swirling up countless pieces of debris on the street and startling passersby.

"what is this?"

"A sandstorm is coming! Everyone run!"

"what?"

"Sandstorm? Are you kidding me? This is the capital city, how could there be a sandstorm? Holy crap, it really is a sandstorm!"

People panicked, their faces filled with terror, and they scattered like birds and beasts.

At that moment, a powerful suction force swept a three-year-old child into the air.

The child was so frightened that he cried out, "Mommy!"

"my child!"

The mother beside her cried out in despair, watching helplessly as her child was swept away by the sandstorm.

This is the terror of Logia-type Devil Fruits.

They can easily create disasters that resemble natural calamities.

Bucky the Clown kept looking back as he ran, and seeing the sandstorm getting closer and closer, he was terrified. He mustered all his strength and sped up as fast as he could, while shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Daddy, come save me!!"

Ok?

Upon hearing his shout, Crocodile's eyes flickered, and he was slightly surprised. It turned out they were still causing trouble as a group.

But how could Bucky the Clown have a father?

That's just too ridiculous.

Regardless of who this so-called father is.

This is a perfect opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop.

Swish!

Suddenly, just as I was thinking...

A figure, swift as lightning, arrived in the blink of an eye, and with a loud bang, charged fiercely into the sandstorm.

This made Crocodile's lips curl into a sneer, and he said with disdain, "You're asking for it!"

No one can survive his sandstorms.