One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

"Kousha, uh... and Vivi, you two go and tell the royal army and the resistance to evacuate the capital, get far away from it. Leave this to me!"

Zhou Ze gave instructions to the two men, then suddenly remembered a detail.

"By the way, there are many Baroque Works spies in both the Kingdom's army and the resistance. Be careful of them causing trouble; they have Baroque Works tattoos on their arms!"

Crocodile's eyes narrowed. "You even know this, little pirate? You really surprise me!"

The crocodile was beyond furious; he roared, "You must die today!"

Zhou Ze watched Crocodile gradually go berserk, his heart filled with vigilance. The moment Crocodile roared, his body was already prepared.

To everyone's surprise, Crocodile, despite saying he would kill him, charged towards Princess Vivi instead.

He grabbed Princess Vivi by the neck and lifted her into the air. "Hmph, what an annoying woman! If it weren't for you, this pirate wouldn't be here!"

Weiwei struggled to speak, but with her neck being choked, she couldn't utter a single word.

"Crocodile, you're despicable!" Zhou Ze exclaimed in shock and anger. "Let her go right now! If you want to fight, come at me!"

"You lot have been ridiculous from beginning to end. Farewell, my princess!"

Crocodile glanced at Zhou Ze, then grabbed Vivi's arm and turned into yellow sand. Without support, Vivi fell from the high platform of the palace. Crocodile, who had done all this, tilted his head back and laughed wildly.

"Haha...haha...haha...uh..." Crocodile, who was laughing loudly, suddenly seemed to have his neck choked, and his laughter stopped abruptly.

A black dot suddenly appeared in the sky, and as it drew closer, it cast a huge eagle-like shadow in the sunlight.

It's Pell! And Luffy on his back!

Bell rescued Vivi, and the main characters finally assembled below the palace platform! The final battle has begun!

When Zhou Ze finally saw Luffy appear, his tense mind finally relaxed. He winked at Robin, smiled, and then gave her a thumbs up.

Robin's eyes widened slightly. Did this guy know that I was the one who saved Straw Hat Boy?

Crocodile stared in shock at Luffy, who was carrying a bucket of water and leaping onto the palace courtyard. "Why didn't you die?"

Luffy didn't understand the hidden meaning in Crocodile's words and punched him directly in the face. Crocodile was still confidently turning himself into sand, but this time, he was sent flying backward, coughing up blood. Then, Luffy grabbed his shoulders with both hands and smashed Crocodile's forehead with a "Gum-Gum Saw" headbutt.

Crocodile was sent flying backward once again, crashing to the ground.

As Luffy poured water on his hands, he said, "I lost to you last time, but I discovered that once you come into contact with water, you can no longer turn into sand. This time, I won't lose to you again!"

The two began to fight until Luffy poured all the water from the bucket into his stomach, transforming into "Water Luffy," and then started leaking water because of the wound on his stomach.

Zhou Ze finally couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Robin followed suit.

Crocodile's face darkened, and his expression twisted. Luffy noticed Zhou Ze at that moment and, seeing Zhou Ze laughing at him, yelled "Wow!"

What are you doing here?

Zhou Ze suppressed a laugh and waved his hand, "Don't worry about me. I know your personality. Although I have a grudge against this guy, I won't interfere in your fight with him!"

"Oh, I see! Well then, I won't hold it against you for laughing at me." Luffy flashed his signature smile.

Zhou Ze smiled and nodded in response.

Luffy spat out a water ball, soaking Crocodile's body. He stretched his arms back and shouted, "Gum-Gum Rocket!" He then quickly pulled his hands back and launched them out again.

[Successful training on rubber rocket launcher]

"Ouch, cough!" Crocodile was hit in the chest by Luffy, let out a wail, and his flying body crashed into a sculpture in the courtyard before coming to a stop.

After a long while, he sat up from the ruins and said to Robin, "Nicole Robin, take the king to consult the Poneglyphs first."

"I'm really angry now!"

Chapter 38 The Final Battle (Bonus chapter for daily earnings of 80 silver coins)

With blood still trickling from the corner of his mouth, Crocodile leaned on the ground with one hand. Soon, with his palm as the center, yellow sand spread rapidly, turning everything it touched into sand, and even the grass and trees withered instantly.

"The ground is cracked!"

The ground of the entire palace courtyard suddenly shattered into pieces, and Zhou Ze, who had learned this skill, immediately jumped into the air. Just as he landed again, Crocodile let out another low shout, his right hand still bracing against the ground.

"Erosion of Reincarnation!"

The ground gradually died, collapsed, and eventually turned into sand, even the stone statues in the courtyard turned into fine sand in an instant.

[Erosion and Reincarnation Learning Success]

Having learned this combo, Zhou Ze no longer hesitated. He enveloped his entire body in "Falcon Form," took to the air, and escaped from the ground.

Luffy, having lost his balance, fell into a sandy sinkhole, where Crocodile grabbed him by the neck, drained all his moisture, and then casually threw him off the platform.

Crocodile, believing he had dealt with Luffy, glanced around but found no trace of Zhou Ze. He then transformed into a sandstorm and swept westward toward the royal mausoleum.

At that moment, the large water ball that "Water Luffy" had spat out earlier fell and hit Luffy, instantly reviving the shriveled Luffy.

The pirate natives have superhuman physical abilities!

Zhou Ze's lips twitched as he watched. This was forcing him to keep hiding. He wanted to act cool too, damn it!

After circling in the air once, Zhou Ze leaped down, hoisted Luffy onto his back, and flew towards the royal tomb.

"Hey, Zhou Ze, you can actually fly!" Luffy, on his back, noticed that Zhou Ze could fly like a bird and his eyes lit up. "Leave the Navy and become my crew member!"

Zhou Ze stumbled, almost losing control. "No, I'm doing quite well in the Navy, and I'm not really ready for overly dangerous adventures right now."

Zhou Ze quickly refused, as saving his life was the priority, and he had many other things to do.

Luffy didn't respond for a long time. Zhou Ze turned his head slightly and found that the guy was actually asleep on his back!

Holy crap! Even though I'm not planning on boarding your ship, this invitation is so insincere!

Zhou Ze was speechless.

After landing at the royal tomb, Zhou Ze slapped Luffy awake in an annoyed tone, "Hey, Straw Hat Luffy, we're here, wake up!"

Luffy opened his eyes, paused for a moment, then stretched out his arms and shouted, "I've had enough sleep!"

……

Inside the royal tomb, Robin had only escorted King Cobra inside a short time when Crocodile followed. Things had spiraled out of his control, and now he was focused solely on finding the legendary ancient weapon, "Pluton."

This legendary weapon, capable of destroying an island with a single shot, now carries Crocodile's dream of world domination, and he is determined to possess it.

"Nicole Robin, have you finished deciphering the Poneglyphs?" Crocodile's dark tone was almost manic. "Read it to me, what's recorded here!"

"Kashira conquered Alabasta, 239 years ago."

"In 260 AD, the Peter dynasty was ruled by the Dima."

"In 306, Alma completed the construction of the Great Cathedral of Daf."

"In the year 325, the hero of Ordia, Mam..."

With each sentence Robin uttered, Crocodile's face darkened further. "Is that what I want to know? I want Pluton!"

Crocodile roared, interrupting Robin, "I don't care about this country's history, tell me where Pluton is!"

"There's no mention of 'Pluto' here, only history," Robin said calmly, ignoring Crocodile's anger.

The scene fell silent for a moment. Crocodile's gloomy face was almost black with ink. He closed his eyes, a cruel smile appearing on his lips. "So that's how it is..."

"laugh"

Crocodile's left arm hook pierced Robin's back, lifting her up. "What a pity. Although you were once a decent subordinate, I'll kill you here anyway!"

“Your ability to interpret historical texts makes me think you are a valuable person, but you failed to keep our promise.”

"Is it that this historical record truly contains no information about Hades, or did you never intend to tell me in the first place?"

"However, none of that matters now. From the moment you concealed Sanji's presence in Catania, you were already dead!"

Do you think I don't know about this?

Crocodile abruptly drew his golden hook, and Robin's heavily injured body collapsed to the ground. "I've confirmed Pluton's existence from King Cobra's reaction. I'll find it myself,"

"As for you, I've never trusted anyone from the very beginning!"

"Boom!"

The entire underground royal tomb began to tremble. King Cobra triggered the self-destruct mechanism, and the tomb was about to collapse.

Once Luffy entered the underground royal tomb, Zhou Ze took flight again. It was only a matter of time before Luffy defeated Crocodile, and as a Marine, it was time for him to leave.

As he flew over the capital, Zhou Ze was surprised to see a large number of marines rushing into the city and surrounding Zoro and his companions in the square in front of the palace. With a sigh, Zhou Ze swooped down and landed directly between the two opposing sides.

"Zhou Ze!"

As soon as Zhou Ze landed, he heard Nami exclaim in surprise. Looking at Nami's slightly surprised expression, he smiled and said, "Oh? You actually know me? Am I that famous among pirates?"

"Zhou, Lieutenant Zhou Ze?"

An excited voice came from behind him. Zhou Ze turned around. "Oh, it's Colonel Smoker's subordinate. I remember your name is Tashigi, right? You're here too!"

"Yes, yes, Lieutenant Zhou Ze, I've heard you're a master swordsman with unparalleled skill, please..."

Zhou Ze sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Tashigi, this isn't the time to talk about this. Crocodile has planted a bomb on top of the clock tower, and it's about to explode!"

"You must take the navy and get out of this city immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Tashigi drew her sword and said firmly, "No, Lieutenant Zhou Ze, I want to fight too. Please let me stay!"

Zhou Ze had a slight headache, and waved his hand, "Suit yourself, but tell everyone else to leave!"

Just then, a gunshot rang out, and Bell in his falcon form fell from the sky, along with Vivi and Koza, who were on his back and had gone to the city to persuade the resistance to retreat.

It turns out that the clock face on the top of the clock tower suddenly opened; it was Mr. 7 and Miss Father's Day, agents of Crocodile!

Zhou Ze had almost forgotten about these two people until now. These two minor characters were so weak that Vivi could easily defeat them, but now Bell was careless and was injured by them.

"Hahaha, Mr. 7, get the fire going, fire!"

"Launch, launch! Successfully completing such an important mission, I think we'll achieve a very high status, oh ho ho ho ho!"

Zhou Ze looked up at the top of the clock tower, pushed off with his feet, leaped into the air, and then spread his limbs into wings in mid-air, soaring straight up.

With a single leg whip, he kicked the two idiots away, then grabbed the enormous cannonball and stood on the edge of the clock tower.

Chapter 39 Lieutenant Zhou Ze Died in Battle? (First Update, Seeking Silver Tickets)

Zhou Ze glanced at the bomb's timer; there were 10 seconds left. He shouted down, "Get out of there! The bomb's about to explode!"