The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

The manner of their death was extremely gruesome!

When Crocodile questioned him, Mihawk merely glanced at him coldly before striding forward, startling the pirates blocking his path into quickly making way.

Such an attitude might lead others to believe that Mihawk was afraid, but Crocodile's pupils quickly became bloodshot.

This is ignored by Crocodile!

It's humiliating!

"You also covet Captain John's head? But that's mine!"

Crocodile snapped his cigar in two, raised his right hand high, and his palm transformed from flesh into a sharp cone of sand.

"Desert Treasure Sword!"

The sharp cone formed from the sand cleaved down, unleashing an attack reminiscent of a swordsman's flying strike, transforming into a giant sand butcher's knife that slashed down on Mihawk, who was about to leave below.

Sensing the attack, Mihawk immediately reached into his trench coat and drew a longsword, gripping the hilt with one hand and slashing diagonally.

The sword's edge unleashed a soaring slash, colliding with the massive sand-and-gravel cleaver in mid-air, creating a deafening roar.

With a loud "boom," sand and gravel rained down, startling the quiet town of Mogu awake from its slumber. The town was suddenly brightly lit and filled with shouts and curses.

"Which bastard is fighting so late at night?!"

"Wake me up, you're all going to die!"

"Hahaha! Interesting, interesting! It seems that the appearance of 'Captain John' has attracted a lot of restless guys to gather here."

Chapter 211 Erosion of Reincarnation

"Are you treating me like a monkey in a zoo, being stared at by everyone?!"

As more and more pirates gathered around, Crocodile's expression gradually darkened.

It wasn't a show, and he hated the feeling of being watched and talked about, as if he had become a clown in a circus to be fooled.

"sandstorm!"

Crocodile raised his right hand, and a miniature tornado filled with countless tiny grains of sand formed in his palm. He then released it and floated towards the pirates who were gathering around him.

"That's it! Run!"

"Damn it, is the Sand Crocodile trying to destroy this town?!"

The pirates instantly recognized it as the move Crocodile used during the day when he was intercepted by a group of pirates who challenged him as his ship was about to dock.

With just one move, he destroyed four or five pirate ships!

And this is only because desert tornadoes dissipate rapidly once they reach the sea. The power they would create on land today is unimaginable!

The miniature desert tornado that flew out of her hand swelled in the wind, growing from the size of a palm to the height of a person in the blink of an eye, and then skyrocketing to five or six meters.

The howling wind made Mihawk's trench coat flutter, and his eagle eyes watched the desert tornado sweep towards the pirates, remaining coldly indifferent.

His personality is strange. As long as someone is recognized as strong by him, regardless of their strength, it is mainly their mentality that they will be defeated by him, and he will leave them a little room for maneuver.

But if he encounters someone who appears arrogant and conceited on the surface but is actually cowardly and afraid of death, he will hunt them down relentlessly until they have nowhere to run or escape.

Mihawk considered Crocodile to be a "strongman".

Therefore, even though Crocodile had attacked him before, he had no intention of defeating Desert Tornado or humiliating Crocodile.

The desert tornado roared and howled, with countless grains of sand spinning and grinding at high speed inside, forming a terrifying meat grinder. Any pirate caught in it would instantly turn into a bloody mist.

Before long, the bustling street became devastated and silent.

"Hey, Navy Hunter."

Crocodile stood atop the triangular roof, looking down at Mihawk with satisfaction at his silent observation.

He changed his mind.

"You're here for 'Captain John' too, right? How about we team up?"

"The strong walk alone, while the weak live in groups."

Mihawk raised his hawk-like eyes and gave Crocodile a cold glance.

You're saying I'm a weakling?

Crocodile raised an eyebrow, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

This inevitably reminded him of his recent failures.

Not long ago, he challenged the Yonko "Whitebeard" in the "New World" but was defeated.

Mihawk's use of the word "weak" provoked Crocodile.

Little did they know, Mihawk had no intention of mocking them; it was simply that his eccentric personality made him uncontrollably sharp-tongued.

He likes to use pedantic language when he speaks, which can easily lead people to speculate.

"I'm in a really bad mood right now, Navy Hunter, let's settle this today!"

The sandstorm howled again, and just as the two who were locked in a fierce battle were about to clash, a tall and muscular figure silently appeared beside Crocodile.

"Gentlemen, please stop fooling around, okay?"

The gentle voice made Crocodile aware of the other party's presence, and he quickly turned his head to stare at it, adopting a guarded posture.

"'tyrant'?"

Upon recognizing the newcomer, Crocodile gritted his teeth.

"What are you pretending to be, you rascal!"

"I just hope that everyone can live in peace."

The frameless glasses reflected the moonlight, and Big Bear's voice was calm and friendly, as if he had come sincerely to mediate the fight.

But Crocodile saw the bear's appearance, especially his eyes hidden behind the reflective lenses, as that of a "hypocrite".

He's the kind of madman who appears gentle and friendly on the surface, but is actually bloodthirsty and murderous!

"Huh? Are you kidding me!"

Crocodile grinned silently, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"We're pirates! Have you ever seen a peaceful and friendly pirate?!"

"Don't bully the bear!"

Suddenly a shout rang out, and then Crocodile's head burst open with a huge hole, spraying out a cloud of yellow sand.

He was shot in the head!

The yellow sand flowed through the sunken skull, and the visible shaping restored it, turning it into Crocodile's perfect appearance.

Crocodile looked in the direction the bullets had come from and saw a pink head perched on a distant rooftop.

Ginny, an accomplice of the "tyrant" and an "intelligence expert" for the revolutionary army!

"Revolutionary Army, do you also covet Captain John's treasure?"

Crocodile first asked a question, then grinned sarcastically.

"It seems you're nothing more than a bunch of greedy and power-hungry bastards."

"Do not."

Big Bear calmly shook his head and stated the purpose of his trip directly.

“We are here to protect Captain John from your harassment.”

"Oh?"

Crocodile squinted, his mind drifting to some secrets he'd heard in the "New World."

According to rumors, "Captain John" destroyed Mary Geoise and killed countless Celestial Dragons.

Such behavior seems similar to, and overlaps with, what the revolutionary army has always done.

Could it be that Captain John is in cahoots with the revolutionaries?

Does that mean that by arresting the "tyrant" and the "intelligence expert," they can coerce "Captain John"?

Thinking of this, grains of sand silently fell from Crocodile's body and spread rapidly outwards from Crocodile's center.

The buildings beneath his feet creaked under the weight, then suddenly rotted and crumbled into dust, followed by the earth below...

The hard bluestone pavement was the first to lose moisture, cracking open in fine layers. The moisture inside the bricks and stones was forcibly drawn out, causing them to quickly turn white, turn powdery, and disintegrate into fine yellow sand.

The wooden houses, taverns, and general stores lining both sides of the street had all their moisture drained from their beams and walls. The once sturdy wood quickly shrank and warped, large patches of paint peeled off, the wood grain cracked and splintered, and the beams creaked and groaned under the weight. Curtains and canvas flags instantly lost moisture and shrank, tearing apart like withered pieces of paper in the wind.

The vibrant greenery vanished in an instant.

A desert appeared on the lush, green island of Jaya.

Erosion of reincarnation!

Mihawk stood still, covering his feet with Armament Haki to prevent his shoes from being dried out.

Kuma had already disappeared from the spot, and he held Ginny, who was on the collapsed roof in the distance, in his arms. He also covered his feet with Armament Haki to resist the power of the Sand-Sand Fruit.

"Hahahaha!"

Amidst the endless yellow sands, Crocodile laughed wildly, his arrogance boundless.

"Revolutionary army, just surrender obediently, and I might spare your lives before defeating 'Captain John'!"

Just then, a faint voice came from the direction of the coastal port.

"That ignorant fool dares to dream of defeating Captain John?"

Chapter 212 Mythical Beasts Appear Again

"who!"

Crocodile's smile froze, and he quickly looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Two figures walked slowly against the moonlight. They seemed to be moving very slowly, but in reality, they were moving incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, they were right in front of them.

Upon seeing the newcomer's face, not only Crocodile, but also Mihawk, Kuma, and Ginny were all puzzled.