Pirates: Going out to sea? Cultivate to the Mahayana stage first

Facing the overwhelming sandstorm released by Crocodile, Annuo just raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a disdainful smile.

Immediately afterwards, he flashed and easily rushed out of the violent sandstorm, rushing straight towards Crocodile like a flash of lightning, and suddenly threw a powerful punch.

Crocodile's face darkened when he saw this. After several battles in such a short period of time, he had roughly figured out how terrifying Anno's ability was.

An Nuo's physical strength far surpassing that of an ordinary person is amazing, and his fruit ability has been developed to an incredible level of strength. No matter how fierce the moves are, it seems that it is difficult to stop An Nuo's progress.

However, Crocodile was completely unaware of this. The abilities that he witnessed Anno display were just the tip of the iceberg of this astonishing strength.

You know, Crocodile has the special ability of elementalization, which makes him believe that he can be invincible. After all, as long as he can continue to elementalize to avoid attacks and compete with physical strength in the later stages of the battle, Crocodile does not think that he will lose to this unknown little guy in front of him-Anno.

At this moment, Anno launched another fierce attack on Crocodile like a flash of lightning. Facing the aggressive Anno, Crocodile sneered with disdain and said sarcastically: "It's useless." However, before he finished speaking, a cold voice suddenly came from behind him: "Really?"

Crocodile was startled and turned his head quickly. In an instant, he was shocked to find that Anno had a short knife in his hand that flashed with a chilling cold light. What was even more strange was that there was a layer of strange power emitting a mysterious light wrapped around the blade, as if everything in the world would be easily cut in front of it.

Crocodile's pupils shrank slightly, and a strong sense of crisis instantly surged into his heart. Despite this, he still showed confidence and sneered: "Even if you hold a weapon made of seastone, you can't hurt me at all!"

"Who said this is seastone?" Anno's voice sounded like it came from the Netherworld, low and cold, making people shudder. The short knife in his hand suddenly stabbed forward at lightning speed, pointing directly at Crocodile's heart.

Faced with such a fierce attack, Crocodile did not dare to be negligent, and his body instantly turned into sand, trying to avoid this fatal blow. However, unexpectedly, the strange light flashing on the blade seemed to have the power to penetrate everything, easily passing through the layers of sand and heading straight for Crocodile's body.

Instantly, Crocodile felt a sharp pain in his heart, and his body involuntarily stepped back several steps. For the first time, his usually cold and ruthless face showed a look of shock. He widened his eyes and muttered in disbelief: "How... is this possible?!"

Crocodile subconsciously lowered his head and looked at his chest. Although the wound was quickly filled by the sand pouring in from the surroundings, a storm had already been set off in his heart. You know, since he had the ability of the Sand-Sand Fruit, he had never encountered an attack that could directly hurt his body.

Just as Crocodile was stunned, Anno did not intend to give him any chance to breathe. He flashed and approached him again like a ghost, and the dagger in his hand turned into a ferocious venomous snake, stabbing Crocodile's vital points at tricky and cruel angles.

Crocodile saw this and knew that he could no longer hold back, so he immediately used all his skills and went all out to deal with it. For a moment, the dust on the battlefield was flying all over the sky, interweaving with the shining sword light, forming a thrilling scene. The two of them fought back and forth, neither of them giving in, and the fierce battle had entered a white-hot stage.

Not far away, Robin stood there quietly, her beautiful eyes fixed on the fierce battle in front of her. Her heart was filled with various complex emotions at the moment, including surprise and admiration for Anno's strength, as well as deep worries and contradictions. After all, neither Anno nor Crocodile were easy to deal with.

Crocodile has always been her so-called "partner", but when Anno suddenly broke into the situation, her inner peace was instantly broken and she could no longer maintain her composure on the surface.

Those childhood memories hidden deep in her mind came flooding back like a tide, especially the man who had brought her a ray of hope in the endless darkness, who was now standing alive in front of her.

"Anno..." Robin murmured unconsciously, her voice so low that only she could hear it. At the same time, her hands began to tremble slightly uncontrollably. She knew very well that at this moment, she was faced with an extremely difficult decision.

Just as Crocodile was retreating step by step and in a miserable state under Anno's fierce attack, Robin, after a fierce ideological struggle, finally made up his mind and made a decision.

At some point, a mysterious key quietly appeared in her hand. As the key turned, the seastone handcuffs that had been tightly cuffing her wrists and restricting her devil fruit ability made a crisp sound and fell off. Then, Robin quickly crossed her hands over her chest and muttered: "Flower Blooms, Spider Flower!"

In an instant, countless arms as slender and flexible as spider legs emerged from the ground around Crocodile's body, growing and spreading wildly at an alarming speed. These arms intertwined and entangled with each other, forming a dense net, attempting to completely restrain Crocodile's every move.

Crocodile, who was fully focused on dealing with Anno's attack, noticed something strange behind him and turned around. When he saw the arms growing out of him and Robin holding a key and looking expressionless, his eyes suddenly widened, burning with rage and a look of disbelief.

"Robin! How dare you betray me!" Crocodile gnashed his teeth and roared, the sound seemed to shatter one's eardrums. Facing Crocodile's questioning and accusations, Robin's eyes remained firm and unwavering, without any intention of retreating. She responded coldly: "Crocodile, I'm sorry, but our cooperation ends here."

Crocodile let out an earth-shattering roar, and in an instant, a sandstorm that covered the sky and the sun suddenly erupted like a ferocious beast! The violent force of the wind and sand surged, sweeping towards Robin with overwhelming force.

With a few crisp "crackling" sounds, Robin's Flower-Flower Fruit was shattered to pieces by this powerful impact! At this thrilling moment, Crocodile, who was originally concentrating on dealing with Robin, was briefly distracted by this sudden change.

Anno, who had been lurking nearby and waiting for an opportunity, keenly captured this fleeting opportunity! The short knife in his hand stabbed out like lightning, directly hitting Crocodile's vulnerable throat, and he shouted coldly: "It's over, Crocodile!"

Facing this fatal blow, Crocodile's eyes flashed with panic. But as a strong man who had roamed the sea for many years, he quickly suppressed his fear and anxiety and quickly regained his usual calmness. In the blink of an eye, his body began to rapidly turn into sand, as if he had turned into a pile of flowing sand, trying to use this strange ability to escape Anno's fierce attack.

However, Anno's short sword seemed to be possessed by a soul, and it stuck to Crocodile's constantly moving body. No matter how Crocodile changed his shape, the sharp tip of the sword always followed him closely, making it impossible for him to get rid of it.

"Humph, do you think you can easily kill me with just this trick?"

Crocodile roared angrily, his voice filled with endless anger and unwillingness. Then, his body suddenly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a huge sandstorm tens of meters high, sweeping towards Anno with a terrifying power that could destroy the world!

An Nuo's figure appeared and disappeared in the raging wind and sand waves, as if he might be swallowed up by this terrible force at any time. However, despite facing such a dangerous situation, his eyes remained firm and he had no intention of retreating.

Because he knew very well that this fierce life-and-death battle had entered the most critical moment!

Just as Anno's clenched fist was about to collide head-on with the giant sand knife wielded by Crocodile, something unexpected happened - a mysterious and strange force suddenly gushed out from his fist, and condensed and covered its surface at an astonishing speed...

"Armament! Aura!"

With a roar, Annuo's right fist was instantly covered by a layer of black armed color domineering, and at the same time, wisps of white spiritual energy were also wrapped around it, rushing towards Crocodile like a flash of lightning.

This punch contained endless power, as if it could tear the void apart. Facing such a terrifying blow, Crocodile's face turned extremely ugly.

You know, he was a strong man who had traveled to the New World and even challenged the famous Whitebeard. He was no stranger to the power of Armament Haki. However, what shocked him was that in addition to Armament Haki, Anno's punch was mixed with a mysterious power he had never seen before.

At this critical moment, Crocodile had no time to dodge. He could only quickly clench his five fingers into a fist and mobilize the surrounding sand to gather on his fist, trying to withstand Anno's powerful attack.

With a loud bang, Anno's fist slammed into the shell of Crocodile's hastily condensed sand fist. In an instant, sand and dust flew up, and the whole space shook. Then, Anno's fist broke through the defense of the sand fist and collided head-on with Crocodile's fist.

Although Crocodile had already used his Armament Haki, his attack power was still far behind Anno's. Especially when Anno's spiritual energy and Armament Haki exploded together, the power was even more amazing. This punch made Crocodile's finger bones break with a crisp sound, and the severe pain instantly spread throughout his body, causing his fingers to tremble involuntarily.

"Damn it! Is this domineering?"

Crocodile stared at Anno in disbelief with his eyes wide open. He never thought that this seemingly insignificant guy could possess such a powerful force. At this moment, his original contempt and underestimation of Anno had long disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression on his face.

There is a world of difference between someone who can use Haki and someone who doesn't when facing a natural ability user. If one doesn't have Armament Haki and can't see the weaknesses of a natural ability user, then even if one is extremely powerful, if the battle continues, one will most likely be slowly worn down to death by the natural ability user.

However, as long as you master the use of Haki, no matter what kind of natural ability user you face, you will at least have the basic strength to compete with it. Even the weakest Armament Haki can still effectively capture the physical part of the natural ability user.

"Just because I'm a natural ability user, do I think I can always control the situation? That's too naive! It's a pity that you know nothing about my true power!"

The Armament Haki that was originally attached to Anno's fist suddenly disappeared. At this moment, Crocodile quickly launched a counterattack, and slashed at Anno with an extremely sharp sand knife.

An Nuo dodged the fatal blow with a swift movement. At the same time, a strong and rich spiritual energy gushed out from his body and quickly materialized, like a surging torrent, surging with the force of thunder.

Chapter 229 Nico Robin, you dare to betray me!

Then, with Anno's powerful punch, the majestic spiritual energy roared like a ferocious beast and pounced on Crocodile. In an instant, there was a loud bang, and Crocodile was blasted into a ball of fine sand that flew everywhere under this terrifying impact.

At this moment, Robin's voice suddenly rang out: "Anno, catch this!" Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and saw that Robin had many bulging water bags in her hands. She threw the water bags to Anno without hesitation, and shouted at the top of her voice: "Catch them! Crocodile's weakness is water!"

Anno's eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light, and he was secretly surprised. He never expected that Nico Robin would carry water with her. You know, water is a deadly nemesis for people with the ability of the Sand-Sand Fruit, and this weakness is Crocodile's biggest secret that he kept secret.

"Nico Robin, you..." Crocodile's voice was filled with endless anger and deep despair. He never dreamed that Nico Robin, whom he had always regarded as a companion, would betray him so resolutely and ruthlessly this time, and did not hesitate to expose his most feared weakness to the enemy.

However, at this time, Anno had already reached out to take the water bag, but surprisingly, he did not choose to directly use the water in the bag to attack Crocodile.

He quickly formed seals with his hands, muttered something, and then cast a powerful water-attribute spell.

There was a loud bang! The surroundings were originally covered with flying sand. During this fierce battle, the area within hundreds of meters was covered with thick sand.

But soon after An Nuo used the water walking technique, the sand waves that had been splashing high and fiercely seemed to lose their power in an instant, and quickly dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, a world made of water completely replaced the previous world full of yellow sand, completely covering it.

Crocodile stared blankly at everything that happened in front of him, his face full of disbelief. His usually cold and ruthless face finally showed a crack at this moment, as if the last line of defense deep in his heart had been defeated: "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

Faced with Crocodile's out-of-control reaction, Anno remained calm. He stared at him quietly and said slowly, "What's wrong? You seem very surprised."

"Originally, I was thinking that I could continue to fight with you and use you to sharpen my combat awareness, but as of now, your strength is really disappointing! You haven't even grasped the essence of the Armament Haki."

"Look at the sand now. It's covered by water. You can't use your elemental ability anymore, right? In this case, even if he just uses ordinary attack methods without adding domineering power, he can still easily hit you, Crocodile."

This is why Crocodile can deal with Anno so easily.

However, since Nico Robin anxiously revealed Crocodile's weakness, he couldn't let her worry too much, right?

All I heard was a roar - "Sand Soldiers Charge!"

Crocodile's gloomy face looked even more hideous at this moment. He suddenly unleashed the power of his Sand-Sand Fruit. In an instant, countless tiny grains of sand rolled up like surging waves, and quickly gathered in the air and condensed into giant weapons, densely surrounding Anno in the center.

Then, under Crocodile's exquisite control, these huge sand soldiers suddenly rushed towards Anno like arrows from a bow, launching a fierce attack from the southeast, northwest and northeast at the same time. Obviously, Crocodile has made up his mind to fight quickly and end this fierce battle as quickly as possible.

Now, unexpected situations came one after another like a tidal wave, making him overwhelmed and exhausted. He only heard loud noises: "Boom! Boom! Boom!" It turned out that several huge sand soldiers were rushing towards An Nuo with great momentum. However, facing this fierce enemy, An Nuo was not afraid at all, and did not even have the thought of avoiding it.

He just raised his fist resolutely and faced the attack head-on.

A careful observation reveals that these sand soldiers seem to have been soaked in water for a long time, and their attack and defense capabilities have dropped significantly by several levels compared to normal levels.

Every time An Nuo's mighty punch came down, a sand soldier would be smashed to pieces in an instant, turning into countless fine sand and dust flying all over the sky. Such a fierce and fierce punch made it difficult for these seemingly powerful sand soldiers to pose any effective threat to An Nuo.

At the same time, Crocodile stood in the distance, waving his hands constantly, guiding and manipulating the sand that kept pouring out from the ground, trying to use powerful sand spears to pierce Anno's body. However, just as those sand spears were about to pierce out of the sand, Anno suddenly raised his foot and stomped the ground hard.

As he stepped on the ground, a mighty force of water rushed into the depths of the earth like a flood. In an instant, the sand spears that had not yet formed collapsed and turned into ashes under the impact of this powerful force of water.

Obviously, in the face of the absolute suppression of water attribute spells, Crocodile's ability of the Sand-Sand Fruit was completely useless. "Don't you understand yet?"

Anno easily resolved Crocodile's fierce attacks one after another, and slowly walked out of the flying yellow sand. Then, he took a step forward, and the whole person rushed to Crocodile at lightning speed like an arrow from a bow, and said proudly: "You are no match for me!"

"From the very beginning, I have regarded the battle between you and me as a great opportunity to hone my abilities." With a loud bang, as if the entire space was shaking, Annuo's words containing endless power had just fallen, and his fist smashed down like a meteor.

With a muffled "bang", Anno's iron fist hit Crocodile's sand shield hard. In an instant, the seemingly indestructible sand shield shattered like fragile glass, turning into countless fine sand and dust flying everywhere. But Anno's fist did not stop there, but continued to bombard forward with the force of thunder.

Then there was another series of terrifying collisions. Crocodile's arms could not bear the weight of Anno's fierce attack and were directly shattered.

At the same time, Anno's fist penetrated Crocodile's head without any hindrance. The powerful impact caused Crocodile to fly backwards and fall heavily to the ground.

Crocodile, who suffered such a severe blow, instantly turned into a pool of yellow sand and quickly sank into the ground in an attempt to escape. However, only a moment later, dozens of meters away from the battlefield, Crocodile struggled to re-condense his body.

At this moment, he looked extremely miserable. Not only was blood constantly gushing out of his mouth and nose, but even the originally solid sand armor on his body had cracks. It was obvious that Annuo's previous attack had caused him extremely serious injuries.

"How dare you be so arrogant!" Crocodile gritted his teeth, endured the severe pain in his body, and stared at Anno with a strong murderous intent in his eyes. Although he was full of anger and unwillingness, at this moment, he knew very well that the situation of this fierce battle had undergone a major change, and the balance of victory was gradually tilting towards Anno.

If he continued to fight with this powerful opponent, his hope of winning would become increasingly slim. Crocodile's thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, and after weighing the pros and cons, he finally made a decision - retreat.

However, things often don't go as smoothly as people imagine. Just as Crocodile was about to turn around and run away, he suddenly found that the air around him seemed to become unusually heavy, and an invisible pressure locked his body tightly, making him unable to move at all.

"I seem to have made my position clear from the beginning. Since you have resolutely chosen to stand against me and be my enemy, this is undoubtedly a life-and-death contest with life at stake." Anno's cold and indifferent eyes were like two extremely sharp swords, piercing directly at Crocodile not far away. There was no emotion in his eyes, as if the person in front of him was not a living opponent, but an object waiting for him to destroy.

Anno raised his right foot slightly, then stepped down with force. As his foot landed, the ground made a dull sound, like thunder. Then, Anno rushed towards Crocodile with unparalleled speed and strength like an arrow from a bow.

At this moment, Crocodile let out a low roar: "Sandstorm!" In an instant, a huge sandstorm emerged from his palm. This sandstorm was like a ferocious and violent beast, rushing towards Anno with its fangs and claws bared. At the same time, Crocodile turned into countless tiny yellow sand particles in an instant, and fled quickly into the distance with the power of the strong wind.

However, facing such a powerful attack and the enemy's escape, An Nuo was not moved at all. He exerted force on his feet again, and the whole person shuttled through the huge sandstorm like lightning. His figure was as fast as the wind, and he instantly penetrated the heavy obstacles of the sandstorm.

Not only that, An Nuo's right hand was covered with a layer of inky black Armament Haki in the blink of an eye. This layer of Haki seemed to have covered An Nuo's right arm with an indestructible armor, emitting a frightening aura. Then, without hesitation, he inserted his right hand into the raging yellow sand and pulled it hard.

There was only a loud "crash" sound. The seemingly illusory and unpredictable natural elemental ability was completely powerless in front of Anno's terrifying two-color domineering aura. Anno successfully captured Crocodile's entity and grabbed it. As he pulled his arm back suddenly, more than half of the flying yellow sand was forcibly pulled back to the original place, and Crocodile's hidden figure was also exposed.

Crocodile's face was full of astonishment and fear, but Anno had no time to care about his expression. After pulling Crocodile back to his side, Anno did not pause at all, and then he punched him with a powerful and powerful punch.

At this moment, something shocking happened! Crocodile's body, which could easily turn into yellow sand and dissipate into nothingness, suddenly showed abnormality.

Only a small part of his body was broken apart, and then, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, his entire body flew straight backwards. At the same time, a mouthful of scarlet blood gushed out of his mouth, leaving a shocking blood line in the air.

"Raging...Shalan!"

Crocodile endured the severe pain in his chest, clenched his teeth tightly, and his heart was filled with anger and unwillingness. You know, he was a strong man who had once ventured into the New World!

In that place full of endless dangers and unknowns, he experienced countless life-and-death situations. Not only that, he even bravely challenged Whitebeard, who was known as the overlord of the sea, and luckily survived.

Now, facing this unknown kid in front of him, how could he easily admit defeat? Not to mention losing his precious life! Thinking of this, Crocodile was furious and roared to the sky. Then, he swung his strong and powerful arms suddenly. In an instant, the yellow sand within a radius of 100 meters around him seemed to be summoned by some mysterious force and suddenly rose into the air, like a surging yellow torrent, covering the sky and the sun, sweeping over.

This extremely powerful sandstorm, with its terrifying power to destroy the world, rushed towards Annuo wildly. Its momentum was so great that it was enough to change the color of the sky and the earth.

In the distance, after witnessing this thrilling scene, the villagers of Kekoyasi Village all widened their eyes involuntarily, with expressions of shock that were difficult to conceal on their faces.

For those who have lived in the relatively peaceful waters of the East China Sea for a long time, such a huge force like a natural disaster is simply unprecedented. After all, in the East China Sea, even the most powerful pirates have never set foot on the legendary great route.