Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

As he spoke, Crocodile's expression turned serious, and he asked...

"Where is Hades?"

...

A dozen minutes or so after Crocodile had finished interrogating Cobra.

Ten kilometers west of Albana.

Under a pile of rocks.

Luffy and his crew reunited with the Super Fast Ducks who had come to pick them up along the way.

They have been waiting here for a long time.

Now is the time to act.

At this moment, the entire Straw Hat crew was dressed in white robes, completely wrapped up, all dressed up as Vivi.

Luffy looked at everyone and said.

"You will now pretend to be Vivi, going to stop the war."

"Lure away those cadres who are guarding the city gates."

"Then I will take the opportunity to have Vivi lead me out of their sight to the Burial Temple."

Luffy cannot reveal his intention to go to the Burial Temple directly, otherwise Crocodile will definitely become suspicious.

Upon hearing Luffy's command, everyone except Vivi and him responded in unison.

"learn!"

They then mounted their Super Ducks and headed toward Albana.

After they set off, Luffy took out a Den Den Mushi and dialed Nojiko.

After the other party answered, Luffy spoke immediately.

"We can start preparing the live streaming equipment now!"

...

Rapeseed flowers.

The city, which had been ravaged by Cobra that morning, had recovered somewhat, but this did not quell the anger of the people.

The streets were packed with people, all gathered together discussing what had happened that morning and the fact that the rebels were about to clash with the royal army.

At that very moment, in the largest square...

Nokiko arrived at a tall building on the edge of the square.

They began setting up the pre-prepared curtains on the wall.

Her action quickly attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

Everyone was talking about it, but no one dared to step forward and stop them.

Because in front of Nojiko were a circle of strangely shaped, man-eating flowers that looked like they had mouths, as well as plants with huge flower buds that swayed constantly, exuding danger at all times, as if they would attack anyone who got close.

...

While Nogiga was setting up the live streaming equipment (ceeb), Crocodile was here.

"I told you, there's no such thing here, so please don't ask again."

Cobra turned his head to the side, frowning, his eyes avoiding Crocodile's gaze.

Crocodile looked at Cobra's blatant lies, smiled, and said...

"Stop struggling, Cobra."

"You don't still think this war can be stopped, or that this country can be saved, do you?"

With that, Crocodile walked over, picked up Cobra, and led him to the edge of the mountainside, looking south towards Albana.

There, like dark clouds looming over the city, the rebel army, stretching as far as the eye could see, was rushing forward at breakneck speed.

As they drew closer, the earth began to tremble, as if the ground were shaking, and a series of rumbling sounds were heard.

Crocodile looked at the massive rebel army and laughed as he spoke to Cobra.

"Guhahahaha..."

"Did you see that? Cobra?"

"The rebels have arrived."

"The war is about to begin."

boom!

No sooner had Crocodile finished speaking than a cannonball was fired from the city wall, aimed at the rebel army that had already entered range.

Although it missed, this shell signaled that the war had finally begun.

Soon, the sound of more and more shells leaving the barrel rang out, and the roars and shouts of the rebels were deafening and terrifying.

"Guhahahaha..."

Crocodile suddenly burst into laughter and said...

"This war... has finally begun."

"How is it, Cobra?"

"Do you want to stay here and watch your people die one by one, or take me to Hades now?"

Crocodile knew that Cobra was a man who cared deeply about the lives of his people.

Therefore, when more and more of his citizens' lives are threatened, he will not be able to bear to watch and will give in.

Sure enough, when he saw the war break out, Cobra suddenly sighed, as if accepting his fate, and said...

"Fine! I'll take you there..."

"Guhahaha..."

Crocodile burst into laughter again.

Then he picked up Cobra and left.

...

At the same time, at the south gate of Albana.

Mr. 1 and a group of cadres were stationed there.

The sounds of battle between the rebels and the royal army have already begun, and the roar of cannons can be heard everywhere.

"It's starting, it's starting, it's finally getting interesting."

Ms. Merry Christmas said excitedly.

"The Straw Hat Pirates haven't arrived yet, but the rebels have already done so. So... what should we do?"

Mr. 2, with his hands clasped above his head in a heart shape, danced ballet, twirling around as he spoke.

"I think we should just sit back and watch the tigers fight. The war has already broken out, and even if the princess were to appear now, it would be too late to turn the tide."

Ms. Two Fingers took a drag of her cigarette and said confidently.

"Our mission is to eliminate the princess; we just need to follow orders."

Mr. 1 had a cold expression and an extremely cold tone.

While the other four were exchanging glances and making their own remarks, Mr. 4's voice began as soon as they spoke their first sentence and continued until their last.

"I...saw...someone..."

When the four of them first started chatting, none of them paid attention to what Mr. 4 was saying. However, after Mr. 1 finished speaking, they were all taken aback.

Suddenly, I looked at Mr. 4, who was holding binoculars and looking west.

All four of them looked in that direction at the same time.

A row of super-fast ducks came running toward them at top speed, with a person wearing a white robe sitting on the back of each duck.

"You idiot, why are you so slow to report?"

Ms. Merry Christmas cursed Mr. 4, and then continued.

“That’s the Royal Palace’s fast-running duck squad. Princess Vivi must be among them.”

"They want to enter the city; we must stop them."

As soon as she finished speaking, she and the others prepared for battle.

Just as the running ducks were about to rush up to them, they suddenly turned around and ran off in different directions, heading through several different doors.

Meanwhile, Mr. 1 and his group of executives split up and each went after a particular "Princess Vivi".

...

At the same time, 10 kilometers west of Albana.

Once Luffy and Vivi sensed with their Observation Haki that all the officers at the entrance had been drawn away, they immediately set off.

Proceed at full speed towards the burial temple.

...

Led by Cobra, Crocodile and Robin walked together toward the Burial Temple.

"Puff puff puff..."

Just then, a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) suddenly rang out.

Robin took out a Den Den Mushi from his person and answered the call.

A voice suddenly came from the other end and reached the ears of the three of them.

"We've discovered that Princess Vivi is with the Straw Hat crew."

“They are now planning to break through our defenses and enter Albana.”

"They...are dead!"

Upon hearing Ms. Two's report, Crocodile suddenly burst into laughter.

"Guhahahaha..."

"Did you hear that, Cobra?"

"Your last savior has also been captured by our people."

"There's no way she could escape those people's pursuit."

"The Straw Hat crew are all rookies, except for their captain, who is a pirate with a bounty of 6000 million Berries."

"A pirate crew of this caliber simply doesn't have the strength to fight me."

As he spoke, Crocodile's expression suddenly hardened, his eyes filled with anger, and he spoke in a low voice to the Den Den Mushi.

"Keep Straw Hat Boy with me. I'll deal with him personally after I'm done with my business."

"Yes!"

Ms. Two Fingers reported from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

...

After the five Vivi slipped in through different gates, the rebel army finally arrived at the foot of the south gate city wall.

Looking at the city gate that was so close at hand.

All the rebel forces were in high spirits.

"Charge! Concentrate your forces and break through from the south gate in one fell swoop!"

"Break through the city gates, annihilate the king's army, and capture Albana."

"Ah ah ah..."

"Take Albana! Charge!"

"..."