Traveler in the Pirate World

Endless yellow sand spread outward with Crocodile as the center. A terrifying sandstorm surged in the sky. The yellow sand stirred up chaotic air currents, blocking the view of the Jedi Island and also interfering with those annoying masked soldiers.

Consuming a large amount of physical strength to create a combat environment suitable for oneself is one of the common combat methods used by most natural systems.

But if possible, Crocodile did not want to waste too much physical energy here. There were too many powerful people in this city. If he wanted to reap the final fruit, strength, luck and strategy were all indispensable.

However, he has no choice now. Luffy has no idea about ancient weapons. His only goal is to defeat Crocodile. If Crocodile cannot get rid of Luffy, any action he takes will be restricted.

He was like a foul-smelling poison, inexplicably stuck in Crocodile's throat, unable to be swallowed or spit out, bitter, unpleasant and deadly.

His five fingers formed into claws, his arm muscles bulged, his fur coat swayed on his arms, and three sharp blades made of yellow sand pierced through the storm and slashed straight towards Luffy who was rushing towards him.

Luffy's body twisted strangely in mid-air, starting from the lower body, and his abdomen rotated several times as if it had no bones. His pretzel-like body returned to normal in the blink of an eye. The rotating body swept out the extended arm, like a sharp whip, hitting the side of the sharp blade hard, breaking it in half.

However, this time was enough. Crocodile turned into countless yellow sands and swirled upwards. The storm of yellow sand around him became stronger and stronger under Crocodile's traction, and finally turned into a terrifying tornado with Luffy as the center. He returned to human form in the eye of the storm above the sky, and a huge yellow sand spear condensed in Crocodile's hand.

The raised arm was swung down suddenly, and the huge spear fell straight down from the eye of the storm like a falling meteor.

Looking up at the huge spear that blocked the entire eye of the storm, Luffy just took a light step sideways, and in a blink of an eye he was pulled into the surrounding horrific storm, and as the storm rotated, he was pulled into the sky.

In the storm, the remains of countless masked soldiers collided with each other. The huge kinetic energy brought by the storm caused them to shatter into countless small and sharp fragments during the collision, like rotating blades, randomly cutting everything swept by the storm.

Countless tiny wounds appeared on Luffy's body in the blink of an eye and disappeared in the blink of an eye. His arms, which he stretched out with all his strength, were twisted by the storm and he was completely unable to grab anything to escape from the storm.

Crocodile looked at the golden spear exploding below. The sand in it was like blooming golden petals, blooming in the center of the storm's eye, and then being swept away by the swirling storm, leaving only a blank space.

Looking at the open space below, Crocodile's eyes were gloomy. He was not one of the people who had awakened the ability of the fruit. Such a storm required him to continuously consume his physical energy to maintain it. Once he left, it would dissipate in the blink of an eye, and then the troublesome guy Luffy would definitely catch up with him.

As long as the Straw Hat Boy keeps following him, he can't do anything and his years of hard work will be in vain. How can he accept this?

Suddenly the storm stopped, Crocodile's face turned red, and his veins bulged, making his already ferocious face even more terrifying. "Coffin!" As he roared, the falling Luffy suddenly found that the sand around him, which had suddenly stopped, was carrying sharp fragments, gathering around him, and finally turning into a huge golden sand coffin, sealing Luffy inside.

"Hu...Hu..." Crocodile fell from the sky while maintaining his grasping motion, and couldn't help but stagger when his legs touched the ground.

There is a price to pay for exerting power beyond one's control. In addition to a large amount of physical energy, Crocodile's life is also greatly consumed. But if he wants to defeat the monster in front of him, he can only make the most powerful attack in the shortest time, otherwise he will have to exhaust his last bit of physical strength with the opponent, but it is obvious that he does not have this time.

Blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, Crocodile raised his left arm high, the golden poison hook reflected the light of the sky, and accompanied by a whistling sound, Crocodile swung his arm suddenly down, and the golden sand coffin automatically split into a gap, and the sound of a sharp blade piercing into the body followed, and scarlet blood flowed out of it. Only now did Crocodile truly relax, he exhaled a long breath, turned into a streak of yellow sand, and went towards the central tower again.

He didn't care whether Luffy was dead or not, because as long as the other party was poisoned, even if he was not dead, he would not have the energy to chase him. After all, maintaining the current status was extremely burdensome for him, and he had more important things to do.

Crocodile swore in his heart that if he got the ancient weapon and if the Straw Hat Boy was still alive, he would give this disgusting bastard a good beating.

If Luffy's physical fitness, level of domineering, strength and speed were not comparable to Kaido, Crocodile would have thought that he was facing the monster Kaido.

As Crocodile moved away, the force acting on the sand coffin became weaker and weaker, and the yellow sand on the surface slowly dissipated, as if it were an illusory creation that never existed.

Luffy fell out of the sand coffin. Countless grains of sand were squeezed out of the wound on his shoulder and healed quickly, but his pale skin showed that his current condition was extremely bad.

"Hu... Hu..." Luffy fell to the ground, his chest heaving. The poison had spread throughout his body. His body was burning badly, and his vision kept blackening. In the distance, countless masked men also began to glow red.

Just as he was about to faint, a huge explosion sounded, and a familiar voice sounded from above, "What a trouble, you stupid captain!"

……

On top of a tall tower, a huge blood-red egg-shaped crystal stood quietly in front of a man in a white robe. A holy white flower bloomed in it, and in the center of the petals a lovely girl curled up and fell asleep.

The girl looked no more than six or seven years old, with her long silver hair casually draped over her body. A loose white robe wrapped around her petite body. The green skirt was elegant and delicate. Her long ears indicated that she was different from ordinary people. Her fair and pink face had the baby fat that was unique to girls.

The man slowly raised his arm, a pale flame rose in his palm, and he flicked his fingers lightly. The blood-red crystal, which seemed extremely solid in the eyes of ordinary people, shattered instantly. The crisp sound of shattering sounded in the empty tower, and a semi-solid blood-red crystal wrapped in flames slowly sank into the girl's heart.

The girl's long eyelashes trembled slightly, like a butterfly flapping its wings, and her emerald green eyes slowly opened. The girl unconsciously stretched her waist and made a lovely sound, "Ah~"

After seeing the man in front of her clearly, her cheeks couldn't help but turn slightly red. As a great grass master, how could she show such a girlish side? So her expression became much more serious the next moment, but with the girl's cute face, it seemed a little funny and pretentious.

Countless vines spread out from behind the girl, and the green branches spread out in all directions without any reason. After confirming that no one could hear the news here, the girl said in an ancient voice, "The stage has been set up, and the audience has arrived, so the drama should begin. Are you ready, Anubi?"

Anubis did not speak, but calmly threw out three blood-colored semi-solid crystals, turned his head and looked in the direction of the central tower. He did not need any preparation, because he had already started acting from the moment he woke up.