Chapter 602: Embarrassing Severed Arm
"Sand Storm!"
Crocodile turned the environment into sand.
With a wave of his hand, a terrifying sandstorm swallowed dozens of Soldiers.
Tiny sand grains, driven by the gale, continuously impacted their bodies.
Soon, countless small injuries appeared on their bodies, and blood flowed incessantly.
Especially in this situation, their mouths and noses were invaded by sand, making it impossible to open their eyes.
As soon as they opened their eyes, they would suffer a painful impact.
Soldiers wailed one after another, lost in the wind and sand.
Crocodile rampaged on the Battlefield.
Young as he was, he could already be called a Monster.
Despite his young age and not having high proficiency in Two-Color Haki, his development of the Sand-Sand Fruit was already superb.
Especially the Sand-Sand Fruit's Elementalization, which allowed him to transform into wind and sand to avoid most attacks, and his speed was extremely fast.
This made Crocodile feel completely in his element in this bloody battle.
As long as he didn't encounter the Top-tier Monsters, even against Strongmen slightly stronger than him, he could fight them to a draw.
And during this period, amidst the constant fierce fighting and under stress, Crocodile was growing at an astonishing speed in a short time.
Armament Haki and Observation Haki continuously improved and progressed.
"Who can stop him?"
With a wave of his hand, an unstoppable sandstorm appeared.
Many Soldiers' eyes were filled with despair.
"Is another Monster about to emerge on The Great Sea?"
"Another Battlefield has also produced a Demon named Moria."
Both Crocodile and Moria exhibited powerful combat ability.
They already possessed the potential to stir up trouble on The Great Sea in the future, occupy a place, and challenge numerous Sea Overlords.
"Hawk-Eyes" Mihawk was also powerful, a Sword Master at a young age.
However, in this vast Battlefield, he, a Sword Master, wasn't particularly conspicuous and didn't have the same great reputation as Moria and Crocodile.
"Thump! Thump!"
Just after dealing with a few Marines who tried to stop him, Crocodile suddenly felt his heartbeat rapidly and violently.
The heavy heartbeat made him feel suffocated, and his blood flowed quickly, as if it was about to leap out of his chest, bringing immense pressure.
Not far away, many Pirates showed pained expressions, clutching their chests in unbearable pain, and fell to the ground.
Their eyes rolled back, their faces flushed red, and blood involuntarily overflowed from their mouths.
Some even had twitching limbs.
They easily lost combat power, and those with weaker strength died directly from heart spasms.
Crocodile's face changed.
This kind of ability made him realize who the person was.
"Smiling Reaper" Kyle, a Young Monster within the Marines, second only to the three major Logia-type Devil Fruit Users.
In this Battlefield, he was an existence feared by countless people.
As for the weaklings, they had no power to resist before him.
Similarly, people with weaker physiques had little resistance to Kyle's ability.
Even Strongmen, if they were overly dependent on their Devil Fruit, would suffer before Kyle.
And Crocodile was among them; his physique could be said to be ranked at the bottom rank among Strongmen of the same level.
In contrast, Moria's physical talent was undoubtedly more outstanding.
Possessing the bloodline of the Oni Tribe, even if he didn't have the naturally indestructible Vajra Physique like Kaido, he could still be ranked on The Great Sea.
Kyle, who posed a great threat, was undoubtedly a target for the Pirate Alliance Army, and naturally, there were strong enemies assigned to deal with him.
He didn't expect to encounter him.
It seemed he had just come from the Rear Area and immediately sought him out.
Due to the chaos of the war situation, while the Top-tier Monsters had fixed opponents, the opponents of other Strongmen often changed with each move they made.
Just like Kuzan, who was under Grado's suppression, after his injuries recovered, his opponent was no longer Grado.
He also didn't want to face Grado again.
If it were other Monsters stronger than him, he could still continuously maneuver using his Devil Fruit ability, holding back an enemy's powerful combat power.
But before Grado, it had no role.
Because of the gap in strength, his ability was countered.
Under the terrifying high temperature of magma, his Elementalization was greatly suppressed.
Now Grado's opponent is Army Admiral Candidate "Silver Fang".
"Stop right there. I can't let you cause trouble any longer," Kyle said with a smile, looking at Crocodile.
Smoking a cigarette and wearing a fur coat, Crocodile's appearance resembled a gang boss.
However, compared to Kyle, he was still a bit young.
Kyle swung his sword, and a silver-white crescent slash shot directly towards Crocodile.
His body turning into wind and sand, Crocodile instantly disappeared from the spot.
On the other side, just as Crocodile's figure appeared, Kyle appeared beside him at some unknown time, having predicted exactly where Crocodile would appear.
A slash came down.
Crocodile, who Elementalized at the critical moment, broke out in a cold sweat all over and avoided this slash.
However, the next moment, Kyle kicked Crocodile in the abdomen.
This time, he couldn't dodge.
As long as there is life, there will be a heartbeat.
Even when Elementalized, this was no exception.
It wasn't that he had no heart just because his body was Elementalized; it was just that his heart had transformed into another form.
To Kyle, as long as the heart was beating and the person wasn't dead, they couldn't escape his perception.
Crocodile's direction of movement after Elementalizing was clearly completely controlled by Kyle.
Kyle, who had already taken the Marines' stance, would absolutely not show mercy.
For such a Young Monster who would cause a big stir in the future, he had an obligation to nip it in the bud beforehand.
He also wasn't worried about encountering danger; Victor was constantly paying attention to him.
The Top-tier Monsters were naturally blocked by others.
As for the other Strongmen of the Pirate Alliance Army, no one could kill him before Victor.
High-spirited, having sailed smoothly all the way to the New World, and with countless prospects for the future, Crocodile encountered a strong enemy for the first time.
On Blood War Island, he realized the vastness of the Great Sea and his own insignificance.
He even dispelled the foolish idea he initially had of directly challenging Shiki "The Golden Lion" and replacing him.
There were too many Strongmen on the Great Sea.
In the New World, he was currently just a nobody, barely ranked.
He had originally thought it would be a Monster from the World Government who would block him, but he didn't expect it to be a Young Strongman not much older than himself.
His Devil Fruit ability, which he was proud of and which had always been effective – Elementalization – seemed to have lost its role.
Dodging attacks through Elementalization and sneak attacks from the shadows – this was his fighting style, and now, it was completely ineffective.
Kyle was as if he had opened his heavenly eye; no matter how he moved, Kyle knew his location.
As time passed, the constant heartbeat had already affected Crocodile's battle and even his ability usage.
Finally, Crocodile was caught by Kyle in an opening again.
This time, he wasn't so lucky.
The intense pain made him cry out involuntarily, and blood kept dripping.
Perhaps it was destiny, Crocodile ultimately couldn't escape this fate.
His left arm was forcefully cut off by Kyle.
When Kyle wanted to finish him off, Crocodile immediately Elementalized and ran away.
If Crocodile wanted to run, Kyle could not catch up no matter what.
Although it was a bit of a pity, he had killed quite a few Young Pirates, including some who had performed well.
At the very least, he had weakened a troublesome high-end combat power on the Pirate side.
(end of chapter)