Royal Palace Tomb
"Cough, cough!" Crocodile sat up from the rubble, spewing a large amount of blood. At this moment, Crocodile had lost control. "Why? Why do you keep getting up and fighting me after I've killed you so many times? And why does a nobody who just entered the Grand Line use Armament Haki...? Tell me, Straw Hat!"
Behind Luffy, Robin looked at him with a complicated expression. "Straw Hat...!"
"How many times do I have to kill you before you give up!" Crocodile roared!
"Because... you haven't returned... what you took away!" Luffy said with blood at the corner of his mouth, his face calm, but his eyes extremely firm!
"What I took away..." Crocodile slowly stood up. "Money? Reputation? Trust? Life? Rain?" Crocodile arrogantly said, "Hahahaha, what do you want me to return to you! I've taken countless things!"
"The country!" Luffy said calmly. "Vivi's country!"
"Country? What are you talking about? I haven't taken it yet! You're stopping me from taking it, Straw Hat!" Crocodile seemed extremely furious!
"When we arrived on this island, it was no longer Vivi's country!"
"Hmm?"
..."I'm going to convince the Rebel Army! Because I don't want anyone else... to bleed!" (Vivi)
"Not long ago, this was a vibrant, lush city!" (Vivi)
"Please, Vivi! Help me stop those idiots!" (Old Man Yuba)
..."If this was truly her country, she should be able to smile more happily!" Luffy became agitated. "Jet Pistol!"
"Sand Shield!"
"Bang!" Crocodile was sent flying again, and Luffy, about to press his advantage, suddenly felt a sharp pain spread throughout his body. "Ah, ah...!" Luffy pressed his right hand to his chest, kneeling on one knee!
"Hahahaha, it seems your condition isn't so good either! Rainbase, the Royal Palace, after experiencing two hells, how much strength do you have left? Cough... cough!" Crocodile wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. "However, I have to admit you're a formidable opponent, so I should go all out now. This will be... the final end!" Crocodile took off the cover of his golden hook, revealing the poisoned hook!
He rushed towards the half-kneeling Luffy in a semi-elementalized state. In an emergency, Luffy raised his lowered head, stood up, and threw a punch, all in one smooth motion!
A black Iron Fist covered in Armament Haki met the poisoned golden hook! "Clang!" They were locked in a stalemate. At this moment, a smile appeared at the corner of Crocodile's mouth, and he spread his right hand, a small Sandstorm rotating in his palm!
"Sandstorm!"
Luffy looked up, a red light flashing in his eyes, the world slowed down, his perspective changed, as if standing in a god's-eye view observing everything!
Then, he retracted his punch, raised his foot, and flashed away! He dodged the Sandstorm with lightning speed!
"Observation Haki +1"
Luffy leaned against the wall, and before he could catch his breath, Crocodile's attacks came one after another.
"Sables Blade!" A crack was torn through the wall and the ground!
Luffy dodged. In an instant, Crocodile's poisoned hook swept horizontally. Luffy's entire upper body leaned back, narrowly dodging the blow! However, Crocodile delivered another "Sand Blade!"
And this time, Luffy didn't dodge, was sent flying, crashing through the wall, and then buried by rubble!
Crocodile's face was twisted in a sneer as he slowly approached Luffy, bringing immense pressure to Robin and Cobra!
"Rumble!" The underground sanctuary had begun to collapse on a large scale. Everything seemed to be falling into despair!
..."Luffy, what... should I do? I have nothing left to bet!" (Vivi)
"At least we should bet our lives, right? We are... nakama!!" (Luffy)
"This is...?" In a pristine white space, a young man watched this scene, his eyes suddenly shrinking, then he sighed heavily. "Luffy, I really have been... influenced by you!!"
Everything was explained. The young man had read about, understood, and empathized with the "Pirate King"! But no matter what, it was impossible for a calm person to become reckless and disregard everything!
However, "there's nothing wrong with that. Since I've taken over your body, I should... leave something behind!"
So now, it's time to... break the situation!
"Gum-Gum Fruit Ability +10!"
..."Bang!" Luffy blasted away the stones, his hands clenched into fists, drops of blood flowing from his hands, feet, jaw... onto the ground!
"Quadruple - Sables Blade!"
Immediately, four sand blades in a horizontal row shot towards Luffy at an invisible speed. At this moment, Luffy calmly watched the rapidly approaching sand blades, red light flashing in his eyes, and wisps of white smoke rising from his body...!
"Boom!" A cloud of sand rose!
Robin and Cobra's faces both changed.
"Hahahaha... Pfft!" Crocodile was laughing wildly when he was suddenly sent flying by a punch. 'How is that possible? So fast?' Flying backward through the air, Crocodile was still questioning reality, and with a roar, he was embedded in the wall!
"Get out of here quickly, it's collapsing!" Luffy called out to the two!
At this moment, white smoke rose in wisps from Luffy's body, his entire body glowing red. The two only had one feeling: strong!
The two exchanged glances, seeing disbelief in each other's eyes, and then Robin led Cobra out, fleeing for their lives!
And Luffy continued to face Crocodile. At this moment, Luffy was clearly Gear Second Luffy!
Gum-Gum Fruit Ability: 40.0 (Intermediate)
Haoshoku: 30.0 (Intermediate)
Armament Haki: 30.0 (Intermediate)
Observation Haki: 30.0 (Intermediate)
Rating: Average Vice Admiral (Limit)
..."Boom!" Crocodile blasted away the stones, facing a blood-stained, pitch-black fist!
"Boom!"
Crocodile flew backward, and above him, Luffy delivered a kick!
"Boom!"
Then,
"Sables Blade!"
"Boom!"
"Sandstorm!"
"Boom!"
"Sand Erosion Cycle!"
"Jet Gatling!"
"Boom!"
...Alabasta Plaza,
The war intensified, with continuous sounds of fighting and screams! Blood and corpses were everywhere!
In the corner of the plaza, pirate corpses were piled up like a mountain. Zoro and Sanji looked exhausted. "Finally dealt with these pirates who came for Vivi!!"
As for the Royal Army and Rebel Army, anyone who dared to approach after witnessing the monstrous strength of Zoro and Sanji was a pure idiot!
"But the war is still going on!!" Nami watched the outbreak of war. Although no one dared to seek death around the Straw Hat, the war in the distance showed no signs of abating!
"The war has reached this point, it can no longer be stopped!" Zoro said faintly. He, and everyone else, was exhausted to the extreme, relying purely on willpower to hold on. It could be said that they had given their all!
"What a pity! Princess Vivi, bearing the mission of a nation, is truly pitiful!" Sanji looked with great heartache at Vivi, who was screaming heartbreakingly from the Clock Tower in the distance!
It echoed the saying, "Those who wanted to revive the nation led it to destruction...!"
..."Don't continue! Stop, please look at me...?" Vivi screamed from the Clock Tower, crystal tears streaming down her delicate cheeks, scattered by the cold wind!
The battle continued, the sound of gunfire and clashing swords drowning out the helpless cries!
...Royal Tomb
"You unknown brat, who do you think I am?" Crocodile roared!
"Disappear with this sanctuary...! Heavyweight - Sandstorm!"
Immediately, a giant Sandstorm swept through the entire underground sanctuary! The sanctuary began to collapse faster. "Hahahaha!" Crocodile laughed up at the sky!
At this moment, Gear Second Luffy flashed in front of Crocodile, kicking upward. "I am... the man who will surpass you!"
Crocodile flew upward, smashing through several layers of beams!
And Gear Second Luffy's arm remained in place, his body flying upward. Upon reaching a certain distance, his glowing red arm was covered in pitch-black Armament Haki, and then he punched upward! His fist rubbed against the air, causing flames to burst from his arm!
"Jet Gum-Gum Fire Fist!"
The black arm, burning with flames and carrying immense power, blasted towards Crocodile!
"Desert - Adamantium Sables Blade!"
Finally, Crocodile was engulfed by the fire snake and sent flying!
..."This...!" Robin and Cobra, who had run out, widened their eyes!
"Hey, hey, look at that?" Sanji suddenly said.
"Crocodile!" (All)
Finally, Crocodile flew up to a position level with the Clock Tower!
Vivi watched Crocodile being sent flying, covering her mouth with her hand, tears streaming down her face. Her thoughts raced... "If this continues, the country will bleed a lot! It will turn into a war! I must return safely! I must rush back, every second counts! If I don't make it, a million citizens will be caught in a meaningless war!" (Vivi reading the newspaper on the ship)
"I see, then, all I have to do is defeat Crocodile, right!"
...'Luffy-san!' Vivi's eyes were filled with hot tears.
"Although I don't know why he appeared from that place!"
"That's right, we knew this from the start..."
"In short, that guy won!"
..."There are no more enemies!" Looking at the chaotic battlefield, "Don't shed any more blood! Please, stop fighting!" Vivi screamed hoarsely!
Suddenly, a fierce wind rose, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and rain poured down. The people in the war stopped their actions!
"Please, don't let the war continue any longer!" Vivi's voice echoed throughout Alabasta!
"Vivi's voice... was heard!"
The fierce wind swept through the royal city, carrying away the smoke of war; thunder roared through the sky, covering the din of war; rain fell upon the earth, washing away the traces of war!
The miraculous rain fell upon the desert city, ending the war and bringing peace!
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