"Father!" Vivi cried out anxiously, looking at the king nailed to the palace wall by two iron spikes.
She wanted to rush over, but Chaka held her back firmly!
"I'm sorry, Vivi! I completely wasted the opportunity you created!" the king said with difficulty.
"Really, is that all there is to a long-awaited conversation between father and daughter?" Crocodile said disappointedly. "Anyway, Mr. Wednesday..."
"Don't call me that name!"
Crocodile paused, took a deep drag from his cigar, "Let me be clear, I don't plan on letting you two, father and daughter, live.
The collapse of the kingdom and the royal family is only natural! But before the throne changes hands..." Crocodile took a slight step, moving closer to the king, "There's one thing I must ask you first, King.
That is my greatest purpose for coming here!" Crocodile looked calmly at the wide-eyed king!
"Cobra! Where is Pluton?"
The atmosphere instantly fell silent, and King Cobra's eyes widened even further, "Why... how do you know that name!"
'What exactly is Pluton? What is that guy talking about?'
"Pluton, a legend says it can destroy an island with a single shot.
With it... I will create the strongest... military kingdom!" Sir Crocodile spread his hands and laughed up at the sky, as if he had thought of something extremely wonderful!
"Just for this, you..." Chaka said angrily.
"As long as I become the king of this country, it will be easy to bring those pirates under my umbrella!
By strengthening my forces, I will one day possess power that surpasses the World Government!" Crocodile said with a proud smile.
"Although I don't know where you heard its name, I... still don't know where it is.
"The king wanted to shatter Crocodile's illusion, "I'm not even sure if it exists somewhere in this country!"
"Heh, you don't know either? That's fine.
According to my plan, the rebel army will arrive at the plaza and begin fighting in about 20 minutes!" Crocodile began to talk about irrelevant topics.
He tapped his cigar, "After that, 30 minutes later, at 4:30 PM, the people I arranged will bomb that plaza with a powerful explosive!"
At this moment, everyone was stunned, imagining the plaza being blown up in 30 minutes.
"Are you serious, you bastard?" Cobra felt incredulous.
"It's a specially made explosive bomb with a diameter of 5km." Crocodile said calmly.
He spread one hand!
"If you do that..." Vivi's expression was agitated.
"The rebel army and the royal army will all be wiped out, and at the same time, the war will end!
Aren't you happy? Don't you want to stop the rebellion too?"
Vivi looked horrified and angry, "What have they ever done to you? What good will this do you!"
Crocodile turned to look at the king, "Then, Mr. Cobra, let me ask a different question! Where is the historical text located?"
"Historical text, why do you even know about that?" Vivi looked incredulous.
"If I tell you this place..." Cobra wanted to make a condition at this point; for his people, he had to try!
"Hmm?"
"Nothing, I'll take you there!" Cobra seemed to have lost all his strength!
"Hahahaha, as expected of the wise King Cobra, you are a sensible man!"
..."Get out, get out, get out!" Outside the palace, four burly men pushed through the crowd, wielding sharp blades and giant axes, breaking down the door and rushing in!
These four were the elite of Alabasta's elite – the Claw Duck Squad!
"Stop, don't lay a hand on that man!" Cobra tried to stop them; one side was the kingdom's elite, the other was a Warlord of the Sea.
Their strengths were not on the same level!
"Your Majesty, it is our duty to protect you with our lives.
We cannot just stand by and watch you die!" The four men said in unison, "Since our opponent is a Warlord of the Sea, we must not back down!"
"Hmm... Ah ah ah!" Strange patterns appeared on the bodies of the four men, and their eyes became savage!
It was as if they had lost their minds!
"Could it be that they drank the 'Hydro-Water,' which shortens life, to gain temporary vitality?
Their lives only have a few minutes left; they are... beyond saving!" Chaka was startled, and then... his whole body trembled!
"Haha, I knew it would be like this.
Even if it means losing your lives, you still want to challenge me to a duel!" Crocodile grinned, as if mocking their overestimation of their own strength!
"Lord Chaka, please... forgive our presumptuousness," the four men, their bodies trembling slightly, gripped their weapons tightly.
"But, only this way can we show the sorrow of this country to him!"
The four men charged at Crocodile, "We want to make this man feel... the anger of our country!" Powerful forces struck him, but alas, everything was in vain.
Crocodile, like wisps of yellow sand, appeared on the palace roof, calmly watching the four men's performance, as if watching monkeys!
"It seems you're seeking death yourselves, so I don't need to lift a finger!"
"You don't even deign to fight them?" Chaka's face was extremely grim.
Finally, the four men fell!
They weren't killed by a powerful enemy, but rather... they sought their own demise!
"Hahahaha... this is what you call foolishness!" Crocodile said dismissively!
And at this moment, Chaka's eyes widened, and his body trembled more and more; this was a manifestation of anger accumulated to its extreme!
"You evil cultist," Finally, Chaka transformed into a wolf and charged up, "Bastard!"
"Animal-type - Dog-Dog Fruit - Jackal Form!"
"Howling Fang!" Chaka struck Crocodile, but only stirred up a cloud of yellow sand.
"You want to die for others too?"
...At this moment, a large white bird appeared above the Alubarna border!
"Hey, Uncle Pell! We need to go somewhere first!" Luffy said to Pell!
"What?"
"The top of the clock tower.
I need to deal with Crocodile's contingency!"
Pell didn't understand, but still followed Luffy's instructions.
Soon, Pell arrived at the top of the clock tower!
Luffy, with his right hand clenched into a fist, leaped into the air, a powerful 'aura' condensing in his hand, and with the momentum, he swung hard!
"Boom!" Instantly, a huge white sound erupted, and the entire tower top turned into rubble, falling downwards!
"You are...!" Mr. 7 and Ms. Father's Day, who were guarding the clock tower, looked in shock at the man wearing a red vest and oversized sandals!
"Monkey D. Luffy!" Luffy said calmly!
However, the two had no time to think, because Luffy had already made his move the instant he spoke!
"Bang!" The two crashed through the clock tower wall and flew into the distance, their fate unknown!
"Uncle Pell, I'll leave this to you!" Luffy said with a solemn expression!
The bomb was timed, but there was still plenty of time, so there was definitely enough time to deal with it!
As for Luffy, he looked towards the palace!
He knew that his companions had all fought with all their might to defeat their opponents and were now gathering at the palace!
He, too, should arrive...
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