Meanwhile, at the Royal Palace of Alabasta!
Chaka undoubtedly lay on the ground, without the protagonist's halo, he was not enough to bridge the dimensional gap with belief!
"Weakness is also a sin!" Crocodile raised his golden hook, his expression indifferent.
Vivi looked at that man with anger, her eyes full of tears!
"Vivi," Just then, a blond man wearing purple-lensed sunglasses, with a scar on his left eye, a blue scarf, a white shirt, a long purple jacket, black pants, and a yellow belt, appeared in the palace, looking at the scene with utter horror!
"Koza!" As soon as he appeared, he attracted everyone's attention!
"Am I seeing things?" Koza's breathing became heavy as he looked at the devastation around him. "I originally intended to persuade the King, but I didn't expect Chaka... and the King, to soon be killed by this country's hero!"
"Hahahaha, things are getting interesting! Amidst the fierce battle between the two armies, I didn't expect the leaders of both sides to meet here. It seems this war has turned into a battle of lizards fighting with their heads twisted off!" Crocodile's arrogant laughter was incessant!
Everything was under control!
"You seem very confused right now! It's simple, just use your imagination and try to picture the worst possible scenario!" Robin leaned against the wall, thick shadows obscuring her figure, making it impossible to discern her expression!
Koza's eyes widened, his thoughts racing.
..."Koza, don't doubt!" (A person who had been digging for water in Yuba)
"Do you like this country?"
"Yes! After all, it's the country I was born in!"
"Me too!"
..."Vivi, who exactly stole the rain from this country?" Koza asked anxiously.
"It was me! Everything you mistakenly thought the King did was a trap set by my company. You two have been quite amusing these past two years! The Royal Family and the Royal Army have been played for fools by us. Hahaha!" Crocodile said with a mocking expression.
Although he was mentally prepared, hearing Crocodile's unreserved words still enraged Koza. He stared at Crocodile with wide eyes, as if he would erupt at any moment!
"Don't listen to his nonsense, Koza!" Cobra shouted.
"King..."
"You still have things to accomplish. Do your best to save the citizens!"
"In less than half an hour, the plaza in front of the palace will be blown up!" Chaka, who had collapsed on the ground, shouted.
"What did you say?"
"Hurry! Only you can save the citizens!"
Koza was stunned, then, along with Vivi, accelerated their escape from the Royal Palace!
At this moment, a wisp of yellow sand struck, appearing behind the two, then the golden hook was raised, and Crocodile's murderous intent surged! "Do you think I'll just stand by and watch?"
..."Bang!" There was no sensation of a golden hook piercing a chest. The two opened their eyes and saw only a foot, a foot wearing slippers, blocking the golden hook!
Looking closely, it was a man with a distinctive straw hat, black spiky hair, black eyes, a scar under his left eye, wearing a red vest, blue jeans, slender and muscular, full of vitality and vigor!
"Luffy!" Seeing this familiar person, Vivi's tears welled up. At one point, she thought he had long since died! After all, an unharmed Crocodile was the best explanation!
"Vivi, go do what you want to do! I'll handle this Crocodile!" Luffy showed a slight smile. This smile seemed to dispel everyone's fatigue and pain; it also blew away the mountain-like pressure in Vivi's heart!
"I didn't expect you to... still be alive?" Crocodile's face showed anger, incomprehension, and a hint of worry!
Then, he elementalized into sand, attacking Vivi from another angle, but, "Bang!" Fist and hook collided, and Crocodile's attack was blocked once again!
"How is that possible?" Crocodile's expression was horrified, and the speed at which he wielded his golden hook rapidly increased.
"Clang clang clang?"
The two fought at an extremely fast pace, each collision causing a tearing sensation in the air! Even the aftershocks caused the palace walls to shatter! Small stones fell indiscriminately onto everyone!
"Vivi, hurry and leave!"
"It's useless, in less than twenty minutes, the plaza will be reduced to ashes!" Crocodile swung his golden hook, turning into yellow sand, and arrived at the top of the palace!
"Is that so?" Luffy stretched out his arm, grabbed the eaves, and flew towards Crocodile, then, his leg extended, "Gum-Gum Scythe!"
A gust of sand was stirred up, "It's useless, your power is indeed strong, but you can't hit me!"
"Bang!" This loud noise was far greater than the sound of their battle, even the Rebel Army and Royal Army, who were fighting to a fever pitch, felt a sharp pain in their ears and couldn't help but look up!
"Ah..." Everyone's eyes widened, "What is this...?" They saw a gigantic mushroom cloud appear in the sky, illuminated by the twilight, a doomsday-like scene imprinted itself on their eyes!
"This..." The explosion in the sky naturally attracted Crocodile's attention, but he wasn't shocked by the bomb's power, but rather, "Why at this time? Why didn't it explode in the plaza? What are those two good-for-nothings doing?"
At this moment, Luffy had already broken the water bucket behind him, his right arm enveloped by the Water of Life, "Drip... Drip!" Then his right arm suddenly stretched back. He knew there was a gap between them, so this was... the best timing!
His arm behind him stretched infinitely, extending out of the palace.
"What is that?"
"An arm?"
"Am I hallucinating?"
And Luffy's arm extended all the way to the Alabasta city gate. Everyone in the capital, if they looked up, could see this slender arm stretching across the sky!
"That's... Luffy? I knew that guy wouldn't die!" Usopp, covered in bandages, jumped around on "Eyelashes" the camel's white back, accidentally pulling at his injuries!
"Luffy..." Sanji lit a cigarette, his gaze fixed on the Royal Palace, his eyes resolute?
"As expected of my Captain, he's stolen all the thunder!" Zoro propped himself up with his sword, standing firm!
"Luffy? In the Royal Palace?" Nami walked towards the Royal Palace!
The Straw Hat will soon reassemble!
...At this moment, Luffy clenched his big white teeth, his forehead covered in sweat. This level of power had reached the limit his body could endure!
Then, Luffy suddenly pulled his right hand, and his fist, like a comet, streaked across the sky, heading straight for the Royal Palace.
"Gum-Gum Comet!"
"It's useless, you can't...?" Just then, the fist, breaking the sound barrier, struck Crocodile's chest, but it did not pass through his chest as Crocodile had expected.
'Elementalization, failed?'
A powerful impact surged into Crocodile's chest, and he was sent flying, away from the Royal Palace, and away from Alabasta! Straight towards the depths of the desert!
But there was no joy in Luffy's eyes, only solemnity!
Haoshoku: 29.9 (Beginner) - Cannot control
Armament Haki: 8.8 (Beginner) - Weak and fragile
Observation Haki: 9.9 (Beginner) - Just scratching the surface
Battle, as expected, is a catalyst for Haki!
Luffy stretched out his arm, grabbed the spire of the Royal Palace, and spun violently, like a giant windmill, then flew towards the depths of the desert!
...Inside the Royal Palace, Robin removed the nails pinning Cobra, "Let's go, take me to see... the Poneglyph!"
Robin supported Cobra, heading towards the Royal Family's tomb...
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