I, the Fruit Snatcher

"Hit me? Haha, are you still trying to be brave, Luffy?"

Crocodile's hair was disheveled, and blood stained half of his face.

He grinned at Luffy who was half-kneeling on the ground, and laughed with his shoulders shaking:

"Stabbed in the abdomen, buried alive, and drained of water.

Even if none of this kills the lucky you, your good luck has come to an end!

No one can withstand the damage of scorpion poison!"

"Whoosh, whoosh……"

Luffy knelt on one knee, panting, and said firmly to the several grinning Crocodile in front of him:

"I will never lose to a pirate like you!"

If someone is here, they will find that Luffy's pupils are constantly expanding and shrinking.

This is the manifestation of the scorpion venom invading the heart and other important internal organs.

"A pirate like me?"

Crocodile swayed his body, raised his hands high and walked towards Luffy, laughing wildly:

"Guhahaha, a pirate of my level is considered a rare strongman even on the Grand Line!

And young boys of your level will die in this sea area by the hundreds every year."

"It's time to end it all!"

Luffy stood up and clenched his fist. The wound that had begun to heal was torn again, and the bright red blood once again soaked the entire fist.

"I don't think you are truly strong!

Crocodile, you have no belief in victory!

From the beginning to the end, you are avoiding direct confrontation with others!"

Luffy squatted down deeply, and several twisted waves appeared at his ankles.

"A truly strong person should never be afraid of a head-on confrontation with anyone!

I will defeat you head-on with dignity!"

Luffy's body suddenly began to turn red, and a little heat wave rose from his body.

Crocodile sneered:

"Head-to-head confrontation? That's something only a brainless idiot would do!

Looking at your half-dead look, you are simply bluffing.

How can you defeat me!"

"I am……"

Luffy stared angrily at Crocodile not far away in front of him, and roared loudly:

"……The man who will become the Pirate King!"

Luffy's figure instantly disappeared from the spot, and turned into a red phantom and pounced on Crocodile.

Whoosh!

Crocodile's pupils suddenly dilated:

"What! It can even speed up!"

Crocodile was caught off guard and kicked hard in the face by Luffy's extended rubber legs.

"Second gear·rubber·Jet whip!"

Bang!

Crocodile was kicked into the air by Luffy.

……

"Well done! Straw Hat!"

"Straw Hat Luffy is so awesome!"

In the distance, the people of Alabasta Kingdom, who were concentrating on watching the two fight, cheered loudly.

More and more people came here to avoid the sandstorm.

They had placed all their hopes on Luffy.

Because Princess Vivi said that once Crocodile was defeated by Straw Hat Luffy, the sandstorm would disappear.

At that time, they would be safe.

……

Wow!

When Crocodile fell from the sky, he suddenly turned into yellow sand all over the sky.

"It's really ridiculous that I was forced into this by a newbie pirate!"

In the yellow sand, Crocodile roared in a low voice:

"Qin Lang! I'm going to use Armament Haki!

With so many people watching, I won't let a young boy defeat me!"

A smiling voice sounded in Crocodile's heart:

"Haha, Lao Sha. Were you forced by my cute captain to use Armament Haki to win? That's up to you"

"Humph, I underestimated him before!"

Crocodile snorted coldly and whispered fiercely:

"But next! I will let him know the true strength of the strong!"

The yellow sand in the sky condensed into Crocodile.

Whoosh!

The steaming red figure suddenly appeared in front of Crocodile, who had just condensed into a human form.

He stretched and retracted his fist and struck Crocodile hard. Dahl's belly:

"Rubber Jet Bullet!"

"Well done, Straw Hat! It actually forced me to this point. Crocodile stared at Luffy, who was covered in steam, and snorted in a deep voice:

"Armament Haki hardens!"

Bang!

Luffy's fist hit Crocodile's lower abdomen hard, but only knocked Crocodile back one meter.

"snort!"

Krokdal's expression did not change at all, as if he had been bitten by a mosquito.

"You who have not realized the domineering power of armed color are completely unqualified to break through my defense!"

Luffy didn't pay attention to the fact that his attack did not cause damage to the enemy.

He just turned into a red phantom again and quickly rushed towards Crocodile.

"Rubber Jet Machine Gun!"

The arms that emitted heat turned into phantoms all over the sky.

In an instant, countless fists fell on Crocodile.

"it's useless! Straw Hat! This is the gap between you and me!"

Krokdal covered his whole body with armed haki, and took Luffy's attack with a ferocious smile.

Luffy's confident laughter sounded in the phantom:

"Is it really useless? Rubber Jet Bazooka!"

Luffy punched Crocodile in the face with both fists.

Then, Luffy took two steps back, and his hands turned into phantoms again, and countless fists fell on Crocodile.

"Rubber Jet Machine Gun!"

Crocodile wanted to make Luffy despair by resisting Luffy's attack.

But he never expected that Luffy didn't feel the slightest fear or discouragement. He didn't even hesitate. Even if the attack was ineffective, Luffy was still looking for opportunities to defeat him.

Crocodile finally became angry.

""That's enough! Idiot!"

He suddenly jumped high and threw out the sandstorm formed by the sand whirlwind:

"Heavy Shalan!"

"Ah! It's so dangerous!"

Luffy quickly avoided this place and threw himself to a safe area.

……

In the distance, hundreds of thousands of people watching the battle suddenly burst into an uproar:

"Look! This guy Crocodile created a sandstorm tornado! really! It's all his fault!"

"Damn pirate, go to hell!"

……

""Straw Hat Boy!"

Crocodile yelled at Luffy:

"Do you really understand the difference between us?

You saw it! I no longer retain my strength. Even if I stand and let you fight, you will not be able to break through my defense! Luffy responded with a laugh:

"Haha, so what! I already won!"

"A tough-talking guy! Crocodile turned into yellow sand with one hand, and slashed hard at the area where Luffy was avoiding.

However, Luffy, whose speed had increased by a level, effortlessly dodged it.

Luffy's smiling voice sounded:

"Qin Lang said before, when you no longer simply use the ability of the devil fruit to fight me, but use the armed domineering force! You have already given in! Crocodile

's body suddenly stiffened and he questioned angrily:

"I give up? He really said that?"

"Qin Lang said that the reason you used the Armament Haki was because you thought that the power of the Rubber Fruit I used was stronger than the Sand-Sand Fruit you used!"

Crocodile raised his head suddenly and roared to the sky:

"Qin Lang! You actually underestimate me so much!"

Whoa!

Crocodile suddenly turned into yellow sand all over the sky, flew into the air, and transformed into a human form in the air. A large amount of yellow sand condensed around him.

Crocodile roared towards Luffy below:

"How could I possibly lose to a young boy like you in developing fruit abilities? I want to show you my true strength!"

"Woo……"

Luffy inhaled sharply, expanding his body like a balloon.

Then he exhaled into the ground, lifted off and flew towards Crocodile in the air.

Luffy raised his fists and shouted seriously:

"Crocodile! I'm going to beat you to pieces!"

"Guhahaha! Go to hell, Straw Hat Luffy! Crocodile looked down at Luffy flying below, turned into yellow sand with one hand and fused with the surrounding sand to condense four huge sand blades, and said ferociously:

"Desert Diamond Sword!"

The sharp sand blade cut through the void, making a sharp sound and slashing towards Luffy flying below.

"Rubber·Jet……"

Luffy swung his hands backwards, using the elasticity of rubber to accumulate power and then quickly swung forward.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

"Ahhhhh……"

Luffy's fists turned into phantoms, raining down on the four huge sand blades, and he roared:

"Violent! wind! rain!"

The first sand blade cut through Luffy's first fist, and blood spurted into the air.

The second fist hit the sand blade again���The blood softens it.

The third punch defeated Sha Ren.

The fourth punch shattered the second sand blade.

The fifth punch, the sixth punch, the seventh punch... the four sand blades were defeated by Luffy's rain of fists in just an instant.

This wasn't the end yet. The bloody fists in the sky passed through the dripping yellow sand and hit Crocodile with a face full of astonishment.

"……"

"……"

Under the gaze of all the people in the square, fists hit Crocodile's face, abdomen, shoulders...

The flying fists knocked Crocodile down from the sky.

Then they knocked him back into the air in mid-air. They kept knocking him away! Knocked him away! Knocked him away!

"……"

Suddenly, all the sandstorms seemed to have stopped.

In the entire royal city, only Luffy's roar could be heard:

"Ah ah ah ah ah……"

……

Crocodile's figure fell heavily from the sky to the square in front of the palace.

Weiwei's joyful voice rang out from the loudspeaker:

"Luffy, win!!!"

People wanted to cheer, but they were horrified to find that the sandstorm had not disappeared!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sandstorm surrounding the city moved towards the city again.

This terrifying sandstorm did not disappear with Crocodile's defeat!

It was still moving!