Pirates: Your Emperor is Back!

"Uh... huh..."

Crocodile's eyes turned black, and the earth-shattering thunder still echoed in his ears, and his head was a little messed up.

Gradually, the thunder subsided, and Crocodile finally regained consciousness.

I seem to... fainted?

No, nothing, just a brief absence.

In Crocodile's memory, the last scene he saw was Rowan holding up a huge gravel barrier with one hand, blocking all the endless thunder clusters.

Then, because he didn't expect those thunderballs to explode, Crocodile was the first to receive a violent frontal impact and seemed to be swept away.

"call……"

After taking a deep breath, Crocodile finally recovered and opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was the snow-white ocean below.

That is the "White Sea" that only exists near the empty island, and its characteristics are no different from ordinary seas. Devil fruit capable people will also drown in it.

Crocodile moved his feet and was even more surprised to find that there was no foothold underneath him.

Where am I?

After a few breaths, Crocodile's body regained consciousness, and only then did he notice that something had grabbed one of his hands.

Turning his head to look, Crocodile's face suddenly sank.

I saw my own hand was on Rowan's shoulder, and Rowan was pulling him, and the two of them were gliding in the air together.

Behind Rowan, two gravel wings, which had shrunk countless times, opened and expanded, while slowly adjusting the angle, controlling the direction of the two.

Crocodile: "..."

Thinking about it, since Rowan can control the gravel wings and bring a whole ship to glide in the air, it is obviously easy for him to lead a person to glide in the air.

Reasonable, but Crocodile always felt uncomfortable.

He lowered his head and looked around, but he didn't see the ship of the Universal Alliance, so he couldn't help asking in doubt:

"Where are they?"

The principle of Rowan's flying ability is gliding, after all, it is not as good as the bird-animal devil fruit ability user who can fly by itself.

If Bell was there, their mobility in the air would be much stronger.

But Rowan shook his head and explained: "They were swept away by the sea current rolled up by the explosion. The speed was too fast to keep up with gliding."

Crocodile frowned, took out a new cigar from his pocket with gravel, and put it in his mouth.

Looking around, he found that the surrounding white sea had calmed down and returned to a pure white beauty, probably because the people who attacked them stopped temporarily.

"Asshole, don't let me find him..."

Crocodile rarely fought such an aggrieved battle, and he didn't even see the opponent's real body with his own eyes!

"call……"

Crocodile took a deep breath and took a sip of the unlit cigar, "So, we are going to find them?"

"The wind here is too weak, and the time for gliding is limited, so I can't fly for too long."

Rowan looked into the distance and found a raised part made of white clouds.

That is the "solid land" above the sky island, which is composed of special clouds and is also the cornerstone of the sky island civilization.

"Let's talk on land first."

Rowan said.

Crocodile nodded.

He couldn't control the gravel to glide in the air like Rowan did, but he didn't want to keep this posture with one hand on Rowan's shoulder for too long.

...

A few minutes later.

The two landed smoothly, and the wings on Rowan's back turned into gravel again and returned to his body.

Immediately afterwards, Crocodile squatted down suddenly, with a strange expression on his face.

He reached into the pocket of the fur coat, took out the lighter, lit the cigar, and took a deep breath.

"ha……"

Crocodile stood up forcibly and rubbed the space between his brows.

"My head hurts, is it because of the thunder just now?"

"No."

Rowan also took a deep breath, "Because of the special climate in the high altitude, I used elementalization on a large scale before I got used to it. Physical discomfort is inevitable."

Crocodile glanced at Rowan and understood the other party's plan, "That's why you went to Magnetic Drum Island to gather a large number of doctors first?"

Rowan nodded.

Only then did Crocodile understand why Rowan was not in a hurry to find the people in that boat.

After all, the combat effectiveness of that group of people is not weak, and with a team of doctors accompanying them, they will soon be able to adapt to the climate of Sky Island.

Rowan looked around, moved his fingers slightly, and simulated the surrounding terrain with gravel.

Two of the dots represent him and Crocodile.

"We should be in the middle layer of the cumulus cloud now, surrounded by the White Sea Channel, and the main body of the sky island is located above."

Crocodile nodded, "In that case, let's go to Sky Island first, it will be easier to find people there."

But Luo Wen refused: "No, actually I have a better way."

Crocodile was taken aback.

By the way, the domineering look of this old guy can be called massive, maybe he has caught the trace of that ship by now!

But then, Rowan's actions made Crocodile stunned.

Rowan reached out and took out a phone bug from his pocket.

Crocodile: "..."

Luo Wen picked up the receiver and sighed with a smile: "Technology is so convenient, right!"

Crocodile: "..."

Bell's voice came from the other end of the phone bug.

"Master Ancestor? Are you all right?"

"It's okay, we landed smoothly." Luo Wen nodded and said, "How about you?"

"Many people on board had symptoms of physical discomfort, but with the help of doctors, most of us have recovered."

Bell replied: "But we are going all the way along the current of the White Sea, and it seems that it is difficult to turn back."

Luo Wen said: "Alright, let's meet at the upper level of Cumulus Cloud."

"Understood."

Click!

The phone bug hung up, and Rowan looked at Crocodile, who was smoking silently.

"What's wrong?"

"nothing."

...

The two had a specific direction and began to look for a way out.

The cloudy ground of the empty island is a little softer than the soil, and it feels like a quilt to the touch, giving people a very comfortable feeling when stepping on it.

Crocodile turned over a cloud mound, stroked the ground with his right hand, and silently activated his ability to erode.

In an instant, all the water in the small cloud was sucked dry, turning into a pool of white gravel.

Crocodile's face returned to a dark smile.

Since the ability of erosion can be activated, it means that his combat effectiveness has not been weakened.

So, it's best.

Crocodile was in a good mood, looked up, but suddenly froze there, "What is that?"

Hearing this, Luo Wen looked for his reputation, but was also stunned.

On the white sandy beach in the distance, there remained a large area of ​​scorched black marks, as if concentrated by a large number of lightning bolts, leaving zigzag lines.

"Is it caused by the thunderstorm just now?" Crocodile speculated.

Luo Wen shook his head and denied, "No."

He came to a scorched black mark, reached out and pulled out a scorched black spear from the inside of the beach.

"These traces are not new, they have been there for a long time."

At this moment, an old voice sounded beside him.

"You two, are you travelers?"

Rowan and Crocodile turned their heads and saw an old man in a brown shirt.

There are two small wings growing on his back, and he is a native of Sky Island

"Hasso."

The old man greeted the two in an empty island style, pointed in a direction, and explained: "There is no one here for a long time. If you want to replenish supplies, you can go directly to the upper city."

After thinking for a while, the old man added: "However, it's best to leave here as soon as possible."

Luo Wen asked curiously, "Why?"

"It's war!"

The old man sighed and said heavily: "The war broke out between the two empty islands. Although it didn't spread to the local area, as you can see, this kind of beach on the border is often affected."

As soon as this remark came out, Crocker Dalton held his forehead and sighed inwardly.

Trouble...

His "trouble" did not refer to what the old man said, but Luo Wen.

Crocodile can be sure that when the old man mentioned the "war between sky islands", Rowan's eyes lit up!