Selling Pokémon from Pirates

Chapter 112 The frightened Crocodile

The sudden roar instantly shook the spirits of the passionate gamblers at the rain banquet.

Everyone stopped what they were doing to see who was so bold and dared to cause trouble here.

Then, they saw an astonishing figure.

"That's...Your Majesty Kobra!?"

Some Alabasta residents instantly recognized Cobra's identity, and their eyes widened. They subconsciously hid the chips in their hands behind their backs and looked at Cobra in bewilderment.

After all, not long ago, their Majesty Cobra, who loved his people like a son, was still opposing the establishment of this casino...

He even went to Yudi to deliver an anti-gambling speech in person.

As a result, the people under his leadership turned around and came to increase the performance of the casino.

This feeling is like being bumped into by your class teacher at an Internet cafe after the college entrance examination. You are obviously not restrained at all, but you feel inexplicably scared.

Fortunately, His Majesty Cobra didn't seem to be here to catch gamblers. Instead, he walked straight towards the management area inside the casino.

"This...Your Majesty Kobra, what can I do for you?"

A casino employee walked over bravely, trying to stop Kobra from trespassing.

However, before he could get closer, he was stopped by a big rough hand.

Jaka stared at him fiercely with a hyena's predatory eyes:

"Tell you and your colleagues how far you can go!"

"There may be a war here soon!"

"Start the war!?"

Jaka's voice showed no restraint, and the faces of the gamblers who were slightly closer instantly turned extremely pale.

Start a war!? Start a war with whom!?

Could it be that His Majesty the King's opposition to the establishment of a casino is invalid and he is ready to directly quash this place!?

There was a sudden commotion in the casino, and more and more people packed up their belongings and began to walk out.

When they came outside the casino, they suddenly discovered...

A large number of soldiers have surrounded the casino and are organizing the evacuation of nearby Alabasta people.

"It's over, the casino is gone!"

All the gamblers looked stiff, but they quickly left this place of right and wrong.

at the same time.

The staff member who was stopped by Jaka also looked stunned.

He opened his mouth, looked at Kobra's gloomy face, and finally said nothing.

He just bowed slightly and ran towards his colleagues.

They are just a group of ordinary people working in the casino, and there is no need to go into confrontation with their own king just because of a job.

Within a few minutes, the entire casino hall was instantly deserted, and everyone was clear.

"Krokdal, aren't you going to come out yet!?"

Cobra looked deeply at the work area behind the casino again.

Although he doesn't know where Crocodile is, according to intelligence, he is definitely in this casino now!!!

Coupled with the surveillance phone bugs everywhere in the casino, he believed that Crocodile had already known of his arrival.

as expected.

Just at this time!

A strong wind that swept the sky full of gravel suddenly appeared not far in front of Kobra.

The flying gravel gradually formed the shape of a person.

It was Crocodile who was called out by Kobra.

"Your Majesty King Kobra, this is just a casino. There is no need for you to come up with troubles again and again, right?"

Crocodile wore an arrogant and domineering face, shook the shining golden hook on his arm, and looked at Kobra with a smirk on his face.

That look was as if he had never taken the other person seriously.

However……

Having already noticed the outside situation through monitoring phone calls, he actually had a bad idea in his mind.

And just the next second.

Cobra suddenly took a step forward, not caring at all about the difference in strength between the people in front of him, and said bluntly:

"No need to pretend anymore! Crocodile!!!"

"We already know what you are doing!!!"

"You dare to use the people of Alabasta as a tool to seek power and usurp the throne. It is simply unforgivable!!!"

Peng!!!

Kobra was extremely angry and suddenly took out a musket from his arms and shot Crocodile in the head.

The strong smell of gunpowder hits your nose.

The dark lead bullet pierced the air, like Kobra's anger, and suddenly hit Crocodile between his eyebrows.

It was as if he didn't react, and the bullet penetrated his brain without any resistance.

The arrogant smile still hung on Crocodile's face, but a deep, dark round hole had appeared on his forehead.

"Dead...dead?"

Next to Cobra, Icarim wiped his eyes in disbelief.

The world famous pirate...

That's it?

Bell and Gaka on the side also looked confused.

They were all prepared for a deadly battle, but the enemy was jumped by His Majesty the King with just one shot.

Isn't this a bit too simple?

However, just as their thoughts flashed through, Crocodile, who had been shot in the forehead, suddenly spoke as if nothing was wrong:

"Hey hey hey~"

"It's... it's a corpse trick!" Ikarem was shocked!

Along with Crocodile's hoarse voice, a gloomy aura suddenly rushed toward the four Kobras.

A gloomy look surged out of his eyes.

Murderous aura is boiling.

"Who...told you!?"

Crocodile asked in a deep voice.

But the voice didn't sound like he was seeking answers at all, but more like the calm before the storm.

At this time, Crocodile was indeed extremely angry!

The nearly perfect plan that had been planned for so long was discovered by Kobra just as it was being launched!

This is simply unreasonable!

At this moment, Robin's figure suddenly appeared in Crocodile's heart.

only……

Robin has always been under his surveillance. She has no chance, let alone the need, to inform Kobra of this!

But in the entire Baroque Working Group, no one else knew all of his plans except her.

Countless questions lingered in his mind, but more of them were filled with embarrassment and anger after the plan was exposed.

The wound on his forehead turned into yellow sand and began to heal gradually.

Dang rang~

The bullet was squeezed out of the wound by the gravel and fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

I saw him suddenly taking a step forward, with gravel swirling around him.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter who it is!"

"Now that the matter has been exposed, I have no choice but to..."

"Catch all of you and ask me what I want to know!"

He has planned so much, but he is actually doing it for the secrets guarded by the Neferutari clan!

Originally, he wanted to be gentler and appear more resourceful to get everything he wanted...

But now, since the plan has been exposed, he can only return to his old job, arrest Kobra, and then interrogate what he wants to know bit by bit!

Phew~

A whirlwind mixed with sand suddenly appeared in Crocodile's palm.

"Shalan!"

With a loud roar, the small whirlwind in his hand suddenly turned into a large sandstorm, sweeping towards Kobra and his party.

As a user with the natural ability of the Sand Fruit, Crocodile has the ability to control sand at will!

And this island, which is full of wind and sand, seems to exist just for him!

The place where the sandstorm passed was turned into a wasteland, the floor was flying, and tables and chairs were blown up by the hurricane, and were eventually broken into powder by the impact of countless sand and gravel.

Under the violent wind and sand, the casino began to collapse!

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

The sudden storm completely exceeded the expectations of the three people except Cobra.

The loyal Icarim quickly ran to Kobra in an attempt to protect the weak Kobra.

However……

Facing the sudden sandstorm, Cobra just smiled and didn't care.

"Don't worry, Icarim!"

He pulled Ikarem away from him and comforted him.

Then he took out the aqua blue elf ball from his hand and pointed at the open space in front of him:

"Come out! Suicune!"

"Use the wind!!!"

As he finished speaking, a dreamlike figure suddenly appeared in front of Kobra. His azure body was surrounded by star-like water droplets, as if a mythical celestial animal had descended into the human world.

"Ouch!!!"

From Suijun's throat, a sound sounded like a wolf's howl or a lion's roar.

After spending seven days together, Kobra has established a certain relationship with Suicune, and has become familiar with Suicune's fighting style.

Not to mention how intimate it is, but there is still no problem in commanding the battle!

As Suicune's eyes flashed.

A fierce hurricane rose out of the sky and hit directly in the direction of the sandstorm.

The two hurricanes collided and dissipated at the same time.

"Um?"

Crocodile frowned and stared at Suicune in front of Kobra with a heavy expression.

I started to wonder:

"Alabasta, when did you have this kind of power!?"

But at this moment, Cobra took a step forward and laughed:

"Krokdal, today's Alabasta is no longer the country that you used to be able to bully!"

"Just let you see it..."

"It's the gift I received from the dimensional merchant!!!"

"Suicune, use the wave of water!"

Cobra suddenly ordered.

All of a sudden!

A large amount of blue water splashes suddenly appeared in front of Suicune, and then gradually gathered together to form a rippling water ball.

When Crocodile heard Kobra's words, his eyes suddenly froze.

Dimensional merchant?

Isn’t that the news protagonist who appeared in the East China Sea a month ago?

Because he has been busy seizing power and building momentum recently, he has not paid attention to the affairs of the East China Sea for some time.

Now that Kobra reminded him, he immediately recalled it.

But just when he wanted to recall more information, Suicune didn't want to give him more time to think.

All it takes is the blink of an eye...

In front of Suicune, the water fluctuations containing powerful power seemed to increase exponentially, becoming extremely huge in an instant!

"Ouch~!"

As Suicune's exclusive cry rang out, the wave of water rushed out instantly.

"What the hell!?"

Crocodile was shocked when he saw the water fluctuations that were just stunned for a moment and then suddenly became extremely terrifying. He quickly transformed into elements and flew to the roof of the casino.

And the next second.

boom!!!

The wave of water hit the location where Crocodile was before and instantly shattered, surging away in all directions like waves on the sea.

The terrifying waves washed away the casino completely and rushed further away.

At the same time, Suicune's eyes flashed.

A mysterious water barrier instantly protected the four Kobras, preventing them from being hit by the incoming water waves.

The water flow with the power of fluctuation collided with the wall and cracked it effortlessly.

With just one blow, the huge casino that had taken months to build began to collapse.

And this was originally one of the purposes of Cobra's coming here today.

How can a building like a casino that harms others and ourselves appear in the wonderful Kingdom of Alabasta?

Gambling will only plunge your people into endless pain and abyss.

I, Kobra, swear to fight gambling and drug addiction to death!

boom!!!

As the load-bearing wall broke, the entire casino finally couldn't bear the weight and fell down instantly.

What a spectacular scene!

"Damn it!"

Crocodile roared angrily when he saw that the casino he had carefully managed collapsed.

With a wave of his hand, a large knife of gravel appeared, opening a large hole in the roof where his wound fell.

And he also flew out of the hole.

Smoke and dust filled the sky, covering the entire area.

Fortunately, people living around the casino were taken to safety early by soldiers from the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Otherwise, just the dust from the collapse of this casino would be enough for these ordinary people to suffer for a while.

…

…

In the basement of the casino.

Looking at the surveillance video that had become a mess, Robin was slightly startled, with a confused look in his eyes.

It's not that she feels sorry for the casino.

Although she had put a lot of thought into this casino, Robin acted like an outsider from the beginning to the end. After doing what he had to do, he stopped paying any attention to her.

What really made her look confused were the words Cobra just shouted.

"Dimensional merchant?" Robin murmured.

If it's true what Kobra said...

If the power he suddenly gained came from a dimensional merchant, wouldn't that mean...

Everything said in the newspaper before was true!?

Robin trembled inwardly.

In other words, the thing about resurrecting the dead and the thing about resurrecting the dead are very likely to be true!?

Chaotic thoughts flashed through her mind quickly.

The rumbling sound of collapse above her head was disturbing her mind like a reminder.

Robin's eyes flashed and he glanced at the escape passage in the basement for no apparent reason.

Originally, she had the intention to end her miserable life here, but the four characters "Dimensional Merchant" seemed to give her the power to live.

After thinking for a while, Robin stood up from the chair gracefully and smiled charmingly.

"Keep living, maybe a miracle will happen!"

As if he was persuading himself, Robin walked into the escape tunnel after finishing his words.

…

…

"Suicune, use Tailwind."

In the smoke and dust that filled the sky, Kobra's voice came again.

The next moment, a strong wind appeared out of thin air again, like an eraser on a drawing board, blowing away all the smoke and dust in front of him, revealing the ruins of the ruined casino.

At the same time, Crocodile was also revealed, with a sandstorm setting off himself in mid-air.

But at this time, his face was already very ugly, and he was looking at Suicune's figure below him with fear in his eyes.

The power of wind and water seemed to be specially chosen to deal with him.

Recalling Suicune's blow just now, Crocodile instantly realized...

The other party's strength is not inferior to yours.

With the ability of his Shasha Fruit, if he touches that much water, there is no need to think about it...

In the next battle, he will no longer be able to fight back!

"No! Even if we want to fight, the battlefield must not be here!"

A thought flashed through Crocodile's mind instantly.

Although Alabasta is a desert country, the city is still made of rock.

In the city, there is not much sand that can supplement Crocodile's abilities.

"Go to the desert! In the desert, there is still the power to fight!"

The battle-hardened Crocodile instantly figured out a countermeasure.

After taking another look at Suicune, he instantly transformed his whole body into elements and quickly rushed out of the city.

At the same time, Kobra and the others also discovered traces of Crocodile.

"Your Majesty, he is running away!!!"

Ikarem looked overjoyed and pointed at the unusual sand city in the sky.

"Um……"

Kobra groaned deeply, nodded, then looked at Suicune and said:

"Suicune, I'll leave him to you!"

Now that he has chosen a showdown, it is certainly impossible for Kobra to allow Crocodile to continue his activities in Alabasta.

Either fight him off or fight him to death!

A strong man hiding in the dark can cause too much harm!

It's so big that he, the king, simply can't afford it!

"Aw~ (Don't worry! The reputation of the three holy beasts is not just blown away!)"

Suicune shouted confidently.

Immediately, there seemed to be a whirlwind under his feet, jumping high into the air, and disappeared from everyone's sight in a few seconds.

A chase battle between water and sand is about to take place in Alabasta.

(End of chapter)