The bloody hand Mary of the pirate

"Sand Falls!"

A huge wave of sand covered the sky and rolled up and hit the three of them. Mary and others cursed secretly and fled away.

However, as soon as the waterfall of sand hit the ground, it quickly turned into several huge sand crocodiles and bit into the three of them.

"Fire Fist!"

"White fist!"

"Ten Thousand Leaves Breath!"

The three of them each showed their magical powers and used their own methods to block Crocodile's attack.

Mary, who has sharp eyes, noticed that a black shadow rushed towards Smoker.

"Smorg, fly!"

Mary shouted without hesitation. When Smoker heard this, he immediately flew upwards without any hesitation, barely dodging a sand knife.

Not far away, Crocodile's figure slowly emerged from the desert, looking at the three of them coldly.

The fighting subsided for the time being, and the three of them stood ready to watch Crocodile.

The relaxed mood at the beginning of the battle no longer existed. No one could have expected that Crocodile would suddenly become so much stronger.

Looking at the indifferent Crocodile, Mary suddenly noticed that the white light that had been lingering faintly around Crocodile had become lighter. And the sensitive Mary knew exactly what it was.

The circle of dry fields recedes

Is it done...?

It seems that the ridiculously exaggerated move just now is considered one of Crocodile's unique moves, and it definitely consumes a lot of money.

Thinking of this, Mary breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he is a human being after all, not a god of the desert.

If you look at it based on this consumption, the Crocodile in front of you is not so strong that it is invincible.

The most critical question now is what exactly will be strengthened when the Crocodile Fruit awakens - this must be clarified!

Strengthening the control range and the total amount of control are routine. Mary does not believe that a dignified nature type will only strengthen these after awakening.

Just like the logic of the awakening of the superhuman fruit ability, there will definitely be a qualitative change somewhere in the awakening of the fruit ability.

If you don't understand this, you may end up getting killed in vain if you step forward easily.

Thinking of this, Mary suddenly came to Smoker's side.

"Smorg, please explain to me later what it feels like to have the ability to have a natural fruit."

Smoker was stunned and nodded.

"Sha Shigure!"

"Come again!?"

When Mary and others heard Crocodile's voice, their hearts skipped a beat, and when they saw the scene of countless giant sasaurus flying towards them, they ran away.

This thing is so scary, it will be sucked dry if you rub it, and it will really hurt if you rub it.

Ace went solo, while Mary and Smoker ran away together.

Crocodile narrowed his eyes and looked at the direction in which the three of them were running away, then chased them with the sand boa under his feet. Everything they passed dried up and turned into sand.

Seeing Crocodile chasing after him, Mary was also anxious, and asked Smoker who was running for her life beside her:

"Smorg, what does a natural fruit feel like?"

Smoker pondered for a moment, organized his words a little, and then explained to Mary:

"It's probably the feeling of being able to communicate with the world, right?"

He said with some uncertainty:

"It's the feeling that my body is integrated with nature, but it's only a small part of nature... this feeling."

"A small part of nature? Is it independent natural objects such as smoke, flames, and sand..."

Listening to Smoker's description, Mary's mind began to change rapidly.

Unlike the native residents of the pirate world such as Smoker, Mary, a visitor from another world, has a greater vision and breadth of thinking, and sees things from a different perspective.

The feeling of being one with nature...isn't it the enlightenment often mentioned in immortality novels?

Become one with heaven and earth.

But there is still a difference. In the novels about cultivating immortals, the integration with heaven and earth is comprehensive, while the nature series is obviously a very specialized version.

Is it a specialized fusion that only targets a certain element?

Mary thought a little uncertainly.

In other words, is this simply mastering a certain aspect of the laws of nature?

If you calculate it this way, then awakening should also be a specialized ability to master the laws.

Thinking of this, Mary recalled Sha Shiyu and the soil of the dead, and suddenly realized.

Yes, I guessed it right.

The source of the ability of natural fruits should come from resonance with nature, which is equivalent to mastering a certain element in nature. After awakening, it strengthens the ability to master a certain characteristic law of this element.

For example, Crocodile's Shasha Fruit. According to the ability Crocodile just showed, the direction of his specialization after awakening should be...

Dry up!

In the original work, Rick Rockdale showed this kind of power that was said to be the extension of the Shasha Fruit, but in Mary's opinion, it was a slightly inconsistent power.

After all, there is a big difference between controlling sand and sucking other people dry. Looking at Ace's Burnt Fruit and Akainu Rockberry Fruit, they don't have the ability to cause other people's bodies to spontaneously combust.

Now it seems that Crocodile in the original work has probably already developed his fruit ability to the extreme, and is just one step away from awakening.

Mary figured it out and immediately shouted to Ace:

"Ace, be careful! After awakening Crocodile's Shasha fruit ability, he has strengthened his control over the concept of [drying]!!!"

If Ace stays far away and shouts at him, Smoker will still hear him.

At this time, it is better to disclose this kind of information together. After all, everyone is still on the same front.

"learn!"

Ace's voice came from far away.

Crocodile naturally heard this shout, and his face looked slightly unnatural.

But his demeanor returned to normal in an instant, and he said with appreciation in his tone:

"You are so perceptive, Mary Vinicius. I never thought you could figure out my abilities in just a few fights..."

Crocodile really had an appreciative attitude at this time. After all, even he himself was a little unfamiliar with the new abilities when he first awakened, and he is still adapting to mastering the power of dryness.

Mary was able to guess his abilities in just a few fights, which not only amazed Crocodile but also surprised him.

He himself is still a little unclear about his own abilities. Mary's words can be said to have awakened the dreamer.

He is now very confident that after this battle and giving him enough time to fully master the power of the fruit's awakening, he can challenge Whitebeard again.

And this time, it’s not so easy to lose!

Of course, for the three people in front of him, Crocodile did not deliberately conceal his abilities, let alone mislead them, but openly admitted it.

Crocodile, who had regained his original spirit, looked down upon such insidious things. He was confident that he could use his own abilities to crush the people in front of him.

If the fruit awakens and will be defeated by these three people, then it can only be said that he is nothing more than that.

What can you do if you know...

Crocodile's expression became extremely ferocious, and the huge sand waves rolled up, crushing the three of them unstoppably.

It's simple and crude, but you just can't help it!

When the controlled sand reaches a certain scale, there is no need for any bells and whistles!

Embarrassingly dodging Crocodile's attack, Mary gritted her teeth and kept thinking about how to deal with Crocodile.

We can't go on like this. Who knows where the limit of the awakened Crocodile is? If he continues to waste it like this...it's hard to say between Ace and Smoker, but I can't bear it.

The duel between Akainu and Aokiji lasted for several days and nights. If Crocodile had such endurance, Mary would have been beaten to death by him sooner or later.

After all, Mary's current vitality reserve is only the total amount of vitality of a few ordinary people. Although the speed at which blood damage burns away vitality is far slower than that of the forbidden demon sword technique, it can still kill her over time!

Dealing with those with natural fruit abilities...

Mary looked at Ace subconsciously.

After all, it seems that Ace and Monet were the only natural devil fruit users who died completely in the original work.

Monet was stabbed in the heart by Caesar with an ice pick and died on the spot, and Ace was punched through the body by Akainu with a lava punch and died.

What do these two have in common…

Are they all punished by their own superior fruits?

No, no, these are just symptoms, the fundamental reason is...

Mary's eyes lit up slightly.

Can those with fruit abilities not be able to elementalize?

Mary thought of this, and while dodging, she glanced at the expressionless Crocodile from the corner of her eye.

Even if Crocodile Fruit's ability evolves, the basis is that the nature of the sand should not change. Drying up is just an additional special property, which itself is based on the characteristics of the sand.

Therefore, even if Crocodile becomes an element, it should still be in the state of the element turning into sand, rather than the concept of the element turning into "drying up".

In order to make the sand elemental, Luffy has already used a textbook method in the original work - soaking Crocodile with blood.

The problem now is that now that Crocodile has awakened the drying characteristic, if Mary's blood wants to wet Crocodile, the price he has to pay will be staggering.

A conservative estimate is that there may only be one or two opportunities. No matter how many times it happens, once Crocodile becomes wary, he may not have such an opportunity again.

To put the final word on it, when I make Crocodile lose his elemental ability, someone must give Crocodile a fatal blow!

Mary looked at Ace and Smoker.

Ace first ruled out that his ability to burn fruits meant that almost all of his attacks would be high-temperature, and his blood would be evaporated by him.

It is not impossible to kill Crocodile with flames, but Crocodile's previous method of preventing the Great Flame Ring shows that he has some research on high-temperature fighting methods.

God knows why he thought of dealing with this method, maybe to target Akainu?

Looking at Smoker again, Mary thought for a moment and shook her head.

No, Smoker's fruit ability is more focused on control. Although it has lethality, it is still lacking for this level of combat and cannot play a critical blow.

So in the end...do I still have to do it?

Mary's face froze, then returned to normal.

"Sand Falls!"

With a violent roar, the huge wave of sand that covered the sky and the sun came straight from behind, and the three of them could only dodge in confusion.

"We can't go on like this..."

Looking at the crowd gradually appearing in the distance in front of her, Mary's expression gradually became serious.

We can't continue to escape. If we continue to escape, many innocent people will suffer.

The royal guards were organizing the evacuation in full swing. They looked at the yellow sand sweeping in the distance with frightened expressions on their faces, but they did not leave their posts without authorization after all.

"Nice soldier."

Looking at this scene, Smoker couldn't help but nodded in recognition of these soldiers.

They may be weak, but they can overcome the fear of death. This alone is already very powerful.

Or rather...

"Hey, they believe we can kill Crocodile."

Ace pressed his cowboy hat and chuckled twice, the expression on his face disappeared instantly, and he stopped as soon as he stepped on his feet.

"It would be too embarrassing to keep running! Yan Shangzhang!!!"

Ace turned around and punched without hesitation, and a towering wall of fire instantly erupted. With a fierce burning sound, he forcibly withstood the waves of sand that hit the sky and the sun.

"reckless!"

Mary cursed secretly when she saw Ace turning back to attack, and immediately called Smoker to turn around and fight.

There is no way, we can't let Ace fight here alone. Ace alone will definitely not be able to defeat Crocodile in this state. Once Ace, who has the highest overall strength among everyone, is killed alone, the only remaining ones are Mary, Smoker, etc.

It will be even more difficult for people to subdue Crocodile.

So even if she hadn't figured out how to reverse the situation, Mary could only bite the bullet and go back and join forces with Ace to fight against Crocodile.

Moreover, although there was no specific solution, she already had some vague ideas.

Crocodile cannot be elementalized, Crocodile must be soaked with blood.

However, although the white fluorescence around Crocodile has become much lighter and smaller, there is still a cover of about one meter outside the body. If you attack with blood from a distance, it may be difficult to get close.

Otherwise, it would be like when Mary used her bloody hand to forcefully hold Crocodile back, the consumption would be unbearable. And with that experience of being attacked by a sneak attack, Crocodile would definitely be on guard against blood coming from close quarters.

Mary was heartbroken and decided to be reckless.

Forget it, Crocodile bombarded him so simply and crudely, I don't want to think too much.

As long as it works! The more scheming a person is, the easier it is for his or her plan to be destroyed for various reasons. In this case, be direct.

It doesn't work remotely, so I can get up close. I can't get up close enough. I don't believe that even if it sticks to someone's body, the blood won't be able to escape!

Thinking of this, Mary gave Ace and Smoker a look and suddenly disappeared from everyone's eyes.

The speed increased again, and Mary's speed had reached the highest value without turning on the demon sword forbidden technique. At this speed, it was difficult for Crocodile, who had not turned the surrounding buildings into yellow sand, to catch him walking through the buildings.

of Mary.

Ace and Smoker noticed this scene, looked at each other, and thought of the key point in their minds.

Although it is not clear what Mary wants to do, what they have to do now is very clear - attack Crocodile with all their strength so that he has no time to think about anything else, thereby creating an opportunity for Mary to attack!

While Crocodile was still looking for Mary's figure, Ace blasted out mirror flames, Smoker gradually enveloped the smoke, and Ace continued to release fireflies and fire dharma.

The sudden and strong offensive left Crocodile with no time to think about anything else and could only fight the enemy with all his strength.

Crocodile had just hit the sacred city and smashed the mirror fire flames. Firefly Fire Bodhidharma detonated the smoke that had filled half the street, forming a majestic and huge explosion. Crocodile had no choice but to gather the sand into a sand

The shield.

The flames exploded, burning out a crystal cover again, but Crocodile was not injured at all.

"It's not over yet!"

Smoker snorted coldly, flew high into the air, and the White Cannon volleyed down, shattering the crystal cover with great force and hitting Crocodile directly.

Ace also took this opportunity to get closer, and the divine fire Shiranui pierced Crocodile straight away.

Time slowly slowed down, and a sneer appeared on the corner of Crocodile's mouth.

The fluorescence on his body slowly spread in the eyes of Ace and Smoker, whose pupils suddenly shrunk.

"Soil of the Dead!!!"

Crocodile used this ability for the third time. Mary guessed correctly, this was indeed his unique skill. But what Mary did not expect was that if this ability was only used on a small scale, it would cost Crocodile almost nothing!

The smoke dissipated under the dry light, and the flames were extinguished after the fluorescent light swept over them.

"not good!"

Ace and Smoker quickly moved away, while Sha Shiyu seamlessly connected after Crocodile used the Dead Man's Soil, and galloped towards the two of them.

"die!"

Crocodile seized the opportunity and used all his strength to attack Sha Shigure, intending to defeat the two of them in one blow.

In an instant, the chill rose.

Crocodile's hair stood on end as he felt the murderous intent close at hand behind him without looking back.

"Got you."