pertwk Chapter 101 A Real Man Wears a Mink in the Desert!
Chapter 101 A Real Man Wears a Mink in the Desert!
Chapter 101 A Real Man Wears a Mink in the Desert!
Who are you?
The shock lasted only a moment before Crocodile regained his indifference.
He's Crocodile! How could he lose his composure because of someone who suddenly appeared? It was just a small accident...
"Sandstorm"
—"
Without much exchange, Crocodile unleashed a Sandstorm, aimed directly at Chrollo's location.
For such a despicable person, death is the best outcome.
Wherever the sandstorm passed, everything inside the house turned into fragments and was sucked into it.
In an instant, the entire house was in chaos, reduced to ruins. Looking at this horrific scene, Kuroro gently stroked the ground, and the entrance to the [Four-Dimensional Apartment] appeared. Cobra and Vivi, whose combat power was low, jumped into it, leaving only Bonney behind.
Immediately afterwards...
"Anywhere Door"
A transparent door appeared in the air in front of Kuroro, and the sandstorm-infused gale, before it could expand, was swept into the door and disappeared.
Seeing this, Crocodile raised an eyebrow, his expression one of surprise: "A spatial ability user..."
"
"Please allow me to introduce myself to you~"
Kuroro placed one hand in front of him and the other behind his back, bowing slightly and giving him a very elegant gentlemanly bow.
"I've been looking forward to meeting you for so long~"
"I am Chrollo Lucilfer, captain of the Phantom Pirates."
"Yes... I came to hunt you." Kuroro's lips slowly curled up.
Crocodile finally dropped his dismissive expression, a thoughtful look on his face. "Chrollo..."
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"The one with the 720 million bounty?"
As the head of Baroque Works, Crocodile was naturally aware of this newly emerged and famous pirate crew.
This group of talents was given a high bounty by the Navy as soon as they debuted, so they should not be underestimated.
"So it was you who were helping Vivi behind the scenes." Crocodile instantly realized, then asked疑惑地, "But why haven't my agents sent me any news about you?"
"That's because..."
"...All the Baroque Works agents who encountered me..." Kuroro's smile widened, "...will never appear again."
Crocodile's face gradually darkened.
He had calculated everything, but he never expected that his meticulously prepared plan, which had been in the works for years, would be disrupted by a suddenly appearing Phantom Pirates crew!
Crocodile regained his composure, concealing his killing intent beneath a blank expression, and slowly spoke: "Why help this country? You're pirates, aren't you..."
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"If you want money, we can join forces. Just return Cobra to me, and all the wealth of this country will be yours..."
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Even if Crocodile killed the man before him, his plan would fail due to Cobra's disappearance. Therefore, Crocodile decided to negotiate with Chrollo.
Pirates... they're just after money.
Crocodile wore a disdainful expression, as if he knew exactly what Chrollo was looking at.
Kuroro shook his head, completely unconvinced.
"I told you... I'm here to hunt you down. You're my only target; pacifying this country is just a side effect."
"Pirates don't want treasure?" Crocodile seemed to find it utterly ridiculous. "Hunting me? What would you get from hunting me...? I'm a pirate recognized by the World Government, there's no bounty for hunting me~"
Kuroro shook his head again, then looked him up and down with a mysterious expression. "The most valuable thing you have isn't your bounty~"
"You mean—" Crocodile's pupils dilated violently.
"Looks like you've already guessed something~" Kuroro smiled meaningfully.
"As expected of a future...finalist."
"By the way... I have another question I'm really curious about that I want to ask you~"
Kuroro tightened his grip on his wrist, slowly raising his arm. "Wearing a fur coat in the desert...aren't you hot?!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Kuroro's expression turned sharp, and he launched an attack instantly.
"Open the door—"
As he raised his hand, an air portal instantly opened in front of him, and his figure stepped into it and disappeared. Then, in Crocodile's blind spot, another door silently appeared. Chrollo stepped out from within the door, his right fist raised high, Armament Haki coating it, and he smashed it down with tremendous force towards the back of Crocodile's head—
With a visible shockwave, Crocodile's body was sent flying backward.
Upon seeing this, Robin and von Clay, who were watching the battle, both widened their eyes in surprise.
Bon Clay's jaw dropped: Wait... where did this guy come from? He can take down a Shichibukai with a single punch?
That's a lie...
Robin watched this scene, lost in thought, a subtle, amused smile playing on her lips.
Bonnie watched as the two men showed no intention of making a move.
She was hungry, pouting, and even angrily squatted on the ground, drawing circles and cursing him.
Seriously...
Clearly, if Chrollo had simply lent him the Year-Year Fruit, he could have dealt with these enemies in no time. Instead, he insisted that only evenly matched battles could help develop Haki.
"Bang-"
She didn't even get to eat because of it...
Kuroro flicked his wrist, remaining expressionless even after the attack landed.
wrong.
Only Kuroro himself knew... something was wrong.
The punch he landed on Crocodile's head just now didn't feel like it hit flesh at all; instead, it felt like it had struck an incredibly hard object. And the reason it produced this effect...
Kuroro looked up and saw Crocodile's head, which had been flying backward, slowly straightening. Crocodile wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, spat it out, and then looked at Kuroro expressionlessly.
From Chrollo's perspective, one could see... the blackness on the back of Crocodile's head was slowly fading.
That's clearly... Armament Haki.
As expected, based on Kuroro's previous ranking of strength, the Shichibukai-level powerhouses all possessed at least one type of Haki.
As seen in the fight between Crocodile and Luffy in the original work, Crocodile's attacks can easily harm Luffy, who is a rubber man, which is obviously an effect that can only be achieved with Armament Haki.
and..
Kuroro's expression turned serious. Judging from the opponent's swift reaction just now, using Armament Haki to coat the back of their head to defend against his attack...
Crocodile clearly also possesses the ability to use Observation Haki.
Although Crocodile suffered minor injuries at this time, his Armament Haki and Observation Haki levels were not high, and he should have only recently developed them, at a beginner level.
However, even a basic level of domineering is still domineering...
Kuroro sighed, feeling both amazed and puzzled. How exactly did Wang Luffy manage to defeat such an opponent back then?
Could destiny really be capable of such a feat?!