One sword.
When the sand and gravel fell to the ground, the storm couldn't rise.
One sword.
Rob directly suppressed Crocodile's attack to nothing!
"Hah--"
After taking a deep breath, Rob's eyes were calm, and he casually retracted his arm, which was still in the posture of swinging a sword.
Shinto groaned softly, and as Rob used it to fight more and more, it became longer and more eerily red on the straight blade, the terrifying evil spirit gradually restrained!
"Long time no see, Crocodile!"
The corner of his mouth raised, and Rob looked at Crocodile, who was shocked, vigilant, and slightly broken in his eyes, and said hello.
Then he said again:
"It's been several years since the last Alabasta battle! From your attack just now, I can see that you have really worked hard to develop your abilities and have actually become stronger!"
Speaking of which.
Rob paused for a moment, then a relieved smile appeared on his face:
"You've grown! Crocodile."
Pop--
The right hand that had not been severed suddenly clenched into a fist, and the cigar in Crocodile's mouth was instantly bitten off by him, and all the veins and blood vessels on his face burst out immediately because of Rob's few words!
"You.....you bastard!!!"
Crocodile's face was dark, and the anger in his eyes gushed out. The original calm and heroic temperament had now transformed into a rather terrifying tyrant-like aura.
Fire-breathing eyes glared at Rob:
"You bloody brat... how dare you lecture me! Who do you think I am! Rob!"
Bang——
The roaring Crocodile suddenly lost his aura, and the desert and wasteland that he had created with his fruit ability suddenly vibrated, and countless yellow sand surged up from the ground, surging like seawater!
Huge waves of yellow sand surged directly towards Rob, and at the same time, the ground Rob stood on turned into a funnel-like force of desert yellow sand, constantly dragging Rob towards the depths of the ground. And lost!
Bang——
With the force of the huge waves of yellow sand smashing down fiercely, Rob's figure disappeared directly beneath the ground.
"Ah!!!!"
Crocodile roared, constantly urging his own fruit ability, and directly condensed the position where Rob disappeared into a sand block with a hardness comparable to steel, blocking it over and over again.
After a while.
After compressing the sand block to the limit, Crocodile looked at that spot:
"You're not what you used to be, and I'm not what I used to be! Rob - feel it? My power now!"
The moment Crocodile's voice fell.
Zheng——
A terrifying slash directly broke through the ground, splitting it into an abyss from the inside out. The slash rushed up to the sky with unabated momentum and finally exploded in the air.
Sa!
Rob's figure jumped up from the ground, not even a speck of dust on his body. He stood in front of Crocodile again and patted the nonexistent dust off his body.
Casually, he said:
"Indeed, you are no longer what you used to be! You have indeed become stronger, which is really gratifying! You should have more moves that interest me, use them! I will still show you mine afterwards!"
Now
Crocodile's expression changed. He didn't expect that the move which dragged Rob hundreds of meters underground and blocked all his room for movement, didn't even trap Rob for a few seconds!
And after hearing what Rob said.
Seeing his relaxed posture of "You make the move first, I'll give you a chance to show off," Crocodile was in a trance, as if returning to the battle with Rob in Alabasta a few years ago again!
The situation was exactly the same.
Rob's attitude remained the same.
And Crocodile felt a sense of powerlessness again, looking at Rob's relaxed posture. He didn't know how to continue to attack for a while.
Because he felt that continuing to attack Rob would still not have any effect, even if he used the big move that he hadn't used yet.
"Um?"
Seeing Crocodile just standing there without any gesture of launching moves, Rob frowned:
"What's the matter? Are you not attacking? If that's the case, then I will ask you to leave! Also, it seems——your other two assistants seem to have some plans!"
Why two?
Because in Rob's Observation Haki perception, Hawkeye had no intention of doing anything from the beginning to the end, but Moria and Doflamingo were waiting for the opportunity.
Swish——
While talking, Rob turned the Shinto in his hand, raised it casually, and looked at Crocodile, ready to let him exit if he admitted he didn't want to make a move.
And at this moment.
Swish.
Beside Rob, a huge shadow appeared, and in the next instant, this huge shadow turned into Moria's body shape.
Moria, now nearly seven meters tall, was still quite strong, not at all the tumbler and fat house more than ten years later. Such a strong body had brought him great strength and agile speed.
After exchanging the positions of himself and his shadow, the moment Moria's tall figure appeared beside Rob, he held a huge long sword in his hand and slashed down fiercely towards Rob's body!
"Kishishishi..."
Moria, who smiled strangely, slashed down on Rob with the big sword in his hand, shouting excitedly:
"Showtime! Rob!"
Brush--
Without looking back, just from the corner of his eye.
Clang!
The Shinto in his hand swiveled and pulled out a little sword light. Rob easily blocked Moria's long sword!
Now Moria had some strength but not much will.
Turning his head slightly.
Rob's eyes turned to Moria:
"You...where did you see my weakness? Moria!"
Using Observation Haki, not only was he paying attention to Robin and Makino who were fighting Daz Bonez and others at the moment, but also to Uta who stayed on the Angel. Rob was also keeping an eye on Crocodile, Doflamingo, Hawkeye, and Moria who was sneaking an attack on him.
Besides--
Rob was still using his Observation Haki to watch future events with high probability!
The whole person was not on guard to the ultimate level, but he definitely did not underestimate their opponents, nor did he show any flaws.
So here comes the question -
Where did Moria see his weakness?
Regarding this point, Rob was quite curious!
Seeing Rob easily block his sneak attack, Moria's face changed suddenly. Then, the moment he was stared at by those indifferent eyes, a breath of death directly enveloped Moria's whole body.
Making him feel like he was in an ice cellar:
"Nani? How could you be aware of my attack?"
His eyes narrowed.
Ding--
Rob, having no interest in chatting with Moria, suddenly exploded with force in his hand.
He easily flew the sword that was blocked by Moria, and then swung Shinto backhanded, slashing fiercely on Moria's huge body that hadn't reacted yet!
Puff——
The long sword tore through the body, and Moria's huge body was directly sent flying, finally smashing into a pile of buildings and being buried under the ruins.
Instant defeat.
In Rob's hands, Moria didn't have any resistance at all and was instantly defeated.
Rob, who directly made Moria exit the stage, turned his eyes to Crocodile again. The murderous intent on his body flowed, and he attacked in the next moment.
Sa——
Rob's figure directly crossed the short distance between him and Crocodile at a speed comparable to teleportation, appearing right in front of Crocodile and raising Shinto.
The sword, wrapped in Armament Haki, was about to slash towards Crocodile.
Facing Rob's attack.
Crocodile's gaze was calm, and he directly opened his hands, as if to welcome Rob's sword!
Seeing this, Rob paused for a moment:
"Huh? What does that mean?"
Grinning, Crocodile looked at Rob:
"One sword!"
"This sword is the price I pay for participating in this matter! But I don't want to fight with you anymore... At least not now!"
Hearing the words, Rob raised his eyebrows:
"Is that so? A smart choice, but also a foolish one! I'll have to give you a little bit of a hard time!"
As he spoke, Rob's blade, originally entwined with Armament Haki, suddenly burst with black lightning, revealing his extremely tyrannical superior Conqueror's Haki.
"Divine Avoidance!"
Zheng
The slash, wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, cut across Crocodile's body.
Puff——
Crocodile spat out blood mixed with internal organs, his eyes bulging out, and the blood from his body soared, propelling him like a cannonball through buildings!
Even
The distance he flew far exceeded Moria's. At the same time, Crocodile's injuries were several times more severe than Moria's. If he didn't rest for several months, there was no chance of recovery!
In the end, Crocodile, like Moria, was buried under the debris of collapsed buildings with a hideous wound on his body.
The whites of his eyes rolled up, and he fell into a coma due to serious injuries, spitting blood from his mouth.
Once again, severely injuring Crocodile, Rob, who was unconscious, held Shinto casually and turned his head to look in another direction.
With calm eyes, he said:
"Next, there's Doflamingo, and—Hawkeye, the toughest and most dangerous to me!"
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