Weapon fruit is rubbish? Have you ever heard of Ryujin Jakka?

"Mr. Perroux!"

"Mr. Gaka!"

"Even they, the guardians of Alabasta, are no match for Crocodile?"

"This guy is not afraid of bullets at all!"

"Why take their lives?"

"Crocodale!"

"Aren't you our national hero?"

……

Seeing Peru and Gaga defeated one after another and being drained of their strength by Crocodile, the palace guards who came from all directions felt as if they were facing a great enemy and looked powerless.

Especially after he kept pulling the trigger of his rifle, firing a hail of bullets, and brought in cannons to blow up Crocodile's body, but none of them could shake the King of the Desert at all, he felt even more desperate.

In other words, Crocodile has not yet implemented the Utopia Operation Plan, and Cobra's reputation in Alabasta has not yet been ruined, otherwise these soldiers would have fled without a fight.

Instead of being like now, knowing that he is no match for the enemy, he still holds his post and keeps shooting at Crocodile, firing one meaningless bullet after another, and blasting out one useless shell after another.

"why?"

"If you have to give a reason, that's it."

"You are too weak."

Facing the roars and scoldings of many guards, Crocodile grinned grimly.

Although his mouth was blown up by several oncoming bullets just as he finished speaking, the sand regrouped in the next second and his shattered face returned to normal.

"So-called weakness is a sin."

"The reason why Alabasta was captured is the reason why you died."

"It is the crime of being weak."

Crocodile looked at the palace guards who came from all directions to stop him. He frowned slightly, as if he was a little annoyed by the guards who kept pestering him like flies:

"All right."

"I've been playing with you for five minutes."

“It’s time to exit the country together.

He ignored the bullets fired from all directions, and was unable to stop the guards present, and slowly opened his hands that were pressed to the ground.

then.

A terrifying dry force spread out to the surroundings with the palm touching the ground as the center.

"Erosion of reincarnation!"

……

……

Deep inside the palace.

"Ikalem, what are you doing?"

"I am the king of Alabasta."

"The guards are fighting at the entrance of the palace to defend their country and protect me. How can I, as a king, run away in the middle of a battle?"

Cobra struggled frantically and shouted loudly.

"King Cobra."

"Princess Vivi."

"Now is not the time to talk about this."

"Peru and Gaga have already fallen. The guards alone cannot resist the Shichibukai."

"The only solution now is to evacuate the palace first and then contact the Navy Headquarters."

"That Death God Admiral, before he became the admiral of this headquarters, was already known as the Takekai Hunter. As long as you can contact him, Crocodile, who dared to commit crimes in Alabasta, will definitely be collared by him."

"Before that, you must be patient! Be restrained!"

"This is the best explanation you, as a king, can give to every guard who died fighting for you!"

In the king's bedroom, the captain of the guard, Ikalem, held King Cobra with one hand and Princess Vivi with the other, and tried to take the two out of the palace through another passage surrounded by a group of guards, regardless of their objections.

no way.

He had just climbed to the rooftop of the palace and saw Crocodile killing everyone through the telescope. He knew that Alabasta was definitely not able to deal with the Seven Warlords of the Sea who were capable of conquering an entire country alone.

then.

He gritted his teeth and decided that while the guards were delaying Crocodile, he would take Cobra and Vivi away first, and then avenge the guards who died in the battle after contacting the Navy Headquarters.

however.

bang

Just when Ikalem wanted to forcibly send Cobra and Vivi out of the palace despite their opposition, a series of thunder-like roars suddenly were heard.

Followed by.

Under the dull gazes of Cobra, Vivi, Ikalem and the surrounding guards.

wall.

stone pillars.

floor.

tile.

and many more.

Everything within sight was drying up and cracking at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then shattered into sand one by one.

It only took half a minute.

The Alabasta Palace, which had stood in the capital city of Aruba for who knows how many years, was shattered one by one and turned into sand in the wind under the gaze of Cobra, Vivi and others.

this moment.

The view from the palace became extremely wide. All the towering palaces and buildings disappeared, leaving only piles of sand all over the mountains.

And there were many dried corpses, some of which were unable to sit up, and some were lying in the sand.

Almost all the building barriers have been lost.

Cobra, Vivi and the others could even see two figures several kilometers away.

It was Crocodile who captured the Alabasta Palace.

And Nico Robin following behind him.

“Guhahahahaha!”

Crocodile withdrew his hand from the sand, stood up, and walked step by step to Cobra and others with an air of looking down on the world.

"long time no see."

"King Cobra."

Crocodile smiled, seeming to see that Cobra and the others wanted to leave.

"why?"

Cobra pushed away Ikalem who wanted to take him away by force, and glared at Crocodile.

He watched helplessly as almost all the guards guarding the palace died in battle and turned into mummies in the sand, and he also watched as the palace of Alabasta turned into sand.

this moment.

He was filled with rage and murderous intent, but in the face of the huge disparity in strength, in the end, it could only turn into three powerless words.

"Why again?"

"Why do so many people like to ask me this question today?"

"Is this a common problem among the weak?"

Crocodile heard this, shook his head and laughed, then stared at Cobra with a grim look:

"and."

"Others may not know, but don't you know it?"

"King Cobra."

He looked at Cobra with a half-smile.

"What do you mean?"

Facing the look from Crocodile, Cobra felt a chill in his heart.

"It has come to this, and you are still playing dumb here, right?"

"Do you think there is something in this country that is worth my efforts to conquer Alabasta?"

"Of course, ancient weapons."

Crocodile looked at Cobra with a half-smile.

"you."

When Cobra saw Crocodile talking about ancient weapons in public, his face changed drastically, but after looking around and finding that there were only a few living people in the palace, he fell silent again.

"It seems you already understand."

"So, what's your answer?"

"King Cobra."

Crocodile glanced at Vivi behind Cobra, and the smile on his face became more ferocious:

"Since you in Alabasta regard me as a hero, I must remind you."

"You must think carefully before you answer."

"After all, Princess Weiwei is still young. It would be such a pity if she passed away before she could see the world clearly!"

"Are you right?"

"King Cobra."

Crocodile spoke word by word.

He was like a cruel king who dominated everything in the desert, and his voice revealed a cold murderous intent.

"Crocodale!"

"Okay, I'll take you there."

"But I want everyone here to leave alive."

Cobra clenched his fists, his expression changing constantly, but under Crocodile's gaze that was almost filled with murderous intent, he glanced at the young Vivi behind him, and saw that her pretty face was pale and she looked like a frightened rabbit, and he sighed in his heart.

As a king, he had failed in his duty from the moment the palace was captured.

Destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame in national history.

Then.

He couldn't fail in his duties as a father.

"can!"

Crocodile took a deep look at Cobra, then revealed a creepy grin.