One Piece: Hashirama Template, Joins the Straw Hat Pirates Chapter 047

Royal Tomb, at the entrance of the Funeral Temple.

“Brothers, charge! Save King Cobra and defeat Crocodile!”

“Charge! Drive the Seven Warlords who deceived our country out of Alabasta!”

Bell drew his rapier and swung it towards the Funeral Temple. “Brothers, the time has come to defend our homeland! Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords, has deceived our entire country for his plan. Everything is his fault! Charge! Save King Cobra and drive away Crocodile!”

Chaka: “I will lead the charge!”

“Charge! Charge!”

Hearing the commotion outside, Crocodile’s eyes darkened. “It’s all because of that damn Kaido. If he hadn’t shown up, everything would have gone smoothly. There wouldn’t be so much trouble.”

Then he turned to Cobra. “You are truly a worthy king. What a pity, I cannot let you live. Now that I have found what I wanted, you can die.”

With that, he raised his hook and swung it down towards Cobra’s head.

“Clang!”

“I won’t let you harm the King! I swear by the life of Chaka, the guardian god of Alabasta!” In the nick of time, the lone wolf Chaka blocked the fatal blow.

Bell also led his men rushing in.

“Leave Alabasta, Sand Crocodile, or we won’t be polite,” Bell said forcefully.

Crocodile retracted his hook and kicked both Chaka and Cobra flying. He looked at the surrounding Royal Army and Bell with disdain.

“Sandstorm!”

A small sand tornado appeared on Crocodile’s right hand, which he threw towards the encircling people.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

Within the confined space of the Funeral Temple, a fierce wind immediately rose, and sand flew everywhere. The small tornado he threw instantly grew massive, moving towards the entrance.

It swept all the surrounding people into it and carried them out.

Crocodile turned to Nico Robin. “How long will it take you to translate the contents of the Poneglyph?”

Nico Robin didn’t even turn her head, merely looking at the Poneglyph’s content as she spoke. “I need half an hour, and I cannot be disturbed.”

The Sand Crocodile’s eyes flickered, and he took a deep puff from his cigar. “Translate at ease. I’ll hold them off. I hope you don’t play any tricks, Nico Robin. If I find out, you won’t want to know the consequences.”

After saying that, Crocodile walked outside, intending to deal with the Royal Army.

“Desert Spada!”

Five enormous sand blades, composed of sand, rushed towards the Royal Army below.

Suddenly, an angry female roar came.

“Stop, Crocodile!”

A figure riding a duck came running from a distance, with Luffy and the others following behind.

As the attack was about to hit the Royal Army, Vivi, with tears streaming down her face, cried out in anguish, “No!”

“One Sword Style: Lion’s Song!”

“Mutton Shot!”

“Gum-Gum Rocket!”

“White Smoke Launcher!”

“Slicing Rain!”

The five instantly appeared in front of the Royal Army, their voices sounding simultaneously. The Desert Spada was blocked by Luffy and the others.

“Crocodile, surrender!”

“Vivi is a nakama I acknowledge! If you bully her country, you’re bullying our Straw Hat Pirates! Prepare to be sent flying by us!” Luffy went to the crying Vivi, placing his straw hat temporarily on her head.

Turning to face the Sand Crocodile, everyone clenched their fists, their bones emitting crisp sounds. Their fighting spirit burned like flames, and their eyes were filled with excitement and battlelust!

“Hahahahaha! Are you trying to make me laugh? What can you little nobodies do against me? I’m a Logia Devil Fruit user! Besides this white-haired Marine who is also a Logia user, can any of you others even hit me?” Crocodile said arrogantly.

Luffy and the others laughed at Smoker, whose face had already turned dark.

“Alright, alright, so you can’t be hit, huh? Later, I’ll let you experience what I feel,” Smoker thought, tightening his grip on his weapon.

“Stop laughing, let’s go!”

No sooner had the words fallen than Smoker charged forward first.

Seeing this, Luffy and the others also followed him, attacking Crocodile.

“White Vine!”

Smoker’s arm turned into smoke, lashing out like a whip at Crocodile.

But Crocodile was unconcerned. Although they were both Logia users, there were still differences in strength. What could a mere smoke do?

He extended his palm, and a small tornado was thrown out.

“Sandstorm!”

“One Sword Style: Lion’s Song!” Zoro surpassed Smoker, his sword flashing, directly scattering the sandstorm.

Smoker seized the opportunity and struck towards the Sand Crocodile’s crotch.

Crocodile’s pupils constricted, and the unconcerned and contemptuous expression on his face vanished, replaced by disbelief.

“You, a Marine, attack in such a shameless way! It’s a disgrace to the Marines!” He said, preparing to dodge the attack.

But an unexpected event occurred.

“Gum-Gum Double Pistol!”

From a distance, Luffy’s arms simultaneously attacked his chest.

Just as Crocodile was about to ignore it and continue dodging Smoker’s attack,

Luffy’s fists suddenly turned black, a glossy black.

Crocodile’s eyes darkened, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He stared intently at Luffy’s fists.

“Holy crap, there’s a sixth man!”

“Bang! Bang!”

Two solid punches landed squarely on Crocodile’s chest.

Before he could spit out blood, a strong pain shot from his crotch. He looked disbelievingly, mechanically turning his head to Smoker.

Then his face rapidly flushed with blood, turning crimson, veins bulging, and blood mixed with white foam spilling from his mouth. He cursed inwardly, a premonition of disaster rising within him.

“These sixth men can use Haki!”

He forcibly gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and spoke with hatred, “Even if all of you can use Haki, what then? I can elementalize beforehand to avoid damage.”

Hearing this, everyone’s expressions grew even more peculiar.

They all had a familiar feeling, as if they had heard it somewhere before.

Crocodile’s eyes completely darkened, his expression gradually becoming ferocious, his killing intent no longer concealable.

“Since all of you can use Haki, I won’t engage in close combat with you. This is a desert; even if it takes time, I will wear you all down to death!” Crocodile roared, and the vast yellow sand was swept up by the power of the Sand-Sand Fruit, creating terrifying sandstorms nearby.

“Sandstorm!”

“Desert La Spada!”

Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Smoker, and Tashigi didn’t dodge. They directly pursued Crocodile, attacking him, not giving him a chance to escape.

The two sides went back and forth, fighting fiercely. If Crocodile stopped for even a second, he would take several slashes or punches and kicks.

Crocodile couldn’t stop to counterattack at all. Even when he condensed and threw a sandstorm, he would still take a few hits. The more he fought, the more frustrated he became.

Smoker couldn’t suppress his laughter and muttered to himself, “Having Haki is awesome. Liu Qing was right; only Haki can transcend everything.”

Then he fought even more vigorously.

Crocodile’s eyes were bloodshot, and he roared, “Enough… you forced me into this!”

“Ground Death!”

He pressed his hands to the ground, and the surrounding sand was stirred up, turning into quicksand, then slowly spreading outwards, engulfing Luffy and the others.

“Turn into mummies!” the Sand Crocodile roared maniacally.

“Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!”

As five sounds of Haki coating rang out, Crocodile was completely enraged.

“Damn it! What kind of fight is this?! Is this how you bully people? Is it because there are more of you?! If you have the guts, fight me one-on-one! You bunch of b*tches!” After venting,

He pointed at Smoker and roared, “Especially you! You only attack below the belt! Is this how the Marines teach you to fight?!”

Before he could continue cursing, five more voices rang out.

“Gum-Gum Rocket!”

“Three Sword Style: Black Rope Dragon Twister!”

“Level Three Mincing!”

“Slicing Rain!”

“White Out!”

The five instantly unleashed their strongest attacks at the current stage, striking towards Crocodile.

“Desert La Spada!” Crocodile didn’t want to give up just like that and intended to put up a fight. This time, he concentrated all his stamina into this one move.

The desert winds raged around him, and his right hand suddenly swung forward. Five terrifying sand blades condensed out of thin air, sharper than all previous attacks.

The compressed sand no longer looked like sand, but rather like five true greatswords.

“Boom! Boom!”

The five attacks clashed with the five sand blades. “Sizzle, sizzle” sounds were incessant, yellow sand was blown away, and the violent aftermath directly tore apart the sandy ground beneath their feet, forming deep, bottomless ravines.

After a few seconds of stalemate, the Desert Spada was shattered, and the attacks continued towards him.

Crocodile’s pupils sharply constricted, his face changing drastically. Before he could react, all five attacks hit him simultaneously.

Blood splattered, his chest caved in, and his face swelled into a round shape.

Crocodile’s eyes rolled back, he spat out blood, and fell straight backward, raising a cloud of sand with a thud.

The scene was eerily silent. Amidst the swirling dust, the entire battlefield was hushed. All the hundreds of thousands of soldiers watching the battle didn’t utter a sound, all shocked by the sight.

“Great! We defeated a Warlord!”

The Royal Army, realizing what had happened, cheered in unison.

Smoker stepped forward, took out his Jitte, and used a rope to bind the Sand Crocodile, preventing him from using his Devil Fruit ability, lest he wake up and escape.

“Straw Hat Boy, I’m taking him with me now. Next time we meet, I’ll capture you,” he said. Without waiting for anyone to respond, he dragged Old Croc away.

Tashigi glanced at the swords at Zoro’s waist and said, “I’ll leave those three swords with you for now. Next time we meet, I’ll defeat you and take those three swords.” After saying that, she jogged to catch up with Smoker.

Zoro looked bewildered but still replied, “Those are my swords, how are they yours? I won’t be defeated by you, so don’t even think about it.”

Princess Vivi ran over, tears turning into a smile. She returned the hat to Luffy, then hugged him. “Thank you, Luffy. Even though the rebellion didn’t continue, I still want to thank you.”

Luffy grinned foolishly. “You stayed on our ship for so long, and even when Nami was sick, we found a doctor because you guided us. We’ve long considered you a nakama. Isn’t helping a nakama the right thing to do?”