Pirates: System run away, compensation concept level ability Chapter 056

Sandstorm condensed into Crocodile, his right arm swiftly swung out a huge sand blade, slashing at the black sword energy.

“Desert Spada!”

The attacks collided, stirring up a violent gust of wind.

Apart from the two people who unleashed their moves, everyone else instinctively raised their arms to block.

Crocodile’s eyes drooped, meeting Dio’s gaze, who remained motionless below.

This guy, he has some strength.

The previous probing attack made him realize that going head-on might result in both sides suffering.

Since that was the case, he would try another approach.

“Gurararara! Captain Dio is truly amazing.” Crocodile’s scarred face broke into a smile, speaking courteously.

Dio watched the rapidly collapsing Lone Goose, shaking his head. Can’t it withstand my Haki?

Recalling Lone Goose, Dio had a playful look: “You should stop smiling, it’s quite ugly.”

Crocodile’s smile froze, and he gritted his teeth: “You bastard!”

As he revealed his hostility, the World Pirate crew members all entered battle mode, glaring fiercely.

Feeling their scorching gazes, Crocodile’s expression changed.

“Captain Dio is right, I am indeed a bit ugly.”

“However, this won’t affect our cooperation.”

“Oh?” Dio raised an eyebrow: “Cooperation? What kind of cooperation?”

Crocodile descended from the air.

“I want to borrow Nico Robin for a while, and in return, I…”

Before he could finish speaking, an overwhelming burst of Conqueror’s Haki erupted.

Dio’s eyes were cold: “Do you think that’s possible? My crew members are not goods.”

Robin, who was nearby, heard this and looked at Dio with a gentle gaze.

Crocodile’s face turned ashen. This is… Conqueror’s Haki?!

He hadn’t expected Dio, like Whitebeard, to be someone with such qualifications.

“My apologies, Captain Dio, I expressed myself poorly.” Crocodile wanted to avoid conflict even more now.

“What I mean is, we two cooperate.”

“I’ll be responsible for concealing it from the World Government and acquiring this country.”

“You’ll be responsible for having Nico Robin decipher the Poneglyphs and find the Ancient Weapons, how about that?”

Hmph! Once I find the Ancient Weapons, I’ll stab you in the back!

Crocodile looked at Dio with ambitious eyes.

Bell, who was wearing a mask nearby, was shocked. Is Crocodile really planning to attack Alabasta?!

And those Ancient Weapons… Bell looked worriedly at Dio, fearing that Dio would actually cooperate with Crocodile.

Dio rubbed his forehead and laughed heartily: “Hmph hmph hmph hmph~ Sand Crocodile, do you think I’d be interested in Ancient Weapons?”

Crocodile secretly became vigilant: “Hehe, Captain Dio might not be aware of the power of Ancient Weapons, let me tell you…”

Dio raised his hand to interrupt: “No, I am aware.”

“And more aware than you! But I’m still not interested.”

Of course, Shirahoshi was an exception.

“Right now, what interests me most is your Devil Fruit.”

“Although it has weaknesses, it’s still a Logia type.” Dio narrowed his eyes slightly.

Crocodile took a step back: “What do you mean?”

“It means, you’re dead!”

The ground suddenly cracked, and Dio instantly appeared before Crocodile.

As his right hand was about to touch him, Crocodile elementalized and retreated.

His fingers slid through the sand, but the other party was unharmed.

Dio frowned, realizing a small flaw in his ability.

“It seems that next time I capture someone, I’ll have to use Armament Haki and Observation Haki, or my time manipulation ability.”

“Since we can’t agree, then you all can be buried in the desert!” Crocodile’s eyes were sharp.

This is my home ground!

“Sandstorm!” A small sandstorm was thrown out by him, sweeping towards Dio and his group.

Bell was about to flee but was grabbed by Killer.

“Don’t worry, the Captain is here.”

Bell was stunned and looked around. The members of the World Pirate crew hadn’t moved.

Do they trust Dio that much?

His gaze fell on the very front, where Dio faced the sandstorm, slowly raising his right hand.

[Sandstorm Nullification]

The raging sandstorm instantly dissipated into the air, leaving only a gentle breeze.

“What kind of ability is this?” Both Crocodile and Bell were surprised.

“This guy, let’s start the fight.” Dio tilted his head backward.

Everyone grinned: “Understood, Captain!”

A righteous group beating will never be absent.

“Boom!” Van Augur’s attack was the fastest.

Crocodile wanted to elementalize, but suddenly found the bullet coated with Armament Haki.

Without any hesitation, he immediately moved sideways.

The Armament Haki bullet grazed his face, and blood splattered.

Van Augur, after Dio’s adjustment… training, always aimed for the head.

Before Crocodile could react, a burly man wearing a mask charged forward.

“Wahaha! Iron Fist Lock!” Burgess’s right arm was covered in Armament Haki, reaching for the Sand Crocodile’s neck.

With a cold snort, Crocodile was about to elementalize to dodge.

Kid’s eyes narrowed in the distance: “Magnetic Control: Disturbance!”

The power of the Magnet-Magnet Fruit suddenly activated, and caught off guard, Crocodile’s head felt heavy.

He suddenly felt a bit drowsy, and even his eyes became unfocused.

Burgess also took advantage of this time to get in front of the other party.

“Wahaha! Taste the wrestler’s touch!” Tightly embracing Crocodile’s neck, Burgess slammed him downwards with all his might.

Suffocated by Burgess’s arm, Crocodile instantly sobered up.

Trapped, he could only attack Burgess.

Placing his hand on Burgess’s body, Crocodile fully activated his Devil Fruit ability, absorbing the other party’s moisture.

“Desert Prison!”

Burgess’s pupils contracted, and his body began to shrivel.

Just as Crocodile was about to completely dry out Burgess, two slashes came, one from the left and one from the right.

It was Daz Bonez and Killer.

Reluctantly, Crocodile jumped backward, while his arm grew massive, transforming into a crescent-shaped sand blade that slashed at Daz Bonez and Killer.

“Crescent-shaped Dune!”

The two quickly blocked, but found that this move seemed to cause no damage, passing directly through their bodies.

The next second, their bodies rapidly shriveled, all their moisture absorbed by that previous attack.

Dio, watching from a distance, shook his head. These guys, going in blind without understanding the opponent’s Devil Fruit ability, they deserved it.

“As expected of a Warlord, truly impressive!” Laffitte’s voice came from behind Crocodile.

Just as he was about to attack, Crocodile was kicked to the ground by Laffitte.

Robin crossed her arms, activating the power of the Hana Hana no Mi.

“Ten-Fold Bloom!”

Ten arms grew on Crocodile’s body, tightly locking him down.

“You guys, have you had enough?!” Crocodile’s right hand touched the ground.

“Erosion Cycle!”

The rocky ground instantly cracked, and the protruding stones slowly turned into sand. All living things touched by the attack had their moisture absorbed and it gradually spread to the surroundings.

Looking at his crew members who had been dried out on the ground, Dio sighed: “Haki isn’t up to par, everyone needs extra training.”

“Fortunately, I can fly.” Laffitte said thankfully.

Bell nodded, ‘Me too.’

Having broken free from the restraints, Crocodile saw that Dio was fine and looked puzzled: “You bastard, what exactly is your ability?”

Then he noticed the falcon flying in the air, and his expression changed. Isn’t that guy the vice-captain of the Royal Guard?

Dio rubbed his wrist: “Thank you for giving my crew a lesson, but the farce should end now.”