Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

It was a ship that did not fly a flag.

However, the newcomers were hostile, aggressively blocking the only path for the two ships...

"So it's you? How dare you sabotage our Baroque Works' operations..."

There were two people standing at the bow of the boat.

The speaker was a black, curly-haired man wearing sunglasses.

He is one of Baroque Works' top agents, codenamed Mr. 5 Jem, a bomb man who ate the Bomb-Bomb Fruit.

Next to her is Mr. 5's companion, codenamed Ms. Valentine's Day, Michita.

Holding up her parasol, she looked mockingly at the two ships that had been stopped ahead: "Hahaha, you're really bold, aren't you? But passage is prohibited here, so surrender right now..."

'Wow!'

Before she could finish speaking, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the air.

Looking up, they saw a figure hurtling towards them at a speed invisible to the naked eye...

"you……"

"not good……"

Rocks was too fast.

It happened so fast that the two of them didn't even have time to react.

The two were grabbed by the neck, and their screams stopped abruptly...

The two men's pupils widened instantly. The choking made it difficult for them to breathe, and their faces gradually turned red.

My heart was filled with fear and horror.

What kind of monster is this?

The boat was more than ten meters away, yet it arrived beside them in an instant and subdued them with ease...

Crocodile grabbed the two men by the neck and lifted them up, a sinister smile spreading across his face: "Crocodile only sent you two lowly minions? You're underestimating me, aren't you?"

What's the point of sending two henchmen over?

Or perhaps... Robin didn't tell Crocodile about his situation?

Otherwise, Crocodile shouldn't have underestimated someone with a bounty of 130 million Berries...

"..."

Neither of them answered Lox's question.

But as members of the Baroque Works, they naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait for their doom.

Especially Mr. 5, who ate the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, can explode from any part of his body...

'Boom!!'

The moment Mr. 5 activated his power, he exploded.

Flames shot into the sky, smoke filled the air, and shockwaves spread outwards.

They blasted a huge crater into the ship...

But Mr. 5 was not happy.

He discovered that the hand gripping his neck had not only not been blown apart, but had instead tightened its grip even more.

The lack of oxygen and pain prevented him from continuing to exert his abilities...

Only one unbelievable thought crossed his mind—an explosion at such close range, how could it not have killed the other party!?

Chapter 91 Crocodile's Attack!

Rocks swept away the dust and smoke, picked up Mr. 5 in one hand, and sneered, "Don't waste your time. An explosion of this power can't even break through my Haki..."

As for the other person, Ms. Valentine, she died in the explosion Mr. 5 just witnessed...

Lockes didn't care.

In her perception, Ms. Valentine is not a Devil Fruit user.

The other party has not yet experienced the weight of the fruit in the original work.

Mr. 5, his face flushed from lack of oxygen, managed to speak in broken, intermittent voices: "Who...who...are you...?"

Lox's grin remained unchanged: "You don't need to know."

"Guina, throw me a piece of fruit."

Rocks wanted to use Mr. 5, who was a Devil Fruit user, as an example.

Seize the opponent's roar and the "devilish nature" of the Devil Fruit that is escaping; let's see if we can turn an ordinary fruit into a Devil Fruit...

Catching the small garden souvenir thrown by Kuina, Rocks used his left hand to snap Mr. 5's neck with a 'crack'...

"As expected, I could sense it..."

Lockes' eyes flashed.

With a swift grab of his right hand, he grasped something invisible in the air.

No matter how much this invisible thing struggled, it could not escape Rocks' right hand.

"Whether it succeeds or fails, it all depends on this one time..."

Locke grabbed the invisible object and pressed it directly onto the fruit he had brought from the small garden.

'Om! '

As if a buzzing sound rang out, strange patterns gradually appeared on the fruit in Lockes' hand.

Just as Lox thought he had succeeded, at the very next moment...

With a 'bang'.

The fruit, which was changing shape like a Devil Fruit, suddenly shattered...

"Huh? It actually failed?"

Lox frowned.

Recalling the details of what just happened, he muttered to himself, "Couldn't it have been contained instantly? It was bursting..."

It was indeed bursting at the seams.

Perhaps the process was too "brutal," and the fruit was unable to contain the power of the Devil Fruit, causing it to collapse...

Lox spat, "Going against the laws of nature? It's not that easy after all. The movements were a bit too rough. Next time, you'll have to take it easy..."

Fortunately, it was just a Bomb-Bomb Fruit. Although it was not bad, it was nothing special.

If it were a Devil Fruit of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit level, Rocks would probably be heartbroken.

After all, it was only the first time trying, so failure is normal.

Just try it carefully after that.

Since the fruit underwent deformation, it's sufficient proof that this method is feasible...

……

After the two ships had sailed far away, a large sea turtle swam quickly from behind.

A person was sitting on the turtle's back; it was Robin.

She gazed at the two small black dots ahead and slowly exhaled: "The battle ended in an instant? It really is a monster..."

He pulled out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and dialed: "Boss, Mr. 5 and Ms. Valentine have been killed. We couldn't stop them..."

"Hmph! What a piece of trash!"

Crocodile's voice, barely containing his anger, came from the Den Den Mushi: "You keep an eye on them. I'll take action myself!"

"……it is good."

Robin responded.

Looking at the Den Den Mushi that had just hung up, she sighed softly, "It really has come to this."

"Protect me? That's giving me a real headache..."

Robin rubbed his temples.

The other person's previous words, "I will protect you," were etched into her mind, and she couldn't shake them off.

This was the first time she had heard such words since she began her escape.

For someone trapped in darkness, these words are like a ray of light—not intense, but unforgettable…

Robin patted the sitting sea turtle and said calmly, "Speed ​​up, Binch..."

The giant sea turtle Binge is faster than a ship.

A dozen minutes later, they caught up with the two ships ahead.

They were only a few dozen meters apart...

Before Robin could react, she saw a figure rushing towards her from a ship.

A soft chuckle reached her ears: "Miss Robin, have you considered my previous suggestion?"

Looking at Rocks landing on the giant sea turtle's back, Robin took a deep breath and said calmly, "I'm here to give you some advice, since you spared me before."

"My boss has decided to take action. If you don't want to die, turn around now. Only then will you have a chance to survive."

Consider this a thank you for saying "I'll protect you"...

With this in mind, Robin approached Rocks and slowly said, "Although your bounty is higher than my boss's, the number of pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million who have died at his hands is countless..."

Lox smiled. "So, you're saying you'll agree to join us if I kill him?"

Robin: "..."

Does this person even understand what she's saying?

"He's not so easy to deal with."