One Piece: Nobody has more Devil Fruits than me.

At the same time, exclamations of surprise came from the civilians not far away.

Crocodile looked back and saw a huge pirate ship had landed at the port.

I also saw two familiar women getting off the boat.

Nico Robin and Princess Vivi!

Surely these pirates couldn't have sent Nico Robin on her way.

Based on Nico Robin's decision to bring him here, Crocodile quickly made a judgment.

"Ha, have I been betrayed?"

Crocodile looked at the figure emerging from the sandstorm and asked, "So you're the woman's new suitor?"

Russell completely ignored Crocodile, grabbed Luffy by the collar who was almost unconscious, and casually tossed him toward the Straw Hat crew.

Zoro and Sanji quickly took their unlucky captain with them.

Chapter 105 Before Overbearing Power, All Ability Users Are Equal

"He's really a hothead. Take him away." Russell chuckled and said, "With his strength, he shouldn't try to steal my prey."

As soon as Luffy regained consciousness, he jumped up from the ground and shouted that he was about to rush over.

As a result, Zoro and Sanji pinned him down from both sides.

Russell goes without saying; Luffy had already suffered a crushing defeat against him once before. As for Crocodile over there, everyone saw the fight between Luffy and Crocodile just now; normal attacks couldn't hit him at all.

The pirates here are on a completely different level.

Nami, however, was the first to recover from her shock and quickly walked up to Russell.

"How will you be here?"

Moreover, she saw two beautiful women she had never seen before descending from the Demon Pirates.

They are all top-tier beauties.

Nami glanced at it and then looked a little angry, though it was unclear what she was angry about.

Before he could even open his mouth, a hand reached out.

Russell pinched her cheek, silencing her before she could say anything.

He laughed and said, “Since you’re passing through Alabasta on your journey, why don’t you go to the palace before the pointer is full of magnetism?”

Nami asked, looking completely bewildered, "Why?"

Russell glanced at her. "What did you say when we parted last time?"

Nami's heart started racing, and her face burned.

That's it, we're about to get hit with a lot of firepower.

"But... but why is it in the Alabasta Royal Palace?" Nami asked again.

"Because that place will soon become my territory."

Nami was still dazed when she left. What did she mean by "it has become his territory"?

Aren't they member states of the World Government?

Russell's attention returned to the great pirate he had previously ignored, who was not far away.

"Ah, sorry to keep you waiting. I have some personal matters to attend to," Russell said.

A snap.

The cigar Crocodile was bitten off.

Should we completely ignore him because of this?

This guy is being way too arrogant!

Crocodile took out another cigar from his pocket, lit it, and said in a deep voice, "You found out everything from that woman?"

Russell naturally knew what Crocdale was talking about.

"I have no interest in that stuff."

Russell smiled and glanced at Crocodile. "I'm more interested in you than you are."

Crocodile paused for a moment.

Are you more interested in him?

He immediately recalled the rumors about the man in front of him.

Russell, the demon who hunts those with abilities.

It is said that this man's Devil Fruit ability is extremely special, allowing him to steal the Devil Fruit abilities of other users and use them for his own purposes.

This is indeed the first time I've heard of something like this.

Crocodile laughed heartily. "Interesting. Are you after my abilities?"

However, what threat would there be if all those random abilities were gathered together?

He opened his arms, and the ground behind him began to tremble slightly.

The sand on the street, the dust on the buildings, and the sand and soil under the ground all seemed to come alive and began to gather towards him.

The sand formed a rising wall behind him, blocking out the sun and turning half the sky golden.

"In the desert, I am invincible!"

"You've set your sights on me the moment you enter the Grand Line? I've seen plenty of pirates like you." Crocodile sneered.

"Ah, does a guy with a bounty of less than 100 million Berries have the right to look down on people like that?" Russell retorted nonchalantly.

Crocodile's forehead veins looked like they were about to bulge out from under his skin.

He didn't have many cigars left to begin with, and today Russell bit off several of them in anger.

Every word this guy said hit his sore spot precisely, specifically targeting the things he cared about.

His bounty is indeed not high.

An 81 million bounty isn't even considered top-tier in the first half of the Grand Line; there are plenty of pirates with higher bounties.

But that's because he quickly became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and his bounty was frozen at that number.

If he hadn't become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, with his increased strength and accumulated achievements over the years, his bounty would definitely have soared to several billion!

Crocodile has this confidence.

"Low-level pirate, I'll show you this place called Paradise—it's only a paradise for the strong! And you haven't even touched the threshold of Paradise yet!"

Crocodile raised his hand, but his arm had already turned into quicksand.

Desert Storm!

next second.

"Oh,"

The next second, Russell disappeared from his spot.

Crocodile hadn't even seen Russell's movements clearly when a dark figure appeared in front of him.

So fast!

Crocodile's pupils suddenly contracted.

The pitch-black fist struck straight in the abdomen, leaving no time for it to turn into sand.

Crocodile's body arced through the air before crashing through the wall and coming to a stop.

"Don't mistake me for a hothead like Straw Hat Luffy."

Russell loosened his wrist. "In the face of domineering power, all beings with abilities are equal."

A low cough came from the smoke and dust.

Crocodile stood up from the ruins, his suit was torn in several places, and a few strands of his slicked-back hair had fallen down.

He stood up, his face grim, and looked at Russell's dark wrist. "Armament Haki? Being able to defeat that Hanafuda guy certainly has something to offer."

Despite being in such a sorry state, he's still being stubborn.

Russell laughed; he was already imagining the scene of stuffing a Devil Fruit into Crocodile's mouth.

If you can fight, don't waste words. Crocodile's eyes clearly cleared instantly after that punch.

Whoosh!

"Desert Treasure Sword!"

Crocodile slashed the ground with his hand, and a thin, long sand blade sliced ​​through the earth.

Russell's eyes narrowed slightly.

He also wanted to try a battle between two Natural-type users.

Following the same principle, Russell raised his hand and waved it. Thin wisps of smoke billowed from his palm, condensing into a mist blade identical in shape to the Desert Blade, which charged towards the Desert Blade.