Angel investor in the One Piece world

I was slashed?

While flying in the air, Daz Bonis hadn't even realized what was happening.

I felt a chill in my chest and saw blood splattering before my eyes.

He crashed heavily to the ground, instinctively trying to stand up, but found that his body was powerless to do so.

"This mere steel is perfect for sharpening knives!"

I heard that sound.

They actually said, "Sharpen the knife?"

To say I'm a frog in a well? How utterly shameful...

My thoughts began to fade.

"Huff... huff... huff..."

After breaking through the enemy's defenses and killing them, and then thoroughly mocking them, Zoro finally collapsed to the ground.

He had many wounds, but his smile was absolutely radiant.

"Damian! Kuina! I've finally caught up with you!"

Zoro shouted with a loud laugh.

"Very good, Zoro!"

Kuina nodded happily, "I'm starting to look forward to our battle!"

Damian also praised, "You didn't disappoint us at all, but Zoro, this is just the beginning."

"Of course I know!"

Zoro knew what Damian was talking about.

He has only just stepped into the realm of a swordsman. In addition to continuing to hone his swordsmanship, the most important thing is to cultivate an aura of dominance! A true great swordsman must possess an invincible and powerful aura of dominance!

"So, only the last one remains."

Damian looked at Crocodile, whose face was ashen. "Kuina, shall we try again?"

"Need not,"

The childhood sweetheart shook her head. "I haven't become stronger than when we last fought. I couldn't win last time, and I can't win this time either."

"In that case..."

Damian nodded slightly. "Leave it to me."

This is the first time I've fought an opponent of this caliber.

Damian couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

He floated up slowly. "Ready? Mr. Crocodile?"

"You ignorant brat! Go to hell! Desert Vajra Sword!"

His response was met with four enormous blades of yellow sand.

Damian acted as if he hadn't seen it and slowly flew towards the Sand Blade.

"What?"

Crocodile found it somewhat difficult to understand.

Even if this guy can use Haki, he shouldn't be so arrogant—

puff!

This is the sound of yellow sand flying everywhere.

The four blades of yellow sand, powerful enough to cut through steel, suddenly shattered, turning into a sky full of flying sand.

"?"

Crocodile's pupils constricted.

That is--

Wire?

Threads emanated from this guy's body!

His desert sword shattered immediately upon touching those lines!

Could it be that...?

"Desert Greatsword!"

Ok?

Damian looked down, and the ground below suddenly cracked open, with blades of quicksand slashing at him at point-blank range, trying to slice him into pieces.

However, these quicksand blades shattered the moment they got close to him.

There's no mistake!

Although we don't yet know exactly what his abilities are, one thing is certain: we must never let ourselves be touched by his threads.

Crocodile turned into yellow sand and flew backward.

His teeth were clenched.

We must keep our distance!

This kid, like that woman, is also an extraordinary swordsman who has mastered the power of dominance!

Compared to that woman, he also possesses a bizarre Devil Fruit ability!

In his current state of unruly dominance, engaging him in close combat would be tantamount to suicide.

"If you create distance, there's no way you can send me to hell."

Damian said with a light laugh.

"Sandstorm!"

A small yellow sand tornado gathered in Crocodile's right hand, and with a flick of his wrist toward Damian, the tornado rapidly expanded, transforming in the blink of an eye into a massive storm over a hundred meters high.

"They're here!"

Kuina's expression turned serious as she watched the battle; she had been defeated by this very move!

The sandstorm was expanding at an astonishing speed, and in just a few breaths, it had already caused sand and stones to fly all over the area.

Crocodile is still throwing out more yellow sand rolls.

The tornadoes even began to merge, eventually forming a terrifying storm that stretched to the heavens and the earth, and it continued to expand.

The yellow sand of the entire desert seemed to be absorbed, the sky became dark, and visibility was so low that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

"Hey! What's this?!"

Zoro was swept up by the wind. "Are Logia-type Devil Fruit users really this unreasonable?"

It should be said that, on their home turf, Logia-type Devil Fruit users are just that unreasonable.

Not only Zoro, but also the executives of Baroque Works, Sanji, Bartolomeo, Robin, Kuina, and even Damian himself were affected by the storm.

Damian squinted.

If the storm were heading straight for the city, it could potentially engulf the entire city.

What's even more troublesome is—

"Desert sunflower!"

The ground suddenly turned into quicksand, and everything was sinking deeper into the desert.

"Big brother! Think of something quick!"

Barto's voice was faint even in the storm.

In such a storm, the airflow is too turbulent to use Moonwalk.

Once it's caught in the sand, it can only be torn apart by the yellow sand.

Even if one can remain firmly on the ground, the quicksand that devours everything can still be deadly.

No wonder Kuina was at a loss.

This is a true natural disaster!

Kuina is far from being able to withstand an attack of this level.

In other words, the final battle in the original work took place in a narrow underground cemetery. Otherwise, Luffy might have actually defeated Crocodile, who was in the desert.

The sandstorm was too large, far exceeding the limit of the puppet strings' reach, and could not be dissipated directly.

There's no other way but to deal with Crocodile directly.

Damian looked around, his first task being to pinpoint Crocodile's location.

The range of Observation Haki, being a beginner, is far from being that wide, and they couldn't sense his presence at all.

but.

What cannot be perceived by Observation Haki can be left to the eyes.

Normally, it would be extremely difficult to pinpoint the location of an opponent by sight during such a storm.

But Damian's eyes could see different things.

Damian's gaze lingered on a certain spot, where a faint orange light shone.

So,

"Puppet Manipulation - Self-Control - Heaven's Garment!"

Damian muttered to himself.

Puppets spread out from his body, intertwining and quickly forming a layer of white "skin" on his body.

Damien's entire body was covered in white skin, turning him into a white humanoid figure, with only his eyes exposed.

By transforming oneself into the most sophisticated puppet, one can maximize the power of manipulation and enhancement.

then.

Bloodline factor, activate!

The power surging from the depths of his genes instantly propelled Damian into a whole new realm.

He couldn't help but clench his fist slightly.

She's in great shape.

So.

We need to start accelerating.

His figure disappeared.

A gap suddenly appeared in the raging sandstorm.

Whether it's wind or sand, everything is pushed aside and completely penetrated by something indestructible!

"What?"

Crocodile sensed something was amiss.

Something seems to be coming from the storm!

Crocodile blinked unconsciously.

As his eyelids closed, just before the darkness descended, he saw a glimmer of blue light deep within the storm.

When I opened my eyes a moment later, the whole world seemed to be silent. Countless dust particles were frozen into a gray-brown curtain, with only a brilliant blue line running through the curtain, spreading from the end of my vision all the way to my eyes.

And this brilliant green is held in someone's hand.

"One-Sword Style: Severing the Sea".

Was I chopped down?

Crocodile thought.