Zhutian Panlong: They've all become gods, and they're only just joining the chat group.

"Then, take this!" Kuina unleashed a lightning-fast sword slash at Crocodile.

Crocodile waved his hand, and a cloud of yellow sand swept towards Kuina.

Kuina neither dodged nor evaded, but instead covered her entire body with Armament Haki, directly taking the hit.

"Hmph, Armament Haki? How can someone like you appear in a place like this? Such skillful Armament Haki, you're quite impressive."

"But don't think that having Armament Haki makes you invincible." Crocodile became serious. His opponent possessed Armament Haki, so he couldn't afford to be careless. At the very least, he couldn't use his elemental transformation at will.

"Desert Sunflower." Seeing Kuina's sword almost within reach, he directly used sand to form an absolute defense, blocking Kuina's attack.

"Erosion of Reincarnation." This is the terrifying aspect of Logia-type Devil Fruits; they can rewrite their surroundings. This rewriting is permanent.

In other words, the area within a radius of several hundred meters has been permanently dried up and turned into a desert.

Kuina retreated swiftly, not wanting this guy to touch her body, or she would be drained of all her moisture and turned into a dried-up corpse.

Although Armament Haki can resist this erosion, it will greatly increase the consumption of Armament Haki, which will be disadvantageous for her in a war of attrition.

"Desert Blade." With the advantage of the terrain, Crocodile switched from defense to offense.

"Guina is in trouble," Lin Feng said from the sidelines.

"Indeed, in terms of raw strength, Kuina is slightly inferior. Furthermore, the Sand-Sand Fruit is extremely effective against close combat," Richard commented after watching for a while.

"Didn't they say he didn't have any domineering aura? How come he's so strong?" Xia Mi asked, puzzled. Wasn't it said that only domineering aura was a standard requirement for the strong in this world?

Aren't those without a domineering presence just small fry?

"But there are exceptions, Logia-type Devil Fruit users are an exception."

Crocodile (the Sand Crocodile) and Enel (the Thunder God). One has the Sand-Sand Fruit, and the other has the Lightning-Lightning Fruit. Crocodile doesn't know any Haki, and Enel only knows Observation Haki, but they are both very strong.

If it weren't for the plot twist, the main characters wouldn't have been able to defeat them at all.

These two are definitely at the level of three calamities and four generals.

The saying that those without domineering presence are just weaklings is relative to the Four Emperors and the Three Admirals.

"At that level, you can't have any obvious weaknesses. Your physical skills or swordsmanship, Haki, and Devil Fruit abilities all have to be top-notch," Richard said. Although he was a Cloud Pirate, he still knew these things.

"Some say that Crocodile used to have Haki, but he lost his fighting spirit after being defeated by Whitebeard, and his Haki faded, making him weaker."

Otherwise, I can't understand why this guy would challenge Whitebeard.

"Of course, the real reason is that we suffered from appearing too early; it's all Oda's fault. Back then, there was no concept of Haki; it was introduced later," Lin Feng said.

"Oda? Who's that?" Xia Mi asked.

"Well, the original author," Lin Fengshan said.

"Oh, it's the same idea as that old scoundrel from Jiangnan, right? I understand." Xia Mi nodded.

Kuina calmly countered, unleashing a flying slash that neutralized Old Sand's Desert Blade.

But the surrounding sandstorms were getting stronger, and the air was becoming increasingly dry. The environment was becoming increasingly unfavorable for her to fight.

If things continue like this, she'll lose sooner or later. Since she's going to lose no matter what, she might as well take a gamble.

Without further hesitation, Armament Haki enveloped her entire body once more, and she charged towards Old Sand again, defying the sand's erosion.

However, Crocodile was cautious; with years of combat experience, he knew how to deal with this kind of swordsman.

As long as you keep her at bay, wear her down with sand, and wait until she's exhausted and her domineering aura is depleted, victory will naturally be yours.

"Crescent Moon Dunes." Using a massive amount of sand to restrict her movement from three directions. Then, the decisive blow.

"Desert Vajra Blade." Old Sha's hands transformed into four giant blades formed from sand.

Kuina put up a fierce resistance, and the battle intensified.

Another hour passed. Kuina's domineering aura gradually faded, and her physical strength was greatly depleted. She was breathing heavily, and sweat streamed down her forehead.

This guy is really difficult to deal with. She knows Crocodile's weakness is water. But that's not very useful. Unless there's a lot of water, the effect of water is actually the same as Haki, it just gives her the possibility of making contact with Crocodile's body.

This weakness wasn't just known to her; Crocodile himself was even more aware of it, which is why he was always extremely cautious, ensuring that Kuina had no chance of attacking his true form.

In the end, Kuina was defeated.

I can't imagine how the Straw Hat Pirates managed to defeat Crocodile through such a dramatic coincidence. They didn't even know Haki back then.

All I can say is that protagonists are just illogical.

"That's enough." Richard conjured a wall of water to block Old Sand's attack.

Kuina was filled with resentment; she had ultimately lost. Her strength was insufficient; she needed to train even harder from now on.

Crocodile looked serious. These guys are not simple. He thought that swordsman was the strongest, but now it seems that's not the case.

Especially this guy who blocked my way, this guy can actually control water? Isn't that a natural way to control me?

No, I have to kill this guy.

Although Richard didn't know what this guy was thinking, he could sense his malice.

With a wave of his hand, a surging torrent of water roared in. "Can't you absorb all the moisture? Let me see you absorb one!"

In an instant, the sand was submerged by the water, and Old Sand lost its ability to control itself.

Even elementalization is impossible.

Old Sand is indeed naturally countered by water-attribute users.

When the guy was fully submerged in water, he immediately lost his strength and completely lost his ability to resist.

Old Sha died, drowning with his ambition and his resentment, his death was hasty and haphazard.

He probably never imagined that he would die in the rain when he was just routinely dealing with a few troublemakers.

The yellowish-brown fruit appeared in Richard's hand. This thing had tried to move, but Richard isolated the space-time here and casually threw a few fruits on the ground, thus obtaining the Sandy Fruit.

This is the second Devil Fruit they obtained. If the previous one was indeed the Flame-Flame Fruit, then they would have two Logia-type Devil Fruits.

Soon, as the gamblers from the Rain Banquet left, news of the Sand Crocodile's death spread.

Richard and his group left the rainy area after exchanging their chips.

Yes, even though Crocodile is dead, the chips still have to be redeemed for them.

Another day later, in Arubana, the royal city of Alabasta.

"Welcome, guests who have traveled from afar." In front of the capital, King Neferutari Cobra was greeting them.

Although this king appears weak in the anime storyline, don't underestimate a family that has ruled Alabasta for 800 years.

The king received the news of Crocodile's death less than an hour later.

Then Richard and his group were watched on their way to the capital.

The king was fully aware of their movements.