One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

The two giants collided with a deafening roar that tore through the atmosphere and echoed far and wide over the royal city.

At this moment, the entire royal city of Albana trembled and hummed because of the collision between the two.

On the rooftops in the distance, the naval warriors who had originally planned to make a move stared in disbelief at the boiling, turbulent sand sea and thunder, feeling the terrifying energy fluctuations, their hearts pounding.

"So powerful! No wonder he's the Thunder God of Skypiea, managing to put Crocodile in such a difficult position. He's a Shichibukai!"

Palmer held the thick, long steel fishing rod in his hand, feeling an urge to try it out.

But as soon as he heard the rumbling noise of thunder, he felt his muscles spasm as if they were being torn apart.

No, interfering in Enel's battle is no different from having your body tempered by high-intensity electricity by Major General Rorschach.

He couldn't interfere in that kind of battle.

Pamel turned to look at Law standing beside him, "Lieutenant Colonel Trafalgar, aren't you planning to join the battle? You've awakened Armament Haki, you should be able to intervene in their fight."

Luo simply watched quietly and said calmly, "I can't interfere either. Armament Haki isn't omnipotent. Under the bombardment of energy beyond one's level, my level of Armament Haki is insufficient to withstand it."

He was referring to the violent lightning unleashed by Enel.

Against Crocodile, Law was confident that he could put up a fight with the speed of movement granted by the Op-Op Fruit.

However, Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability was too overpowered.

It is fast, has a wide attack range, and powerful attack.

Even he wasn't confident he could defeat the ruler of the Sky Island.

Enel is probably the strongest person on the Kirin right now, besides Rorschach.

To defeat him, Enel would have to be careless and let him hit him head-on with an attack using Armament Haki.

At the exit of the ruins, a few hundred meters from the battlefield where the two were fighting, Luo Xia, who had landed gracefully with Weiwei in his arms, did not intend to end the battle. Instead, he turned around and looked with interest at a desert dancer who had just walked out of the ruins passage.

"You must be Nico Robin?"

Chapter 329 One Punch Takes Him Down

"You must be Nico Robin?"

Robin had just stepped out of the ruins when a sudden sound behind him startled him so much that he froze.

At this point, some time had passed since Crocodile emerged from the underground ruins aboard the golden ship that resembled Hades' warship.

Robin only came up from below now because she quickly read through the contents of the Poneglyph.

She hadn't finished reading yet, but she had no interest in continuing because the fighting outside was too intense; the entire underground space was shaking and could collapse at any moment.

It seems that Crocodile has definitely met a formidable foe.

This is good news for Robin, who wants to break free from his control.

Therefore, Robin plans to leave the royal capital Albana and the troublesome Alabasta before the battle ends.

But as soon as she stepped out of the underground passage, the sound behind her made her freeze in place.

Although Robin hadn't awakened Observation Haki, her intuition was frantically warning her.

Dangerous, extremely dangerous.

Sweat beaded on Robin's forehead as he suppressed the urge to run away and slowly turned around.

Then she heard another gasp.

"Major General Rorschach, she...she is Msallsunday from Baroque Works, Mr. 0, Crocodile's partner!"

Vivi, standing beside Rorschach, frowned as she looked at Robin's face.

"Major General Luo Xia?"

Upon hearing that familiar name, Robin's body trembled slightly, and her gaze gradually rose until she saw the tall and slender Rorschach.

A snow-white military uniform, black military boots, a wide cloak of justice, a head full of long silver hair, and a pair of eyes as blue as the sky.

For some reason, the moment Robin saw the naval rear admiral in front of her, the image of another naval officer popped into her mind.

The two looked completely different, but at this moment, Robin sensed a commonality between them.

He was very tall, and his aura was as deep as an abyss.

Without a doubt, he was an extremely powerful man.

Rear Admiral Rorschach, isn't he the rising star of the navy that was featured in the newspapers all the time recently?

He killed the great pirates Chinjao and Gulliver, caused the death of Dazbonis, and enraged Crocodile. Crocodile even launched the Utopia Operation a few years earlier than planned and formed an alliance with another Shichibukai, Gecko Moria, to hunt down the boy in front of him.

“You haven’t answered my question yet, ma’am,” Luo Xia said again when she saw that she was still in a daze.

Robin pursed her lips, glanced at the chaotic battlefield in the distance, and said frankly, "Yes, Major General Rorschach, I am Nico Robin."

“It really is you, the sole survivor of the historical holy site of Ohara. I heard that you can read ancient texts?” Rorschach nodded slightly.

Robin remained silent, which seemed to be his tacit agreement.

"I would like to trouble you to help me translate the text on this stone tablet."

Rorschach stretched out his left hand and grabbed at the empty space in front of him.

Whoosh!

A mottled golden slab flew out of nowhere and was caught in his hand with a snap, then handed to Robin.

Along with the golden stone tablet, a piece of paper and a pen were also handed over.

Robin was taken aback by Rorschach's directness and paused for a moment. But she quickly took the paper and pen, picked up the golden stone tablet, sat down on the ground, and began to write down the corresponding translations of the ancient characters on the tablet.

Robin's cooperation saved Rorschach a lot of trouble.

He squatted down, looking at Robin writing lines of neat handwriting on the paper, and said calmly, "Nicole Robin, I want to ask you two questions."

Robin paused for a moment, then continued writing.

"go ahead."

Rorschach thought for a moment and then asked the first question.

"Do you think you are guilty? I mean, what you did to Crocodile during your years as acting head of Baroque Works in Alabasta?"

Beside her, Vivi stared intently at Robin's face.

The pen in my hand moved across the paper, making a scratching sound.

Robin remained silent for a long time before speaking softly, "I am guilty."

Luo Xia remained silent, waiting for her to continue.

“Since joining Baroque Works, I have done many things against my conscience in order to gain Crocodile’s protection. Crocodile himself never comes forward, but as his partner, I have been the one to relay his wicked orders to Baroque Works over the years. So, I bear part of the responsibility for how this country has become like this and how many people have died.”

Robin did not make excuses for himself.

Her voice was calm, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

Vivi was angered by this and glared at her.

However, according to Rorschach's Observation Haki, Robin's current emotions were guilt and pain.

Her inner thoughts were far from as calm as she appeared on the surface.

"So, do you think the Navy is guilty? Regarding... the Ohara Buster Call incident."

Rorschach then asked a second question.

Snapped!

With a sharp crack, the pencil in Robin's hand snapped in two.

Her body was visibly trembling slightly.

"Guilty? Heh, who dares to criticize the actions of your navy? Aren't you afraid of being purged by the Buster Call?"

Robin sneered and looked up to meet Rorschach's eyes.

Her eyes were red-rimmed, but her gaze was filled with pain and anger.

Rorschach's second question brought back memories of her tragic childhood that she would never forget.

Ohara, buried in the flames of war.

Looking at her expression, Luo Xia slowly nodded and stood up from the ground.

Robin frowned slightly, not understanding Rorschach's intention in asking this second question.

Is he trying to find out if he still harbors hatred towards the navy, or does he have some other purpose?

Could it be that Aokiji sent him to ask this question?

"After you've translated the text on this golden stone tablet for me, leave Alabasta. Don't be a pirate anymore; this profession really isn't for you."

Rorschach pulled a small piece of paper from his pocket, flicked it with his finger, and the paper flew to the stone slab in front of Robin.

"Dial the number above and someone will come to pick you up. I believe that as a historian, you will find your true home with them."

Without waiting for Robin's opinion, Rorschach strode toward the battlefield where the battle was still raging.

Robin picked up the piece of paper with a Den Den Mushi number written on it and stared blankly for a long time. Watching Rorschach's tall figure walk away, she suddenly shouted, "Crocodile, Gecko Moria, and the Flower Country of the West Blue have formed a three-way alliance to hunt you down. Just over two hours ago, Gecko Moria called him and said he would arrive at the royal city within twelve hours with the Flower Country's army and his subordinates."

Luo Xia stopped in his tracks and raised an eyebrow.

"Heh, I never expected this. Crocodile, is he trying to pull some dirty tricks on me?"

He paused for a moment, then took another step, his body crackling with electricity. His tall figure flashed by, instantly covering a hundred meters and plunging into the depths of the chaotic battlefield where thunder and sandstorms intertwined.

Instantly, a volcanic eruption-like aura burst forth from his body, transforming into a black and red energy ball that surged outwards.

Crocodile, who was locked in a fierce battle with Enel but was already showing signs of fatigue, felt his mind go blank and his thoughts sluggish for a moment.

In that instant of stunned silence, a powerful fist imbued with deep blue aura shattered the lightning and yellow sand, slamming into his chest.

Bang!

A powerful explosion rang out, Crocodile's chest caved in, more than a dozen ribs were shattered, and blood spurted from his eyes, ears, nose and mouth. He crashed into the desert-like earth like a cannonball.

Rorschach flexed his wrists, reached out his large hand, grabbed Crocodile's hair, and lifted the dazed Crocodile from the ground.

"Alright, I'll just wait here for that fat otaku Moria to come over. I remember his bounty is pretty high. Hmm, I wonder if the bounty for the Seven Warlords I've killed can be included in my assessment mission?"