This navy can deal with him, how dare he kill White Beard!

"—They are constantly testing the power of the power rock." Tina suddenly took up Ron's words in a serious tone.

Ron nodded with a smile,

"That's right, so now we can judge that the mission target we are going to attack this time has nothing to do with the Fanatical Explosion Pirates."

"The power rock is also a novelty for them."

"That's why they are constantly looking for suitable places to test the power of the dynamic rock."

Auld asked doubtfully at this time:

"But where did they get the power rock in their hands?"

"We have searched all the pirate ships of the Fanatical Explosion Pirates before, and found no other traces."

Ron shook his head and said:

"That's the answer we need to find."

"But no matter what, we have to speed up."

He stood up, with a stern look on his sharp-edged face, half-closed eyes looking at the endless sea in the distance.

Alder and Tina exchanged glances, and they both saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

"why?"

they asked together.

Ron said in a low voice:

"Because this time the target's route is approaching the border of Alabasta."

As soon as this remark came out, the expressions of both Tina and Alder changed drastically.

A thought that made them feel cold all popped up in their minds at the same time——

Could it be... the mission goal this time, they are constantly testing the power of the power rock, and their final goal is the Kingdom of Alabasta! ?

They are crazy! ?

That is a member country of the world government!

If a power rock explodes in the territory of Alabasta, no matter whether it causes casualties or not, it will trigger a series of extremely serious political effects!

However, neither of them knew that the worry in Ron's voice came from another reason.

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Chapter 46 Pluto, Hero

Kingdom of Alabasta, royal city.

There are crowds of people, voices, and noise.

The central square was filled with countless civilians. They held up the colorful flowers in their hands and stared wildly at the tall figure on the high platform.

The man combed his hair neatly and wore a mafia-style black overcoat. He had haughty and indifferent eyes, and a domineering smile curled up slightly at the corner of his mouth.

In his left hand is a sharp gold hook, biting a cigar.

One of the Seven Martial Seas under the King... "Sand Crocodile" Crocodile!

"Lord Crocodile!!"

"Heroes of Alabasta!!"

"He is our savior in Alabasta!"

"As long as Lord Crocodile guards Alabasta, our country will be the safest and most powerful country in the entire world!"

"Long live Lord Crocodile!!"

"Kill these damned pirates!!"

"How dare they loot our Alabasta!!"

"Kill them!!"

"..."

The crowd erupted waves of voices moving mountains and reclamation seas, their eyes frantically looking up at Shichibukai, the king standing under the bright sun, and many people even knelt on the ground in excitement.

Crocodile stood on the "execution platform", with a few dying pirates at his feet. He listened to the cheers and shouts of thousands of Alabasta civilians around him, and he couldn't stop sneering in his heart.

But there was a righteous look on his face.

"The great citizen of the Kingdom of Alabasta, I am His Majesty Shichibukai Crocodile!"

"Alabasta has been a great, prosperous and powerful country since ancient times. I am very lucky to be able to live with you in this wonderful country."

"This is my Crocodile, the greatest honor in my life!"

"And being able to contribute to the citizens of this country and protect this country full of heroes is my lifelong mission in Crocodile!"

He laughed and held up the golden hook in his hand.

Under the hot and brilliant sunlight, that sharp golden hook reflected a stunning cold light.

"I assure you... I, Crocodile, will continue to guard this land I love!"

"May the majesty of the desert kingdom last forever!"

"May the glory of Alabasta remain!!"

The moment the voice fell, he waved violently!

The wind suddenly picked up.

The rolling gravel boiled up from the surrounding ground, turning into a hurricane of dust, quickly submerging several pirates at Crocodile's feet.

but for a second,

The few pirates who were already dying and covered in blood all withered quickly, their bodies shrank and dried up continuously, and even the blood on the ground was completely absorbed by the dry gravel.

Boom! !

The vast yellow sand roared up, rolled up the corpses of the pirates who had turned into mummy corpses, straight up the city wall, and hung on the spears on the city wall.

The yellow sand faded away, leaving only a few dry corpses floating in the air.

There was a brief silence—

Roar! !

The shouts of moving mountains and reclamation broke out again from the crowd.

"Long live Lord Crocodile!"

"Long live Alabasta!!"

"Long live the glory of Alabasta!!"

Crocodile slowly put down his hands, looked at the faces full of admiration in front of him, and smiled with satisfaction.

"K...Master Crocodile..."

A childish voice suddenly sounded behind him, Crocodile turned around, and saw a little boy in tattered clothes stumbling towards him, holding a doll high above his head.

It was a crooked cartoon character with a big back.

"Master Crocodile, this... this is what I did for you..."

The little boy raised his immature face, his eyes were shining brightly, his little face flushed with excitement.

Crocodile smiled, rubbed the little boy's hair, and took the doll.

"Thank you."

Seeing this, the little boy smiled brightly, and the tension on his face disappeared.

After Crocodile took the doll, he waved to the crowd, and turned to leave amidst countless ardent and adoring gazes.

Along the way, people stopped and greeted him warmly from time to time, and Crocodile responded with a kind smile.

——Until he walked into the secret building that belonged to him.

Sunshine, hustle and bustle, came to an abrupt end with the slow closing of the heavy door.

Instead, there is deep darkness.

"Master President."

A figure was already here quietly waiting for him.

The friendly smile on Crocodile's face disappeared. Looking at the tall black-haired woman in front of him, his expression suddenly became extremely gloomy.

Swish!

His figure suddenly exploded into countless gravel and disappeared in place.

next moment,

Crocodile's figure gathered in front of the woman, and the yellow sand gathered into a big hand, tightly strangling the woman's neck.

"Nicole Robin...don't think I didn't notice your little trick..."

"The development of the underground ruins is almost in progress, but you still refuse to decipher the text on that stone..."

Cruel and indifferent sternness flashed in Crocodile's eyes, he pinched Nicole Robin's hand more and more, and said fiercely:

"I don't have time to waste time with you..."

As he continued to exert strength, Nicole Robin's face gradually turned pale and it was difficult to breathe.

The shadow of death enveloped her all of a sudden.

She said in a hoarse voice:

"I... I have discovered... the secret... on the stone slab..."

Crocodile narrowed his eyes, and suddenly let go of his hand.

boom!