Chapter 116 Overestimating one’s own capabilities

"Neither, I just want to see what a pirate with 300 million berries looks like."

"Your partner is a Shichibukai, is there any need to be so surprised?"

Although Crocodile only has a bounty of 80 million, his bounty was actually fixed when he became one of the Shichibukai, so his actual bounty amount is much higher than 80 million Beli.

Nico Robin thought to herself, as expected, this pirate knew about the affairs of the Alabasta Kingdom.

At the same time, they also became wary of Rosen. A pirate with 300 million berries was definitely a dangerous existence that no one could ignore.

"Is Crocodile in the rainy land now?" Rosen asked.

Nico Robin's expression changed again. Rainy Land is the headquarters of Baroque Studio. It was originally a wasteland, but Crocodile used dancing powder to make it rain there and turned it into an oasis.

However, the effect of dancing powder is to force rain clouds from other places to gather, which means robbing other places of rainfall.

Therefore, the prosperity of the Rain Land was achieved at the expense of the prosperity of other parts of Alabasta.

"It looks like he is indeed there. I would also like to meet this Shichibukai."

The reason why Crocodile is said to be the weakest of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is that he appeared early. When we see him fighting back and forth with strong men from all sides during the war at the top, it is enough to show that he is not weak, and can even be said to be ranked high among the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Nico Robin looked confused. Rosen looked at her and said, "Why? Didn't you come here to invite me?"

"I don't have the final say in Baroque Studio. I need to report to Crocodile."

Rosen made a gesture of invitation, and Nico Robin took out Den Den Mushi and contacted Crocodile.

"The white-haired ghost is going to see you."

"Then bring him here."

Crocodile is very confident, after all, he is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

He is also the user of the natural-type Sand-Sand Fruit.

A large number of pirates gathered in the Rain Land, and if these pirates wanted to live well in the Rain Land, they had to pay protection fees.

This is the headquarters of the Baroque Studio, which has absolute dominance.

Both Rainland and Rapeseed City are equally prosperous, but the two cities are different. Rapeseed City is prosperous because it is a port city with thriving commerce and a dense population.

The prosperity of Rainland is due to plundering. It is the largest distribution center for contraband in the East China Sea.

A large number of pirates gathered here to sell stolen goods, and all of these stolen goods became funds to support the Baroque Studio.

Rosen and Nico Robin walked into the rain, and Nico Robin pressed the brim of her hat.

As the son of a demon, Nico Robin worries about being ambushed or betrayed even at her own doorstep.

This is why she has always been seeking protection from the strong.

She had joined many pirate groups or forces in the past, but without exception, those pirate groups or forces would betray her in the end, and she would then expose all of their secrets, leading to their destruction.

This is also the origin of her name as the Devil's Child.

Entering a manor, Rosen saw Crocodile, Daz and Pola.

I have to say that the aura of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is still very strong.

Crocodile holds a cigar in his mouth, has a cold look in his eyes, his tall body is covered with a cloak, his hair is combed back, and there is a golden hook on his left hand, giving him the look of a gangster boss.

Crocodile stepped forward and stretched out his hand with a meaningful smile on his face.

Rosen also stretched out his hand, but when Rosen's palm shook hands with Crocodile, his skin was covered with a thin layer of armed color domineering.

Crocodile can absorb water directly from other people's bodies through contact with them.

When the two hands were clasped together, Crocodile activated his ability.

Then... nothing happens.

Crocodile looked up at Rosen in surprise.

Rosen's smile remained, but the strength in his hands was increasing.

Crocodile was sweating profusely as he tried to transform into an element.

But he couldn't break free from Rosen's grasp.

Armament Haki is a natural nemesis against the elementalization of nature-type ability users.

Desert sword!

Crocodile's left arm suddenly turned into a cauldron blade and attacked Rosen.

Rosen let go of Crocodile and took a step back to avoid the cauldron blade attack.

Crocodile spread out his palms, and two sandstorm whirlwinds appeared between his palms.

He is not controlling the wind, but controlling the high-speed rotation of sand and gravel to create a tornado.

Shinra Heaven's Conquest! The black repulsive force suddenly spread out.

This is the effect after Rosen mastered the flow of Armament Haki and integrated it into Shinra Tensei.

Compared with colorless repulsion, black repulsion is easier to detect, which is its disadvantage.

However, when dealing with the natural type, Armament Haki is a must.

Crocodile had no way to escape from the black repulsive force. He was hit head-on by the black repulsive force and was blown away.

Seeing this, Daz and Pola immediately attacked Rosen.

Daz's arms turned into blades, and Pola's body grew countless spikes, spinning and rushing towards Rosen.

Rosen pointed his finger at Pola and swung it towards Daz on the left. Pola immediately felt her body being pulled by some force and hit the blade on Daz's body.

Seeing this, Daz hurriedly put away the blade, but the moment he put away the blade, the spikes on his neck pierced into Daz's body.

Rosen walked towards Crocodile. In just a short while, Crocodile had changed from a former gangster boss to a down-and-out gangster.

His clothes were torn, his hair was messy, and his face and body were covered with wounds.

At this moment, the golden hook on Crocodile's left hand fell off, revealing a dagger, which suddenly stabbed towards Rosen.

Rosen did not dodge, and Crocodile thought he had succeeded.

This dagger contains a deadly poison, and any contact with it would kill an ordinary person.

But the dagger could not pierce Rosen.

There was clearly no obstacle, but I just couldn't break through that last 1 centimeter.

"You are very weak, very weak!" Rosen said, "Let me tell you, in the next period of time, you need to accept my training. If your strength is not satisfactory to me after a month, then I will kill you."

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"Nothing, I just need you to become the true king of the desert."

No one at the scene could understand what Rosen was trying to do.

If the current Crocodile meets the Straw Hat Pirates, he will really be beaten up.

He clearly possesses the Sand-Sand Fruit, a natural-type devil fruit that defies all heaven’s powers.

Crocodile neither developed the Sand-Sand Fruit to its awakening state nor practiced the three-color Haki.

With his current strength, it can be said that he has lowered the lower limit of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

"Boss, what does that guy want to do?"

Crocodile's face was gloomy. How could he know what the other party was going to do?

Since I have no relationship with him, he needs to train me.

Before dawn the next day, Rosen pulled Crocodile, Daz and Pora out of their beds.

"Run around the rainy ground a hundred times first. If you don't finish before the sun rises, I will break your legs." Rosen said, sitting on the ground: "Now, start running."

But the three of them just stood there, with no intention of running away.

bang bang bang-

Rosen broke the legs of the three men on the spot without even a second's hesitation.

The three men lay on the ground wailing until the sun rose. Then Rosen stepped forward and used the Palm Magic to heal their legs.

At this moment, the three of them no longer dared to doubt whether Rosen would do what he said.

They did whatever Rosen asked them to do.

"You are a Shichibukai, but you don't know how to be domineering. How dare you cheat people with the title of Shichibukai?"

Crocodile was furious. He had never been humiliated like this before.

However, facing Rosen, who was absolutely superior in terms of military strength, he had no power to resist.

The thing he regretted most at this moment was provoking Rosen.

How could I have been so bewildered at that time and attracted such an evil star?

The only person Rosen didn't ask was Nico Robin to do anything.

All Crocodile's affairs are also left to Nico Robin.

……

The first ten days were a nightmare for Crocodile, Daz and Pora.

But ten days later, the three were able to adapt to Rosen's training volume.

"Sand Crocodile, throw away that thing in your left hand. It's really shameful. It's also smeared with poison."

"This is my trump card. It is smeared with the venom of the seven most poisonous snakes in the desert." Crocodile said confidently.

Rosen went up and directly dismantled Crocodile's golden hook. Then he grabbed Crocodile's broken hand, activated the power of Yang, and performed healing ninjutsu.

Crocodile's severed hand was regenerating in a way that was visible to the naked eye.

Crocodile was shocked beyond words.

"Is this your devil fruit ability?"

"Of course, I am a user of the Healing Fruit, and I can heal any injury." Rosen said as a matter of course: "You have almost reached the standard in terms of physical strength. Next, I will teach you a new power system that will be used in conjunction with your Sand-Sand Fruit."

"Let's try your attributes first." Rosen took out the chakra test paper.

According to Rosen's request, Crocodile's attribute is wind, earth and thunder.

"Wind, earth, and thunder. Three attributes, earth is the main attribute."

Rosen formed seals with his hands and then pointed his palms forward.

Earth escape. Earth flow wall city!

Rumbling--

Along with a thunderous vibration from the ground, a stone wall like a city wall rose from the ground.

Crocodile, Daz, and Pora were all shocked beyond words by the scene before them.

Rosen looked at Daz and Bora again: "I will teach you the silent killing technique."

Both of them were born as killers and were very skilled in killing techniques.

Now that he has mastered the silent killing technique, he will be even more powerful.

A month later, the strength of the three had improved significantly. At least in Rosen's opinion, the three of them were qualified to be Seven Warlords of the Sea.

"Then let me test your training for the past month." Rosen said, "The three of you come together."

Crocodile did not hesitate at all and took the lead in launching an attack on Rosen.

sandstorm!

In an instant, the area within a radius of several thousand meters was covered by sandstorms, and visibility was less than five meters.

"Pfft... A very good start, blocking the enemy's vision, but it's not enough."

Attacks came towards Rosen from the dust.

Rosen only had to move his feet slightly to avoid the attacks of the three people.

"Everyone be careful, I'm about to use my ultimate move."