#147 - Chapter 147 A Knife Cutting Through the Desert

Whoosh!!!

With that ear-piercing sound of air being torn, Jin An raised his blade and swung it down, the tip aimed directly at Crocodile's head.

Wherever the blade passed, whirlwinds of sand and dust were stirred up, the blade colliding with the sand and dust, creating a deafening sound.

In that instant, the sand and gravel splashed open like waves stirred up by a great force.

Crocodile's head was struck by the Wild Goose Wing Saber and instantly shattered into pieces.

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, there was no blood spraying out like a normal wound where the blade passed.

Instead, grains of sand scattered, slowly dispersing as if time were flowing backwards.

"Elementalization is fast."

"You must have predicted my attack in advance and dodged this strike."

Jin An looked at the opposite side, his voice not loud, but clearly transmitted into everyone's ears.

Although Crocodile did not use Armament Haki, he had already grasped the rudimentary form of Observation Haki.

Crocodile, controlling the sand, simply smiled coldly in the face of such an attack, the shattered grains of sand tumbling in the air, rearranging themselves under the summons of his invisible power.

In just a few seconds, the seemingly fatal wound miraculously recovered as if it had never existed, bringing with it his confident, playful smile.

"I am also constantly improving."

"Whether it's Devil Fruit abilities or Haki."

"As long as it allows me to constantly become stronger, I will master all these abilities!"

Crocodile's pupils suddenly contracted, followed by a flash of bright red in his eyes.

Standing in the desert, his power surged like a tide, expanding with his will, gathering bit by bit.

The Observation Haki he had just mastered seemed to have found an outlet, and he unleashed it without concealment, carrying an aura that shook the soul.

In this instant, his perception increased sharply, and the whole world became exceptionally clear in his eyes.

He could feel every grain of flying sand, hear every insignificant sound, and even capture every minute change in Jin An's pupils.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment, and Crocodile seemed to be able to see every possibility of the future.

"Hahahaha!!!"

"Observation Haki, what a great ability."

Crocodile's thoughts raced, recalling the various fierce battles with Barret, and every encounter in that battle was unforgettable.

"It wasn't for nothing that I fought with that guy Barret."

As Haki manifested, the air seemed to distort, the noise silenced at this moment, and all eyes were involuntarily drawn to this Sand King.

What the hell is a Marine Vice Admiral!

What the hell is Haki!

He, Crocodile, can master it at will!!

As Crocodile's conceited and somewhat insane laughter echoed throughout the battlefield.

Jin An only felt a little annoyed, scratching his ears casually, wanting to drive those disturbing laughter out of his hearing range.

He then rolled his eyes with disdain, and couldn't help but think to himself: 'Villains die from talking too much'.

In Jin An's eyes, the carelessness exposed behind Crocodile's smug smile was undoubtedly a blatant flaw.

He wondered if the people in this world had something wrong with their brains, and started showing off as soon as they had an advantage.

He didn't intend to waste time on pointless taunts or lengthy conversations, that wasn't his style.

Without further hesitation, he gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, tapped his toes, and his figure shot straight at Crocodile like an arrow from a bow.

Crocodile hadn't anticipated that Jin An's actions would be so swift and decisive, and was caught off guard for a moment.

Caught defenseless, he only felt an irresistible force suddenly strike, followed by the dark sand and gravel in the depths of the desert flying, and his body uncontrollably plunged deep into the desert.

Struggling to climb out of the loose sand dunes, grains of sand slipped from his hair, Crocodile was quite disheveled.

He looked up at the blue sky, his eyes mixed with anger, gritting his teeth and looking at Jin An:

"You don't have martial ethics."

"How can a strong person do such petty things?"

Crocodile despised the other party's behavior.

A real man should have a fair and square fight.

A hint of killing intent flashed in his gloomy eyes, and he raised his golden hook and slashed heavily towards Jin An.

He always believed that his strength was above the opponent's!

The tense air solidified in the heat of the desert, and the confrontation between the two sides was like the calm before two storms.

Jin An stood still, his gaze like a honed blade, staring straight at Crocodile through the sky full of yellow sand.

Under the sand and dust, his eyes flashed with calmness, showing a calm and composed look.

Crocodile was like the king of the desert, confident and domineering, his body appearing huge and mighty in the wind and sand.

With a golden hook in his hand, every grain of sand seemed to be waiting for his command, ready to turn into a deadly weapon under his control.

Without further ado, the battle began in an instant.

Crocodile moved instantly, as fast as a rabbit, the golden hook waving with the force of wind and thunder, cutting through the air, trying to wrap Jin An in it.

The sandstorm brought up by his blade actually became his help, and every grain of sand seemed to be a member of his offensive.

Jin An remained unmoved, agilely dodging the golden hook's offensive, every jump and roll accompanied by the breath of the desert, he seemed to be one with the earth.

In the desert, speed is life, and he has demonstrated this to the fullest.

The battle between the two became more and more intense, and the collision of the golden hook and the long knife made a series of iron sounds, stirring up countless sand and dust.

Jin An's long knife looked particularly sharp in the sun, while Crocodile completely ignored his own defense, only seeking a fatal blow.

In the whirlwind, the figures were indistinguishable, only golden and silver lights could be seen, intertwined in the sandstorm, competing for life and death.

Jin An stood in the center of the seemingly endless sea of sand, looking around at the desert sea.

The knife in his hand flickered with the silence before the muffled thunder, and a violent aura spread in the feverish air.

In an instant, he swung that stunning knife, its trajectory cutting through the sand and dust, like the force of opening up the world, shocking the soul.

The world seemed to darken for a moment, and all other colors seemed dull except for that silver-white blade light.

The confronting Crocodile's eyes leaped with flames, looking at the blade light full of destructive power swung by Jin An, he shouted loudly, his voice like a strong wind sweeping across the desert:

"Weight Type Sandstorm!"

As his voice fell, sand and stones were stirred up at the edge of the battlefield, and the unrestrained grains of sand seemed to have smelled the summons, and frantically swirled together.

Only the waving golden hook was seen as a baton, and Crocodile's figure, accompanied by his shouts, became blurred, indistinguishable from the shadow and the boundary of sand and dust.

The sand controlled by him rolled in from all directions, forming streams of sand, they were like ghosts in the desert, roaring and rushing towards Jin An, who was like the sword light of the apocalypse.

Rumble!!!

The straight blade of the sword light pierced through the encirclement and oppression of the sandstorm.

The two forces converged in the wild desert, like the collision of two worlds, about to perform the most spectacular battle of heaven and earth at this moment.

Crocodile's pupils dilated.

His full-strength strike was easily cut open like paper.

His whole person was defenselessly exposed under the blade.

He closed his eyes in despair.

He couldn't resist this blow no matter what method he used.

"Heh, I didn't expect that I, Crocodile, would only become a Shichibukai."

"I haven't had time to show off my skills, and I'm going to die here..."

What Crocodile didn't expect was that his body flew uncontrollably into the sky.

"Hey."

"It's not time to sleep yet, why are you closing your eyes so early?"

Jin An looked at Crocodile with a smile that was not a smile, teasing him.

"Damn Jin An, let me go!"

Crocodile finally knew how he flew up.

Jin An was holding his back collar like he was carrying a chicken.

His whole person stayed in mid-air in a very awkward position.

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