Chapter 564: The little devils on the road to legend! (Two in one)

It is meaningless to worry about why Crocodile and others appeared in the desert and find them accurately.

Kuzan felt an unusual breath from these people. After so many years in the navy, there are not many pirates who can give him a sense of oppression, and there are almost no pirates in the first half of the Grand Line.

And Crocodile and others.

"You three, take care of yourselves."

"Ace, Sabo, Luffy is in your hands."

Kuzan turned his head slightly and instructed the three children behind him. His attention has been on Crocodile and others, and he dare not be careless.

Crocodile is a man who can escape from the hands of the Whitebeard Pirates. Facing such an enemy, he must be careful.

"Hehe, Admiral Aokiji."

"I don't think you need to be so nervous."

"I came here just to say hello to you."

"And I hope to invite you to my place."

"Don't worry, I will treat you well."

"Speaking of which, although I am just a pirate, the World Government values ​​me and they hope that I can become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

"Strictly speaking, we are still a family in the future."

Crocodile was smiling, and from his expression alone, it was impossible to imagine that he was the one who just killed Luffy and Ace.

The emotions on the surface were completely different from what he was actually doing.

"Seven Warlords of the Sea"

Hearing a familiar name from Crocodile's mouth, Kuzan's face also showed a solemn look. Kuzan had never received any news about Crocodile becoming a Seven Warlord of the Sea. If this news was true, then the attitude of the Navy Headquarters towards Crocodile would need to be considered.

Kuzan didn't know what kind of agreement Tsugikoku Yoriichi had reached with the World Government. From the day Yoriichi ascended to the position of Admiral of the Navy, the entire Navy Headquarters was shrouded in a fog.

Kuzan knew very little about what happened on the Island of Origin. In his mind, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, who was able to become the Admiral of the Navy, must have been recognized by the World Government, otherwise Marshal Sengoku and Sakaski and other high-level officials would not support Yoriichi Tsugakuni as they do now.

It can only be said that the reality is far more outrageous than he expected.

Yoriichi Tsugakuni was able to reach the position of Admiral of the Navy only because various forces had their own calculations.

This is the inevitable result of the balance of the situation, not that the World Government recognized Yoriichi Tsugakuni.

"Seven Warlords of the Sea."

"I've never heard of such a thing."

"Besides, even if you are one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, there are some bottom lines that cannot be touched."

"For example, the royal families of the member countries of the World Government!"

"Crocodile, if you have anything to say, go to Judicial Island and talk!"

Although Kuzan had some concerns, he was not a rigid person. Since he met Crocodile in the desert, he would not miss the opportunity to arrest him.

The scorching Dead Sea is deserted, and fighting in such a place can possibly avoid the influence of his fruit ability on ordinary people.

While speaking, Kuzan spread his hands, and several ice cones condensed in front of him, shooting directly at Crocodile and others.

"Hey!"

"Did you just do it?"

"You are the admiral of the navy, but you don't take the World Government seriously at all?"

Crocodile didn't actually want to go to war with Kuzan, and the previous attack was just a "test".

If Kuzan couldn't even protect the children around him and let them be killed, then it means that Kuzan's strength is just like that. If the opponent is weak, Crocodile will not say anything and will directly join hands with several subordinates to keep Kuzan in the desert.

If the opponent is strong, then Crocodile will pull up the names of the World Government and the Seven Warlords to intimidate the opponent and avoid this battle as much as possible.

Although he did not agree to the Five Elders to become the Seven Warlords directly, this did not prevent him from using the names of the World Government and the Seven Warlords to intimidate Kuzan.

However, to his surprise, the names of the World Government and the Seven Warlords did not seem to have any effect on Kuzan, the admiral of the navy.

Crocodile also heard that Yoriichi Tsugikoku, who had some conflicts with the World Government, successfully ascended to the position of the Navy Admiral, but he did not expect that the relationship between the World Government and the Navy Headquarters had deteriorated to this extent.

The title of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which is a universal title in the world, does not seem to be taken seriously by the Navy Headquarters.

Crocodile's mind was full of thoughts, and he quickly analyzed the various intelligence he had at present. His hands were also moving at the same time. Facing Kuzan's attack, Crocodile raised his golden hook slightly, and a sand wall rose up directly from the ground, blocking several people.

The ice spear pierced into the thick killing wall, and after advancing several meters, it completely lost its power and was nailed to the wall without moving.

"Ah--"

A strange cry sounded from behind the sand wall, and the strangely dressed MR.2 Von Clay took off directly, quickly passed the sand wall, and shot towards Kuzan.

Kuzan raised his head slightly, and an ice sword condensed in his hand.

"Iku--" Von Clay rushed in front of Kuzan, and with a low shout, he kicked Kuzan's chest directly.

The powerful kick hit the sword, but Kuzan just held the sword horizontally and easily blocked the opponent's attack. Fengkelei's strength was very strong, but compared with Kuzan, it was still dwarfed.

A thin layer of frost passed through the sword and stained the soles of Fengkelei's shoes.

As a piercing chill came from the soles of his feet, Fengkelei also felt bad, turned over and retreated, and instantly distanced himself from Kuzan.

Kuzan had no intention of leaving the spot to chase the opponent. He still stood in front of Luffy and others, protecting the children behind him.

Compared to knocking down the enemy, protecting the children behind him was the most important thing in Kuzan's mind.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle——"

The inexplicable sound of flowing water came from behind the sand wall. Kuzan looked sideways in the distance and found that the flowing white wax was like a surging river, rushing towards them at a rapid speed.

"?!"

"What is this? Natural system?"

Kuzan was alerted when he saw this form of attack. He spread his hands without hesitation. Two icicles were directly derived from Kuzan's palms. In the blink of an eye, they touched the wax that was surging like a river.

At the moment when the icicles touched the wax, the light blue ice instantly froze the wax. The ice spread towards the source of the wax. When it spread to the direction of the sand wall, two sand blades emerged from the ground and cut off the wax river, making it impossible for Kuzan's ability to affect the person who released the wax.

A young shemale with excellent kicking skills, a sand-sand fruit ability user, a strange natural fruit ability user, and a bald strong man who had not yet taken action.

The configuration of Crocodile and his men more or less surprised Kuzan.

It is hard to imagine that he could see such a pirate group configuration in the first half of the Grand Line. Being able to develop such an underground force in the huge Alabasta Kingdom, the strength of Crocodile and others is in line with what they do.

"Wow——"

The sand wall standing in front of Crocodile and others fell back to the ground. A few simple rounds of attacks gave Crocodile a preliminary understanding of Kuzan's strength.

"MR1, MR2, those three little ghosts, I'll leave them to you."

"MR3 cooperate with me."

Facing Aokiji, Crocodile did not have any intention of being arrogant. He would not be stupid enough to play a one-on-one duel with Kuzan.

Crocodile is a person who will do anything to achieve his goals. As long as he can kill Whitebeard, he can sneak attack when Whitebeard is seriously injured; similarly, as long as he can establish his ideal military country, he can even openly serve Buggy as the master.

Now, as long as he can keep Kuzan here completely, he doesn't mind joining forces with his subordinates, and he also doesn't mind creating opportunities for himself by attacking those children.

MR1 Daz Bonis is a silent person. He is a user of the superhuman Quick Slash Fruit and one of Crocodile's most trusted people. Naturally, Daz Bonis did not hesitate to follow his boss's orders.

But MR2 is a little different:

"Ah?! Let me attack the child?"

Hearing Crocodile's order to attack the child, Fengkelei couldn't help but let out a low cry. Although he is a pirate, he still has some kindness in his heart.

If he attacks a navy like Kuzan, he may be afraid of the opponent's strength, but after a brief struggle, he can still attack the opponent without psychological burden.

But Fengkelei still bears inexplicable pressure when he is asked to attack the child.

"Huh?!"

Sensing Fengkelei's reluctance, Crocodile's face darkened, and he uttered a slight doubt, staring at Fengkelei fiercely.

Seeing his boss's expression, Feng Kelei couldn't help but twitch his eyes and nodded reluctantly.

Seeing that the other party admitted his defeat, Crocodile stopped talking nonsense. His lower body turned into a sandstorm, and the whole person flew into the air, shooting directly towards Kuzan. When he was close to him, Crocodile's golden hook also hooked towards the artery of Kuzan's neck.

Although he was a natural devil fruit ability user, Crocodile's attack seemed a bit plain and unpretentious.

Kuzan's ice sword blocked, and as the two weapons intertwined, a crisp golden sound also rang out in the desert.

At the same time as Crocodile attacked, untimely "snowflakes" floated in the sky. Kuzan had no time to pay attention to the abnormal climate at this moment, and two black shadows had already leaped past him.

Feng Kelei and Daz Bonis took advantage of Kuzan being delayed by Crocodile and attacked the two children, Ace and Sabo.

Daz Bonis had a clear goal, and the target of his attack was Ace, who was carrying a long sword. Among these children, only Ace was carrying a sword, so he should have a certain ability to counterattack. Because of this, Ace became his priority target.

As for Von Clay, he chose the slightly older Sabo. Although Sabo did not carry a weapon like a long sword, he carried a crooked steel stick on his back.

Although he did not understand why such a thing could be used as a weapon, Sabo was always more threatening than Luffy.

"Hey!"

Just when his subordinates took action, Crocodile showed a happy expression on his face, and his eyes were fixed on Kuzan in front of him, expecting the other party to show a flaw.

But

The two children behind him were attacked by pirates, and Kuzan's face did not show any worry at all, and Kuzan's calm expression also made Crocodile's smile stagnate.

Why not worry at all?

Such doubts only flashed through Crocodile's mind. Because in the next second, Ace and Sabo had already given the answer.

"Fire Fist!!!"

Ace, who was attacked by Daz Bonis, jumped back flexibly and left the original place directly, easily dodging the opponent's attack. The next second after his feet stepped back on the sand, Ace directly swung his fist at the enemy several meters away.

The flame vortex swept towards Daz Bonis not far away as Ace punched in the air. Daz Bonis, the ability user of the Chop Chop Fruit, had no time to dodge, and only had time to cross his hands in front of his eyes, and his body was deeply trapped in the flame vortex.

The blazing fire lit up in the desert, and the movement of the vortex of flames even attracted Crocodile's attention.

"?!"

Before he could check the situation on Daz Bonis' side, thunder exploded on the other side.

Fon Clay, who was attacking Sabo, only felt a flash of lightning in front of his eyes, and Sabo's thin body suddenly disappeared in front of him. When he reacted, he felt his eardrums pierced by the thunder. At the same time as the intense pain and dizziness came, Sabo's soles had already appeared in front of him.

"Bang!!!"

A solid flying kick hit the face, and the whole person of Fon Clay flew into the air, and was kicked away by Sabo. After flying more than ten meters, Fon Clay's head was poked into the sand.

The shock happened too quickly, and no one expected that the result of attacking Ace and Sabo would be like this.

MR3 in the distance raised his hands to the sky, preparing his abilities carefully. Suddenly, he noticed the changes on the battlefield, and his face showed astonishment.

"Don't underestimate them just because they are children."

"They are the next generation that the Navy Headquarters has placed all their hopes on, and they are elite!"

"At the same time, they are also my strong backing and my comrades!"

Everything that happened on the battlefield was under Kuzan's control. Although Ace and Sabo were young, the combat power they possessed was not something that ordinary pirates could deal with.

Maybe Crocodile's men were strong, but his comrades-in-arms should not be underestimated either!

"."

Crocodile's face was gloomy, and his eyes fell back on Kuzan. The golden hook suddenly pulled back, and Crocodile quickly retreated and left, keeping a distance from Kuzan.