This battle is a major baptism for the Straw Hats and an indispensable opportunity for their growth.

This dangerous and cruel battle made these young people understand that the Grand Line is by no means the cheerful adventure they originally had. If they did not have the consciousness to gamble their lives here, they might encounter greater dangers in the future.

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And the person who gained the most should belong to Sauron.

This young genius swordsman took an important step towards finally succeeding in the art of swordsmanship - he successfully understood the power of cutting iron and became a powerful swordsman from then on.

Luffy in the palace also fought with the Sand Crocodile.

Luffy, who understood the second gear in advance, was still at an absolute disadvantage against Lao Sha, who had mastered the power of knowledge due to his losses in the battle with Doflamingo.

This is a real life and death challenge. Lao Sha is not a guy who will hold back on others, except for being arrogant.

He does have some disdain for this young pirate. The title of being invincible for the natural ability user in the first half is not false.

——Even if Luffy mastered his weakness and was carrying a ridiculous barrel on his back.

"Is this your winning strategy? You little brat, you are so innocent and cute! Guhahahaha, you should go back to the East China Sea to play house. You are not a pirate."

The tall outer walls of the palace could unfortunately block the offensive of the rebels, but they could never stop the destruction of the strong.

At the place where Luffy and Sand Crocodile fought, a large area of ​​the city wall had collapsed.

Large areas of the original green grassland turned into desert due to the power of Laosha Fruit.

Luffy's body was steaming, and there seemed to be a hissing sound from the steam.

At this time, his clothes were in pieces, and his important straw hat had flown to nowhere. His body was covered with wounds of various sizes, and the bucket originally carried behind him had been smashed by Lao Sha.

The clear water mixed with sand and blood made Luffy look like a monkey rolling in the dirt.

He was breathing heavily, but still not desperate. Looking at Lao Sha, his eyes became angry because of the words in his mouth.

"I went to sea to become the Pirate King, not to play house. You stinky crocodile, I will definitely beat you away!"

As we all know, Luffy has a very powerful ability, whether it is an explosion or a halo. No matter how big the strength gap is between him and his opponent, in the end he can always use various methods to defeat the enemy 50-50.

A 50-50 result is nothing, after that, he will always be the one who wins in the end.

Luffy's words made Lao Sha's eyes narrow. He was not completely unscathed, but he had taken most of the initiative compared to Luffy.

"One Piece?!"

Crocodile snorted coldly, "Arrogant and arrogant boy, you are really going to laugh me off.

You also said you wanted to beat me away, so let me see how you can defeat me without the water that restrains my ability!"

Desert·Big Sword

A large sword made of sand jumped out from Luffy's feet, almost cutting him in half.

"so close!"

Luffy was shocked and broke into a cold sweat.

He didn't switch to second gear just now. With his current physical strength, he couldn't sustain the second gear for a long time.

It was really a little worse just now...

Wait, where are the people?

Crocodile had already appeared beside Luffy at this time, and the hand without the golden hook grabbed Luffy.

If we catch it this time, all the water in Luffy's body will be drained, and there will be no hope of victory.

At the critical moment, because of his short height, Luffy rolled low and escaped Lao Sha's grasp.

Just when he stood firm, a flash of golden light flashed, followed by severe pain.

I couldn't help but scream: "Ah!!"

His abdomen had been pierced by a golden hook, and blood was dripping down the golden hook.

"Is this what you said about beating me up?"

The dust condensed into a tall figure, and Lao Sha even had a cigar in his mouth.

He raised Luffy in the air with one hand, twitched the corners of his mouth, and said with a mocking look: "Well, goodbye Pirate King!"

Luffy, who was originally clenching his teeth because of the pain, now showed no fear or frustration on his face. He even smiled at Laosha.

"Hey hey hey, I caught you!"

Rubber Head Hammer Rocket Launcher

"What?!"

Crocodile's pupils shrank, and his attempt to manifest the elements had no effect at all.

The blood on the golden hook was still ticking, and his arm was tightly grasped by two palms stained with red blood.

boom!

boom!!

boom!!!

"..."

The first hammer hit him on the bridge of the nose, which stunned him for a while, but Luffy didn't stop at all.

His head was like a pile driver, hitting Lao Sha's head one after another.

Compare your ferocity with each other!

until……

Lao Sha's body could no longer hold up, and the two of them fell to the ground at the same time.

But this time, it was Luffy who won, even if his injuries were more serious than Lao Sha's.

Lao Sha finally paid the price for his contempt for Luffy, and finally had to pay for his arrogance.
Chapter completed!