One Piece: Transmigrated as Crocodile

Chapter 348 CHAPTER 349 - The Shocked Supernovas

"No, I don't have a thing for turning into a child," Rosen's voice rang out. Bonney had indeed hit him, but instead of turning into a child, his body transformed into sand.

A sand clone—a body made of condensed sand—lacked flexibility and realism, but at critical moments, it could replace his real body to avoid attacks.

Rosen could create many such low-combat but high-speed switchable clones. They looked fake at a glance—uniformly sand-colored with no real clothing or detail. The more clones he made, the weaker each one was, as his power was effectively divided among them.

"Damn it." Bonney, failing to land a hit, quickly retreated as the ground behind her slowly rose.

"Desert Greatsword!" Swirling sand erupted into a forest of sand blades. Although Bonney retreated quickly, one sword knocked her flying.

Attacks from the other Supernovas immediately followed. Their combat skills were impressive—they had survived against countless peers, though they hadn't fully matured. Each showed the potential to become a major force.

Hawkins swung his straw sword downward. Rosen formed a sand-gold sword, moving in a blur.

"So fast!" Hawkins gasped. A whirlwind swept past him, and though he couldn't see every figure, he knew his strike had missed.

Looking down, he saw a sword slash across his straw body. No blood, but countless sand grains erupted from him. At the same time, he lost a life, producing a straw figure, leaving him stunned.

Rosen's landing immediately drew attacks from Bege's cannon fire and Apo's sonic explosions.

"Purgatory Tornado!" Rosen raised a sand tornado from the ground, engulfing himself. All attacks hit the sand barrier, unable to break through.

"So hard to deal with a Logia?" Bege gritted his teeth, pulling out a gun loaded with Seastone bullets and firing a few shots—but he wasn't confident; bullets were too slow.

"Bastard! Sky Blast!" Kid and Killer moved with silent coordination, approaching Rosen as he defended.

Kid struggled to compress swords into a metal sphere, sweat on his brow. He slammed the giant sphere into the tornado.

Boom!

Metal shards scattered violently, tearing open a corner of Rosen's defense. Killer took the opportunity, rushing through the gap with two slashes, but Rosen blocked with his sand-gold sword.

"There's a flaw." Drake had been waiting, seeing Rosen distracted by the two brothers, and charged from behind like a beast.

"Should be about this level," Rosen thought, sensing Drake's large figure charging.

In an instant, Rosen kicked Killer in the chest while his unarmed elbow struck Drake's dinosaur body.

Boom!

Both were hurled violently. Killer slammed into a tree, clutching his stomach, unable to rise. The thick-skinned Drake felt intense pain, his massive body thrown back.

Rosen jumped, punching Drake directly in the head, burying him into the ground. Drake's mind went blank, undoing his Zoan transformation; the punch instantly scrambled his consciousness.

"Impossible!" Kid was shocked. He knew Killer's strength—one punch from Rosen could stop him, but Rosen had temporarily incapacitated two Supernovas simultaneously, facing five or six attackers at once.

"Don't get distracted in my fight." Before Kid could react, Rosen's fist struck, sending him into the ground. He tried to use metal from the floor to defend, but it was too late.

"What the—!" Bege and Apo froze. Three highly active and strong pirates were just taken out in moments.

But they had no time to react. Rosen attacked them next. Bege activated his castle form; Apo played a furious war tune, covering the ground with invisible mines. Explosions boomed, but Rosen moved faster than Apo could react.

Peng! Rosen punched Bege's castle; it shattered, sending him flying with a mouthful of blood.

"Not good." Apo tried to flee but was swept aside by Rosen's kick, slamming into a distant wall.

"Wait… I give up." Seeing Rosen turn toward her, Bonney raised her hands and reverted to a child.

Rosen hesitated—hitting a child felt wrong, and Bonney seemed clever.

Hawkins raised his hands as well, but Rosen's speed was too great. He struck Hawkins with a sandstorm punch, binding him in sand. Even with a life swap, movement was impossible.

"BOSS!" Valentine was ecstatic. The so-called over 100 million bounty pirates didn't last long against Rosen—and it wasn't one or two, but seven.

"This is incredible!" Urogue was stunned. He struggled against Kid alone, yet Rosen nearly single-handedly dominated seven Supernovas with over 100 million bounty.

"My god, are these rookie pirates really this weak?" one of Urogue's crew questioned.

"Not weak. Master Crocodile is amazing. Even the priest struggled earlier. We're on the right side," another said.

"Though you could still fight, stop here. Continuing is pointless," Rosen calmly said to the recovering Supernovas.

If they had cooperated, Rosen wouldn't have won so easily. Fighting individually, they couldn't pose much threat. Despite some good timing, even their temporary unified attacks sometimes hit each other. They weren't allies—just competitors.

"Celestial Dragons? Coming down this street?"

"Really? I've never seen one." The street outside the square stirred.

Though Urogue's subordinates maintained order, many onlookers had climbed high to watch. After their shock, they were drawn to a new sight: a group approaching the street's end, with people bowing along the way.

"Celestial Dragons?" Rosen heard the murmurs.

(End of Chapter)