One Piece: Transmigrated as Crocodile

Chapter 373 CHAPTER 373 - Shining Brightly

"Yahaha, lowly Blue Sea people, daring to strike at this god—courting death." Enel landed in the same area as Valentine and found that these Marine elites were not as strong as he had imagined.

The moment they saw him, they charged like mad dogs, but very few could withstand his lightning. As a result, Enel began to grow a little conceited again.

Although there were many powerful fighters on the battlefield, with his abilities, self-preservation was no problem at all. Protecting Valentine was more than enough.

After all, a Marine Admiral would not be pulled away to deal with a pirate whose bounty was not even five hundred million Beli. Even knowing he was strong, that would still be the case.

This was the battlefield. It was impossible to calculate everyone's strength or assign every opponent perfectly. Even the strategist Sengoku could not do that.

What Sengoku could do was control the overall situation.

"Rumble-Rumble ability?" Enel's lightning was conspicuous, and nearby Marine experts noticed it. Among them was Smoker, who clenched his cigar and rushed toward Enel with his weapon.

"Thunder Dragon!" Crackling lightning shot out, piercing Smoker's body.

"Same-type ability as mine? Smoke?" Enel muttered in surprise as Smoker, trailing white smoke, rushed in again. He remained calm, as he did not sense much of a threat.

Compared to the auras of the captain and Captain Haiswe, this Logia user in front of him did not seem that frightening.

…

"So this is Marine elite strength. It really is vastly different from ordinary Marine soldiers." Urouge and Law were in the same area, entangled by two Rear Admirals and unable to break free for the moment. The relentless assaults made even them struggle to hold on.

Not to mention that many other capable Marines swarmed in. Almost no Marine elite could be taken down in a single move.

This made Law and the others feel their own weakness. They had once thought themselves very strong, but now, if they were surrounded by a Vice Admiral and many Marine elites, it would be extremely dangerous.

Bang! Urouge locked palms with a burly Marine, engaging in a brute-force contest of strength.

Law deployed his Room and slashed at Marines within it from a distance. Some Marines escaped the area in time, some had their bodies severed, and a few who coated themselves in Armament Haki managed to withstand Law's cuts.

"Everyone stay alert. These two may be newcomers to the Dawn Pirates, but they're both criminals with bounties over one hundred million," a Captain said gravely after seeing a batch of Marines cut down.

"The Dawn Pirates—none of them are simple. PX-2, PX-5, go capture those two," Sentomaru arrived with several Pacifistas.

He rarely fought personally. He needed to properly direct the Pacifistas in battle. Rigid commands could not fully adapt to the chaos of the battlefield.

He had to stay near the Pacifistas to make constant adjustments, refining their actions according to Fleet Admiral Sengoku's orders so they could act more precisely.

"Shichibukai, Kuma—how is this possible? There are two of them?!" Urouge was instantly shocked. Encountering a Shichibukai was one thing, but on this battlefield, even with decent strength, no one could say they would definitely survive. Anyone could be encountered.

That was exactly why they came to the battlefield. Straw Hat was also active here, wasn't he? If they wanted to grow stronger, this was the best kind of tempering.

But two identical Shichibukai appearing at once still left Urouge bewildered. Soon, laser beams blasted over. Law was startled and quickly used his Room to dodge with Urouge.

Boom! A loud explosion sent large numbers of pirates and Marines flying.

"The power seems stronger than before. Looks like these aren't Kuma himself. Good thing…" Urouge was unclear, but Law had seen this before. Even so, he dared not take it head-on, as the power seemed even greater.

Boom boom boom!

"Kill!" …

Across the battlefield, it was no longer just bloodlust. Many had gone mad, forgetting fear, forgetting casualties—only slaughter remained.

"Crocodile, we meet again. It looks like you're not in great shape. But since Fleet Admiral Sengoku's order is dead or alive, I'll kill you here," a golden beam of light crossed more than a thousand meters. Light particles then reassembled before Daz Bones.

Bones had just exchanged blows with Vice Admiral Momonga and was locked in a stalemate when a laser suddenly shot over and reformed before him. He had no time to react or free his hands.

After all, a Vice Admiral was not easy to deal with.

"Marine Admiral, Kizaru!" Bonez' expression changed drastically. What was going on? The Marines' mobility was this strong? An Admiral had arrived this quickly?

"You're an executive of the Dawn Pirates, Iron Man, right? I've heard you're very tough. Ever been kicked at the speed of light?" Kizaru appeared abruptly and launched an attack without hesitation, his words and actions equally swift.

A golden leg swept across at extreme speed, kicking Bonez—who was holding off Vice Admiral Momonga—flying away. At the same time, fingertip lasers fired in pursuit. With a thunderous explosion, Bones was engulfed.

"Bonez!" Rosen felt a flicker of concern, but this was only a casual attack from Kizaru. He wouldn't die. Bonez was not that weak.

Still, Kizaru's speed was indeed troublesome, even now that Rosen was of comparable combat level.

Facing Kizaru's sudden appearance and instant attack, Rosen had not been able to intercept it.

Moreover, he was in the process of transferring an ability to Robin. The transfer was quick. In the task completion interface, there was a direct transfer option. With a thought, two transferable Devil Fruit abilities appeared.

One was the Sand-Sand Fruit, the other the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit form. The Sand-Sand Fruit was naturally impossible to transfer. Rosen did not believe there was anyone better at using sand than himself, and this ability was already awakened and a pillar of his strength.

Thus, the ability transferred to Robin was the demonic-form Devil Fruit. With the transfer complete, Robin was no longer a nominal Devil Child, but a true "devil."

"What a strange feeling…" Robin clearly sensed the new power within her.

"Vice Admiral Momonga, leave this to me. If that pirate is still alive, arrest him," Kizaru said calmly to Momonga.

Marine strength was needed in many other places. Kizaru was confident that he alone could suppress Crocodile without assistance.

After all, although intelligence said Crocodile's strength had improved, it once took three of them working together to threaten him. Now, facing him alone, Kizaru believed that no matter how much stronger Crocodile had become, he could handle it—he could easily take him down.

This was not arrogance, but judgment based on experience.

"Yes." Vice Admiral Momonga nodded and withdrew. They had absolute confidence in the Marine Admirals.

"Still alive?" Rosen glanced in the direction Bonez had been sent flying, his voice carrying over.

"Still alive. As expected of a Marine Admiral!" Bonez walked back from a distance. He looked somewhat battered and was bleeding, but the injuries were not severe.

Soon after, he reengaged Vice Admiral Momonga in battle.

"Iron Man, huh? Truly strong. My attacks can melt real steel, yet you're still alive. As expected, the Dawn Pirates' crew are all terrifying—Thunder God, Swordsman, Iron Man. If I remember right, there should also be an explosive one…" As Kizaru spoke, he leapt high into the air and unleashed Eight Sacred Jewel, an indiscriminate area bombardment.

"Giant Tree, Palm, Demonic Impact!" Facing the rain of light bullets, Robin chose to strike directly. She felt that perhaps, from now on, she did not need to be protected unconditionally anymore.

The moment she received this power, she knew what it was—and it was far stronger than she had imagined.

Petals fluttered. Before Rosen, countless arms sprouted from the ground, converging and assembling into a gigantic palm. The palm struck toward Kizaru's light bullets.

Hum! The void shook. A black mist shockwave blasted out from the giant palm. With an ear-splitting explosion, the black mist shockwave expanded at high speed and collided with the light bullets, detonating instantly.

"What is this?" Kizaru's expression tightened slightly as he watched the rapidly expanding shockwave. What kind of ability was this? Wait—this is Nico Robin's attack. How is that possible?! This is completely messed up. If he remembered correctly, she should be a Flower-Flower Fruit user.

Whoosh! Sensing the danger contained in the black mist shockwave, Kizaru retreated in a single step, instantly appearing a hundred meters away. He then saw that within the dozens of meters covered by the shockwave, Marines struck by it screamed as their bodies began to rot.

"What a terrifying ability. But what is this power? She was already a Devil Fruit user before. How strange…" Kizaru was full of questions.

"Just getting the hang of it, huh. The range is a bit small, and the impact a bit weaker, but the power is still quite impressive," Rosen commented after a glance.

"This… this is my power?" Robin could hardly believe it. Several officers and even a Rear Admiral had lost combat ability in a single strike.

"How does it feel?" Rosen asked.

"It… it's okay…" Robin finally came back to her senses. Seeing that Rosen was still holding her hand, she hurriedly pulled it back, a little flustered.

(End of Chapter)

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