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Chapter 2418 The Diligent Crocodile!

"call----"

Bang suddenly appeared from the starlight in an open space in the direction of the east gate of the Duel Star Tower.

Ignoring the people still in line, I looked up at the Milky Way.

His face was already etched with exhaustion.

I played inside for nearly ten hours, from yesterday evening until late tonight.

The beginning was incredibly easy; I could easily defeat my opponents every time.

It wasn't until the seventy-sixth floor that they began to encounter projections with whom they could exchange blows.

Gato, an S-class mage who can perform super-level magic.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konoha during the Ninja World era.

The god and sword saint of yesteryear. Yomizukahara
There is also the current Lieutenant General of the Army Headquarters, Sanemi Shinazugawa.

These were all time-space projections that left a deep impression on Bang and consumed a lot of his energy.

Finally, during my first attempt at the eighty-sixth floor.

After a grueling battle, it was ultimately defeated by the Cat Viper, who was said to be the King of Night of the Hairy Principality in a parallel world of the starfish.

The opponent's Moon Lion form is truly incredibly powerful.

Bang felt that even if he were in a state of full physical strength, it would be quite difficult for him to win.

"These starfish are truly teeming with powerful individuals."

"Ok?"

Just as he was gazing at the stars in the night sky, filled with emotion...

Several beams of light, each a different color and with an unfathomable aura, suddenly appeared in my field of vision, making me involuntarily tense.

"what is that!"

"meteor?"

"No, it looks like a person, it's a person!"

"This aura...this person is definitely a very important figure."

Many duelists near the Star Tower also noticed the scene above.

The beams of light descended upon their area.

Moreover, it points directly to the east gate of the Star Tower, implying that one can enter the tower directly without queuing.

Even though it was late at night, thousands of people were still queuing up, eager to experience the challenges inside the tower as soon as possible.

The police officers responsible for maintaining order and the officials sent by the Duel City looked at each other in bewilderment.

Should they go up and stop them?

"Hey, that looks like the Navy's Azure Dragon Admiral!"

"What do you mean 'looks like'? It's that guy, and also General Ghost Shark of the Army!"

"The Navy's Golden Lion Admiral! The Army's Green Bull Admiral!"

"Oh my God!"

"Are these high-ranking military officers coming as a group to challenge the Star Tower?"

"I'm so excited! It's the first time I've seen them in person, and so close at that!"

"How could such a good thing happen while queuing up late at night?"

When Kaido, Barrett, Shiki, Aramaki, Boros, and Diamond Sperm stopped above the east gate of Star Tower.

The first four were immediately recognized by the duelists present.

The atmosphere quickly became heated, with exclamations rising and falling.

"But who are the other two?"

"One of them only has one eye on its face, and the other looks like it's made of diamonds, and it's even riding a skateboard?"

A Meteorite adult male in the group, who had not joined the military, proudly announced loudly:

"I don't know about the latter, but the former is our Meteor Clan's Lord Boros!"

"He is the God of Collapsing Stars, recognized by the World Government!"

The duelists around him suddenly realized what was happening and started chattering amongst themselves again.

"I see, so you mean there are also general-level combatants."

"Of course, otherwise why would I be able to get together with several high-ranking military generals?"

For all citizens of the world that belong to the World Government, including the starfish.

The strength of a general is the highest level of combat power.

God of War, God of Stars, Sword Saint—these are kinds of information that are difficult for them to access.

at the same time.

Boros, Kaido, Barrett, and others.

Ignoring the people around them who were backing away in line, they arrogantly took their places in front of the East Gate one by one.

After exchanging a few jokes, they strode into the Duel Star Tower.

queue?

What a load of crap!
Even Vergo, the city lord, dared not say anything here.

The duelists present had no complaints and spontaneously resumed their previous long queue.

Because the starfish is actually more like a semi-legal society, with the other half filled with the idea that the strong are respected.

Few people emphasize equality, fairness, and justice.

Especially for these duelists who are generally competitive and eager to win, they have long been accustomed to the principle of the strong taking precedence.

So it's just a small matter like cutting in line, and no one will feel resentful.

In comparison.

They felt honored and excited to be able to meet so many high-ranking military officers up close.

This is enough to become the topic of conversation for the next few days.

"A high-ranking military officer"

Bang watched the powerful figures disappear one after another and murmured to himself.

He would never forget the shocking scene of Aokiji's attack.

In Bang's mind, the World Government's military generals should all possess terrifying strength to slaughter the Centipede Sage and crush the evil ocean waters.

Each and every one of them is a terrifying existence that I cannot match in my current state.
"Look at the rankings!"

At this moment, someone in the group looked at the virtual screen projected by the wristband and shouted.

"General Qinglong and the others are leveling up so fast!"

"Wow, the refresh rate is practically a race against each other!"

Upon seeing this, Bangu also opened the Star Tower Ranking.

Sure enough, the real names and nicknames of Kaido, Bullet, and Boros were steadily climbing the ranks, measured in seconds.

There's a sense of mutual chasing.

Bang estimated that the biggest limitation was actually the speed at which the Tower Spirits switched scenes and spacetime projections.

Perhaps their completion time will gradually increase after they reach the 90th floor.

Ten minutes later.

Bang indeed discovered that Douglas Barrett's name suddenly stopped on the 90th floor.

the other side.

Barrett, standing in the Alabasta desert, looked at Crocodile across from him with great interest.

The information provided by the tower spirit indicates that he is one of the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' from a parallel world in the future.

"Old Sandman, who was defeated by that brat in the Fate image?"

However, Crocodile before him was devoid of emotion and naturally wouldn't communicate with him.

Upon seeing Barrett for the first time, his arm transformed into a high-speed, friction-driven sand blade, cleaving through the bottomless sand to launch an attack.

Crackling purple lightning bolts leaped continuously along the smooth edge of the crevice.

"Desert sword!"

【boom-------】

In an instant, a deafening explosion occurred.

The shockwave, visible to the naked eye, swept in all directions, creating a ring of sand waves hundreds of meters high.

All that could be seen was that the massive sand blade charging forward and Crocodile behind it had vanished.

"That guy should be able to receive the message, right?"

Barrett's lips curled into a mocking smile; he was eager to see the other person's expression.

At this time, Crocodile was far away in the territory of Shukaku in Alabasta.

In his brightly lit study, he was engrossed in reading a book from the Alchemy Academy of the Kingdom of Alchemy in the world of Imperial Arms, titled "The Ruins of Depletion: The Semiotics of Gravel Transmutation and Decay".

Then look at the table in front of him, which is covered with thick books and various documents.

The book whose title I could make out was "Lithofacies Metamorphism: A Diagram of Drying Reactions in Gravel Alchemy".

"Eternal Dryness: The Secret Experiments of Weathering the Sands of the Sage".

"Geode Geometry: Resonance and Formation of Energy Streams".

He has been truly focused on studying alchemy these days.

Moreover, they are highly targeted, and most of them are related to the Sand-Sand Fruit's abilities.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Crocodile noticed strange messages appearing in his mind.

Or rather, the event itself shocked him.

After he roughly understood what had happened through the message, his mood immediately soured.

That bastard defeated his own spacetime projection in the Duel Star Tower!
What's the point of reading a book now!
Crocodile put down the book, but immediately picked it up again, his eyes becoming incredibly determined.

wrong!

That's why we need to keep watching and improve our strength as soon as possible to catch up with Barrett!

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Soon, his attention returned to studying.

It's just that I feel a bit lonely without Shukaku...

(End of this chapter)