One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 34 This thing is much more useful than domineering energy!
Crocodile was sent flying by a single punch from Chenlong.

Dust filled the air, and the battlefield was deathly silent.

Nico Robin stood in the huge sandpit behind Chenlong, covering her mouth in surprise.

"That Crocodile, he was actually..."

To be honest, the reason she chose to betray Crocodile and cooperate with him this time was largely because Chenlong knew her identity—she felt she had no other choice.

But deep down, she didn't approve of this betrayal.

As Crocodile's collaborator and partner, she was well aware of Crocodile's power.

He is a member of the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea,' one of the three major powers selected by the World Government to maintain balance in the seas.

Crocodile is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous being.

Especially his strength—in Robin's memory, she had never even seen Crocodile injured.

Anyone standing before him is as insignificant as a human being facing a desert.

This is also why Robin, despite knowing Crocodile's plans in Alabasta and feeling reluctant to confront them, dared not openly rebel.

But now, this Shichibukai, who was almost invincible in her eyes, was blasted away right in front of her.

"this person"

Nico Robin's gaze involuntarily fell upon that figure.

That being from an organization called the Twelve Constellations, codenamed Chenlong.

"It's rare for someone to have the opportunity to pursue their true value, but they miss it for some reason and end up having to hide away in a dark corner again. Is that what you're looking for?"

She suddenly remembered what the other person had said not long ago.

"My request."

She murmured to herself unconsciously.

But it is precisely at this moment
“Hey, Miss Robin—instead of daydreaming, why don’t you get away from the battlefield?”

Chenlong's voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

The voice beneath the mask was calm, but what he said startled Nicole Robin.

Then, she immediately realized what Chenlong meant.

The battle continues!

"Buzz!"

And it seems that this was also to corroborate his statement.

With a piercing slicing sound, a massive sand blade instantly cut through the billowing sand and flew out.

It swept across a weathered rocky mountain and cleaved it in two instantly without any hindrance.

"Desert sword!"

Faced with this incoming attack, Chenlong simply raised his hand.

Three massive ice shields reappeared, blocking the giant sand blade.

"boom!"

"boom!"

But this time, the powerful sand blade successfully shattered two of the ice shields, and its momentum only stopped with the third one.

At this moment, Chenlong's gaze was fixed on the figure emerging from the smoke and dust.

Crocodile.

At this moment, the robe on his left abdomen was completely torn, revealing his strong muscles and a clear bruise from a fist.

Near the fist mark, there were also very obvious signs of frostbite.

A trace of blood remained at the corner of his mouth, making him look extremely disheveled.

At this moment, the arrogance and indifference on his face had vanished completely, replaced by the ferocity of a wild beast that had been thoroughly enraged.

"You actually knew that it wasn't imbued with any domineering aura?"

His eyes were fixed on Chenlong.

Chenlong and he himself naturally understood the meaning behind what he said.

"Of course it doesn't have any domineering aura attached to it."

So, Chenlong smiled.

Of course, he wouldn't say, "Dude, I haven't even learned how to be domineering yet."

He simply raised his hand.

At this moment, droplets of water were continuously gathering in his hand.

"This is much more effective than the Overbearing Aura against you."

Yes.

Water—this is Crocodile's, or rather, the weakness of the 'Sand-Sand Fruit'. Sand solidifies upon contact with water, so if Crocodile is hit by water, the affected part cannot be transformed into its elemental form.

When it comes to restraining Crocodile, water is even more effective than Armament Haki.

Just now, Chenlong was able to send Crocodile flying with a single punch because he had water on his hands.

"Thud!" "Thud!" "Thud!"

And it was precisely at the same time that he was speaking.

Rain began to fall from the sky.

"That's why I said—you can't beat me."

He calmly repeated what he had just said.

But this time, Crocodile did not show any disdain.

He simply chewed on his cigar, watching the increasingly torrential rain falling from the sky, feeling the sharp pain in his abdomen.

He certainly didn't hesitate to admit one fact—that he had underestimated Chenlong.

Or perhaps his long-standing success in Alabasta had indeed made him complacent.

He had always known that Chenlong was a "rain summoner," possessing some kind of ability or technology to bring rain.

But he wasn't too alarmed about it.

He always believed that no one knew his weaknesses, and he never expected that Chenlong would use water to deal with him right away.

This directly led to him being in a dangerous situation just now—if he hadn't noticed something was wrong in time and used Armament Haki to harden his body and block most of the frostbite, that punch could have easily rendered him unable to fight.

Chenlong's abilities do indeed counter him.

Therefore, he felt a long-lost sense of crisis from Chenlong.

Even so, he felt no panic, but rather excitement.

how many years?

How long has it been since he felt this way, since his crushing defeat against Whitebeard in the New World?
He dislikes being schemed against, dislikes being at a disadvantage, and dislikes being passive.

However, he enjoys the 'danger'.

"I am Crocodile!"

"If you think that knowing 'water' is my weakness will allow you to defeat me, you are mistaken."

At that moment, he grinned and smiled menacingly.

"A giant curtain of yellow sand!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the yellow sand that had not yet been wetted by the rain rose up from the ground.

They kept wriggling and rising into the sky, eventually forming a huge curtain that blocked out all the rain falling from the sky, along with the sunlight.

As mentioned before, Alabasta is the land of the sand.

And in this kingdom—he is the only 'king'.

Even rain cannot fall without his permission.

"amazing."

And then there was the magnificent sight of yellow sand stretching across the sky, obscuring the rain curtain.

Even Chenlong couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

He was genuinely impressed.

Even knowing the plot and Crocodile's abilities and weaknesses, he never expected Crocodile to have such a technique to solve the rain problem.

The other side never used this thing in the original story.

"As expected of a hero who survived to the final rounds."

"Underestimating him is suicidal unless you have the protagonist's halo like Brother Nika."

He sighed inwardly.

At this moment, Crocodile was naturally unaware of Chenlong's thoughts.

At this moment, the Shichibukai simply looked at Chenlong: "Kid, I already know your abilities—rainfall, freezing, water droplets on your skin. Although I don't know what Devil Fruit it is, you can manipulate moisture in the air, right?"

He raised the golden hook in his left hand, pointing it at Chenlong once again.

"But you've already missed your only chance to kill me."

"You won't have another chance to touch me with water."

But upon hearing his words, Chenlong burst into laughter.

"Really?"

He said, "I don't believe it."

(End of this chapter)