Kaido, the father-in-law, used monster cells to create the strongest Beast.

The Alabasta Royal Palace at the same time.

That high throne should have belonged to King Cobra.

The man sitting there was a man with a gold hook in his left hand, a cigar in his mouth, and a contemptuous expression.

King Cobra knelt at his feet.

On either side of the palace stood senior executives of the Baroque Works.

Includes Nico Robin, the Devil's Child from Miss Sunday;

MR1: Daz Bones, the user of the Quick Cut Fruit;

MR2 Bon Clay, the user of the Imitation Fruit;

MR3, the user of the Wax-Wax Fruit, and other powerful executives.

They gathered here because of the summons from their president, Crocodile.

Since Crocodile successfully obtained and consumed a monster cell in the last monster cell battle, his strength has greatly increased, and his ambition has also swelled.

Coupled with the increasingly tense situation in the New World, the Beast Pirates' growing reputation has even attracted the attention of the Whitebeard Pirates, who once defeated them badly!

And Doflamingo, who was also a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is dead!

All signs indicate that the world may be on the verge of riots, and a great era is about to begin!

In this tide of the times, Crocodile, of course, was unwilling to remain silent.

He wants to be a trendsetter of the times, he wants to defeat Whitebeard, and he wants to become the ultimate king, the Pirate King!

To realize this ambition, he must obtain the legendary ancient weapon, Hades.

This is why he has been lurking in Alabasta for so many years.

However, there has been no progress on this matter (bjce), and Crocodile has yet to even see a trace of the Poneglyphs.

He had completely lost patience and directly used force to take control of the palace, tied up King Cobra, and interrogated him about the whereabouts of Hades.

Crocodile said in a disdainful voice:

"Cobra, quickly tell me the Poneglyphs and the whereabouts of Hades. You should know what I'm capable of."

Cobra was covered in wounds, clearly having suffered inhuman torture, yet he remained unyielding.

Looking up at Crocodile, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Don't even think about it! I will never let a demon like you get the ancient weapon! Even if you die, you won't get a single clue about Hades from me!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Crocodile laughed dismissively.

"Cobra, you're so naive. I'm not going to kill you."

"Your royal army and the Alabasta rebels are about to clash. Isn't that a more interesting show?"

"By the way, your daughter Weiwei is trying to mediate between the two sides. She must be feeling very helpless right now, hahaha!"

"But what's even more helpless is yet to come, because I will not only toy with the people of Alabasta, but I will also kill her in the end!"

"Cobra, don't you think this is crueler than death?"

With each word Crocodile spoke, Cobra's face grew paler.

In the end, there wasn't a trace of blood left.

Kobra's eyes were bloodshot and his gaze was almost popping out of their sockets, as he let out a piercing roar:

"Crocodile, you monster! Bastard! If you have a problem, come at me! Don't hurt the people of Alabasta! Don't hurt my daughter!"

Crocodile's smile grew increasingly disdainful and contemptuous, like a cat toying with a mouse.

This ferocious crocodile's favorite thing to do is to toy with his opponents with a grin.

You used dancing powder to deliberately cause Alabasta, except for the capital, to not receive rain for three years.

As a result, countless people in those regions died from the drought.

Thus, the rebel army was born.

Unaware that this was all Crocodile's conspiracy, they directed all their hatred at King Cobra and thus launched an attack on the capital.

The king's army, loyal to Cobra, naturally resisted, and thus the civil war began.

Nefertari Vivi, Cobra's daughter who wants to expose Crocodile's true identity, infiltrates Baroque Works as an undercover agent.

Crocodile already knew about this.

I only kept quiet about Weiwei because I was playing a game.

Now that the King's army and the rebel army are about to go to war, Crocodile deliberately sent Vivi to dissuade them, wanting to enjoy the look of despair on her face.

He also wanted to use this to threaten Cobra and force him to reveal the whereabouts of Hades.

This method was very effective; sure enough, Cobra showed a struggling and painful expression on his face.

I believe it won't be long before he can't hold on any longer.

Crocodile thought smugly.

But that's it.

Suddenly, a lowly henchman from the Baroque Works rushed in, shouting:

"It's terrible, President! Pirates have entered Alabasta and are heading towards the royal palace!"

"They seem to be...the Blackbeard Pirates, the ones who killed Thatch, the fourth division commander on Whitebeard's ship!!"

120. Robin's plan, the arrogant Blackbeard, and the cunning schemer behind the scenes.

Crocodile on the throne frowned, but quickly regained his usual contempt and disdain.

Crocodile, with a cigar in his mouth, sneered:

"That guy Teach, who calls himself Blackbeard, was just a nobody when I challenged Whitebeard. Now he dares to trespass on my territory!"

Crocodile challenged Whitebeard and met Blackbeard.

At that time, Blackbeard was still a member of the Second Division, with a kind and honest appearance, and he was not famous at all.

Compared to Crocodile, who rose to fame at the age of twenty after fighting Douglas Barrett on Roger's ship, Crocodile is utterly insignificant.

therefore,

Crocodile completely disregarded Blackbeard.

He glanced at his subordinates, the executives of the Baroque Works, and said:

"Which of you will go and bring me the heads of the Blackbeard Pirates?"

Crocodile didn't even intend to meet Blackbeard, preferring to have his subordinates handle the situation, believing that was sufficient.

MR3 Gal Dino stepped forward:

"President, leave this small matter to me!"

After saying that, he walked towards the palace gate.

Nico Robin watched Gardiner's departing figure, a strange light flashing in her blue-black pupils.

Unlike the arrogant Crocodile, Robin, who was well-read and had a wide range of knowledge, had seen secrets about Blackbeard.

The rumors say that Blackbeard ate the Dark-Dark Fruit, the most vicious Logia-type Devil Fruit in legend, and thus gained control of the power of darkness!

And it seems that before he ate a Devil Fruit, he had already scratched Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, with his claws.

Moreover, this person has been lurking on Whitebeard's pirate ship for decades, and his scheming, ambition, and methods should not be underestimated!

Nico Robin doesn't believe that Blackbeard is someone Mr. 3 can handle alone.

But she didn't remind Crocodile.

Although she was Miss Sunday, second only to the president Crocodile in status within the Baroque Works, that was merely a facade, a hollow title.

Nico Robin was merely using Crocodile's status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to evade the World Government and the Navy's pursuit.

Simultaneously.

Crocodile was merely using her ability to read the Poneglyphs to search for the Ancient Weapon Pluton.

The relationship between the two parties is one of mutual exploitation.

Nico Robin, whose strength is far inferior to Crocodile's, is in a position of absolute subjugation and control in this exploitative relationship.

She certainly wouldn't be very loyal to Crocodile.

So she remained silent, intending only to observe the battle between Blackbeard and Crocodile.

Crocodile had no idea of ​​Nico Robin's many thoughts, and he continued to interrogate Cobra.

at the same time.

Upon entering the Alabasta desert, Luo Xing sensed a strange and extremely uncomfortable aura.

"This feeling of darkness is like a pest hiding in the shadows, making one feel nauseous."

Luo Xing looked toward the direction of the aura that made him extremely uncomfortable.