Chapter 116: First Contact with Crocodile
The girl was just an ordinary person, unable to withstand the pirate's beating.
Just one slap left her lying on the ground, almost unable to move.
Suddenly, a little boy ran out of the house, holding a stick, looking about five or six years old.
"You stinky pirate, let go of my sister!"
The little boy rushed towards Groom, but ran too fast and tripped.
Seeing this, the girl disregarded her pain and cried out, "Gary!"
At this moment, a pirate with a lewd face stepped forward and stomped on Gary.
"Captain, this kind of brat won't sell for much as a slave, and he's noisy as hell. Why not just send him on his way!"
Groom chuckled, "Suit yourself."
The lewd pirate licked his lips and raised the steel knife high.
Gary struggled desperately, but it was useless.
The girl struggled to get up, knelt on the ground, desperately tugged at Groom's sleeve, and cried, "I'm willing to be your bride, I'll go with you, please spare my brother."
Groom lifted her chin and smiled evilly.
"I suddenly find your desperate look even more beautiful..."
"Watch this!" The pirate raised his knife high, about to kill the child.
At this moment, Smoker arrived.
Seeing the scene before him, he frowned and was about to save them.
Suddenly, two gunshots rang out from a distance.
One shot broke the knife in the lewd pirate's hand, and the other blew his head off.
Smoker lowered his hand, "Tch, brat..."
On the rooftop in the distance, Sanai was shooting pirates.
The gunshots continued, and he was like a god of death, each shot taking away one or even several pirates.
In just a few breaths, he had killed seventeen or eighteen pirates.
Groom used his rose to deflect a bullet, looking at the bullet mark on the rose in shock, and shouted angrily, "Kill him!"
"Yes!"
"Charge!!"
The pirates roared and rushed forward.
Suddenly, a black sphere appeared in front of them. Before they could react, they felt a tightening and were swallowed by the black sphere.
Groom was given special treatment by Smoker, who used Dark Water to pull him into his grasp.
Smoker held Groom like a chicken, rummaged through his pockets, and found a card.
"As expected, you have one too..."
It was also an invitation, but much simpler than Smoker's.
Sanai walked over.
"What's this?!"
"An invitation to the slave auction. This guy is also a slave trader."
"Or rather, most of the pirates appearing in Alabasta recently are this kind of scum!"
Sanai hated slave traders, and his face turned gloomy. Suddenly, he shot Groom's heart.
Smoker got blood on his hand and quickly threw Groom aside.
"Be careful, brat!!"
Sanai flipped Groom's body over, picked up the knife, and was about to cut off his head.
"I wanted to aim for the head, but I'm afraid the navy won't recognize his identity. A 60 million bounty is a rare catch, can't waste it!!"
Smoker shook the blood off his hand and said with disgust, "Move aside, I'll do it!"
He then absorbed Groom's body into the darkness.
Then he looked at the pirate ship, where there were still many signs of life.
"Let's go take a look..."
Smoker boarded the ship and searched.
In addition to weapons and treasure, there were hundreds of ragged men and women with handcuffs and shackles.
They were all covered in wounds, their eyes devoid of sadness, fear, or curiosity, only emptiness remained.
They didn't react at all when they saw Smoker and Sanai.
Sanai was stunned, his face filled with shock and pain.
[Have they lost even the instinct to ask for help?]
[What has my sister been through all these years...]
Smoker's face was also heavy.
Most of the slaves he encountered were pirates.
These people deserved it, and Smoker had no psychological burden no matter what happened to them.
And those who had just become slaves still had anger and struggle in their eyes.
And these people's eyes had already lost those things...
Smoker stepped forward and patted Sanai's shoulder.
"Let's get them out of here first... the Alabasta royal army will be here soon."
"Don't worry, King Cobra is a benevolent ruler, he will definitely take good care of these slaves."
Sanai took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay."
Just then, Smoker's face suddenly changed drastically.
"Be careful!"
As he spoke, he pushed Sanai away.
A sword aura swept past, directly splitting the entire pirate ship in half.
A dozen slaves were affected by the attack, seven or eight died instantly, and the rest lost limbs, emitting miserable wails.
It seemed that even if humanity was obliterated, the instinct for pain remained...
The pirate ship was now split in two, revealing the hold.
Sanai was shaken. If Smoker hadn't pulled him away, he would have been hit.
Seeing the miserable state of the slaves, he couldn't help but feel his blood boil and roared, "Who's there?!"
At this moment, a mocking laugh came from a distance.
"Guhahaha, it's a wonder you dodged that!"
Sanai located the voice and fired three shots, hearing them hit the target.
"Not bad marksmanship..."
Sanai was shocked.
A tall man stood on the rooftop, wearing a fur coat, with a slicked-back hairstyle and a long scar across his face.
It was Crocodile, with three large holes in his head and chest, but they were rapidly healing.
"This is a return gift for you, Desert Spada!"
Crocodile waved his hand, and a sand blade slashed towards Sanai's face, instantly cutting through the stone in its path.
Sanai's sniping skills were top-notch, but his combat skills were average and he couldn't dodge.
"Darkness Whip!"
A black whip suddenly lashed out from the hold, shattering the sand blade.
Smoker then jumped in front of Sanai, protecting him.
Crocodile looked interested.
"Looks like the pirates we encountered aren't small fry..."
Smoker's expression was cold.
"No need to pretend, Sir Crocodile."
"As a Shichibukai, can't you tell we're not with those small fries? Your judgment is terrible!"
"Or are you planning to give up your Shichibukai title and attack the navy?!"
"The navy..."
Crocodile's smile disappeared.
He had just arrived, felt a strong presence, and impulsively attacked.
He didn't expect this guy to be a navy officer.
If he could play dumb before,
now that Smoker had revealed his identity, he couldn't pretend anymore....
At this moment, the girl led her brother over.
"Sir Crocodile, you've misunderstood! They are the heroes who defeated the pirates and saved us!!"
Crocodile went along with it.
"Heh... I see."
"Navy, enjoy the scenery of Alabasta. We'll meet again, guhahaha..."
He turned into sand and was about to blow away.
Smoker smiled coldly.
"Don't worry, we'll meet again soon..."
"Keep laughing, you won't have the chance to laugh later!"
Crocodile's smile vanished, and his eyes turned cold.
A gust of wind blew, and his body turned into countless grains of sand, blowing away.
Smoker watched him leave.
Indeed, the Shichibukai couldn't attack the navy,
and the navy couldn't attack the Shichibukai.
This constraint was mutual, and perhaps even tighter on the navy's side...
Suddenly, a sharp eagle cry flashed through the sky, and a figure flew in at great speed.
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