"In this desert, no one can defeat me!"
Crocodile looked directly at Sig, his eyes revealing a powerful confidence.
He stretched out his hand, and a wisp of sand, following his manipulation, instantly pulled open the heavy curtain that had originally covered the floor-to-ceiling window!
The huge transparent floor-to-ceiling window slowly opened, and the full view outside the city was revealed in front of Sig.
At this moment, Sig suddenly felt a terrifying sense of oppression that was almost suffocating.
The sky, at some unknown time, had already darkened.
What he saw was an overwhelming amount of sand and dust.
The howling wind whipped up the sand, seemingly covering the sky.
A huge sand tornado, which could be described as connecting the sky and the earth, appeared at the end of the city in the distance.
This huge sand tornado, carrying an almost endless amount of sand from the depths of the desert, swept in like a giant sand beast that devoured the sky and the sun, about to devour this city!
This was a natural disaster that was about to engulf the entire city!
A stone building on the edge of the city was already about to be swallowed by this terrifying giant sandstorm.
Sig could see from afar that the stone building was almost instantly marked with crisscrossing traces by the sand, and it was already riddled with holes.
Rumble.
In just a moment, the stone building seemed to collapse directly in the sandstorm, and broken stones and rubble were swept into the air with the howling wind, and then completely swallowed by the storm.
Just looking directly at this sky-covering sandstorm, Sig's heart beat uncontrollably and wildly, his heartbeats merging into one.
It wasn't just Sig.
The originally bustling city of Rainbase, now the streets were full of panicked crowds fleeing, the peace and liveliness of before had vanished.
Robin, who had been quietly watching from the side, her face also changed directly at this moment.
She struggled to move her gaze from the terrifying storm to Crocodile's face, and couldn't help but question:
"This is the welcoming ceremony you prepared? You suddenly left Rainbase a few days ago, was it to trigger this sandstorm?"
A cold smile appeared on Crocodile's face, and his snake-like gaze swept over Robin, causing the latter to lower her head.
"Watch your tone, Miss. All Sunday."
"You are still useful to me, I will keep you alive."
"But I can't say the same for others."
Crocodile glanced coldly at Sig.
He opened his palm, and a small sand whirlwind quickly formed in his palm, making a slight rustling sound.
It was as if the giant sandstorm in the distance had been reduced countless times.
"Sig, I knew you wouldn't be so easy to deal with. This sandstorm was specially prepared for you."
"If you surrender now, reveal the secret of the Celestial Dragons' national treasure, and the location of the Another Piece treasure, I can still spare your life."
"Otherwise, all your subordinates, and this entire city, will be buried with you!"
Crocodile stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, with the sky-covering sandstorm behind him, the majestic killing intent in his eyes pouring out without reservation.
Sig's eyes widened slightly, and a chilling coldness enveloped his entire body.
Crocodile had the title of Desert King.
His ability, in the desert, could even exert a power far stronger than his own strength.
For example, the small sandstorm in Crocodile's hand at this moment, if released in the desert, would also be swept into more sand and dust as the storm progressed, gradually becoming stronger...
The sandstorm outside the city at this moment was probably the result of Crocodile's special preparation a few days in advance.
The intensity of this sandstorm had probably reached the level of a natural disaster that could destroy the entire city, and it was not something that could be resisted by human power.
"I still underestimated Crocodile... A Crocodile who isn't careless, relying on advance preparation, created such a big scene..."
Sig's heart was constantly懊恼(ào nǎo , regretful/annoyed/frustrated).
Because he accidentally persuaded Fujitora, and because of Robin's early appearance, he relaxed his vigilance for a moment, thinking that Crocodile was sincerely cooperating.
"Could it be that my previous performance was too strong, so it made Sand Crocodile create such a big show?"
Thinking of this, Sig's expression suddenly became very interesting.
Thinking about it carefully... In Loguetown, he completely avoided all of Crocodile's attacks. This was simply an overwhelming advantage, like Luffy when he first encountered Katakuri, the battle was completely one-sided.
"Wait... If I surrender, can you control this storm to stop?"
Sig suddenly thought of a question and immediately asked.
If Crocodile could even control this terrifying sandstorm, then his strength in the desert was probably much stronger than Sig imagined!
"No."
Crocodile answered nonchalantly.
"But I can guide this sandstorm to avoid this place and enter the sea."
"Make your choice, Sig. You don't have much time."
Crocodile continued to smoke his cigar unhurriedly, with a playful smile on his face.
The stage was set.
At this moment, Sand Crocodile had actually regained his previous patience.
........
At the same time.
Below this floor, Fujitora and others, who had fallen into the trap, fell into an even larger Seastone prison cage, along with their chairs.
Looking around, this was a closed room with walls on all four sides, and no exit could be seen at all.
Not to mention, they were also trapped in Seastone prison chairs, and a Seastone prison cage.
"Crocodile is really cautious, double traps, and now there's even a layer of Seastone prison cage?"
Baldy struggled fiercely, but it was completely useless.
These Seastone prison chairs were very tight, basically fixing these people tightly to the chairs, with hardly any room to move.
"I can't wait here, Mr. Sig definitely needs me by his side!"
Baby-5 tried to struggle a few times, but her body finally slumped on the chair.
Among the group, only Stussy, Fujitora, and Crocus were relatively calm.
"Sig? Your leader, is he the recently famous bandit, Sig?"
Fujitora closed his eyes and sat in the prison chair. He asked, his tone calm, as if chatting casually.
"It seems that I have really been involved in an extraordinary turmoil."
Fujitora's words immediately made Baldy and others look over.
He was the only outsider among these people. It was fine before he didn't speak, but now he immediately attracted their attention.
"This... Uncle."
Baldy considered carefully for a moment, and spoke first:
"Boss Sig specially invited you to come with us, there must be a reason."
"Do you have any idea to escape from this cage?"
_____________________________________________________________________________________
don't forget to check out more than 80 advanced chapters on Patreon
patreon.com/Tetsuya12