Dragon Ball: Super Goten

Chapter 140 Goten VS Crocodile

Picking up where we left off, after Goten violently demolished the Seastone prison door, he stored it in his Ring and then led Luffy and the others to escape, leaving Smoker alone to slowly rejoin the Marines...

After leaving the rain-soaked area, Luffy and his crew, in order to stop Baroque Works, Crocodile's subordinates who had already begun their operation, ultimately had no choice but to head to the Alabasta royal palace. They hitched a ride on a giant crab that could move swiftly across the desert, when Crocodile's weapon, the hook, suddenly attacked from behind again, grabbing Vivi and pulling her away...

Seeing this, Luffy decisively used his Gum-Gum Pistol to grab the hook and switch places with Vivi. He then climbed the hook to challenge Crocodile, shouting to Goten, "Please, Goten, go with Vivi to stop Crocodile's henchmen and stop this battle!"

So Goten and the others had no choice but to abandon Luffy and continue their journey towards the Alabasta Kingdom, while Luffy followed Crocodile's hook to find him and engage in battle...

Luffy and Crocodile engaged in a fierce battle. Luffy continuously launched attacks using his Gum-Gum Fruit powers, but Crocodile was able to easily dodge them by turning into sand.

Every time Luffy's fist pierced through the sand, he knew he was at a disadvantage. Crocodile mocked Luffy's overconfidence, then unleashed a cloud of sand that swept towards him. Blinded by the sand, Luffy was caught off guard, and Crocodile launched a fierce attack, inflicting numerous injuries. But Luffy did not back down; he remembered the trust of his crew and his determination to protect Alabasta. He took a deep breath, his blood boiling, and his body became even more resilient.

This time, Luffy charged at Crocodile. Crocodile, using the same trick, turned into scattered sand. However, Luffy anticipated this and used the elasticity of his rubber to tightly bind the surrounding sand, limiting Crocodile's re-coalescing speed. He then delivered a powerful blow to Crocodile's solid body. Crocodile was severely injured and surprised by Luffy's growth. At this moment, Luffy stood there, panting heavily, his eyes fixed firmly on his opponent, preparing for the next round of battle.

At this point, Crocodile also lost interest in continuing to entangle with Luffy. When Luffy fired his Gum-Gum Pistol again, Crocodile instantly transformed into his elemental form, locking Luffy's arm and pulling him in front of him. Crocodile grabbed Luffy's neck with his left hand and lifted him up, while his right hook pierced Luffy's body fiercely...

Luffy was defeated. Crocodile casually tossed Luffy into the quicksand and left without looking back, going to carry out his grand plan: to turn Alabasta into his own country...

As night fell, Luffy was lifted out of the sand by some hands. It turned out to be Crocodile's partner, Mrs. Sunday. After handing Luffy over to Pell, one of the guardian deities of Alabasta, she silently left for the Alabasta Kingdom...

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Back with Goten, by the time they arrived at the outskirts of the kingdom riding the giant crab, it was already dawn. In order for Vivi to stop the rebel army's attack, Goten and his group decided to split up, pairing up to draw the attention of Crocodile's subordinates...

Zoro and Nami formed one group, Usopp and Chopper formed another, Sanji and Goten formed a third, and Vivi went alone with Karoo to stop the rebels. Before setting off, everyone raised their arms, which were wrapped in bandages. This was to prevent the use of Mr.-2's special mark, the Imitation Fruit user. After cheering each other on, everyone disguised themselves and dispersed...

After the others set off and lured Crocodile's men away, Vivi and Karoo set off on their journey to find and negotiate with the rebel leader, Koza.

The Straw Hat Pirates scattered and encountered their respective opponents one after another. Chopper and Usopp met Mr. 4, a baseball player, and Mrs. Christmas Mole, a Devil Fruit user, along with their weapon: a dog that could spit out exploding baseballs...

Zoro and Nami encountered the duo of Mr. 1 and Mrs. Two-Fingers, one a blade man who ate the Slash-Slash Fruit and the other a spike woman who ate the Spike Fruit...

Goten and Sanji encountered Mr. 2 Bon Clay, who was blocking their path alone. Upon seeing this, Goten said, "Sanji, you handle him. I'll go see if there's anyone else who can take my place..."

Upon hearing this, Sanji immediately replied, "Don't worry, leave this to me. You go find your opponent..." So Goten left to find another opponent...

Back to Vivi, who was originally standing in front of the rebels, was shot by a Baroque Works spy who had infiltrated the King's Army. As a result, the rebels didn't hear Vivi's shouts and rushed into Alabasta...

Seeing this, Goten was about to make a move when he discovered Crocodile holding King Cobra hostage on the roof of the palace. So he decisively changed direction and rushed straight at Crocodile. When Crocodile spotted Goten, he immediately transformed into his elemental form to evade Goten's attack.

After successfully rescuing King Cobra, Goten immediately launched a swift attack on Crocodile, but all his punches were dodged by Crocodile's sand. Seeing this, Goten's mind raced, and he suddenly remembered that Sandman in the Avengers universe turned into glass due to the high temperature...

Goten decisively transformed into a Super Saiyan and began spinning rapidly, drawing Crocodile into his aura. As Crocodile swung his "Desert Blade" to counterattack, Goten also unleashed a powerful "Retsuhou Attack Wave" to retaliate...

Goten's attack broke through Crocodile's "Desert Blade" and successfully hit him, but it failed to turn him into glass. Crocodile turned into sand again the instant he was hit and dodged Goten's attack.

Back on the roof of the palace, Crocodile decided to unleash his ultimate attack – "Soaking Reincarnation." Countless sands rapidly enveloped Goten, who immediately flew into the sky, narrowly escaping the attack. Seeing that plants withered instantly wherever the sand passed, Goten realized that Crocodile could also absorb moisture from the human body, and became even more vigilant…

Therefore, when Crocodile charged at Goten again, Goten immediately began to defend. After being hit two or three times by Crocodile's attacks, Goten's right arm was also accidentally wounded and bled. However, when Goten used his blood-stained right hand to attack Crocodile, he successfully hit Crocodile's body and knocked him away.

Looking at the blood on his hands and Alabasta, which had turned into a desert due to the lack of rain for many years, Goten finally understood what Crocodile was afraid of. So Goten put on the Magic Ring, immediately opened the storage space, used his ki to extract all the water inside, and then quickly shot it into the sky, causing it to explode and form a continuous downpour...

Upon seeing the rain, both the rebel and royal troops immediately stopped fighting, staring in shock at the falling raindrops. For a moment, the entire battlefield fell silent...

(End of this chapter)