One Piece: I Start with a Married Woman, I Am the Evil Admiral!

Chapter 43 Crocodile's Wrath

It must be admitted that Mr.1, this formidable opponent, has demonstrated strength that should not be underestimated.

After all, in the first half of the Grand Line, people with such superb skills and fierce attack methods as him are extremely rare.

However, facing his aggressive opponent, Aini remained unusually calm and composed, as if everything was under control. Suddenly, his right hand, which had been relaxed and hanging down, clenched into a fist and, with lightning speed, swung it straight at Mr. 1's face with overwhelming force.

"Ha ha……"

Mr. 1, upon seeing this, showed no sign of panic. Instead, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a ferocious and terrifying smile.

In his eyes, Aini's move was simply overestimating his abilities and incredibly foolish.

You must understand that your entire body has already been transformed into an extremely sharp blade through the power of the Devil Fruit. How could a mere flesh and blood body possibly contend with it?

Therefore, when he saw that Aini actually tried to fight him with his fists, Mr.1 couldn't help but sneer inwardly, believing that the other party had made the most foolish decision.

So he quickly transformed his left hand fingers into sharp blades and clenched his palm into a fierce tiger claw shape, grabbing at Aini's incoming fist.

In an instant, the wind howled from the fists and the shadows of the claws flashed, and the distance between the two sides rapidly shortened.

Just as the fist and claw were about to collide, at the critical moment, Aini uttered a soft shout: "Armor Hardening!"

With that soft shout, a mysterious and powerful force suddenly surged out from his body and instantly enveloped his entire fist.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening roar resounded.

"Bang!" The two enormous forces clashed head-on, like two meteors colliding violently, unleashing a violent shockwave.

Under the force of this overwhelming impact, Mr.1 was like a kite with a broken string, thrown backward and crashed heavily onto the ground some distance away, raising a cloud of dust.

"This is impossible!"

Mr. 1 exclaimed in surprise, his face filled with disbelief. Then, his expression turned serious: "Even so, you cannot defeat me. My ability is the bane of all swordsmen and martial artists. Because no one can break through my defense..."

"is it?"

Aini sneered, "Then let's try this move, Ghost Aura - Asura - Purgatory Ghost Slash!"

The next second, a green demonic aura appeared in Aini's eyes, and Armament Haki wrapped around Sandai Kitetsu.

Immediately afterwards, the sword intent gathered behind Aini, transforming into a phantom of a living hell. Aini seemed to be a bloodthirsty demon king who had emerged from this living hell.

"brush..."

With a powerful thrust of his legs, Aini entered a state of high speed. To onlookers, it seemed as if he had vanished in that instant.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Mr. 1, slashing with his sword.

"Pfft..."

Mr.1's identity as a blade was exposed, revealing a wound that ran across his entire chest, from which blood gushed out.

"How is this possible? How is this possible?!"

Mr. 1's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief. He had never been injured since acquiring this ability.

That's right.

I have never been injured, not even with a scratch.

But unexpectedly, he was defeated by the major in front of him today, and the price was his life.

He wanted to stop someone like Mr. 1. But this guy was extremely loyal to Crocodile, so... he wouldn't show any mercy.

Then, he turned to look at the others.

Mr. 2, Mr. 3, and Mr. 5 were also defeated by Akin, Zoro, and Rena.

Mr. 1, Miss. Double Fingers, Mr. 4, Miss. Christmas, and a bunch of trash died on the spot.

Mr.2, Mr.3, Mr.5, and Miss Valentine's Day were severely damaged, and Miss Golden Week, Princess Vivi, and Icarus were knocked unconscious.

Then came the frenzied looting.

Over 400 million was recovered from the entire Whiskey Hill and the pirate ships of the crew. Adding that to what was found before, the total is 700 million.

There is still a shortfall of 2.3 billion.

Aini was in a very good mood. He then looked at Mr. 2, Mr. 3, Mr. 5, and Miss Valentine, but he did not recruit them immediately.

Instead, they were locked up in two prisons converted from the ship.

Of course, all the ability users were put in seastone handcuffs.

After resting on the island for a day, Aini and her men set off again.

.....

On the Alabasta Kingdom's side, Crocodile and Robin had reached Mr. 1, but their entire army had been wiped out.

His face looked extremely pale.

"asshole...."

In a fit of rage, Crocodile smashed the table in front of him to pieces.

Robin, however, stood to the side, lost in thought.

Then the way he looked at Crocodile changed; it was somewhat meaningful, and there was also a hint of schadenfreude.

"Those three guys from the Holy Land seem to have played us!" Robin couldn't help but smile.

Crocodile was even angrier at this, but he remained silent.

Because Robin still has a great use.

But it would be too frustrating to keep this anger inside. Maybe I should just stop calling myself Crocodile... and stop being a Shichibukai.

At the same time, he also understood that those three guys from the Holy Land were probably doing it on purpose.

The purpose was to make him suffer a major setback.

This forced him to deal with the naval lieutenant commander himself. However, this setback was far too severe.

They completely destroyed the Baroque Works that he had worked so hard to build.

If the others die, they die; we can always recruit more.

But Mr. 1 and Mr. 2 are extremely important!

One was his most valued subordinate, his true confidant. The other possessed special abilities and was an indispensable figure in carrying out his plans.

We absolutely cannot afford to lose.

Crocodile took a deep breath and then stood up: "Dare to scheme against me... Unless these three guys never leave the Holy Land, I'll make sure they suffer a terrible death."

As he said this, he unconsciously clenched his fist.

He then looked at Robin and said, "Find out the exact locations of all the henchmen under these three guys."

Upon hearing this, Robin's lips curled up slightly.

He thought to himself, "So, unable to take the initiative, they're venting their anger on some low-level thugs? But those three guys are thriving in the Holy Land, and these underlings have contributed a lot. If they all lose them, it'll be a real blow! However, neither side is any good; it's like dogs fighting..."

She was happy to see it happen, so she nodded: "Okay, I'll get on it right now. But..."

Then, the tone shifted: "What about that naval lieutenant commander?"