【‘Whoosh… Rumble…’】
【Under the power of Crocodile's Sand-Sand Fruit, sand flew everywhere, kicking up a terrifying sandstorm that quickly spread in all directions…】
【‘No good… Quickly dodge…’】
【Facing Crocodile's fierce attack, both Deidara and the Scorpion of the Sand quickly dodged and defended…】
【Deidara quickly controlled his clay bird and flew away rapidly…】
【The Scorpion of the Sand also immediately controlled all his puppets to quickly retreat, gathering around him to defend against the howling sandstorm…】
【‘You are all going to die!…’ Crocodile roared, the sandstorm like a powerful shockwave, rapidly expanding in all directions…】
【‘Rumble!…’ The powerful sandstorm impact destroyed everything around it. Anything that dared to stand in the way of the storm was pulverized…】
【The entire sandstorm lasted for a quarter of an hour…】
【After the sandstorm, the entire city had completely disappeared, leaving behind only countless mounds of sand…】
【‘Hey… Scorpion-san, are you dead?…’ Deidara, controlling his bird, looked at the surrounding sand and asked…】
【‘Hmph, how could I die…’ The Scorpion of the Sand pushed away the sand around him and said. However, due to the sandstorm's attack, all of his puppets had suffered varying degrees of damage…】
【‘Ikariem, are you alright?…’ Princess Vivi and Ikariem crawled out of the sand. Sensing something wrong, they had hidden, avoiding Crocodile's attack.】
【‘Scorpion-san, looks like your puppets are all broken…’ Deidara looked at the damaged puppets and said…】
【‘This Warlord's strength is indeed not to be underestimated… However, my Eternal Art won't be defeated so easily…’ As he spoke, the Scorpion of the Sand started to unbutton his clothes, revealing his body…】
【“This is! Your body…” Seeing the Scorpion of the Sand’s body, Crocodile raised an eyebrow, for this was not a body a human could possess. It was a body entirely composed of puppets…】
【‘I haven't used my body to fight in a long time… Now, let me show you my Eternal Art!…’】
【‘Flame…’ The Scorpion of the Sand extended his hands, the mechanisms in his body activated, and a blazing flame instantly erupted, surging towards Crocodile…】
【‘Sand…’ Faced with the blazing flames, Crocodile didn’t dare to take it head-on. He manipulated his sand to meet the attack, blocking the Scorpion of the Sand’s flames…】
【‘Blocked it!? Then try this… Water Stream Impact…’ Seeing his flames blocked by sand, the Scorpion of the Sand’s mechanisms activated again. The blazing flames instantly transformed into a surging column…】
【The water column shot out at lightning speed, slicing through Crocodile’s sand like a blade…】
【“This is water! No good!…” Seeing the water stream rushing towards him, Crocodile’s face contorted in panic. He quickly dodged…】
【Crocodile was a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, he was not afraid of attacks or explosions, his only fear was water. Water could neutralize his sand…】
【Therefore, facing the Scorpion of the Sand’s water attack, Crocodile was so panicked that he constantly dodged…】
【“It seems you are very afraid of water. If that’s the case, try this…” Seeing Crocodile’s extreme fear of water, the Scorpion of the Sand couldn't help but smirk. He flicked his wrist, and the water stream that had been shooting out suddenly dispersed, becoming like a shower head, spraying towards Crocodile…】
【Unable to dodge, Crocodile was directly hit by the water stream…】
【“No good!… I’ve been hit by water, I can’t use my sand anymore…” Suddenly hit by the water stream, Crocodile’s expression instantly turned grim…】
【Crocodile knew very well that the two people in front of him were incredibly powerful. If he couldn’t materialize, he would be no match for them…】
【Now that he had been hit by water, he could no longer materialize. Therefore, he was no match for them. Crocodile, at this moment, had already begun to retreat…】
【‘Want to run! Stay here!…’ The Scorpion of the Sand had clearly noticed Crocodile’s intentions. The mechanisms on his body activated once again…】
【‘Whoosh…’ A darting rope quickly shot out, aiming for the fleeing Crocodile…】
【‘Ah…’ Accompanied by a scream, the rope directly hit Crocodile, and the poison on the rope erupted on his body…】
【Completely paralyzed, Crocodile fell onto the sand…】
【‘Warlord, Crocodile! What a fine addition to my collection…’ The Scorpion of the Sand looked at the fallen Crocodile with great satisfaction…】
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As the video played, seeing Warlord Crocodile die at the hands of an Akatsuki member, everyone started to discuss it.
“Did you all see that? An Akatsuki member killed a Warlord…”
“Of course I saw it! The Akatsuki members are so strong! They could even kill a Warlord…”
“Yes! Especially this Scorpion of the Sand, he can even use human corpses to make puppets, retaining their power. If he gets his hands on the corpses of Yonko, wouldn’t he instantly have their power…?”
“The Akatsuki members are terrifyingly strong…”
“Just two Akatsuki members have such incredible power. What about the other Akatsuki members?”
“The Warlord actually took over a country, he was even looking for the legendary Ancient Weapon. But he met the Akatsuki members!”
“I wonder what the Tailed Beasts that the Akatsuki is looking for are…”
“This is five years after the event, right? So that means Alabasta should have been taken over by Crocodile already?…”
“…”
Everyone watching the video began to discuss it.
Some were amazed by the Akatsuki’s power, others were surprised that Warlord Crocodile had taken over a country and was looking for the legendary Ancient Weapon.