Those who came to the ruins of the Alabasta Kingdom, whether pirates or World Government forces, all had the same goal: to claim the power of the Tailed Beast.
The Tailed Beast's power was about to emerge, so how could they not be anxious?
Therefore, everyone disregarded everything else and rushed towards Crocodile's location.
Meanwhile, Vivi, who had already slipped into the ruins, discovered the changes within.
“This is…！？ The Tailed Beast is about to appear…!”
“Ikariem, let's go…!”
Vivi quickly headed towards Crocodile.
However, her strength was far too weak. As she approached, Crocodile spotted her.
“Who's there!? Die!”
Seeing Vivi approaching, Crocodile immediately waved his right hand, unleashing a torrent of raging sand.
“Pfft…!”
Vivi had no chance to react, she was knocked back, spitting blood.
In Crocodile’s eyes, the Tailed Beast was his, anyone daring to compete would die.
Just as Crocodile had knocked Vivi away, other pirates surged forward, one with bloodshot eyes, charging towards Crocodile.
Facing the countless pirates with bloodthirsty eyes, Crocodile roared.
“Hold them back… all members of Baroque Works, listen…!”
“Kill anyone who dares to approach…………”
Upon hearing Crocodile's command, Baroque Works members sprung into action. They relentlessly unleashed their Devil Fruit abilities, attacking the charging pirates.
However, the onslaught of pirates was overwhelming, beyond their ability to resist.
“Boss, it's bad… there are just too many pirates…!”
“We can't hold them back…!”
The Baroque Works members, while desperately resisting the charging pirates, cried out in alarm.
Among these crazed pirates, there were many powerful pirate crews from the New World, including executives of the Four Emperors, far beyond the capabilities of Baroque Works’ executives.
“Get out of my way!…The Tailed Beast belongs to the Beasts Pirates…”
Jack the Drought, leading the charge, immediately activated his Devil Fruit power, transforming into a giant mammoth, charging recklessly, crushing anyone in his path.
“Jozu, let's go too!…”
“We must claim the power of the Tailed Beast for Pops!…”
“Got it!…”
Marco and Jozu also quickly activated their Devil Fruit powers.
One transformed into a Phoenix, the other turned his body into diamond, simultaneously knocking back anyone who dared to impede them, charging towards Crocodile.
“Mom wants the Tailed Beast’s power! I must claim it for Mom!…”
Cracker immediately created countless Biscuit Soldiers, under their cover, he rushed towards Crocodile.
“Damn you, all of you, die, the Tailed Beast’s power is mine, no one will take it away…”
“Erosion, Reincarnation…”
Seeing these pirates charging, eager to seize the Tailed Beast, Crocodile became frenzied. He immediately activated his Suna Suna no Mi power.
In an instant, countless grains of sand danced in the air, attacking the charging pirates.
However, the pirates who managed to reach Crocodile were immensely powerful.
Therefore, despite the ferocity of Crocodile’s attack, they relied on their Haki and formidable Devil Fruit abilities, deflecting everything.
Without hesitation, they launched their attacks towards Crocodile.
“Phoenix… Phoenix Impression…”
“Diamond… Shine, Collision…”
“Mammoth… Trunk Impact…”
“Biscuit… Wave, Salt-and-Pepper Pretzel…”
“…”
Various ferocious attacks simultaneously struck Crocodile.
Even though Crocodile was a Shichibukai, he couldn't withstand so many attacks at once.
“Bang… Pfft…!”
With a resounding collision, Crocodile was knocked back, spitting blood, his body heavily injured, he landed on the sand.
“Damn it, the Tailed Beast's power is mine… will I end like this!?…”
“I won't give up…”
Crocodile, lying on the ground, was filled with bitterness.
He wanted to rise again, to continue vying for the Tailed Beast, but unfortunately, his injuries were too severe, rendering him immobile.
He could only watch helplessly as those pirates stepped over his body, rushing towards the formation in the ruins.
With Crocodile out of the way, Marco, Cracker, and Jack the Drought quickly reached the formation.
Witnessing the constantly shimmering formation before them, sensing the powerful aura emanating from it, they stood there, wide-eyed.
“What do we do now!?…”
“I don’t know!…”
“Where’s the Tailed Beast!? Where is it!?…”
“There's only a powerful aura here, no sign of a strong Tailed Beast…”
“Should we just take this formation!?…!”
“…”
From the surrounding formations and the terrifying aura emanating from them, they were certain there was a terrifying creature here, a powerful Tailed Beast.
But besides the formation, there was no trace of the Tailed Beast.
They couldn’t possibly take this enormous formation with them! Besides, it seemed impossible to move it.
Jiang Yu, in the sky, had been observing the situation.
“Hmm… it's time to materialize a part of Shukaku's power!…”
“As for who to give it to…!”
Jiang Yu scanned the numerous pirates on the battlefield.
Jiang Yu only intended to materialize a portion of Shukaku’s power, and this portion would not be able to unleash the Tailed Beast’s true strength.
The only way was to infuse this portion of Shukaku's power into someone's body, like a Jinchūriki in the Naruto world.
But, Jiang Yu had to choose carefully.
If the recipient was too weak, even with the Tailed Beast's power, they would be useless.
“Huh… Crocodile!? You're the one…”
Seeing Crocodile lying on the ground, Jiang Yu's eyes lit up.
As a Shichibukai, Crocodile possessed strength, ambition, and cunning, making him the ideal choice.