After Marco, Jozu, and Teach left, Cracker, of the Big Mom Pirates, watched the fierce battle between Akainu and Crocodile with a conflicted expression on his face.
Cracker had been sent by Charlotte Linlin to seize the power of the tailed beast.
But now, the power of the tailed beast had been obtained by Crocodile.
If he returned empty-handed, his Mom, Charlotte Linlin, would definitely not spare him.
Even if he was a Sweet Commander of the Big Mom Pirates, his fate wouldn’t be good.
However, now that Crocodile had obtained the power of the tailed beast, Cracker knew very well that he was no longer an opponent.
If he rashly launched an attack, the outcome wouldn't be good either.
Right now, Cracker was completely caught in a dilemma, facing a choice where either outcome was disastrous. He was between a rock and a hard place.
After much deliberation, Cracker ultimately decided to attack Crocodile.
Attacking Crocodile at most meant being beaten half to death, and in the worst case, death.
But if he disobeyed his Mom's orders, he would suffer a fate worse than death.
Thinking of this, Cracker didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately activating his Devil Fruit ability and snapping his fingers.
Soon, countless cookies suddenly appeared, continuously combining and solidifying into soldiers.
“Cookie Soldiers... attack!…”
Cracker led a legion of Cookie Soldiers charging towards Crocodile.
“Crocodile, hand over the power of the tailed beast!…”
Upon seeing Crocodile, Cracker roared loudly.
“Hm... I'm not interested in you right now...”
“Just scram!…”
Seeing Cracker charging towards him, Crocodile said dismissively.
At this moment, Crocodile had obtained the power of the tailed beast, his strength reaching a terrifying level.
As such, Crocodile completely disregarded Cracker, a mere Sweet Commander of an Emperor.
Facing the charging Cracker, Crocodile dismissively waved his hand.
“Whoooo... Boom!…”
A surge of yellow sand, like a giant wave, instantly swirled up, rushing towards Cracker.
“Cookie Soldiers... block it...!”
Seeing the surging sand wave, Cracker immediately controlled his Cookie Soldiers to charge forward.
Cracker wanted to rely on his Cookie Soldiers to block this wave.
But could his Cookie Soldiers really withstand the attack of this sand wave? !
Clearly not.
Right now, Crocodile possessed the power of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast. The power of the tailed beast had exponentially boosted Crocodile's strength, far beyond Cracker's ability to resist.
“Bang... Boom!…”
Cracker's Cookie Soldiers, upon contact with the sand wave, were instantly destroyed and then swallowed.
However, it didn’t end there. The sand wave continued to charge towards Cracker.
“What!? It destroyed my Cookie Soldiers so easily…”
“Damn it, block it…!”
Seeing the sand wave effortlessly destroy his Cookie Soldiers, Cracker was also shocked.
However, Cracker didn't give up, immediately releasing his Haki, clutching his long sword, and slashing at the yellow sand, attempting to destroy the sand wave in front of him.
However, against the raging sand wave, Cracker's attack was simply too weak.
His long sword not only failed to destroy the yellow sand in front of him, but his attack actually caused the yellow sand to become even more turbulent.
“Boom!... Ah…”
With an incredulous scream, the yellow sand directly engulfed Cracker.
Although Cracker’s resistance against the sand wave seemed quite dramatic.
But Crocodile wasn’t paying any attention to it, or rather, Crocodile had completely disregarded Cracker at this point.
Crocodile had only one goal now, and that was to defeat the Marine Admiral Akainu in front of him.
“Bang… Boom… Bang… Bang…”
The attacks of Crocodile and Akainu continuously collided.
Molten lava and yellow sand splattered around this area.
“Haha, Marine Admiral Akainu, is this all you got!? Pathetic…”
After blocking another attack from Akainu, Crocodile laughed out loud.
Through the fierce battle with Akainu, Crocodile had become clear that he, with the power of the tailed beast, was now fully capable of confronting a Marine Admiral.
However, unlike Crocodile’s excitement, Akainu’s face was extremely grim.
He hadn’t expected that after obtaining the power of the tailed beast, Crocodile’s strength would instantly rise so much.
“Damn pirate, I will definitely kill you today…”
“Magma-Dog Bite Red Lotus…”
The enraged Akainu once again condensed magma into a giant dog’s head, attacking Crocodile.
“Tailed Beast Claw…”
Facing Akainu’s attack, Crocodile immediately used yellow sand to condense a claw to meet it.
The yellow sand and molten lava collided, creating a massive explosion.
“Akainu, is your attack over? Now it’s my turn…”
“Let you experience the full power of the tailed beast!…”
As his words fell, the yellow sand around Crocodile rapidly danced.
Countless strands of yellow sand gathered around Crocodile, constantly solidifying.
Underneath the countless strands of yellow sand, Crocodile’s entire body was rapidly changing.
His head transformed into a tanuki-like form, his limbs and body became stout, his body rapidly expanding, with countless patterns appearing.
“Roar…”
Accompanied by a deafening roar, a surge of violent energy erupted from his body, and Crocodile transformed into the form of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.
This was the unique power gained after obtaining the power of the tailed beast, Tailed Beast Transformation!
“This... This guy isn’t a Logia Devil Fruit user?…”
“How can he have the abilities of a Zoan Devil Fruit user…”
“Could this be the power of the tailed beast…?”
Seeing Crocodile transform into a Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, Akainu was also deeply shocked.
You know, in the world of One Piece, only Zoan Devil Fruit users can transform.
Now seeing Crocodile’s Tailed Beast Transformation, it was almost like a Devil Fruit user of this world.
“Roar…”
After transforming into Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, Crocodile let out a huge roar, a terrifying aura radiating from his body.
Following that, countless strands of energy converged towards his tanuki head, a dense black energy sphere rapidly forming.
This was the ultimate power of the tailed beasts, Tailed Beast Ball.