Chapter 24 Fighting Crocodile

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"Crocodile, you can't attack me without Haki!" Amber sneered.

"You dare to challenge me just because you are a Logia? You underestimate me!" Crocodile replied coldly.

"Desert Spada!" Crocodile's arm transformed into a sand blade and attacked Amber from underground.

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"It seems your boss is at a disadvantage," Zoro said, tying his turban and drawing three swords.

"My boss will definitely win. My job is to defeat you," Mr. 1 replied expressionlessly.

"Clang!" They clashed. Zoro unleashed various slashes but couldn't harm Mr. 1.

"I ate the Dice-Dice Fruit. Swords are useless against me. I am the nemesis of swordsmen," Mr. 1 said coldly.

"Stop talking nonsense. I'll cut you down eventually. Three-Sword Style: Oni Giri!" Zoro declared, biting his sword.

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Crocodile's attack passed through Amber's body.

Amber jumped up, coating his weapon with Armament Haki and thunder, and blasted toward Crocodile.

"Boom!" Crocodile tried to dodge using his Logia powers but failed. Amber's punch landed on his face, sending him flying.

"Damn you, Thunder Amber!" Crocodile yelled, placing his hand on the ground.

"Desert Girasole!" Crocodile controlled the sand, creating a quicksand pit to trap Amber's feet and swallow him slowly.

"Go to hell!" Crocodile shouted angrily, launching various attacks like Desert Spada and Desert La Spada.

Amber ignored the attacks, placed his hand in the sand, and unleashed "Judgment of God," summoning a lightning column and jumping out of the pit.

"If this is your strength, it's disappointing. Your physical skills are poor, and you don't know Haki. You can't hurt me as a fellow Logia. I'm basically invincible to you," Amber said, disappointed.

Amber rushed at Crocodile and punched him. Crocodile became sand again, raising a sandstorm to defend himself.

Amber's fist struck the sand hard. Crocodile seized the opportunity and swung his Desert Spada again. Amber dodged, but his face was still grazed.

"Even though I can't attack you when you're in elemental form, if I strike the moment you use Armament Haki to attack me, you can't avoid it through elementalization!" Crocodile analyzed calmly.

"As expected of a Shichibukai. There's no other pirate who can become a Shichibukai," Crocodile said (Buggy the Clown: Me, me, me!).

Crocodile raised a large amount of sand into the air, blocking his sight, and then flew into the air, controlling a small sand whirlwind.

"Sandstorm!" Crocodile swung the sand whirlwind, making it bigger until it turned into a huge sandstorm.

"Bury me in the sand!" Crocodile directed the sandstorm at Amber.

"60 Million Volts: Thunder Dragon!" Amber raised his right hand, summoning a massive thunder dragon to strike the sandstorm.

"Boom!" The two attacks collided, causing a huge explosion and a lot of smoke. Thunder and lightning raged on the sand, turning some into glass.

In the smoke, Crocodile floated in the air, knowing he was vulnerable without Haki.

Amber located Crocodile through his senses, teleported, and punched Crocodile in the face.

"Bang!" Crocodile was punched to the ground before he could react.

"I don't believe it! I'm a Shichibukai, and I'm losing to a newcomer!" Crocodile shouted angrily, touching the ground. The desert seemed to come alive, forming sand tentacles.

"Go to hell!" The sand tentacles attacked Amber fiercely.

Amber turned into his elemental form, letting the attacks pass through him.

"Great Sand Burial!" Crocodile controlled the sand to form a massive wave, burying Amber under it.

"Huff… huff…" Crocodile breathed heavily, exhausted from the attack.

"Boom!" A lightning bolt flew out from the sand, and Amber emerged unscathed.

"How is this possible?" Crocodile said in disbelief.

"Without Haki or seastone, no attack can harm me in my elemental form. Blame Oda for making you appear too early without proper abilities and then patching it up later," Amber said with a smile.

Amber took out a coin, coated it with Armament Haki, and aimed it at Crocodile.

"You're strong, but rest in peace. Super Electromagnetic Cannon!" Amber accelerated the coin with lightning, shooting it toward Crocodile's heart.

"Whizz!" The coin pierced Crocodile's heart before he could react, and he fell to the ground.

"I lost… This guy is a formidable opponent. What kind of storm will he cause on the sea…" Crocodile thought, slowly closing his eyes.

Robin, standing in the distance, was shocked to see this scene.

He actually defeated Crocodile!

Amber approached Crocodile's body and took out a bag of prepared fruits.

In his past life, some theorized that a Devil Fruit would be reborn in nearby fruits upon the user's death.

Sure enough, one of the fruits turned into a yellow fruit with mysterious patterns.

"The Sand-Sand Fruit is mine. The theories were right," Amber said, smiling.

After collecting the Sand-Sand Fruit, a thunderbolt struck the desert, creating a pit. Amber threw Crocodile into it, letting the desert king rest in the desert forever.

Amber teleported to Robin and said, "Ms. Robin, I've fulfilled my promise. Will you join our pirate crew?"

"Of course, Captain," Robin replied, smiling. She didn't dare refuse, seeing the creepy smile on Amber's face. She felt that if she didn't agree, he would tie her up and take her to the ship.

"Captain Amber, your crew is still fighting over there. Aren't you going to help?" Robin pointed at Zoro, who was still fighting.

"This is Zoro's battle. I won't interfere. All I can do is trust him," Amber shook his head. Of course, he was pretending! If Zoro's life was threatened, he would use a thunderbolt to kill Mr. 1.

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Zoro didn't know how many times he fell and stood up. He only knew he had to defeat the guy in front of him.

"It's useless. Sword skills can't hurt me. Just lie down. Why do you keep getting up?" Mr. 1 asked in confusion.

"Stop talking nonsense. I must defeat you here," Zoro said, bleeding and struggling to speak.

After being stabbed in the abdomen again, Zoro fell.

He remembered his master Koshiro's teachings, his promise to Kuina, and his adventures with his friends. He stood up again.

"You are an incredible man," Mr. 1 said, launching another attack.

Zoro had only Wado Ichimonji in his hand. He closed his eyes, and the sword began to spin.

"One-Sword Style: Lion's Song!"

They crossed paths, and Mr. 1 fell to the ground.

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