If Crocodile possessed the strength of an Admiral, then at this moment, Crocodile was an undisputed overlord.
At this time, Benedict would see him as the Desert Emperor Arcs, and raising his scepter to his desert subjects, would say, "People of the desert, your Emperor has returned."
To possess ambition but lack the sufficiently matching strength, such a person is not an overlord at all.
Therefore, from beginning to end, Benedict had never truly taken Crocodile seriously.
But now, this Crocodile, a desert bandit whom he had not taken seriously, was challenging him.
Are confident people always so absurdly confident in their own strength?
"Eight Gates are open!"
Benedict was giving Crocodile some face, for with his strength, he had even activated the Eight Gates, and directly opened the third gate, the Gate of Life.
"Morning Peacock!"
In an instant, Benedict transformed into a whirlwind.
Wherever the whirlwind passed, countless sand warriors were destroyed.
No matter what wax tools you had to increase your defense, or even destructive power, they all crumbled upon contact with Benedict's fist aura.
Seeing this, Gardino made a decision and also summoned his wax people to join the battle.
Unfortunately, compared to Crocodile's sand warriors, these wax people were even more pathetic.
Disgraceful!
Seeing this, Crocodile's cheek twitched slightly.
"No!"
Gardino had not expected his wax people to be so pathetic in front of Benedict.
What made his expression change even more drastically was that Benedict was coming towards him.
His speed was terrifying.
He immediately tried to merge into the wax mud, attempting to evade Benedict's attack.
However, Benedict had already grabbed his head as half of his body merged into the wax mud.
Benedict paid no heed to Gardino's pleas for mercy and applied force with his right hand.
"Crack!"
Gardino had no chance to even cry out before Benedict killed him.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing a Devil Fruit user, obtaining the Wax-Wax Fruit. Does the host wish to use the Devil Fruit to summon special forces?"
"Juice him!"
Gardino's strength was too weak, so weak that he could only be juiced.
After killing Gardino, Benedict then headed towards Daz Bones.
Daz Bones was greatly alarmed and quickly shouted, "Boss."
Crocodile charged down, along with a vast amount of quicksand, blocking Benedict's path.
However, Benedict did not dodge. Instead, he threw a punch.
Crocodile's sand-transformed large hand also met it.
Overpowering!
Crocodile's massive fist collapsed without any resistance. In fact, under Benedict's fist aura, it was directly pierced through the sand body.
On the other side of the sand body was Daz Bones.
Daz Bones' pupils suddenly contracted. He raised his hands in front of him, doing his best.
Boom!
Daz Bones was directly sent flying. A giant sand hand suddenly rose from the ground, attempting to catch Daz Bones, but it overestimated its own strength.
The giant sand hand was pierced, and Daz Bones' body continued to fly into the distance.
One hand, then the right hand, appeared in the desert.
After being pierced three times in succession, Daz Bones was finally caught.
The giant sand hand gripped Daz Bones in its palm and merged into the quicksand, disappearing.
Crocodile's pale face reappeared in the distance, and Daz Bones appeared with him.
"Boss!" Daz Bones landed. As a result of Benedict's attack just now, his limbs were fractured and broken. Upon landing, he directly collapsed to the ground.
*Clap clap clap clap!* m..oΓg
"Very good, you're still alive!"
"If you were allowed to continue developing and master Armament Haki and Observation Haki, you would have a place on this sea."
"In this regard, you have more potential than your boss, Crocodile."
Benedict clapped his hands and chuckled, saying.
He truly hadn't expected Daz Bones to be so tenacious, surviving multiple attacks.
*Cough cough!*
Crocodile, hearing Benedict's words, was so angered that he couldn't breathe properly and spat out another mouthful of blood.
"Benedict!" After spitting, Crocodile's breathing became much smoother, but his hatred for Benedict had not diminished at all.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Crocodile's pupils contracted again. He did not dare to hesitate and instantly turned into sand, disappearing.
"He runs quite fast." Benedict appeared at the place where Crocodile had originally been and, watching Crocodile disappear into the sand, a mocking smile curled his lips.
Benedict's eyes widened, and his fully mastered Conqueror's Haki was instantly unleashed.
Crocodile, hidden somewhere in the desert, was greatly shaken by the impact of this Conqueror's Haki. The intense mental shock made him feel as if he were shackled by Sea Prism Stone, and his Devil Fruit abilities gradually vanished.
Until his body reappeared outside the quicksand. He became extremely weak, and the terrifying spiritual deterrence made his body tremble violently.
"How is this possible?"
"Just the deterrence from his aura..."
The trembling Crocodile could not have imagined that the gap between them was so terrifying.
Now, Benedict's aura alone was enough to make him lose the will to fight, and even his stamina.
This feeling was as if he were already on the verge of death.
"Found you."
"Crocodile!"
Benedict floated in mid-air, flew in front of Crocodile, and raised his foot, smiling.
Crocodile looked at the descending foot and desperately wanted to move, but in his terror, he had completely lost all strength.
If he couldn't dodge, he would die.
"This person cannot die!"
At this moment, a voice rang out. A person dressed in a black robe silently appeared ten meters from Benedict, pointing his sword at Benedict and saying.
Benedict's heart leaped upon hearing this.
Yes, he was shocked.
Because he had truly not detected the other party's presence just now.
Moreover, he hadn't perceived how the other party had appeared.
"This is interesting!" Benedict turned around.
"Don't move rashly. I can't guarantee that my bullet can blow your head off, but it can injure you." Another voice rang out. This person was also dressed in a black robe, but this one was holding a sniper rifle.
Benedict narrowed his eyes and unleashed his Observation Haki. Instantly, he sensed three powerful presences around him.
Besides the two just now, there was another one beneath his feet.
A user of the Door-Door Fruit.
The moment Benedict sensed his presence, the other party opened a door, directly letting Crocodile fall into it, and then vanished.
After that, Daz Bones' presence also disappeared.
"Door-Door Fruit user."
"Are you the 'Destroyer' squad secretly trained by the Five Elders?"