Koza glanced at Gawain, gritted his teeth, and said, "Even if it's the evil dragon, I will fight to the end. The people of this country have suffered too much."
"Um."
The two joined forces.
The rebels and guards in the city were quickly pacified.
As everyone took action, in just a few minutes, they cleared out a number of Baroque Works spies lurking on both sides.
Chaka and Pell, who were nailed to the cross, were also put down. The former had lost consciousness due to exposure to the sun, while the latter relied on his own physical strength to hold on.
Now, Pell didn't care about his own injuries, grabbed Vivi's arm, and said anxiously: "The people from Baroque Works attacked the kingdom, and King Cobra was captured by them. I saw them go to the north of the city just now."
"Quick!"
"If we were a step slower..."
Pell lost consciousness before he could finish his words.
Vivi's pupils suddenly shrank.
"North of the city?"
"So Crocodile came here for that thing?!"
"I was wondering why this poor and arid country could attract bigwigs like the Warlord. Is that so?"
"Mr. Gawain."
"Crocodile should be in the royal tomb in the north of Alubarna city. Under there, there's a poneglyph that has been guarded by the Nefertari family for generations."
Gawain nodded, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
He intervened in the affairs of Alabasta because he was targeting Crocodile!
Now, it is just the right time to end the feud here!
"I leave this place to you."
After saying this, the dragon wings on Gawain's shoulders spread out; he leaped up and roared towards the north of the city.
Below the royal tomb, in the secret room.
Crocodile, Robin, and Cobra stood in front of the poneglyph, quietly waiting for the results of Robin's interpretation.
Bulu! Bulu!
The Den Den Mushi in Crocodile's arms rang urgently, but Pluton was right in front of him at this moment, and he no longer cared about anything else and just turned it off.
The secret room suddenly became quiet.
After a few seconds, Robin turned her head, and her interpretation of the historical text had already yielded results.
The main text of Alabasta's poneglyph records the hiding place of Pluton, the most powerful battleship in history.
But this location…
Thinking of this, Robin glanced at Crocodile inconspicuously, and there was even a hint of pity in her eyes.
As Crocodile's deputy, several years of getting along with him were enough for her to understand why Crocodile was so crazy about pursuing Ancient Weapons.
When Robin truly knows what he will have to pay in order to get Pluton, all Crocodile's plans and actions become a joke.
"It doesn't have what you're looking for."
Robin said expressionlessly.
She lied.
Not only did Cobra know it, but Crocodile knew it too.
Huh!
Crocodile exhaled a puff of smoke and looked at Robin with suppressed anger: "My patience is limited, be honest."
"This records the history of Alabasta, the history before the creation of the World Government."
"Yeah?"
"That's such a pity!"
As Crocodile's voice fell, the atmosphere around him turned cold at this moment, and invisible murderous intent filled the air, which made Cobra's hair stand on end.
Cobra didn't know what the poneglyph left by his ancestors recorded, but it definitely wasn't the so-called history of Alabasta.
There's no need to make such a big fuss about that kind of thing or even find such a material that will never be destroyed to make it.
They must be worried about something.
For example, some people want to bury that history forever.
But what puzzled Cobra was why Nico Robin lied to Crocodile...
Why?
Cobra turned to look at Robin and suddenly connected this name with the destruction of Ohara twenty years ago, and everything had an answer.
Just as Cobra was about to speak, he heard a gunshot...
Bang!
Crocodile pulled the trigger, the muzzle spewed fire, and the bullet instantly pierced Robin's chest, bringing out blood and flesh.
"Do you think you've hidden your betrayal well?!"
"If you had not been the only one who could interpret the poneglyph, you would have died when you left town."
"Never mind."
Crocodile turned his head to look at the main text of the poneglyph with a stern look in his eyes:
"After I get these things, I will have more room for maneuver."
"You are not the only one in this world who can interpret the poneglyph."
Between his words, Crocodile reached out and stroked the poneglyph in front of him.
The moment Robin chose to conceal it, it indirectly proved that this thing was real.
This poneglyph actually records Pluton's whereabouts.
As long as he gets that thing, White Knight Gawain, Golden Lion, or even... Whitebeard will not be his match.
Only monsters can fight monsters!
He can't go wrong!
"Oh..."
A weak chuckle came out of Robin's mouth.
Feeling her body becoming weak, she no longer had so many concerns.
"So this is your sorrow."
"I finally understand why neither White Knight Gawain nor Whitebeard ever considered you a real threat."
"You are too weak."
The only answer Robin got was another gunshot, and the bullet pierced Robin's body.
The sneer on Robin's face did not fade at all but became more and more visible as her face became paler.
But there was unspeakable regret in Robin's eyes.
After twenty years of exile, she found no place to stay and no one who could be called a companion.
'Sorry, Saul, I think I've reached the end here…'
"Hehehe..."
A strange laughter echoed in the quiet room.
This feeling of confusion made Crocodile's anger nowhere to vent. He raised his hand and pointed the gun at Robin, his finger on the trigger, ready to take Robin's life…
Boom!
An explosion came from outside the secret room.
Crocodile's pupils shrank, and he turned his head to look at the entrance. Then he heard steady footsteps…
Da! Da! Da!
"Ah."
"It took me a long time to find it."
"But."
"Crocodile, can you put down your gun first? That woman is a crew member I value. If she dies here, I will be in a lot of trouble."
The familiar voice made Crocodile's hair stand on end, and his expression became even more gloomy: "White Knight... Gawain?"
In the battle that night, Gawain was ultimately defeated by Golden Lion, but this did not mean that Gawain was weak.
Quite the opposite.
Being able to fight against a top pirate like Golden Lion that roams the seas and even escapes unscathed is already extremely outrageous.
Besides, the wound on Crocodile's arm has not yet healed completely.
The situation took a sudden turn for him, and he was faced with a dilemma.
If he took a step back, he would most likely miss out on getting Pluton forever, and if he took a step forward, he would have to fight Gawain. For Crocodile at this moment, this was no different from seeking death.
Just as he was hesitating, Gawain's teasing voice came to his ears: "As a condition, I can tell you the location of the Pluton."
"You know?!"
Crocodile was startled. He looked at the poneglyph, then at Gawain, and frowned: "Can you read the historical text?"
Gawain was too lazy to explain and replied vaguely: "I guess so."
"Deal, where is Pluton?"
Gawain's mouth curled up: "Wano Country."
"Wano Country?"
Crocodile was slightly stunned.
The first thing that came to mind was not the mainland of Wano Country, which has a natural barrier in the New World, but a man.
A man who is known as the strongest creature in the world, who was arrested by the Marines dozens of times but managed to escape unscathed every time, who once caused chaos in the God Valley with Rocks, and is now recognized as one of the four emperors in the New World.
Kaido of beasts!