Chapter 619

And it also brought him this overwhelming sense of pressure.

If not for experiencing it firsthand…

He would never have believed it in his life.

"No wonder he's the Fist Demon Lu En…"

"A complete and utter monster!"

Crocodile stared at Lu En.

Meanwhile.

Lu En also gazed toward the other.

Their eyes met.

In an instant, the air around them was thick with murderous intent.

Killing intent surged,

unbearably oppressive.

After a long while,

Crocodile couldn't help but strike first.

With his right hand, he pressed his palm flat against the ground.

In a single thought, he fully activated and unleashed the power of his Devil Fruit.

An unparalleled surge of power extended from his body to his palm, then eroded and slammed into the desert surface beneath.

"Erosion Cycle!"

With a loud roar, Crocodile unleashed his ultimate technique.

It was a wide-area attack born of his Sand-Sand Fruit.

With his right hand touching the ground,

he dried out the earth,

sucking the moisture from every living thing or object it touched, gradually spreading outward and forcibly crushing all surrounding matter into sand.

Thus,

visibly,

within a radius of hundreds of meters around Crocodile, every massive rock, even ruined structures left behind, were reduced to powder by erosion.

Buildings collapsed,

the ground caved in.

The entire earth became bone-dry and began to crack and shatter.

All objects had their moisture sucked dry…

The few remaining plants and trees were instantly drained of life.

Vitality withered,

turning to ash and dust that vanished in the wind.

Boom—

The entire earth shook violently.

As if an earthquake had arrived.

Crack!

Crack!

A series of crisp, clear sounds rang out.

Looking all around,

the earth dried out and spontaneously cracked into countless fissures.

Dense and thick,

like a terrifying spiderweb that sent chills down the spine.

Gradually,

all objects around him were transformed by Crocodile into sand he could control.

Sand filled the sky,

dancing wildly.

Countless grains of sand, manipulated by him, surged toward Lu En's position.

Dust and sand filled the air…

Like a tidal wave sweeping across the heavens, ready to blot out the sky and crash down upon Lu En's position.

Faintly,

even the sunlight spilling from the horizon was briefly obscured over a hundred-meter radius.

A wave of dust formed from yellow sand,

manipulated by Crocodile, rose into the air, then poured down without restraint upon Lu En.

Smoke and dust rose in rolling clouds,

dust swirling everywhere.

Lu En's vision was blocked and disturbed.

But he had already activated Kenbunshoku Haki, allowing him to perceive every movement around him with perfect precision.

Even the faintest rustle of wind or stir of grass…

Could not escape his Kenbunshoku perception.

"Die!"

Crocodile roared.

Facing the endless yellow sand sweeping down upon him, Lu En slightly narrowed his eyes, a hint of awe in his gaze.

"So you're finally willing to go all out?"

"Not bad, this move."

He smiled faintly.

Then,

he took a step forward.

Ready to forcibly break through the onslaught of yellow sand.

But.

At this very moment,

Crocodile's attack shifted abruptly.

It was only seen,

He retracted his right hand, and a small Long Juanfeng began to coalesce within it.

The Long Juanfeng drew in countless grains of sand and pebbles, pulling them toward it.

Gradually,

the Long Juanfeng in his hand grew stronger.

Larger and larger.

And its suction force became increasingly terrifying.

Finally—

Crocodile hurled the Long Juanfeng, swirling with sand and stones, straight toward Lu En's position without hesitation.

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Accompanied by his loud roar,

"Sand Storm!"

Boom!

The Long Juanfeng fully formed.

The formed Long Juanfeng, whipping up the endless yellow sand, slowly began to take shape as an immense sandstorm.

Sandstorms in the desert were massive, awe-inspiring, and devastatingly lethal.

Boom—boom—boom!

The ground shook violently under the intense impact.