Chapter 638: The End! Inviting Crocodile! Don't Pick the Wrong One! [6/10 Custom Request]

Solemnly.

At this point, Crocodile had basically resigned himself to fate.

He was simply unwilling to accept it.

His plan had not even begun to be carried out, yet it had already met its end.

All for the sake of infiltrating Alabasta…

All for the sake of seizing the Ancient Weapon, Pluton.

Had it been easy for him?

Hiding and skulking for so many years.

Deliberately keeping a low profile.

Avoiding drawing the Marines' attention.

Also avoiding letting the Marines raise his bounty.

For all of this, Crocodile had been preparing for many years.

But he never dreamed—

Just as he was about to set his plan in motion, a catastrophe of this magnitude had arrived.

A terrifying monster had set its sights on him.

This was his death tribulation!

Vaguely, Crocodile had a premonition.

From now on,

He might spend his days in the undersea great prison, each day lasting like a year.

"Truly unwilling to accept this!"

"Clearly my plan had only just begun."

He thought helplessly in his heart.

As for whether to resist?

He only thought about it for a moment, then voluntarily abandoned the idea.

Resist?

Resist with what?

Standing before him was none other than Quan Mo Lu En!

A monster terrifying beyond compare!

An aberration who could take his strongest attack head-on with his bare body!

Facing such a monster, Crocodile felt a deep, helpless despair.

Therefore.

He didn't even entertain the thought of resistance.

Just as he had said at the very beginning.

090 If Lu En could even destroy that super-giant sandstorm he had created, then he wouldn't need to resist anymore—just obediently accept his fate.

This way, he could also avoid some physical suffering.

Obviously.

The scenes of that super-giant sandstorm being destroyed just now had left an enormous psychological shadow on Crocodile, making him dare not act rashly against Lu En again.

As if he had accepted his fate, he no longer harbored any thought of resistance.

"Come on!"

"I'll go with you to Impel Down."

Crocodile spread his arms, exposing his hands.

Looking at this stance…

It seemed he was going to surrender without a fight.

Letting Lu En put Sea Stone handcuffs on him, detain him, and send him to the undersea great prison, Impel Down.

"What a pity."

"My plan died before it could even begin."

"Once I enter Impel Down, I may never have a chance to turn things around for the rest of my life."

"The only person in history to ever escape from Impel Down is Golden Lion Shi Ji. Apart from him, there has never been a second candidate."

"And I, naturally, could never do what Golden Lion Shi Ji did."

"On top of that…"

"After that one escape by Golden Lion Shi Ji, Marine Headquarters also carried out a brand-new renovation and reinforcement of the undersea great prison, Impel Down."

"At this point, the difficulty of escaping Impel Down will only be higher. Even if Golden Lion were to return to Impel Down, he probably wouldn't be able to escape from it again."

In the short span of time, Crocodile's mind raced with frantic thoughts.

He thought about a great many things.

The more he thought, the more bitter, helpless, dejected, and unwilling he became.

He, a dignified top-tier Great Pirate of the sea…

Was actually going to suffer the fate of being captured and sent to Impel Down?

Truly unwilling to accept it!

But, facing a Marine of Lu En's monstrous caliber, he was at a loss.

Absolutely no way out!

Lu En is too strong.

Strong enough to make Crocodile dare not resist.

"Defeated by you…"

"Not unfair!"

"Fist Demon Lu En, you truly are an utterly terrifying monster."

"Today, I've finally seen something new."

"I can't imagine how this sea could have birthed a monster like you!"

Crocodile couldn't help but mutter under Lu En's gaze.

Losing to Lu En, in his view, was not a shameful thing.

Fist Demon Lu En…

He had even crushed and captured Whitebeard II, Vegapunk.

Losing to this opponent, Crocodile could accept.

Even if the opponent were a five-year-old brat!

But the opponent's strength was truly terrifying.

"You're giving up so quickly?"

"Are you really willing to be captured by me?"

"From what I know of you, you don't seem like the type to surrender so easily."

"Don't you want to try resisting?"

"Escape from my grasp?"

"What if you succeeded?"

Seeing Crocodile surrender without struggle, Lu En smiled with amusement.

Upon hearing this,

Crocodile fell silent for a moment.

Then,

he looked at Lu En and said plainly: "I give up. Facing you, I have almost no chance of winning. Better to surrender outright than be beaten senseless."

"As I just said…"

"Ever since you destroyed the sandstorm I created, I already knew what level your strength was at—and what a terrifyingly dangerous monster you are!"

"In that case, no matter how much I struggle, it would be useless."

"So it's better to surrender outright."

Saying this,

he wore a bitter expression.

For a pirate of his temperament to voluntarily surrender to a single person—

this, indeed, was an exceedingly rare thing.

Extremely rare!

"Do you know…"

"What it means to be sent to Impel Down?"

Lu En smiled faintly.

"Of course I know."

"Who in this sea doesn't know the reputation of the underwater prison Impel Down?"

"As a pirate, I've heard of Impel Down's name since childhood."

"It is the most feared nightmare in every pirate's heart."

"I never imagined I'd one day come so close to it," said Crocodile.

Crocodile said.

"If you know that, don't you really want to resist?"

Lu En asked again with a smile.

"No."

"I can't beat you."

"I'm no match for you."

Crocodile shook his head.