Chapter 129

"I’ll go deal with those Blackbeard bastards first, and then I’ll deal with you."

"If you don't give me the answer I want, I’ll turn your daughter and your people into mummies just like Mr. 3!"

After saying that, he walks out of the hall.

Mr. 1, Mr. 2, and the other high-ranking officers of Baroque Works look at Mr. 3’s mummy, also feeling terrified.

Working under a moody boss like Crocodile, you really never know when you might die.

But they don't dare to betray Crocodile, because that would only lead to a faster death.

The officers hurriedly follow behind Crocodile, fearing they might follow in Mr. 3’s footsteps.

Only Miss All Sunday, Nico Robin, remains in the palace for the time being.

Cobra looks at this woman strangely:

"Are you staying behind to guard me? That’s completely unnecessary; in my current state, I don't have the strength to escape even if I wanted to."

Robin slowly walks up to Cobra and shakes her head:

"No, I’m not here to guard you; I just want to ask you, do you really know the whereabouts of the Poneglyph?"

Cobra smiles bleakly.

"Even when Crocodile tortured me so much, I didn't tell him; do you think I would just tell you like this?"

"That means you know."

Robin keenly grasps the key clue, making Cobra’s face change.

Then, Robin suddenly crosses her hands:

"Tres Fleur: Clutch!"

Two arms suddenly grow out of Cobra’s back and fiercely squeeze his shoulder blades.

"Ah!"

Cobra lets out a scream.

Robin asks urgently: "Tell me quickly, where is the Poneglyph?"

Cobra endures the intense pain in his shoulders, looks at Robin, and says:

"Crocodile isn't here right now, aren't you afraid he’ll kill you?"

Robin doesn't have the slightest hesitation or fear.

"I only want the Poneglyph; for that, I don't care what price I have to pay!"

Cobra’s eyes widen suddenly.

"Heh... worthy of being the Child of the Devil from Ohara, your goal should be the Poneglyph itself, not Pluton. But it’s a pity, I can't tell you either..."

Robin’s face shows many complex emotions such as anger, despair, anxiety, and sympathy.

But in the end, she puts away her Hana-Hana no Mi techniques.

Walking out of the palace, she says:

"Cobra, even if you don't say it now, Crocodile will make you speak, unless you don't care about the life and death of your daughter and your people."

After Robin leaves, Cobra collapses to the ground powerlessly.

That woman was right; Crocodile won't let him go.

And can he really not care about the life and death of his daughter Vivi and his people?

Luo Xing, Jack, and Who's-Who follow far behind the Blackbeard Pirates.

The Blackbeard Pirates are too arrogant and conceited, thinking that there is no existence in the first half of the Grand Line that can threaten them.

There is no vigilance in their hearts at all, so they haven't discovered the tracking of Luo Xing and the others.

They enter the capital of Alabasta all the way.

In the capital, a war involving tens of thousands of people is taking place, which is the civil war between the Royal Army and the Rebel Army.

Seeing this, Blackbeard laughs:

"Zehahaha! The new era is indeed coming; even these ants know how to fight for things!"

Burgess says disdainfully:

"What can these lowly weaklings grab? The real stage that can influence the world belongs to you, Captain!"

Blackbeard laughs even more, feeling very triumphant.

They ignore the war between the Royal Army and the Rebel Army.

This level of war, in their eyes, is like children playing house.

Blackbeard and his group head straight toward the palace.

Luo Xing was originally too lazy to care about this civil war in Alabasta; after all, after dealing with Crocodile,

all the misunderstandings, droughts, and so on here will soon be resolved.

But out of the corner of his eye, he catches a glimpse of a blue-clad girl crying in despair.

With the saintly mindset of saving one beautiful girl in trouble if he can, Luo Xing stops his footsteps.

He says to Jack and Who's-Who behind him:

"You go ahead, I’ll be there in a moment."

Jack and Who's-Who are a bit puzzled.

Does the Young Master want to manage this boring war between ants?

But they don't dare to ask more, obediently agreeing:

"Yes, Young Master."

They follow behind Blackbeard and his group and enter the Alabasta Royal Palace.

Luo Xing taps his feet, and his figure disappears from the spot instantly.

When he reappears, he is already behind the blue-clad girl.

The girl is kneeling on the ground, her lotus-root-like legs forming an inverted V shape.

Her slender but curvaceous body is trembling, and her delicate face is covered in tears.

This Princess Nefertari Vivi of Alabasta shouts desperately with a hoarse throat:

"Please, stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

"It wasn't my father who used the Dance Powder, it was Crocodile, that pirate!"

"We are all toys in his hands, we have all been used by him, do you know that?"

However, Vivi’s desperate and sorrowful shouts fail to cause even a ripple.

The Royal Army and the Rebel Army are still killing each other.

Occasionally, a rebel soldier answers her, but the answer is:

"Princess, you are lying! Crocodile is a Warlord of the Sea, he came to protect us! It was clearly your royal family that made us have no rain for three years, suffering from drought!"

Crocodile knows very well the principle of doing a complete job of acting.

While spreading rumors about Cobra, he sends his pirate subordinates to plunder the towns of Alabasta, and then appears as a savior to save the towns himself.

In this way, he has established great prestige and fame in the hearts of the ignorant people of Alabasta.

That’s why Vivi said that everyone in Alabasta is Crocodile’s toy.

This method of toying with people is even more ruthless and cruel than Doflamingo turning people into actual toys!

Crocodile is indeed a master at toying with people’s hearts!

Hearing this answer from the Rebel Army, Vivi becomes even more desperate.

Her pretty face has no blood left, and her large treasure-blue eyes have lost their former liveliness, leaving only dullness and darkness.

She can’t do anything!

She can only watch helplessly as her people kill each other and are toyed to death by that demon Crocodile!

"Why... why, why!!"

Vivi’s fingernails dig into her skin until they bleed.

Just as she falls into endless darkness,

just as she falls into the abyss of despair,

a gentle and warm voice suddenly sounds behind her:

"Do you want to change all this? I’ll help you."