Yellow sand filled the sky. This was a small town that had been abandoned for a long time because of the depletion of water sources.
The scavengers crowed on a withered tree nearby.
Linley's group had arrived half an hour before the appointed time. Although they said they were a group, in truth, for the sake of secrecy, Linley had only brought seven or eight people with him. After all, with Robin's seventy-nine million bounty, she definitely needed someone to protect her. Linley didn't feel at ease leaving her alone in the hotel.
Just as Linley was feeling bored to death, suddenly, the sand in the town seemed to be pulled by something and began to float in the air.
"It's coming." Linley mused to himself, raising his spirits.
The sand floating in the air gradually condensed into a human figure with a huge metal hook. He wore a long robe and held a cigar in his mouth. There was a scar on his face that ran across the bridge of his nose. It was Krogdahl!
Following Krogdahl's arrival, several people dressed in strange attire also flashed into the arena and started to…Hu, Hu...
Both sides did not speak, silently sizing each other up.
Linley looked at the group of people in front of him, feeling rather surprised. He hadn't expected that Baroque Workshop would be established so early.
Linley only recognized a few of the Baroque agents in front of him. One of them was the famous transvestite, Vonklei, Luffy's good friend. The other was the mole fruit aptitude user. He didn't recognize the rest. They should have died in the past ten years.
However, Linley looked at the people on the other side, then at his own subordinates. No matter how he looked at them, he couldn't help but feel awkward. In his heart, he suddenly had the idea of forming a special operations team.
Let's not talk about this for the time being.
As for Krogdahl, he was currently sizing up Linley's group.
As one of the Seven Martial Seas, he, Krogdal, didn't care about a few elite pirates.
The most important person was Linley. He had observed Linley for a long time. Linley's physical fitness level was roughly the same as his, and he was still at the first barrier. But that faint sense of threat made him understand that Linley's power wasn't just limited to this.
" He should be a Demon Fruit ability user like me," Krogdahl thought.
Linley's and Kroddal's eyes met, and a bright light flashed in their eyes. The two of them suddenly charged at each other.
Both sides were testing each other, and their subordinates had also been instructed to watch quietly from both sides.
"Hah!" As Linley charged towards Krogdal, he used the technique he had just developed beneath his feet, using the explosive force to propel his feet forward, causing him to explode with superhuman speed.
Kroddal, seeing this, was startled. He hadn't expected Linley to be so fast. Helpless, he could only use his enormous metal hook to block in front of him.
"Bang!" Kroddal's golden hook was unable to block this attack, which had been accelerated to such a high degree of inertia. It was knocked back several meters by Linley's punch, retreating explosively.
Feeling the powerful force from the golden hook, Krogdahl laughed instead of getting angry. Only such a person was qualified to make a deal with him, and…His strength had never been his physical skills.
Just as Kroddal was about to land, his lower body suddenly turned into sand, dissipating the force of the impact. At the same time, he waved his right hand, and a sand blade appeared from the ground, slicing through the air and slashing towards Linley.
Seeing this, Linley laughed loudly. The explosive card flew out of his hand, and under the control of Linley's will, it accurately struck the incoming sand blade.
Rumble! In the explosion, the sand blades that shot out were dispersed due to the shock and the high temperature. They had no choice but to scatter into a pile of crystal clear glass sand.
As the smoke dispersed, Linley and Krokdahl stood on either side.
"Sand Crocodile!"
"Card King!"
After saying that, he smiled.
This battle was just a test. Linley didn't use his Explosive Fruits or his weapon skills, and Krogdahl didn't reveal the Sasha Fruits 'ability to control the desert, nor did he reveal the poison hidden within the golden hooks.
It wasn't a life and death battle, it was just a test.
Krogdahl waved his hand and dismissed his subordinates. They were only here to maintain the scene. He would not tell anyone the real secret.
Linley knew that they were about to talk about serious matters, so he dismissed his subordinates as well.
" Captain Kaiser, I think you should tell me what that word of yours means," Krogdahl said when there was no one around.
"Mr. Krogdahl, don't you understand? This is what you've been looking for since you came to this country, the Underworld King." Linley laughed mysteriously. Krogdahl was truly cautious. Even now, he was hiding this matter.
With a gloomy face, Krokdahl condensed the sand into a sofa and sat back. He took a deep puff of his cigar and exhaled the smoke in his lungs." How did you know about this? No one should know about this.”
Of course, no one knew that Krogdahl had never told anyone about this. Even the contact person who only knew the word Hades had been secretly disposed of by him. He really couldn't think of how the news had been leaked.
"Deduction." Linley snapped his fingers, then sat down on a rock."Defeated by Whitebeard, the schemer, the power, the ambition, and Arabastin." If these things are connected together, it is easy to come to a conclusion. Your goal is the Underworld King!”
Kroddal's face became even darker. After all, no one wanted their secrets to be revealed. In fact, for a moment, Kroddal had already begun to feel a killing intent towards Linley! But when he thought of Linley's unknown power and the deal he was about to make, he finally decided to hold back.
"What do you want…" It was obvious that Krogdahl was already extremely patient. He was an extremely proud person, and it was not easy for him to endure such a threat.
Linley didn't try to provoke him any further. After all, he was here to trade, not to fight.
"Pluto's Design"
"What?" Krogdahl felt like he was hearing things, so he asked again.
"Me! There was! Dark! King! Set! Trick! Map! Yes! Down! Fall!" Linley enunciated each word.
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As I slept too late last night (I only went to bed after 1 am), I didn't get up until 11 am this morning. Coupled with my procrastination, I have to say that the remaining chapter has been eaten by me.
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