"Hanging bounty of 180 million Berries, 'Iron Wall' Ravarro, has been killed, receiving a reward of 80 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Point."
The familiar system sounded in his ear and Ross who had previously been annoyed that Iron Wall Ravarro's reward did not match his strength, finally shook his head.
The level of bounty is undoubtedly affecting the level of reward.
The bounty orders of this world are not something that is sent out casually but it will be based on the degree of harm caused by someone, then that person will be discussed by the government and Marine at various levels before the final result.
Perhaps a pirate with a bounty of 150 million berries may not be able to win against a pirate with a bounty of 180 million berries, but the bounty of tens of millions or billions of berries is obviously incomparable. The bounty may not represent strength, but to a certain extent, there are still standards of strength in it.
Naturally.
Apart from Shichibukai's (Seven Warlords of the Sea) bounty that was fixed at the time of signing the agreement. Ross also thought about whether Shichibukai would have a special reward, but the system did not give him an answer.
"Now, Gravity Distortion can be activated."
Ross's face reappeared with a smile. In fact, he also considered his ability to develop Gravity Distortion, but he could not even touch the edge of gravity.
Perhaps without the Talent System, Distortion Fruit development limit would've been same as Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) of Whitebeard. The Tremor Fruit can only produce pure material Distortion effect, which is the limit of the world. After all, it is difficult to shatter space even with the Whitebeard's Strength.
On the other side.
Just when Ross killed Ravarro, Laffitte took advantage of the distraction moment of Hanu, the wrestler, to precisely pierce the red stick into the heart of his opponent.
Laffitte is stronger than Hanu. Even in the face of a group of pirates, he is more skillful. When the pirates are distracted, he will naturally not engage in heroism, but seize the opportunity to quickly kill is opponents.
Iron Wall Pirates collapsed after Hanu fell to the ground.
Ross didn't rush to count his harvest. Instead, he turned to look at Laffitte's direction. After jumping, he waved his hand and shattered the ground instantly smashing seven or eight pirates.
"Kill them all."
Ross seldom kills ordinary Marine soldiers who only attacked him solely on command. He is not a murderous butcher, but for pirates that slaughtered dozens of Towns, Ross's heart has no fluctuations.
"Yes, Captain."
Laffitte would not have any objection to harvesting life. Smiling in the street, Laffitte sent a Pirate from Iron Wall Pirates to hell.
Iron Wall Pirates's strongest Captain and Vice Captain have been killed and other pirates that have a bounty of 10 or 20 million berries are not their opponents and they were all killed.
Clench!
Ross's Happy Spring pierced the heart of the last pirate.
"Should we find the rest of Iron Wall Pirates and kill them?" Watching the last pirate fall, Laffitte smiles at Ross and asks.
"Let Marine do the washing."
Ross shook his head as his purpose was achieved and the pirates that were killed at the scene was already handy. As for continuing to chase the Iron Wall Pirates… it is not his job.
Happy Spring was pulled out and the bloodstains were shaken off. Ross put his sword in the scabbard and decided to call Laffitte back.
However, at this time, he suddenly looked at the street on one side.
Patter…
He doesn't know when but there was sand on the street over there, which was carried by the wind and blown from unknown places. At the next moment, a dark shadow appeared from the deep part of the street, which was slowly coming towards his direction.
He wore a gray fur coat with a cigar in his mouth and a scar across his cheek beneath his eyes.
Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile!
"So I was late… a group of unfavorable guys."
Crocodile walked up to the street and looked at the tragic scenery on the street. The extinction of the Iron Wall Pirates did not enter his eyes. After a sweep, his eyes fell on Ross.
Iron Wall Pirates came to the Crocodile to fight him, so naturally, they are not going to anchor their ship on the port and like the Ghost Shadow Ship, they docked their ship on the edge of Alcaria and sneaked into the island.
By the time Crocodile's men found Iron Wall Pirates, Ross had already fought with Iron Wall Pirates and when Crocodile heard the news, he immediately came here but he was still a step late. The Battle between the Ghost Hands Pirates and Iron Wall Pirates ended much faster than he expected.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea, Sand Crocodile,… What are you doing here?"
Ross looked at Crocodile and asked in a quiet tone.
Crocodile indifferently looked at Ross. At the end of the cigar in his mouth, a thin wisp of smoke drifted upward, forming a silk thread and escaping over his head.
Not far away, besides Iron Wall Ravarro's body, sand quietly poured into his clothes, rolled up and explored inside and outside.
No!
Crocodile looked at Ross and his gaze gradually became cold. He knew about the ancient weapon map. Ravarro would definitely not place it anywhere else and will carry it on himself. After all, his name was Iron Wall, which was supposed to be never broken.
And Ravarro has nothing now.
"The Map… It was taken away by you."
Crocodile stared at Ross and said in an indifferent voice, "No wonder you're still bold in your current situation. You also want that power."
Ross heard Crocodile's words and his eyes showed a glimmer of light in them. No wonder Crocodile would attack Iron Wall Pirates. No wonder Iron Wall Pirates would come to his door again. Neither side wanted to let the news out.
Unfortunately.
The map was fake. If it was a map of Pluton and Uranus, it may have been true. But it can't be true about the Sea King Poseidon. Moreover, Crocodile went to Alabastan a few years later to acquire the ancient weapons Pluton, which clearly proved that.
"You mean that fake map? It's been ripped off by me."
Crocodile narrowed his eyes and showed a dangerous expression. To deceive him, he should make up a better reason than that, destroying the map, even fools won't believe it.
"The government recently told me to take away your head. I didn't intend to pay any attention to it. I didn't expect you to come to my place and take what you shouldn't take…"
His tone became cold and indifferent as if he were speaking to a dead man.
Ancient Weapons are something that the more people know the more accidents will occur. It doesn't matter if Ross has the map or not, the outcome is already decided and he is doomed to die here.
Rustle……
At Crocodile's feet, sand spreads out constantly, and the broken earth is gradually transformed into fine sand under the influence of his ability.
Looking at the hostile and murderous Crocodile, Ross's eyes were calm. He could completely guess Crocodile's inner thoughts, but he would not explain his own words. He had already said the truth and it was the other side's business to believe it or not. He will not bother to explain the qualification of ancient weapons.
"You can defeat the Marines and destroy Iron Wall Pirates. You are very strong, but… I am not the idiots of the government and Marines!"
Crocodile slowly walked toward Ross. The place where he passed was covered with a layer of sand. Just as his voice fell, his eyes flashed as he suddenly moved forward and his right arm turned into Sand attacking Ross.
Barjan (Cresent Shaped Sand Dune)!
A crescent-shaped blade of sand appeared with the swing of his arm and swept towards Ross. The blade of sand contains a dangerous atmosphere. It will not split the human body, but it will drain all the living things it touches.
In the face of this move, Ross's response is also very simple, his five fingers clenched into a fist as he punched the coming attack.
Distortion Fist!
Bang!
Ross's punch hits the crescent-shaped sand blade and the sand blade instantly bursts apart. Before the dry force of the sand blade in the sand edge penetrated Ross's body, it was blocked by the power of distortion.
He sighed.
Why is it that no one believes the truth.
After punching Crocodile's sand blade, Ross's eyes gradually calmed down and he said, "Now that you've done it, you can bet your life on it."
Since the truth is not believed, then whoever has the biggest fist will speak the truth. Their strength is the sole factor for testing the truth.
"For this kind of thing, life is really a good bet, it seems you are ready."
Crocodile is not surprised that Ross has blocked his attack. He can make Marines suffer from losses. He is someone who has completely destroyed the Iron Wall Pirates, It will not be this easy to defeat him.
He extended his right hand and slammed into the Underground.
Bang!
The ability of Logia Sand Sand Fruit was fully launched by him. In the original broken ground, countless cracks appeared in an instant, centered on the place he pressed and spread in all directions.
The black soil with water changed from black to brown and finally yellow to at a visible speed.
Almost instantaneously, the earth within a few tens of meters of the radius was completely turned into sand. This sand wrapped Ross in it and strangled him.
"Changing the terrain… You want to create a more favorable Battle environment?"
Ross looked calmly at the street that had turned into a sandy field in a flash, without any fluctuation in his eyes. "But you're not the only one who can control the sand," he said.
Bang!
In the next moment, Ross lifted his foot and the sand that swept over him exploded instantly under the influence of the power of distortion.
Then Ross raised his hand towards Crocodile and shook it away. The sand under Crocodile's feet suddenly surged out of his control, wrapped around him and then squeezed him violently.
Bang!
Crocodile's body was squeezed and turned into sand, which soon reassembled and regained its human form.
"Using your ability to manipulate sand?"
He stared at Ross with no surprise in his eyes, but with a slight sneer. "Are you competing for the control of elements in front of a Logia Fruit User?" he said.
At the moment his voice fell, Crocodile raised his arm and waved at Ross.
In an instant.
The sand under Ross's feet suddenly rushed toward Ross with lightning speed, turning into sharp sand blades and intending to cut Ross off from waist.
This attack was already captured by Ross's Observation Haki. He raised his hand and directly pressed it on the sand blade.
Bang!
Ross's power of distortion can no longer control the sand, but under the power of distortion outbreak, Crocodile can no longer maintain the shape of the sand. The whole blade of the sand pops open, turning into countless sand particles and drifting in all directions.
Just as the dust and sand drifted away, Ross stepped on his feet and he left a residual image as he charged towards Crocodile, he clenched his right hand into a fist and punched.
"Humph!"
Crocodile snorted and struck with the same unafraid fist. His fist instantly deserted and turned into a huge sandboxing almost double the size of Ross.
Bang!
Suddenly the two fists collided and the huge sand fist consisting of dust and sand exploded abruptly under Ross's power of distortion, revealing Crocodile's arms and fists.
Ross did not stop this punch and continued to collide with Crocodile's fist.
Crocodile's eyes were shivering and he was about to mobilize his powers to drain the water from Ross and turn Ross into a corpse. But before his powers could invade Ross, A violent power of distortions poured down on his arm.
Bang!
One of Crocodile's arms, under the power of distortion, was instantly turned into yellow sand and he flew backward.
"That attack was strong but I am a Logia User. This types of tricks won't work against me."
Crocodile turned into the sand in mid-air and re-assembled in another place. His arm, which was exploded was instantly restored to its original state.
Laffitte squinted slightly as he watched the scene from a distance.
"That is… the elementalization of the Logia Devil Fruit, the most powerful of Devil Fruit, it really is something."
Crash.
After the yellow sand re-condensed into Crocodile shape, he lowered his voice and raised his hand to the ground. Sand Sand Fruit's ability exploded wantonly.
Ground Death(Erosion Samsara)
Centered on him, the earth once again spreads towards desertification in all directions. Everything, whether earth, stone or architecture, is eroded by Sand Fruit, which has collapsed and powdered into yellow sand.
Laffitte watched the scene and his face changed slightly as he leaped back a few times, jumping to the top of a building farther away, watching from afar.
Whiz!
Ross did not give Crocodile the chance to unleash his abilities wantonly. Instead, he stepped forward and used Geppo to rush towards Crocodile.
Faced with the rushing Ross, Crocodile gave a cold hum, he lifted his hands up and the dust and sand whirled wildly around him in an instant, turning into a terrifying hurricane.
"Sables(Sandstorm)!"