Chapter 477: The Silly Old Sand

Chapter 477: The Silly Old Sand

Chapter 477: The Silly Old Sand
"Lao Sha, don't be so angry."

Lu Li smiled and said, "Ivankov didn't tell me anything. I just analyzed why you lost to Luffy and came to this conclusion."

Crocodile's face was terribly gloomy. If he could beat Lu Li, he would have exploded and fought with Lu Li long ago.

It's nothing else, the main reason is that the truth of the matter is too shameful, and it is a secret that he really doesn't want to expose even if he dies.

So when he originally wanted to clash with Luffy in Impel Down, Ivankov only said one sentence: Don't forget the handle in her hand, and let Crocodile hold his nose and fight with Luffy outside.

In order to keep the secret, he can accept losing to Luffy, and in order to keep the secret, he can also help Luffy escape from Impel Down.

But the secret that he had tried so hard to keep was actually exposed by a natural disaster, which made Crocodile extremely ashamed and angry.

Next to him, Lu Li looked at Crocodile's expression and was sure that he was right.

After verifying the truth of the matter, Lu Li was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Crocodile was a woman. This was not just a joke made by space explorers in the comment section, but was actually true.

"Natural disaster..."

Crocodile's eyes were filled with murderous intent, "What do you mean?"

Lu Li, however, looked relaxed. "Like I said before, I'm here to help you become stronger. You don't think you can survive in the current world without using domineering power, do you?"

Crocodile was silent for a moment. He knew that if he couldn't use Haki without scruples, his combat power would drop several levels.

There are many people in the New World who are stronger than him just by relying on the power of the fruit. Every vice-captain in the Beasts Pirates can defeat him.

"Anyway, I've already guessed it, so stop making such a sour face."

Lu Li continued, "Or do you think your current strength is enough to conquer the New World? Do you want to challenge Whitebeard with your current strength?"

Due to the violent emotional fluctuations, the sand crocodile's body stirred up dust, causing Ivankov next to him to sweat on his forehead, feeling that the situation was too tense.

"Do you think I want to be like this? I have my reasons. Besides, I have no interest in Whitebeard anymore."

Crocodile had a gloomy expression on his face, and walked out the door after saying this, obviously not wanting to discuss this topic with Lu Li and Ivankov.

"Oh?"

Lu Li said with interest, "So you want to become a man because Whitebeard doesn't fight with women?"

Crocodile paused when he heard Lu Li's words. When he turned around, veins on his forehead were exposed, and it was obvious that he had been hit on the point.

"Scourge, I'm going to kill you one day."

There was obvious murderous intent in Crocodile's words, but in Lu Li's opinion, his expression and tone seemed a bit angry.

"Change back. Whether you want to fight Whitebeard or board the ship of the new era, your strength is not enough."

Lu Li put away the evil spirit in his heart and became serious. "The world-famous Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile, will die today. You will board the ship with a brand new identity."

When Crocodile was hesitating, Lu Li gave Ivankov a look. Because they had agreed on it in advance and Ivankov owed Lu Li a favor, he took advantage of Crocodile's wavering mind and attacked suddenly.

Ivankov's shemale boxing skills hit Crocodile, and his fingertips became like syringes, injecting female hormones into Crocodile's body, adjusting his hormone level to its original normal state.

The ability of her fruit is different from that of ordinary fruits. It cannot be remotely removed. If she wants to restore it to normal, she must get another injection to neutralize the hormones that were previously injected into her.

"Ivankov, you..."

Crocodile was furious. He didn't expect Ivankov to be so bold as to attack him directly.

Now he really couldn't regret it. After the female hormone was injected, the male hormone originally remaining in his body was neutralized, and his body began to change.

The tall and strong body began to shrink rapidly, the broad shoulders shortened, the waist began to become slender, and the square facial features began to become soft.

The physical changes caused by hormones obviously consume a lot of energy in the body, and it is not an easy and pleasant process. Because he has remained a man for so many years, Crocodile was in great pain when his fruit ability was lifted.

So much so that when he wanted to attack Ivankov, Ivankov easily dodged him.

A few minutes later, Crocodile stood up panting, his face gloomy, but he still tried to remain calm and lit a cigar.

"Scourge, Ivankov... I've made a note to kill both of you one day."

The feminized sand crocodile's face was full of humiliation, and the threat in his words was not concealed at all.

Ivankov shuddered and stepped back awkwardly, "It's none of my business. I was just following Scourge's orders to help you regain your strength."

He didn't want to be targeted by a dangerous guy like Sand Crocodile, as that would affect the mission of the Revolutionary Army.

He also felt that the idea of ​​'recovering' power was not wrong. Even though he himself was a shemale and used his fruit ability to change all the time, he was also aware that other people who used his fruit ability to change genders would be affected to a certain extent in terms of strength besides himself.

It’s not a problem of Haki. His fruit ability is not that fragile. Even if he uses Haki all year round, it is impossible for his fruit ability to become ineffective unless his Haki level is far beyond his own.

Like the transsexuals on his transsexual island, generally speaking, they only need a shot of medicine every three or four years, and they can use their domineering power at will during this period.

Crocodile was not prepared to come to Ivankov for a humiliating injection again after his sex change, so he did not dare to use Haki easily after many years, for fear that he would suddenly change back in the battle, which would be more painful than death.

According to Ivankov's observation, most people are unable to exert their previous strength after changing their gender. After all, men and women have different body structures, and the fighting methods that strong people have been trained in since childhood are based on their original gender.

Therefore, these fighting habits and styles are difficult to change. It is impossible for someone to fight normally after a sudden change of gender, so Ivankov's ability can be regarded as a control skill.

For someone like Crocodile, who was already very powerful before the transformation, it is normal for her strength to decline significantly after the transformation. In addition, she did not dare to use Haki easily afterwards, so her strength was even worse. "Isn't this pretty? I thought you were too embarrassed to see anyone."

Lu Li said with a smile, ignoring the murderous look of the sand crocodile, and walked up to him and patted his shoulder, "You can challenge me anytime, why don't you test your strength first?"

Crocodile was a strong man after all. Since he had been exposed and turned back into a girl, he had already lost face and was not so ashamed as to commit suicide.

He calmed down a little, and felt his familiar body again, with a different sense of lightness, and could use the power of the fruit more freely.

Lu Li guessed correctly, he was indeed a woman back then. After being frustrated after entering the New World, he wanted to challenge the king of the sea, Whitebeard, to prove himself, but Whitebeard did not respond at all.

In a fit of rage, he found Ivankov and turned himself into a man, but was embarrassed to find that his strength was not as good as before after becoming a man, so he did not go to fight Whitebeard.

Just as he was struggling with the idea of ​​quickly turning himself back into a woman before anyone else knew about this embarrassing incident, something embarrassing happened... Ivankov was arrested.

From that time on, he could not change back. Even if he used his powerful domineering aura to erase the hormones that Ivankov left in her body, it would take several years.

But Crocodile was ambitious. It was impossible for him to not venture out to the sea and stay at home until his sex change. So he simply went out to explore the world as a man.

The result was... he had been wandering around for many years, had many subordinates around him, established the Baroque Works, and took over the Kingdom of Alabasta.

When he became rich and powerful, Crocodile found himself in a difficult situation. He did not want his subordinates and the world to know that he was a woman who had undergone sex reassignment surgery, so he had to continue to hide his identity.

Although Crocodile was very unhappy at this time and strongly wanted to kill Lu Li and Ivankov to cover up his shame, she had to admit that her original body was more comfortable to use.

Not to mention domineering or anything like that, her fruit ability can only be awakened in this state, and her strength is completely different from before.

So she wasn't reckless in challenging Whitebeard back then, she did have some real strength.

Now that many years have passed, her experience as a man was not in vain, because she endured and suppressed her body's strength to exercise. However, after she turned back into a daughter, the results of the squeezing burst out and her physical fitness improved greatly.

"If you dare to tell anyone about me, I will never let you go even if I die."

Crocodile spoke in a low voice. Since she had already changed back, she could only accept the current situation. But if Lu Li and Ivankov continued to publicize this matter, he would really fight with these two people.

"How could that be? I have kept it a secret for so many years."

Ivankov shook his head repeatedly, not wanting to provoke the current Crocodile.

After all, the strength of the original Crocodile is conservatively estimated to be above 2 billion bounty.

"I don't have such a bad taste. Didn't I just say that..."

Lu Li smiled and said, "The Shichibukai Crocodile is dead, and now you are the nameless Shinda of the Beasts Pirates."

Crocodile took a deep puff of his cigar and exhaled the thick smoke. "Don't look down on me. Since I'm going to board the ship of the new era, I will naturally sit in the first-class seat. Your drought is a bit unworthy of its name in my opinion."

"Don't mess around, I can give you a new title after you show your strength."

Lu Li reminded, although he also felt that the little brother Drought in their team was a little weak, and could even take the title of 'King of Ships'.

But Jack is an original shareholder after all. There is no reason to kick him out of the top management at this time. At least he is a vice-royal level and has some combat power.

"See you at the arena. If I kill you, I will take your name as the Scourge."

Sand Crocodile said this with an unhappy look on his face. Although he said such harsh words, he probably knew in his heart that he could not be Lu Li's opponent.

After all, even if he recovered to his peak, it would be unlikely for him to defeat the admiral of the navy. He just wanted to see how big the gap was between him and the top strong men.

Lu Li just felt amused when he saw the Sand Crocodile walking out of the door. He had just used his reconnaissance skills to check out the current status of the Sand Crocodile. After turning back into a woman, the other party's strength was completely different from before.

To say that she is at the vice-emperor level is an understatement. Referring to the 1.9 billion bounty of Sand Crocodile in the original novel, she is also one of the top ones among the vice-emperor levels, and should be considered at the 'Emperor Father' level.

And now Lu Li also understood why the combat power of Sand Crocodile was updated so greatly in the later part of the original work. He felt that it was probably because after escaping from prison in Impel Down, he asked Ivankov to give him a shot, so he could use his domineering power unscrupulously again.

It turns out that it’s not a bug that Crocodile can’t beat Luffy, and the huge upgrade in combat power also makes sense!
Now that Crocodile has turned back into a daughter, her fighting power is even stronger than in the Emperor's father era in the original work. She may be the most powerful figure in their group after him and Fujitora.

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In the martial arts arena, Crocodile was pinned to the ground by the magic prisoner. The area around the blade had turned into elements, but if Lu Li's sword continued to move, she would not have time to dodge.

After the battle was won, Kaido, who was standing on a high place, put down the wine jar and looked at Crocodile's wonderful performance with a generous smile on his face, "Yes, he is indeed a strong man."

Jhin, who was also watching the game, frowned and began to doubt whether he had not worked hard enough over the years.

It is said that he was able to fight back and forth with Green Bull ten years ago, but if it were today, Green Bull would definitely be able to defeat him easily.

As for bounty, he hasn't made much progress either, currently it's 1.39 billion berries.

After watching the battle, his analysis and feeling was that he might not be able to beat Crocodile in a one-on-one fight.

Oh, Crocodile’s current personality is that he claims to be a person with the same name as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile, and he ate the Sand-Sand Fruit of the dead Crocodile. After entering the New World, he was discovered by Lu Li and then wanted to join the Beasts Pirates.

It was a ridiculous setting. When Lu Li heard about Crocodile's new character setting, he wanted to complain, "Who would believe you if you said that?!"
But the result was even more ridiculous, because no one in the Beasts Pirates, including King, seemed to doubt it and really thought that this was a powerful being who had just appeared in the new world.

Well... Lu Li is no longer able to complain about the thought processes of the people in the pirate world. This is not just about being thick-skinned, but really being naive.

(End of this chapter)