Chương 27: You really do know where Hades is!

"What! Are you crazy? You know the boss is coming in person, and you're still planning to stay here and wait for him!"

The boss is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Do you know how prestigious the Seven Warlords are?

Those were seven renowned and powerful pirates selected by the World Government from among the many pirates on the high seas in order to deter them.

Fighting a monster like that is practically suicide!

Michita is actually Mr. Valentine's real name. However, it's insignificant for Yang Cheng to call him by his real name.

What Mr. Valentine is more concerned about right now is that Yang Cheng actually said he would stay here and wait for Crocodile.

"I know very well what level of pirates the Seven Warlords of the Sea are, but to be honest, I'm not without a chance of winning."

The Sand-Sand Fruit is very powerful. If Crocodile were in Alabasta, my chances of winning would be extremely slim.

However, even without the advantage of terrain, I am confident that I can escape unscathed even if I ultimately lose.

"So you deliberately sent the unlucky duo to deliver the message so that your boss... Crocodile would leave Alabasta?"

After hearing what Yang Cheng said, Mr. Valentine looked surprised.

"Are you really confident you can take on Crocodile?"

Although Yang Cheng had previously killed many pirates with bounties over 100 million Berries in front of Mr. Valentine, Crocodile's bounty was not even over 100 million Berries, only 81 million Berries.

However, Mr. Valentine also knows very well that bounty is not the only standard for measuring the strength of pirates.

After becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile's bounty was fixed at this level.

Many pirates with bounties are worth more than Crocodile, but in terms of both fame and strength, they are not even worthy of shining Crocodile's shoes.

"It's not that there's absolutely no chance of winning. After all, although Crocodile is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he relies too much on his Devil Fruit ability."

In terms of Devil Fruit power development alone, he is indeed stronger than most people, but in terms of physical skills and Haki training, he is somewhat unworthy of his title as a Shichibukai.

The strength Crocodile demonstrated in the Marineford War undoubtedly far exceeded his value of 8100 million Berries.

The fruit's ability to easily create sandstorms and cause natural disasters, and to instantly absorb the moisture from objects, would be at least at the T1 level among all Devil Fruit abilities, even if it doesn't rank as T0.

Unfortunately, because the Devil Fruit power was so powerful, Crocodile focused on developing it and neglected to cultivate Haki.

In addition, because it appeared too early, it was directly killed off by the plot.

Mr. Valentine, who currently only plays in low-level games and hasn't seen much of the world, doesn't know what Yang Cheng means by "domineering".

However, after hearing Yang Cheng's answer that he might not necessarily lose even against Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Since you intend to stay, then I won't leave either."

Yang Cheng: (･_･???)

"I already know the boss's secret. Although I'm not his main target, he won't let me off the hook, will he?"

Rather than running away alone and facing Mr. 1 and his gang's pursuit, I'd rather cling to your coattails.

Didn't you just say that as long as it's not a desert kingdom like Alabasta, you have a good chance of defeating the boss?

If you kill him here, then not only will we not have to run away, but we can also take over the entire Baroque Studio.

I've been annoyed with Mr. Two Fingers and that pig-like old woman, Mr. Christmas, for a long time!

"Once you defeat the boss and become the president of Baroque Works, wouldn't I become the vice president?"

Then I'll make them call me Vice President... no, I'll make them call me Her Majesty!

Seeing Mr. Valentine laughing loudly and lost in his fantasies, Yang Cheng was speechless.

When Vivi heard that Yang Cheng was prepared to stay and fight Crocodile to the death, and that he had a certain chance of winning, she repeatedly expressed her gratitude to Yang Cheng.

Regardless of the reason, if Yang Cheng can really defeat Crocodile, then he will be a great benefactor to Alabasta.

The distance between Alabasta and Whiskey Peak is neither far nor near.

However, as one of the bases of the Baroque Works, Crocodile naturally also has a permanent pointer to Whisky Peak.

Several days later, Crocodile and Nico Robin landed on the coast and met Yang Cheng, who had been waiting for them, in the Whiskey Town.

Previously, she had repeatedly declared that Nico Robin should call her "Mr. Valentine," the queen. However, when Crocodile and the others actually arrived, her previous queenly aura was clearly gone. She was now hiding in a corner with Vivi and the others, watching the two sides confront each other.

"Mr. 5, you should know very well why I am here in person."

Tell me where I am, and I might consider sparing your lives.

Old Sha raised his hands, the golden hook on his left hand gleaming in the sunlight, while he puffed on a large cigar, exuding the air of a gangster boss.

"What you're referring to is the ancient weapon—Pluto?"

Upon hearing Yang Cheng directly utter the name "Pluto," Crocodile's eyes instantly flashed with a sharp light.

He had previously learned through some special intelligence sources that the ancient weapon Hades was buried in Alabasta, this withered country.

However, despite years of planning, he found absolutely no information about ancient weapons in Alabasta.

That's why he began to suspect that such an important secret might be guarded by the Alabasta royal family, which is why he started plotting against the entire Alabasta and attempting to use it as a springboard to attack the New World in the future.

"So you really know about 'Pluto'! Tell me what you know."

I will keep my promise and let you and Mr. Valentine leave here alive.

In Crocodile's eyes, Yang Cheng and Mr. Valentine were just insignificant people.

Whether we kill him or not is irrelevant; the most important thing now is to find the whereabouts of "Pluto".

"Unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure where Hades is exactly."

"Are you kidding me? If Hades wasn't in Alabasta, how would you know that I stayed there because I was looking for the Ancient Weapons!"

It seems you won't tell me the answer you want unless I teach you a lesson first.

As Crocodile swung his hook with his left hand, a gust of sandstorm rose from beneath his feet, and his gaze toward Yang Cheng turned fierce.

"Although I don't know where you got this information from, the ancient weapon Hades is indeed not in Alabasta."

The secret buried in Alabasta is nothing more than the whereabouts of Hades.

Moreover, the text recording Hades' whereabouts is the Poneglyph, so since I can't understand the Poneglyph, I really don't know where that thing is sleeping now.

Yang Cheng's description was so detailed and convincing that Crocodile was even more convinced of the veracity of Yang Cheng's information.

"Where is the historical text you mentioned?"

Crocodile couldn't understand the Poneglyphs either, but he had Nico Robin by his side, didn't he?