People are in the heavens, wealth can rival a country

Chapter 292 Sorry, We Failed
The rain gradually became thinner.

"Is the knot over?"

Usopp stood up from behind the dune and spat out two mouthfuls of sand.

The battle just now inevitably affected Usopp and others who were hiding aside, and they tried their best to flee far away so as not to be involved in the sandstorm caused by Crocodile.

It is impossible to watch the battle. With their strength, it is considered lucky that they can barely save their lives in the aftermath of such a battle.

At this time, when there was no more movement from that side, the crowd climbed up from behind the sand dune. Through the rain curtain, they could only see a few vague figures.

"Luffy!"

Nami shouted over there: "Zoro! Sanji!"

No voice responded.

Everyone began to feel something was wrong.

Weiwei staggered down the hillside, followed by others, and soon, they saw the first person.

It was Tang Sen. He was kneeling in the rain with his head down, unable to see his expression.

"Sen-kun!"

Weiwei called out and rushed over to hold Tang Sen's shoulder: "Are you okay?"

Only then did Tang Sen raise his head, his face was full of disappointment, his eyes were blurred, and he seemed to see Weiwei's face clearly after being dazed for a while.

"It's okay." His voice was hoarse.

"Sorry. We failed."

"Crocodile is stronger than I expected."

"Although I tried my best, I still let Crocodile run away."

"It's good that you're fine." Weiwei helped Tang Sen up: "I should be the one who should be sorry."

She paused for a moment, showing a sad look: "Obviously everyone is doing it for Alabasta, but I can't do anything."

"Sauron!"

There was a sound of exclamation from the side, Nami had already found Sauron lying on the ground.

He was still holding the long knife tightly in his hand, and his body, which had been drained by Crocodile, recovered from the moisture of the heavy rain, but he was already unconscious.

"Sanji is over here!"

Everyone soon found Sanji not far away. The other party's injury was obviously more serious. At that time, he was directly drawn into a mummy by Crocodile. Although the rain fell in time, his body still looked a little dry. Ragged ribs can be seen inside the collar.

Chopper hastily went up to check and heaved a sigh of relief.

"They're still alive, it's good to have some self-cultivation."

"Where's Luffy?"

Nami looked around, the ground of the battlefield was in a mess due to Crocodile's ability, coupled with the irrigation of rain, many places had begun to form small potholes, like quicksand.

Everyone searched around, and finally found Luffy who was half buried in the sand. The huge penetrating wound on the opponent's chest was shocking, making the Straw Hats' hands and feet feel cold!
"Luffy!!!"

Anyone who sees such a wound will never doubt its fatality, but Luffy is not dead. He raised his arm and spread his five fingers, as if trying to grab something. Although his eyes turned white, his mouth came out instinctively. like a weak voice.

"Chopper! Come here!"

Nami called Chopper, the doctor of the Straw Hats, and rushed up, trying to drag Luffy from the sand.

Then, she finally heard the unconscious words in Luffy's mouth.

"Meat eats meat"

Nami: "."

Are you so obsessed with eating meat when you're almost dead?
Facts have proved that for Luffy's perverted physique, eating meat is really effective.

When the dark clouds dissipated completely and the sun shone on the entire desert with scorching heat, Luffy had become alive and well again.

"Sometimes I wonder if I am the same species as you."

Nami looked at Luffy, who was covered in bandages, but had a big stick bone in his left hand and a big piece of meat in his right hand. His mouth was dripping with oil, showing a complicated expression.

"He was fatally injured just now. Could it be that eating meat can also cure the disease?"

"Because it's meat!" Luffy said as a matter of course: "If you fight, you will be hungry, if you are hungry, you will not be able to fight, and if you can't fight, you need to eat more meat!"

"When I'm full, I'll continue looking for Crocodile!"

He raised his hands and shouted: "This time, I will definitely not lose again!"

Sanji lit a cigarette but didn't speak.

He doesn't have the self-confidence of Luffy. As a person who faces Crocodile directly, he understands the gap between his group and Crocodile best.

To put it bluntly, if Tang Sen hadn't summoned the rain, everyone wouldn't even be able to hurt Crocodile, and even if the rain restrained Crocodile, everyone would not be the enemy of each other.

Thinking of this, he looked at Tang Sen who was sitting alone and was a little out of tune with everyone.

He knew very well that the opponent almost succeeded. Whether it was his ability or the firearms, Crocodile felt a great threat, otherwise Crocodile would not try to escape.

pity--

Sanji didn't know what happened behind, but the fact in front of him was that even if everyone tried their best, Crocodile was still not left behind. He had no doubt that when the other party was ready and swept over again, everyone situation is more difficult.

"Luffy, you need to rest!" Chopper reminded from the side: "Your injury is too serious. If you continue to fight forcefully, your body will not be able to hold on."

"I can hold on!" Luffy clenched his fists and said, "Until I defeat Crocodile, I will definitely not fall down!"

"I'm afraid the biggest problem now is not how to defeat Crocodile, Straw Hat Boy." Tang Sen who was next to him suddenly interrupted with a heavy tone: "You don't think that he will stay in the rain and wait for us to find him?"

"Huh? No way?" Luffy froze for a moment.

"Since my existence has been exposed, and he already knows that I have the Hailoushi weapon in my hand that can restrain him, then such an opportunity like today cannot happen again."

"Don't forget, Crocodile's purpose has never been to deal with you pirates, what he wants is to subvert this country!"

Vivi's complexion turned pale immediately.

"Mori-kun, what do you mean—"

"Yes, I think he will stay hidden in the background and accelerate his plans until the country is completely consumed by war."

"But... we have defeated all the senior cadres of the Baroque studio, including the MR.2 who can transform into my father"

"Miss Weiwei, this does not mean that we have destroyed his plan." Tang Sen shook his head: "The number of revolutionary troops is increasing, and the outbreak of civil strife is close at hand."

"As long as it rains?" Weiwei said:

"If it rained in Alabasta, wouldn't everyone think about rebellion?"

She looked at Tang Sen expectantly. She knew that the only man in front of her could do this kind of thing.

"I hope it can be so." Tang Sen stood up and sighed: "If only the rain can prevent the people of this country from dying for nothing because of conspiracy, I am willing to run around on the land of Alabasta all the time." .”

"But that's impossible."

"Miss Weiwei, the resentment in human hearts is not so easy to dissipate. Crocodile has created too much hatred in this land over the years. The hatred accumulated in people's hearts is no longer like rain. Things can turn around."

"I can do it." Weiwei said: "If I can meet the leader of the rebel army, he will definitely be able to listen to me - all this is Crocodile's fault, isn't it?"

Tang Sen looked deeply at Weiwei, finally heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Miss Weiwei, then do what you want."

"Sen-jun. Won't you come with me?" Wei Wei was stunned, and she could hear the unusual meaning in Tang Sen's tone.

"Someone has to restrain Crocodile and the Baroque studio." Tang Sen said flatly:

"As I said before, as long as Crocodile is not dead, his plan will not stop. Although the Baroque studio has lost senior cadres, there will still be a steady stream of people to fill those positions."

"If you let it go, even if you persuade the leader of the rebel army, the civil strife will not stop."

"But Sen-kun is too dangerous to deal with Crocodile alone?" Weiwei said worriedly.

"Your situation is the most dangerous, Princess Weiwei." Tang Sen said: "If you can really persuade the leaders of the rebel army, although you can't completely end the civil strife, it will undoubtedly have a big impact on Crocodile's plan. , you are a bigger threat to him than I am."

He looked at the Straw Hats and said, "Although you are a group of pirates, but—"

He paused: "I want to ask you to protect Weiwei well."

(End of this chapter)