## One Piece Chapter 179, pages 7-8: Showdown at Alubarna - Chapter: 179 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Crocodile, Monkey D. Luffy ### Summary Page 7: Crocodile's eyes widen in shock as he realizes Luffy is still conscious. "HE'S... STILL ALIVE!?" he exclaims, sweating slightly. Luffy's face is shown in a gruesome close-up, his eyes rolled back, blood pouring from his mouth as he gasps for air, "HAH HAH...GAH". Crocodile violently yanks his hook out of Luffy's body with a sickening "SLUMP!" sound. Luffy plummets towards the ground, crying out "UGHH!" He lands heavily in the sand, clutching his bleeding chest, groaning in immense pain, "NGHH... UGH!" Crocodile looks down at him with a sadistic smirk. "You seem to be in agony...!" he taunts. "But don't worry, you'll soon rest in peace... Hahaha!" Luffy's body begins to roll down the slope of a sand dune, tumbling helplessly towards a pit of quicksand at the bottom, letting out a final "GAHH!" as he falls. Page 8: Luffy lies at the bottom of the quicksand pit, his body slowly being swallowed by the shifting sands. He is completely silent, marked by ".......!!" as he sinks deeper. He weakly raises his bloodied hand towards the sky, letting out a faint "UGH..." Crocodile's voice calls out a dismissive "Farewell." Luffy's hand slowly disappears beneath the surface of the sand with a "SINK..." sound, leaving only a small disturbance on the dune. Crocodile turns his back and walks away from the pit, his large coat trailing behind him. He mutters to himself, "That was a complete waste of my time..." leaving Luffy buried in the desert.