"What incredible power!"
Under Aeridar's terrifying immense power, Redfield's body tilted backward, his feet sliding across the ground for a good distance.
Whoosh!
But in the blink of an eye, Redfield and Aeridar, now a red and black blur respectively, zipped wildly across the battlefield, fighting furiously.
"Solitary Crimson!!!"
Redfield thrust his umbrella forward, immediately unleashing a fierce red sword aura.
Whoosh!!
The crimson sword aura, like a long rainbow, vanished in the distance, leaving behind only five or six bisected skyscrapers.
"Impact Cannon!!!"
Aeridar threw a punch, and the air immediately became chaotic. A white, translucent pillar, like a giant elephant's foot, extended outwards, carving a semi-circular trench into the ground.
"Die! Crimson Flash!!!"
Redfield roared. His body shot forward, transforming his umbrella into a sword as a scarlet bloody light flickered.
"Full-Body Armament Hardening: Bull Rush!!!"
Aeridar did not dodge. He pulled his fists back to his waist, then a flicker of black appeared. In an instant, his entire body became a metallic, jet-black figure glowing with a steely sheen.
BOOM!!! CRASH!!! RUMBLE!!!
The ground suddenly shook, then violently trembled. In an instant, countless cracks spread out, causing the earth to rapidly collapse and cave in, splitting into several large plates. At the same time, the terrifying shockwave turned into a hurricane, sweeping across nearly half of Gran Tesoro.
On a raised piece of ground, the tip of Redfield's long umbrella was impaled in the chest of the black, metallic figure before him.
"Hah... Do you want to die together?! Hehehehe~"
With one hand gripping the umbrella impaled in his chest and the other grabbing his opponent's arm, Aeridar's face contorted into a look of crazed madness, letting out a chilling laugh.
"You bastard! Let go!"
Redfield was furious, forcefully yanking the umbrella from his grasp. He never expected his opponent to use such a suicidal method to stall him.
"Candy Wave!!!"
The first to act was Perospero. He pointed his candy cane staff, and a flood of colorful, liquid candy surged forward, wrapping around more than half of Redfield's body before quickly solidifying.
"You damn bastard! Just a mere pirate! Die! Rokushiki Ultimate: Grand Wheel Pistol!!!"
At that moment, Widwen, like an unkillable cockroach, also rushed forward. He launched his fists through the air from three meters away, instantly creating a fluctuation in the air that formed a visible wave of force that slammed into Redfield's chest.
Boom!!!
Redfield was hit hard. The candy mud coating his body instantly shattered, and he spewed a mouthful of blood, his body thrown dozens of meters backward before he hit the ground with a heavy thud.
Aeridar, meanwhile, seemed to have lost all his strength. He collapsed to his knees as if completely drained. His skin returned to normal, and he no longer emitted steam.
This technique, which speeds up blood flow, was inspired by Luffy's Gear 2. It uses tiny internal impact forces to propel blood, which can temporarily increase speed and power. However, it leads to extremely high blood pressure. Aeridar wasn't a rubber man like Luffy, and his body could only sustain this state for half a minute without severe harm.
At this moment, Jack, Oven, Oliver, and Betilla moved in simultaneously, surrounding Redfield from four directions and attacking him.
"You won't... What?! What is this..."
Redfield, half-kneeling, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Looking at the four people attacking from all sides, he tightly gripped his long umbrella, just about to counterattack.
But the golden ground suddenly surged like a liquid, and several long golden tentacles rapidly shot out, firmly wrapping around his feet and the long umbrella in his hand, making it impossible for him to dodge or counterattack.
"Damn it!"
Redfield struggled with all his might. Under his immense strength, cracks appeared on the golden tentacles, as if they could no longer bear the strain...
But it was already too late.
"You bastard! Armament Hardening!!!"
When he realized he couldn't escape, Redfield stopped struggling. High-density, pitch-black Armament Haki surged over his entire body. Within a single breath, he was covered in a metallic sheen.
Clang!
The twin blades, rapier, sickles, and fist all struck Redfield at almost the same time. For that one instant, it was as if time itself had stopped.
BOOM!! RUMBLE!!!
The next moment, a sound like muffled thunder rang out. A terrifying force exploded, instantly shattering the ground within a hundred-meter radius. The earth around them violently trembled, and a shockwave rippled through the air, forming a visible white gust of wind that rolled outwards.
Within the billowing smoke, Oliver's twin blades were on Redfield's head, Jack's sickles were on his back, Betilla's silver rapier was plunged into his chest, and Oven's fist was buried in his abdomen.
"Ughhh~"
Struck simultaneously by four powerhouses, even with Redfield's level of Haki, his defenses were broken on the spot, and he took a grave hit, coughing up blood.
"Damn it! You're just a bunch of junior pirates, nothing more than brats! How dare you wound me like this!"
After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Redfield's once calm face twisted into a mask of rage as he bellowed: "You bastards, all of you die!"
In an instant, the golden tentacles shattered. His black umbrella, now blazing with a scarlet blood aura, swept outwards.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
In a flash, the black umbrella streaked with multiple after-images, and Oliver, Betilla, Jack, and Oven were all sent flying back, spitting up blood.
"Cough..."
After his outburst, Redfield, having sent the four flying, strained his injuries. He coughed up another mouthful of blood and knelt on the ground, propping himself up with his long umbrella.
"Now's the time! Tesoro!"
Seeing the situation, Doflamingo suddenly roared.
"Hraaahh! Die!"
The moment he spoke, Tesoro's pale face became a menacing snarl. He immediately extended his hand toward Redfield, and several arcs of electricity burst from his fingertips.
Zzt zzt zzt.
At that very moment, Redfield was horrified to find his skin was covered in patchy golden spots that were rapidly spreading, as if trying to coat his entire body. In just a short time, they had already covered a fifth of him. He also felt that the parts of his body covered in gold were difficult to move, and it was hard to use his hands and feet.
"This is... gold?! Damn it!"
Redfield's eyes went wide. He suddenly remembered that his opponent was clearly a Gold-Gold Fruit user, and that he had gotten gold dust on him in the tunnel on his way here. That gold dust must have contained his power, intended to seep into the human body.
"The legendary Red the Aloof, Patrick Redfield-dono! Please, die! Fuffuffufu~"
Doflamingo cackled maniacally, waving his hands like a madman. At the same time, the pristine white ground, now turned to thread, suddenly rose up in sixteen sharp, surging waves of white thread. The tips were jet-black, coated in high-density Armament Haki, and shot towards Redfield at an incredible speed.
"16 Holy Assassin's Bullets: God Thread!!!"
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