When everyone thought that the victor would be in the hands of Doflamingo and Vergo, no one had ever thought that Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, would end up being defeated by Shinra so swiftly, almost instantly.
As Doflamingo fell, Vergo and Monet were in despair as if their hearts were grabbed tightly by invisible hands, which made them know that they couldn't escape from their death!
Yet, as Monet was completely captured and couldn't even use her ability due to the seastone bullet that was still inside her thigh, Vergo quickly moved, dashed, and even used the special martial art of the Marines to come to the side of Doflamingo as soon as possible!
'There is still time!'
As long as Vergo stood and protected Doflamingo for a moment, he knew that his young master would rise up and show them the power of the one who would become the King of Pirates!
Yet—
"Rock 'n' Roll Blaster!"
Doll made a move and chased after Vergo as she covered her entire arms in Armament Haki!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Even if Vergo showed his back, Doll didn't show her mercy and sent a barrage of punches into his back brutally!
"...." 2x
Carina and Robin, who had been hidden by Shinra with the ability of Iro Iro no Mi, were speechless and also amazed by Doll's power as they could see how Doll's fists didn't seem to touch Vergo, yet even so, each of those punches was as heavy as cannons!
"DON'T BOTHER ME, BITCH!"
Yet, while Vergo was enraged by Doll's sudden attack, he was also helpless since each of Doll's punches damaged him heavily. Yes, his Armament Haki might be powerful, but Doll wasn't weak!
Even though Vergo had covered his entire body in the Armament Haki, increasing his defence and durability, he could still feel the pain that came from Doll's punches!
The two of them were on the same rank, and their strength was more or less about the same!
However, as Doll attacked Vergo when he turned his back, naturally, she had the advantage of being the one who made the first move, and she kept sending her punches, without giving Vergo a chance to attack!
Still, without a doubt, all of them were surprised by Shinra's power and his swift attack, which could end Doflamingo directly.
Then again, Shinra didn't think that Doflamingo was that special, especially when Doflamingo didn't have special bloodlines and his Devil Fruit couldn't enhance his physical ability.
The special things about Doflamingo were just his mastery over Devil Fruit and the Supreme King Haki.
Yes, Doflamingo might be a descendant of the World Nobles, one with the highest status in the world, and naturally, due to that inheritance, he also developed his talents further, yet it was still far from enough to make him the strongest.
More importantly, in this world, the best way to become stronger definitely wasn't due to the Devil Fruit.
Many of those who stood at the top didn't even eat the Devil Fruit, including Gol D. Roger and Monkey D. Luffy.
'Well, it isn't surprising.'
The Suna Suna no Mi was too dangerous, and it was just too destructive, as he felt that it was a shame to destroy this island just to defeat Doflamingo and his group.
Moreover, even if he mostly used the Suna Suna no Mi, it didn't mean his training on his other abilities had stopped.
His Bane Bane no Mi could also start to affect the environment, giving the ground, water, or even the air the trait of that spring, which made him able to bounce around freely.
At the same time, his Armament Haki also developed, and he could clad or shroud anything he wished with his Armament Haki.
As for his Observation Haki, while it wasn't developed to the advanced version, at least, for now, it was okay, but he knew that he should develop it further as it would be useful in the future.
Still, besides Observation Haki and Armament Haki, Shinra also found that Haki could be used to erase his presence, erasing his aura, concealing himself, and making him almost impossible to perceive with any of the five senses or extrasensory perception.
This was also the reason why Doflamingo couldn't even react when he was attacked previously.
'Doll is strong.'
Yet, he had to say, Doll was very strong, and he also nodded at the way she applied her Armament Haki, and inwardly, he wondered whether there was a way to further develop the Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
'Well, let's defeat Vergo first.'
As Doll bombarded Vergo, Shinra suddenly appeared before Vergo and stabbed his blade into his two lungs!
Stab! Stab!
The sudden two stabs to his lungs caught Vergo unprepared, and he wanted to curse at how dirty Shinra was, yet before he even said anything, he was beaten by Doll mercilessly to the pulp!
"FUCK, YOU SHITHEAD!"
Doll smashed her fist into Vergo's face, breaking the nose, teeth, and jaw!
Crack!
BOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!
Vergo passed out as he fell into the large crater.
"Kill?"
"No, killing him is too easy," Doll grumbled as she thought of letting Vergo taste the feeling of endless punishment in prison!
"By the way, did you kill Doflamingo?"
"Is it not okay?"
"Well, it can't be helped."
After all, Doflamingo wanted to kill them, so he should be prepared to be killed, right?
"But unexpectedly, you are so strong."
Shinra's speed was just too fast, and the way he fought was just too different from what Doll had seen mostly, especially when the people in this world were full of muscle heads, yet without a doubt, he was strong.
"You too, Doll-san."
Doll was, without a doubt, the strongest woman that Shinra had ever seen.
Regardless, everyone was still at a loss since, in just a moment, they met their despair, but then, in just a single moment, everything was over in their victory.
The swift change in their situation made all of them so speechless that they couldn't say anything, but for one thing, they could see Torikago had slowly disappeared, and they knew that they were saved.
Only, all of a sudden, Shinra's eyes turned in the direction of where Doflamingo had fallen.
'Fuck...'
Doflamingo, who had fallen and almost died, was filled with hatred and frustration as he fell with just a single blade, but as he heard their laugh, it made him even angrier and caused him to develop an obsession to kill all of them!
'No, it's far from over!'
Even if his heart was stabbed, Doflamingo used his Ito Ito no Mi, using the strong to reconnect and recover his heart, and when he recovered, he would kill all of them!
'Wait! Wait! Wait!'
As Doflamingo thought so, he waited for the right moment to make an attack until his eyes widened when he saw Shinra staring at him with a smile from above.
"Oh, you are alive."
"W—
Doflamingo couldn't finish his words as his face was stomped and his nose, teeth, and jaw were broken like Vergo's.
Yet before Shinra decided to finish Doflamingo's life, his leg was clung to by someone.
"I beg you. Please don't kill Young Master. I will give you everything. I will..."
Shinra looked at Monet, who kept crying as she crept toward him despite her injuries and weakened state, clinging to his leg as she kept muttering incoherently as she passed out due to the blood loss.
"...."
Staring at the trail of blood from the path where Monet had crept as she tried to beg him, Shinra thought for a moment before he sheathed his blade again.