The two crimson beams were so intensely hot that even the air around them evaporated, forming what appeared to be a true vacuum corridor.
The surrounding air was continuously sucked into the corridor by the negative pressure, only to be instantly vaporized by the beams—a relentless, repeating cycle.
In seconds, this process created a strange swirling force field wrapped around the outer edges of the beams.
It felt as if everything nearby was being dragged toward the beams, only to be burned into oblivion.
This terrifying attack left Roya with no room to evade.
If he dodged or tried to divert the beams, it would inevitably lead to a catastrophic explosion of energy.
At that point, countless civilians would die, and the island itself could be blown through its bedrock—turning Dressrosa into an active volcano.
Such devastation would be unimaginable.
To protect everyone, Roya had no choice but to take the attack head-on.
He raised his arms and unleashed his Observation Haki Barrier.
The crimson beams slammed into the barrier, causing ripples to appear across the otherwise invisible shield.
Akainu instantly sensed the disturbance and sneered,
"Heh… So your energy has limits too, huh, Roya?"
"Tell me—how does it feel, knowing your strength isn't enough?!"
"Back when you bloodied me without mercy, did you ever imagine the day would come where I would turn the tables?!"
By the end, Akainu was screaming hoarsely, his molten neck bulging like throbbing veins.
The beams flared with even more ferocity, their power spiking by another fifty percent!
The light dyed half the sky blood red, turning all of Dressrosa into a vision of hell on earth.
From the shadows, where he'd been hiding ever since Roya's return, Doflamingo sensed his moment had come.
Awakening Technique: Divine Bullet – God Execution!
Nearly a hundred threads, each tightly wrapped in purple Armament Haki, surged from behind Doflamingo.
They pierced, stabbed, twisted, and coiled—attacking from every angle, at varying speeds, working in perfect synergy.
A full-scale, omnidirectional, 3D assault—zero blind spots—all converging on Roya!
At last, this venomous predator had taken the bait.
Roya let out a cold snort and pushed his Observation Haki Barrier to its absolute limit.
The ripples immediately stabilized.
Akainu had been partly right—Roya had indeed burned a massive amount of life force rushing back to Dressrosa.
But to deal with someone like Akainu, he didn't need to burn his life away—not yet.
The only reason he was holding back was simple: Doflamingo.
If he showed overwhelming strength too soon, Doflamingo would've fled.
And with the threat of Mariejois growing by the day, Roya couldn't afford to waste time chasing that rat across the seas.
Akainu's beams were still blocked completely by the barrier.
But Doflamingo's purple threads?
They passed right through the barrier, unimpeded.
Dozens of threads stabbed directly through Roya's body—intersecting and skewering him in all directions!
Doflamingo's eyes lit up in triumph—only to immediately widen in horror.
Because Roya's body had already become intangible.
Variant Observation Ability: Spacetime Displacement.
Before Doflamingo could process the failure of his strike, the threads were already seized by Roya.
All of them twisted in perfect synchronicity, spiraling together.
From Roya's chest, they extended outward—spinning and wrapping tightly around each other.
In seconds, they formed a massive braided cord, over a meter thick.
That cord surged forward with unstoppable force—
And crashed directly into Akainu's crimson beam!
"NO!!!"
Doflamingo let out a scream of pure despair.
All the life energy and Armament Haki he'd imbued into the threads was now being forcibly drained, becoming fuel for Roya's counterattack.
SHZZZZ!
Wrapped in Observation Haki, the giant braided cord tore through the crimson beam like a spear through paper.
It pierced upward—straight into the magma giant's forehead!
The beams shattered—
And the magma giant's head exploded in a fiery blast.
Even then, Akainu was not finished.
Both of his massive arms clapped together, aiming to crush Roya where he floated.
But Roya was already prepared.
With a flick of his finger, a Haki-thread shot out—
Latching onto the black orb formed earlier by compressed magma fists.
With a gentle tug—
The orb spun like a bullet, hurtling straight into the magma giant's chest.
BOOM!!
The magma giant's entire upper body exploded—
Molten flesh burst outward like a daylight firework, raining down as a storm of lava.
But before it could touch the ground, the molten droplets turned into pure energy particles, rising back into the sky—
Until they vanished completely.
In a breath, Dressrosa transformed into a scene of surreal beauty—
Like a paradise bathed in starlight.
From within the glowing particles, two figures fell.
One of them was Akainu.
A massive hole had opened in his chest.
The flames consuming it quickly spread, incinerating his entire body before he even hit the ground.
The once-mighty Magma Fruit user—destroyed by fire, leaving not even ash behind.
The other body—
Was Doflamingo.
He landed right in front of Law.
But he was no longer the tyrant who once ruled Dressrosa.
Now, he was a withered old man—completely drained of life.
Facing Law's burning hatred, Doflamingo forced out one final sentence:
"Corazon… Rosinante… he was actually… my real younger brother…"
"It was Sengoku… he made him…"
Before he could finish, Law let out a cold snort.
He thrust his cursed blade, Kikoku, into Doflamingo's heart—
And twisted.
Ending the life of a man who had destroyed so many others without remorse.
"You're right," Law said coldly.
"A lot of things in this world are just elaborate puppet shows, scripted from both ends by the World Government."
"But that doesn't change the fact that you deserved to die a thousand deaths."
Law withdrew his blade and gave a small flick—
Splattering Doflamingo's blood back onto his chest.
"When you get to the land of the dead, ask them yourself—see if they'll forgive you."
A surge of Gamma radiation burst from within Doflamingo's body.
His lifeless form detonated, disintegrating into a cloud of dark green powder.
The ocean breeze scattered it to the wind.
He was erased. Completely.
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Elsewhere…
"Are the rookies these days… all so hot-blooded?"
Kaido tossed aside a newspaper, reluctantly accepting a pastry from Charlotte Linlin.
His brow furrowed in disgust—as if he were being forced to take poison.
He stuffed the whole thing into his mouth, barely chewing, then swallowed.
Big Mom burst into a monstrous, pig-like laugh as she patted her belly.
"I like that kid," she said with a grin. "If only I weren't so much older—I'd marry him and make him my next husband!"
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