Chapter 150: The Donquixote Family's Disaster
One by one, massive dark figures, standing on a smaller piece of the Island Cloud that had separated from Avant Heim, fell rapidly. With a whistling sound, they descended directly toward the opponents Louis had assigned them after scouting with his Observation Haki.
Among them, three figures—one large and two small—fell straight toward the royal palace on the King's Plateau. They came to a halt dozens of meters above the palace roof, hovering in mid-air.
Then, Yelena, fully armed and with her face covered by a special gas mask, led Hajrudin and Daz Bonez as they jumped off the Island Cloud one after another, landing on the palace roof with a series of dull thuds. Among them, Hajrudin, due to his size, inevitably created a deafening roar upon landing. But fortunately, because the materials used to build the royal palace were of high quality, its roof only sustained a few cracks and did not collapse.
Nevertheless, the commotion still attracted the attention of many people. One after another, pirates and executives of the Donquixote Family realized something was wrong and rushed toward the source of the sound.
Deep within the royal palace, Doflamingo, who was studying his Devil Fruit ability, frowned. He looked up slightly in the direction of the loud noise, a shadow of gloom flashing in the eyes behind his sunglasses.
Yelena paid no mind to the commotion she had caused. She turned her gaze to Daz Bonez. "Daz, go and find the person Louis mentioned. Control her. If she's not a threat, spare her life."
Daz Bonez heard her and nodded, turning to leave without a word.
Then, Yelena turned to Hajrudin and said casually, "We're looking forward to your performance."
Hearing this, a grin slowly spread across Hajrudin's face, his body radiating an intense fighting spirit.
Just then, one after another, pirates armed with swords and guns arrived from all directions, reaching the top of the palace. The group of grunts looked at the nearly twenty-meter-tall man with a helmet, bare chest, and long, loose black hair, and for a moment, they were stunned. It took them a while to react, and they subconsciously took a few steps back, cold sweat dripping from their foreheads.
"A g-giant!"
"That appearance... it's the 'Giant God Soldier' Hajrudin, with a bounty of 450 million Berries!!"
Suddenly, a pirate holding a gun began to tremble, a deep look of terror in his pupils. He tremblingly pointed to a spot not far away and let out a terrified cry, "That's... that's the 'Nation-Destroyer' with a bounty of over 1.4 billion Berries!"
Hearing this, the crowd subconsciously followed their comrade's pointing finger. A figure, over 3 meters tall, completely covered in heavy armor, their face obscured by a gas mask, with only a pair of long black horns exposed, stood quietly.
The next moment, the crowd of grunts was in an uproar. Their faces were filled with terror, their pupils trembling violently. Everyone subconsciously retreated, wanting to get away from this place. At this moment, the intimidating power of a vicious pirate with a bounty of over 1.4 billion Berries was on full display.
"Get out of the way!"
"Don't block the path!"
Just then, several strange figures pushed aside the grunts blocking their way. They came to the front and looked at the giant, whose features were obscured by the sun at his back, and the heavily armored figure holding a giant flanged mace, motionless.
Trebol, with his ugly face and his hair and blue overcoat looking as if they were melting like a candle, looked at the two stationary figures, a look of panic flashing in the eyes behind his sunglasses. Then, he spoke with a flustered expression, wanting to figure out the purpose of these two dangerous individuals.
"Lord Hajrudin, Lord Nation-Destroyer, what are you two doing in Dressrosa?!"
He had recognized the two before him and realized the severity of the situation. He knew that the two before him were from the recently most famous Archangel Pirates, and they were powerful. Their captain was a formidable monster with a bounty of 3.7 billion Berries, strong enough to rival the three top-tier powerhouses. The reason they hadn't become the fourth pinnacle power was not because their captain wasn't strong enough, but because their crew was small and their force couldn't compare to the three top-tier monsters.
Beside Trebol, a man with a muscular build, gold decorations, and spikes on his shoulders, clenched his fists and stared at the two without a word.
To this, Hajrudin cracked his knuckles, a grin spreading across his face, but he had no intention of answering. Facing Trebol's question, he took a deep breath and then swung his giant fist, which was accompanied by a whistling sound as it flew toward the group of enemies.
In front, Trebol and Pica's faces changed drastically. They turned and fled, having no intention of taking the punch head-on.
BOOM! The giant fist smashed into the top of the palace without reservation. An impact like a meteorite strike burst forth, sending one pirate grunt after another flying.
With one blow, the royal palace trembled violently, and countless cracks spread.
The deafening roar echoed throughout Dressrosa, leaving the citizens and pirates of the entire town bewildered as they all looked toward the source of the sound. The next moment, the baffled citizens on the streets stared with wide eyes, their faces full of disbelief.
Looking up, the once-clean and solemn royal palace was now covered in cracks. A cloud of dust was rising from its top, and a giant figure was faintly visible.
The executives of the Donquixote Family at Corrida Colosseum, the factory, and various outposts saw this, their expressions changing. They all reacted, picked up their weapons, and prepared to rush toward the King's Plateau.
However, before they could take a few steps, a giant shadow had already enveloped them. The executives and grunts who realized something was wrong subconsciously looked up, only to find a giant dark figure falling toward them.
"!!"
"It's a giant! Run!" The originally aggressive pirate grunts fled in panic, their legs almost a blur.
BOOM! Three loud roars sounded simultaneously from different directions on the island. The impact of the giants' fall sent hundreds of pirate grunts flying. One after another, the grunts' garrisons collapsed, and dust rose everywhere.
In the dust, giant weapons such as longswords, battle-axes, and kanabō emerged from the smoke and smashed down on the gradually reacting executives.
BOOM—
For a time, huge roars continued to explode, echoing throughout the island.
In a giant factory, a tall but relatively slender blonde female giant, holding a giant axe, walked out of the smoke and dust. She fiercely swung the giant single-bladed battle-axe, splitting apart the cannonballs that were flying at her one by one, and then, with a backhand swing, smashed the axe into a group of grunts.
CRACK—
The huge plaza was covered in countless cracks. The ground buckled and then disintegrated inch by inch, sending several hundred grunts, along with a minor executive of the Donquixote Family, flying.
In a place that had not been affected, a strange-looking pirate watched this scene with lingering fear. "That's... the 'Iron Rose' Gerd of the Archangel Pirates!" he muttered. "It's over... the Donquixote Family is finished!"
Beside him, a pirate with a brutish face spat contemptuously, shouldered a bazooka, and aimed it at the giant who was swinging a huge battle-axe not far away. His finger rested lightly on the trigger, and he slowly squeezed it.
Just then, a slender, thin figure tore through the smoke and dust and leaped out, crossing several hundred meters. She quickly drew her sword and swept past a group of grunts.
SHING... The blade cut through the air and into flesh, letting out a clear metallic ring.
In an instant, bright red blood splattered from the bodies of a group of pirate grunts. Their eyes rolled back, and they fell down, their weapons clattering to the ground.
Kuina, wearing a kimono with the Shimotsuki family crest and the Archangel Pirates' flag, flicked her sword with one hand. After shaking off the blood from the Wado Ichimonji, she walked straight toward the depths of the factory.
As she walked, Kuina looked at the researchers in white lab coats, who looked as if they couldn't even truss a chicken, and a special idea rose in her mind.
Then, Kuina turned and called out to Gerd, "Gerd! If it's convenient, let's keep these researchers alive! Louis might have a use for them!"
Hearing this, Gerd, while swinging her giant axe to send pirates flying, quickly replied, "Alright!"
On the King's Plateau, on the cracked roof of the royal palace.
Hajrudin slowly retracted his fist, took a step, and rushed straight for the two men who were still in a state of lingering fear not far away. As he walked, the entire royal palace trembled violently, as if in an earthquake.
Seeing this, Trebol's face turned pale, and he subconsciously retreated. Beside him, Pica, wearing a golden helmet and decorations with many spike-like protrusions on his shoulders, had a fierce look on his face. After coating his thick fists in Armament Haki, he gritted his teeth and charged back at Hajrudin.
"Damn it! Don't think you're so great just because you have a high bounty! A pirate's strength isn't decided by their bounty!"
A sharp, comical voice sounded, echoing in Yelena's and Hajrudin's ears and attracting their attention.
Yelena followed the source of the sound and looked at the muscular, burly man who was emitting a sharp, comical sound that didn't match his appearance, and fell into a brief silence. In the end, after marveling at the biodiversity on the sea, she silently shook her head.
Then, Yelena's eyes, from under her gas mask, fell on the entrance not far away, and her scarlet eyes narrowed slightly.
In front, Hajrudin looked at the bizarre scene before him and subconsciously thought of the pink dragon scales of his own dragon form. For a moment, a feeling of shared misery spread in his heart. "This guy... he must have endured a lot of strange looks, right?!"
Thinking of this, Hajrudin's gaze became even sharper. He coated his giant fist in Armament Haki and smashed it into Pica's body without reservation.
BOOM—
This punch was far more powerful than the last. It sent Pica flying straight out, piercing through a corner of the King's Plateau and landing in the wilderness.
After one blow, Hajrudin's gaze shifted and landed on the snot-nosed man not far away. Hajrudin didn't dwell on it. He raised his other fist and threw it straight at the snot-nosed man.
However, the next moment, one after another, thin threads spread out in a cross pattern, directly blocking the path of the man who was sweating and dripping snot at the same time. Immediately after, Doflamingo, who was about 3 meters tall and wearing a pink feather coat, slowly looked up with a grim face, gazing at the giant who was holding a punching posture.
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