The smoke at the port had not yet cleared, and the dust had not yet settled. Standing amidst the ruins, Doflamingo, his eyes bloodshot, looked at the scene before him—Trebol, Pica, Diamante, Lao G, Señor Pink... his proud "family," in just a single breath, had all been defeated by Roy's six punches from a standing position, without even a chance to fight back. He was like an isolated and helpless clown, pushed to the forefront of the battle.
"Fuf... fufufu..." He trembled all over, forcing a laugh from his lips, but it had already lost its original arrogance and flamboyance. The laughter was empty, crazed, as if laughing out of despair.
"Roy... you monster bastard!!" He suddenly threw his head back and roared, the Conqueror's Haki in his body completely out of control, sweeping across the port like a volcanic eruption.
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!!!
The earth trembled, the edge of the port collapsed directly, and the sky seemed to dim with it. "You think you can finish me like this?!"
"I am Donquixote Doflamingo!! I am a Shichibukai, the JOKER of the underworld!!!" He suddenly sprang up, his hands crossed as he pulled the strings taut. "Thousand Arrows: Flap Thread!!!" Silver threads rained down, densely covering the area, almost tearing space apart.
Smack!
A slap, plain and simple. But the storm of strings instantly collapsed, and Doflamingo, along with his attack, was slapped back to the ground.
"BOOM!!"
A large crater exploded in the port's ground. Dust rose, and blood flew.
Doflamingo did not pause to breathe. He roared again, "God Thread: God Execution!!" Ten string crossbow bolts pierced the air, as fast as lightning.
Roy just lifted his foot and gently stomped. "Crack!" The ground shattered, and the ten divine bolts, along with the surrounding ground, were all crushed to dust.
Doflamingo's pupils constricted, and fear gradually appeared in his eyes. "No!! Impossible... I still have one last trump card!!" he roared hoarsely. "Birdcage!!!"
Countless pillars of string descended from the sky, as if to seal off the entire Dressrosa. But in that instant, Roy finally looked up slowly. "Enough."
BOOM!!!
A visible wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body like a monstrous wave. The entire port fell silent. The birdcage string pillars that were forming in the sky were as if struck by a heavenly thunderbolt, shattering inch by inch in the air and turning to dust.
Doflamingo was sent flying by the shockwave, once again crashing heavily into a deep crater. His pink feather coat was completely shattered, not a single feather left. He was covered in blood, his blond hair soaked and plastered to his face, his sunglasses gone, his figure thin, as pathetic as a plucked flamingo.
"Fuf... fufu..." He lay in the deep crater, his five fingers futilely grabbing at the rubble, his mouth twitching, his eyes on the verge of losing focus. But he still wouldn't shut up. "You don't dare to kill me, I am... a Celestial..."
Bang!
Before he could finish, Roy teleported and a precise chop came down, his technique as if he were performing a routine task. Doflamingo's eyes rolled back, and he fainted completely, his muffled last word swallowed back down his throat. "...Dragon..."
"He really did pluck him clean," Gion said, walking over quickly from the side. Her gaze fell on the bald figure lying in the deep crater, her tone laced with a cold humor. She chuckled lightly, sheathed her sword, but her expression quickly turned grave. "That last sentence of his..."
"...is it true?"
Roy stood at the edge of the crater, his gaze as calm as an abyss. "Nine times out of ten."
Gion's face changed, her tone sinking. "Then this is not just about catching a Shichibukai."
"The 'Celestial Dragon' identity involves the internal affairs of the World Government... He must be taken back for Fleet Admiral Sengoku to decide."
Before she could finish, the air trembled, and Roy's figure vanished in an instant. A few seconds later—
"Smack!"
He reappeared, holding an unconscious girl in each hand: a 14-year-old Baby-5 and Sugar.
Gion was taken aback. "Who are these?"
"They're also from the Donquixote Family. They were hiding underground," Roy said, handing Sugar to the Marine soldiers behind him, his tone cold. "This one, in particular, is the most dangerous."
"Lock her four limbs with Seastone. No form of relaxation is allowed."
The soldier's expression was solemn. "Yes, sir!"
Just as Gion was about to ask, Roy suddenly looked up at the distant sky. His gaze was as sharp as a blade, his tone low. "They're here pretty fast."
Gion was taken aback for a moment, then her expression turned grim, and she slowly gripped the hilt of her sword. "...Tsk."
"One is more troublesome than the next."
Dressrosa, Offshore
A storm suddenly rose, the sky low, the dark clouds pressing down like the end of the world. Lightning roared in the sky, and a giant blue dragon's figure broke through the dark clouds. Its scales were like iron, reflecting a cold, blue light in the lightning. Its head was held high, its gaze like a torch, carrying destruction and anger across the entire sky and sea.
At its side was a pterodactyl, flying with its wings spread, its body wrapped in black flames—the future "All-Star" of the Beast Pirates, not yet the Conflagration, King.
"Brother Kaido, Jack's presence is already faint," King's voice was cold, with a hint of anger. "That Doflamingo can't hold out either."
"You bastard Marines!!!" The blue dragon form of Kaido let out a heaven-shaking roar. The dragon's cry created a monstrous wave. "You actually dare to touch my men!!"
The dragon's cry shook the sea, and a storm was born with it. However, just as they were about to reach the port of Dressrosa—
"SWISH!!"
The entire Marine warship that had been docked at the pier, in a flash of lightning, vanished without a trace.
"What?!" King's pupils constricted suddenly. "The warship disappeared?!"
"ROAR!!!" Kaido's dragon eyes opened wide in anger. He whipped his tail, creating a gust of wind. "A little trick of the Marines!!"
King quickly scanned the sea, and his gaze soon caught the figure of a warship that had suddenly appeared dozens of nautical miles away. "Brother Kaido! Over there!"
"CHASE!!!" Kaido roared, and the blue dragon and the pterodactyl instantly changed direction, speeding towards the warship.
Roy stood at the stern of the ship, his gaze cold as he looked into the distance. "They're coming."
Gion appeared beside him, her expression grave, her "Konpira" already half-drawn. "Your judgment was correct. We can't fight in Dressrosa..."
"Kaido and King are attacking together... It seems they are really angry."
"SWISH!!"
Before she could finish, the entire warship vanished in a golden flash of light, once again pulling dozens of nautical miles away. The blue dragon and the pterodactyl were unable to catch up, roaring in anger where the sea met the sky.
The pterodactyl form of King followed closely behind, flames wrapping around his wings, his gaze sharp as he scanned the sea. "Brother Kaido, the warship disappeared again." King's voice was low and wary.
The blue dragon's pupils constricted, his Observation Haki fully extended. Suddenly, he sensed a sharp presence piercing the darkness like a lighthouse—a completely unconcealed, sharp, and provocative presence. It was like a hook deliberately left by a hunter, burning brightly on a distant deserted island.
"Is this... luring me over?" A glint appeared in Kaido's dragon eyes, and then he let out a savage laugh. "Fufufufu! Interesting!"
"You little Marine brat, are you waiting for me?!!"
King's gaze darkened. "Brother, it might be a trap from the Marines."
"A trap?!" Kaido laughed wildly, his dragon body suddenly accelerating. "I am Kaido! Even if it's a trap, I'll crush it!!!"
New World Deserted Island, Central Rock Peak
A storm was on the verge of breaking, and lightning danced wildly. Roy stood alone at the top of the rock peak, the wind blowing his white Marine cape, making it flutter like a flag. He closed his eyes, his Observation Haki sensing the two terrifying presences rapidly approaching in the distance.
Behind him, Gion arrived on the wind, her "Konpira" already a third of the way drawn.
Roy opened his eyes, his gaze as sharp as a blade. "The warship has been moved to a safe location. Kaido is mine, King is yours."
Hearing this, Gion was taken aback for a moment, then she snorted lightly. "You brat, you're quite decisive with your assignments."
A corner of Roy's mouth lifted. "What, is Sister Gion scared?"
"Scared?!" Gion's fingertips brushed over the hilt of her sword, the cold light reflecting her sneer. "Just in time to try out a new move."
"BOOM—!!!!"
The sky was torn apart, and lightning poured down. A giant shadow fell like a meteor. The blue dragon, Kaido, roared down from the thunderclouds, his body ten thousand feet long, his scales like cold iron, his anger burning in the lightning. The entire rock peak shook violently, the earth shattered, the mountaintop flew apart, and dust swept across the sky.
Following closely behind, a pair of black, flaming wings broke through the clouds. King, with his wings spread dozens of meters wide, landed with a "thud." He landed steadily beside Kaido, transforming into his human form, flames surrounding his body, his pupils like a hawk's, locked on the opponent opposite him.
Kaido slowly strode out from the dust, already in his human form. His seven-meter-tall figure was bare-chested, his muscles like cast iron, and he carried his giant, spiked club, "Hassaikai," on his shoulder. His gaze swept forward, finally landing on the solitary figure standing in the distance.
"You little Marine brat..." Kaido grinned, his fangs sinister, like an ancient beast awakening. "You've got a lot of guts." He suddenly took a step forward, and the air trembled violently. "You actually dare to deliberately lure me here personally?!!"
The next moment—
Conqueror's Haki was released with a roar. It was as if an ancient dragon were roaring. The shockwave swept across the entire island like a tidal wave, the sky and the earth turning dark. The ground cracked inch by inch, the air vibrated, and the entire sea area seemed to be wailing.
"Swish!"
Roy moved, just taking a step forward. Conqueror's Haki was released at the same time, meeting the attack head-on like a flood. The two waves of Conqueror's Haki collided violently in the void.
"BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!!!!!"
The sky was torn apart, the dark clouds swirled violently, and the sea was forced back hundreds of meters. The ground collapsed, and rubble rose. It was as if the entire island were witnessing the collision of two kings.
King, beside Kaido, his pupils constricted. "A mere Marine Rear Admiral, this pressure... he can actually match Brother Kaido?!"
Gion also suddenly focused, an undisguisable shock in her eyes. "So this is... Roy's true strength?"
In the wind, Roy slowly raised his right hand, his index finger beckoning, beckoning Kaido slightly. "I didn't 'lure' you." His voice was not loud, but it pierced through the thunder and the waves, as cold as frost. "I 'fished' for you."
Anger exploded in Kaido's eyes. "You arrogant brat!!!"
BOOM!!!
He raised "Hassaikai" high and smashed it down. The earth collapsed directly. The entire rock peak instantly crumbled, rubble and thunder flying together. But amidst the chaotic rubble, Roy's figure stood motionless, his white cape fluttering. His fist slowly clenched, his gaze like a blade of lightning, pointed straight at the opponent.
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