Crack!
Crack!
The earth split apart.
With the crater made by Kai's punch as the center, more and more cracks spread outward like a giant spiderweb.
The sunken ground looked like an enormous iron wok, and Kai stood right at its deepest point.
Doflamingo, who had barely dodged Kai's punch, was also within the fractured pit. His body was covered in dust and broken stone, leaving him looking utterly battered.
Because of the terrifying impact from Kai's attack, the massive casino finally began to show signs of complete collapse.
During their battle, Kai and Doflamingo had already smashed countless objects inside the casino. The surrounding walls had been punched through and carved apart until they were riddled with holes.
Now, after enduring the shockwave from Kai's punch, those already damaged walls could no longer hold.
Rumble!
With a series of thunderous crashes, chunks of the ceiling came falling down.
The walls on all sides began to collapse.
Countless pieces of broken stone smashed onto the shattered floor.
For a moment, dust surged into the air.
Smoke and debris filled the surroundings.
The area within several thousand meters trembled as if struck by a small earthquake.
As the ground shook violently, the walls and the second floor of the casino began to crumble.
In an instant, the entire building collapsed like a broken mountain.
It turned into endless rubble and debris, crashing down in every direction.
Sensing that the casino was about to fall apart, Doflamingo's expression changed drastically. His face turned ugly, and his cold, gloomy eyes locked onto Kai.
He rolled backward, pressed both hands against the ground, and slowly pushed his aching body up.
"The casino is collapsing?"
Doflamingo looked up at the falling ceiling, his expression growing even darker.
This casino had cost the Donquixote Family an enormous amount of effort to build.
He had never expected that this luxurious casino, which had brought the Donquixote Family endless wealth, would meet such a miserable end today.
This casino was one of the family's greatest sources of income.
Watching it collapse before his eyes naturally made Doflamingo feel a sharp ache in his heart.
How many berries would he lose because of this?
The loss was enormous.
"Damn it!"
Doflamingo gnashed his teeth and glared at Kai.
In his eyes, the culprit behind all of this was none other than Kai, the Fist Demon.
"Why did this monster suddenly come to my territory?"
"Damn Fist Demon!"
He still could not understand it.
Why had the Marines chosen to target him, of all people?
The Donquixote Family was no easy prey.
What benefit could the Marines gain from attacking them?
"If Vergo hadn't only just joined the Marines and still didn't have access to higher-level intelligence…"
"Today…"
"I wouldn't have been this passive and miserable."
Doflamingo seethed inwardly.
As the casino collapsed, the three top officers of the Donquixote Family fled in panic and grief, escaping before they could be buried beneath the rubble.
The five pirates with bounties of forty to fifty million berries also no longer cared about their unconscious subordinates.
They turned and ran, desperately fleeing from the casino.
Gradually, as those dozen or so people escaped—
Boom!
With an earth-shaking crash, the luxurious casino completely collapsed.
It became a field of shattered rubble.
A storm of dust and debris rose into the air.
The once-lavish casino had now become a ruined wasteland.
Broken.
Desolate.
A shocking sight.
The dazzling casino filled with bright lights was now nothing more than wreckage.
The two thousand-plus pirates and the three hundred-plus Donquixote Family members who failed to escape were buried beneath the ruins.
Unless a miracle happened, most of them were likely doomed.
"It's… gone…"
"Our casino is gone."
After escaping, Trebol looked back at the ruined casino. His eyes lost focus, and his expression filled with grief.
This casino had brought countless profits to the Donquixote Family.
But today, it had been destroyed.
The Donquixote Family's greatest source of income had been cut off.
It was enough to make their hearts bleed.
They had spent countless resources and paid a heavy price to make this casino famous.
No one had expected that, just as its business was booming, it would be destroyed by someone else.
"As long as the Young Master is fine, the casino can be rebuilt."
"But if something happens to the Young Master…"
"Then we truly lose everything."
Pica took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the pain in his heart as he reminded them.
"You're right."
Trebol and Diamante quickly calmed themselves. Their eyes, filled with tension, turned toward Doflamingo's wounded body.
Doflamingo had been beaten badly.
They could hardly believe that one day, their Young Master would be suppressed so thoroughly.
Even more terrifying was that the one beating him down was a five-year-old child.
"Fist Demon Kai… that monster is too strong."
"He sank the entire casino with one blow!"
"If the Young Master hadn't dodged that punch, I can't even imagine what would have happened."
Diamante's throat went dry, and his face turned pale.
Trebol and Pica felt the same lingering fear.
"Even someone as strong as the Young Master would have been seriously injured if that punch had landed."
"The Fist Demon is too strong!"
Trebol was still shaken.
"No need to worry too much."
At that moment, Pica spoke with confidence.
"Don't forget. The Young Master still hasn't used his final trump card."
"That means it's still too early to decide the winner."
"Once the Young Master goes all out, it will be the Fist Demon's turn to be beaten down."
"Just watch."
Trebol and Diamante's eyes lit up. Excitement and anticipation rose in them.
Of course they knew their Young Master's trump card.
Many years ago, they had already witnessed Doflamingo's strongest power.
And now, since he had yet to use it, that meant he still had a very high chance of victory.
"The Young Master can win!"
At this moment, the dust-covered Doflamingo looked at the ruined casino, then turned his icy gaze toward Kai.
The casino in Demon Town had been the Donquixote Family's greatest source of income.
Their biggest business.
But today, it had been destroyed.
Their greatest stream of wealth had been cut off.
Cutting off someone's fortune was no different from killing their parents.
It was easy to imagine how furious Doflamingo felt.
After a long silence, Doflamingo's expression shifted between light and dark. He stared coldly at Kai and spoke.
"To force me this far… I admit, you're truly impressive."
"Ever since I went out to sea, no one has ever pushed me this close to a dead end."
"But you did."
"I acknowledge your strength."
"But next, I promise you—"
"You're dead."
"Fist Demon Kai, don't tell me you thought this was all I had."
"If so, then I'm sorry to disappoint you."
"I'm going all out now."
"Today, I will kill you!"
Kai's eyes flashed, and he smiled with interest.
"You're finally using your real trump card?"
"I've been waiting."
"Come on. Let me see it."
"The legendary Devil Fruit Awakening."
"Don't disappoint me."
He knew it.
Next came the true climax of this battle.
Doflamingo was clearly about to risk everything.
However, Kai did not show the slightest trace of nervousness.
Instead, his eyes were filled with anticipation.
What was Doflamingo's strongest trump card?
Without question, it was the Devil Fruit Awakening he had mastered.
Now that he had been forced to the end of the road, he would naturally use his final card.
His final outburst.
"As you wish."
Doflamingo answered coldly.
Then, he slowly closed his eyes.
With a thought, he mobilized the vast power inside his body without hesitation.
He pushed his Devil Fruit ability to its extreme.
At last—
A certain lock within his body seemed to shatter under the impact of his power.
At that moment, it was officially declared:
His Devil Fruit had awakened.
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