Chapter 227: Fiery Golden Eyes, I Will Keep the Appointment!
"Gulp."
Looking at that thin figure falling from the sky standing in the center of the battlefield.
Looking at the Sea Beast Mask on the opponent's head, which now had huge symbolic significance on the sea.
The Conqueror Legion commander from the Kingdom of Iron swallowed—even though as Iron Humans, they didn't have the function of secreting saliva at all.
"Th-that mask is?"
Now, commentator Gatz's voice also rose abruptly.
"Sea Beast Mask, no mistake—I believe everyone heard recent rumors on the sea... an island in Paradise disappeared out of thin air, legend says nearby ships saw a huge figure reaching into the clouds."
"Although much smaller than in rumors, that person is undoubtedly... The Zodiac's newest member 'Saru' (Monkey)!"
"He clearly wasn't on the island when the tournament started, how did he get in? Oh oh oh oh... what is that in the sky?"
Speaking here, Gatz looked instinctively at the high sky where Saru fell.
Then, he exclaimed.
"Birdcage... Birdcage... Birdcage is..."
Yes.
Now, that 'Birdcage' originally spanning the entire Dressrosa created by Doflamingo's ability.
A part above, exactly where Saru fell just now... was clearly broken.
Although reshaping rapidly and continuously, that huge hole couldn't be hidden.
Saru clearly crashed through the Birdcage directly, descending on Dressrosa.
"..."
Now, Doflamingo sitting atop the colosseum looked solemn too.
He naturally knew the strength of the Birdcage he created.
But moments later...
"Fuffuffuffuffu, truly a powerful guy..."
He grinned, laughing so.
"That's for the best."
At the same time...
"Hey, Saru... right?"
Looking at subordinates smashed into meat paste and Saru standing before him, the Conqueror Legion commander tried to speak. "You want to compete for Caesar too? If you plan to enter from No. 5 Gate, we transfer to other gates immediately, we have no intention of fighting you..."
Clearly, he wanted to retreat.
This was inevitable—even the tyrannical Conqueror Legion had heard of The Zodiac.
That was a powerful organization overturning Four Emperor Big Mom.
And although the Kingdom of Iron claimed to be among the top few combat powers in the world, it wasn't 'Elbaf' after all.
Facing The Zodiac, he naturally wanted to retreat.
But he couldn't finish his words.
VMMM!
Because next moment, he saw golden light bursting from Saru's eyes before him.
Zzt!
That golden laser flew at light speed, hitting the commander instantly.
Next moment, the commander's armor and steel-like body, along with the warhorse under him, turned into dust in the air.
"Filthy scum."
Golden light in Saru's eyes burned like fire. "You deserve to speak to me?"
"..." (xN)
Now, all Conqueror Legion knights on the battlefield couldn't say a word.
The heavy armor worn by their commanders, and the physique they were proud of as Iron Humans almost invincible in past wars.
Before Saru, couldn't even withstand a 'Glance'.
"Th-this guy..."
"Retreat first! This guy is a monster!"
"Commander and adjutants died, let's retreat first, retreat to No. 4 Gate..."
Next moment, Conqueror Legion stopped steps instinctively, then drove warhorses turning to flee.
Their tyranny and viciousness before seemed gone at this moment.
Violence always fears greater violence.
But...
"Who allowed you to flee again?"
Next moment, they heard Saru's voice.
"I said—until you all die, I won't be relieved!"
Words fell.
Golden light burst out.
VMMM!
Saru didn't even raise the Jingu Bang.
But those golden eyes hidden under the monkey mask burned as intensely as a melting sun at this moment.
VMMM—!
The next instant, two extremely condensed golden beams burst from his eyes again.
Thickness and size completely incomparable to that strike just now.
Death arrived.
Those golden beams swept past innocent Dressrosa civilians directly with his gaze.
But those Conqueror knights and their neighing warhorses, along with other plundering villains, weren't so lucky.
BOOM!
Accompanying violent explosions, scorched gullies appeared instantly on the ground passed by light beams; edge rocks melted into crimson lava.
All hit knights and villains disappeared in the golden light instantly.
And this scene was faithfully recorded by the broadcast screen above.
So, the entire Dressrosa fell silent at this moment.
In fact, since Saru descended from the sky to Dressrosa, the battlefield had a momentary pause—after all, people currently in Dressrosa naturally wouldn't haven't heard of The Zodiac.
But rumors were rumors.
Seeing such a scene personally was another matter.
That powerful 'Conqueror Legion' the Kingdom of Iron was proud of.
Before Saru, couldn't even withstand a glance?
"What's with his eyes?"
"Ability?"
"But according to our organization's analysis, his ability should relate to the rumored huge body..."
Amidst such low discussions.
Saru didn't speak.
In fact, no one could see now.
Saru's pupils weren't 'Eyes' at this moment, but some weapon structure approximating pupils.
[Germa Technology · Laser Weapon]
As mentioned before.
Saru could transform his body into various weapons via Arms-Arms Fruit, provided knowing weapon principles.
After the Germa battle, Toratora (Tiger) successfully brought back most principles of Germa technology.
Plus cooperation of Memo-Memo Fruit and Brain-Brain Fruit, sending this 'Principle Knowledge' into Saru's mind was naturally not a problem.
And precisely this power created the move he used now.
[Weapon Transformation · Fiery Golden Eyes (Huo Yan Jin Jing)]
Now, Saru didn't even look at the surrounding battlefield already cleared.
He just tilted his head slightly, looking at that girl beside him.
Now, the girl was clearly stunned too—when had she seen such a scene?
So now, when Saru looked at her, she even trembled instinctively.
But now, Saru just raised his hand.
"Heal!"
He whispered.
Next moment, a light fell into the girl's broken leg.
Then...
"Hm!?"
The girl felt her bones seem to grow by themselves at this moment, reconnecting together.
[Homie · Bone Healing]
Until now, the girl seemed to react.
Her head dizzy, looking incredulously at the monkey-masked figure before her now.
"Th... thank you..."
"Keep running."
Now, Saru said so.
Girl: "Ah?"
Before she reacted, she saw Saru raising his hand pointing behind.
The girl looked in the direction Saru pointed.
Then she saw—that 'Birdcage' originally shrinking from the sea surface clearly left the sea level now.
It approached Dressrosa island already.
But...
"Not... stopped?"
Yes.
From distant dust and huge cutting sounds, the girl could judge.
Birdcage had no intention of stopping—it continued advancing slowly, cutting everything passed completely.
So, she understood Saru's meaning immediately.
"Th-thank you!"
She stood up hurriedly, then turned and ran toward the colosseum.
Clearly—with Birdcage not stopping and continuing to cut the entire Dressrosa.
As the center of Birdcage, the 'Duel Arena' was obviously the relatively safest place.
But running just a few steps, she stopped.
"Mr... Saru."
She turned around—she clearly heard Gatz's commentary just now, knowing this man's identity.
But now, her gaze looking at Saru naturally had no fear of looking at the worst organization member on the sea.
On the contrary.
That thin figure looked incredibly tall to her now.
In her eyes, only expectation and longing.
"Can... can you defeat Doflamingo?"
She clearly wasn't stupid, realizing now—that absolute malice hidden in this so-called duel tournament today.
If she wanted to survive, if people of this country wanted to survive, Doflamingo must be defeated today!
"Defeat?"
Hearing her words, Saru seemed to smile.
The monkey face on the mask grinned too.
"I hate those messy crappy things most in my life."
"I want to smash his head with one staff strike."
Speaking here, he looked at the girl. "You little girl, want to see that scene—then live well."
Words fell.
Longing light in the girl's eyes became brighter.
"Mm!"
She nodded vigorously, then hesitated no more, stepping toward the distance.
Watching the girl's back running away.
Under the mask, Roy's expression was somewhat puzzled.
"What exactly does he want to do?"
Situation different from his estimation.
After seeing the shocking news from Dressrosa in the newspaper, Roy realized something wrong.
In the past, he received much news.
For example, Caesar Clown originally escorted by World Government hijacked by unknown personnel—he locked onto Doflamingo doing this long ago.
After all, having motive and resources within World Government, only this former Celestial Dragon.
For example, according to Baroque Works report, Kaido and Joker were close recently, seeming to discuss cooperation.
Roy didn't find this strange either—according to original story content, Doflamingo and Kaido were trading parties of 'Artificial Devil Fruits'.
But the problem was.
"Now Doflamingo clearly tore up the agreement with Kaido... Three Disasters' performance proves this."
"Even this time of tearing up the agreement, he specifically picked the time Three Disasters came to Dressrosa."
This was very abnormal.
Doflamingo absolutely wasn't Kaido's match; offending Kaido was no different from seeking death for him.
But he still did it without hesitation, meaning he had reliance in his heart.
And forces making him confident facing Four Emperors weren't many clearly.
"He cooperated with World Government, planning to deal with Kaido together?"
Roy frowned, but felt things weren't so simple.
Because if just joining hands with World Government against Kaido, Doflamingo completely didn't need to make such a big scene.
Attacking Three Disasters directly while Kaido was unprepared was clearly a better plan.
"Exposing artificial Devil Fruits to public, holding this duel tournament attracting so many people, even opening 'Birdcage' at the start, clearly planning to kill all Dressrosa citizens... even for dealing with Kaido, this behavior is abnormal."
This was completely what a madman would do.
But Roy knew well—Doflamingo wasn't a madman, but a real hero of chaos on the sea.
So, finding a suitable reason for the opponent's actions.
The answer was self-evident.
"Not just Kaido, he has a bigger goal."
"He knew 'The Zodiac' would come long ago... this duel tournament is not just for Kaido, but also for me?"
Roy realized this.
"If facts are really so, it means he highly likely knows The Zodiac's purpose... meaning, Caesar's tree root might be in his hand now?"
He frowned slightly, having a vague guess internally.
But...
For Roy now, these guesses didn't matter.
If just obtaining Slice-Slice Fruit, guessing Doflamingo might have plans, he might choose to retreat.
But...
"Current Zodiac is not an organization scared off by enemy conspiracies."
Doflamingo had plans; he had too.
And more critically...
Whatever conspiracy Doflamingo had, he was confident—he was much stronger than the opponent!
So...
Crack! Crack!
Saru raised his hand, stretching, bones making cracking sounds.
He tilted his head slightly; monkey mask turned toward the colosseum.
Gaze seemed to penetrate layers of buildings, seeing 'Doflamingo' on the throne.
Enemy issued an invitation.
And he decided to keep the appointment.
But before that...
"Surrounding scum, indeed... must be swept clear too."
He raised his hand, plucking a handful of hair from the back of his head casually.
Then...
Blow.
He blew lightly.
Hair scattered and fluttered, showing golden color under sunlight.
After doing all this, Saru raised Jingu Bang, resting it on his shoulder.
Hands on both ends of the staff, he walked casually toward the duel arena.
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