Boom————!!!
Doflamingo was sent flying all the way to the stern, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
Looking down at Kari's icy gaze, he hurriedly lowered his voice to explain.
"I've thought of a brilliant plan!"
"Later, I'll use the pretext of escorting the Celestial Dragons to take that guy away. When you catch up, I'll deliberately show a weakness so you can kill him!"
"This way, I can not only earn favor with Dressrosa and advance my plan to seize the country, but you can also successfully eliminate him!"
Seeing Kari remain unmoved, Doflamingo urgently said, "That woman gave me an order! I must stop you!"
"You have no idea how terrifying they are!"
"Kari! At least let me put on a show, aren't we collaborators?!"
...
"The collaboration is over. You've become an obstacle to me."
Kari pressed his palm against Doflamingo's chest, and scorching Chakra erupted violently from the point of contact, instantly engulfing him in tongues of flame.
Doflamingo grunted, his entire body slammed hard onto the deck, the burn mark on his chest resembling a volcanic crater, still emitting wisps of black smoke.
Invisible threads woven into a net covered his chest as Doflamingo gasped for breath.
If he hadn't executed the best countermeasure at the critical moment, his wounds wouldn't be this shallow.
This guy...
Bastard! Did you really intend to kill me?!
...
Kari lunged toward Shangong again, his overwhelming killing intent robbing King Riku of the courage to stand in his way once more.
Clang————
His fist struck the spearhead, the shockwave tearing through the ship's hull.
Saint Miya gripped her spear and sneered, "If you're running away, then run away properly. Trying to collect interest along the way? Too greedy, you brat!"
...
...
Violent flames erupted from Kari's body, cracks appearing across his form.
The intense heat distorted the air.
He was preparing to self-destruct.
This was the solution he'd calculated—the method to complete the mission in the shortest time possible.
Saint Miya's pupils contracted sharply. She retracted her spear, turned, and fled, not forgetting to spit and curse, "Madman!"
Kari, his body engulfed in flames, charged toward Saint Shangong. The previously frozen Shangong was yanked away by a thread and thrown far into the distance.
"By the name of Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea! I won't let you succeed!"
"Shangong is my friend! Dressrosa is my homeland!"
"Don't think you can run wild here! Bastard!!!"
Doflamingo roared and shouted, and hopeful gazes turned toward him from all around.
...
Hearing the shout, the thrown Saint Shangong was moved to tears.
"Doffy... you actually remember me!"
"When I return to the Holy Land, I'll definitely beg the Five Elders to restore your status as a Celestial Dragon! Wait for me!!"
...
But...
The approaching Kari left Shangong speechless.
Then he calmed down again.
It's fine, someone will definitely stand in front of me. I am a great World Noble, a Celestial Dragon!
Saint Miya, Doffy, even that rude swordsman—you will definitely save me!
It's fine!!
Whoosh————
A line of fire pierced through his body as Kari transformed into a fiery streak and vanished into the horizon.
Shangong exploded amidst the flames, his filthy flesh and blood fragments burning to ash as they fell.
Until the moment before his death, he was still shouting Doflamingo's name.
...
...
Miya, who hadn't run far, turned back to look at Doflamingo.
Doflamingo stared at the nearly invisible spark in the distance, gnashing his teeth: "Ahhh!!! Bastard!! Why did you have to kill poor Shangge! Come at me if you dare!!!"
He turned to Miya, shaking his head in frustration: "Damn it! If only I were stronger, faster, I could have blocked him!"
"My deepest apologies, Lady Miya!"
...
Doflamingo knew Miya.
About twenty years ago, when he was eight, he learned about a team formed by powerful Celestial Dragons - the strongest armed force belonging to the Celestial Dragons.
His talent had been recognized. If not for his foolish father impulsively taking the whole family down to the lower world, he would have been able to join that group for training in a few years, perhaps even becoming a member.
Unfortunately, his fate was altered the moment he descended to the lower world. Even if he returned to Mary Geoise with his father's head, he wouldn't be accepted.
From then on...
He vowed to turn the world dominated by Celestial Dragons upside down!
...
After a moment of silence, Doflamingo took the initiative to ask: "Shall we still pursue?"
Saint Miya sighed: "Pursue what? If we catch up, he'll self-destruct. What's the point?"
"Without Kuzan, capturing him is impossible... and that guy called Griffin is nowhere to be found!"
She scanned the surroundings coldly: "Doffy, kill them all. We should be able to keep this news contained."
The citizens of Dressrosa, who had narrowly escaped death multiple times in such a short period, couldn't withstand any more emotional turmoil.
They could only watch Doflamingo with helpless despair.
The weak can only beg for the mercy of the strong - they have no other choice.
...
Doflamingo stood up, clutching his chest, and declared firmly: "Lady Miya, I guarantee no one present will leak any information. Please trust me!!"
...
After staring at Doflamingo for a while, Miya pouted: "Whatever, I can't be bothered with such matters."
"Come with me to support Kuzan. It's too difficult for him to handle that monster alone."
Doflamingo lowered his head, a subtle smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
As expected of me, coming up with the best solution in an instant!
I threw Shangge out for you to kill, Kari - you can't blame me!
You saw it yourself, Miya - I truly did my best to protect Shangge. That madman was determined to kill him, threatening to self-destruct if anyone tried to stop him.
You ran away yourself - you can't expect me to hold him and perish together!
...
King Riku...
Hehe, you owe me a huge favor now! You'll repay me with this entire country!
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Royal Capital.
Amidst the sea of ruins, Kuzan was breathing somewhat rapidly, while opposite him stood Kaido's massive dragon-human form, towering like an immovable mountain.
Compared to the decommissioned warships he used for practice, Kaido's body was hundreds, thousands of times more durable!
...
"Already out of breath? I was just warming up!"
Kaido grinned, revealing his sharp teeth, resting his Eight Precepts on his shoulder: "But to be able to fight me to this extent... calling you just a Vice Admiral is an insult!"
"And you still take orders from that kind of guy... Don't you find it frustrating?!"
"Kuzan! Join me. With Hanafuda gone, you can take his place!!"
"The position of Three Disasters - second only to me!"
...
Kuzan clenched his fists and smiled faintly, "If I were to become a pirate... I wouldn't be able to withstand old man Garp's fists."
...
Kaido silently withdrew his outstretched hand.
Right, this guy was Garp's disciple after all...
"Hmph! An ungrateful fool! Then die!"
Kaido raised the Eight Precepts high, his terrifying Haki exploding violently.
...
Suddenly, both of them looked toward the same direction.
"So lively!! Hahahaha! We want to join the fight too!"
Shanks stepped onto the ruins with one foot, resting one hand on his knee: "Hey! Kaido, you don't mind if I challenge you, do you!"
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