Donquixote Doflamingo heard that it was CP0 again, his face twisting, his voice clearly discernible in the oppressive atmosphere.
Taro and Katakuri both frowned at the same time.
It's CP0 again!
Their thoughts were the same as Mingo's.
Mingo turned his head to look at Lucci. Perhaps his anger had reached its peak, and he felt a sense of relief. He laughed loudly,
"Fuffuffuffu, was this also planned by those old fellows? To gather all the problematic individuals on this island and catch them all in one go?"
As Mingo laughed, the murderous intent on his body surged.
From being the one who controlled the strings to becoming a controlled puppet,
This change in identity, this huge psychological gap, drove Mingo almost mad.
"I'm very curious now, who else did you calculate?"
Lucci's heart tightened when Mingo looked at him.
Although his face remained calm, he had already realized that the current situation was very unfavorable for them. One wrong move, and they would be doomed.
Kaku and the tall man behind him also thought of this, and their expressions immediately turned ugly.
"Donquixote Doflamingo, our mission is to pursue the Wanluos Group. They fled to this island first, and we pursued them here."
"Believe it or not, this is an accident. We have no intention of interfering in your dispute."
Lucci, as if to show sincerity, dispelled his Leopard-Human form and explained to Mingo in a calm tone.
Then, probably feeling that explaining to a pirate would undermine the dignity of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, he continued:
"Don't forget your identity. It was the World Government that invited you to become a Warlord of the Sea, and Dressrosa is still an affiliated country of the World Government."
Mingo did not hear the answer he wanted and became even more furious.
"You think two sentences can clear CP0? You probably forgot why I was invited to become a Warlord of the Sea!"
"Trying to scare me with the World Government and the Celestial Dragons? Hmph, answer my previous question!"
Lucci's gaze darkened. He hated Stussy even more now.
According to Stussy, Jack the Disaster is also on his way.
If he told Mingo now that there was no one else, then when Jack appeared, it would probably be impossible to explain.
If he told Mingo that Jack was also on his way, then it would probably be over immediately.
While Lucci was pondering how to answer Mingo's question,
Redfield had already perceived the emotions of everyone present with his innate Observation Haki.
However, besides increasing some negative energy, it provided no help regarding the whereabouts of that Devil Fruit.
This also made him furious. He stared at Mingo,
"I'm not interested in the filth between you. Tell me, where is that thing?"
Mingo was in an extremely bad mood. He only wanted to kill people now.
"Why should a dead man know its whereabouts!"
After speaking, he instantly entered his Devil Fruit Awakening state. The rocks under his feet, under the influence of his ability, transformed into white threads, continuously spreading.
Holy crap, he's going all out right from the start!
Mingo is truly insane!
Taro flew back, away from this madman.
Katakuri almost simultaneously retreated, chasing after Taro. He would not let Taro leave.
"Looking at your condition, you've recovered very well. In that case, I have no more qualms about killing you now!"
Looking at Katakuri, who was hot on his heels, Taro felt a bit helpless. He had originally wanted to witness the sword skills and martial arts of the solitary red.
His Internal Energy quickly circulated once. After sensing his physical condition, he said in a deep voice,
"You can certainly try!"
At the same time, the battle between Moria and Lucci's three also began.
The not-so-wide mountaintop was divided into three combat zones.
However, as the battle deepened, the three battlefields spread further apart.
"Second Gear!"
"Bear Paw Shock!"
Taro entered Second Gear, stimulated his Internal Energy, compressed the air into a small ball, and threw it out.
"Mochi Wall"
Katakuri raised his arm, instantly turning it into mochi, then swung it down forcefully.
The mochi detached from his hand and solidified into a hard white wall in front of him.
Taro even saw cloud patterns carved as decoration on the white wall.
He couldn't help but complain in his heart, "Damn it, isn't this part of Katakuri's usual 'Mochi House' where he eats?"
The compressed air mass slowly drifted out, and the moment it touched the Mochi Wall, it suddenly unleashed a powerful shockwave.
"Creak, crack!"
The Mochi Wall was crushed into a concave pit by the air mass, and then shattered into pieces by the bursting shockwave.
Katakuri leaped high into the air.
"Roasted Mochi!"
The mochi on his hand continuously expanded and compressed, steaming with heat. Armament Haki adhered to it, and he struck out with his massive fist.
"Quake Fist!"
Taro twisted his body, bent his left arm, raised it high, and with a greenish-white energy shield attached to his fist, he struck forcefully to his side.
After striking once, he didn't stop. He squatted down, activated all the Internal Energy in his body, and struck his sides with both arms.
"Sea Quake!"
"Crack, crack!"
Two crisp sounds rang out. In an instant, space shattered, time seemed to stop, the air almost solidified, and the sea breeze abruptly ceased.
After a while, the tide receded, and the riverbeds were completely exposed.
Several kilometers away from their combat zone, three pirate ships were approaching on the sea.
On the largest ship at the front, adorned with a massive Mammoth at its bow,
A pirate in the crow's nest observed with a telescope, then leaned out and shouted down:
"Lord Jack, we've found them! They're fighting on the island!"
At the bow, a man over 8 meters tall, with two huge tusks adorning his head and shoulders, urgently commanded,
"Bring the ship closer!"
Hearing Jack's command, the pirates quickly sprang into action. Because the wind suddenly stopped, they could only extend their oars and paddle manually.
However, the island ahead seemed to move further and further away from Jack's sight.
He instantly flew into a rage and shouted angrily,
"What's going on? Didn't I say to bring the ship closer!"
"J-J-Jack-sama, the tide suddenly... suddenly receded!"
A pirate beside him responded timidly.
"What?"
Jack's pupils suddenly constricted.
Just then, fierce winds howled, the sea trembled, and monstrous waves surged.
"Jack-s... Jack-sama, b-behind..."
The pirate suddenly cried out in terror, his voice choked with sobs.
Jack punched him away, took a few steps to the ship's rail, and looked back.
A hundred-meter-high wave rolled up a white line on the horizon, rushing towards them.
Jack's eyes widened, instantly dumbfounded.
His subordinate pirates were even more shocked and disoriented, crying out in wails!
"Bang~"
In the few seconds that Jack's brain crashed, the surging waves arrived.
A giant wave crashed down, instantly shattering one of the three pirate ships.
The remaining two ships, including Jack's flagship Mammoth, survived this round of turbulent waves.
However, before they could recover from their shock, they found themselves, people and ships alike, being swept by the giant waves directly towards Sicily Island.
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