Birdcage (2)

Fanxin sensed it with his Haki: Doflamingo was now releasing many tiny lines. These lines shot out from the very center of the palace and into the sky.

Once they reached a high point in the sky, the lines immediately began to spread out in all directions.

Finally, one end of the lines pierced the very edge of the island. The entire island was enveloped by those tiny lines, making it impossible for anyone to escape.

Many people noticed this scene, but others had no idea what had happened.

"Fanxin, what is this?" Bingfeng asked with a solemn expression.

Although she didn't know, she understood that this was definitely not a simple line. The situation was extremely serious, threatening Doflamingo's rule. He would certainly use ruthless methods to deal with the current situation.

Those lines were taken out by Doflamingo, so they must have played a very important role.

She sensed something was wrong.

"I don't know, but I think Doflamingo wants to trap us and prevent us from leaving," Fanxin said.

"Is that so?" Bingfeng pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go try and see if I can break it!"

"Okay, go ahead!" Fanxin nodded and said.

He also wanted to know if he could break through the Bingfeng's attack. If he couldn't, he would have to think of another way. Otherwise, they would never be able to get out.

Bingfeng nodded, and then he immediately flew over.

Once they arrived, Bingfeng immediately began attacking the lines, trying to sever them.

She imbued her Ice Sword with Haki and then slashed down fiercely.

She kept hacking at it, trying to cut it open. However, she failed each time; the thing was indestructible, leaving her helpless.

"This is troublesome," Bingfeng muttered to himself.

If her attacks can't break through, then it will be extremely difficult for them to get out.

Without further hesitation, she immediately flew up and came to Fanxin's side.

"How is it?" Fanxin Xin asked immediately.

"No, I tried using Haki, but I still couldn't cut it," Bingfeng said. "This must be Doflamingo's ability."

"Is that so? Then it seems we have no choice but to kill Doflamingo." Fanxin said immediately upon hearing this.

If they don't kill Doflamingo, this ability won't disappear; as long as Doflamingo remains conscious, it will persist. This is extremely disadvantageous for them.

"Yes, that's true," Bingfeng said. "For now, let's ignore it and let Straw Hat Boy Pup do what he wants. If he kills Doflamingo, we won't need to intervene."

Although she hasn't seen Straw Hat Luffy in battle yet, she believes that after two years of training, his strength must have increased considerably.

"That makes sense," Fanxin said. "Doflamingo has made his move. What will he do next?"

He was curious; Doflamingo probably wouldn't just trap them. There were so many of them left. If he didn't act and just kept them trapped for life, it wouldn't do any good.

He had to take action and kill them; only then could his secret remain hidden.

"Yes, I'm looking forward to it too," Bingfeng said.

"Hey, look! The citizens and pirates on the street have gone mad! They're attacking their own people with weapons!" The Little Black Cat suddenly noticed something and immediately said.

Upon hearing this, Fanxin Xin immediately stood up, took out his binoculars, and began to observe the distance.

Before long, he saw many people killing each other, showing no mercy even to their friends.

"Damn it, how could they control them like this, turning ordinary people into butchers? It's outrageous!" Fanxin was furious. He sensed with his Haki that those people's faces were filled with pain; clearly, they didn't want to fight. However, their bodies were beyond their control. So, in the end, they had no choice but to attack their companions and families.

"I understand Doflamingo's plan now," Bingfeng said. "He wants everyone to move and fight each other, which will drastically reduce the number of people. Once only a few strong individuals remain, it will be much easier for him to make his move."

"That's right, so this is his plan. However, I think this is only part of it; he likely has further plans in store," Fanxin said coldly.

"Further plans? What do you mean?" Bingfeng asked, puzzled.

"Hmph, don't forget, Doflamingo can only control ordinary people now; he can't control those powerful individuals at all."

Fanxin said, "If he wants to resolve this easily, he must find a way to deal with those powerful individuals. Otherwise, he will definitely not have an easy time."

Ordinary people pose no threat to Doflamingo; the real threat comes from the powerful, especially those he has imprisoned for countless years.

Those guys are the most troublesome, because they hold a grudge against Doflamingo, and they also have the strength now.

If they go berserk, Doflamingo will definitely be under immense pressure.

Therefore, Doflamingo will definitely find a way to deal with those people.

"Hmm, that makes sense." Upon hearing this, Bingfeng also agreed.

"What could it be?" Bingfeng asked curiously.

"Whatever he is, that doesn't matter. What we need to do now is gather all the people together; that's the only way to help them," Fanxin said. "Alright, let's begin."

"Little Black Cat, immediately release all the robots on your body. Have the robots bring all the injured and controlled people over and put them into my Diamond Space."

"Hmm, what about those that weren't injured?" the Little Black Cat asked.

"Don't worry about those people, I'll get there," Fanxin said.

"Understood, I'll take care of it right away." The Little Black Cat nodded slightly upon hearing this. Then, it opened up the Mechanical Space and released all the robots that were working inside.

That number is enormous, tens of thousands. All those robots work inside their Mechanical Space and don't usually go out.

Time is of the essence now, so it can't afford to worry about anything else.

"And what about me?" Bingfeng asked.

"You should deal with Doflamingo's men. Those guys are a real nuisance. Take them all down and relieve some pressure on everyone," Fanxin said after a moment's thought.

Although the guards were not particularly strong, they outnumbered the others. If they intervened to stop the attack on the palace, it would take the group a lot of time to get there.

If Bingfeng takes action and defeats all those guys, then everyone can get there without any obstacles.

"Okay, I understand." Bingfeng nodded and said. After speaking, she immediately put on her Flight Armor and headed into the distance.

Wherever there were Doflamingo's men, she would immediately land, engage them in battle, freeze them in Bingfeng, and then rush to the next location. In short, she was like a reaper. Wherever she went, the people there would suffer.

"Then let's get started!" Ren Fang said.

"Of course, let's go." Fanxin nodded, then took the lead and jumped off the roof. Bingfeng followed closely behind.

The Little Black Cat perched on Fanxin's shoulder. It couldn't leave Fanxin because it needed to report back to Fanxin constantly.

Once his Fanxin calmed down, he began to act. Seeing civilians, he immediately rushed forward, seized them, and threw them into the Diamond Space. The civilians were completely unaware of what was happening.

However, Fanxin didn't explain much. Once he saw it, he took action. As he walked, he gathered the people inside one by one, like harvesting wheat.

Ren Fang was there to help, and the two worked together to save many people from disaster.

Meanwhile, the Little Black Cat's robot kept sending people over, and those people were all injured. They had no chance to fight back at all.

He didn't bother with Fanxin and sent them all into the Diamond Space.

Although he was trying his best, the area of Dressrosa was simply too vast, and the population was enormous. Therefore, no matter how fast he moved, he couldn't bring all these people in at once.

Even in the places he didn't go, many civilians were still killed.

He was furious, but also helpless, because he was all alone and couldn't be in two places at once.

"Keep it up!" Fanxin shouted. He sensed that more and more souls were disappearing, which meant that more and more people were being killed.

Therefore, he had to speed up, otherwise, things would get complicated.

"Yes." Ren Fang nodded, then she put away her weapon. With both hands moving at the same time, she grabbed one civilian in each hand and threw them into Fanxin's Diamond Space.

At this moment, she was just like a tomboy, in no way inferior to a man.

Fanxin also became ruthless, using both hands simultaneously. At the same time, in order to speed things up, he also created several soul avatars, letting them also begin to fight.

He's working hard here, and everyone else is working hard in their respective positions.

Over at the fighting arena.

At this moment, Sabo had already obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit. He ate it without hesitation, and although it tasted terrible, he still swallowed it in one gulp.

After eating, he felt his body changing. With a thought, his body transformed into flames.

He could make any part of his body turn into flames at will, and that part would immediately turn into flames.

"Hehe, good, very good." Sabo was very excited; he had finally obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit. This was not only because it was the power he wanted, but also because it was Ace's keepsake. He and Ace had been sworn brothers since childhood, and their relationship was extremely close.

Ace is dead, so he must inherit Ace's fiery will and move forward steadfastly.

In this way, he wouldn't let down the deceased Ace.

The other contestants around them were furious when they saw Sabo eat the Devil Fruit. They had fought desperately, only to be eaten by Sabo in the end.

However, Sabo didn't care about their expressions, because he had no connection with those guys anymore.

He went over and caught Rebecca. Then he jumped into the air.

"Hehe, everyone, the game's over, and I'm leaving too. Are you all ready?" Sabo chuckled, looking down at the crowd.

"Hmm, what else do you want to do?" Diamante asked.

He was tall with long legs, a large face, and wore a red cloak. He held a long sword in his hand.

His face was filled with rage, because the young master had made him participate in the competition precisely to block everyone else from obtaining the Devil Fruit.

However, Sabo caught him off guard and sent him flying, thus losing the initiative.

Furthermore, Sabo was very clever and used his Dragon's Breath Taijutsu to destroy the arena, causing the entire area to be submerged by seawater.

He's a Devil Fruit user, so he was at a huge disadvantage the moment he got into the sea. He couldn't move. So, in the end, he could only watch helplessly as Sabo snatched the Devil Fruit and ate it.

He was furious, but there was nothing he could do. Sabo was too strong, and his resentment was useless.

"Heh, of course it's to destroy this place." Sabo revealed his true form and said.

"Yes, you're not Lucy, you're Sabo," Diamante roared. "This is against the rules, against the rules, do you hear me?"

The original participant was Luffy, but now it's Sabo, which is definitely against the rules.

"Breaking the rules? Heh, so what? It's useless now." Sabo said, "Because this game, the game you created, is over. I've won. Understand, you idiot?"

"Damn it, I'm so angry!" Diamante was so angry he almost vomited blood. Their original plan was to lure various powerful figures over, make them fight each other, and then profit from it.

But now it seems they've backfired spectacularly. They've suffered a huge loss.

"Heh, goodbye." Sabo chuckled, raised his fist, and a moment later, his fist turned into flames.

"Fire Fist!" Sabo shouted.

After saying that, he punched the already destroyed arena again.

A giant flaming fist descended from the sky and slammed directly onto the arena.

A scorching shockwave spread outwards.

Moments later, the ground collapsed, revealing a huge hole. Countless streams of seawater rushed towards the hole, and before long, all the seawater in the arena had vanished completely.

This place has become a dry land, without a drop of water. The reason for this is that all the water has gone into the underground base.

The underground base is located beneath the arena. Now that the arena's surface has been breached, all the seawater has flowed into the underground base. The underground base is quite large and can easily contain all that seawater.

Therefore, all the seawater above the arena flowed down below, so it was impossible to see the seawater from above.