Gathering of the Freak Army, Zoro vs. Pica
On the screen, a barrage of speechless comments immediately appeared: {Damn it! I've seen countless reasons for war—some for resources, some for land, and some for women—but Straw Hat Luffy's reason for starting a war over a bento box is truly unique in history!}
{Are you serious about starting a war over Straw Hat Luffy?!}
Cavendish is undeniably handsome, but his narcissism is just too much!
Holy crap, what kind of weirdos have gathered in Dressrosa?! They're really something else!
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Meanwhile, in the video footage, Zoro asks Luffy about Cavendish on the Luffy.
Luffy immediately told him that he met Cavendish at the Corrida Colosseum, and that it wasn't just Cavendish, but also a whole bunch of strange guys.
To his surprise, no sooner had he finished speaking than Chinjao appeared before him with Sai and Boo. However, they were not there for revenge, but to repay a debt of gratitude. They also wanted to defeat Doflamingo and repay Usopp for saving their lives.
Following closely behind, many other contestants who had just become famous in the Corrida Colosseum emerged. Most of them came to repay Usopp, except for Elizabello II, who came to repay King Riku, because King Riku had once done a great favor for his kingdom.
However, regardless of their reasons, they all had only one goal: to defeat Doflamingo.
This naturally provoked Luffy's resistance, and the group immediately started arguing, resulting in a stalemate.
Suddenly, a group of prisoners who were after Doflamingo's bounty appeared, breaking the stalemate.
Chinjao and his group immediately turned their attention to this group of ungrateful scoundrels.
Luffy and his crew were able to take the opportunity to prepare to leave when the bull who had fought alongside Luffy in the Corrida Colosseum suddenly appeared in front of him and recognized him.
Suddenly, Luffy had a great idea.
Immediately afterwards, the scene shifts, Luffy and his crew are already riding bulls, galloping out at breakneck speed, with Chinjao and the others closely following behind.
This immediately startled Doflamingo who were searching for them.
Such a commotion naturally caught Pica's attention, and he immediately raised his arm and punched Luffy and the others.
Unexpectedly, it was blasted apart by a combined attack from Chinjao and Elizabello II.
A barrage of sarcastic comments immediately appeared on the screen.
{ Doflamingo is really popular! On another note.}
{Isn't this a case of Doflamingo shooting himself in the foot? After all, he was the one who gathered these people!}
{I didn't expect these pirates to be so loyal! It's just that their attitude wasn't very good.}
With these new people joining the fray, it seems like Doflamingo has lost his edge!
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In the video footage, Pica, whose arm was blown off, was not injured. Instead, he fell into a brief silence, then raised his other, unbroken arm and punched Luffy and his crew again.
Just as Chinjao and Elizabello II were about to repeat their previous trick, Zoro, sitting on the bull's back, reminded them that smashing Pica's arm would be useless; they had to understand his abilities first, otherwise it would just be a waste of effort!
Upon hearing this, Chinjao and Elizabello II immediately chose to give up.
Blue Killy then turned to his strategist, Dagama, and asked if he had any plans.
After thinking for a few seconds, Dagama came up with a plan that shattered their hopes: Run away!
"Boom!"
Pica's fist landed on the ground, and a shockwave immediately spread outwards, sending Green Chinjao and the others flying.
When they came to their senses, they found that Luffy and his crew were already riding on Lucy, following Pica's arm, heading towards the Royal Palace.
On the bull's back, besides Luffy, Zoro, and Law, there were two other people: former bounty hunters Abdullah and Jeet.
This naturally displeased Luffy, who quickly made them get off Lucy's back.
However, Abdullah and his companion stubbornly refused to go down.
Pica, on the other side, quickly noticed Luffy and the others on his arm. His other arm, which had been blown off by Chinjao and Elizabello II, began to grow back. He shouted at Luffy and the others, "Don't even think about getting close, Doflamingo, Straw Hat Luffy!"
Seeing this, Luffy immediately jumped off the bull's back, blew on his right thumb, and shouted, "Gear Third!"
"Bang!"
Luffy's arms suddenly grew larger, and then he landed on the ground, running quickly towards Pica while shouting, "Armament Haki: Harden!"
"Thump!"
His arms immediately turned black. "Rubber... Rubber... Grizzly Magnum."
Luffy up, bypassing Pica's huge fist that was coming at him, and to the astonishment of Chinjao and the others, punched Pica in the head, smashing his skull to pieces.
Luffy easily returned to Pica's massive stone arm and shouted to Lucy, "It's over! Now let's head straight for the Royal Palace!"
"Yes, Straw Hat Brother!" Before Lucy could even respond, Abdullah and the other man sitting on Lucy answered first.
"You guys my foot! I wasn't talking to you." Luffy retorted, "I was talking to Ucy."
"Hey! Luffy." Zoro suddenly said solemnly, "The head you just hit was just a rock! That guy isn't dead yet, and what we're standing on right now is just an ordinary stone statue!"
"This is so annoying! That guy has disappeared again!" Luffy said, quite annoyed.
Upon hearing this, Zoro closed his eyes with a serious expression, activated his Observation Haki, and began to explore the surroundings.
Suddenly, a commotion came from directly ahead. A smile immediately appeared on his lips as he said, "Looks like that guy's really angry right now!"
"Hey! Where is he? Where is that guy?!" Upon hearing this, Abdullah and the other man searched around while asking.
Before long, a man wearing a cross-shaped helmet and golden armor appeared not far in front of Luffy and his crew—it was Pica.
"This guy's finally starting to look human!" Zoro exclaimed excitedly.
Pica glared angrily at Luffy and his crew, then grabbed the stone statue's arm and pulled out a huge sword.
This scene startled both Lucy and Abdullah.
Lucy used all four limbs and hooves, seemingly trying to stop herself when Pica swung her knife, but because she had charged too fast, she couldn't stop at all.
"Die, Straw Hat Luffy!" Pica roared, swinging his giant sword at Luffy and his crew.
"Ah!"
Lucy and Abdullah screamed in terror, but the next second they found that they were unharmed and were still flying in the sky.
It turns out that just as Luffy was about to be hit by Pica's sword, he lifted Lucy up and leaped over Pica's giant blade.
At the same time, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Indeed, his voice is still quite amusing!"
These words reignited Pica's anger, and he shouted, "Don't even think about running, Straw Hat Luffy!"
As he spoke, he swung the giant sword in his hand at Luffy and his companions once more.
Luffy, however, calmly jumped onto Lucy's back and said, "I'm going first! You're in charge here!"
"Ah! Got it!" Zoro drew his sword from his waist, jumped off Lucy's back, and said.
"Bang!"
Zoro easily caught Pica's giant sword and looked at him with disdain.
"Get out of my way!" Pica roared, wielding his giant sword with force, trying to send Zoro flying, but Zoro instead pushed him back several steps with his own strength.
This scene Lucy and Abdullah on his back completely dumbfounded.
Luffy, on the other hand, looked at him with complete trust and said, "I'm leaving this to you! Zoro, I'm going to go and take down Doflamingo."
"Understood, Captain." Zoro stepped in front of Pica and smiled.
"Get out of my way! I'm looking for Straw Hat Luffy!" Pica roared at him.
"Our captain doesn't have time for a piece of trash like you," Zoro said, hoisting Shusui onto his shoulder and looking at Pica with disdain. "Let me handle you, you shrill-voiced sissy."
Pica's pupils contracted instantly, and his eyes flashed with intense killing intent and rage.