Luffy Goes All Out, Entering Gear Fourth
The screen immediately erupted with cheers: {Well done, Trafalgar Law! Doflamingo is doomed now!}
{Laugh, Doflamingo! Are you still laughing this time?!}
{This is what you call retribution, Doflamingo, for all the evil you've done.}
{Mr. Corazon can rest in peace! Trafalgar Law has avenged you!}
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The New World, Wano Country, Onigashima.
"Oh dear, Doflamingo, how embarrassing! You were defeated by two greenhorn brats!" Kaido said disappointedly. "It's all because you're too weak!"
The Holy Land, Mary Geoise, Fleet Admiral's Office.
"It's... it's over?!" Sengoku asked in surprise. "Rosinante, it seems that Trafalgar Law didn't disappoint you!"
The New World, Dressrosa, King's Plateau, Inside the Royal Palace.
"Fufu, Law, I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve!" Doflamingo said in surprise. "Too bad, you still overestimate yourself! I'm not someone you naive and romantic kids can defeat."
The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Polar Tang.
"Doflamingo, I refuse to believe that you, after being hit by the Gamma Knife, can still stand up again?!" Law said in a deep voice.
The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Thousand Sunny.
"Great! Torao won!" Luffy, Chopper, and the others cheered.
"No, not yet. The Birdcage hasn't been completely removed yet," Robin said calmly.
"What?!"
In the video footage, Law, lying on the ground, asks Luffy, who has gathered around him, about Doflamingo's condition.
Before Luffy could even speak, Doflamingo, who had been lying on the ground, stood up again, as if a demon had descended upon him.
Trebol immediately exclaimed from the side, "Truly worthy of being our king!"
"Why... why did this happen?" Luo, lying on the ground, asked in disbelief.
"Give me enough time, and I can handle the emergency. Right now, I'm using threads to repair my internal organs." Doflamingo stretched out his hand, lines appearing at his fingertips, and said, "Abilities depend on how they're applied, although it's somewhat different from recovery."
As he spoke, he walked towards Law and Luffy, his voice filled with murderous intent, "You went to great lengths, and even self-destructed in the end! You really had a tough time, Law."
At this moment, Trebol, who hadn't made a move until now, suddenly attacked and pulled Luffy away from Law.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, Doflamingo approached Law, raised his foot, aimed it at Law's head, and said, "Then let me send you on your way!"
As he spoke, he stomped his foot down on Luo's head.
Luo covered his face in remorse and cried out, "Damn it!"
"Bang!"
Doflamingo's foot didn't land on Law's head; at the last moment, Luffy arrived just in time to stop it.
"Why are you stopping me?" Doflamingo stared coldly at Luffy and said, "I just want to crush Law's head!"
With that, he lifted his foot, imbued it with Armament Haki, and stomped it down again.
Luffy immediately coated his own feet with Armament Haki and collided with Doflamingo's foot as it came down.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
Streaks of black Inazuma flashed outwards from the point of their collision, creating shockwaves that blew outwards in all directions.
"A clash of... Conqueror's Haki!" Trebol exclaimed. "This brat has it too?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was blown away by the shockwave, just like Law who collided with Luffy and Doflamingo.
It took him a while to regain his footing. Looking at Doflamingo, Doflamingo was still locked in a battle of Conqueror's Haki with Luffy, he said smugly, "Straw Hat Luffy, Doflamingo is not on your level. His past has instilled his madness, his destiny summons fury. This man is simply an indestructible demon, the embodiment of ultimate evil. Doflamingo is the true king chosen by heaven."
"So what?" Luffy roared, kicking Doflamingo's foot away with force, almost causing him to lose his balance.
He then turned around and kicked at Doflamingo again, but Doflamingo blocked it with his hand imbued with Armament Haki.
Luffy the opportunity, leaped into the air, clenched his fist, and launched another attack on Doflamingo from above.
The two stood together like that, and for a time, they went back and forth.
They both caused each other some harm.
Suddenly, Trebol made another move, grabbing Luffy and temporarily preventing him from fighting Doflamingo.
Trebol told Doflamingo to deal with Law first, and then come and deal with Luffy.
This naturally met with Luffy's opposition. While trying to stop Doflamingo with words, he attacked Trebol with his fists imbued with Armament Haki.
No matter how his fists attacked Trebol, they were completely ineffective against him.
This puzzled him; he couldn't understand why Armament Haki was ineffective against Logia users.
On the screen, a barrage of questioning comments appeared: {What... what's going on?! Why isn't Haki working on that slug? What kind of Devil Fruit is that?!}
I never expected that my Haki would have no effect on this slug. Is he immortal?!
{Hey, hey, hey, what's going on here? Is this guy's ability that terrifying? He can't even use Haki?!}
Trafalgar Law is in danger now! I really don't want to see Doflamingo succeed!
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At this moment, in the video footage, Law, who was lying on the ground, suddenly mocked Trebol, Luffy, calling him a paper tiger who was all bluster and no substance.
This immediately angered Trebol, who retorted that he was no paper tiger.
To his surprise, Luo completely ignored him and instead said that the biggest reason he didn't want to sit in the heart position was that he didn't want to be with this bunch of idiots.
This instantly ignited Trebol's fury, because Law dared to call them, the top executives, idiots. They were the cornerstone of the Donquixote Family, Doflamingo's family, and their relationship was equal; there was no master-servant distinction between them.
Immediately afterward, he fired his slime at Law, who was lying on the ground, binding his hands and feet. He then dragged Luffy to Doflamingo's side, looked at Law, and snapped open the tip of his cane, unleashing a burst of flames. Staring coldly at Law, he said, "This slime of mine is flammable; it can shut you up instantly. You should know that..."
Before he could finish speaking, Law scoffed, "Family? Equals? Only you think that way! Trebol, for Doflamingo, only his own ambition matters. He doesn't care about you at all. Even you, who call yourself an advisor, are nothing but a foolish puppet manipulated by Doflamingo."
Upon hearing this, Trebol's anger was instantly ignited. He walked straight past Doflamingo, stood in front of Law, ignored Doflamingo's attempts to stop him, and Law's open mouth, and pointed his scepter at Law's mouth, ready to smash it down.
At that moment, a smug smile suddenly appeared on Law's lips as he said, "No matter what, I'm the captain of this ship. How can I leave you two to Straw Hat Captain?"
As he spoke, he pointed with his left hand, "The Tact."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
The arm that Doflamingo had previously severed behind Law, now gripping a sword, spun like a windmill and pierced Trebol's body.
Trebol was taken aback at first, then Law's voice rang out again, "Death Blade."
"Pfft pfft pfft..."
Rona, gripping his severed arm, slashed across Trebol's body like a saw.
Trebol immediately let out a scream, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
The next second, the slime that had been clinging to his body slowly peeled off like melting ice cream, revealing a withered body underneath.
On the screen, a series of "Aha!" comments immediately appeared: {So that's how it is! The Straw Hat Luffy's punches weren't ineffective; they just missed the mark, and he dodged them!}
{I knew it! No one in this world is immortal, and no Devil Fruit is immune to Haki. Turns out, this slug guy's body is just too skinny!}
Trafalgar Law was right, this guy really is a paper tiger! In every sense of the word.
{I never imagined that beneath that disgusting slime lay such a body. It's utterly repulsive! No, the entire Donquixote Family is disgusting—some are psychologically repulsive, others are physically repulsive.}
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The New World, Dressrosa, King's Plateau, Inside the Royal Palace.
"D... Dover, I'm... I'm sorry." Trebol looked at Doflamingo apologetically and said.
"Fufu, it's not your fault, Trebol. It's all that Law's fault for being too cunning!" Doflamingo comforted him. "Don't take his words to heart. We'll always be family."
"Dover."
"Young Master," Trebol and the others were moved.
"Luo, you're still too green to try and sow discord between us." Doflamingo looked up at the sky and said disdainfully.
On the other side, in the video footage, Trebol looked weak and powerless after being attacked by Luo, as if he would collapse at any moment.
So he immediately became ruthless, wanting to take Luo down with him, and thrust his flaming staff into the sludge scattered on the ground.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar echoed throughout the castle, and flames shot skyward.
Before long, a figure rushed out from the firelight. It was Luffy, who was still holding Law in his arms, along with Law's severed arm.
Just then, Robin's voice came from below, "Luffy, bring Torao here."
Upon seeing Robin, Luffy was overjoyed and immediately tossed Law and his severed arm aside, saying, "Robin, I'm counting on you for Torao! Torao has given Doflamingo a lot of trouble!"
Robin, who was below, was initially startled upon seeing this, but then used her ability to create a net that caught Law and his severed arm.
Suddenly, Doflamingo's voice rang out, "Mind your own business, Nico Robin. That guy's still alive, Bullet String."
As he spoke, Doflamingo fired several bullets made of condensed threads at Law below.
"Not good."
Luffy tried his best to stop him, but it was too late. He could only watch helplessly as the Bullet String flew towards Law and Robin below.
At this critical moment, a white figure suddenly rushed forward, shouting, "Gold and Silver Axes!"
"Ta-da..."
A metallic, expanding sound rang out Cavendish, at the last moment, shielded Law and Robin from the Bullet String fired by Doflamingo.
On the screen, a flood of relieved comments appeared: {Oh my god, that scared me to death! I thought Trafalgar Law and the others were going to die!}
{Thanks to Cavendish, Trafalgar Law and the others would have been in danger if he hadn't shown up in time!}
{Wow, Cavendish's save was so cool!}
Cavendish, I love you. You will always be my Prince Charming.
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In the New World, somewhere in the sea, the White Horse of the Sleeping Forest.
"See that? This is my strength and charm!" Cavendish boasted. "Next, it's my turn to take care of Doflamingo!"
In the video, Cavendish asks Luffy when he will be able to defeat Doflamingo.
However, Luffy, who had already forced Doflamingo back to the highest Luffy, asked him to take Law and the others down to the lower levels.
Cavendish naturally refused; he'd already come all this way, how could he not stab Doflamingo in the back?
To his surprise, Luffy's next words left him with no choice but to accept them.
"I'm counting on you to take care of everyone!" Luffy shouted.
Upon hearing this, Cavendish immediately filled in the blanks in his mind, taking Luffy's words as a fan's request, and had no choice but to accept.
So he prepared to take Luo and the others down below.
Meanwhile, Luffy and Doflamingo resumed their battle.
This time, without interference from others, the two finally unleashed their full power and engaged in a fierce battle, unleashing a multitude of techniques.
Luffy kept switching between Gear Second and Gear Third to attack Doflamingo, but none of his Doflamingo could cause any real damage.
Instead, Doflamingo used his powers to force them back time and time again.
During this time, Doflamingo didn't forget to say to Luffy, "Ever since Crocodile was stripped of his title, I've been paying attention to you. Then you appeared out of nowhere, participated in the Paramount War, and actually survived. Not only did you come here, but you also transformed this peaceful country into what it is today."
At this point, he spread his arms wide, "In just one hour, this country will be stained crimson like a crushed tomato, and all of this will be your and Luo's fault."
"Stop joking!" Luffy wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "That's just on the surface. This country is anything but peaceful!"
"This world is full of unlucky people, how can you save them all!" Doflamingo mocked. "You're just a pirate passing through, what kind of hero are you imitating! You're only getting in my way."
"No, it's you who got in my way," Luffy declared righteously. "You made my friends cry."
As he spoke, images of Rebecca, Bellamy, and the others flashed through his mind. "You've angered my friends."
Then, the figures of Zoro, Franky, and the others appeared. "If you still can't defeat me, then I'll take all the blame. I won't let anyone else die."
Luffy yelled at Doflamingo, who was looking down at him, "You and the Birdcage are both in my way!"
He clenched his fist and brought it to his mouth, "Enter Gear Fourth."