Hack's inexplicable defeat and Bartolomeo's unfathomable strength
On the screen, a barrage of envious and jealous comments immediately appeared: {Holy crap! The first non-celebrity to win a mystery prize has actually appeared! This is unbelievable! I thought that guy from God from Beyond the Domain only picked celebrities!}
Kyros?! That guy is really lucky!
{Huh! From Dressrosa! And a gladiator at that, could he be from the Donquixote Family?}
{ God from Beyond the Domain, please give us more multiple-choice questions like this! Then pick me next time! Please!}
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In a small alley in Dressrosa, in the New World.
"This is..."
Suddenly, a ball of light appeared in front of Kyros, who was a toy. The next second, a coin fell out of the ball of light with a crisp sound, and then the ball of light disappeared.
For some reason, Kyros seemed to be summoned by something, and subconsciously bent down and picked up the coin.
Immediately afterward, a string of text not belonging to his memory surfaced from the depths of his mind, and a look of understanding immediately appeared on his face. "So that's how it is! This coin can temporarily restore me to a normal human form! Thank you so much, God from Beyond the Domain."
As he spoke, he looked up at the Royal Palace on the distant King's Plateau and said resolutely, "Just wait! Doflamingo, this time I will definitely not let the tragedy of the past repeat itself!"
Meanwhile, in the video footage, the elimination rounds in Zone B have finally entered a heated phase, with nearly half of the contestants being eliminated!
Those exceptionally strong individuals are dominating the field, eliminating contestants one after another.
As the host, Gatz immediately announced, "It seems the winner of Zone B will be among these contestants: Hyena Bellamy."
"Longleg Tribe, a master of footwork and martial arts—Blue Killie."
"The Mysterious Gladiator - Ricky."
"Fish-Man Karate Master - Hack."
"The strategist— Dagama, and the war king— Elizabello II."
He had barely finished speaking when his tone suddenly changed, a hint of anger creeping in. "This is utterly speechless! Just how far does this guy intend to fool everyone, Bartolomeo?"
The next second, the camera switched to Bartolomeo on the field.
Then, in front of the audience, he took off his pants and urinated into the sea, a look of pleasure on his face.
This immediately drew curses from the audience, "Why isn't anyone going to beat this guy up?!"
"This guy is disgusting! This is the biggest scandal in the history of the Corrida Colosseum!"
"Someone come quickly and stop him! We can't let him continue to run rampant like this!"
Soon, a figure appeared behind Bartolomeo, saying angrily, "You brat, your behavior of defiling the match is truly disgusting! I'm going to launch a sneak attack from behind! Please forgive me!"
His biography immediately appeared: "Fish-Man Karate Master - Hack".
As he spoke, Hack placed his right fist at his waist and assumed a martial arts stance with his left hand, "Four Thousand Tires - Straight Fist."
"Boom!"
A powerful straight punch swung towards Bartolomeo's back, who was still urinating.
"Hey! Stop! You're taking advantage of someone's misfortune!" Bartolomeo said, a look of panic on his face.
However, it was too late. Hack's fist had already landed on the air not far behind him. Instantly, a jet of blood spurted from Hack's fist, and he collapsed in pain. His wrist, where his fist was, turned a deep purple.
A smug smile immediately appeared on Bartolomeo's face as he said, "Just kidding!"
As he spoke, he quickly pulled up his pants, turned around, and kicked Hack in the face with his knee.
Hack immediately vomited blood, collapsed to the ground, and lost consciousness.
On the screen, a flood of confused comments appeared: {Hey! What happened?! That Fish-Man didn't even touch Bartolomeo, how did he get hurt like this?!}
{What kind of monster is Bartolomeo?! He can injure someone like this without even touching them! That's terrifying!}
With such a mysterious and unpredictable individual in the picture, it's really hard to say who will emerge victorious in Area B!
{This guy is terrifying! No wonder he became a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million in just one year; he's definitely got some skills!}
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The Grand Line, White Soil Island.
"Wow! Hack got defeated so easily! Bartolomeo is really strong!"
"Yeah! But it's so strange! Hack clearly didn't even touch him, so why was he injured like that?"
"Could Bartolomeo be a Devil Fruit User? Is that why he was able to injure Hack without his knowledge?"
"That's possible, but we don't know what kind of fruit it would be."
"Who knows! But more than that, I'm concerned about Chief of Staff Sabo's condition right now. I wonder how he is doing!"
"The leader has already had the best doctor from headquarters examine the chief! He said that he only fainted due to excessive pain and should wake up soon."
"Sigh! I don't know why the Commander-in-Chief suddenly felt pain. It's so unbelievable! I just hope the Commander-in-Chief can wake up soon!"
"Yes! All we can do now is pray for the Chief of Staff and hope he wakes up soon!"
"Yes! Commander, you need to wake up soon!"
"Chief of Staff Sabo, please wake up!"
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The New World, Wano Country, the Shogun's Mansion.
"That ability isn't the same as Kurozumi Semimaru's! So this guy ate his Devil Fruit!" Kurozumi Orochi said with a gloomy face, "It's all Kaido's fault for killing Kurozumi Semimaru back then. Otherwise, I would have had a powerful bodyguard. I'm so angry!"
At this point, a sinister smile suddenly appeared on his lips, and he muttered softly, "However, don't worry, Kurozumi Semimaru, sooner or later, I will definitely send Kaido down to join you."