"With your strength, you could never defeat me."
Clang—
Jet-black Armament Haki swiftly covered his fist. Smoker naturally would not give up so easily. White mist swirled around him as he roared and charged forward.
Bang—bang—bang—
He rained blow after blow upon Vergo's body. Vergo stood there expressionlessly, doing nothing but coating his body in Armament Haki.
Smoker's fists striking him were like scraping an itch. They could not even break through his defense.
"Ever since I received Mr. Austin's guidance at the Marineford training camp, I gradually came to understand the true essence of Haki and physical arts."
Facing the jitte wrapped in Armament Haki, the bamboo in Vergo's hand swiftly turned jet-black and steadied itself before him.
"Too slow."
"In battles of life and death, my spirit has transformed.
Do you still not understand?
Whether it is Haki or physical arts, you cannot surpass me. And when Logia Type users face opponents whose Haki exceeds their own, elementalization can only turn them into targets."
Unlike Smoker's soft, powerless fists,
Vergo's fists, coated in blackish-purple Armament Haki, dealt real damage with every blow. Smoker was ultimately no match for him.
After taking a Demon Bamboo, he collapsed completely, though he had also returned Luo's heart to him.
After dusting himself off and putting on his hat, Luo calmly looked at the arrogant Den Den Mushi laughing wildly.
"Doflamingo, I'll take down Vergo here. Caesar will also be taken down by the Straw Hat Pirates, and I'll destroy SAD.
"Even your greatest trump card, Mr. Austin, will not interfere with this research. So what are you going to do?"
"Keep laughing, then. I doubt you'll be able to laugh for much longer."
But just as Luo had said,
the sunglass-wearing face on the Den Den Mushi was still smiling.
"Do