Blooming on All Fronts

"The ones facing Lao G and Mahbais are Heckle and the Fish-Man."

"A person I don't recognize has appeared in the Underground Factory."

Violet said quickly.

"Underground Factory?"

Doflamingo's expression turned grim; that place was of utmost importance, and they had to go there to provide assistance.

Just as Doflamingo stood up, Violet continued, "A man and a woman have been brought out to the right and are waiting inside the house. To the left are Hachi the Hachi Fish-Man and two women, one of whom is the ostrich woman who has been to Punk Hazard Sazar, and she is right outside the left-hand gate. There is also a man behind them."

"Yeah?"

Doflamingo didn't stop and walked towards the door.

"Three people also appeared at the Toy House: Vivi, who had just been wanted, and a gunman. They faced off against Trebol, Sugar, and Luo."

Violet frowned.

"Toy House, are they going to target Sugar?"

Doflamingo's face turned cold as he said, "They're courting death. I'll go and kill them."

He walked to the door, and as soon as he opened it, a knife suddenly appeared directly in front of him.

"And Luo, he's already outside the door."

Violet shouted loudly.

"I've already seen it."

Doflamingo looked at the figure that appeared in front of him and then said, "Violet, you open this door and go down below."

"Good."

Violet immediately jumped out of the window and ran off into the distance. After running for a while, she suddenly said, "Come out, Cat Burglar Nami."

"You saw me?"

Not far away, Nami's figure slowly appeared.

Violet stared at her and said, "Your invisibility is useless against me."

That's a pity.

Nami held the conch shell in her right hand and brought it to her lips.

"I have no interest in fighting you."

Violet said, "In fact, I helped you."

"Oh?"

Nami raised an eyebrow.

Violet said, "Come with me and tell me what you want to do. Perhaps I can help you."

boom.

Alken aimed his fist at Gladius, and a huge explosion erupted from his palm, instantly engulfing Gladius.

"Cough cough."

Gladius escaped from the explosion, looked at Alken with some surprise, and asked, "You can cause explosions too?"

"That's right."

Alken laughed and said, "I am the Bomb Man who ate the Bomb-Bomb Fruit. Every part of my body can explode."

"Yeah?"

Suddenly, Gladius pointed his left arm at Alken and turned the gear on it. Then, four or five small gray rock balls flew out and shot into the distance. They expanded continuously during the process and finally exploded.

But the next moment, a figure appeared in the air beside him, a hand aimed at his head.

"You're too slow."

Alken said with a smile, and flames began to burst forth from his right hand.

But the next moment, Alken's expression changed, his feet spewed fire, and his body soared into the sky.

boom.

The ground slowly bulged up, eventually turning into a massive explosion, sending Shockwave and boulders flying into the sky.

Alken's feet continued to explode, shattering all the boulders, and his body fell to the side.

But as soon as he landed, he discovered that Gladius's helmet had become enormous.

boom.

The helmet exploded, sending metal fragments flying in all directions at extremely high speeds.

Faced with these attacks, Alken suddenly narrowed his eyes and his feet and legs exploded.

"Explosion Soru".

Alken's figure vanished instantly, but he did not retreat; instead, he moved forward.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Alken kept dodging the metal pieces; as a boxer, his dynamic vision and reaction abilities were incredibly strong.

Swoosh.

Alken moved closer to Gladius again and punched him in the head.

"So fast."

Gladius clicked his tongue slightly at the speed, but his clothes had already inflated and then exploded again.

A massive Shockwave came crashing in, mixed with countless iron nails and pieces of iron.

"Die."

Gladius sneered, but Alken did not back down. Instead, his entire body erupted in a massive explosion.

Flame Death God, Shockwave appeared towards the peak in front.

boom.

The aftershocks of the two explosions collided and continuously neutralized each other.

"Puff."

Gladius was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air. He tried to steady himself and slowly landed, clutching his chest in pain. In terms of the force of the explosion, his explosion was quite large, and he must have suffered considerable injuries.

But just as he regained his footing, a fist rapidly enlarged in front of him.

boom.

A fist landed on his head, the force of which was immense.

Explosion Fist.

A violent explosion occurred behind Alken's elbow, propelling his fist forward and generating tremendous force.

boom.

The fist released its force, and then the fist exploded, bursting into flames.

"Was my explosion useless?"

Gladius leaned back, his eyes filled with confusion, but he was already enveloped by the oncoming gas.

boom.

The gas explosion enveloped Gladius, who collapsed heavily to the ground, unconscious.

"Call."

When Alken saw Gladius fall to the ground, panting heavily, he couldn't help but cry out, "Ouch, it hurts so much! It hurts so much!"

His body had more than a dozen pieces of iron on it, as well as some wounds, and was covered in blood.

Affected by the aftershocks of the bomb, Alken repeatedly detonated his body to reduce the kinetic energy of the incoming metal fragments. Even so, more than a dozen metal fragments were still pierced into his body.

His injuries were far more severe than those of Gladius.

However, he couldn't resist his injuries and launched another attack.

We finally won the battle.

The battle between Heckle and Lao G continues.

shave

Heckle vanished suddenly, instantly reappearing beside Lao G and unleashing a punch.

Strong Fist.

Faced with this attack, Lao G turned around and threw a punch in return.

Bang.

The two fists collided, as if a thunderclap had suddenly sounded out of nowhere.

Heckle felt a tremendous force coming from him, far exceeding his own.

"What immense power."

Heckle pushed off with both feet, his body suddenly became lighter, and he used this force to fly backward.

Swoosh.

While in mid-air, Heckle's weight increased, and he crashed to the ground.

The moment he landed, Heckle stomped his feet again, his figure vanished once more, turning into afterimages as he appeared beside Lao G.

Gear Shift Soru.

Previously, Heckle was unable to use Shave due to slightly weaker leg strength, and could only stomp four or five times, but now he can use Shave.

He stomped on the ground ten times in an instant, and in the moment of explosive power, his body suddenly became a kilogram and shot out.

It's faster.

Swoosh.

Heckle appeared behind Lao G and threw another punch.

Armament Haki Strong Fist.

This punch, infused with Armament Haki, was even faster and aimed directly at Lao G's head.

But just as Heckle had steadied himself behind Lao G, he turned around and threw a punch.

Bang.

The two fists collided, shattering the ground and spreading the force in all directions, causing cracks to appear in the house.

What's this?

Heckle looked at the figure in front of him. The other party was not using Armament Haki, but his fist landed in a strange gas.

This gas neutralized its own power, and then relied on the opponent's powerful strength to resist its attack and withstand the Armament Haki.

Boom, boom, boom, boom.

Lao G attacked again with his left hand, continuously unleashing blows with both hands towards Heckle.

"Very good."

Heckle also threw punches, one after another, the two constantly exchanging blows.

"That's amazing."

This was the first time Heckle had seen someone other than the company president who could withstand his attacks without using Armament Haki.

Bang.

After exchanging another punch, Heckle and Lao G both took a step back and then gasped for breath.

"Very good."

Suddenly, Heckle lunged forward, reaching mid-air, and unleashed Ten-Ton Armament Haki Strong Fist."

Heckle's body weight instantly reached 10,000 kilograms, a hundred times his original weight.

"Good timing."

Lao G suddenly withdrew his hands, immediately forming a G shape with them, and then said, "The G-Stamp."

His hands slammed towards Heckle's body in an instant, leaving white streaks in the air behind him.

boom.

The four fists collided, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze.

"Bang."

Heckle was thrown backwards, regained his balance in mid-air, and landed on the ground.

"They didn't even back down."

Heckle looked at Lao G, who was still standing there, his arms trembling but he didn't take a step back.

"Then let's do it again."

Heckle clenched his fist, about to make a move, when Lao G's body suddenly shrank, turning back into the shape of a little old man.

"Can it only last this long?"

Lao G looked somewhat regretful. His ultimate Dion Fist, the Combat Preservation Fist, allowed him to preserve the power he had gained in his youth within his body, and once activated, it would restore him to the peak of his physical abilities.

However, it only lasts for a few minutes.

"So it really won't work?"

Lao G shook his head, then suddenly rushed towards Heckle and punched him in the face.

Bang.

Heckle punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground unconscious.

"It's been a long time since I've had such an exhilarating battle."

Heckle looked at him and said, "It's a shame you've gotten old. I wish I could have fought you when you were young."

Leaving those words behind, Heckle carried Mahbais and supported Hack as they left.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Sharp stone spikes extended from the ground, piercing towards Xia Qiu.

However, when it touched Xia Qiu, it snapped with a crack.

These stone spikes are too weak; even the tentacles could easily crush them.

"Is it useless?"

Pica looked down at Xia Qiu, "That's settled then."

Rumble.

The ground on which Xia Qiu stood suddenly shook, and his body tilted slightly.

The moment Xia Qiu lost his balance, the giant stone statue raised its right arm and slammed it down on Xia Qiu.

The enormous stone statue is 200 meters tall, and its body is incredibly large; the diameter of just one of its fists is over 15 meters.

The giant fist arrived in front of Xia Qiu. Xia Qiu had just steadied himself when he raised his head and rammed forward.

boom.

Fists collided, and the fist formed from stone shattered with a deafening roar, while Xia Qiu's head remained unharmed.

"That's all the force you're using."

Xia Qiu said with disdain that all she had to do was push upwards.

Before he devoured Garp, he was able to cause the fortress to collapse, and now he possesses unimaginable power.

The opponent, using the weight of the stone, was unable to break through his defenses.

"Very impressive."

Pica clicked his tongue slightly at the sight, but then extended another fist from his arm, raised both arms, and fused the two fists together, slamming them down again.

Head Spear.

Facing the two fists, Xia Qiu concentrated his body's strength in his head and pushed it upwards.

Bang.

The fist and head collided again, and Xia Qiu's body suddenly sank, causing part of the ground to cave in. Then, his six legs continued downward, crushing the ground and creating six huge craters, but Xia Qiu was unharmed.

Pica's stone fist slowly shattered, the cracks spreading to his arm and transforming into countless boulders that rained down.

"Too weak, do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?"

Xia Qiu looked at the other person with a cold smile.

"Really? You've fallen for their trap."

As Xia Qiu's two attacks caused the ground to sink, the surrounding rocks spread towards Xia Qiu. Not only that, the boulders scattered on the ground also began to spread towards him after landing, trying to seal Xia Qiu off. Some of the rocks even covered Xia Qiu's six feet.

Pica wanted to seal Xia Qiu. His strength was great enough to withstand the attack of two fists, but if his body was sealed, he would still be able to exert some strength.

"This is such a hassle."

Xia Qiu looked at the stone that had wrapped around his six legs with a somewhat displeased expression.

Bang, bang, bang.

Xia Qiu suddenly pulled back his six legs and stomped on the ground more than ten times in an instant.

As he guessed, the layer of stone covering his legs shattered, and he burst forward.

Swoosh.

Xia Qiu's figure disappeared, but it could be seen that the rocks above that had tried to block him had all shattered.

"Um?"

Seeing this, Pica broke through his own encirclement. Based on his strength just now, he shouldn't have been able to break through. Even with twice the strength, he could have blocked it.

Could it be that his strength is twice as great as before?

Geppo.

Xia Qiu appeared in the air, stomped again, and continued to shoot forward.

Swoosh.

Xia Qiu went straight to the spot where Pi had opened her chest, and her head slammed out with a loud thud.

How did he find me?

When Pica's true form saw him appear not far away, it was startled and dared not stay there. It retreated at high speed, and stones continued to gather, forming a barrier in front of it.

He was already in the thickest part of the stone, his chest, and with his addition, the thickness instantly reached fifty meters.

In that case, I'm afraid you simply can't break through, right?

Pica breathed a sigh of relief, and the next moment, Xia Qiu's head bumped into his stone statue's chest.

Armament Haki Headbutt.

boom.

After the stone statue's chest was hit, a crater appeared first, and huge rocks fell around the crater. Xia Qiu's head hit the center of the crater, which was about forty meters in diameter and about ten meters deep.

As the crater appeared, Xia Qiu's figure froze for a moment. The next instant, the spot where Xia Qiu had struck began to rapidly cave inward.

That was the manifestation of force squeezing inward, gradually compressing the stone and continuously transmitting it, directly impacting Pica's body.

"What immense power."

Pica gathered Armament Haki to resist the transmission of power, but the area was too large, and the boulder crashed down, directly sending him flying.

A large hole appeared in the giant statue's chest, and it flew backward.

The entire chest area had vanished without a trace, with only a small connection remaining, but it was no longer able to support the shoulders, neck, and head.

Then the stone statue collapsed with a crash, and the cave entrance shrank.

But in the instant the opening shrank, Xia Qiu had already passed through it and appeared in front of Pica, ramming his horns at him.

Do you think I only have abilities?

Upon seeing this, Pica roared and tried to brace himself against Xia Qiu's sharp horns with both hands.

Pica's body is very tall, nearly four meters high, especially its arms, with huge shoulder joints and very long arms that can reach down to its knees.

He directly opened his hands and grasped the two sharp ends of Xia Qiu's hair, trying to block it.

But it was all in vain; he couldn't stop Xia Qiu at all, and the sharp horn pierced straight through his body.

Pfft.

Pica was hung on the sharp corner, and then Xia Qiu floated down from the air and crashed to the ground.

"This is good."

Xia Qiu controlled the wrists and feet, removing Pica from them.

His Armament Haki can cover his entire body. Keep in mind that he is twice the height of Vergo and his body surface area is at least four times larger.

His Armament Haki extremely powerful, and he has muscles all over his body, making his physical strength very strong.

With the destructive power of his Devil Fruit, Armament Haki, and strength.

He can be called the strongest executive under Doflamingo.

"Although it's not good to eat dessert first, I have a strong digestive system."

Xia Qiu looked at Pica, used his tentacles to pull his head down, paused for a moment, and then swallowed Pica into his stomach.

"President."

Just as Xia Qiu swallowed Pica's corpse, Heckle carried Mahbais and Hack over and placed Mahbais in front of Xia Qiu.

"Very good."

Xia Qiu bit Mahbais in two and swallowed it, saying, "You take Hack and join Ace, I'll go support Law."

"He can't hold on much longer."

Xia Qiu looked into the distance, sighed, and charged toward the Royal Highlands.

I gave you a chance.

But if you can't handle it, then leave it to me.