Jack returned to Dressrosa in a menacing fashion. After obtaining six Apollos, he hurriedly left again, making it clear that Kaido's territory was facing serious trouble.
Doflamingo had naturally noticed this as well. Jack's departure from Dressrosa meant that he could only rely on his own forces to resist the Big Mom Pirates.
The Big Mom Pirates had attacked Dressrosa twice. The first assault had left the Donquixote Family suffering heavy casualties, while the second had been blasted back by Apollo.
When the Big Mom Pirates attacked for the third time, perhaps even Apollo would no longer be enough to drive them back. The next time Katakuri led people to Dressrosa, he would certainly be fully prepared. At the very least, he would have a strategy for dealing with Apollo.
In the villa's living room, a thin old pirate stood beside Doflamingo, respectfully reporting something in a low voice.
"You may withdraw."
Doflamingo's expression was calm. After the old pirate left, Doflamingo sighed. There were some things he could not tell anyone, such as the fact that more than 60% of the Donquixote Family's members had already been killed or wounded.
Doflamingo took a Den Den Mushi from his robe. The usually decisive man actually hesitated. He was debating whether to summon an old partner back to Dressrosa. That person had infiltrated the Marines and risen to the rank of rear admiral. If he recalled him, all those years of effort would go to waste.
After the brutal landing battle, the Donquixote Family had lost a large number of pirates, and several executives had also been killed or wounded. Aside from those seriously injured, only Pica, Baby-5, Buffalo, Senior Pink, and Dellinger were still capable of fighting.
Of those five, Doflamingo trusted Pica, Dellinger, and Senior Pink more. In Doflamingo's