A Little More Serious?

With a whoosh, a shadowy mass descended from the sky, accompanied by the sound of something tearing through the air.

Wearing red sunglasses, Doflamingo landed steadily on the deck of the Hell Pirates, exuding an imposing aura.

He strode forward with his characteristic arrogant gait, displaying an attitude of disregard for family and friends.

At the same time, he took one hand out of his pocket and started flexing his fingers.

It made a noise like firecrackers.

"Fufufu..."

It grinned and let out a dangerous laugh.

Directly in front of him, atop several stacked shipping containers, sat a person.

He was sitting with his legs crossed, wearing a black suit and a top hat, and was smiling as he looked at him.

It seemed as if his appearance was not surprising.

Are you alone?

Dover unleashed a chilling killing intent; his sharp gaze behind his glasses seemed to pierce through the man on the box like a sword.

"Isn't one of me enough? Didn't you come here just to see me?"

Long spread his hands, seemingly oblivious to the overwhelming pressure, appearing calm and composed.

"To be honest, I'm quite surprised... I thought that, given your personality, you would kill me before you even landed."

Long said another sentence.

"How could I let you die so easily... Thanks to you, our family's business in North Blue has lost a lot of money. So, I'll make sure you die in the most 'safe' way..."

"Isn't it the most painful or cruel?"

Upon hearing this, Long stretched out a hand and pressed down on the brim of his hat.

With his face slightly drooping, revealing only one eye, he said casually, "You're... quite interesting."

"You're not planning to broadcast my execution live throughout North Blue, are you?"

"Fufufu... that's a good suggestion."

Suddenly, Doflamingo responded, a flash of light appeared on his sunglasses, and a surge of killing intent burst forth with his Haki.

The air pressure on the ship dropped instantly, and due to this power, along with the domineering Haki he released, streaks of crimson arcs of light appeared in the air.

"Um?"

Joker's fingers were twitching when he stopped, his expression changing slightly.

Near the box where Oboro sat, there were invisible, bright threads shimmering in the air... these were thin lines. These sharp and incredibly strong threads had appeared around Oboro at some point, trying to converge from all angles and seal him off.

However, at this moment... these threads seemed to be fixed by an ethereal force, and no matter how much Doflamingo's fingers tugged at them, he could not control them.

Finally, with several loud bangs, many of the threads broke.

"You're in too much of a hurry... senpai."

Long's lowered face slowly lifted, and the corners of her mouth turned up.

Furthermore, he also exuded a formidable aura, with wisps of black lightning crackling around him, clashing with Doflamingo's Haki.

Black and red electric lights flashed, causing the deck floor to creak and cracks to appear.

The ship itself began to rock.

"Fufu!"

Oboro's mocking and arrogant tone undoubtedly enraged Doflamingo. He laughed and suddenly swung his other hand forward like a beast's claw, unleashing Five Color Strings! Threads with significantly doubled destructive power shot from his fingertips and flung towards Oboro... but the result was the same.

There seemed to be an invisible wall in front of Long, causing all the threads to bombard the void and make a loud noise.

However, Oboro herself was completely unharmed.

"Fufu... a Devil Fruit ability?"

At this moment, Joker seemed to calm down a bit and frowned.

He realized... that dealing with this brat wouldn't be so easy.

But...

"Fufufu... Hahahaha..."

Joker's laughter grew louder and louder, until finally he covered his face with one hand and laughed out loud.

The laughter stopped after a moment.

Doflamingo let his hands hang down naturally, and his head lowered as well, instantly creating an eerie atmosphere on the ship.

"I knew it! It really was you, the one who killed the Celestial Dragons... the God Slayer..."

When he looked up and stared directly at Long again, his aura had completely changed, and his whole demeanor was even more violent... Blood vessels bulged on his forehead and cheeks, making him look extremely ferocious.

New and old grudges!

The Sabaody Incident shocked the world... The Donquixote Family almost perished.

Outsiders have no idea how dangerous it is.

What price did he pay to resolve the trouble he was implicated in?

"Conqueror's Haki".

Sensing the pressure coming at him, Oboro instantly unleashed his Conqueror's Haki.

In an instant, the massive ship tilted from side to side, and white waves were stirred up in the previously calm shallow waters nearby.

Long snapped his fingers and stood up from the box. "Congratulations, you guessed right, it's me!"

His smile remained unchanged.

However, his nonchalant demeanor seemed to only enrage Doflamingo further!

In a daze, Joker disappeared from Oboro's sight.

Long's eyes followed suit.

A dark figure, like a god of death, pounced to the side, its hand, covered in silver lines and Armament Haki, striking with a powerful blow. The moment it entered the outer layer of air, it tore through the invisible 'barrier' and headed straight for his temple.

Oboro raised his left hand to defend himself, and it was imbued with Haki.

With a deafening roar, the entire deck connecting to the bow of the ship shattered.

The sleeves of Long's suit jacket also turned into wisps of fabric and drifted away.

He was sent flying through the air.

While he was still in a state of 'weightlessness', Doflamingo had already appeared above him in the thick smoke on the ship... staring at him with a terrifying smile.

Two black, metallic arms crossed and raised, like a heavy hammer, and slammed down on Oboro's body.

The protective aura that had been formed under Oboro's control seemed to dissipate in less than half a second.

A straight black line appeared, crashing into the sea and creating a white wave.

Doflamingo then used his Devil Fruit ability, Sky Path, to tie the clouds with a string, suspending himself in mid-air with one arm.

His expression revealed a triumphant satisfaction, as if he had vented his anger.

He's injured! Doflamingo was very confident in his attack.

He held nothing back; his goal was to kill the God Slayer... After killing this bastard, he would hand his corpse over to the Celestial Dragons.

He admitted that the God Slayer was very powerful, which explained why he was able to kill Celestial Dragons and escape from the very noses of the Navy and the World Government multiple times... He even caused quite a stir in the North Blue! With such abilities, he was indeed capable of doing all of that.

The Conqueror's Haki that even across the entire ocean, those with this ability are extremely rare.

As long as they don't perish prematurely, it almost certainly means they will become a powerful force at sea in the future.

It also has the potential to dominate the ocean.

Because he was one of them.

Don't even mention that Oboro is also Devil Fruit user.

"Is it a gas... Paramecia type?"

Upon realizing this, Doflamingo frowned slightly.

Long's combat strength surprised him... and made him feel threatened. Since he had become an enemy, he had to nip this kind of person in the bud. Otherwise, once he grew up, the future would be hard to predict! Fortunately, the other party was still very young... and although he had Haki, he was not yet at the top level.

Doflamingo was able to sense that the God Slayer's Haki was not as strong as his own... which also shows that the opponent's physical strength and willpower still have a lot of room for growth.

Now that he's encountered this person, it's the perfect opportunity to deal with him! His relentless barrage of attacks would be difficult even for some of the other Seven Warlords of the Sea to withstand, let alone a newcomer who's only recently gained fame! Since he's a Devil Fruit user, falling into the sea...

"..."

Suddenly, Dover tensed up.

Then, looking at the spot where Long had just fallen into the water, the sea level suddenly dropped, and the seawater parted to both sides, revealing a shallow seabed of mud and sand, forming a waterless 'vacuum zone'.

Because it is a shallow beach, the water volume is not large, but even so, it is nearly ten meters deep.

What silenced Dover was why the God Slayer could use his powers.

And it wasn't restrained by the sea?

Right now, Oboro is standing in the mud and sand, his clothes are dry and not wet at all.

"At the moment he entered the water, he enveloped himself in gas, thus isolating himself from the power of the ocean?" Dover analyzed.

Even so, the fact remains that he was hit, so why... wasn't he injured? "Ouch..."

Oboro shook his arm, whose sleeve had been ripped, glanced at Doflamingo hanging in the sky, and smiled, "So you want to kill me?"

"Since you're so serious, I'll be serious too..."

Seeing that Long spoke with such conviction, Duofu stopped laughing.

However, the murderous intent in his heart intensified.

This God Slayer... is strange.