Still Performing Steadily

"Ha?"

Violet looked at Xi Yan with a puzzled expression. What did he mean by "he's lost again"?

What kind of strange explanation is this??

Luffy, however, didn't show any surprise. After all, in his opinion, Zoro couldn't possibly be defeated by this guy, so the only possibility was that he was lost.

Ignoring Violet's reaction, Xi Yan continued, "Violet, where is that Marine Admiral?"

Now that the war has begun, he has to keep a close eye on that Marine Admiral at all times.

As for the enemies here?

Just leave it to Luffy; he'll go find Marine Admiral Fujitora.

"He..."

Upon hearing this, Violet activated her ability to take a look, then said, "He's near the Toy House in Dressrosa, with a group of marines."

After speaking, Violet paused for a moment, then continued, "Also, for some reason, those navy personnel suddenly stopped attacking your comrades."

As she said this, Violet looked somewhat puzzled, clearly not understanding why the navy had suddenly abandoned their attack.

Upon hearing Violet's words, Doflamingo's laughter abruptly ceased.

Has the navy stopped attacking?

Does this mean that even that bastard Fujitora has listed him, Shichibukai, as an enemy?

Ha, what a reckless fool.

In that case, let's kill him too!

"Okay, I understand."

Xi Yan nodded, then looked up at the sky and said, "Luffy, do you need my help here?"

According to the original plan, he was supposed to stop Marine Admiral Fujitora to effectively prevent him from targeting his other comrades.

But if Luffy needs help, he wouldn't mind helping him kill Doflamingo.

"No need, just go do what you need to do."

Noticing Xi Yan's Luffy immediately understood that Doflamingo's true form was hidden high up, and said, "Leave this to me."

"Good."

Seeing that Luffy had already said that, Xi Yan didn't waste any more words and disappeared from the spot with an Instant Body Technique.

However, when he reached the door, he casually punched Gladius, sending him flying.

"Bang!"

"Puff!"

Gladius, who took the punch from Xi Yan head-on, immediately let out a shrill scream and uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of blood.

Then, the man crashed into the wall behind him.

"Boom!!"

Upon seeing this, Doflamingo's expression immediately turned ugly.

How dare that bastard do that right in front of me?

That's incredibly audacious!

That bastard better pray he didn't die at the hands of Marine Admiral, or I'll make him regret ever being born!

Doflamingo then composed himself and looked down in the direction of Luffy and the others.

"This situation is truly appalling," Doflamingo's clone said coldly. "It seems we have no choice but to use the Birdcage."

"Varied...?!"

Upon hearing the word "Birdcage," Luo's expression changed instantly.

That bastard actually plans to use that?

Noticing Law's expression, Doflamingo's lips unconsciously began to curl upwards.

"Right, Luo~"

"Doflamingo..."

Law looked at Doflamingo with a grim expression, clearly recalling some scenes he didn't want to remember.

"This is utterly disgusting!" Kyros exclaimed angrily.

Although I didn't know what this bastard was saying, my instinct was that I couldn't let him continue doing what he was doing, so it was better to kill him as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Kyros jumped up and rushed towards 'Doflamingo'.

"Doflamingo, why aren't you dead yet?!"

As he spoke, Kyros wrapped his Haki with Haki, intending to kill Doflamingo completely.

Upon seeing this, Luffy quickly shouted, "Soldier, that guy isn't Mingo's true form!"

"Varied...?!"

Kyros was stunned when he heard Luffy's shout. This wasn't his true form?

In other words, what the Sunglasses Man said earlier was correct; Doflamingo really does have the ability to create clones?

Just then, Doflamingo's true form suddenly appeared behind Kyros, grinning maliciously as he said, "Let me teach you how to behead someone~"

"It has to be done this way~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Doflamingo lashed out with a Whip Kick, the Silk Thread wrapped around it mercilessly slashing towards Kyros's neck.

"Puff!"

The terrifying power sliced through all three buildings of the Royal Palace!

"What?"

Kyros, who had narrowly escaped death after being captured by Luffy, had his pupils shrink to their maximum size.

Is this guy capable of such power with just a casual strike?

"Boom!!"

As the three pieces of the building fell to the ground, the earth trembled, immediately attracting Zoro's attention.

"Um?"

Zoro, who was searching for Pica everywhere, looked up at the sky in confusion and said, "What's going on?"

"Why did the building there suddenly break?"

Instinctively, Zoro wanted to ask Perona what had happened, but then he gave up the idea after realizing that her clone wasn't there.

Then, he frowned and asked, "What exactly happened?"

Why did Perona's clones suddenly disappear?

Could it be that something happened to that guy?

However, considering that his memories of the other person had disappeared and then reappeared, Zoro gradually calmed down.

He guessed that Perona must have been ambushed by the opponent's ability while fighting Sugar, which was why he had forgotten about her.

The reason I was able to recall it again was because Sugar was defeated.

Therefore, Zoro concluded that there should be no problem with Perona's side.

After figuring this out, Zoro calmed down completely.

Then, he turned his gaze to what was behind him and said, "Let's go find that stone bastard first."

After saying that, Zoro quickly ran off into the distance, intending to find Pica.

Unfortunately... this time, he ran in the opposite direction again.

Zoro continues to perform consistently.

After a brief silence, Doflamingo spoke again on Luffy's side.

"Straw Hat..."

"You guys have some nerve!"

After saying that, Doflamingo manipulated his clones to move, quickly attacking Luffy's side.

At the same time, Doflamingo's true form raised his right hand and charged towards Luffy without mercy.

"Five-Color Strings!"

Seeing this, Kyros Luffy hesitation and charged forward, successfully dodging Doflamingo's slash.

The next moment...

"Puff!"

"Boom!!"

The ground that was hit was sliced open by Doflamingo, leaving several huge gaps!

"I'm sorry, I was careless," Kyros, his face grim.

If it weren't for Straw Hat's quick reaction, he might have already been killed by Doflamingo.

Thinking of this, Kyros's face grew even more grim.

But Luffy ignored the guy and, after putting Kyros down, activated Second Gear and charged towards Doflamingo.

"Rubber..."

Armament Haki, Harden!

Although he didn't know what Luffy was planning to do, Doflamingo quickly wrapped his coat in Haki, intending to forcibly withstand Luffy's attack.

The next moment...

"Jet Machine Gun!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

Luffy leaped into the air and launched an attack on Doflamingo, unleashing a barrage of fists at an imperceptible speed, showing no mercy.

However, despite such attacks, Doflamingo remained standing still, using his Haki -wrapped cloak to block all of Luffy's punches.

Upon seeing this, Luffy subconsciously frowned, but he didn't say anything and instead continued to increase the speed of his attack.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared behind him and launched a merciless attack.

"Puff!"

"Ah!"

Luffy screamed as he was hit in the back, and several thin wounds appeared on his back, clearly cut by Doflamingo's Silk Thread.

Subsequently, Luffy flying uncontrollably toward Doflamingo himself.

Seeing this, Doflamingo Haki wrapped his fist in Haki and then punched Luffy hard on the head.

"Bump!"

Luffy, who was hit head-on, had his face deformed from the blow, and then flew up like a cannonball, quickly heading towards the wall behind him.

"Boom!"

It crashed into it, creating a huge crater!

"Luffy Landu!"

Kyros's face immediately turned grim. Could his opponent have been killed by Doflamingo?

Fortunately, Luffy moved slightly, which relieved Kyros.

He then turned his attention to Doflamingo.

"What exactly is that clone?"

Could this be the extension of the String-String Fruit's power that the Sunglasses Man mentioned?

"It must be a marionette made of Silk Threads," Violet said. "This is the first time I've ever seen such a trick."

Of course.

Doflamingo glanced at Violet indifferently and said, "After all, I've always been wary of you."

Upon hearing this, Violet's expression immediately turned ugly.

It seems Doflamingo is much more cunning than she imagined.

Doflamingo ignored Violet's thoughts and instead turned to look at King Riku.

"King Riku," Doflamingo grinned, "Do you still remember how you felt that night ten years ago?"

"That was the night you personally slaughtered the people you loved and set fire to a peaceful town."

Upon hearing this, King Riku's pupils contracted sharply, and his expression turned grim.

He remembers, how could he not remember?

That was a night like a nightmare!

If it weren't for that bastard Doflamingo, how could he have done such a thing back then?

Why is this bastard bringing this up now?

"I'll never forget what happened that day," King Riku said through gritted teeth, looking at Doflamingo. "But why are you bringing it up?"

Are you deliberately trying to disgust me?

"Disgusting you?"

Doflamingo chuckled and said, "I have no interest in that."

"The reason I'm bringing this up is because... something even more tragic than what happened back then is about to occur in this country."

"Fufufufufu~"

"King Riku, look carefully! This time it's not just some small skirmish like before!"

"Fufufufufu!"

At this moment, Doflamingo's eyes flashed with an insane killing intent.

Now, he intends to kill everyone in this country except for the Donquixote Family!

That way, no one will leak the secret of this place.

Fufufufufu~

Fufufufufu!

"You madman, what are you trying to do?!" King Riku shouted, "That tragedy must never be repeated, you..."

"I'll let you off this time," Doflamingo coldly interrupted King Riku, saying, "That way you can live and watch the rest of the show."

"Fufufufufu!"

What's the point of just killing the other person?

It's much more interesting to kill someone after they've experienced unbearable despair!

Fufufufufu!

"Um?"

King Riku stared at Doflamingo, somewhat bewildered. What on earth was this guy up to?

Unfortunately, Doflamingo had no interest in explaining things to King Riku at that moment.

"Pica!"

Doflamingo said, "Throw all the troublemakers out of the way."

Right now, he doesn't want to see these bastards.

Pica nodded upon receiving the order, then activated his Devil Fruit power, creating two enormous Rock Hand. He then grabbed Luffy and the others and threw them off the highest point of the Royal Palace.

"Ah!"

Violet, looking down at the earth below, immediately let out a shrill scream.

If she falls, she will definitely die instantly!

Doflamingo!

King Riku, clinging desperately to the rock, strained to look up and roared, "Please... please stop hurting this country!"

Unfortunately, Doflamingo ignored this guy completely, not even giving him a glance.

Seeing this, Pica didn't give King Riku any more chances to talk nonsense and threw him down from the heights, heading straight for the ground below.

"What should we do!" Violet cried out.

"Leave it to me!" Luffy shouted. "I'll save you all!"

"Rubber Balloon!"

After saying that, Luffy immediately began to inhale, quickly expanding his stomach to catch all of them.

"I'm... I'm saved..."

Violet was covered in cold sweat; if it weren't for the Straw Hat, they would have all fallen to their deaths!

Doflamingo, on the other hand, didn't show any surprise. After all, with the Straw Hat there, it was impossible for these guys to die from the fall.

Then, he raised his finger and activated his Devil Fruit ability, causing the Silk Thread on his clone to change.

The next moment, several Silk Thread shot into the sky and flew towards the distant sky.

"Now, the real show is about to begin," Doflamingo sneered.

Today, not a single outsider will leave Dressrosa alive!

Even Marine Admiral Fujitora is no exception!