Perona Was Speechless-That Was Utter Nonsense

"Two-Sword Style - Sand pattern!"

Seeing the stone statue's arm hurtling towards him, Zoro didn't waste any words and slashed it with his sword, easily severing it.

But then, Pica's other arm struck out.

Seeing this in mid-air, Zoro snorted coldly and raised his hand to strike again.

"Tower Climb!"

"Clang!"

"Great Tower Climb!"

"Clang!"

After severing the arm, Zoro unleashed another Flying Slash, shattering Pica's stone statue face.

Run!

Seeing the massive boulders falling continuously, the henchmen below fled in all directions like madmen, fearing they would be crushed to death.

Ignoring the henchmen, Zoro landed and assumed an attack stance once more.

"Two-Sword Style..."

"Pica Pica Pica la la~"

Seeing Zoro staring at him with murderous intent, Pica suddenly grinned.

"Roronoa Zoro, I have something to attend to now, so I'll stop here for today."

After saying that, Pica began to sneak into the stone statue, clearly indicating that she did not intend to continue fighting Zoro.

"Stop acting on your own!" Zoro roared. "Where are you going?!"

The battle between the two is not over yet; how can one side leave first?

Pica ignored Zoro and quickly left, using her Devil Fruit ability to create a large number of stone spikes, forcibly blocking Zoro from following her.

"He... he escaped?" Perona asked, frowning.

"I don't know..."

Staring at the Taiseki cone rapidly appearing on the rock face, Zoro frowned and said, "But this guy is clearly planning something that will be detrimental to us."

"Hello!"

"Perona, can you take me up there?"

"I only have a Negative Ghost here," Perona said helplessly.

If her true form were here, she could give it a try, but there's only a Ghost Clone here.

In this situation, how do you take Zoro flying?

Zoro paused for a moment upon hearing this, then scratched his head in exasperation. This was a bit of a problem.

Forget it, let's just chase after them first.

With that thought in mind, Zoro quickly ran forward.

Meanwhile, Pica herself was maneuvering the rock to the Flower Field area.

The moment they got close, Pica activated his Devil Fruit ability, creating a large number of stone spikes to attack the people on top.

If Merry hadn't noticed the anomaly beforehand and used her ability to pull people into the air, someone would probably have been injured.

"This ability is..."

Nico Robin stared at the Taiseki before her with a grim expression and said, "Pica, the one who fought Zoro."

Why is this guy here?

Shouldn't he be fighting Zoro?

"Diamante ..."

Pica glanced at the unconscious Diamante below and said with a grim face, "As the Top Executive of the family, you lost terribly."

You have to understand that the Top Executive represent the Donquixote Family's Greatest Battle Power, yet they were defeated, and defeated so badly... It's really quite embarrassing.

Pica then turned her gaze to Kyros had drawn his sword.

"Kyros..."

"You will not be able to harm them!" Kyros said.

That's true, but his hand holding the sword was trembling slightly, clearly indicating that the battle had taken a heavy toll.

However, Kyros was not afraid at all. After all, he knew that this was war and there was no such thing as a fair one-on-one battle, so he had to pick up his weapon and continue fighting.

"Meli Landu, put me down."

Upon hearing this, Merry frowned, but she didn't say anything more and obediently put Kyros down.

"Bump!"

The moment he landed, Kyros knelt on one knee, but quickly stood up, supporting himself with his sword.

"This is too much, Father," Rebecca said anxiously. "You can't move anymore."

"No."

Kyros said with a grim face, "Even at the cost of my life, I will defeat these guys and return Dressrosa to His King Riku!"

To repay King Riku's kindness, he was willing to risk his life.

"King Riku..."

Pica paused for a moment upon hearing this, then spoke up, "I ask you, what does King Riku mean to you?"

After speaking, Pica paused for a moment, then turned to Rebecca and continued, "Rebecca, you've been subjected to constant insults because of him."

"And you, Kyros."

"You lost a leg because of your loyalty to him, and you were turned into a toy because of it... Without him, you..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Rebecca interrupted Pica angrily, saying, "You were the ones who caused all of that!"

Clearly, all of this was caused by the Donquixote Family, yet this girl blames everything on her grandfather?

Are you kidding me!

Kyros, said with a stern face, "His Majesty King Riku is not only my father-in-law, but also a great benefactor who has shown me great kindness and understanding!"

"Furthermore, looking at the whole world, the King Riku is also a noble family that understands the true meaning of peace!"

"Although we weren't as wealthy or prosperous in the past as we are now, it can't be said that we were unhappy back then."

"At least in the past, we didn't need to worry about when we would be persecuted!"

After saying this, Kyros paused for a moment, then continued, "In that land of clear skies, blooming flowers, and no war, we have always been happy!"

"That!"

"That's the real Dressrosa!"

"If it weren't for your Donquixote Family, we in Dressrosa would have continued to be happy!"

"But it was also our Donquixote Family that brought Dressrosa to a new level," Pica said in a deep voice.

When they first came to Dressrosa, they had thoroughly investigated the country.

It's fair to say that this was a dirt poor country, barely able to feed itself.

If it weren't for the Donquixote Family, how could the people of this country possibly live so well?

As for those citizens who were sacrificed?

Those are all necessary sacrifices on the road to progress; progress always comes at a price.

"A new height?" Kyros said coldly, "Are you referring to those citizens who were turned into toys, or to the deals you made underground?"

"King Riku once told me that money and jewels are all external things, far less important than the peace and happiness of the people!"

"That's exactly the kind of person he is!"

"And now, the whole nation is hoping to drive you out and King Riku return to the throne!"

At this moment Kyros showed no fear whatsoever, even though he was in poor condition and might die at Pica's hands.

Seeing Kyros's serious expression, Pica fell silent.

After a moment, he said, "I understand."

After saying this, Pica disappeared back into the statue.

"Disappeared?" Rebecca asked, startled. "Did they leave?"

"I don't know."

Kyros frowned. This guy had looked like he was going to kill him just now, so why did he suddenly leave?

What's the meaning?

Just then, the earth suddenly began to shake, as if something terrifying was moving underground.

The next moment...

"Dancing Stone!"

"Boom!"

A giant stone cone suddenly emerged from the third level, nearly knocking Bartolomeo, who was resting on the ground, flying away.

"What's wrong now?"

Bartolomeo stared in shock at the stone that had suddenly appeared before him. Was this a prelude to wiping them out here?

Is this the third floor?

Noticing the commotion below, Nicole Robin frowned. Could this guy be planning to deal with the others first, and then come here to settle things with them?

Zoro, who also noticed the commotion, said with annoyance, "Damn it, this guy's opponent is clearly me, but he keeps attacking other people... Does he even want to fight?"

As he spoke, Zoro glanced at the henchman who had been killed by Pica.

This time, the other side is attacking their own people much more frequently than before; they're truly despicable.

"What do we do now?" Perona asked.

"If we keep letting him hide on the Highland, we won't be able to take him down," Zoro frowned. "It would be best to get him off the Highland ..."

"How is this possible?"

Perona shook her head helplessly. How could the enemy possibly abandon their advantageous home ground and willingly come to a dangerous area?

Zoro naturally understood this, which is why he was extremely unhappy.

"Damn it, if he ever gets within my firing range again, I'll make him pay!"

"Dancing Stone!"

"Boom!"

"Lord Pica, please stop!"

The Donquixote Family henchmen, relentlessly pursued and attacked by Pica, desperately clutched their heads and ran forward, shouting, "We're on the same side!"

Unfortunately, Pica ignored him and continued his attack.

And this time, he sent those unconscious Colosseum warriors flying, clearly intending to wipe them out completely.

"That bastard actually attacked the injured?!"

Zoro was so angry that veins bulged on his face; this sissy was absolutely despicable.

This time, he's determined to kill that bastard with his own hands!

With that thought in mind, Zoro quickly rushed forward and soon arrived near Lao Cai and the others.

"Stone bastard, stop this already!" Zoro roared, "You actually attacked the weak, and you..."

"Roronoa."

Suddenly, a stone statue appeared beside Zoro, interrupting Zoro's words and launching an attack without mercy.

"The Stone Statue Bite!"

Seeing the gaping maw charging towards him, Zoro immediately raised his weapon and launched an attack.

"One Sword Style: Horse Demon!"

"Clang!"

The Flying Slash flew out and easily cut it in two.

Unfortunately, Pica himself was not here, so the statue continued to move, but it did not launch any further attacks.

"Hey, Roronoa Zoro."

Do you know what kind of people live on the Old King's Plateau?

"The king of this country," Zoro said. "What are you trying to say?"

As he spoke, Zoro unleashed a slash, shattering the still-twisting stone statue.

The next moment, Pica's statue reappeared from the side, saying, "It's the former King!"

"Clang!"

Without a word, Zoro sliced it in two with a single stroke.

Then, he frowned and asked, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Don't you find it strange?" Pica said.

"What's strange?"

"Pirates attacking countries is common on this high seas, so why is only Doflamingo being blamed?"

Zoro:???

What kind of twisted logic is this?

"Then you're wrong," Perona sneered. "It's not just you who get criticized; most pirates get criticized, you just don't care."

Although she was also a pirate, she knew what kind of reputation pirates had on this sea.

It can be said that most people on this sea despise pirates.

So what Pica said was pure nonsense.

Pica was momentarily speechless, unsure how to refute Perona's words.

"What, you're speechless?"

This time, Pica ignored Perona because he genuinely didn't know how to answer the question.

After a moment of silence, Pica spoke up, "It's an eyesore."

"An eyesore?"

Perona was taken aback. Was this referring to her?

"Those fellows on the Old King's Plateau," Pica glanced in the direction of the Old King's Plateau and said, "Especially King Riku. The entire nation is hoping he can become King of Dressrosa again..."

"But I absolutely will not allow that to happen!"

At this point, Pica's eyes sharpened, clearly indicating that he had decided what to do.

What are you going to do?

"This country only has one king, Doflamingo. King Riku and the like are not worthy to rule Dressrosa!" Pica said coldly. "And those two warriors, the Great God Usopp, and you, Ghost Princess!"

"You guys are also a huge eyesore!"

"Just you wait..."

After saying that, Pica completely disappeared from Zoro's sight, as if he had never been there at all.

"Um?"

After finding that there was no movement around him, Zoro frowned. What was this guy planning to do now?

Perona, as if realizing something, changed her expression and said, "This guy isn't planning to attack us, is he?"

If the other side were to use that stone giant to attack them, they might not be able to protect Usopp and Galette.

After all, her attack power wasn't very strong.

Zoro's expression changed upon hearing this. Could that guy really be planning to...?

As if to confirm their guesses, the huge stone statue began to tremble the next moment and regained its mobility.

Subsequently, with the help of Pica's Devil Fruit power, the badly damaged stone statue began to be slowly repaired, eventually returning to its original appearance.

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

As the stone statue slowly moved, the earth began to tremble violently, leading to one tragedy after another.

Noticing the commotion, both Xi Yan and Smoker frowned, then stopped what they were doing in perfect unison and turned to look at the enormous stone statue, clearly intending to see what kind of trouble it was up to this time.