Wood Dragons Rising from the Ground

"Asshole!"

"I will absolutely not let you get away with this!!"

Luffy glared angrily at Doflamingo, clearly unable to accept the fact that Law had been killed by Doflamingo.

"Fufufufufu~"

Come on~

Doflamingo grinned maliciously at Luffy, Truth about the source of this kid's confidence.

"Rubber Tomahawk!"

Without further ado, Luffy unleashed his long leg and slammed it down, creating a large crater in the ground.

Unfortunately, neither Doflamingo nor Trebol were injured.

"Bullet String!"

Taking advantage of Luffy attack, Doflamingo launched Bullet String attack, sending Luffy backward.

"Fufufufufu~"

"Is that all you've got, Straw Hat?"

"Hateful."

After landing, Luffy charged at Doflamingo again, biting his own thumb in the process.

"Rubber Giant Whip!"

Armament Haki: Hardening!

"Buzz~"

After leaping into the air, Luffy swung his enormous leg powerfully.

"Boom!"

With a single strike, the area where the two were located was destroyed, and the debris was blasted into the air.

The next moment, Luffy used the power of the Gum-Gum Fruit to turn his legs into springs, and began to move back and forth among the huge boulders in the air at an extremely fast speed!

What is that?

Trebol looked at Luffy with some surprise. How come this guy was using a spring-like ability similar to Bellamy's?

Is this something the Gum-Gum Fruit can do?

"Interesting."

Doflamingo grinned. He really hadn't expected the Straw Hat to pull something like this, but... what was the point?

Even if he turned into a spring, so what?

Still no match for me!

"Rubber-Roller Bounce!"

After compressing the power of his legs to the limit, Luffy quickly swooped down from the sky, wrapping his arms with Haki, and then threw a powerful punch at Doflamingo.

"Triple Layer: Spider Web Nest!"

"Buzz~"

"Boom!"

The next moment, three enormous spider webs appeared in front of Doflamingo, firmly blocking Luffy's attack.

Even with Luffy shrouded in powerful Haki, he still couldn't break the seemingly flimsy spider web.

Ultimately, Luffy was thrown back by the force of the recoil.

"Fufufufufu~"

"What a pity," Doflamingo mocked, "You almost hit me."

"Fufufufufu~"

This time, Luffy didn't say anything, he just stood there staring at Doflamingo, panting heavily.

Luo, standing behind him, was feeling particularly heavy-hearted.

He didn't want Straw Hat to fight these two alone, but for his plan to proceed smoothly, he had no choice but to play dead for now.

'Just you wait, Doflamingo,' Law thought to himself. 'Give me the chance, and I can kill you with a single blow!'

However, in order for the plan to proceed smoothly, he still needs to communicate with Straw Hat first.

"There's no need to look at me like that," Doflamingo sneered. "Because you'll soon follow in Law's footsteps."

"Fufufufufu~"

"Alright, let's end the game."

"Fufufufufu~"

"Mingo!"

Luffy glared angrily at Doflamingo, wishing he could punch him away immediately.

Just then, Law's voice reached Luffy's ears.

"Wait a minute," Luo whispered, "Listen to me, the Straw Hat Leader."

Luffy paused for a moment, that voice was... Tra-man?

"Don't look back, just pretend I'm dead."

My plan is as follows...

This time, Luffy was unusually clever; instead of turning to look at Law, he kept his eyes fixed on Doflamingo, taking in Law's plan.

"Fufufufufu~"

"Actually, everyone in this world will die eventually," Doflamingo said. "It's just a matter of time."

Luffy frowned upon hearing this. What was this guy going to say now?

"Straw Hat, have you noticed?" Doflamingo didn't explain to Luffy, but instead glanced at the Birdcage in the sky and said, "The game's direction has changed."

"Game?"

Luffy's expression darkened. "What do you still want to do now?" he said.

Things have already progressed to this point, what game is this guy still playing here?

What was that bastard thinking?

"Calm down, let me finish." Doflamingo raised his hand, signaling Luffy not to be so impatient.

Then, with a sneer, he explained, "Now, the Birdcage surrounding this country is slowly shrinking, like an umbrella gradually closing up."

"Huh?"

Luffy's pupils contracted instantly, and then he looked up sharply into the sky, immediately noticing the unusual Birdcage.

That thing is definitely moving!

At that moment, the conversation between Luo and Xi Yan came back to him.

[Doflamingo might be planning to kill everyone in this country.]

So... was this bastard planning to use this Birdcage to kill someone?

So this guy had already made this decision from the very beginning?

"See?"

Doflamingo ignored Luffy's reaction and instead pointed to a building in the distance that had been destroyed by the Silk Thread of the Birdcage.

"The Silk Thread was exceptionally sharp; it could easily cut through anything in its path!"

"It won't be long before this country is completely cut in two, hee hee hee hee~"

"In terms of time, it takes about an hour."

"Fufufufufu~"

"Fufufufufu!"

"What did you say?!"

Luffy glared angrily at Doflamingo. He had anticipated that Doflamingo would use Birdcage to kill people, but he hadn't expected him to be so cruel, planning to kill an entire nation within an hour...

That bastard isn't even human!

"Fufufufufu~"

"You heard me right, I'm going to kill everyone here!" Doflamingo laughed loudly, "It's no use running away anywhere, because my Silk Thread will destroy everything!"

The gaps between his Silk Thread were actually very small, which meant that no one could escape through the gaps!

So... in one hour, he'll kill everyone here!

Everyone except the Donquixote Family must die!

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

As time went on, various booming sounds began to emanate from all around Dressrosa, clearly indicating that the buildings were being destroyed by the Silk Thread.

These voices immediately attracted the attention of the citizens of Dressrosa.

"What happened?"

Where did that sound come from?

The group looked around in confusion, clearly unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

Then, a man noticed what was happening in the distance, his expression changed, and he exclaimed, "Hey, look! Those lines are moving!"

Upon hearing his voice, everyone instinctively looked into the distance, and their expressions turned grim, for the Silk Thread was indeed moving.

"Boom!"

"Run!"

Although they didn't know exactly what was going on, the instinct for survival drove these people to flee into the distance.

"It was Doflamingo who did it!" a man said angrily. "How could he do something like this... What is he trying to do?"

"Is there even a question? Of course, we should exterminate them all!"

Another man glared angrily at the distant Silk Thread. Ever since that bastard Pica uttered those words, he had understood Doflamingo's intentions.

From the very beginning, that bastard Doflamingo never intended to let this country go.

And what he's doing now is the best proof of that!

"Forget all that, run inside!" a man roared. "Anyone who doesn't want to die, get moving!"

Since that Silk Thread can cut through buildings, it means it can also cut through their bodies, so they must escape to the center.

"Profound!"

Without further ado, everyone immediately led their families and fled into the distance.

"Commodore Tashigi, what do we do?" the Navy asked.

"Go and bring back the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled from the surrounding area immediately," Tashigi said with a grim expression. "We absolutely cannot let them die in this Birdcage."

Damn it! She thought the area around the town was safe, so she had her men send the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled to the surrounding areas. Turns out, the surrounding areas have become the most dangerous places... What a joke!

Damn Doflamingo, he's not getting away with this!

"Yes, we'll go right away!"

The navy officer nodded, then quickly led the others to run around, intending to take the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled away before the Birdcage arrived.

"Run! Run towards the center!"

"Run! The line is coming!"

"Hey, don't all leave!"

The pirates, upon discovering that the entire navy had left, were filled with despair.

The navy can leave if they want, so why not untie them?

Leaving them here like this is no different from leaving them here to die, you bastard!

Unfortunately, no navy officer was willing to deal with these guys; after all, to them, these pirates deserved to die.

"Damn it, where is Smoker at this hour?" Tashigi frowned.

As she thought about it, she drew the long knife from her waist and sliced open a huge piece of the house that had fallen down.

"Thank you!"

The mother and daughter below, who had narrowly escaped death, burst into tears. If it weren't for this female naval officer, they would have been dead.

"Fine."

Having composed herself, Tashigi smiled at the mother and daughter and said, "You should go to the center for refuge. Leave this to us."

"Yes!"

The mother nodded, then picked up her daughter and quickly ran in the direction Tashigi pointed.

As they ran, they suddenly found themselves enveloped in a cloud of white smoke, and then rapidly flew towards the center.

"Huh?"

The mother and daughter were stunned. Why were they flying?

Then, she discovered many other people around her who had also flown up. What was going on?

"I am Vice Admiral Smoker," Smoker said in a deep voice. "I will now take you to a safe place. Do not move."

"Yes!"

"The navy has come to our rescue!"

Upon discovering that it was the navy who had come to their rescue, some people burst into tears of joy, wondering if they were spared from death.

Very good!

Looking at the tearful faces of one person after another, Smoker fell silent.

He felt unworthy of such gratitude.

If their navy had discovered the situation in Dressrosa sooner, they might not be facing this crisis now.

That despicable Doflamingo!

'Straw Hat, you better step up your game.' Smoker abruptly turned to look at the Royal Palace Highland, thinking, 'If you can't kill that bastard, I'll kill you both!'

At this moment, Smoker was so angry that the veins on his face bulged.

If it weren't for a prior agreement with Fujitora, he would have rushed over and killed Doflamingo right now.

Just then, another rumbling sound came from the distant area, followed by one enormous Wood Dragon after another rising from the ground and moving back and forth between the city.

Upon hearing the sound, Smoker immediately looked over, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"That Blood-Eyed Ninja guy, he really is..."

Yes, those Wood Dragons were created by Xi Yan using his Wood Style ability.

On his way to find Nico Robin and the others, Xi Yan noticed the commotion in the sky and immediately thought of what Luo had said before.

Considering that these people would be killed if left here, Xi Yan activated the power of Wood Style, creating many Wood Dragons to swallow them and take them away.

"Don't be afraid, everyone." Xi Yan's voice came from within the Wood Dragon, saying, "I am a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, and I am going to take you to the center."

"The Straw Hat Pirates..."

Upon hearing Xi Yan's voice, the people immediately shed tears of emotion.

If I remember correctly, Usopp, the great god who saved this country, is a member of the Straw Hat Pirates.

The Straw Hat Pirates are all good people.

"Thank you... thank you so much."

"If it weren't for the Straw Hat Pirates, Dressrosa would truly be finished..."

"Thank you so much!"

Xi Yan chuckled as he listened to what the people below were saying. In the end, they were just a bunch of unfortunate people.

Then, he focused his gaze on the Birdcage high up that was still shrinking.

"Doflamingo, you're even more ruthless than I imagined," Xi Yan murmured.

He initially thought Doflamingo intended to trap everyone here and kill them piece by piece, but it turns out this guy plans to shred everyone with his Silk Thread!

If he succeeds, the entire land of Dressrosa will likely be dyed red.

I have to say, this guy is really ruthless.

"But unfortunately, your plan is destined to fail." After a cold laugh, Xi Yan used his Instant Body Technique and disappeared from the scene.

As for these Wood Dragons?

It is controlled by Xi Yan's clone hidden within the Wood Dragon.

As for whether the clone will be discovered?

The navy already knows his identity, so what's the point of hiding it?

If it weren't for the subtle understanding that everyone is still maintaining, he Susanoo right now.

"Let's go, let's go, time to get to work."