"No!"
"Fall back! Hurry, fall back!"
The strings erupted, swelling rapidly as they swept forward. The commotion was so terrifying that even the pirates standing well off to either side paled and scrambled backward in panic.
"Doflamingo..."
Vergo also retreated a couple of steps, his expression grave as he looked at Doflamingo.
The Admiral candidate from Marine Headquarters was putting far too much pressure on Doflamingo. They had only just begun fighting in earnest, yet he had already been forced to use one of his ultimate trump cards...
Meanwhile.
Noah watched the rapidly approaching Overheat and shook his head. He could not even be bothered to draw his sword; he simply raised his right hand and casually flicked a finger.
Humm!
As that flick struck out, even the surrounding air seemed to warp and tremble.
Dazzling blue light surged from his fingertip, forming a terrifying shock wave that crashed head-on into Overheat like a roaring thunder dragon.
After only an instant of resistance, every strand of Overheat was destroyed and swallowed by the lightning, dissolving into countless tiny white glimmers before vanishing into thin air.
What?
Doflamingo's pupils contracted. Before disbelief could even register on his face, the spreading shock wave was already roaring toward him.
It was too late to dodge. Doflamingo immediately spread both hands, releasing thousands upon thousands of transparent strings ahead of him to construct an enormous defensive web.
"Spider Web: Wall!"
Boom!
Lightning poured into the web, and the entire barrier began shaking violently. Strings snapped and disintegrated one after another, but it barely managed to block the residual shock wave.
Yet Doflamingo had no time to breathe a sigh of relief.
At that very instant, Noah casually flicked his finger another two or three times. Thunderous shock waves several times more terrifying than the