Beneath the Ferris wheel, the eight-armed giant squid lay with its lumbar spine completely shattered, short spears piercing its entire body.
Hyouzou, Fish-Man District's finest swordsman, had used the venom of a blue-ringed octopus, along with a sake gourd and poisoned sword, to successfully stall them for quite some time.
But against Senor Pink's elusive Swim-Swim Fruit, he too had been knocked down by the Diving Nyan Nyan Fist.
Only Hody Jones, the Great White Shark, relied on his thick hide and tenacious will to repeatedly rise after being knocked down, achieving a certain blood-locking effect.
Kujaku stood on tiptoe, hopping atop the Ferris wheel's highest cabin. Like a queen, she cracked her whip and continuously issued commands.
Wooden horses, bear puppets, go-kart equipment—all manner of attractions aided Hody Jones's attacks. She had long since left taming marks on these objects with her whip.
But her stamina was also draining rapidly. Her face was flushed red, and she could only grit her teeth and endure.
At that moment, a sharp demand rang out.
"Senor! What exactly is going on?!"
The newcomer was extraordinarily tall, wearing a feathered floral crown with one hand resting on his rapier. It was Diamante, commander of the Diamante Army.
He had originally been at the auction house in 1GR, handling security, when he suddenly received Doflamingo's orders saying there had been an incident at the amusement park. He had immediately rushed over to investigate.
Diamante could hardly believe that the Diamante Army and the Fish-Man District guards, working together from within and without, had failed to capture three mermaids on land.
Senor Pink spun around and kicked Hody Jones away.
"Not sure. An ambush force suddenly appeared and attacked us. Lao G and Machvise went after the mermaids who escaped into the sea."
Diamante looked