"Whew... whew!"
Only two hours had passed, yet Gray had already been drained by the intense fighting.
He often used his spatial teleportation ability to slow Kuzan's pursuit. The stamina it took to use Magnetic Field Rotation at full power was no different from what teleportation cost.
That left Gray, who was still so young, severely exhausted. Up ahead, Doflamingo was only slightly better off.
Even with Thread Armor and Haki protecting him, the cold had already seeped into his body. At the start of the fight, he'd been trying to buy time, so he hadn't bothered conserving either his Haki or his stamina.
Especially after he'd been frozen, breaking free from the ice had taken a huge amount of stamina. That had been the most exhausting part.
"Doffy, we have to retreat!" Seeing that Kuzan still looked as relaxed as he had at the beginning, Gray had to make Doflamingo understand their current situation.
"Fufufufu... Marine Admiral, until next time!"
"Arara! I can't let you two young fellows leave!"
"Catch us first!" They flew straight through the sky. No matter how good Kuzan was at using Geppo, he couldn't catch up with them.
Being able to fly was always an advantage!
Otherwise, how would Shiki have been so powerful?
"Let's go!" Doflamingo's strings latched onto a distant cloud. With a hard tug, he shot forward.
Gray quickly followed.
"Don't think you're getting away!" Kuzan had come for the Donquixote Family in the first place. He wasn't about to return empty-handed.
Ice extended beneath his feet, and blades of ice formed under his shoes. Kuzan pursued the two in the sky by skating.
"Hey, hey! The Hie Hie no Mi can be used to skate like that?" Kuzan's figure stayed right beneath them, making Gray feel uneasy. "Doffy, we can't