War Reaches a Fever Pitch

Doflamingo immediately launched Five Color Strings at Luffy, then followed up with Bullet String. Luffy was pinned between the walls in an instant. The Five Color Strings carved five deep gashes into the wall behind him, while the Bullet String blasted hole after hole through it.

Luffy rapidly dodged again and again. "Damn it!" He immediately activated Gear Second, but just as he was about to attack Doflamingo, Bellamy was controlled into walking in front of Doflamingo again, becoming his shield.

Bellamy said in agony, "Stop it!" Yet his hand was still controlled as it slashed toward Luffy.

"Let Bellamy go," Luffy said as he dodged Bellamy's attacks. Then he saw the fake Doflamingo in the distance, smiling as he watched the scene. "You bastard!" Luffy immediately charged at the fake Doflamingo, hardening his arm with Armament Haki.

Meanwhile, on the upper levels of the palace, Trafalgar Law was still fighting Doflamingo. As Law charged toward him, he asked, "What do you think of Monkey D. Luffy? I only found out today that you used to be a Celestial Dragon."

Just as Law was about to reach Doflamingo, Doflamingo suddenly unleashed Five Color Strings, intending to slice Law apart.

Law immediately used Shambles, swapping places with a stone. He gripped his sword in reverse and thrust it at Doflamingo, but Doflamingo caught Law's blade in one hand and stopped his attack.

Doflamingo was furious. His hand turned black with Armament Haki as he tightly gripped Law's blade, yet blood still flowed from it. After hearing Law's question, he clenched the blade even harder, and blood began pouring from his entire hand. "This has nothing to do with you. As for Straw Hat Luffy, do you think he was destined to take the head of one who inherited God's blood? How