Defeat

"Big Explosion!" Li Ziming struck at once, ignoring everything else as he prepared to knock Caesar unconscious first. But to Li Ziming's surprise, the explosion did not harm Caesar in the slightest. It vanished without even producing a large-scale blast.

"What's going on?" Li Ziming was startled. Then a sudden wave of dizziness and nausea made him stagger in midair. He found it increasingly difficult to breathe, and his consciousness gradually began to leave his body.

"Ming!" Luffy cried anxiously, then took a deep breath and actually sucked all the poisonous gas around them into his body.

"Haha, you idiot! The area is filled with my poisonous gas. Just pass out like that guy over there!" Caesar said smugly.

"Huh?" Luffy looked completely unaffected, as if the poisonous gas had no effect on him at all. "Ordinary poison doesn't work on me anymore. I have Magellan to thank for that..." Luffy was now rather grateful for his luck. He had nearly died during that experience, but unexpectedly, it had turned out to be a blessing in disguise. His resistance to toxins had improved enormously.

"Magellan?" Caesar's expression darkened. "That poison guy from Impel Down? Don't compare me to some Human-type like him. I..."

"Jet Mace!" Luffy did not wait for him to finish. He charged straight at Caesar. Armament Haki left Caesar with no chance to dodge Luffy's attack. Although Caesar had a bounty of 300 million Beli, most of it came from his Devil Fruit ability and research skills. As for close combat, he was far behind Luffy and the others.

"Gas Racket!" Caesar tried to use an explosion to hold Luffy back, then swiftly gave Slime an order. "Slime, be good and wrap the Straw Hat up tight!"

Slime obediently followed Caesar's command and flew straight into the