Doflamingo Crushed, the Entire Crowd Shocked

Just then, Doflamingo moved.

He had already sensed Roya's unmistakable killing intent.

When he had first felt that killing intent—

Even as an underground emperor, he had instinctively shuddered.

With that in mind, Doflamingo decided to strike first.

"Athlete!"

Doflamingo first extended his palm backward, releasing dozens of nearly transparent, thin threads from it before twisting them together.

They formed a thick cord as large as a strand of hair.

He then stretched the cord as far back as possible before snapping it forward at Roya.

The movements looked complicated.

But Doflamingo had developed the String-String Fruit to an incredible level.

Those movements were completed almost in the blink of an eye.

Doflamingo's Athlete came hurtling toward Roya, carrying the force of a tearing gale.

Its formidable cutting power sliced through the air, producing a sharp, whistling roar.

Everything happened too quickly.

The people around them had not even realized what Doflamingo had done before the cord was already in front of Roya.

Roya shook his head slightly, his hands immediately coated in Armament Haki.

The moment peak Armament Haki appeared, Doflamingo's heart trembled.

His pupils contracted sharply.

"Bang!"

Like catching a blade barehanded, Roya effortlessly blocked Doflamingo's Athlete.

But it was not over yet!

A sharp gleam flashed through Roya's eyes.

One of the peak Six Powers—Soru! Activated!

His feet tapped rapidly against the ground, propelling Roya directly in front of Doflamingo.

He was so fast that Doflamingo could not react at all.

Roya's pitch-black palm rapidly enlarged in Doflamingo's vision.

He seized Doflamingo by the face and lifted his entire body.

Then he slammed him heavily into the ground.

"Boom boom boom boom~!!!"

The onlookers who had already backed far away—

Watched as Roya gripped Doflamingo's head and repeatedly smashed it viciously against the ground.

Every heavy impact