The Donquixote Family's Fall (Part 1)

"Stop! Who are you people?!"

The four had just entered the town when a patrol of Donquixote Family members blocked their path.

The warning had barely faded when an Afterimage flashed before their eyes.

Sugar's petite body erupted with unbelievable speed. Her index finger struck repeatedly, and the air let out piercing cracks. Blood burst from the chests of several patrolmen at once, confusion still lingering in their eyes as they fell.

"More are coming from that side."

Baby-5 spoke calmly, her arms transforming into rotating machine guns.

Muzzle flashes spat forth as bullets rained toward the reinforcements pouring out from the street corner. The enemies hurriedly sought cover, but the walls were like paper beneath Baby-5's firepower.

Monet spread her Bat Wings and parted her crimson lips. A sound inaudible to human ears spread outward from her, and the Donquixote Family members rushing over for support clutched their ears and collapsed, blood flowing from their seven orifices.

The surrounding civilians had fled the moment the first Donquixote Family member fell. Windows shut one after another, bolts slid into place, and curtains were drawn tight. Their fear had shifted from the Donquixote Family to these uninvited guests.

The commotion here finally drew the attention of the officers.

Giolla charged in from the side, pink smoke spraying from her palm. Her ability could turn people into twisted works of art, and it had once condemned countless enemies to eternal, warped suffering.

The pink smoke engulfed Sugar's position.

A smile appeared at the corner of Giolla's lips, but the next instant, it froze.

Sugar appeared behind her with Soru, her little hand coated in Armament Haki as it lightly struck Giolla's neck. With a crack, her cervical vertebra snapped, and Giolla fell with her eyes wide open.

The instant she hit the