A low voice rang out.
Smoker hurled a bucket of ice water over the unconscious Doflamingo.
The cold and the rush of water made Doflamingo shudder. He slowly opened his eyes, then narrowed them at the Marines standing around him, their gazes impassive.
"Xia Le!"
Doflamingo's face darkened as he spat out the name.
He quickly remembered what had happened before he lost consciousness.
Xia Le had defeated him with ease. If he hadn't fallen when he did, that Thunder Pillar would have struck him, and he would already be dead.
But his mind worked fast, and he immediately realized something.
He was still alive. Xia Le must want something from him.
"You're a clever man!"
"And I know a few interesting things about your background."
"But you need to understand one thing: the Celestial Dragons hold no sway over me."
Xia Le sat in a chair with one leg crossed over the other and spoke calmly.
Doflamingo's eyes flickered. He glanced at Corazon standing opposite him, then kept silent and waited for Xia Le to continue.
"I'll give you a choice. A chance to trade for your pitiful life."
Xia Le spoke again.
"First, from this moment on, you live as an Apprentice Marine under Rosinante."
The first option alone made Doflamingo's pupils contract.
But he remained composed and showed none of his displeasure.
"Second, you refuse the first option. Then I cut off your head and send you out of this world!"
The casual, indifferent words echoed through the warehouse.
Doflamingo's fists clenched. He raised his head and glared at the man before him.
What kind of bullshit choice is that?!
Chapter 165: Doflamingo's Shock
"So, which will you choose, Doflamingo?"
The indifferent voice reached him. Doflamingo stared at that cold face, his eyes darkening.
An inexplicable tension