"What Machvise? I don't know."
Sadi immediately denied it, then pulled out a Den Den Mushi and dialed it right in front of Doflamingo.
Doflamingo did not stop her.
Even if this reached Marine Headquarters, he had reason on his side.
Buru Buru.
The Den Den Mushi had only rung for a little over ten seconds before it was answered. Without waiting for a voice to come through, Sadi angrily said, "Lord Wilton, Shichibukai Donquixote Doflamingo is picking a fight with us. Should we take him down?"
The entire street fell silent.
The pirates watching from far away all stared at Sadi in stunned disbelief, their mouths slightly open. That was a Shichibukai.
But on second thought, the Marine Tough Guy had just taken down a Shichibukai. He seemed to have the confidence for it.
Doflamingo's face darkened. Diamante and Trebol beside him both looked at Sadi with killing intent. This woman was courting death.
She did not take them seriously at all.
"If they dare lay a hand on you, take them down. The Shichibukai system should never have existed."
From the other end of the call.
A firm, low voice came through, showing no regard for Doflamingo whatsoever. It was utterly calm and unruffled.
At the same time.
A figure suddenly leaped down from an altitude of ten thousand meters. His weight rapidly rose to eleven tons as he tore through the air like a meteor.
On the ground.
The Den Den Mushi abruptly went silent. Sadi put it away, drew the long whip at her waist, and waved it as she shouted even more arrogantly and fearlessly than any pirate, "Lord Wilton said to take them down!"
Moo—
Behind her, Minotaurus, Minotaur Koala, Minotaur Rhino, and Minotaur Zebra roared, radiating savage killing intent as they charged Doflamingo's group like locomotives.
The other Marines also fearlessly rushed toward Doflamingo's remaining subordinates.
Like commander, like soldiers.
Wilton fought fiercely, and the soldiers under his command were no less formidable.
"Just as expected of the Marine Tough Guy. His attitude is unbelievably hard."
"They started fighting at the slightest disagreement? Even against a legally sanctioned Shichibukai?"
"They're really hot-blooded."
Some of the watching pirates and representatives of other forces swallowed hard, deciding that they should avoid the Marine Tough Guy whenever possible in the future. He would fight a Shichibukai without hesitation. He was simply lawless.
Doflamingo was furious as well.
Not only had they refused to show him any respect, they had even pushed their luck. These people were also absurdly stupid, attacking anyone they came across without a shred of sense.
Did they really think he was that useless Crocodile?
The seas were full of arrogant, overbearing fools who did not know their place. In the end, they all met the same fate: death.
"Since they're looking to die, I'll grant their wish."
Doflamingo's voice was ice-cold. They were merely Marine Vice Admirals. Killing them was nothing.
"Kill them!!!"
Diamante and Trebol were equally enraged. Ever since Doffy had become a Shichibukai, they had never faced such a challenge.
More importantly, they were in the right this time.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Bullets and rockets were fired one after another, throwing the entire street into chaos. Marines and pirates clashed, both sides exceptionally fierce.
Half Moon Funeral.
Diamante vanished from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was already before Minotaur Rhino and Minotaur Zebra. Raising longsword, he swung in one motion, unleashing a powerful tide of sword energy that effortlessly split the ground in two as if it were tofu.
Minotaur Rhino and Minotaur Zebra charged straight ahead. Even facing such a terrifying slash, they did not slow down. Instead, they violently rammed Diamante like heavy trucks.
Meanwhile, Trebol intercepted Minotaurus and Minotaur Koala.
Neither Doflamingo nor Sadi made a move.
Doflamingo disdained to act, and he was waiting for the Marine Tough Guy. Sadi was the same, occasionally glancing up at the sky from the corner of her eye.
Only moments later.
Diamante and Trebol screamed as they were blasted away like cannonballs, smashing through numerous buildings before landing amid the ruins.
When they got back up, blood hung from the corners of their mouths, and their expressions were uncertain.
They had underestimated these four beasts.
They looked dim-witted and foolish, but their attacks were extraordinarily fierce. They could even use Armament Haki. Caught off guard, they had failed to defend themselves.
"Be careful. These four should be awakened Zoan users."
Doflamingo gave them a reminder.
He had taken a liking to these four beasts at first glance. It seemed the Marine Tough Guy truly had some skill to possess four such powerful subordinates.
Yet he had never heard of any awakened Zoan users in the Marines, aside from a few exceptions. But without exception, those people were all high-ranking officers, at the very least Marine Vice Admirals.
Their positions and status were on equal footing with Wilton's. It was impossible for them to become his subordinates.
It was strange.
Looks like he would have to ask Vergo.
"What? Awakened?"
Diamante and Trebol's expressions changed. Devil Fruit Awakening? No wonder they were so fierce and powerful. Devil Fruit Awakening was even rarer than the one-in-ten-thousand King's Qualification.
Across the seas, only a handful were known to possess it, and every one of them was an outrageously powerful monster.
Like Doffy.
All of a sudden.
Doflamingo raised his head to look at the sky. Everyone at the scene did the same, and the reaction gradually spread throughout all of Spiders Cafe Town.
Bzzzz—
A deafening, oppressive sonic boom rang out. Everyone sensed it at once and looked up, only to see a streak of fire.
It tore through the atmosphere like a meteor, eventually forming a blazing mass with a long trailing tail.
At the same time, an overwhelming pressure of fearlessness and utter disregard for death bore down on them.
"It's a meteor! Run!"
"Damn it, why is there a meteor over Spiders Cafe Town?"
"Get away from the impact site!"
Most of the pirates' hearts pounded in terror as they fled the center of impact. It was a meteor. Striking at such speed, it would be no different from countless bombs exploding at once.
Though it did not look particularly large, it would be more than enough to flatten everything within several hundred meters.
"Retreat."
Sadi acted decisively as well. She knew it was Wilton, so she immediately called for her subordinates to abandon the fight and flee with all their strength.
Only Doflamingo remained calm. Observation Haki had locked onto him firmly.
That was not a meteor at all. It was the Marine Tough Guy, Wilton, whom he had been waiting for.
Explosive Double Axes.
Descending from the heavens.
That wild and unrestrained voice resounded through the sky as he plummeted straight toward Doflamingo with pinpoint accuracy. Before he even arrived, the wind pressure had already crashed down.
Fufufu—
The pink feather coat on Doflamingo's back whipped wildly in the wind as he laughed. Beneath his sunglasses, his eyes were filled with cold menace.
Spider's Nest.
Facing this meteor-like strike from beyond the sky, Doflamingo showed no intention of dodging. With extreme confidence and arrogance, he extended his left hand.
He activated his Devil Fruit ability.
Countless transparent threads formed a spiderweb that surged into the sky, coated in Armament Haki. It possessed not only tremendous cutting power, but also remarkable toughness.
Boom!
A violent explosion rose into the air.
A shockwave spread outward in every direction. The instant it made contact, Doflamingo's expression changed drastically. His feet sank deep into the ground, causing the hard street around him to rapidly collapse and crumble.
Many fleeing pirates were sent flying by the shockwave and crashed face-first onto the ground, their faces filled with terror.
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