But things did not go as Queen had predicted.
Even after hearing so many insults, Sanji's expression didn't change at all.
At first, Judge still had some influence on Sanji, but as the battle progressed, perhaps because he heard Queen talk about it too much, Sanji no longer felt any emotional response to the name.
Suddenly, Sanji seized the opportunity and kicked Queen hard in the stomach.
"Bang!"
A dull thud was heard.
A burnt smell wafted over, and Queen's body was instantly sent flying backward.
However, the next second, a look of astonishment appeared on Sanji's face as well.
He quickly looked down and saw that Queen's tail had somehow wrapped around his waist.
Swept along by the immense force, Sanji's figure flew out rapidly along with Queen.
As he flew backward, Queen struggled to lift his head, and despite blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, an excited smile appeared on his face.
"You little brat, Judge, I've finally caught you!"
Then Queen landed on his feet, his huge feet leaving a long, large trail in the ground.
After stopping, Queen's body began to change, wrapping around Sanji like a snake.
"Snort!"
The immense force pressed down, causing Sanji to groan involuntarily.
He struggled desperately, but to no avail; his entire body was firmly bound by Queen's massive frame.
"Hahaha..."
"Just let me crush you to death like this!"
Queen laughed loudly, his large purple lips trembling, looking utterly comical.
He looked every bit the smug, petty person!
Since Xia Chen had already instructed them not to hold back, he would certainly do as instructed.
If he lets things slide, Xia Chen will be dissatisfied later.
But even so, he wouldn't really dare to kill Sanji.
After all, he was still afraid of dying!
Serious injury is acceptable, but death is not!
With this in mind, Queen increased his power once again.
"Hahaha... Just wait and see how I crush you to death! There's no way you can escape my grasp!"
"Aaaaaah!"
As Queen applied his power, Sanji couldn't help but let out screams of agony.
He could feel his bones cracking under the strain.
After an unknown amount of time, Sanji's screams gradually ceased.
His head tilted to the side, as if he had lost consciousness.
Seeing this, Queen's face lit up with an excited smile.
"You little brat Judge, you dare to provoke me with such weak skills? You're asking for death!"
"Hahaha!"
Queen threw his head back and laughed, but a voice the next second froze his smile on his face.
"Hey! Big Lips, what are you laughing at? Why are you so happy?"
Queen looked down sharply and saw that Sanji, whom he had thought had lost consciousness, had raised his head again and was looking at him with a mocking gaze.
Queen:???
Queen was completely bewildered. Although he thought Sanji had fainted, he hadn't held back.
Why are you acting like nothing happened?
There wasn't even a scream?
Are you really disrespecting him?
With this in mind, Queen increased his power again, but Sanji's expression did not change at all; the enormous power seemed to have no effect on him whatsoever.
???
Several question marks reappeared above Queen's head.
However, he wasn't the only one who was bewildered at this moment; Sanji was equally bewildered.
As Queen increased his strength, he could only feel his body tightening, but he felt no pain whatsoever.
The previous cracking sounds from the bones disappeared, and the body was no longer deformed by the pressure.
After thinking for a while, Sanji seemed to have thought of something, and an ugly expression immediately appeared on his face.
"Hey! Is this... that thing?"
Sanji murmured something under his breath.
He couldn't think of any other possibility for this physical change.
Lineage Factor!
He was unwilling to mention, unwilling to acknowledge, Germa's technological pinnacle!
But whether he wants to or not, whether he's willing or not!
The Lineage Factor exists within him, even if he is unwilling to admit it, it is with him nonetheless.
And... it seems things are going pretty well right now?
The current Sanji is not as wary of this power as he was in the original story, when he mistakenly believed that Queen had attacked a woman.
He feared that Awakening his Lineage Factor would steal his emotions, just like his brothers and sisters!
Because apart from his physical condition, his mental state has not changed in the slightest.
His principle of never laying a hand on women remains unwavering.
He didn't feel that his emotions had been taken away.
In addition, he seems to have gained a lot of strength?
The next moment, Sanji suddenly broke free, and the Brachiosaurus's body, which he had been unable to break free from no matter how hard he struggled, was now directly pushed open by him.
"What kind of power is this?"
A look of shock crossed Queen's eyes.
He couldn't understand how Sanji's small body could unleash such immense power.
It actually squeezed his body apart.
" Sky Walk!"
Sanji suddenly pushed off with his feet, instantly bursting out of Queen's encirclement and landing on the ground a short distance away.
Sanji raised his hands, his gaze blank.
He felt... that he seemed to be very hard right now?
To verify his idea, Sanji looked up at Queen, extended his right hand, and beckoned to him.
He spoke softly:
"Come on! Cut me!"
Queen:???
This was the third time Queen had been completely bewildered, and this time he was even more bewildered than the previous two.
But the next moment, anger immediately crept onto his face.
m9( `д´ )!!!!
"You fucking disrespect me!"
As he spoke, Queen pulled out a huge longsword from somewhere, then took three steps in two to stand in front of Sanji and slashed down at him fiercely.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out.
The massive longsword snapped in two with a crack, the blade flying an unknown distance before embedding itself in the ground nearby.
Queen's eyes widened, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.
But Sanji wore an expression that said, "I knew it."
Sanji glanced at the short blade stuck not far away and nodded again.
He's really tough right now!
Since he's so stubborn, some of our ideas can be tried.
Without hesitation, Sanji started spinning in circles on the spot, moving at incredible speed!
What's the meaning?
Spinning around excitedly during battle?
What kind of operation is this?
Do you want him to get dizzy from seeing this?
But the next second Queen knew why Sanji was spinning around.
After spinning for an unknown amount of time, Sanji finally stopped, and at the same time, a wave of heat rushed out.
Queen stared intently and saw that Sanji's previously crimson right foot had now turned a ghostly blue, emanating an aura that filled him with immense dread...