Chapter 172
But if we get defeated by that bastard Naito, then it's truly all over.
"Billow White!"
The Awakening of the String-String Fruit activated instantly.
The entire palace and the King's Plateau instantly transformed into a massive amount of silk threads.
Endless threads swept towards Naito like a tsunami.
"Hmm--"
Viola, who was standing on the roof, suddenly lost her footing and fell helplessly into the giant wave of silk threads.
Is that all?
The young woman's eyes showed a mixture of helplessness and panic.
I finally saw a glimmer of hope, but this is as far as I can go.
The surrounding silk threads shattered instantly, and a strong arm wrapped around her waist, slamming her body into a broad chest.
The wind whistled past my ears as my body was carried through the air.
Viola looked up in surprise, only to see the boy's sharply defined jawline.
"You'll help expose Doflamingo's crimes later, no problem, right?"
She heard that sound.
The woman's heart skipped a beat, then she nodded forcefully, tears welling in her eyes, "Of course!"
Numerous threads swarmed towards Naito, attempting to entangle him.
Naito darted through the air like a bird, but unable to evade the silk threads, he swung his right leg, and a sharp vacuum wave tore the threads apart.
Um?
Why doesn't this guy create clones?
Doflamingo narrowed his eyes.
"Thousand Arrows: Feather Piercing Threads!"
The countless threads converged into sharp spears, their tips imbued with Haki, and shot straight toward Naito and his companion.
"Tempest Kick: Storm."
Naito swung his legs wildly, and sharp vacuum waves tore the silken spears to shreds.
But.
"Fufufufu!"
Surrounded by endless threads, Doflamingo suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, "Looks indifferent, but actually quite chivalrous, Rear Admiral Naito!"
Absolutely right!
An opportunity has arisen!
What's most troublesome about this bastard is his illusory clones whose auras are completely indistinguishable!
But he hasn't done that yet.
It's because all the illusory clones have the same aura as his original body!
Since this guy is currently holding Viola, he can't create an illusion that matches Viola's aura, so he can't hide!
That way, we can win!
"Ever White!"
The waves of silk threads swept towards Naito and his companion once more.
"Rear Admiral Naito!"
Viola realized she was holding him back, and she said urgently, "Put me down! Don't let me slow you down!"
"Holding me back?"
Naito's lips twitched slightly. "I really have been underestimated."
He was holding Viola with his left arm, so he raised his right hand and clenched his right fist.
The fist had turned completely black, and invisible waves suddenly gathered.
"A guy like Doflamingo is easy to take down with one hand."
Viola wanted to say something more, but Naito had already thrown a punch.
The air was pierced in an instant, and the violent, Haki shockwave transformed into a white column of air, blasting out rings of air waves.
The surging silk threads were pierced through by the Haki torrent in an instant, offering no resistance whatsoever.
"What!!"
By the time Doflamingo realized something was wrong, a white light was already reflected on his sunglasses, and a torrent of Haki was right in front of him.
"Ugh!!"
Doflamingo crossed his arms in front of him, using all his Haki to defend himself, but even so, he was still swept away by the overwhelming torrent of Haki.
Doflamingo transformed into a shooting star, leaving a long trail in the sky, and flew directly outside the city, crashing heavily into a huge rocky mountain on the edge of the island.
Visibly, the rocky mountain was shaking violently, accompanied by billowing smoke and clouds, and it began to collapse.
With Doflamingo's departure, the Devil Fruit Awakening was simultaneously deactivated, and the King's Plateau returned to its original state.
Naito's lips curled into a smirk.
This attack consumed half of his Haki, and its power definitely surpasses the King Kong Gun Luffy unleashed at the end of the Dressrosa arc in the original work.
Doflamingo blocked it with his head.
"That's an exaggeration, Rear Admiral Naito..."
Viola was almost speechless.
Is the difference in strength really that great? No, it should be said that humans have actually become this powerful!
If it weren't for the Dressrosa mountain range blocking his way, Doflamingo would have been knocked straight into the sea by that attack.
So strong!
Is this the man hailed as the new naval hero?
Viola suddenly started crying again.
Because this hero has now come to save Dressrosa!
"This place should be safe now. I'll go arrest Doflamingo first."
Naito placed Viola back on the roof of the palace, then streaked across the sky above Dressrosa like a black streak.
After Pica and Doflamingo's two attacks, there shouldn't be many people left in the palace who can still maintain a conscious mind.
Just those reckless, surging threads alone must have torn countless people to pieces.
Before Viola could even react, Naito had already vanished into the horizon.
What a decisive and efficient man!
Naito went all out and soon found himself standing on air atop the collapsed rocky mountain.
"Oh?"
Naito smiled with interest. "You're really tough. You still have the strength to fight back? But why don't you run away?"
It has to be said, isn't he truly a man who managed to wear down Gear Fourth Luffy simply by being able to withstand beatings?
If Katakuri and Cracker were as resilient as this guy, Luffy would Awakening Nika on Whole Cake Island.
"Naito!!"
Below, in the center of the shattered rock mountain, Doflamingo, covered in blood, roared furiously.
Escape?
How to escape?
In my current state, how could I possibly escape your pursuit!
Besides, who do you think I am?!
An endless stream of silk threads surged forth once more.
"Sixteen Holy Bullets!!"
Doflamingo roared, unleashing his final, all-out attack, "God Thread!"
He knew very well that there was no longer any possibility of winning or escaping.
All we can do now is deliver this final blow for the sake of his dignity!
Even if we lose, we can't lose badly!
Sixteen enormous spears of jet-black silk threads suddenly pierced through the air, heading straight for Naito.
Then, he pierced Naito's body.
Doflamingo's cheek muscles twitched.
Phantom?
"Anger always blinds you to what's in front of you. How pathetic, Doflamingo."
Naito appeared out of thin air and calmly punched Doflamingo in the face.
Yeah, this guy's really tough, so let's unleash the remaining half of our Haki.
In the instant he lost consciousness, Doflamingo had only one thought in his mind.
Naito, you bastard, even if I'm going to lose, at least let me lose honorably!
Why resort to a sneak attack?
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"Wasn't that a bit too much force?"
Naito crossed his arms and looked at the scene before him, feeling a slight sense of regret.
The coastline has completely collapsed, broken into pieces like a spider web, with all the gullies, large and small, completely filled with seawater.
In the center of all the ravines was a huge pool of water that looked ordinary, but in reality, beneath the surface lay a bottomless pit, created by Naito's punch.
And this was actually just the aftershock of Naito's punch.
Doflamingo, who had been truly struck head-on by that punch, lay at Naito's feet like a dead dog.
The sunglasses on his nose were completely shattered, his face was sunken and distorted, and there was a deep fist mark between his eyes and mouth, which looked quite creepy.
He was so badly beaten that he shrank by several centimeters.