The concentrated lightning seemed to possess a wicked sentience, instantly unleashing several bolts that locked onto everyone who had just spoken out against Hikaru. T
hey pierced through them one by one, striking at various tricky angles. Lightning exploded, separating flesh and blood, and for a terrifying moment, everyone's eyes were filled with a blinding white flash as they watched the bolts pierce through chests, leaving behind only regret and resentment.
The screams lasted only a few breaths before exclamations erupted from the remaining spectators. "How dare he attack the audience?! Isn't he afraid of being hunted down by the Don Quixote Family…?"
Everyone immediately considered this question, but now, no one dared to voice it. Those who had been too outspoken had essentially perished in the lightning strike just moments ago.
"How dare you people ignore me?!" A fierce look flashed in Diamante's eyes as he leaped from the platform into the ring. As the Corrida Colosseum's defender and hero, he reveled in maintaining order through a show of force.
Seeing this, Violet explained at the opportune moment, "He is the highest-ranking official of the Don Quixote Family, Diamante."
Hikaru nodded. This guy actually dared to come down. He glanced at Diamante with disdain and casually remarked, "So, you're very brave?"
"Since you say so, I accept it." Diamante chuckled, seemingly oblivious to Hikaru's irony. He thought Hikaru was praising him and subconsciously uttered what he liked to hear.
Hikaru curled his lips and said no more. He flung the remaining lightning in his hand toward Diamante. The bolts intertwined mid-air, forming a gorgeous, glowing flower.
Diamante scoffed, a taunting chuckle escaping him. "It's useless!" He recoiled, his cloak flapping in the wind, obscuring his view. With a thought, his cloak transformed into an indestructible steel barrier.
The brilliant lightning struck the cloak as if it had returned home, flowing freely around it before instantly reaching Diamante, causing him to groan continuously.
"Oh my god!!" Diamante felt wretched. Accustomed to using his iron cloak for defense, he never imagined that steel could transmit lightning.
"Tsk tsk tsk ~ Using steel to defend against lightning… are you serious?" Hikaru appeared above Diamante's head in a flash of lightning, then mercilessly brought his large foot down. "Diamante, your favorite lightning is here!"
Diamante suppressed the painful cramps wracking his body and looked in the direction of the voice, wanting to roll aside in a panic. However, under the influence of the electric current, he seemed to have lost control of his five-meter-tall body.
He could only watch the leaping lightning grow larger in his eyes until the dazzling light forced him to close them.
But! If I close my eyes, I may never be able to open them again.
Bang!
Hikaru's lightning kick was precise and elegant, striking Diamante directly on the head and embedding him into the ring, leaving his fate — whether dead or alive — uncertain!
Diamante was easily defeated in a single second. Was it because Hikaru was too strong? Or was it because Diamante was too weak? Generally speaking, as one of the highest-ranking officials of the Don Quixote Family and the leader of the fighting group, Diamante was always considered a powerful being. In truth, he was as weak as Trebol—no, he was slightly stronger than Trebol.
It was hard to imagine that Diamante, who behaved so arrogantly and domineeringly, was actually weak even when using his two types of Haki.
It's written on his life card that he has dual-color Haki, but what's the difference between not using the skill and not having it?
I don't know about his Haki, but his Devil Fruit ability must be strong, right? What? The Hira Hira no Mi? Using iron for offense and defense?
Hikaru shook his head. He was too easy to defeat. Even Kyros, a mere former gladiator, could defeat Diamante with a broken leg. Don't think that Kyros is incredibly strong. He's also a rookie who can't use Armament Haki.
He might be able to use Observation Haki, because Rebecca had just awakened and used it in the Corrida Colosseum. Kyros might have mentioned Observation Haki when teaching Rebecca swordsmanship.
So what if he had a 3,000-match undefeated record in the Corrida Colosseum? Dressrosa was just a small country, probably not even 100,000 people.
Could such a small place truly boast of defeating domestic opponents three thousand times? However, he was just a minor figure with no background or master's guidance.
It wasn't easy for him to become so powerful relying solely on his humble origins and self-taught methods.
Hikaru leaned down and scooped up the white lightning, which greedily rushed into Diamante's body and surged through him to subdue him, plundering his Hira Hira no Mi power.
How to develop the Hira Hira no Mi…
The faint aroma of grilled fighting fish in the air appeared at the wrong time, as everyone in the arena was paralyzed with fear and didn't know what to do.
"Diamante… He just died like that…"
"Doflamingo won't let us go! Get out of Dressrosa!"
A loud uproar filled the arena, but no one dared to openly accuse Hikaru. The recent deaths of those who had spoken rudely were still fresh in everyone's minds.
Hikaru glanced around indifferently, and the scene returned to silence. No one dared to raise their heads, only peeking at Hikaru's feet from the corners of their eyes, waiting for his departure.
The announcer Gaz above was hunched over, his large backside sticking out, crouching timidly, hidden beneath the broadcasting desk, terrified of being noticed by Hikaru, the god of death.
Violet slowly walked to Hikaru, still holding Sugar. Her gentle smile became increasingly natural. Diamante's death had been so swift and simple that she had already mentally condemned the Don Quixote Family's rule.
Baby-5 followed suit, her big eyes fixated on him, sticking close to his other side. Her small hands even reached up to Hikaru's chest to straighten his collar.
Hikaru nodded and asked, "Violet, is Doflamingo still at the port?" With such a useful tool like Violet, there was no need for him to go to great lengths to use his Observation Haki to indiscriminately cover everything.
Violet used her Giro Giro no Mi power to look towards the port and found it empty. She continued to search inward, and after a few breaths, she finally located Doflamingo.
She let out a soft "Huh~" and replied: "Found him. He's not at the port now. He's gone to the commercial street. There's a group of Fish-Men chasing him. But Doflamingo is arresting civilians, so the Fish-Men seem afraid to act rashly~"
"Oh? The Fish-Men… those should be Jinbe and his group. I didn't expect them to actually start a fight." Hikaru thought about it and decided to send the three girls away first, then deal with Doflamingo. It would be bad if that guy suddenly went all out and hurt someone.
He held Violet and Sugar in his arms and was about to pick up Baby-5 when an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he blurted out a brilliant suggestion.
"Baby-5, I need you to turn into a whip and wrap yourself around my waist~"