"Bastard!"
Hancock's eyes seemed to spit fire. She wanted to stop him, but the veteran Zephyr stubbornly entangled her.
She had powerful Three Haki as her foundation, supplemented by the Mero Mero no Mi.
But Zephyr's combat experience and Haki weren't far behind. Although he couldn't use Conqueror's Haki infusion, his mechanical arm equipped with Seastone was also a suppression against Devil Fruit Users.
Just contact would make her feel weak, so Hancock had to use Haki to defend any areas that might be touched during every attack.
Although she was stronger than her original work's self, she wasn't like Naruto, whose stamina was nearly limitless.
Prolonged combat consumed a great deal of her Haki.
Suddenly, she looked toward a certain spot on the battlefield and immediately had an idea.
"Slave Arrow!"
Pink arrows shot out but were perfectly blocked by the mechanical arm.
The moment they touched the Seastone, the Mero Mero no Mi's petrification effect instantly failed.
"It's useless, this kind of move…" Zephyr hadn't even finished speaking when his Observation Haki sensed what was happening.
He immediately turned around, using Soru to rush to his two disciples, Ain and Binz, using his mechanical arm to block several arrows aimed at them.
When he looked back, Hancock had already charged in another direction.
"Doflamingo!"
Hearing the voice filled with killing intent, Doflamingo's movements stiffened slightly.
In the next instant, he decisively used his Awakening. Countless strings transformed into a barrier blocking in front of him.
Bang!!
Hancock's high heel struck the defensive barrier in front of Doflamingo. After blocking the attack for a few seconds, the defensive barrier shattered, completely turning into stone blocks.
[Break White]
White threads converged in front of Doflamingo like tidal waves, surging fiercely toward Hancock.
No matter how Hancock dodged and weaved, she found it difficult to avoid the auto-tracking threads.
'Since it cannot be dodged, then don't dodge it.'
A glint flashed in Hancock's eyes as she used her Awakening for the first time.
"Gorgon!"
The moment they heard Hancock's voice, all members of the Kuja Pirates immediately reacted.
Regardless of whether they were injured or not, they moved, shielding their comrades behind them. They ignored the ongoing battle with the Pacifistas and directly chose to close their eyes.
Immediately after, a pink halo rapidly expanded outward from Hancock as its center.
Above her head, what seemed like a giant pink eye appeared.
This spectacular scene made most people present instinctively turn their gaze toward it.
Katakuri seemed to have foreseen the future with his Observation Haki and hurriedly shouted behind him,
"Close your eyes quickly!"
Those who reacted fast had already closed their eyes; those who were slower were directly hit by the halo.
In an instant, anyone whose gaze met that giant pink eye turned into a stone statue.
Among Doflamingo's subordinates, Diamante was clever enough to instinctively hide behind his steel cloak.
But Senor Pink, this tough guy, didn't dodge or avoid at all, intending to tank the attack head-on.
The result was that he was also petrified on the spot, but the Baby-5 he was holding in his arms was unharmed.
Even turned to stone, Senor Pink still dutifully completed his order to protect his comrade.
Even though Doflamingo was prepared, he was almost hit by Hancock's attack. Fortunately, at the critical moment, he shifted his gaze elsewhere, avoiding petrification.
But this moment of delay caused his Break White to lose its tracking direction. Hancock, having dodged it, used Perfume Femur to directly petrify and shatter it.
Without pausing for even a second, Hancock swiftly charged toward Doflamingo.
[Perfume Femur: Magnifique]
Doflamingo intended to dodge, but the giant eye summoned earlier still hovered above Hancock's head, continuously emitting waves of pink halos around it.
By now, everyone present had realized:
If they were hit by the halo while making eye contact with that eye, they would be indiscriminately turned to stone.
Even non-living things weren't exempt, as anything with the concept of 'sight' would be affected.
The cluster of already petrified Pacifistas in the distance was the best proof.
Speaking of which, each Pacifista was priced at around 300 million Berries.
Though it's unknown how much of that was inflated, just this one attack from Hancock had likely cost the Marines at least tens of billions of Berries.
Let's just hope the Five Elders don't quibble over the reimbursement forms.
Several thin strings shot rapidly from between Doflamingo's fingers, but their target wasn't Hancock… it was the clouds in the sky.
[Sky's Path]
This was Doflamingo's movement skill.
He immediately transformed into the One Piece Version of Spiderman and soared into the air, stepping on a thin line and flying into the air.
Doflamingo knew very well that with his strength, if this crazy woman got close, he probably wouldn't stand a chance.
While they were both Warlords, there were gaps even among the Warlords.
Just based on that kick Hancock used to send Katakuri flying earlier, Doflamingo estimated he wouldn't be able to block it even if he went all out.
After leaving the ground, those halos couldn't reach him. Looking at Hancock now wouldn't affect him.
This was Doflamingo's plan.
And it was indeed effective.
Although Hancock also knew air-walking techniques similar to Geppo, she still couldn't catch up to Doflamingo, who moved directly by stepping on strings.
Unfortunately, the [Heavenly Yaksha], looking down from above, didn't notice there were people above him too.
Whether intentional or not…
Naruto directly copied Garp's move, grabbing him and hurling him downward with great force.
[Blue Hole]
Garp's figure accurately crashed into Doflamingo. Before he could react, he was carried along downward by the impact.
In Doflamingo's field of vision, the crazy woman's ferocious smile grew clearer and clearer. Cold sweat instinctively broke out on his forehead, only to be instantly dried by the airflow from the descent.
Infused with Conqueror's Haki, Hancock spun her body mid-air, gathering full power.
[Perfume Femur: Magnifique]
[Spider's Web]
Doflamingo only had time to construct a large web of strings in front of him, attempting to slow her charge.
But unfortunately, this level of defense was utterly insufficient to withstand Hancock in a fully enraged state.
Above, the pressure of the Blue Hole, and below, the impact of the Perfume Femur: Magnifique.
Sandwiched in between, Doflamingo didn't even have time to deliver a proper line before he was completely knocked unconscious.
Donquixote Doflamingo, out of commission!
Meanwhile, that old guy Garp was completely fine, conveniently using the impact force to return to mid-air.
"Tch… you really don't hold back, you damn brat."
He grinned, rubbing his shoulder, feeling like he had just crashed into some unidentified flying object.
But thanks to that thing taking the hit, he managed to readjust his posture.