Here he comes!
Borsalino, King, and Katakuri simultaneously looked toward the mountaintop.
Soon, a loud explosion erupted from the jungle.
Amid the flying dust, trees collapsed.
Katakuri leaped into the air, coldly staring down below.
Below!
A figure shot up at the same speed, chasing after him.
Before the two could clash again, King in the sky suddenly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding a slash.
"So scary!"
Borsalino turned into points of light and vanished. A massive slash swept past, leaving a huge scar on the ground.
The air door closed.
Then, it silently reopened behind Borsalino.
Blueno's clone, wielding a giant blade transformed from Baby 5's clone, launched a sneak attack.
The blade slashed through.
Borsalino was cut in half.
"What terrifying swordsmanship."
Borsalino's upper body scratched its head while the lower half turned into light particles. His lower body reformed from the severed area.
The clone swung its blade again.
Borsalino pulled his hands apart, using his Devil Fruit ability to form the Ama no Murakumo sword, blocking the strike.
The two then engaged in a sword fight.
Meanwhile, King was also facing a tough opponent.
A clone with the Float-Float Fruit ability chased closely behind him.
Slashes roared through the air, forcing him to constantly evade.
The Lunarian race's talent allowed him to ignore all damage as long as the flames on his back remained lit, though he still felt the pain.
In the jungle below, Katakuri was pushed into a desperate battle against a clone that had completely abandoned defense.
The clone possessed an exoskeleton with superhuman defense, and both types of Haki were at a first-class level.
Even more terrifying was its monstrous physique.
Katakuri was strong, but his attacks barely affected the clone.
The minor injuries he inflicted were almost meaningless against the clone's overwhelming stamina.
From the mountaintop, Reddy controlled everything.
Even without superhuman vision or top-tier Observation Haki, he could gauge the general state of the three battlefields through the clones' conditions.
The three battlefields were evenly matched.
Blueno's clone had the Door-Door Fruit ability, a monstrous physique, and an ultra-durable exoskeleton. Combined with the giant blade transformed by the Weapon-Weapon Fruit, its combat power was maxed out.
But Borsalino's Light-Light Fruit ability was too broken.
His own physique was also monstrous.
With these combined, Borsalino was practically invincible.
However, Borsalino clearly wasn't going all out, only testing the clone's swordsmanship.
In the sky battle, King was forced into a somewhat awkward position, but the slashes from the clone couldn't break through the Lunarian's racial talent either.
Similarly, King seemed to have his own plans, not using his full strength and only dodging the clone's pursuit.
The battle below was the only normal one.
The fight between Katakuri and the clone was a brutal exchange of blows.
His top-tier Observation Haki, which could foresee the future, gave Katakuri the upper hand. But the clone's ultra-durable exoskeleton and monstrous physique left him helpless.
Reddy stood with his hands in his pockets, smiling.
This battle was far from over.
...
Above the clouds.
Doflamingo stood on transparent strings, suspended high above the island, looking down with a smug grin.
He had an exceptional grasp of human nature.
After proactively informing Big Mom and Kaido, he had rushed to Water 7.
Just as he predicted, both Big Mom and Kaido immediately dispatched their most mobile forces, aiming to seize the Bloodline Factor technology before anyone else.
However, Doflamingo was a step too late. By the time he arrived at Water 7, he saw the island rising into the sky.
Witnessing the island's ascent, Doflamingo's greed became uncontrollable.
Golden Lion Shiki!
The legendary pirate, the first ever to escape Impel Down, possessed the Float-Float Fruit ability that Doflamingo coveted.
So, without even reuniting with Buffalo and Baby 5, Doflamingo continued hiding in the shadows, waiting for his chance.
After all, he couldn't afford to provoke either the Marines, Big Mom, or Kaido.
"Fufufufufu... Only chaos is my opportunity!"
The three battlefields below had caused massive destruction, but Doflamingo still wasn't ready to make his move.
He could tell the main forces of the three factions hadn't gone all out yet.
The sky darkened.
The three battlefields remained unresolved.
Doflamingo's grin faded, replaced by a solemn expression. "Just this much... What are you thinking?"
The battles were intense, reshaping the island's terrain with their aftermath.
But that was it.
Among Borsalino, King, and Katakuri, Katakuri was clearly the weakest.
Yet, Katakuri's opponent was the most ordinary.
No Devil Fruit abilities, no extraordinary swordsmanship, just raw strength.
That wouldn't be enough to defeat someone who could see the future.
For the first time, Doflamingo encountered an opponent he couldn't read.
"Only tonight!"
Doflamingo looked up at the dark night sky.
The moonlight was bright, but the clouds were thick and numerous.
If he could capture his target, he could use the cover of night and the clouds to escape with his String-String Fruit ability.
Doflamingo's gaze fixed on the island's only mountaintop.
He had already spotted Reddy, but with the three battlefields still undecided, he didn't dare act.
"Now!"
Doflamingo grinned wildly, flipping upside down and kicking off the strings tied between two clouds.
He shot toward the mountaintop like an arrow.
In an instant, Doflamingo closed in, even seeing the surprise in Reddy's eyes.
"Who?"
Reddy looked up in shock at the night sky.
All he saw was a black figure descending rapidly.
Almost immediately, two clones were summoned.
A Spinosaurus and a Pachycephalosaurus appeared beside Reddy.
The clones' emergence made Doflamingo's eyes widen slightly.
"The one who controls the Bloodline Factor technology is a Devil Fruit user?"
The thought flashed through his mind as five thin strings shot from his right hand, lashing at the two attacking clones.
At the same time, his left hand fired a transparent string, tying it to a cloud to slow his descent.
The Spinosaurus's body sprayed blood from five wounds, but that was all.
The strings stopped at its skin.
Doflamingo's heart sank.
Then, the Pachycephalosaurus rammed into him headfirst.
Doflamingo sneered, suddenly rising into the air by pulling on the string, dodging the charge.
Midair, the thin strings from his right hand vanished.
Then, bullet-like strings shot from his fingertips, hammering the Pachycephalosaurus's skull.
The rapid-fire strings forced the dinosaur back down to Reddy's side.
Reddy stared in shock at Doflamingo, who was still ascending, unsure if he was trying to flee.
I just wanted to show my strength to gain favorable treatment from the World Government.
Why are you interrupting now? Are you trying to get yourself killed?
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