King frowned.
He looked coldly at Doflamingo, not believing that he would be so kind.
That was exactly the case.
Doflamingo just wanted to confirm the outcome of the war.
If the Beasts Pirates won, then everything would remain the same, and he could even gain some goodwill.
But if Wano Country changed hands, then he would have to negotiate a new business deal and find new partners. Of course, no matter what the situation, the loser could not be him.
With Mama's strong assistance, King didn't care about Doflamingo's stance, but an extra fighting force was also good, so he nodded and agreed to his request.
Back in the Dressrosa palace, the Donquixote Family executives appeared.
"I say, I say, Doffy, do we really have to get involved in this? It feels very dangerous..."
As one of the senior executives, Trebol's appearance was very sloppy, always sniffling, like a perverted uncle.
"Idiot, how can we not go and see? Our weapon factory is still there. If something goes wrong, who will be responsible?!"
Diamante, sitting on the sofa, clasped his hands under his chin, his face gloomy. The underground black market had been out of stock for some time, and further delays in transactions would likely lead to big problems.
Doflamingo heard this, slowly took out a bottle of red wine from the counter, and with a "pop," the cork was pulled out.
"Gulp ~ gulp ~"
The entire bottle of red wine quickly went into Doflamingo's stomach. He wiped his mouth, revealing a chilling smile, his expression like the Joker card.
"I don't care who wins or loses this war, but if anything goes wrong with the weapon factory, just wait for my revenge!"
...
Wano Country.
The Waterfall Fortress was rapidly completed with the accumulation of a large amount of manpower and material resources. As an important gateway related to the safety of Wano Country, everyone attached great importance to it.
Although called a fortress, its architectural style was in the same vein as Flower Capital, a majestic nine-story pavilion.
Chu Yang named it "Flying Flow Castle"!
Most of the Sun Pirates crew lived on the lower three floors of Flying Flow Castle, because it was close to the pirate ship in the port, and they could immediately enter combat status at the slightest sign of trouble.
Tiger, Jinbe, and Arlong all lived on the middle floor. Chu Yang found that the Fish-Man Tribe seemed not to like high places.
Only Chu Yang lived on the top floor.
Leaning on the railing and looking out at the sea of clouds in the distance, he always felt like he "wanted to see a thousand miles further," which Chu Yang liked very much, so he often stood there.
Another advantage was that with his eyesight and Haki, standing at such a high place, he could even spot enemies faster than a monitor.
The secret passage in the back mountain had been destroyed by Chu Yang, and people outside could only honestly pass through this road.
"Guests are coming..."
Chu Yang was still wondering how much longer King would be back, when suddenly a shadow appeared in the sky, a huge Pteranodon wrapped in black leather.
At first glance, it looked quite comical.
Chu Yang's mouth curved upwards.
King flew around Wano Country, saw the majestic pavilion built on top of the waterfall, and also saw the weapon factories that should have been numerous, now empty.
The mountains, water, and plants had regained their vitality, and the sky and rivers became exceptionally clear and transparent.
All signs indicated that the Beasts Pirates seemed to have become history.
King could not accept it, nor was he willing to believe it.
He flew to the back mountain, trying to enter through the secret passage. No one opened the mechanism for him, so he used brute force to destroy the obstruction.
As a result, he found that the path inside had been completely blocked, making it impossible to pass through.
Kaido would never have blocked this secret passage.
There was only one answer—
The victor was not Kaido!
Extreme grief almost drove King mad. He restrained himself from thinking about the worst-case scenario and immediately flew out of the back mountain, returning to the front mountain waterfall to rendezvous with the Mama Pirates.
"How is it? Can your secret passage be passed through?"
Doflamingo walked up to King with a cynical expression. If he could, he wished his gaze could penetrate the mask and see his expression.
King slowly shook his head, "The passage has been blocked. We can only go up from here."
Doflamingo looked up at the waterfall, "It seems only we can go up here. Others..."
Just as King was about to answer his question, a voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Just use fish." The person was tall and slender, wearing a light yellow long coat, a candy top hat, and holding a candy cane.
This man was the eldest son of the Four Emperors Charlotte Linlin, the Candy Minister of Cake Island — Perospero.
Perospero pointed to his own pirate ship, the Queen Mama Chanter, in front of which several carp had already been tied.
Doflamingo, who had come alone to assist, was happy to watch the show from the sidelines, as he only intended to show up and not exert himself.
The fleet, pulled forward by large fish, began to climb the waterfall.
King transformed into his Pteranodon form again and flew towards the top of the waterfall, intending to clear the way for everyone.
He was well aware of the consequences of being attacked during this process.
King found the pavilion standing at the top of the waterfall unsightly.
The Sun Pirates discovered that someone was intruding through the monitor, and all crew members immediately entered combat status.
Tiger walked onto the deck and shouted, "The enemy is strong, but we cannot retreat! We must stop them from landing on the island, and reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Having just defeated the Beasts Pirates, and with the sea being their home ground, the crew members appeared very confident.
"They chose the same way to land on the island as us! This is a very foolish decision. We must let them know why the Fish-Man Tribe is called the Fish-Man Tribe."
After a few inspiring words, Tiger ordered the ship to set sail, aiming the ship's cannons at the waterfall.
The Fish-Man Tribe's combat methods were not limited to just on the ship. As mentioned before, the sea was their home ground, and most Fishman jumped into the sea.
"Remember, prioritize controlling the fish schools to make those people's ships lose control, and they will fall down themselves!"
Jinbe led his companions to dive into the sea, slowly approaching the waterfall cliff.
"Brother Tiger, there seems to be something in the sky..."
"Is it a big black bird?"
"No, it's a Pteranodon! It's rushing towards Flying Flow Castle!"
"Don't worry, Yang is still up there!"
Tiger took out his binoculars and placed them on his nose, looking up. The Pteranodon flew over their heads, and he noticed that the Pteranodon was wrapped in black leather, clearly a Devil Fruit user.
"It's King the Wildfire, Kaido's subordinate!"
Tiger took a deep breath and shook his head, "Don't worry about him. We just need to ensure that all enemies climbing the waterfall are knocked down. The rest will be handled by Yang!"
Meanwhile, after King flew to the top floor of the pavilion, he suddenly found a figure standing there.
That person smiled at him, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
"You're finally here after all this time? I thought you had given up on your Captain, or perhaps the outside world is too big and you got lost?"
Chu Yang yawned listlessly.
King stared at Chu Yang, having a very strong premonition that this person was definitely related to the life and death of Boss Kaido.
"Where is Boss Kaido?"
King suppressed his anger and asked coldly.
"Dead."
Chu Yang answered casually.
"Impossible! I'm asking you again, where is Boss Kaido?!"
King could not accept this answer and was on the verge of fury, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
"Are you naive or just unable to accept the truth?"
"Since I am standing here, it must be Kaido who is dead. How many times do I need to repeat such a simple truth?"
Chu Yang shook his head with some disappointment.
Kaido's unknown fate, coupled with Chu Yang's attitude, finally pushed King's anger to its limit. He soared into the sky like a fighter jet, rapidly gaining altitude, then swooped down towards Chu Yang on the top floor of the pavilion.
Chu Yang stepped on the railing and shot up into the sky!
He transformed into a white line rushing towards King, ascending faster than King was descending.
King's pupils constricted, but he didn't think of dodging. He was a Zoan Devil Fruit user; how could he possibly lose to an ordinary person in a physical fight?
King's body began to burn, emitting raging flames. This was a Lunarian tribe's innate ability, unrelated to the Devil Fruit.
"Imperial Flame Blade!"
King spread his wings and used his flame-engulfed wings to collide with Chu Yang, who was flying at high speed in mid-air.
At the same time.
Chu Yang's entire body glowed with lightning, entering the Lightning Release Armor state.
He bent his arm at a ninety-degree angle, like a scythe.
Black wings and an arm collided, creating intense sparks. The lightning suppressed the flames on King's body.
King actually smelled a burnt aroma from his own wings.
Crack!
The sound of bones cracking echoed.
The pain made King grunt, his eyes filled with disbelief.
How could this person's body be so hard?!
Stronger than a Zoan user?!