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Chapter 153 Fujitora Smiles
Just before Rogge steps into the arena, Dressrosa Palace, flower fields.
Fujitora's staff sword slammed heavily onto the ground, accompanied by splashes of Torrebol's sticky liquid and the collapse of the Pica stone giant.
Aien sheathed the sword, the warmth of the blue flame still remaining on the sword.
"The underground passage has been opened."
There was suppressed anger in Ain's voice, and Fujitora didn't answer.
His Observation Haki penetrated the layers of rock walls, as if he had "seen" the scene in the underground factory - countless tiny flames of life were swaying in despair.
The two walked down the damp stairs, and the air began to be filled with a strange sweet smell.
Ian's brow furrowed further and further. "What is this... smell?"
When the last iron gate was split open by the gravity blade, the scene before her made even this battle-hardened female swordsman gasp:
On the assembly line, hundreds of workers with empty eyes are mechanically sorting the pink fruits;
The walls are covered with "voluntary labor contracts," each one stamped with bloody fingerprints;
In the corner was a mountain of toy soldiers, which occasionally twitched and uttered a silent whine;
"This is..."
Ian's fingertips traced a contract. "These handprints...were pressed under duress!"
Fujitora's staff suddenly trembled violently.
His observation Haki captured an even more terrifying truth - each of those toy soldiers was once a living person!
"What kind of ability is this..."
Fujitora's voice was horribly low. "Doflamingo, you've turned the whole country into a factory."
At this moment, a toy soldier with a broken leg suddenly fell to Ian's feet, and the rusty spring made a harsh sound:
"Save...save us...Princess...Rebecca..."
Ian squatted down and found a line of small words engraved on the chest of the toy soldier: The Third Corps of King Liku's Army, Cyrus.
Fujitora's staff blade dug deep into the ground, and Observation Haki spread like ripples.
The sight the blind Admiral "saw" made him dig his fingers deep into his palms.
"These toys...are all Dressrosa's citizens?!"
"Doflamingo..."
Veins popped up on Fujitora's forehead. "You're a hundred times dirtier than I thought!"
At this moment——
"Bullet String!"
Sharp threads suddenly shot out from the shadows!
Ian's "Autumn Water" drew a perfect arc, cutting off all attacks.
"Fffffffff...if you find this place..."
Six Paths emerged from the smoke and dust. Doflamingo's sunglasses reflected a cold light, and her pink coat fluttered in the wind.
The rest of the cadres stood behind him:
Lao G takes the starting stance of Di Weng Fist;
Senor adjusts the baby's hat;
Gladius's entire body began to swell;
Dellinger's heels clicked;
Vergo lurks in the background, ready to attack at any moment.
"You won't get out of this alive."
Doflamingo's String-String Fruit ability quietly activated, and the entire underground space began to "come alive." "While Rogge's attention is on the arena, I'll quickly take care of you and prepare to run..."
Fujitora's gravity blade slowly unsheathed, purple energy coursing through the blade: "Toying with the dregs of life..."
Ainn's "Autumn Water" ignited with blue flames: "For a people for whom even death is a luxury... Is this your kingdom?!"
"die?"
Doflamingo grinned and opened his arms. "They signed the contract 'voluntarily'!"
"Wild Wave White Line!"
The ground suddenly turned into white waves, and countless threads shot up like Lion Majesty!
at the same time:
Lao G's "lumbar pain" blaster goes straight for Fujitora;
Senor's ground is transformed into a swimming pool;
Gladius throws an explosive pellet and prepares to detonate;
Derringer attacks Ion at the speed of sound;
"Gravity Blade Tiger!"
Fujitora's slash came down with a force of ten thousand tons of gravity, and the entire underground space sank!
Doflamingo's silken waves were forcibly pressed back to the ground.
"Flame of Regression!"
Ian's "Autumn Water" passed through the perfect Iai, and wherever the blue flame passed, all the explosives returned to their unexploded state.
Her and Deringer's high-speed slashes created countless sparks in the air!
"Fufufufu... I'll let you see..."
Blood dripped from Doflamingo's fingertips, and the entire underground factory suddenly "came alive".
Walls, machines, even some dead toys turned into huge waves of silk thread:
"String-String Fruit·Awakening!"
"16 Holy Bullets - Divine Slaying"
Ten Six Paths' thread pillars wrapped around Haki pierce from all directions!
Fujitora's gravity field was torn for the first time, and a bloody mark was left on his sleeve.
Fujitora's staff knife was deeply inserted into the ground, and purple gravity ripples spread like ripples, and the gravity field was fully opened!
Doflamingo's silk threads groaned under the heavy pressure, Lao G's joints cracked, and Senor's swimming pool area was forcibly compressed into a thin film of water.
"Ahem...this old blind man's gravity..."
Doflamingo's sunglasses were cracked and blood was oozing from the corner of his mouth.
"The Secret Technique of Diweng Fist: Lumbar Pain Style!"
Lao G's figure suddenly cut in from the edge of the gravity field, and his hunched body burst out with astonishing speed.
Fujitora dodged sideways, but saw the old man change his tactics: "Ahem... Ahem... Seal of G!"
The calloused fist suddenly accelerated, "Gravity Reversal!"
"What?!"
Lao G's body suddenly flew backwards towards the ceiling and hit the rock wall heavily.
"Water Ballet: Death Pool!"
Senor leaped gracefully into the suddenly appearing water, his speed increasing threefold.
Fujitora's observation Haki gave a crazy warning, and Senor's surface attack was also predicted.
Fujitora slashed back without even looking back:
"Gravity Blade: Vortex."
The purple Uzumaki swallowed the pool whole, and Senor was sucked in like a drowning man.
"Gravity Blade Tiger!"
The purple slash split the water area into two, blood spurted out of Senor's chest, and a corner of the baby's hat was cut off!
A dark figure suddenly rose from the shadows!
"Marine Admiral...that's all!"
Vergo's entire body was covered in jet-black Armament Haki, even his face had turned into a steel-like black.
The bamboo stick in his hand was wrapped in what was called the top-level Armament Haki, and he thrust it straight into Fujitora's back at a speed exceeding the speed of sound:
"Ghost Bamboo: Iron Break!"
The bamboo stick rubbed against the air, making a sharp whistling sound. This attack condensed the armament color attainment that Vergo had cultivated throughout his life - he had used this move to penetrate the armor of a warship!
Fujitora's blind eyes didn't even turn, he just sighed softly:
"Armament Haki... that's not how you use it."
The cane knife was not even unsheathed, but was simply pushed back with the handle.
"clang--!!!"
Amidst the teeth-grinding sound of metal twisting, Virgo discovered with horror:
The Armament Haki defense known as the "Iron Balloon" was cracking inch by inch;
The bamboo stick begins to shatter at the point of contact;
His own finger bones twisted and deformed under the impact;
"Puff!"
Vergo spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backwards, crashing through seven stone walls before stopping.
When he struggled to get up, he found that the armament-colored armor on his chest had been shattered, revealing his sunken sternum.
"Impossible... My armament haki..."
Fujitora walked over slowly, his sword finally unsheathed. "Haki, it's the power of the heart."
"Your heart is so dirty..."
"How can one cultivate true Armament Haki?"
A purple gravity wave flashed by, and Vergo's armament color defense completely collapsed, and the whole person was pressed three feet into the ground!
The man who called himself "Iron Wall" was now lying in a pool of blood like mud.
On the other side, "Explosive Art·Human Bomb!"
Gladius's entire body swelled to its limit, his skin turning an unnatural red.
Ainn's autumn water drew a green track:
"Flame of Retreat: Twelve Company!"
The blade flashed like a peacock spreading its tail, and twelve blue flames pierced accurately into the acupuncture points all over Gladius' body.
The bloated body shrank as if it were leaking air, and Gladius discovered with horror:
"My explosion... was reversed?!"
"Sonic Kick!"
Derringer's high heels suddenly appeared next to Ian's temple.
Ian leaned back as far as he could, and the ends of his hair were cut off by the strong wind.
She flipped back and raised the blade!
"Countercurrent Slash!"
Delinger's calf was cut open, but he smiled even more fiercely: "Sister, your knife is so fast~"
"Too slow!"
Ain's figure suddenly became blurred, and time seemed to be stretched.
When Delinger reacted, the tip of "Qiu Shui"'s knife had already emerged from her back.
"Time Slash: Instant Years."
Delinger's body rejuvenated and became infantile at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into dust and drifted away.
"Fufufu...I see..."
Doflamingo's sunglasses suddenly shattered, revealing bloodshot eyes.
He stared at Fujitora's staff knife wrapped in purple gravity waves, and the silk threads at his fingertips trembled uncontrollably.
"Marine Admiral...are they all such monsters?!"
Catching a glimpse of the dust dissipating from the weathered Derringer in his peripheral vision, the Heavenly Yaksha finally shattered all his composure.
He suddenly retreated dozens of meters, his bloodstained hands suddenly crossed:
"Everyone retreat! Birdcage·Kill Mode!"
"Swish!"
Countless silver-white threads descended from the sky and instantly wove into an airtight death cage.
The entire underground factory began to shake violently, and the walls and ceiling became linear at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lao G coughed up blood and tried to leave: "Young Master...wait for me..."
Senor dragged his injured body towards the pool: "Water Ballet Escape Route—"
"Gravity Judgment Fall."
Fujitora's voice suddenly became extremely cold.
The staff sword paused lightly, and the direction of gravity within a radius of 100 meters was instantly reversed!
"What?!"
Lao G's hunched body suddenly floated in the air uncontrollably, and fear appeared on his wrinkled face for the first time.
Senor was even worse off. As soon as he turned into a stream of water, he was forcibly "pulled" back into human form by the backflowing gravity and was nailed in mid-air like a specimen.
"You, the Donquixote family..."
Fujitora's blind eyes shed two lines of blood and tears. The powerful Observation Haki allowed him to clearly feel the emotions and cries of the people who had been turned into toys.
The "Gambler's Fireline" staff knife suddenly burst out with an unprecedented purple-black light:
"He deserves death!"
"Gravity Blade Hell Brigade!"
Two purple slashes flashed across each other, and Old G's "G Seal" froze on his face as soon as he made his starting pose, and his old body slowly slid down along the diagonal line.
Senor was cut into four pieces in the water, and the blood mist dyed the swimming pool scarlet.
"Rao! Senor!!!"
Doflamingo's roar made Birdcage tremble.
He frantically activated his fruit ability, and the entire underground space began to shrink linearly at an alarming speed:
"I'm going to grind you all into minced meat!!"
Ain's "Autumn Water" suddenly emitted a clear and sharp sound, and she dodged in front of Fujitora: "Senior, the Birdcage is closing!"
Fujitora slowly took off Marine's cloak and said, "No need to retreat."
His staff knife suddenly stabbed into the ground, and purple gravity waves spread out in a spherical shape.
What was shocking was that the Birdcage, which was shrinking rapidly, stopped ten meters away from them!
"How is that possible?!"
Doflamingo's smirk froze on his face. "Even Birdcage can..."
"Gravity Barrier: Acala."
Fujitora's blind eyes "gazed" at Doflamingo, his voice filled with god-like majesty:
"Who do you think you're fighting?"
"I am——"
The staff sword suddenly turned into an afterimage, and a purple slash that spanned the sky and earth tore through the Birdcage:
"Admiral of Headquarters, Fujitora is smiling!!!"