Chapter 346: Amenotejikara and Omoikane! The Heavenly Yaksha Blown Away in One Hit and the Declaration of War on the Palace
The sharp blade carried a piercing sound of breaking air, ruthlessly slashing down toward Law's vital spot.
In this critical moment...
The originally clear live broadcast screen suddenly underwent a strange distortion, like ripples on water.
Amenotejikara!
An incredible miracle unfolded before the eyes of the masses.
At the moment Doflamingo's lethal blade was about to strike, Law, who was originally pinned under his foot, vanished into thin air in front of everyone!
In his place appeared a smiling, slender figure—Victor!
Clang—!!!
A deafening sound of clashing metal erupted violently on the palace terrace!
Sparks flew in all directions like brilliant fireworks.
The pitch-black blade was positioned accurately in mid-air, steadily blocking Doflamingo's killing blow delivered with pure hatred.
Two terrifying forces collided head-on at the highest terrace of the Dressrosa Palace.
Pure physical strength and Haki intertwined and crushed against each other, turning into visible ripples of air.
These ripples exploded outward like a violent tsunami, instantly grinding the exquisite stone carvings and railings at the edge of the terrace into powder, with debris dancing wildly in the sky!
Meanwhile, below on the ruins of the Corrida Colosseum...
The people, who had painfully closed their eyes, unable to watch the bloody scene, were suddenly jolted awake by the earth-shaking roar transmitted through the speaker Den Den Mushi.
They all opened their eyes and looked at the giant screen in horror.
When they saw the incredible back of the figure blocking the Heavenly Yaksha with one hand on the screen...
The entire ruined plaza first fell into a brief dead silence, followed by an instantaneous explosion of fanatical cheers loud enough to overturn the sky.
Nami's tense nerves relaxed instantly; her eyes shone with excitement, and tears even welled up in the corners of her eyes.
She held her clima-tact high and cheered proudly with all her might: "It's Victor!"
On the palace terrace, the wind howled.
Doflamingo stared fixedly through his red sunglasses at the man who had suddenly appeared like a ghost.
On his face, which was originally filled with cruel killing intent, a trace of unbelievable bewilderment flashed first.
Then, this bewilderment instantly transformed into a hysterical, violent rage.
To have the prey in his grasp swapped out and rescued right under his nose was the loudest slap in the face to him, the ruler of the Underworld!
"Crimson Lotus!!!"
Doflamingo growled through gritted teeth.
The veins on his face writhed like angry venomous snakes, and his voice dripped with a malice that suggested he wanted to swallow the other party alive:
"Since you're in such a hurry to die for that traitor, I'll mercifully grant your wish!"
Boom—!
Along with that furious roar, a surge of dark red Conqueror's Haki erupted from Doflamingo's body!
Materialized dark red lightning raged wildly in the air, tearing apart everything in its surroundings.
He attempted to use this absolute kingly pressure to directly crush the spirit and body of the arrogant man before him.
However, facing Doflamingo's world-destroying fury, Victor only subtly furrowed his brow.
The patterns of his Mangekyo Sharingan began to rotate rapidly.
Omoikane!
In an instant, within the vision of Victor's divine eyes, the laws of the world's operation underwent a wonderful and complete upheaval.
The surging dark red Haoshoku lightning, the howling wind, the flying debris, and even the distorted, sinister, and arrogant smile on Doflamingo's face all became incredibly slow in this moment.
It was as if a slow-motion button had been pressed, and then it gradually came to a halt, frame by frame.
Ultimately, all things were completely frozen into a lifeless grey painting.
Time had stopped!
In this "brief grey time" that he dominated, Victor felt his eye power and Chakra draining.
His expression was calm as he lightly stepped to the side on the frozen palace terrace.
Then, Victor's gaze turned cold.
A cluster of pitch-Black Flames, deep as ink, instantly covered Shusui's sharp blade.
He gripped the hilt with both hands and lowered his stance, like a leopard ready to pounce.
Looking at Doflamingo, who was in a state of stasis with his flank completely exposed...
Victor did not hesitate at all, pouring all his strength into the blade without reservation, and swung out a lethal slash wrapped in inextinguishable Black Flames!
The "pause" ended, and the gears of time began to mesh and flow once more.
For Doflamingo, his senses and memory even suffered a terrifying gap.
He hadn't seen what had happened in that instant at all.
He only felt a blur before his eyes, and Victor, who was just struggling against him, had vanished into thin air from his retina.
Before his brain could make any reaction to think or dodge...
A soul-tearing scorching pain and an irresistible violent force smashed solidly into his defenseless side!
Bang—!!!
The dull sound of the slash echoed through the clouds.
Under the gaze of tens of thousands of shocked eyes in front of the screens...
Dressrosa's invincible King, the Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo, who controlled the dark lifeblood of the entire Underworld...
Didn't even have time to let out a scream before he was sent flying like a cannonball by this heavy slash!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Doflamingo's tall body traced a pathetic parabola in mid-air.
Carrying a violent impact, he smashed through several thick load-bearing walls of the palace terrace in succession.
Debris flew everywhere, and dust billowed.
Ultimately, he was buried deep within the ruins of the palace's main hall, completely covered by rubble.
Several top officers and core members of the Donquixote Family, who had rushed to provide support, stepped onto the terrace just in time to face this world-shaking scene.
Their brains went blank, completely stunned by the turn of events before them.
Their Young Master, as powerful as a god, had been swatted away like a fly by this man with the black blade in just one move?!
How was this possible!
Victor slowly stood up straight, and the flames on Shusui gradually extinguished.
He casually glanced at the officers standing at the edge of the terrace.
That single, nonchalant glance made Gladius and the others feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, a chill rushing from their feet to the top of their heads.
Their muscles tensed to the limit instantly, and they all looked at Victor in horror and tension, their hands holding their weapons even trembling slightly, not even daring to breathe loudly.
And on the ruins of the Colosseum in the distance...
Seeing that Victor was not only unharmed but had also easily sent the arrogant culprit flying while talking and laughing...
Nami and Robin, who were extremely worried, finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
The two beautiful ladies looked at each other, and both simultaneously showed a relieved and incredibly proud smile.
On the palace terrace, Victor ignored the trembling family officers.
Carrying his blade, he walked with steady steps to the live broadcast Den Den Mushi responsible for the transmission.
He leaned down slightly, facing the lens for the whole island, and Victor's lips curled up:
"I'm waiting for you all."
Crack!
As soon as he finished speaking, Victor grabbed the Den Den Mushi and applied pressure with his palm, crushing it and its shell into powder.
The image on the screen instantly turned into distorted static, then went completely black.
Looking at the suddenly darkened screen, Luffy, standing in the middle of the ruins, felt no worry at all.
On the contrary, his blood completely boiled at this moment.
He reached out and excitedly pressed down on the Straw Hat on his head, grinning and revealing his signature, incredibly bright, and infinitely infectious smile.
He knew that Victor had already paved the way over there.
It was their turn to take the stage for the next battle.
Luffy took a deep breath and turned around.
Facing his companions of the Straw Hat crew...
Facing Sabo, Kyros, and all the gladiators who had regained their lives and whose eyes burned with the fire of revenge, he let out a great roar:
"Yeah! Victor is waiting for us!"
"All hands, listen up! Target! The Palace Plateau!"
"Let's smash Doflamingo's place to smithereens!!!"
"Ohhh—!!!"
Along with this blood-boiling command from the Captain...
The Straw Hat companions drew their weapons, Sabo gripped his steel pipe, Bartolomeo roared with tears streaming down his face, Kyros drew his longsword, and all the rescued gladiators and Tontatta Tribe warriors simultaneously held their weapons high.
The will of hundreds of people converged perfectly at this moment, erupting into a charge roar that pierced through the clouds.Chapter 347: The Labyrinth of Colossal Rocks! The Charging Punitive Force and the Rampaging Terrain
Accompanied by Luffy's charge command that echoed through the heavens.
The entire battlefield of Dressrosa underwent an unprecedented and drastic change.
With the Straw Hat crew as the sharp arrowhead, the Revolutionary Army's Chief of Staff Sabo, the Happo Navy, Cavendish, Bartolomeo, the undefeated gladiator Kyros, and the vast army of the Tontatta Tribe joined in.
Along with hundreds of gladiators who had just regained their freedom and were filled with rage, they formed a massive "Punitive Force."
This army, like a torrential flood breaching a dam, sprinted toward the high-standing Royal Plateau.
Within the charging ranks, Bartolomeo crossed his index and middle fingers, pushing his Barrier-Barrier Fruit ability to its limit.
Indestructible transparent barriers cleared the way at the very front of the group like bulldozers.
Pushing aside the ruins and remaining family guards along the way like autumn leaves swept by the wind.
Meanwhile, this normally fierce underworld boss was sprinting while streaming tears, gazing at the backs of the Straw Hat crew running at the lead.
Sobbing sounds of happiness that almost made him faint kept escaping his mouth:
"Waaaah..."
"To be able to fight alongside Luffy-senpai and all the other senpais, my life has truly been worth it, Luffy!"
On the other side of the group, Cavendish maintained his unique elegance even amidst the chaotic battlefield.
While brandishing his famous sword, he constantly flipped his golden hair, showing off various flamboyant moves to his surroundings:
"Everyone, look at me!"
"I am the only shining protagonist in this epoch-making battle!"
Meanwhile, on the towering palace terrace.
The massive gap left by Doflamingo being blasted away by Victor's strike was still emitting wisps of black smoke.
Victor walked to the edge of the ruins and helped Law up from the ground, letting him lean precariously against a broken stone pillar.
Seeing Law's paper-white complexion and wounds deep enough to show bone, Victor didn't say much and slowly extended his right hand.
With a faint ripple of energy, a ball of vibrant green Chakra light instantly condensed in his palm.
Victor slowly placed his glowing green palm over Law's horrific wounds.
Precise Chakra seeped into the body along the skin's texture, beginning emergency hemostasis and repairing damaged organs.
Feeling his originally fatal internal injuries miraculously stabilize under this strange green light.
A flash of shock crossed Law's tired eyes.
He gasped for air, secretly alarmed by Victor's endless stream of mysterious abilities.
However, Law couldn't afford to open his mouth to give thanks at this moment.
Knowing full well the terrifying vitality of that pink demon, he grabbed Victor's wrist tightly, his eyes anxious:
"Crimson Lotus-ya... don't be careless!"
"Don't think for a second that a single blow can finish him."
"That man isn't dead yet! As a String-String Fruit user, he can perform an 'emergency suturing' that is beyond normal imagination!"
As if to confirm Law's wary warning.
From deep within the palace ruins, a heart-palpitating dark red Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted.
The violent airflow instantly blew away the massive boulders buried above.
Amidst the swirling dust, Doflamingo's tall figure slowly stood up.
His iconic pink feather coat was half-stained red with blood, and his injuries were shocking to behold.
However, the ten fingers of his right hand were twitching rapidly at an extremely eerie frequency.
Just as Law had said.
He was using microscopic threads, nearly invisible to the naked eye, to suture the internal organs that had been torn by Victor's Black Flame Heavy Slash.
Through his shattered red sunglasses, Doflamingo looked coldly at Victor standing on the edge of the terrace, while listening to the earth-shaking momentum of the Punitive Force rising from the town below.
The King of Dressrosa fell into a near-frenzied state at this moment.
Veins bulged on his forehead, and like a wounded beast, he let out a furious roar into the air behind him:
"Pica! Change this terrain for me!"
"Crush all these suicidal, eyesore rats!"
As Doflamingo's cruel command fell.
The entire land of Dressrosa seemed to respond to the summons, beginning to emit ear-piercing wails of fracturing rock layers.
The tremors of the ground grew from weak to strong, turning into a violent earthquake in the blink of an eye.
The wide streets and sturdy stone buildings now twisted and deformed exaggeratedly, like waves on the sea.
Under the incredibly shocked gazes of the Punitive Force and the island's residents.
One of the Donquixote Family's top officers, Pica of the "Spades," finally fully activated his terrifying Stone-Stone Fruit ability.
He assimilated his consciousness with the entire rocky foundation of Dressrosa.
Accompanied by a booming roar, the already sky-high Royal Plateau was forcibly lifted by the massive rocks surging and gathering below, climbing toward even higher skies.
This was only the beginning.
Immediately after, endless rocks gushed out from the cracks in the earth.
A stone giant as massive as a mountain, blotting out the sun, rose abruptly from the ground!
The giant's size was unfathomably large; even the town's houses were like tiny building blocks beneath its feet.
Pica's exceptionally shrill and somewhat comical high-pitched voice came from within the stone giant:
"You want to reach the Young Master?"
"As if ants like you are worthy!"
"Die, Straw Hat crew!"
With that shrill roar, the mountain-like stone giant slowly raised its right arm.
That stone fist, comparable in size to a small town, brought with it a terrifying wind pressure that crushed the air, casting a vast shadow of death on the ground as it crashed down toward the densely charging Punitive Force!
The wind howled, and rubble fell in cascades.
Facing this stone fist that descended like a natural disaster, Luffy, running at the very front of the group, showed no fear.
He just sprinted while staring straight at the distant palace above.
"Don't let these little pebbles get in the way!"
A cold snort sounded from beside Luffy.
Zoro's eyes were sharp as knives as he leaped into the air, heading straight for the colossal fist pressing down.
Gripping his sword hilts tightly with both hands and holding the wado ichimonji in his mouth, his muscles erupted with incredible power.
Deep black high-grade Armament Haki instantly erupted on the blades of the three famous swords, and even the surrounding air was sliced by the sharp sword intent, letting out a shriek.
"Three Sword Style Secret Technique: Billion-fold World Trichiliocosm!"
As Zoro spun at high speed in mid-air like a top, a massive, breathtaking circular slash soared into the sky.
This devastating sword light sliced through the stone giant's arm without any hindrance.
Accompanied by a deafening sound of collapse, that town-sized stone fist was actually sliced into two smooth halves by Zoro's strike, crashing down on both sides!
At the same time, a black figure rose from the ground like lightning.
With a cigarette in his mouth, Sanji continuously kicked the air with Moonwalk, his figure soaring straight into the clouds.
In the high-speed friction, his right leg instantly ignited with a terrifying crimson heat capable of melting rock, the firelight reflecting off his cold profile.
"Luffy!"
"Leave opening this path to us!"
Sanji shouted, performing a clean backflip in the air, and slammed his flaming right leg down hard toward the stone giant's massive head:
"Diable Jambe: Premier Hachis!"
"BOOM—!!!"
The violent kick, carrying terrifying heat and monstrous strength, slammed hard into the stone giant's chin.
With the crisp sound of shattering rock, the giant's mountain-sized head was instantly covered in cracks under Sanji's kick, then exploded with a roar!
However, although the stone giant's head was destroyed.
The tens of thousands of massive rock fragments rained down like a stone storm, blanketing the Punitive Force below.
If hit by these boulders, the group would surely suffer heavy losses.
At this critical moment, a figure wearing a trench coat stood firmly in front of everyone.
Sabo reached up to press down his top hat, a confident curve forming at the corner of his mouth.
With legs slightly bent, his hands formed sharp dragon claw gestures, and incredibly powerful Armament Haki swirled around his fingertips.
Facing the rain of falling boulders, Sabo thrust both hands forward:
"Dragon's Breath!"
A tremendously powerful burst of internal force accompanied by Haki erupted instantly, turning into an invisible shockwave that swept through the air.
The massive rocks that were falling with immense momentum had their internal structures instantly destroyed the moment they touched this shockwave.
The rocks exploded in the air like fireworks, eventually turning into harmless fine powder that drifted down everywhere.
Sabo dusted off his hands and shouted to the still-running Luffy:
"Leave these small fry and obstacles to us."
"Just keep charging forward without any hesitation."
"Luffy!"
Although the arrogant stone giant was shattered by the combined efforts of Zoro and Sanji, and the falling rocks were neutralized by Sabo.
Pica's massive ability to change the terrain had still turned the original path to the Royal Plateau into a complex and enormous stone labyrinth.
Just as the Punitive Force crossed over the heaps of rubble and prepared to continue charging up the newly formed stone stairs.
Figures emitting dangerous auras descended from the sky, blocking the various key intersections of the labyrinth.
The elite officers of the Donquixote Family finally made their move.
Gladius, wearing goggles and radiating an explosive aura.
The massive Machvise, a super-weight human holding a heavy shield.
The hard-boiled Senior Pink, sucking a pacifier and wearing a ridiculous baby outfit but with a cold face.
And Dellinger, who wore a bloodthirsty smile and possessed Fighting Fish half-Fishman blood.
They lined up, blocking the path upward.
"It seems we won't be able to get past this path without punching these annoying guys away."
Franky cracked his thick mechanical neck, looking at Senior Pink before him, who was wearing a baby outfit and wiping his lips with the hem of his clothes.
Franky let out a loud laugh, his arms slamming together to emit bright sparks, his eyes burning with the fiery battle spirit unique to a perverted hard-boiled man.
Seeing this, the members of the Straw Hat crew and the various heroes of the Grand Fleet didn't waste any words.
Everyone quickly dispersed within the stone labyrinth, naturally finding their own opponents.
Seeing the powerful enemies blocking the way being taken over so seamlessly by his companions.
Luffy reached out and firmly held down the Straw Hat on his head.
His mouth split into a grin as he shouted:
"Everyone! I'll leave this place to you!"
With those words, Luffy turned into a red flash of lightning, passing through the defensive line his companions had built, and raced toward the unattainable palace.Chapter 348: The Tragic Puppet! The Awakening of the Devil and the Gathering at the Peak of the Palace
Below the Palace Plateau, gunpowder smoke hung over the dilapidated battlefield like a thick, dark cloud.
The full-scale war between the subjugation army and the Donquixote Family officers had now broken out with a vengeance.
Deafening booms echoed one after another, as blood and debris flew through the air.
Facing the family elites surging like a tide, the Straw Hat crew displayed breathtaking coordination and overwhelming combat power.
Clang—!
Zoro's arm muscles bulged, his veins coiling like writhing dragons.
Wielding his twin blades infused with high-level Armament Haki, he let out a low battle cry and ruthlessly shattered dozens of giant rock spikes summoned by Pica.
Amidst the flying rubble, Sanji used Moonwalk to weave through the enemy ranks, his Diable Jambe drawing brilliant and lethal arcs of fire, each kick accompanied by the dull thud of breaking bones.
"Don't worry about what's happening up there!"
"Crush every enemy in front of you!"
"We absolutely cannot let any of these underlings interfere with Luffy's fight!"
Zoro radiated a Shura aura like a ghost or god as he roared at his comrades fighting alongside him.
Hearing the swordsman's cry, the members of the Straw Hat crew understood immediately.
Under the full cover of his companions and Sabo's group, Luffy activated Gear Second, his body emitting scalding white steam.
He charged at high speed along the rugged stone stairs, heading unimpeded toward the highest level of the palace.
However, just as Luffy was about to rush up the final flight of stairs to the palace rooftop, a tottering figure stood somewhat forlornly in his path, blocking his way.
Recognizing the person, Luffy came to a sudden halt.
It was "Hyena" Bellamy.
Bellamy's appearance was currently unbearable to look at.
His body was covered in wounds deep enough to see bone, and blood stained his clothes, dripping continuously onto the stone slabs from his fingertips.
His eyes were bloodshot, constantly welling with tears of humiliation and resentment.
Yet his already overburdened body was completely beyond his personal control, forced into a fighting stance by sheer force.
As it turned out, Doflamingo, situated at the peak of the palace, was cruelly using his "Parasite" ability.
He had forcibly taken control of the heavily injured and dying Bellamy, turning him into a marionette at his mercy.
He was being used as nothing more than a trivial line of defense to drain Luffy's stamina.
Following the stairs, Doflamingo's sickly sneer wafted from deep within the palace:
"Fuffuffu... Straw Hat boy."
"If you don't want to die here, then just kill this useless piece of trash who idolizes me."
"After all, he no longer has any value to me."
Hearing his former idol mock him as if discarding a broken toy, Bellamy's final internal defense collapsed.
Weeping, he pleaded painfully with Luffy:
"Straw Hat... kill me!"
"Please, kill me quickly!"
"I don't want to be used by that man as a tool without dignity anymore!"
Seeing the man before him in tears, Luffy fell silent.
Involuntarily, memories of a few years ago in a tavern in Mock Town on Jaya flashed through his mind.
The Bellamy who had rested his feet on the table, laughing arrogantly and mocking the dreams of others.
And now, this proud man was being ruthlessly trampled into the mud by his own idol for the sake of a ridiculous and blind devotion, deprived even of the right to control his own life.
Luffy slowly lowered his head, reaching up to pull down the brim of his Straw Hat, the heavy shadow concealing the expression in his eyes.
Under the forced manipulation of the invisible threads, Bellamy exploded with speed beyond his limits at the cost of overdrawing his life force.
The muscles in his legs twisted, turning into powerful steel springs that continuously compressed and gathered energy.
Then, he launched the most powerful strike of his life—"Spring Death Knock".
Accompanied by a shrill whistling sound, Bellamy bounced off the walls on both sides, accelerating continuously.
Finally, shrouded in a gale, he smashed fiercely toward Luffy's front.
Facing this all-out strike, this time, Luffy did not choose to dodge.
The wind whipped the hem of his red shirt as Luffy clenched his teeth and his right fist.
Deep, pitch-black high-level Armament Haki surged out instantly, completely covering his entire right arm.
Meeting Bellamy's violent trajectory, Luffy swung his right arm and, without a shred of mercy, slammed a fist into Bellamy's face.
The dull sound of flesh impacting flesh echoed for a long time on the empty staircase.
"You don't have to suffer anymore, Bellamy..."
Accompanied by Luffy's low, raspy voice, the power of that punch directly pierced through Bellamy's body.
Bellamy flew backward like a kite with its string cut, tracing a tragic arc in mid-air before crashing heavily onto the cold stone slabs.
He lost consciousness on the spot.
However, just before blacking out, the corners of his blood-covered mouth curled up slightly in a faint, tragic smile of liberation.
Luffy stood silently for a moment, looking at the man on the ground who was no longer being tormented.
Then, he took a firm step and walked over Bellamy's body.
At this moment, the fury in his heart had burned to its peak.
On the open terrace at the peak of the palace.
Doflamingo's body trembled slightly, and his fingers, which had been weaving through his wounds, finally stopped.
Relying on the incredible power of the String-String Fruit, he had completed the "emergency suturing" of his shattered internal organs and ruptured blood vessels, forcibly pulling himself back from the brink of death.
He slowly stood straight, half of his body stained red with blood.
Looking at the calm Victor and the dying Law, Doflamingo fell into a state of frenzied bloodlust.
He spread his hands as if to embrace the entire world, then slammed them onto the broken ground beneath his feet.
"Since you want to change this country so badly."
"Then let me show you the true power of a devil!"
Paramecia Type · String-String Fruit "Awakening," activated with a roar!
In an instant, a strange and majestic energy spread outward from Doflamingo as the center.
The surrounding solid marble buildings, ornate floors, and scattered debris all underwent a physical transformation under this unknown power.
The originally hard matter was rapidly assimilated, turning into countless churning white threads in the blink of an eye!
The entire top floor of the palace seemed to transform instantly into a surging white sea of fury.
Countless waves of threads, sharp as blades, intertwined and coiled like white dragons opening their maws, sweeping toward Victor and Law from all directions with a terrifying force that could grind everything to pieces.
Facing this terrifying scene akin to an apocalyptic disaster, Victor's expression did not change at all.
Holding the heavily injured Law, a soft light erupted from around his body.
Relying on his precise control of gravity, the two of them seemed to lose their weight, instantly soaring into the air.
Below them was the frantically churning white sea of threads, giant waves slapping the air with a deafening roar.
Victor, carrying Law, simply hovered quietly in mid-air like a cold deity looking down on the struggles of mortals.
Doflamingo looked up, seeing that his awakened ultimate move, capable of destroying a town, had failed to even touch the corner of the opponent's clothes.
The veins on his forehead throbbed violently, and his killing intent almost drowned out his reason.
Just as Doflamingo was manipulating several thick waves of threads, preparing to change direction and launch a violent pursuit of the two in mid-air.
BOOM—!!!
The huge, dilapidated gates of the palace terrace were suddenly kicked to pieces from the outside by a terrifying monstrous strength!
Shattered wooden boards and heavy iron door bolts flew in all directions like hidden weapons, making crisp clattering sounds as they hit the surrounding ruins.
Luffy stepped onto the remaining stones at the edge, emitting a tangible and startling heat, striding forward like an enraged lion.
He first looked up at Victor and Law hovering in the air.
Seeing that the two were out of danger, Luffy then turned his head, locking his sharp gaze firmly onto Doflamingo, who was surrounded by the white sea of threads and looked like a devil from hell.
The gale blew through Luffy's short black hair; his chest rose high as he concentrated all his anger and power into this moment.
Luffy extended his right hand, pointing directly at Doflamingo, and let out a roar that drowned out all the clamor:
"Doflamingo!!!"
"I am definitely going to send you flying today!!!"Chapter 349: Absolute Suppression! The Fallen Yaksha and the Island-Wide Parasite Strings
Accompanied by Luffy's declaration that shook the heavens, he did not hesitate for a single moment.
Like a fully enraged lion, Luffy exerted sudden force through his feet, transforming into a streak of dazzling red lightning and charging straight for Doflamingo.
Facing Luffy's violent attack that came like a tempestuous storm, Doflamingo's face, which had originally carried a hint of contempt, instantly changed.
In the first round of their fists colliding, he discovered to his horror...
...that the speed, power, and indestructible Armament Haki of the Straw Hat brat before him were significantly stronger than the data recorded in the family's intelligence!
Even worse, Doflamingo had just endured Victor's unreasonable Black Flame Heavy Slash, and his internal organs were severely injured.
Even though he had used his String-String Fruit ability to perform emergency suturing, his body's various functions had inevitably suffered a significant decline.
Every intense burst of power would pull at his insides, bringing a piercing pain.
The dignified Seven Warlords of the Sea and King of Dressrosa, who had ruled this sea for ten years, was actually completely suppressed in the first few rounds of their exchange.
The physical techniques Doflamingo took pride in could not exert any advantage at all.
He could only retreat step by step under Luffy's continuous heavy punches, desperately defending himself.
"Five Color Strings!"
Doflamingo gritted his teeth, his right fingers curling sharply as five incredibly sharp and tough silk threads tore through the air with a piercing screech, heading straight for Luffy.
Facing this potentially fatal slash, Luffy did not shrink back at all.
He let out a loud shout, his fists instantly covered in high-level Armament Haki, and threw a heavy punch directly against the five sharp threads.
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a dull explosion, Doflamingo's proud "Five Color Strings" were actually smashed apart by Luffy's Haki-covered fists, dissipating into invisible energy in the air.
"Falling Outlaw Strings!"
Not to be outdone, Doflamingo leaped high into the air.
He twisted several threads together, transforming them into a thick, sharp, giant white line, and thrust it down toward Luffy like a spear.
However, Luffy met it with a powerful uppercut, shattering the thick white line on the spot.
Every one of Luffy's punches and kicks carried an indisputable force.
These fists contained not only his own anger but also the collective fury of a nation that had been oppressed for ten years.
Heavy blows fell like raindrops, beating Doflamingo back until he had no strength to retaliate.
"A mere brat of the D. Clan... don't get too ahead of yourself!"
Doflamingo breathed heavily, feeling an unprecedented humiliation.
He was a king possessing Conqueror's Haki, a high-and-mighty descendant of the Celestial Dragons.
How could he be forced to this point by a little pirate from the East Blue!
Doflamingo's eyes became bloodshot as he tried to manipulate the surrounding buildings assimilated by his awakening ability, raising a towering wave of white strings to prepare a fatal counterattack against Luffy.
However, at this moment, Luffy had no intention of giving him any breathing room, nor did he want to talk any sense of combat logic with him.
Luffy's legs compressed like springs, his blood circulation accelerated, and his right arm stretched back to its limit.
While covered in Armament Haki, the rapid friction caused his fist to instantly ignite with a blazing, eye-catching fire.
"Gum-Gum — Fire Fist Pistol!"
A fist of flame carrying violent power and high temperatures roared out.
The white defensive wave of strings Doflamingo manipulated in front of him was like fragile paper before this blazing Fire Fist, being pierced through instantly.
The Fire Fist, having penetrated the defense, lost none of its momentum and slammed heavily into Doflamingo's chest!
"Gah!"
Doflamingo violently spat out a large mouthful of blood, the intense pain in his chest causing his face to contort.
His tall body was like a kite with a broken string, flying backward and tracing a pathetic arc in mid-air.
But before he could even land, Luffy's steam-emitting figure appeared directly above him as if by teleportation, blotting out the sun.
"This punch is for the people whose tears you stole!"
Luffy's voice echoed in the air, filled with an authority and determination that brooked no defiance.
Without hesitation, he put his thumb into his mouth, bit down hard, and instantly activated Gear Third.
In the blink of an eye, Luffy's right arm expanded into a giant fist that covered the sky, and deep black Armament Haki instantly enveloped it, emitting a suffocating pressure.
"Gum-Gum — Elephant Gun!"
The giant fist covered in pitch-black Haki was like a falling meteorite, smashing down toward Doflamingo below!
BOOM—!!!
Accompanied by an earth-shattering, deafening roar.
In his heavily injured state, Doflamingo was completely unable to withstand this devastating blow, being struck squarely by this heavy punch that felt like Mount Tai pressing down.
The incredibly sturdy marble floor of the palace's top level instantly collapsed and shattered under this violent impact.
Doflamingo crashed straight through the thick floors and, amidst flying rubble and rolling dust, fell miserably into the ruins of the lower palace.
In the lower level of the palace, the once magnificent hall had now turned into a tragic ruin.
In the depths of the dust, Doflamingo's body swayed as he struggled to climb out from the pile of rubble.
His iconic red sunglasses had half-shattered in the violent impact just now, revealing his bloodshot eyes hidden behind the lenses.
At this moment, his face was covered in blood, his pink coat was stained with dust and mud, and he was pathetic to the extreme.
Doflamingo gasped for air, staring intently at the invincible Luffy above, who looked like a god of war.
As a tycoon who had struggled for years in the Underworld, he understood in his heart...
...that in this head-on, face-to-face battle, he no longer had any chance of victory.
Looking at the Straw Hat boy above, Doflamingo's heart completely sank into an abyss of pathology and madness.
Since the rule he had painstakingly cultivated for ten years had come to an end...
...since he could not defeat this monster who broke all the rules...
...then let everyone in this country be buried with him!
Doflamingo let out a hair-raising low growl.
His hands suddenly waved high toward the sky like a mad conductor, squeezing out the last bit of strength remaining in his body.
The highest-level application of the String-String Fruit — "Island-Wide Parasite Strings," was launched!
Invisible energy shot straight into the clouds.
Immediately after, countless transparent threads, difficult to perceive with the naked eye, fell like a silent downpour through the gaps in the Birdcage, indiscriminately covering all of Dressrosa!
This was simply a terrifying disaster that could not be guarded against.
Across the entire island, countless innocent civilians fleeing the streets, those gladiators who had just taken up arms to revolt...
...and even some ordinary low-level soldiers of the Donquixote Family lost control over their own bodies the moment they were attached to by the threads.
Their bodies became stiff, and then, like marionettes controlled by Doflamingo's cruel will, they involuntarily raised their swords and guns, hacking and shooting at the relatives, friends, and companions beside them.
"No! My hands won't listen to me!"
"Run! I'm sorry, I don't want to hurt you!"
"Someone stop me!"
The civilians cried out in terror, tears streaming from their eyes.
But their hands were carrying out the most cruel attacks uncontrollably.
Shrill screams, desperate cries for help, and the crisp clashing of weapons instantly resounded across the sky of all Dressrosa.
This wave of noise, interwoven with despair and blood, penetrated multiple buildings and clearly reached the ruins of the palace.
Doflamingo hunched his back, breathing heavily.
Listening to the countless painful screams coming from the town below, he seemed to be enjoying a beautiful symphony.
On his face, covered in blood and dust, that pathological, twisted smile appeared once again.
Doflamingo slowly raised his head.
He let out a mocking, cruel laugh toward Luffy standing above:
"Fuffuffuffuffu..."
"Straw Hat, since you want to be a hero, then let's see how many people you can save in this slaughter!"
"Watch them kill each other!"
"Watch! This country is finished!"
"Fuffuffuffuffu!"Chapter 350: The Liberator's Roar! The Baptism of Haoshoku and the Descent of Gear Fourth
Along with Doflamingo's cruel and heartless "Full-Island Parasite String" pouring down like a rainstorm...
The once prosperous and peaceful Dressrosa turned into a bloody and desperate hell on earth in an instant.
Countless thin threads invisible to the naked eye fell from the sky, attaching to the spines and limb joints of innocent civilians like devil's tentacles.
These forcibly controlled civilians had tears of extreme pain and resistance flowing from the corners of their eyes, their mouths letting out miserable cries.
But their bodies desperately brandished the swords and farm tools in their hands, uncontrollably hacking at their closest family members and friends...
"Run! My body is moving on its own!"
"I'm sorry, Mama, run! I can't stop!"
Piercing cries of grief swirled and intertwined in the air above every street.
The battlefield below fell into massive chaos and panic.
Facing these unarmed commoners who were forced to become killing machines...
Zoro, Sabo, Kyros, and hundreds of gladiators who had just regained their freedom simply could not bring themselves to kill.
They could only fall into a state of extreme passivity, focusing solely on defense.
They either struggled to parry with the backs of their blades or used martial arts to forcibly knock the weapons out of the civilians' hands, attempting to disarm them physically to eliminate the threat.
However, facing thousands of tireless, controlled citizens surging like a tsunami, this physical disarming was like trying to put out a forest fire with a cup of water.
The defensive line was in critical danger; many revolting gladiators even got injured because they couldn't bear to strike back, and the situation was rapidly sliding toward an irrecoverable abyss.
At this critical moment, Admiral Fujitora, leading a large group of fully armed Marine soldiers, rushed to this chaotic district.
Fujitora's sharp Observation Haki perceived the tragic scene before him clearly.
Without any hesitation, he immediately issued the highest order to his subordinates.
He ordered all Marine soldiers to abandon the mission of capturing pirates and fully join the support team, doing their best to control the frenzied civilians and minimize unnecessary casualties.
In the center of the battlefield, Fujitora leaned on his shikomizue, his eyes tightly closed.
In the world of his "Mind's Eye," his ears were filled with the heart-wrenching, piercing cries of the civilians and their desperate tears of blood.
Those helpless wails heartlessly stung the old man who cared for all living beings...
On Fujitora's wrinkled forehead, veins bulged like earthworms.
The fire of anger in his heart had burned to its peak, and he was on the brink of fury.
He gritted his teeth, faced the direction of the Palace Plateau, and let out a low, angry shout:
"Heavenly Yaksha!"
"Today, this old man... will definitely bring you to justice!"
With this angry shout, Fujitora suddenly drew half of his shikomizue, a purple glow swirling on the sharp blade.
He prepared to use the power of the Gravity Fruit to fly directly toward the palace ahead, completely wiping out the culprit, Doflamingo, at the source.
However, at the very moment he was about to take off, a slender black figure silently blocked his path like a ghost.
Victor said with a smile:
"Sorry, Marine. Intervening in the battle over there now would be quite a buzzkill."
Sensing the newcomer's presence, Fujitora stopped his movements.
He gripped his shikomizue tightly, feeling the dangerous fluctuations radiating from the other person, and questioned in a low voice:
"Does Your Excellency not know that for every second that passes, innocent people are falling in blood?"
Facing the angry questioning of this Admiral...
Victor turned his head slightly and cast his gaze toward the highest point of the palace, which was being washed by the fires of war.
He curled his lips slightly and said softly in a steady tone:
"If it's Luffy, he can do it."
Hearing this, Fujitora's hand holding the sword paused slightly.
He frowned deeply and released his vast "Mind's Eye," penetrating the obstacles of numerous buildings to focus intently on the activity within the palace ruins above.
Above the palace ruins, the wild wind howled.
Luffy stood among the crumbling walls; though far away, the cries of the people below, mixed with despair and pain, reached his ears clearly like bursts of muffled thunder.
He stopped his forward steps and lowered his head.
He looked at Doflamingo's cruel sneer not far away—a man who treated human lives like grass and trampled on the dignity of others at will.
Luffy's body began to tremble uncontrollably due to extreme anger.
Luffy suddenly looked up, his eyes under the Straw Hat wide with rage, as if a raging fire were burning in his pupils.
He took a deep breath and let out a roar that echoed throughout Dressrosa at Doflamingo in front of him:
"What on earth do you take this country for!!!"
The angry voice was like a physical wave, making the surrounding rubble tremble.
"What do you take the people of this country for!!!"
"What do you take yourself for! A god high above?!"
Luffy clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, and veins bulged on his forehead.
"Give... give them back their freedom!!!"
Along with this deafening roar.
A pure and vast red-black Conqueror's Haki, surpassing any moment in Luffy's past, exploded from his body like an invisible storm of destruction!
"Vwoom—!"
This violent storm of Haoshoku centered on the Palace Plateau and instantly swept across the entire island of Dressrosa with the momentum of a mountain-toppling wave.
The dark clouds in the sky rolled and retreated under the impact of this power, and the earth trembled uneasily.
Under this intense impact representing "King's Qualities" and supreme "Free Will," the air of the entire country seemed to freeze for a moment.
On the streets, the civilians who were brandishing their slaughtering knives and falling into madness and despair stopped their movements abruptly under this baptism of Haoshoku that struck directly at the soul.
Immediately afterward, their eyes rolled back, and they were knocked unconscious cleanly, falling to the ground in patches like mowed wheat.
As all the civilians lost consciousness, Doflamingo's insidious and vicious "Parasite String" instantly lost its living hosts that could be controlled.
Those thin lines, difficult to see with the naked eye, made a faint snapping sound in the air and then dissipated with the wind.
The country, which had been like a Shura field, instantly returned to calm under the wash of this Haki.
On the streets below, Fujitora felt this terrifying Conqueror's Haki descending from the sky and heard the noise of the internal strife across the island instantly subside.
His furrowed brow finally relaxed slowly.
At this moment, this Admiral who cared for all living beings finally understood the true meaning of Victor's words, "he can do it."
That young man wearing the Straw Hat had saved tens of thousands of lives in an instant with the unique spirit of a king.
With a crisp "click," Fujitora silently returned his half-drawn shikomizue to its scabbard.
He stood among the unconscious people, facing the direction of the palace.
He decided to entrust the future fate of this country entirely to this pirate with extraordinary spirit.
On the towering palace ruins, the sea breeze blew away the smoke.
Seeing his proud plan for a full-island massacre—intended to make the entire country die with him—instantly disintegrated by Luffy in such a simple and crude manner, the sneer on Doflamingo's face completely froze.
He widened his eyes in disbelief, staring intently at the Straw Hat kid before him.
"Such powerful Conqueror's Haki... a natural-born king..."
Doflamingo murmured in a low voice, his tone mixed with shock and jealousy.
A brat who came out of the East Blue actually possessed a king's capacity that even he could only look up to.
Luffy ignored the other's shock.
He tore off his tattered red shirt, revealing his solid chest.
He raised his right arm, and high-concentration pitch-black Armament Haki instantly gushed out, wrapping his entire arm like black iron.
Luffy opened his mouth and bit hard into the muscles of his arm, which were covered in dense Haki.
Then, he took a deep breath and frantically blew a large amount of air into the muscle tissue of his arm.
"Your face..."
Luffy's His eyes were cold and resolute., his voice like thunder coming from an abyss:
"I don't want to see it for even another second!"
Along with Luffy's frantic blowing, a huge roar echoed continuously on the top floor of the palace.
The muscles of his arm began to swell violently; not only that, this massive amount of air traveled between the muscles, quickly spreading throughout his entire body.
His body grew rapidly, his chest and arms becoming exceptionally broad, and the pitch-black Haki condensed on his chest into wild patterns like flames.
Surrounding hot steam gushed from the surface of his body, like white dragons lingering around him.
He stood tall, his feet bouncing continuously on the ground like springs, letting out a low and shocking final declaration like a war drum:
"Gear Fourth! Boundman!!!"
The wild wind kicked up rubble everywhere.
In Doflamingo's horrified gaze, the strongest form of the Liberator officially descended!