Chapter 298: The Punishment of the Donquixote Family (4)
"Is it you again?" Eric grabbed the warhammer with one hand and squinted, "You're not even worth killing..."
"W-What…!" A random extra, trying to withdraw his weapon with all his might, had his muscular body bulging with effort. Blood vessels and veins stood out on his skin, and beads of sweat dripped down his face. Even stomping on the ground couldn't budge his weapon even an inch.
"The two are struggling against each other, but our rising star of the arena, Eric , is not backing down at all!" Gaz shouted enthusiastically, his voice nearly Breaking as he commented, "This is the true charm of the arena!"
"Kneel!" With a swift pull, the tall gladiator opposite him couldn't withstand the immense force and kneeled to the ground.
"Oh, ho!" Gaz gripped the microphone tightly, "Stoya actually knelt and surrendered to our newcomer! He's a gladiator who has won eleven matches!"
Diamante, who was holding the microphone and reporting to Doflamingo, spoke in a deep voice: "Dof, there's another thing I need to report."
"Hm? What else?" Doflamingo pressed down his impatience and asked, "I just got a report that someone forcibly entered Toy House."
"The Four Emperor, 'Eric ' Darren Eric , is also in the bullfighting arena."
"What?!" Doflamingo gritted his teeth and cursed, "This bastard…"
After a pause, Doflamingo's voice came again: "Diamante, I believe you are the strongest in the arena."
Diamante, surprised by Doflamingo's sudden praise, humbly responded, "No, no, I still have a long way to go."
"Is that so? Then I take it back…"
"I am indeed the strongest in the arena," Diamante quickly admitted.
"That's right, Diamante, take care of Scáthach and Eric in the arena."
"Leave it to me." Diamante hung up the phone and looked toward the arena.
"In an instant, all the contestants have fallen to the ground!" Gaz was passionately announcing, "No, there's still one contestant standing in the middle of the arena!"
"He is the new star of our bullfighting arena!" Gaz waved his left hand and shouted with a long, drawn-out tone, "The winner of District D is—Eric !"
Thousands of spectators cheered and jumped for joy, while only Diamante was covered in cold sweat, sinking into a frozen pit, "What can I do to deal with both of them?"
"Violet, who are the ones who barged into Toy House?" Doflamingo asked the female assassin standing beside him.
Violet, who was using her Glare-Glare Fruit to scout, replied, "The one fighting with Senior is Kureike, with a bounty of 25 million Berries."
"Twenty million for a pirate, and he dares to make a scene on my turf?" Doflamingo's forehead veins bulged even more.
When Violet's vision reached inside Toy House, she reported, "The leader is 'Nightmare' Kurumi Tokisaki, and 'Sagittarius' Chiron, 'Princess Phantom' Perona, a white bear in orange work clothes, and several unidentified men."
Upon hearing this, Doflamingo's fury erupted, "It's them, the Dawn Pirates!"
"Bru bru, bru bru"
The Den Den Mushi on the table rang again.
"What now?!" The anger in Doflamingo's voice was palpable, but his subordinates were too busy to pay attention. They could only shout loudly for help: "Someone is attacking the King's Plateau! Help, uh—!"
On the other side, the subordinate lost contact, and a soft, enchanting female voice could be heard, "Hmm? Are you calling for backup? Is that Doflamingo over there?"
"..." Doflamingo's face could no longer contain any more veins. "Is that you, Esdeath?!"
"It's me. Please come down and die; the King's Plateau is a bit high."
"Hahaha..." Doflamingo laughed in anger for a while before Speaking again, "Try if you dare."
"..." To his surprise, the line went dead.
Furious, Doflamingo crushed the Den Den Mushi in his hand.
Doflamingo gave a slow, deliberate command: "Gather all the Donquixote family executives...!"
Violet, having received the order, exited the large hall. Her mind was beginning to work: 'This is the best chance to defeat the Donquixote family, but the notorious Dawn Pirates... no, Doflamingo is the real demon!'
Seeing Esdeath toss the Den Den Mushi aside, Kurome asked, confused: "Esdeath, why did you throw away the Den Den Mushi?"
Esdeath shrugged and looked innocent: "Who would want to keep listening to his demonic laughter? It's unbearable."
Riding on his explosive clay, Deidara had already flown up to the King's Plateau.
Boom boom boom!
A series of intense explosions rang out, with powerful winds shattering the glass of the Donquixote family's villa. Clad in a blue long coat, wearing a mask with round lenses, and sporting cool Super Saiyan stage 3 hair, Gladiolus made a spectacular entrance in the explosion's firelight.
He had eaten the Blast-Blast Fruit, which allowed him to make his body swell to trigger explosions or cause inorganic materials he touched to expand and explode.
"Hahaha, do you like explosions too?" Deidara, standing on his clay bird, spread his arms and shouted, "This is the fleeting beauty of art. Hmm."
"You're the 'Explosion Artist' Deidara of the Dawn Pirates?" Gladiolus spoke in a deep voice, "What brings you to Dressrosa?"
"I don't really understand the boss's intentions, but your life is now mine to take! Hmm." Deidara threw a small piece of explosive clay.
"Explosives?!" The Donquixote family executives, who had been collecting information on the Dawn Pirates, knew Deidara's abilities well—he was called the "Explosion Artist" for his use of clay to create explosive devices.
"Stone Blast!"
Pressing the gear-like device on his left arm, several stones turned into powerful explosives and shot quickly toward the explosive clay in the air.
The small stones grew bigger as they flew through the air.
Deidara excitedly shouted, "Come on, let's see whose art is stronger, yours or mine! Hah!"
Boom boom boom—!
The explosions in the sky continued without end, with orange fireworks blooming endlessly.
After dozens of seconds, the roar of the explosions finally stopped, and the hot airwaves blew away, leaving the remaining flames to dissipate in the air.
In the midst of the smoke, Deidara hugged his shoulders in a trance, "Explosion! —Ah, this is art..."
"This guy—" Gladiolus glared at Deidara with murderous intent, "I must..."
"Gladiolus!" Baby-5, squatting on Baharo's back, raised a rocket launcher and aimed it at Deidara in the air.
"The young master's latest order is to defeat the invading Dawn Pirates. We're here to help you!" She pulled the trigger.
(END CHAPTER)
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