Chapter 92

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"Time to leave, time to leave."

Initially, after wrecking the warships, Abel had wanted to see if there were any easy pickings, only to see Doflamingo being hammered by Tsuru to the point of spitting blood!

With his Devil Fruit ability restrained, losing in physical combat, and not being on par with the opponent's Haki level, the most crucial point was the 'Birdcage.' Although it temporarily trapped Tsuru, it had also thrown him into a dangerous situation.

This place was definitely not safe to stay any longer!

Abel felt Doflamingo might cancel the 'Birdcage' at any moment and flee through the air. If he were to remain here by then, he would face a furious Tsuru, which would undoubtedly spell bad news for him.

Therefore, he picked up Baby-5, purposely went around the 'Birdcage,' and hurriedly left.

He had absolutely no intention of staying to help.

As for Doflamingo?

He could only wish him luck.

If Doflamingo doesn't make it back, Abel swore, he would definitely take good care of Baby-5, manage the Donquixote family's business well, and continue to grow it.

Of course, by then, calling it the 'Donquixote' family might be a bit inappropriate.

Abel thought the Gustavus family name sounded pretty good.

After briefly daydreaming, Abel bypassed the Navy's frontline battlefield, and finally saw Diamante and the others again in the rear.

At this moment, they were relying on the family's base building for their counterattack.

Pica, whose voice usually elicited laughter, was now in an invincible posture, fighting against hundreds of opponents.

The Stone-Stone Fruit gave him the ability to assimilate any rock he touched!

That meant the entire family's stone base had become his aid, transforming into his body, his arms, and legs.

The more rocks he assimilated, the stronger his attack power became.

And because his real body was always hidden within the stones, even if the rocks he controlled were destroyed, it would not cause Pica any harm. One must find and attack his real body for the attacks to be effective.

However, finding a person within such a massive rock was not an easy task.

Moreover, Diamante and the others around were not weaklings either. How could they possibly stand by and watch as all the Navy soldiers targeted Pica alone!

Consequently, the Navy's offensive was directly blocked here.

Abel didn't rush to join up with his crew immediately. Instead, he hid nearby to observe the situation. He discovered that among the attacking Navy forces, there were several powerful individuals.

Two women in sunglasses stood out in particular.

One was tall and fat, sporting a head of fluffy green hair and a cigarette hanging from her mouth. She wore a beige top and a crossed weapons belt, with a pink bow tie at her collar.

The other was blonde with short hair, dressed in a light purple shirt, a deep purple tie, and armed with a long sword.

The former was proficient in Armament Haki and hand-to-hand combat, holding a gun in her left hand and throwing powerful punches with her right - truly a force to be reckoned with.

The latter excelled in Observation Haki, being agile and possessing exceptional sword skills.

They respectively squared off against Lao G and Diamante, neither able to gain a significant advantage. The battle was extremely intense.

Apart from them, there was a black-haired woman in blue,

...who was keeping Pica's stone giant form in check.

As for Machvise, Senor Pink, and Gladius, they were all too tied up to lend a hand, entangled with their respective opponents.

Machvise and Senor Pink looked particularly disheveled due to their strength limitations. They were obviously severely injured, their breaths erratic. Their willpower was the only thing keeping them going.

Naturally, the Navy wasn't faring any better. Not only were their casualties significant, but even the commander dispatched by Vice Admiral Tsuru had been attacked and his fate remained uncertain.

Moreover, the explosion of the three warships at the harbor had been clearly heard by everyone not long ago.

That place was under the direct command of Vice Admiral Tsuru!

There shouldn't have been any problems in theory.

However, they were unsure of what unexpected events had transpired. Could it be that Vice Admiral Tsuru was defeated?

With the warships destroyed and this inevitable suspicion, a shadow of doubt loomed over many in the Navy.

If the stalemate continues, their morale may collapse.

Yet, the stone giant, a one-man army, blocked everyone. Gunshots and slashes had no effect on him.

With a thunderous crack!

The stone giant's arm was broken by a kick from the black-haired woman in the blue uniform.

But this result didn't affect him in the slightest.

As the stone giant, Pica, quickly reabsorbed the rock arm lying on the ground and "grew" it back out. Frustrated, he swatted at his opponent as if swatting a fly.

Clearly, a situation like this wasn't happening for the first time.

The dark-haired woman in the blue Navy uniform felt a sinking sensation in her heart, knowing that she couldn't delay any longer. She looked back at the determined expressions of the Navy soldiers behind her and resolutely gave up the idea of continuing to restrain the stone giant. Instead, she shifted her attack focus onto the other members of the Donquixote Family.

Without her restraint, the ordinary Navy soldiers would inevitably suffer more casualties.

However, at this point, they couldn't afford not to go all out - it was do or die!

Just as Tsuru had once said, from the day of swearing to be a Navy officer, everyone had already prepared themselves for sacrifice.

In a flash!

The black-haired woman in the blue Navy uniform vanished from her original position. When she reappeared, she was already behind Gladius, lifting her right leg to gather force.

"Watch out!"

By the time Gladius realized the danger behind him, it was too late.

Because all his attention had been on his opponent up till now.

"Full Body Blast!"

"It's too late."

His Bomb-Bomb fruit had great destructive power, but it had a drawback - the delay!

He needed to cause objects to expand continuously until they reached their maximum size before they could explode. The principle was similar to a balloon bomb.

And clearly, this time difference had been seized by the enemy!

"Razor Wind Kick!"

"Roaring Tiger Punch!"

Roar!

A splutter.

In a critical moment, Senor Pink, ignoring the blade slashing towards him from behind, used all his remaining strength to launch the Roaring Tiger Punch towards Gladius.

The surging air wave and sound wave directly sent Gladius flying.

The next moment, a terrifying vacuum slash instantly passed through the spot where Gladius had been standing. It soared high, cutting the stone giant who had been slaughtering the Navy soldiers directly in half at the waist!

Under such power, Gladius should have been undoubtedly dead.

But in order to save him, Senor Pink, who gave up dodging and defending, was directly hit in the back by a blade, falling into a pool of blood.

"Pica!"

Gladius shouted, his eyes somewhat bloodshot.

"It's rare to see such self-sacrificing behavior among pirates. This guy is a real man."

"But I'm sorry, you're a pirate, and I'm Navy."

The long sword was raised again, aimed straight for Senor Pink's head!