Chapter 132: Silver-Eyed Lion King
In a massive cauldron-shaped building, a fierce battle raged on.
The top of the giant cauldron had collapsed, bringing down a large portion of the structure beneath. Thunder and massive tremors continued to reverberate, causing everyone to instinctively steer clear of the area.
That was the battlefield of the leaders, and even the shockwaves alone were exceptionally deadly!
"Cough, I didn't expect—"
"Doflamingo, you've already mastered 'Electricity' techniques."
"No, the thunder and lightning you're creating are even more powerful than the Mink Tribe's. You can already use them in combat."
Devil Fruits truly knew no bounds, and despite Rosinante's recent intense training, he could only generate small amounts of lightning by rubbing his hair.
Meanwhile, Doflamingo, with his 'Thread-Thread Fruit,' was producing an abundance of thunder and lightning like he was cheating!
Even the Mink Tribe had to be humbled by this.
"Haha, I am Donquixote Doflamingo, after all!"
Doflamingo wore an expression that said, "Of course, I'm amazing," but his muscles, which were twitching beneath his coat, had a different opinion.
After all, the Mink Tribe's "Electricity" was something Rosinante and Doflamingo had only been exposed to for a little over ten days. Even with their high talent, they couldn't easily master this skill.
They ended up injuring themselves before hurting anyone else.
"Cough, this is really troublesome now..."
Before this, Rosinante had fought with the "Dark Chef" Kyou. Although his injuries had been urgently stitched up by Doflamingo's threads, the depletion of his stamina and Haki couldn't be replenished out of thin air.
Plus, he had taken a heavy kick to his lower back from the golden-haired and silver-eyed young man, so now he didn't have the strength to come forward and help.
"Doflamingo, Rosinante—"
Swoosh!
Next to the collapsing ruins, an elegant figure in a long dress soared over. It was Jora, who had quickly finished off the underlings and rushed over.
"Just in time,"
Rosinante's face brightened as he realized that Doflamingo's "Thread-Thread" ability could only urgently seal wounds, and the actual healing required Jora's Art Fruit.
"Quick, quick, quick, make us some 'Water of Life'!"
"Okay,"
Seeing the blood-soaked coats of Rosinante and Doflamingo and their weakened spirits, Jora knew that they had probably been the ones to get "beaten up" in the previous battle.
Taking the potion that Jora had manifested, which could promote wound healing, Rosinante tilted his head and gulped it down with a "glug glug glug."
"Ah..."
A rush of warmth flowed down his throat and rapidly spread throughout his body.
His internal and external injuries continued to heal, and his stamina and Haki gradually recovered after resting for a while. Rosinante looked towards the battlefield where two lightning-wreathed figures were locked in combat.
As for Perona, there was no need to mention her; she looked like a streak of lightning, constantly twisting and turning. As for the bull-headed warrior, Rodi, with the added blessing of the lightning, he had managed to barely catch up to the enemy's speed.
"Electricity: Horse-Treaded Swallow!"
"Electricity: Giant Horn!"
Empowered by Doflamingo, Perona and the bull-headed warrior finally found an opportunity to unleash their ultimate moves, simultaneously launching powerful attacks at the central figure with golden hair and silver eyes.
Perona's battle boots generated a multitude of crackling lightning intertwined around them, producing an unparalleled, blinding white light, resembling a sharp lightning spear!
Before Perona's kick could land, the boy named Ricarudo's skin began to make "squeak squeak" sounds under the influence of the electric currents, as if it were about to crack and shatter at any moment.
The bull-headed warrior, surging with electricity, charged forward, directly smashing through the ruins with the lightning-encased thunderball between his two horns!
With the combined attack of the two of them, even hundreds of millions of pirates would be killed with a single blow!
"Let me see how strong you really are."
Facing the simultaneous onslaught of Perona and the bull-headed warrior, Ricarudo surprisingly didn't evade; instead, he turned around and, in the simplest and most composed posture, reached out with both hands towards the two of them.
He was taking on both of them!
The punches, kicks, and legs of the three powerhouses collided, unleashing an explosive burst of blinding lightning. Rosinante narrowed his eyes, while Doflamingo raised both of his hands.
"Thread-Thread: White Shield!"
Countless threads shot up from the ground, rapidly interweaving around the three of them, forming a massive semi-circular shield.
Boom!
The next moment, a deafening explosion shook the heavens!
The violent clash of Haki radiated out in all directions, causing the ground to crumble, rocks to shatter, and the entire cauldron-shaped building, which served as the battlefield, to collapse in an instant.
That alone was enough to rival the devastation caused by heavy artillery bombardment.
When powerful fighters clashed, one side would face destruction!
---
Behind the white giant shield,
"Cough, Jora, what about the others..."
In the center of the battlefield, Rosinante and the others were protected by Doflamingo's defense, so they were unharmed.
But the Galadrius siblings and the Mink Tribe children who were still inside the building might not be able to withstand this aftermath.
"Don't worry,"
Jora nodded to Rosinante,
"I manifested a 'Three Little Pigs' house for them to hide in, so they can withstand the aftermath without any problems."
That's good,
The lightning gradually subsided, and the smoke slowly dispersed.
"A powerful attack,"
A calm voice came out, causing Rosinante and the others to furrow their brows.
"You almost defeated me."
"...Who are you kidding?!"
As the smoke cleared, the mink girl and the bull-headed warrior were both kneeling on the ground, and the lightning that had enveloped their bodies had disappeared. Instead, a large pool of blood was spreading beneath them.
Standing in front of them was a three-meter-tall lion!
Golden mane flowed like a cape, making his head look enormous, with a wide face, a long and narrow nose bone, and two black patterns extending from his nostrils to beneath his eye sockets, accentuating his majestic silver eyes.
Even though his golden hair concealed it, you could still see his broad chest muscles, finely toned abdominal muscles, and his strong arms extending out, with razor-sharp nails curved like razors on his ten fingers!
"Hmm, you were just a little short."
Facing the two Mink Tribe warriors who had already knelt before him, the young man who had fully transformed into a lion spoke calmly.
"If I hadn't entered the 'Hybrid' state."
"Tsk, what is this..."
Rosinante couldn't help but grunt,
Finally, it's the boss's three-stage transformation?
Animal-type Devil Fruit users typically have three forms: "Human," "Beast," and "Hybrid."
The human form was unremarkable, with enhanced strength, speed, and endurance but not much different from a regular person.
The beast form was the weakest because most combat techniques were developed based on human posture and combat habits. For Devil Fruit users, the beast form was generally only used to restore stamina when it was severely depleted.
The "Hybrid" state, on the other hand, was the most potent form for Animal-type ability users.
It provided the powerful physique and rapid regeneration of a beastly form while allowing the use of combat techniques from the human form. Just like the young man named "Ricarudo" before them.
"Thread-Thread: Thread Reel!"
With a flick of his fingers, the mink girl and the bull-headed warrior, both of whom had four deep wounds on their chests, were pulled back by Doflamingo's threads.
Meanwhile, Rosinante, who held Law's sword in his chest, took a deep breath and prepared to face the enemy.
Swoosh, x5
"Cough, did we arrive in time?"
Covered in tattered clothing that made him look like he had been twisted by someone, Diamante leaped over.
It was evident that he had gone through a brutal battle! Despite his injuries, there was a feeling that his "fine blade" had been sharpened.
"Doflamingo, Rosinante, are you both okay?"
In her high-pitched voice, Pica emerged from underground, supporting a heavily injured and arm-twisted Pick.
Pica's Devil Fruit ability was very powerful for combat enhancement, while Pick's Swim-Swim Fruit... He could only hide underground for direct combat, and Pick didn't like sneak attacks.
So one of them was uninjured, and the other was seriously injured.
"Cough, be careful, everyone..."
With four long wounds torn across his chest, the bull-headed warrior, who now exposed his white ribcage underneath, accepted Doflamingo's thread stitches while warning the newly arrived Toribor and the others.
"That guy is extremely powerful, and both his techniques and Haki are impeccable!"
"Is everyone from the Donquixote Family here?"
The lion-like man glanced at everyone from Rosinante, Doflamingo, Toribor, Diamante, Vergo, Pica, Pick, and Jora one by one, causing them to tense up as if they had been scraped by a sharp knife on their skin.
"Come on,"
"Let me take care of you all at once!"
Ricarudo's original target was the Donquixote Family,
As for Monkey D. Luffy and the bull-headed warrior Rodi, the muscular lion king intended to spare them.
—Doflamingo's big brother probably needs these two strong subordinates.
"Hey, don't underestimate us, Lion Man."
Swoosh,
Roronoa Zoro pointed at the lion-like man, and Rosinante, who had regained some combat strength, walked forward, while Doflamingo also stood by his side.
Boom!
Two Haoshoku Haki bursts rushed toward the opponent, and as the golden-haired lion's mane danced, there was also a hint of surprise.
"Haoshoku Haki?"
Interesting,
For the sake of Donquixote's big brother,
These guys can't be spared!
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