Chapter 174: Captain, You Run First!

"Doflamingo, surrender now; you have no way to escape!"

The Marines had completely surrounded Doflamingo, and his condition in the center looked very poor.

His pink feathered coat was thoroughly destroyed, his body was covered in bloodstains, and the most severe injury was a penetrating wound in the chest!

If it wasn't for Doflamingo using the powers of the String-String Fruit to stitch up his wounds, he wouldn't have lasted this long.

But even so, he was at the end of his rope.

After all, dealing with just Tsuru alone was tough for him.

And with so many elite Marines assaulting him from all sides, there was nowhere for him to run.

Could he really fall here today?

Gasping for air, this inevitable thought crossed Doflamingo's mind.

In the end, he was too confident in himself.

He believed that no matter what happened, he could easily escape.

This illusion was formed from his every encounter with the Marines before.

But he didn't expect that Tsuru would turn the tables on him, making his own arrogance a gravestone on his plot.

However, Doflamingo was not willing to give up!

His grand ambitions had just started; how could he fall at this place?

Blocking the punch of the muscular green-haired female Marine with his left hand, he retaliated with a five-colored string strike!

"Don't you dare harm anyone!"

The golden-haired female Marine parried the five-colored string with a slash of her sword.

Simultaneously, hidden snipers began to fire once again.

Doflamingo knew that if he was hit by a seastone bullet again, he would have no chance to turn the situation around. Thus, he pushed his Observation Haki to the extreme, dodging all the bullets with swift, exaggerated movements.

The consequence was that he could only watch as the fist before him grew larger and larger.

Boom!

Tsuru's punch, which she rarely unleashed, directly shattered several of Doflamingo's ribs and sent him flying far away.

Doflamingo spat blood while still in the air and his consciousness began to blur.

"It's over!"

The black-haired female Marine aimed her gun down at Doflamingo's head and took out seastone handcuffs in her other hand, ready to take him into custody.

Seeing this, many relaxed subconsciously.

The battle was finally over.

But just then, when everyone was at their most relaxed, a figure emerged behind the black-haired female Marine as if from the shadows.

Breath of Darkness, First Style: Shadow Strike!

Slash!

Blood splattered, and the unsuspecting black-haired female Marine fell into a pool of blood with an expression of disbelief.

At this moment, the others finally managed to shout out warnings!

"Captain Doflamingo, this is what I've kept for saving my life. Eat it quickly, or there won't be a chance later."

Doflamingo's eyes widened, as he never expected Abel to be the first to come to his rescue!

But what was this thing that the kid was stuffing into my mouth?

Half a bean?

In such a dangerous situation, despite his doubts, he wouldn't suspect a 'family member' risking their life to save his.

If someone wanted to harm him, wouldn't it be better to stay hidden just now?

Doflamingo swallowed it with disbelief, then his eyes showed utter shock!

The half bean, whose origin he did not know, instantly healed all his wounds and even restored nearly half of his strength?!

What kind of miraculous medicine was this?! Upon recalling Abel's words and his pained expression, Doflamingo was quite moved.

After all, Abel had given him something that could save his life.

But now wasn't the time for such sentiments. If they couldn't escape, this half of a miracle drug would only postpone the inevitable.

"Why are you alone? Where are the others?"

When they saw a badly injured Doflamingo suddenly standing up unscathed, no one attacked him immediately. Instead, they cautiously reformed their encirclement.

"The others are held up by the navy ships, so we had no choice but to let Buffalo carry me and Baby-5 here first."

"Buffalo came too?"

Doflamingo's eyes flickered for a moment, but then he frowned.

Abel knew what Doflamingo was thinking, so he took the initiative to explain:

"Buffalo's running out of stamina, so I had him hide and eat something to recover. When he's ready, he'll assist us from the air. I'll create an opportunity."

"Then, Captain Doflamingo, you can use Buffalo's mobility to leave the island through the air and rendezvous with our men."

Perhaps it was due to the half bean he had before, but Doflamingo didn't immediately agree. After a pause, he asked, "And you?"

"I have other ways to escape."

Seeing Abel's carefree demeanor, Doflamingo said earnestly, "If you can't escape, surrender and save your life. No matter the cost, I will come to rescue you."

"That's obvious. I'm such a coward that I would be the first to surrender if things go south."

Abel exaggerated his expression, making Doflamingo laugh.

"You really dare say anything, don't you?"

The biggest coward turned out to be the first to come to his rescue. It was a good feeling.

"Is it you again, brat?"

The muscular green-haired female marine, staring at her fallen comrades, seemed to recall the last battle in the port town of Spider Miles, and veins bulged on her forehead.

But Tsuru seemed to have realized something, "With such speed, the only possibility is coming from the air. So, is it that fat guy who ate the Spin-Spin Fruit who brought them here?"

She immediately ordered, "Cassandra, take your men and search the entire island, starting here. A flying fat kid must be hiding somewhere. He's the biggest variable in this operation; we cannot allow him to get close."

Tsuru was swift to react.

If Doflamingo was still as gravely injured as before, she would have focused all her efforts on capturing him.

But the problem was the boy who had stopped Abel had given Doflamingo something that miraculously healed his injuries instantly.

She could tell that this wasn't Doflamingo trying to bluff; he really was healed.

This was going to be tricky.

A recovered Doflamingo was not someone they could easily take down.

So, the first thing was to address the potential variables!

If they let that flying fat kid carry Doflamingo away, all their efforts would be in vain!

But with her here, even with an extra kid, they couldn't possibly let them escape.