rpbooks Chapter 394 45
Chapter 394 45
By the time Doflamingo arrived at the underground harbor, Law and the others had already been beaten into miserable condition.
Law's Devil Fruit ability was indeed powerful, and his strength was certainly impressive.
But only impressive.
He was still far too young.
Although he had already inherited the position of the Donquixote Family's second Corazon, the reason Doflamingo had given him that title was partly because he valued Law highly…
And partly because the Donquixote Family could not afford to have the Heart seat remain empty.
As for the others, none of them possessed Law's talent or potential.
That was why he became the second Corazon.
But despite all that, his strength was still lacking.
Against ordinary opponents, it wouldn't have been a problem.
But the man before him was one of the Beasts Pirates' Three Calamities.
The gap in strength was instantly obvious.
Lao G and the others were even weaker than Law.
At his peak, Lao G's combat ability was only around the level of an average Vice Admiral.
Meanwhile, Boa Python, as one of the Beasts Pirates' top officers, possessed power at least approaching Admiral level.
Naturally, they had been completely overwhelmed.
At that moment, Boa Python's massive serpent tail swept once again toward Law, who was kneeling weakly on the ground.
Lao G and the others had already been beaten unconscious.
"ROOM!"
Seeing the gigantic tail crashing toward him, Law tried to expand his operation space.
But after the fierce battle earlier, his stamina had already been drained severely.
Combined with his injuries—
His ROOM failed to activate.
Watching the enormous serpent tail close in, Law could no longer dodge.
And then—
A figure suddenly shot across the battlefield at astonishing speed.
A leg whipped out.
BOOM!
The kick struck Boa Python's massive serpent tail head-on.
Violent shockwaves exploded outward as the gigantic tail was forcibly stopped by that single kick.
"Doflamingo," Boa Python said as he looked down at the newcomer with a grin.
"You finally showed up."
"If you'd come any later, your men, this underground harbor, and even all of Dressrosa would've ceased to exist."
"Fufufufu… my lovely subordinates truly have been well taken care of by you," Doflamingo said darkly.
Seeing Law kneeling there covered in blood, along with Lao G and the others lying unconscious nearby, Doflamingo's face became incomparably gloomy.
"No need to thank me," Boa Python sneered viciously.
"I was just killing time."
"Oh, I must thank you," Doflamingo replied with a cold laugh.
"You took such good care of my people. How could I not repay the favor?"
As he spoke, his fingers suddenly moved.
Five colored threads slashed through the air toward Boa Python.
Slash!
Five bloody wounds instantly appeared across the giant serpent tail, blood spraying everywhere.
"Interesting… very interesting," Boa Python laughed.
"When I came here, Kaido told me to be a little polite."
"But now it seems I was too polite."
"So polite that you've forgotten how terrifying I really am."
Despite the blood flowing from his tail, Boa Python didn't care in the slightest.
For him, those injuries were nothing.
In the blink of an eye, the bleeding stopped and the wounds began recovering rapidly.
"Fufufu… so this is what you call polite?" Doflamingo mocked as he glanced around at the nearly destroyed harbor and his battered subordinates.
At the same time, he stretched one hand behind him.
A long flaming whip of thread extended from his palm.
"Overheat!"
The blazing whip shot toward Boa Python like lightning.
At the same time, Boa Python swung his giant tail forward, coating it heavily in Armament Haki.
BOOM!
The two attacks collided violently, unleashing terrifying shockwaves across the harbor.
"I was being polite," Boa Python said coldly.
"Otherwise, do you think they'd still be alive?"
"Then I truly should thank you," Doflamingo replied as he launched another Overheat attack.
Again, it clashed fiercely against Boa Python's serpent tail.
"Heh. I wasn't expecting gratitude anyway," Boa Python said coldly.
"Originally, Kaido sent me here to have you hand over the artificial Devil Fruit factory and the scientist Caesar Clown."
"Before I left, he specifically told me to be courteous."
"After all, we still have business dealings with each other, and you're useful to us."
"That's why I held back."
"But now it seems some people have mistaken my courtesy for weakness."
The moment he heard those words, Doflamingo's expression shifted slightly.
The matter had been handled extremely secretly.
Yet somehow, word had still leaked out.
And the worst part—
Kaido knew.
This was trouble.
Helping Caesar escape from the Marines and researching artificial Devil Fruits had been one of Doflamingo's most carefully concealed operations.
He understood very well how massive the profits involved were.
Naturally, countless forces would covet them.
But now, the information had clearly spread.
And once Kaido found out…
Things became dangerous.
"Oi, Doflamingo," Boa Python suddenly continued.
"I heard you're entertaining some incredibly distinguished guest."
"That brat Law even claimed that if Kaido himself came here, he'd only be worthy of standing on equal footing with that person."
"I'm really curious now."
"Who exactly is this great figure?"
"Whitebeard?"
"Big Mom?"
"Or perhaps… Red-Haired Shanks?"
While Doflamingo was still thinking about how to deal with the artificial Devil Fruit situation, Boa Python's attention had shifted elsewhere.
In his eyes, with the overwhelming might of the Beasts Pirates behind him, obtaining the artificial Devil Fruit factory was already guaranteed.
Doflamingo simply had no ability to resist.
That was the difference in power.
However—
What truly concerned him now was the "important guest" Law had mentioned earlier.
Who exactly was this person?
Why had they come to see Doflamingo?
Were they also here for the artificial Devil Fruits?
If it really was Whitebeard, Big Mom, or Red Hair…
And if they were after the same thing—
Then things would become troublesome.
"Fufufufu… you'd best not know who this important guest is," Doflamingo laughed.
"He's not someone a person like you can casually meet."
"Oh?" Boa Python's eyes turned cold.
"Now you've made me even more curious."
"What if I insist on meeting him?"