This was a terrifying attack that, in the original story, could sink a warship dozens of kilometers away with a single blow.
When it landed on King's Plateau, it pierced straight through the highland as smoothly as a hot knife through butter.
At the same time, Doflamingo's furious shout rang out.
"Bastard, that's my home!"
Tesoro had no idea what kind of effect his string of attacks had had on Demon Ren.
But the King's Plateau, where the Donquixote Family headquarters was located, had already suffered two heavy blows in a row!
Not to mention, if that beam had lasted just a little longer and swept across the entire plateau—
there wouldn't have been any plateau left at all!
"I don't care about that! Hahahahaha!"
The golden giant bent its knees and exerted force. Multiple exhaust vents appeared on its back, and amid bursts of fire, it leaped straight onto the land of Dressrosa.
"Tesoro, you're paying for all the damage this time!"
With a dark expression, Doflamingo chased after him. No matter what, facing the combined force of himself and Tesoro—
no matter how special that guy named Ren was, no matter how strange his abilities were, he was absolutely going to lose miserably this time!
I need to find a way to obtain the method that lets him move freely through the Grand Line, and while I'm at it, figure out his grudge with Red-Haired Shanks too.
If I don't squeeze every last bit of value out of that bastard who killed Pica and made Monet disappear, torment him until he breaks down, I will never let him die easily!
Boom—!
The golden giant's landing triggered a small-scale earthquake.
With such violent commotion, everyone naturally realized something was wrong.
"Is… is there a war going on?"
"Hey, hey, what is that thing?! Run!"
The golden giant strode across the land, sending the nearby residents of Dressrosa fleeing in panic.
Fortunately, enthusiastic "passersby" stepped in one after another, helping the civilians escape and easing any congestion that might arise.
They were tiny little "people" that had no idea where they had popped out from, yet each one possessed astonishing strength.
"This way, this way!"
"Don't block the road! One at a time!"
"Head farther away!"
"Do what Ms. Sand says!"
It seemed they had anticipated this, urgently carrying out a prepared plan.
Some of the toys also seemed to realize something and began helping the residents evacuate.
And among them,
a one-legged soldier hopped awkwardly through the crowd,
anxiously searching for Rebecca.
Behind him,
Issho stood among the people with his blind man's cane in hand, frowning toward the ever-approaching golden giant.
He seemed somewhat hesitant, because from the Donquixote Family members running past, he could sense that
the golden giant was not an enemy.
It was not merely what his Observation Haki told him, but also the words spreading by word of mouth.
"Don't worry about the golden giant, that's not the enemy!"
"The real enemy is over there!"
"King's Plateau? Damn it, how did things suddenly become this chaotic? Where are the officers?"
In truth,
their officers were also in complete confusion.
Violet had just reported that everything was fine, and the very next moment a bolt of lightning fell from the sky. Then the golden ship turned into a giant and started battling something.
Punches, lasers, and even attacks aimed at King's Plateau.
If Young Master hadn't contacted them, they would have thought the golden giant was the enemy!
At this very moment,
Baby 5, riding on Buffalo's back, was flying toward King's Plateau while cursing nonstop.
She was preparing to find that enemy first. She had memorized the face of the man named Ren.
But then—
buzz, buzz, the sound of vibrating wings came from the sky.
Baby 5 subconsciously looked up, only to see dense masses of "figures."
No—
more accurately,
they were "angels" with wings on their backs!
What the hell are those?!
Shock appeared on both Baby 5 and Buffalo's faces. There had been nothing in the intel about these things!
"Target confirmed: Spin-Spin Fruit user, Buffalo, capable of flight!"
"Target confirmed: Weapon-Weapon Fruit user, Baby 5, capable of turning her body into all kinds of weapons!"
"Squads 1 through 6, deploy and intercept! Everyone else, proceed according to plan!"
High in the sky, Angel of Glory 001 issued its command.
Five Angels of Glory formed a team, and a full thirty angels spread out in the air to carry out the interception.
The remaining 470 Angels of Glory dispersed downward to carry out their individual tasks.
"These are enemies too? There was nothing about them in the intelligence…"
Baby 5 instinctively raised her arm, which transformed into a cannon barrel. But when she truly aimed at those strange winged enemies,
she discovered that a dense forest of cannon muzzles was also aimed at her and Buffalo!
A direct face-off!
One versus thirty!
Electric thermal cannons erupted into dazzling pillars of light, blanketing the entire sky.
The scorching heat swallowed both the shells fired from her and the two of them whole!
Boom—!
That magnificent firework display drew back the curtain on the chaotic battle.
Dense swarms of Angels of Glory dove down from the sky, launching fearless attacks without regard for their own lives!
"Angels of Glory, huh…"
Baccarat moved among the crowd and looked at the Angels of Glory, some of them hunting Donquixote Family members,
others going in groups to intercept the Donquixote Family officers.
With the strength of five hundred Angels of Glory, the entire battlefield was being dragged into a situation the Donquixote Family had never anticipated.
"How wonderful. Then I need to work a little harder too."
She withdrew her gaze, touched the two beads hidden in her clothes, and quietly began to infiltrate.
Beneath Dressrosa's toy factory lay Sugar, the culprit responsible for turning rebels into toys.
That was her target!
Once massive chaos broke out outside and the Angels of Glory launched their offensive,
the defenses around the toy factory inevitably became lax.
Of course,
even so, officers would still remain stationed there, because it was an extremely important place.
But with luck on her side, one squad of Angels of Glory wiped out a group of Donquixote Family members and broke through to that location.
Senior Pink, who had been guarding the area, chose to take the initiative and attack.
However, for the Angels of Glory, his ability had already become a completely one-sided transparent state.
Harass him. Avoid getting close to the ground or buildings!
Attack the toy factory and increase the threat we pose!
"Bastards! If you've got the guts, fight me head-on!"
Senior Pink was starting to get angry. This kind of enemy was exactly the type he hated most.
The Angels of Glory, armed with war gear and able to fly, continuously kited him.
Amid the chaos, with her luck reaching its peak, Baccarat successfully entered the underground.
And this—
was only one side of the chaos.
Within the thunderclouds in the distance, a dragon's silhouette rose and fell within the sea of clouds.
"Ren got hit twice. Do you need me to go?"
"No need. It looks like he's testing his abilities."
"Then let's proceed according to the original plan. I see Doflamingo!"
"Vivi is already standing by. After that, I'll leave those officers to you, Sister."
"Mm. Nami, I'll leave the final grand finale to you."
The giant dragon hidden within the clouds suddenly dove downward, descending rapidly toward the land below.
Nojiko's massive golden vertical pupils pierced through the thundercloud layer and fixed themselves on Dressrosa.
On the streets, the chaotic battle had already begun.
"Black Feather Arm Cannon!"
Gladius seized two Angels of Glory. The flesh beneath the black armored portions covering his forearms continuously swelled.
Then a violent explosion tore the Angels of Glory to pieces, blasting metal wreckage all over the ground.
From time to time, he also launched gray stone chunks resembling rock balls, carrying out ranged attacks against the Angels of Glory flying around.
"Ton-Ton: Ten Ton Vice!"
Machvise, the Ton-Ton Fruit user, leaped up and crushed one Angel of Glory with ten tons of weight.
The attacks of the other Angels of Glory drowned him and Gladius the very next moment.
Savage light-heat energy exploded into fireworks one after another, nearly overturning the entire street.
But protected by Haki, Machvise and Gladius were still active.
Restricted by the nature of their abilities, however, they were in a state where they had no real power to counterattack against the Angels of Glory.
Of course,
there were also officers better suited for this sort of situation.
On another street,
"Watch me turn all of you into works of art!"
Jora unleashed her imagination, throwing smoky clusters of color from her hands while more colorful smoke burst from above her head, forming a sea of color.
Any Angel of Glory that carelessly touched it would be transformed into an abstract piece of art.
Both their body mechanisms and weapons lost their original functions.
"Hahaha, this is my art!"
"Pistol High Heels!"
Dellinger, wearing his horned cap, displayed astonishing speed, his Fighting Fish bloodline stimulated to the maximum.
Amid the sounds of Soru, he used terrifyingly powerful kicks to destroy one Angel of Glory after another.
"These damn things are strong."
Diamante, as the leader here, had not made a move yet, instead constantly observing the situation.
These winged enemies that had launched the assault were obviously connected to the Demon Pirates. Though he did not know the exact reason, they were definitely enemies.
And in terms of strength, they were extremely formidable. Each one was at the level of a pirate worth tens of millions in bounty.
Not only could they fire horrifying beams of light, they also had the advantage of sheer numbers—at least several hundred of them.
Ordinary Donquixote Family officers and members had been crushed almost instantly in the first encounter.
Only main officers like them had the ability to deal with them, but even for them, it was troublesome!
And most importantly, it was not just their side that had been attacked!
"Lao G, go reinforce the toy factory and make sure nothing goes wrong there."
Diamante suddenly gave the order.
"Hm? Aren't we supposed to eliminate the Demon Pirates' officers?"
"There's no need anymore. Up to now, we still haven't found any enemy officers. Something has probably happened on Violet's side too.
I don't want to believe it, but something may have happened over at Monet's end.
We have to prepare for the worst. You know how important the toy factory is."
Diamante drew his saber. "I'll deal with the enemies here as quickly as possible, then decide what to do based on the situation.
Before that, you must ensure the toy factory remains secure."
"I understand. The current situation really is beyond imagination."
Lao G nodded.
"Don't worry. Young Master and Tesoro have joined forces. No matter how strong the Demon Pirates are, there's no way they can defeat those two monsters working together."
At that, Diamante looked toward the ever-approaching golden giant, a trace of wariness flashing through his eyes.
"What a powerful man. No wonder Young Master didn't kill Tesoro back then. He really does have his own unique val—"
Roar—!
A bellow like furious thunder suddenly exploded across the sky at that very moment!
"ROAAAR—!"
A pink giant dragon abruptly burst out from the black cloud layer, its massive dragon head dropping toward the ground and bringing with it a pressure like a mountain descending!
"What is that?"
"A dragon?"
"Hey, hey, why would a Yonko come here looking like that?!"