Boom boom boom!!!
Doflamingo raised one hand, and the ground beneath him trembled violently. The earth twisted unnaturally as enormous bird heads forced their way out from below, followed by massive bird constructs that spread their wings wide enough to blot out the sky. They surged upward, then turned sharply and descended toward Jack.
Jack's expression darkened.
Before he could react, the giant birds swooped down one after another. Their beaks were coated in Armament Haki, gleaming with a dangerous black sheen.
Jack roared and smashed one apart with a punch, but the broken fragments instantly reformed. The bird lunged again, clamping onto him and hurling his massive body high into the air.
A series of heavy impacts echoed through the battlefield.
Bang!
Jack crashed into the ground, his body covered in blood. For an ordinary person, such injuries would mean death, but as an Ancient Zoan user, his vitality was terrifying. Muscles tightened, bones cracked back into place, and he forced himself up once more.
Doflamingo landed lightly in front of him, a playful smile stretching across his face.
He adjusted his pink feather coat and began walking forward with exaggerated confidence, his tone mocking.
"Fufufufu… Jack, those tusks of yours will serve as compensation for everything you have destroyed here."
Jack's broken mask fell away in pieces. His expression twisted with rage as he gritted his teeth.
"Doflamingo, do you even know who you are talking to? Do not push your luck!"
With a furious roar, he pulled out his weapons, two massive scythes shaped like his tusks, and charged forward.
This time, Doflamingo did not evade.
In an instant, he vanished and reappeared right in front of Jack. His speed was overwhelming. Before Jack could react, a kick coated in Armament Haki struck his face, sending him flying backward.
Jack steadied himself and wiped the blood from his mouth, shock flashing in his eyes.
"Navy techniques? Where did you learn that?"
Doflamingo only smiled, offering no answer.
He moved again, closing the distance and engaging Jack directly.
During the clash, Doflamingo casually brushed against Jack's studded coat. His fingers twitched slightly.
The next moment, Jack's body was violently yanked upward.
His eyes widened in disbelief. He had not noticed when the strings had attached themselves to his coat. Before he could tear it off, Doflamingo lifted his hand and moved it up and down.
Jack's body followed helplessly, rising and crashing repeatedly into the ground.
Each impact carved deep craters into the earth.
By the time Jack managed to free one hand and rip off the coat, the ground beneath him had already transformed again. Thick spikes of earth shot upward continuously, piercing and battering him without pause.
After enduring relentless punishment, even his monstrous endurance began to falter.
Finally, Jack collapsed.
In truth, his raw strength was not far below Doflamingo's, but against someone who controlled the battlefield from every direction, especially the air, he was completely suppressed.
Doflamingo calmly reached up and removed the small knife hanging from his neck. He stepped forward slowly, his intention clear.
Jack's tusks were worth hundreds of millions of Berries.
Just as he was about to act, his expression suddenly changed.
Without hesitation, he vanished from his position.
"Flame Emperor!"
A blazing fireball descended from the sky and slammed into the spot where he had stood moments earlier, exploding into a sea of flames.
Jack stared for a brief moment, then his face lit up with wild excitement.
He looked up and shouted.
"King Senpai!"
High above, a figure descended with powerful wingbeats.
King.
His large black wings spread wide as faint orange flames flickered along his body. He landed beside Jack, pulling him to his feet before turning his gaze toward Doflamingo.
"Doflamingo… you have quite the courage."
Doflamingo's expression grew serious.
He had not expected King to appear.
Among the Three Disasters, King was far more dangerous than Jack. More importantly, King possessed overwhelming aerial combat ability, eliminating Doflamingo's advantage.
Clang!
King drew the long blade at his waist, the sound sharp and heavy.
"Are you prepared?"
Behind him, Jack bared his teeth in a savage grin.
"King Senpai, let us kill him together!"
King shook his head calmly.
"No. Kaido-sama ordered that he be beaten half to death. He still has value."
Jack's grin widened, turning cruel.
"Fine. But let me break his teeth one by one, King Senpai."
"As you wish."
Doflamingo remained silent for a moment. His fingers twitched subtly.
In the distance, the massive chunks of earth carrying Diamante and the others were sent even farther into the sky, away from the battlefield.
He understood clearly.
In a fight at this level, they would only be liabilities.
Facing both Jack and King at the same time, even he felt the pressure closing in.
King's voice cut through the silence.
"Doflamingo, Kaido-sama holds you in high regard. Submit now, and you will avoid unnecessary suffering. You may even be granted a position among the Flying Six, or rise further in time."
Doflamingo froze briefly.
Then he covered his face with one hand and burst into laughter, the sound growing louder and more unrestrained.
"Fufufufufu! Submit to Kaido? On what grounds? Because he is one of the Four Emperors?"
King's eyes narrowed.
"So you refuse."
Doflamingo lowered his hand, his expression calm yet filled with cold arrogance.
"I refuse. There is only one person in this world worthy of my submission. He is destined to stand at the top as the only King. Does Kaido even qualify to be compared to him?"
King's gaze sharpened.
"Who are you talking about?"
Doflamingo snorted.
"You are not worthy to know his name."
King shook his head slightly.
"What a pity."
Before Jack could react, King's wings flared.
In an instant, he appeared in front of Doflamingo.
Doflamingo struck first, his fist slamming into King's chest, but it felt like hitting solid steel.
King did not move.
In the next moment, his flaming fist drove forward, smashing into Doflamingo and sending him flying backward.
Doflamingo clenched his teeth and forced himself into the air using his strings.
King immediately transformed into his beast form. He pulled back on the mechanisms of his wings, then released.
His body shot forward like a black streak of light, tearing through the sky at extreme speed.
"Imperial Flame!"
Bang!
The attack struck Doflamingo head-on.
Blood burst from his mouth as he was sent crashing downward at terrifying speed.
On the ground below, Jack stood waiting.
A sinister smile spread across his face.
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