"Fuhahahaha! What a pity, Straw Hat kid. You and Law exhausted yourselves to finally reach this point, but in the end, it was all for nothing. Fuhahahaha!"
Hearing Sanji's words, Doflamingo couldn't help but laugh arrogantly. His messy hair fell over his bloodstained face, looking both wretched and wildly unhinged.
Although relying on someone else's help at the last moment wasn't something to be proud of, the thought of Law and Luffy going through all that trouble only to end up with nothing made him want to throw out a few mocking remarks.
Hearing this, Luffy gritted his teeth and glared at him.
Objectively speaking, with their current strength, clashing head-on with the Four Emperors would absolutely not end well, but Luffy's brain wasn't wired to think about such things.
"You bastard! I told you, I'm absolutely going to send you flying today!!" Luffy shouted angrily, his feet pushing off the ground to unleash a massive burst of power!
*Bang!!*
The floor shattered instantly as his figure vanished from the spot. The next moment, under Doffy's astonished gaze, he suddenly appeared right in front of him!
"No one can make me change my mind!" Luffy roared, throwing a punch.
"Gum-Gum Kong Gun!!"
However.
*Bang!!*
A long leg wreathed in flames suddenly appeared from the side, viciously kicking Luffy's arm and deflecting his fist!
Sanji was cloaked in flames, his face rapidly covered in dark pink scales. Beneath his blond bangs, his gaze was icy cold.
"Didn't I tell you? We're taking this guy."
"Curly-browed cook, damn it, you bastard, I really misjudged you!" Luffy ground his teeth in anger, two plumes of smoke puffing from his nostrils like a bull. He leaned back, raised his feet, and tightly compressed his calves into his thighs to build up power.
"Gum-Gum Rhino Schneider!!"
*Bang!!*
Luffy thrust both legs forward together! Both feet planted solidly against Sanji's chest.
*Screech—!!*
The hard scales easily withstood the attack, but Sanji was still inevitably sent flying by the heavy, forceful blow, his feet skidding across the ground for over a dozen meters before stopping.
Sanji kept his arms near his waist, steadily halting his momentum. His eyes darkened as he tapped the ground dozens of times in a split second, using the resulting reaction force to burst forth at extreme speed!
Sanji's figure vanished and reappeared instantly, flashing right in front of Luffy in the blink of an eye.
"Shave: Fire Storm!!"
Sanji shouted loudly, relying on the momentum built up during the Shave to accumulate power. The moment he appeared, he raised his right leg in a sweeping kick, releasing all that pent-up force!
*Clang!!*
A massive wind sickle mixed with fierce flames swept out, razor-sharp and carrying intense heat!
"This is... pigeon guy's crew's move!" Luffy's pupils shrank in shock as CP9's Lucci and his crew instantly flashed through his mind.
With his rubber body, he didn't dare take a fire-based attack head-on. He hurriedly bent backward, his entire body forming a U-shape, narrowly dodging the strike.
Pushing off the ground with his hands, Luffy quickly flipped backward several times to create distance. The moment he landed, he immediately raised his fists, preparing to stretch his arms for an attack.
But right at that moment.
Luffy, who had just steadied himself, revealed a look of astonishment. The Sanji in front of him was emitting an incredibly blinding blue light from his mouth, with violent arcs of electricity continuously bursting around his body.
"Thunderous Roar!!"
*Rumble—!!!*
Sanji let out a thunderous bellow, blasting a massive, thick pillar of blue energy from his mouth, wrapped in violent, crackling lightning!
The lightning breath pierced through space, plowing a massive trench straight across the earth and turning everything in its path to scorched earth.
*Boom!!!*
The lightning-infused breath instantly swallowed Luffy's entire body, triggering a terrifying explosion in the palace behind him as flames shot into the sky!
A moment later, the lightning that had illuminated the entire sky gradually dimmed.
*Rumble!!*
Sanji ceased his lightning breath. The ground was filled with scorching white smoke. The royal palace, already battered and broken from the battle, finally succumbed to the overwhelming damage and collapsed entirely!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you really are no different from that evil dragon Kaido, Fufufufu~" Seeing this, Doffy couldn't help but let out a sinister laugh. He stared at Sanji with a playful gaze, though a hint of wariness was hidden deep in his eyes.
Back when he proposed an alliance with Allen, he had valued Allen's potential for growth, but he never expected that in just two short years, Allen would expand his forces to such a terrifying extent.
Not only had he defeated Big Mom to ascend as one of the Four Emperors, but he also had countless powerful subordinates under his command.
Especially top executives like Sanji and Gin, who had all become renowned powerhouses on the seas.
Now, witnessing Sanji's combat prowess firsthand, Doffy realized he had still vastly underestimated them.
"Save your sarcastic remarks. Don't think I'm here to wipe your ass," Sanji said calmly, his gaze indifferent as he looked at Doffy. "I've heard some rumors about what happened in this country. To be honest, my urge to slaughter you is no less than that idiot's. You'd better pray you're still useful to Allen."
"What do you mean..." Doffy's forehead bulged with veins as he lowered his voice into a growl.
Sanji's expression remained unchanged as he replied lightly, "Exactly what it sounds like. If I ever decide to kill you one day, do you think Allen would stop me?"
"...!" Doffy clenched his fists and glared at Sanji, gritting his teeth. But he didn't dare lash out. He loosened his grip, his expression shifting into a smile as he said coldly, "Fufufufu~ That's all in the past. It's just a mere country, nothing more than a convenience for business. Even if it's gone, it doesn't matter."
"That foolish Riku Royal Family actually treated such a thing as important, Fuhahahaha!"
"Whatever, since the toy situation has already been exposed, I'll just return Dressrosa... no, I'll just give it to them!" Doffy threw his head back and laughed.
This made Sanji even more annoyed with him. He was clearly just a loser who needed someone else to save him, yet he arrogantly put on the haughty attitude of a victor.
'If worse comes to worst, I'll just beat him up before dragging him back. Allen never said he needed Doffy with all his limbs intact anyway,' Sanji suddenly thought.
Right at that moment.
*Swoosh—!!*
Suddenly, a dark shadow swept past. Sanji's expression changed; his Observation Haki had clearly detected the anomaly, and he whipped his head around!
Luffy darted out from the thick dust, gas propelling from his feet to fly him forward like a jet plane. His eyes were wide with fury as his tightly compressed, spring-like fists erupted in a continuous barrage!
"Gum-Gum Kong Organ!!"
Faced with this dense and powerful attack, both Sanji and Doffy looked astonished, clearly not expecting this turn of events.
"Anti-Manner Kick Course!!"
*Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!*
Sanji moved swiftly, planting his hands on the ground into a handstand and violently kicking upward with both legs in rapid succession!
"Shield White Thread... Cough, cough!!" Doffy hurriedly pressed his large hand down, converting the floor into white threads that rose to form a shield. However, just as the white threads rose, a sharp pain pierced his chest, and he couldn't help but cover his mouth as he coughed up a large mouthful of blood!
"Blergh—!!"
*Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!*
"Ahhhhhhhh!!" Luffy roared through gritted teeth, throwing punches with all his might. Soon, the white thread shield was shattered, and the dense barrage of fists crashed down one after another, instantly swallowing Doffy into the collapsing ground!