Chapter 348: The Tragic Puppet!

Below the Palace Plateau, gunpowder smoke hung over the dilapidated battlefield like a thick, dark cloud.

The full-scale war between the subjugation army and the Donquixote Family officers had now broken out with a vengeance.

Deafening booms echoed one after another, as blood and debris flew through the air.

Facing the family elites surging like a tide, the Straw Hat crew displayed breathtaking coordination and overwhelming combat power.

Clang—!

Zoro's arm muscles bulged, his veins coiling like writhing dragons.

Wielding his twin blades infused with high-level Armament Haki, he let out a low battle cry and ruthlessly shattered dozens of giant rock spikes summoned by Pica.

Amidst the flying rubble, Sanji used Moonwalk to weave through the enemy ranks, his Diable Jambe drawing brilliant and lethal arcs of fire, each kick accompanied by the dull thud of breaking bones.

"Don't worry about what's happening up there!"

"Crush every enemy in front of you!"

"We absolutely cannot let any of these underlings interfere with Luffy's fight!"

Zoro radiated a Shura aura like a ghost or god as he roared at his comrades fighting alongside him.

Hearing the swordsman's cry, the members of the Straw Hat crew understood immediately.

Under the full cover of his companions and Sabo's group, Luffy activated Gear Second, his body emitting scalding white steam.

He charged at high speed along the rugged stone stairs, heading unimpeded toward the highest level of the palace.

However, just as Luffy was about to rush up the final flight of stairs to the palace rooftop, a tottering figure stood somewhat forlornly in his path, blocking his way.

Recognizing the person, Luffy came to a sudden halt.

It was "Hyena" Bellamy.

Bellamy's appearance was currently unbearable to look at.

His body was covered in wounds deep enough to see bone, and blood stained his clothes, dripping continuously onto the stone slabs from his fingertips.

His eyes were bloodshot, constantly welling with tears of humiliation and resentment.

Yet his already overburdened body was completely beyond his personal control, forced into a fighting stance by sheer force.

As it turned out, Doflamingo, situated at the peak of the palace, was cruelly using his "Parasite" ability.

He had forcibly taken control of the heavily injured and dying Bellamy, turning him into a marionette at his mercy.

He was being used as nothing more than a trivial line of defense to drain Luffy's stamina.

Following the stairs, Doflamingo's sickly sneer wafted from deep within the palace:

"Fuffuffu... Straw Hat boy."

"If you don't want to die here, then just kill this useless piece of trash who idolizes me."

"After all, he no longer has any value to me."

Hearing his former idol mock him as if discarding a broken toy, Bellamy's final internal defense collapsed.

Weeping, he pleaded painfully with Luffy:

"Straw Hat... kill me!"

"Please, kill me quickly!"

"I don't want to be used by that man as a tool without dignity anymore!"

Seeing the man before him in tears, Luffy fell silent.

Involuntarily, memories of a few years ago in a tavern in Mock Town on Jaya Island flashed through his mind.

The Bellamy who had rested his feet on the table, laughing arrogantly and mocking the dreams of others.

And now, this proud man was being ruthlessly trampled into the mud by his own idol for the sake of a ridiculous and blind devotion, deprived even of the right to control his own life.

Luffy slowly lowered his head, reaching up to pull down the brim of his Straw Hat, the heavy shadow concealing the expression in his eyes.

Under the forced manipulation of the invisible threads, Bellamy exploded with speed beyond his limits at the cost of overdrawing his life force.

The muscles in his legs twisted, turning into powerful steel springs that continuously compressed and gathered energy.

Then, he launched the most powerful strike of his life—"Spring Death Knock".

Accompanied by a shrill whistling sound, Bellamy bounced off the walls on both sides, accelerating continuously.

Finally, shrouded in a wind, he smashed fiercely toward Luffy's front.

Facing this all-out strike, this time, Luffy did not choose to dodge.

The wind whipped the hem of his red shirt as Luffy clenched his teeth and his right fist.

Deep, pitch-black high-level Armament Haki surged out instantly, completely covering his entire right arm.

Meeting Bellamy's violent trajectory, Luffy swung his right arm and, without a shred of mercy, slammed a fist into Bellamy's face.

The dull sound of flesh impacting flesh echoed for a long time on the empty staircase.

"You don't have to suffer anymore, Bellamy..."

Accompanied by Luffy's low, raspy voice, the power of that punch directly pierced through Bellamy's body.

Bellamy flew backward like a kite with its string cut, tracing a tragic arc in mid-air before crashing heavily onto the cold stone slabs.

He lost consciousness on the spot.

However, just before blacking out, the corners of his blood-covered mouth curled up slightly in a faint, tragic smile of liberation.

Luffy stood silently for a moment, looking at the man on the ground who was no longer being tormented.

Then, he took a firm step and walked over Bellamy's body.

At this moment, the fury in his heart had burned to its peak.

On the open terrace at the peak of the palace.

Doflamingo's body trembled slightly, and his fingers, which had been weaving through his wounds, finally stopped.

Relying on the incredible power of the String-String Fruit, he had completed the "emergency suturing" of his shattered internal organs and ruptured blood vessels, forcibly pulling himself back from the brink of death.

He slowly stood straight, half of his body stained red with blood.

Looking at the calm Tatsuya and the dying Law, Doflamingo fell into a state of frenzied bloodlust.

He spread his hands as if to embrace the entire world, then slammed them onto the broken ground beneath his feet.

"Since you want to change this country so badly."

"Then let me show you the true power of a devil!"

Paramecia Type · String-String Fruit "Awakening," activated with a roar!

In an instant, a strange and majestic energy spread outward from Doflamingo as the center.

The surrounding solid marble buildings, ornate floors, and scattered debris all underwent a physical transformation under this unknown power.

The originally hard matter was rapidly assimilated, turning into countless churning white threads in the blink of an eye!

The entire top floor of the palace seemed to transform instantly into a surging white sea of fury.

Countless waves of threads, sharp as blades, intertwined and coiled like white dragons opening their maws, sweeping toward Tatsuya and Law from all directions with a terrifying force that could grind everything to pieces.

Facing this terrifying scene akin to an apocalyptic disaster, Tatsuya's expression did not change at all.

Holding the heavily injured Law, a soft light erupted from around his body.

Relying on his precise control of gravity, the two of them seemed to lose their weight, instantly soaring into the air.

Below them was the frantically churning white sea of threads, giant waves slapping the air with a deafening roar.

Tatsuya, carrying Law, simply hovered quietly in mid-air like a cold deity looking down on the struggles of mortals.

Doflamingo looked up, seeing that his awakened ultimate move, capable of destroying a town, had failed to even touch the corner of the opponent's clothes.

The veins on his forehead throbbed violently, and his killing intent almost drowned out his reason.

Just as Doflamingo was manipulating several thick waves of threads, preparing to change direction and launch a violent pursuit of the two in mid-air.

BOOM—!!!

The huge, dilapidated gates of the palace terrace were suddenly kicked to pieces from the outside by a terrifying monstrous strength!

Shattered wooden boards and heavy iron door bolts flew in all directions like hidden weapons, making crisp clattering sounds as they hit the surrounding ruins.

Luffy stepped onto the remaining stones at the edge, emitting a tangible and startling heat, striding forward like an enraged lion.

He first looked up at Tatsuya and Law hovering in the air.

Seeing that the two were out of danger, Luffy then turned his head, locking his sharp gaze firmly onto Doflamingo, who was surrounded by the white sea of threads and looked like a devil from hell.

The wind blew through Luffy's short black hair; his chest rose high as he concentrated all his anger and power into this moment.

Luffy extended his right hand, pointing directly at Doflamingo, and let out a roar that drowned out all the clamor:

"Doflamingo!!!"

"I am definitely going to send you flying today!!!"

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