Simultaneously, Buffalo's attack descended from the sky.
Mr. 3 reacted quickly, his right hand transforming into liquid wax as he swung it violently.
"Doru Doru Arts: Candle House!"
A mass of liquid wax burst forth, shooting toward Mr. 5.
Just before Buffalo's attack could hit Mr. 5, the wax formed a thick, domed wax house, protecting Mr. 5 safely inside.
"BOOM..."
The next instant, Buffalo's wind pressure directly struck the wax house.
The powerful wind pressure even compressed the ground around the wax house by a layer.
However, the wax house, as hard as steel, remained as stable as Mount Tai.
"Mr. 3, watch out!"
At this moment, Mr. 2 gave a warning.
It turned out that Baby 5's long legs had transformed into the barrel of a sniper rifle, and she was aiming it right at Mr. 3.
When Mr. 3 heard Mr. 2's warning and turned around, he saw the dark gun barrel aimed directly at him.
His expression changed dramatically.
His other hand quickly liquefied, then liquid wax continuously and frantically gushed out, finally forming a wax wall a full meter thick, blocking his front. It completely protected his entire body.
"Bang..."
The next second, a gunshot sounded, followed by a bullet striking the wax wall in front of him.
It's worth noting that the wax Mr. 3 created had a hardness comparable to iron, yet the bullet still blasted a deep crater into it.
This showed the immense power of this shot.
If that had actually hit, even the toughest head would have been done for.
A cold sweat trickled down Mr. 3's forehead, and the corner of his eye twitched slightly.
He couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "As expected of an executive of the Donquixote Family."
But soon, his expression changed again.
Because a figure leaped down from the pirate ship.
"How is this possible?"
Everyone present—Mr. 2, Mr. 3, Mr. 5, and even Miss Goldenweek, who was still hiding in the shadows—couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
Because this person was none other than Diamante.
Among the four, the most incredulous was Mr. 5.
After all, he had poured eight glasses for Diamante, effectively planting eight timed booger bombs inside his body.
Two of them had already been detonated earlier.
That alone had severely injured Diamante.
But just now, in the chaos, Mr. 5 had triggered the remaining six all at once.
Logically speaking, this guy should have been blown to pieces by now.
Even if he wasn't dead, he should have lost all ability to move. But this guy…
"This is bad…"
The expressions of Mr. 2, Mr. 3, Mr. 5, and Miss Goldenweek all darkened, their brows furrowing.
Originally, with four against two, they still held the advantage. But now, it had become four against three.
"Glaive: Snake Sword!" Diamante gave them no time to think further.
He transformed the blade of his long rapier into a cloth-like, fluttering, serpentine form and swung it forward.
Under the influence of his Flag-flag Fruit ability, the rapier moved like a snake, eerily bypassing the wax wall with a sudden twist and heading straight for Mr. 3, who was hidden behind it.
"Okama Kenpo: Bakusui (Explosive Swan)!" Mr. 2's signature move!
He attached the swan head ornaments from his shoulders to his feet and kicked them off toward Diamante.
These swan head ornaments combined the flexibility of a swan's neck with the sharpness of a steel beak, concentrating all their destructive power into a single point.
They were said to possess the force of a rifle, but the holes they left in enemies were even larger than bullet holes.
A single hit was usually enough to be fatal.
However, the one he was facing now was no ordinary person.
It was Diamante, who knew full well that this was an attempt to force him to halt his attack on Mr. 3.
"Hira Hira no Mi: Bullfighting Cape!"
But he wasn't about to let them succeed so easily.
Using his Fruit ability, he turned his steel cape into a fluttering, cloth-like shield and swung it to the side.
Effortlessly, he blocked Mr. 2's attack.
Though his cape appeared light and flimsy, it was still made of steel, granting it formidable defensive capabilities.
"Oh no…"
By this time, Diamante's Snake Sword had already reached Mr. 3. Caught off guard, Mr. 3 was completely unprepared.
After all, the wax wall in front of him had successfully blocked the bullets, so he assumed he was safe.
But that wall had also obstructed his line of sight.
By the time he noticed Diamante's sword twisting around the wall, it was already too late.
Just then, a figure descended from above.
Right as Diamante's sword was about to make contact with Mr. 3's forehead, a hand, wreathed in golden scales, grabbed the blade, stopping it from advancing any further.
Mr. 3 instinctively stumbled backward several steps before regaining his balance.
His face was now deathly pale, covered in a cold sweat.
"Hah..."
Mr. 3 took a deep breath to calm himself down.
Then, he looked at the towering, dragon-scaled figure standing in front of him and immediately beamed with relief.
"Rear Admiral Lancelot!"
"Well done!" Lancelot turned to look at Mr. 3 and praised him.
When he saw the flag of the Doflamingo Pirate Crew flying at the island's port from his own warship, he knew something might be wrong on the island.
So, he had immediately used Geppo to get there first.
Although he hadn't witnessed the earlier situation in the bar, he had seen everything that had just happened at the port clearly.
These three guys—Mr. 2, Mr. 3, and Mr. 5—had even managed to gain the upper hand for a while against the combined efforts of Diamante, Baby 5, and Buffalo.
That was quite impressive.
Baby 5 and Buffalo were one thing, but Diamante was completely on a different level.
Under normal circumstances, he alone could have taken them all down.
He was also impressed with Miss Goldenweek, who had quietly sneaked to the edge of the pirate ship unnoticed, clearly targeting Baby 5.
It had to be said, their plan was quite thorough.
The only shortcoming was the vast difference in raw strength. Otherwise, Diamante and his crew might not have had any chance to counterattack at all.
"Who is it?"
At this moment, Diamante's expression changed drastically.
After his sword strike was caught, he tried to retract his blade.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pull it back at all.
Lancelot's scaled grip was like a vise.
Buffalo, who was still in the air, saw everything clearly.
He shouted loudly, "Diamante, it's a Marine! A Rear Admiral! He's grabbed your sword!"
"A Marine Rear Admiral?" Diamante's expression froze.
He was not only a Paramecia Fruit Ability User but also a master swordsman, with strength comparable to a Marine Vice Admiral!
Could a mere Rear Admiral possess such power? He couldn't help but feel shocked.
At the same time, Lancelot looked up at Buffalo, who was hovering above him.
His eyebrows raised sharply as he barked, "Get down here! I don't like people hovering over my head."
"Spinning Projectile!"
Buffalo transformed his body back into a propeller, spinning at high speed before throwing his weapon—a large shuriken.
The centrifugal force from the high-speed rotation added immense power to the thrown weapon.
"Die..."
Lancelot, his hand still gripping Diamante's sword, exerted force abruptly...
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