Fuz-Fu flew straight toward the SMILE Factory.
Midair, he dialed a Den Den Mushi.
"Oi, Runty, Page One—bring the troops. Time to take over all of Dressrosa."
"Remember—no harm to civilians. That's Lord Son-in-law's direct order!"
Though Luo Xing had only brought Fuz-Fu and Carrot onto the island,
he had long prepared a contingency:
Runty and Page One were stationed offshore with two hundred Gifters and one hundred Mink warriors,
ready to strike the moment his signal came.
Their plan was simple—
take Dressrosa in a single thunderous move,
before the Marines or World Government could react.
The SMILE Factory
Fuz-Fu landed amid the metallic stench of chemical residue.
A massive figure rose from the stone floor—Pica, the Donquixote Family's highest-ranking executive,
his voice sharp and piercing:
"What are you doing here?! This is a restricted area!"
Fuz-Fu smirked.
"With a voice that thin, you sound more like a lady than a man."
"What did you say, you bastard?!"
Pica's most sensitive nerve had been hit—being called feminine.
He roared, his fist swelling into solid rock,
and charged straight at Fuz-Fu.
A clash between monstrous power and stone-shattering ability erupted within the heart of the factory.
The Beasts Descend
Meanwhile, Runty and Page One stormed onto Dressrosa's shores with blinding speed.
They didn't touch civilians—
but any member of the Donquixote Family they found was cut down without mercy.
Chaos swept across the island.
The terrified citizens had no idea what was happening.
Page One lifted a loudspeaker, his voice echoing across the city:
"Citizens of Dressrosa! Do not be afraid!"
"The Beasts Pirates are here under Lord Luo Xing's command—to liberate you from Doflamingo's tyranny!"
"He's turned people into toys, enslaved families—today, we bring you freedom!"
The crowd was uncertain.
But there was one group that believed instantly—
the Tontatta Tribe, the "fairies" of Green Bit.
"The Beasts Pirates are saving us?!"
"After all these years… someone's finally come to help!"
The small but mighty tribe burst into joyful tears and rushed to aid the invaders.
Their tiny bodies carried tremendous strength and unmatched speed,
and with their deep knowledge of the city's layout, they guided the Beasts Pirates through secret tunnels and alleys.
Runty laughed in amazement.
"Ha! One speech and the fairies became our allies. Lord Luo Xing really thinks ahead."
The Marines' Panic
Hidden in a safehouse, Marine Vice Admiral Dalmatian (Mouset) nearly dropped his receiver.
His worst fears had come true.
Dressrosa was in total upheaval—
and the cause wasn't an enemy of Doflamingo… but his supposed ally, the Beasts Pirates!
"They've turned on him?! They're taking the island for themselves?!"
He scrambled to contact Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
"Fleet Admiral! It's chaos—Luo Xing and the Beasts Pirates have seized control of Dressrosa! Doflamingo's forces are being wiped out!"
Silence crackled over the line for a long moment.
Then Sengoku's grave voice replied:
"…The world just shifted."
The Princesses' Reunion
Inside the royal palace, Viola clutched her niece Rebecca, tears streaming down both their faces.
"Auntie, how did you manage to get me out? Doflamingo would never allow that!"
"He didn't dare refuse," Viola answered quietly. "Because the order came from Luo Xing, Kaido's son-in-law."
"Luo Xing… the Beast Prince?" Rebecca gasped. "He must be a good man! I have to thank him!"
Viola hesitated, her heart fluttering with something she didn't dare speak aloud.
Good man? Yes.
But far more dangerous than Rebecca could imagine.
Then the palace trembled.
Explosions, shouts—chaos spreading through the city.
Viola rushed to the balcony, her eyes glowing violet as she activated the Gaze-Gaze Fruit.
What she saw made her blood run cold.
The Awakened Demon
Down at the Colosseum, Doflamingo had lost all sanity.
His String-String Fruit powers had fully awakened—
turning every wall, every building, even the ground itself into a sea of writhing white threads.
"Die! All of you DIE!"
The white threads surged like waves.
Condensed, sharpened, reinforced with Haki—
they twisted into sixteen massive drills of compressed wire.
"Sixteen Holy Bullets—God Thread Execution!"
Sixteen blackened spikes shot forth, gleaming with Armament Haki.
Even Boa Hancock and Marco paled, retreating swiftly.
"That attack… even we can't take it head-on," Marco muttered.
Even Katakuri, one of the Yonko's strongest subordinates, looked tense.
He activated his Future Sight, trying to peer a few seconds ahead—
And froze.
"What… I can't see anything?!"
That had never happened before.
The future itself had gone dark.
"No… there's only one reason. His power, his Haki—has reached a level I can't predict!"
Katakuri's chest tightened.
For the first time in years, the future scared him.
The Conqueror's Infusion
The air crackled.
Black lightning danced, purple arcs flickering between them.
A suffocating pressure filled the Colosseum.
Luo Xing walked forward, Enma in hand, his pace slow and deliberate.
Each step made the ground groan.
Even without swinging, his aura pressed against every soul present.
Doflamingo bared his teeth in a manic grin.
"You think standing still will save you?!"
"You'll die here, and Kaido will follow! I'll be the Pirate King!"
Luo Xing stopped.
"Pirate King?" he murmured. "You?"
His eyes glowed crimson.
The black lightning exploded.
Conqueror's Haki entwined with Armament Haki—
the fabled state known as Infused Conqueror's Haki.
BOOM!
The world went white.
Black lightning tore through the sky.
The sixteen drills shattered like glass,
their fragments erased by the sheer force of the blade.
Doflamingo's triumphant grin froze.
The last thing he saw was the flash of Enma tracing a black arc through the air.
Slash—!
A thin red line appeared across his neck.
Then his head fell.
Thud.
The Heavenly Demon had fallen.
The Strongest Tremble
Silence blanketed the Colosseum.
Even Boa Hancock, usually aloof, stood frozen in disbelief.
Marco and Katakuri—veterans of the Yonko crews—stared, pupils dilated.
"That was… Conqueror's Haki infusion," Marco muttered, voice trembling.
"Only the world's absolute strongest can do that…"
Lucky Roux dropped his chicken leg.
Stussy, the CP0 queen of spies, lost her usual grace—her face pale as snow.
"To fuse Conqueror's and Armament like that… besides Red-Haired Shanks, no one else has done it!"
Luo Xing slid Enma back into its sheath.
His expression didn't change.
"What kind of king did you want to be again, Joker?"
He looked down at Doflamingo's severed head,
then turned his back as the world's balance quietly shifted.
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