One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

But he doesn't think that way anymore.

"What's wrong? Are you scared already?"

"How could Jack lose to a bunch of trash like you? Or did you use some underhanded tricks to capture him?"

Slightly tipsy, Kaido didn't care how harsh or offensive his words were; he was simply expressing his doubts.

After all, he knew Jack's strength.

The strength that those people just displayed was completely inadequate.

How to defeat Jack head-on?

It's a joke!

Doflamingo gritted his teeth in anger and led his men to charge forward again, with everyone giving it their all.

Seeing this, Kaido suddenly lost interest, tucked the wine gourd into his waistband, and then reached behind him to take out a huge spiked club.

"Thunder gossip!"

Purple arcs of electricity coiled around the spiked club, then vanished into a blur in Kaido's hand.

The next moment, the earth shook violently!

The aftershocks alone destroyed half of the King's High Ground!

By the time Abel arrived with Baby-5, the battle was almost over.

Everyone lay in the ruins, covered in blood, their fate unknown.

Only Doflamingo remained stubbornly standing in front of Kaido, but he was also in a very sorry state.

one strike!

Kaido wiped out half of the Donquixote Family in front of him with a single blow.

If Doflamingo hadn't been so cautious, initially revealing only a Shadow Rider clone that took the brunt of the attack, Abel might be seeing a field of mangled corpses right now.

Recalling the arduous process of defeating Jack, Doflamingo finally understood.

The monster before him was incomparable to anyone he had ever seen before.

That's a power from a completely different dimension!

His pride, his confidence, his plans... all seemed to be shattered in an instant by Kaido's menacing spiked club!

At this moment, Kaido also spoke up, "You actually dare to stand in front of me, you have quite the courage."

"In view of this performance, as long as you swear allegiance, I will allow you to retain your family's power, but you need to hand over enough 'smiles' on time."

Chapter 625 The Battle Between Heaven and Man

Kaido viewed this act of charity towards Doflamingo as his own 'generosity' and 'appreciation of talent'.

However, this also shows that he doesn't value the other party's power that much; his main goal is still the artificial Devil Fruit 'SMILE'.

Doflamingo is the 'fruit farmer' responsible for cultivating the fruit for him!

As long as he gets this done, he doesn't really care what happens to Doflamingo.

Of course, this is all on the premise that the other party is sensible.

Otherwise, he would have no choice but to find a more sensible fruit farmer.

Doflamingo was grinding his teeth in frustration. This was the first time he had ever suffered such a powerless humiliation.

Now he only has two paths before him: one is to fight to the death with the other side.

But the likely outcome is that the Don Quixote family will be expelled from the family register.

The other option is to submit, whether it's feigning compliance or secretly plotting, in short, to bow down and submit first, and then find a way to break away from the other party and establish oneself as king.

Doing this might immediately get you through the immediate crisis, but will you really be able to break free from their control in the future?

Furthermore, does his pride allow him to submit to others?

How should his family members, who follow him and want to put him on that throne, view him?

Doflamingo's expression began to change constantly, as if two little people were fighting in his mind.

One said, "What's there to be afraid of? You're going to become the world's king, making all those Celestial Dragons kneel before you! You were forced to kneel by just Kaido. How will you ever stand up again?"

Another said, "To achieve great things, one must learn to endure hardship and humiliation! The current period of dormancy is all for the sake of making a name for oneself in the future!"

"That's utter nonsense! We'll fight him to the death! Even if we lose, we can just start over! We can't let this spirit get the better of us!"

"Nonsense! If you lose your life, how can you start over? Only by staying alive can you have a future!"

The two little figures arguing incessantly also represent the internal struggle between Doflamingo's two conflicting thoughts.

At this moment, Abel walked up to Doflamingo and said, "Wow, this guy is Kaido of the Beasts? How scary! I wish I hadn't rushed over here to die."

Doflamingo paused for a moment, "You..."

"Captain, what are you hesitating for? Don't you want to become king? Since you're going to kick this obstacle away sooner or later, why not take him down today?"

"With just one word from the captain, either I or he will die today."

Abel pulled out Qiu Shui, his tone sounding like a joke, but his expression was very serious.

This was also his last expectation for Doflamingo.

If Doflamingo is willing to fight alongside him to the death against Kaido, he will acknowledge that Doflamingo truly possesses the qualities of a king and deserves to sit on that throne.

But Doflamingo's answer disappointed him...

Undeniably, Abel's display of heroism did momentarily stir Doflamingo's heart.

But what appeared before Doflamingo was Kaido wielding his spiked club and unleashing Thunder Bagua, instantly killing everyone in one strike.

Even if he were to face that attack ten more times, he wouldn't be confident he could withstand it.

He kept weighing the pros and cons, thinking it over and over, and came to the same conclusion: invincible!

He didn't want to die; he still had unfulfilled ambitions.

He hasn't made those Celestial Dragons kneel down and lick his shoes yet.

So he was afraid.

He was afraid he would lose everything.

If Kaido's suggestion is followed, he only needs to provide 'SMILE' on time to preserve everything and continue developing, so it seems there won't be much loss.

He could even use Kaido's name to do certain things...

His fighting spirit instantly cooled, and with a complicated expression, he said to Abel, "Don't be impulsive."

Abel paused for a moment, then looked at Doflamingo again with a serious expression. "I'm not acting impulsively. I'm very strong right now. If the two of us join forces, we might not necessarily lose."

"No need to say anything more, go and bring Jack out."

Abel stood there staring at Doflamingo for a full five seconds before nodding, sheathing his sword, and turning to leave.

Kaido sat on the ground, gulping down his drink with great interest. "This kid has more guts than you. I like it, Worororo~"

Doflamingo's expression turned grim, and he said no more.

His actions just now were already an answer; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Abel to bring Jack along.

Soon after, Jack's towering figure appeared, even about a meter taller than Kaido, but he lowered his head in shame as he stood in front of Kaido.

"Boss Kaido, I've let you down."

“Jack, lift your head. A temporary victory or defeat means nothing. I hope you can learn from this setback.”

"Yes, I promise there will never be a next time."

"As punishment for your failure in the mission, you are forbidden from drinking alcohol and fighting with anyone for a month."

"what?!"

"kindness?"

"I see."

Kaido glared at him, and Jack hung his head dejectedly, no longer daring to argue or question.

The docile appearance is a stark contrast to the ferocious demeanor that ravaged the town before!

But immediately, when Jack looked up again and saw the boy who had brought him, his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"Boss, before you carry out the punishment, can I kill this kid first?"

Jack suddenly pointed at Abel, while Kaido didn't even lift an eyelid, and said, "Reason."

Although somewhat ashamed, Jack gritted his teeth and said, "I suffered a loss at the hands of this kid. If it weren't for him, these trash wouldn't have been able to hold me back at all."

Kaido raised an eyebrow. No wonder Jack dared to provoke him like that earlier, since he was the only one who could make Jack admit he'd been wronged.

Kaido put down his gourd with great interest and looked at Abel, who was standing in front of Doflamingo.

At this moment, Doflamingo's expression grew increasingly grim as he said, "Before, we were enemies, so naturally we had to go all out. Now that I've agreed to Kaido's... Boss's suggestion and swore allegiance, we're all on the same side now. Isn't it a bit much to settle scores like this?!"

Although he chose the path of enduring humiliation and hardship, it doesn't mean he can endure everything.

Right now, Jack is calling him a piece of trash and threatening to settle scores and cause trouble for Abel. If he doesn't say a word, the family will fall apart completely.

Faced with Doflamingo's fierce reaction, Kaido also felt that there was some truth to it.

He is not used to reasoning with outsiders, or rather, enemies.

But if you treat your own people like this, how will you attract talent in the future?

They fooled people one minute, and then started settling scores the next?

That would sound terrible if word got out.

But he was also eager to see the kid's strength and wanted him to fight Jack.

So he simply stopped talking and continued drinking.

It seems like she doesn't want to get involved, but in reality, she's already siding with Jack.