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However, Fiona was no ordinary opponent. Utilizing her astonishing speed, she moved across the battlefield like a phantom. Whenever she clashed with Diamanti, she always launched a swift and deadly attack, then quickly retreated before her opponent could react, never engaging in direct confrontation.

Thus, a stalemate ensued for a short time. Although Diamanti's defense was impenetrable, he struggled to cope with Fiona's unpredictable and lightning-fast attacks; while Fiona, though frequently successful, was unable to truly break through Diamanti's seemingly impenetrable defenses to deliver a fatal blow. This fierce battle continued in this manner, with neither side able to easily gain the upper hand.

Seeing that Diamante was unable to defeat Fiona, Doflamingo produced a string and shot it towards Fiona.

Lin Yi, who was already on guard, dodged and gently pinched the thin thread with his hand. He looked at Doflamingo and said mockingly, "I didn't expect a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes like you to resort to sneak attacks. Aren't you a proud Celestial Dragon?"

Doflamingo was greatly alarmed, not because Lin Yi had revealed his identity as a Celestial Dragon, but because of Lin Yi's ghostly speed, a speed that even Observation Haki could not detect.

"You lowly commoner, how dare you offend me time and time again?" Though surprised, Doflamingo remained confident in crushing the man before him. He was Doflamingo, the great man who would overthrow the Celestial Dragons.

Suddenly, countless extremely fine lines appeared in his hand, so fine they were almost imperceptible to the naked eye. Yet, these seemingly insignificant lines possessed astonishing power, capable of slicing through targets at Doflamingo's will.

Doflamingo wrapped these thin threads with Armament Haki, greatly increasing their sharpness. At this point, the threads were sharp enough to sever the elemental bodies of Logia-type Devil Fruit users.

He bent his fingers into the shape of a chicken claw. As he swung his arm and made a grabbing motion, the thin, almost invisible threads that were originally hidden in the air seemed to be instantly given life, responding quickly to Doflamingo's command and rushing towards Lin Yi with lightning speed.

Faced with Doflamingo's attack, Lin Yi drew his long-unused black sword, Annihilation, and cut off the incoming threads one by one.

Seeing that Lin Yi had already made his move, Da Pan and the others rushed towards the remaining Don Quixote family members.

Undeterred, the Don Quixote family's officers also charged towards Da Pan and his companions, and a great battle ensued.

Chapter 27 Each Fights Their Own

The swift and fierce attack failed to achieve its intended effect, and Doflamingo's expression darkened slightly, but his movements did not falter. He quickly stretched his palm out behind him, and then, an astonishing scene unfolded—dozens of nearly transparent, hair-thin threads shot out from his palm!

These thin threads seemed to possess a life of their own, dancing and twisting in the air before intertwining and weaving together in an incredibly ingenious and complex way. In the blink of an eye, they merged into a massive column of thread as thick as a human hair!

But that wasn't all. A ruthless glint flashed in Doflamingo's eyes as he once again channeled his power into the thread. Accompanied by a strange sound, the originally thick thread began to contract rapidly, as if being squeezed by an invisible, immense force.

Finally, after continuous compression and condensation, the thread column became incredibly tight and hard, its surface even shimmering with dazzling light, shooting straight towards Lin Yi like a powerful laser beam.

Seeing the formidable power of the projectiles, Lin Yi had countless ways to dodge, but he chose to take it head-on. He wrapped his dual-colored Haki around the black blade Annihilation, gripped it tightly with both hands, raised the black blade, and slashed straight down at the projectiles. The projectiles split apart on either side of Lin Yi like split bamboo.

"Doflamingo, are you even capable? If this is all you've got, then what you said at the beginning was just empty talk," Lin Yi laughed.

"Fufufufu, what an arrogant brat!" Doflamingo leaped up and landed steadily in the air. It was his Devil Fruit ability, Sky Path, that allowed him to connect lines to the clouds in the sky and create leverage points in the air, giving him a kind of flight-like ability.

Doflamingo maneuvered left and right in the air, quickly approaching Lin Yi.

Just as the two sides were getting closer, Doflamingo suddenly flashed, and from the toes of his pointed shoes, eight nearly transparent thin threads appeared as if by magic! These threads were so thin that they were almost imperceptible, but they shimmered with a chilling light, as if they were woven from the sharpest steel wire.

Immediately afterward, Doflamingo suddenly raised his leg, his jet-black leg carrying unparalleled power and speed, kicking fiercely towards Lin Yi. At the same time, the eight extremely sharp lines, like the spitting tongues of venomous snakes, followed the movement of his leg, striking Lin Yi's vital points with lightning speed.

Facing Doflamingo's fierce attacks, Lin Yi showed no sign of panic. He gripped his long, jet-black sword tightly in his right hand, seemingly slowly beginning to swing it. However, these seemingly slow movements, each swing precisely and accurately, blocked Doflamingo's attacks.

When Doflamingo's leg collided with the black sword in Lin Yi's hand, a piercing metallic clang erupted, sparks flying everywhere. The originally menacing thin threads were as if they had hit an impenetrable wall, being deflected or severed and scattered all over the ground.

After several unsuccessful attacks, Doflamingo retreated to a short distance away, his eyes fixed on Lin Yi.

Lin Yi laughed and said, "Wow, so many! Give it your all, this isn't even a warm-up."

"Fufufufufu!" A piercing and manic laugh suddenly shattered the silence. Countless fine, spiderweb-like black lines had appeared out of thin air around Lin Yi's body. These lines, as if alive, intertwined and coiled at an astonishing speed, forming an impenetrable black sphere that tightly enveloped Lin Yi.

With a sudden clench of Doflamingo's hand, the sphere instantly contracted rapidly, as if to crush everything inside into dust. Just then, something unexpected happened—through the sensations transmitted by the black lines, Doflamingo was astonished to discover that Lin Yi, who should have been trapped inside the sphere, had vanished without a trace without warning!

"Huh?" Doflamingo was startled, a sense of foreboding washing over him. But before he could react, he felt an overwhelming force suddenly surge from behind. Immediately afterward, a piercing, excruciating pain coursed through his entire body.

It turned out that Lin Yi had suddenly appeared behind him and kicked him hard. The kick was powerful and heavy, like a thunderbolt, sending Doflamingo flying dozens of meters away, crashing heavily to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Upon seeing this, the Donquixote Family executives, known as "Young Masters," exclaimed in alarm and tried to break free from their opponents to provide support. However, how could Da Pan and Fiona allow these people to disrupt Lin Yi's battle?

"Fufufufufu, what an astonishing speed! Even my Observation Haki can't detect it!" Doflamingo, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, stood up from the ground, looking somewhat disheveled. He clearly didn't know it was spatial teleportation and thought Lin Yi's speed had exceeded his perception.

Lin Yi naturally wouldn't explain anything to him. He continued to tease him, "Oh dear, Lao Duo, your abilities can't possibly fulfill the boasts you made earlier."

"Hey kid, you're even more arrogant than me. Don't worry, you'll see soon enough." Although he had suffered a slight loss in the previous battle, he still didn't believe that Lin Yi was stronger than him.

Doflamingo charged forward again like lightning, his agile figure leaving afterimages in the air. His hands and feet were covered with a dense layer of black light—powerful Armament Haki! At this moment, his speed had surpassed the speed of sound, and in the blink of an eye, he had already closed in on Lin Yi.

With a series of whooshing sounds, Doflamingo's punches and kicks rained down on Lin Yi like a storm. Every punch and palm strike contained immense power, seemingly capable of tearing the air apart. Moreover, strange, thin lines appeared intermittently within the attacks, these lines, like sharp blades, slicing across Lin Yi's position with astonishing speed. A slight misstep, and being touched by these lines would likely result in severe injury.

However, facing Doflamingo's fierce attacks, Lin Yi remained calm and focused, his longsword flashing with impenetrable speed, forming a solid defensive barrier. Just as Doflamingo's powerful punch was about to strike Lin Yi, Lin Yi suddenly dodged to the side, simultaneously swinging his longsword. With a soft "swoosh," the longsword accurately sliced ​​through Doflamingo's body.

Unexpectedly, after the long sword slashed through, Doflamingo's body did not bleed like a normal person. Instead, it suddenly became extremely bizarre—his entire body instantly transformed into a dense mass of fine threads! These threads intertwined and tangled, making it difficult to discern their origin.

Shadow Rider String is a clone created by Doflamingo using strings. It has the same abilities as the original Doflamingo, but its weakness is that it cannot stray too far from the original.

Doflamingo's true form appeared above Lin Yi's head, his maniacal laughter ringing in Lin Yi's ears: "Fufufufufu, prepare to die, you arrogant brat, descend the shameless line!"

He raised his arm and swung it at Lin Yi. As he swung his arm, he created a nearly transparent thin thread from each of his five fingers, forming five forked threads similar to a "leaf rake." These threads then descended at high speed from the top of Lin Yi's head, attempting to pierce through Lin Yi's body.

Lin Yi's lips curled up slightly. He had already seen Doflamingo's every move with his senses.

He neither dodged nor flinched, but instead flashed Doflamingo a standard smile, his eight teeth gleaming in the sunlight.

Doflamingo felt a chill run down his spine, wondering if this kid had another trick up his sleeve.

Sure enough, the extremely thin line, like lightning, shot straight down from above towards Lin Yi's head at an astonishing speed, passing through him without any obstruction and instantly piercing through his entire body.

The thin thread successfully pierced Lin Yi's body, but its residual power remained terrifyingly strong. With a few soft "hissing" sounds, the thread actually carved several small holes in the hard ground. Although these holes were small, they were enough to demonstrate the terrifying power contained in the previous attack.

Meanwhile, Doflamingo, who had launched the attack, initially thought his sure-kill move would easily kill Lin Yi. However, when he saw what was happening before his eyes, his expression immediately turned grim. Because at the very moment the thin thread pierced through Lin Yi's body, he not only didn't feel any sensation of flesh being torn apart, but instead felt as if his attack had struck thin air, completely losing its point of impact.

Realizing the situation was dire, Doflamingo didn't hesitate for a moment. His body reacted swiftly, retreating rapidly like a gust of wind.

Lin Yi shook his head, somewhat disappointed. Doflamingo, without awakening the String-String Fruit, was still a bit too weak. He didn't want to play along anymore. Because Doflamingo still wanted the Kingdom of Nodis to serve him, he hadn't used his ultimate technique, the Birdcage, from the start. If he had, the entire Kingdom of Nodis would have suffered a significant disaster.

Now it's his turn to attack.

On other battlefields, Lin Yi's companions were not having an easy time either.

Especially for Fiona, as time passed, her domineering aura gradually revealed its weaknesses. Compared to Diamanti, who had been famous for a long time and had experienced countless battles, the time Fiona had spent on her training was pitifully short.

This disparity gradually put Fiona at a disadvantage in her fierce battle with Diamanti, and her stamina began to slowly deplete. Every swing of her sword and every dodge seemed to be consuming the last bit of strength in her body, while Diamanti remained at ease, easily dealing with Fiona's attacks.

Fiona's chest heaved rapidly, each breath appearing unusually difficult and short, as if the air had become so thin that it was hard to breathe.

At this moment, Diamanti seized the perfect opportunity and launched a fierce counterattack without hesitation. The weapon in his hand gleamed coldly and attacked Fiona fiercely with a whooshing sound. Each move was like a storm, giving Fiona no room to breathe.

Under Diamanti's fierce attacks, Fiona's situation became increasingly precarious. Her steps began to falter, and she gradually lost her balance, on the verge of being overwhelmed by Diamanti's offensive.

However, at this critical moment, a figure rushed in like lightning. It was Filina who had arrived just in time and quickly joined the battle. With lightning speed, she blocked Diamanti's fatal blow, successfully averting the crisis for Fiona.

Thanks to Felina's timely rescue, Fiona finally got a precious moment to catch her breath. She gasped for air, trying to calm her disordered breathing.

She looked toward the spot where Felina had fought earlier, where a figure lay quietly. She remembered that this was a member of the Don Quixote family. There had been quite a commotion there just now, but it seemed that Felina had managed to suppress this member's abilities.

She laughed; her younger sister had become stronger too.

After taking a short break, she rejoined the battle, joining forces with Felina to fight Diamanti.

Diamanti's face was grim, not only because one of the Don Quixote family's officers had been beaten to a pulp, but also because the little girl who came later had abilities that somewhat countered his steel cloak.

Every time the thunderclouds attacked Felina, the excellent conductivity of the steel made her cry out in pain as it struck her steel cloak, and using Armament Haki to defend against it was too taxing.

Fiona, whose strength had recovered slightly, quickly noticed the situation. With the help of Felina, Fiona slashed Diamante's chest with her sword, while Felina's revolver, coated with Conqueror's Haki, successfully pierced Diamante's arms.

Diamanti's defeat was sealed. Under Filina's powerful lightning attack, Diamanti collapsed to the ground, charred black, and motionless.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Fiona lost her balance after the battle and fell towards the ground. Filina caught her quickly and prevented her from falling.

"Are you alright, sister?" Felina asked with concern.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little exhausted. Luckily you arrived in time, otherwise I'm afraid I would have died at this person's hands. Thank you, Felina," Fiona said weakly.

"Haha, I'm still pretty strong!" Seeing that Fiona was indeed alright, Filina said with a hint of pride, feeling relieved.

Seeing this, Fiona looked at her sister, who was always so optimistic, with amusement.

"Where's Chiyo?" Fiona asked when she didn't see Chiyo around.

"Oh dear, I rushed here to help you, sister, and forgot about her on the cloud," Felina said somewhat embarrassedly, while using her ability to bring Chiyo down from the cloud.

As soon as they landed, Chiyo asked with concern, "Are you injured?"

"Oh, it's alright, we're very strong," Felina said, putting her arm around her.

"I'm still too weak, I couldn't help at all," Chiyo said somewhat dejectedly. Chiyo hadn't had a chance to intervene in the battle just now, having taken refuge on the cloud that Felina had created.

Fiona gently placed her hand on Chiyo's head. "You're still young, and you haven't been training for very long. You're already doing very well. Besides, combat isn't your forte. If you feel bad, we'll make you some more delicious food."

“Yes, yes, the food you make can heal us,” Felina said, hugging Chiyo as well.

"Yes, yes, I will. I will also train hard and fight alongside you next time," Chiyo said, regaining her fighting spirit.

Just as they finished their battle, Simon and Dote's battle was also nearing its end, while the commotion between Da Pan and Pica grew louder and louder.

Chapter 28 The Battle Ends

Simon was fighting a member of the Donquixote Family—Señor Pick, a Paramecia-type Yo-Yo Fruit user.

At this time, he was not the same person who would appear more than a decade later, dressed in baby clothes, and he had not yet met the girl who would capture his heart.

Señor Piqué was dressed in a sharp black suit, wearing sunglasses that couldn't conceal the sharp glint in his eyes. A slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, a lit cigarette dangling from his lips, added to his air of mystery and untamed spirit amidst the swirling smoke.

As his hands began to move rhythmically, the once solid ground seemed to be enchanted, transforming into a shimmering, rippling surface of water. Without hesitation, Seniolk leaped into this strange "water curtain," his movements as agile as a fish, charging towards Simon at astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, Señorpik had closed in on Simon. At this moment, he raised his hands high above his head, and his whole body soared into the air like a cannonball, charging straight at Simon with fierce momentum.

Faced with such an offensive, Simon showed no sign of backing down, standing firmly in place without dodging or evading. He quickly crossed his arms in front of his chest and shouted, "Iron Block!" Instantly, a powerful force surged from his body, as if an indestructible shield covered him.

In the blink of an eye, their fists collided violently, like two incredibly hard boulders colliding, producing a deafening and extremely dull sound.

Seeing that his attack had failed, Señor Pike sank back into the ground. Simon frowned. His opponent wasn't strong, but he was very difficult to deal with. He could only try to find an opening in the opponent's defense; otherwise, once the enemy was buried in the ground, he wouldn't be able to harm him.

As Simon pondered, Señor Pique approached him silently, like a ghost. His powerful hands gripped Simon's shoulders tightly, and with lightning speed, he lifted Simon high into the air and executed a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw.

With a loud thud, Simon's powerful body crashed heavily to the ground. However, despite the immense impact and dull thud, such an attack wouldn't cause Simon, being a merman, much damage. After all, mermen are born with resilient physiques and immense strength.

Just as Simon slowly stood up, Señor Pique, like a ghost, quickly approached him again. He spread his arms wide, like a ferocious beast, attempting to grab Simon tightly once more and execute a back throw.

However, this time Simon wouldn't let his opponent succeed so easily! His eyes sharpened, and with a flash, he unleashed "Shave," one of the Six Styles of the Navy, at incredible speed. In an instant, Simon vanished from his spot like lightning, easily dodging Señor Pik's seemingly inevitable attack.

Immediately, Simon launched a ruthless counterattack. He swung his arm sharply, his fingers forming a sharp, pointed shape, like an incredibly sharp spear—the "Finger Spear" from the Six Styles of the Navy! With a muffled "thud," Simon's fingertips pierced Señor Pike's chest, instantly creating a gruesome hole. Blood gushed out.

Just as Simon was preparing to press his advantage and take down the enemy in one fell swoop, Seniolk, who was already seriously injured and seemed powerless to fight back, suddenly burst out with a powerful force and kicked Simon hard.

Seeing this, Simon reacted swiftly, raising his fist and smashing it down hard on Senio Pike's attacking leg. A crisp "crack" rang out, clear and loud, indicating that Senio Pike's leg had broken under Simon's fierce attack.

Amazingly, despite suffering such severe injuries, Señorpik did not collapse or give up the fight. Instead, he cleverly used the recoil from Simon's punch on his leg to leap backward and once again disappear into the ground like a ghost, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Simon shouted angrily, "Is this the only underhanded trick you can use to sneak up on someone from behind?"

But no one responded.

Seeing this, Simon leaped into the air, rising as lightly as a bird. His right leg swung rapidly through the air, creating a series of sharp whistling sounds. Each swing of his leg was like lightning flashing across the night sky, instantly unleashing tremendous power.