Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Bang!

A simple, unadorned punch landed squarely on Doflamingo's face.

Click!

The sound of a broken nasal bone came clearly from under the fist.

Doflamingo's body flew away like a kite with a broken string.

"Phew, I think I used too much force."

Raleigh touched his chin, looking at Doflamingo who had crashed into the crowd.

"Dover!"

Doflamingo flew in at high speed like a cannonball.

Trebol dared not delay and hurriedly used his ability to catch Doflamingo.

"Sticky Fruit - Sticky Chains!"

A thick, slippery, tea-colored chain took shape in his hands.

He quickly flung Doflamingo into the air, enveloping him within his embrace.

boom.

With a muffled thud, Doflamingo broke through the sludge-filled sphere cage.

"Thanks, Torre."

Doflamingo shook off the slime on his body, his little face covered in blood.

Even the sunglasses that she never took off had developed spiderweb-like cracks.

"Oh, at least he's not dead yet."

Raleigh patted his chest as he looked at Doflamingo, who was still able to stand.

He was genuinely worried that he might have killed Doflamingo.

Even if a Celestial Dragon's bloodline is stripped of their identity, they cannot easily die at the hands of the Navy.

In the many years of the One Piece world, apart from Rocks possibly killing a Celestial Dragon, no one has ever dared to kill a Celestial Dragon.

(Luffy was only knocked away, not killed. If he had been killed, Sabaody Archipelago would definitely have been wiped out by the Buster Call.)

After wiping the bloodstains from his face, Doflamingo revealed a wary expression.

He truly felt the threat of death from that punch.

It was even clearer than the time when I was a child.

Because his senses are much more sensitive than when he was a child.

Furthermore, Doflamingo knew that Raleigh wasn't going all out.

That punch wasn't initially intended to kill him.

However, a casual strike resulted in him being severely injured.

Without Trebol's protection, Doflamingo would not be able to stand up now.

"I said, Dover, let's go together."

"Trebol said, looking worriedly at Doflamingo, whose face was covered in blood.

This is the king they chose; of course, he cannot die in such a small place.

If death is inevitable.

Torrepol glanced at the Don Quixote family members around him.

He silently exchanged glances with Diamanti and Vergo.

They don't care about these newly recruited members, as long as Doflamingo and they can survive.

"Torre, it's not that time yet."

A sinister and manic look appeared on Doflamingo's small face.

Only he himself knew the fear deep within his heart.

He once swore to make the world feel his terror.

But now those words have become empty words, and after many years, fear has once again taken hold of his mind.

"what!"

Doflamingo laughed maniacally.

His body also began to change, with transparent threads floating out from his body.

streaks of red and black lightning appeared and disappeared in the air.

"Dover, calm down."

Trebol and his crew resisted the Conqueror's Haki emanating from Doflamingo.

The weaker family members around them had already fainted.

Even the naval soldiers who had already formed an encirclement fainted under this overwhelming force.

Raleigh dropped the mocking expression on his face.

He watched Doflamingo's power surge with a meaningful look.

Conqueror's Haki!

This is a great thing; almost all the famous pirates in the New World possess Conqueror's Haki.

All four Emperors of the Great Pirate Era were proficient in all three types of Haki.

Among them, Shanks' Conqueror's Haki is the most powerful.

However, Raleigh never quite understood the principles of Conqueror's Haki, and very few people in the Navy have awakened it.

It is said that it cannot be cultivated and can only be awakened by oneself.

But Raleigh always felt that this ability required the power of "freedom" that Roger spoke of.

In other words, one cannot be suppressed by others.

Many supernovas have also possessed Conqueror's Haki.

However, after failing to challenge the Four Emperors and losing their fighting spirit, they also lost their Conqueror's Haki.

Including Fire Fist Ace, etc.

"Conqueror's Haki, worth studying."

Raleigh didn't want to train Conqueror's Haki; he had a system and didn't need to work that hard.

But if we can figure this out, we can teach it to flying squirrels and Max.

I don't expect them to reach the level of mastering the Overlord's Entanglement.

All I need to do is clear out the pirate minions during battles.

You have to understand that in the Great Pirate Era, there were only a handful of powerful individuals who were impossible to defeat.

Most of them are small fry like Creek.

The downside of having too many miscellaneous fish is that there's simply not enough time to deal with them.

If you can do what Luffy did, and take down 50,000 small fry on Fishman Island in one go, that would be good enough.

"Come on, Doflamingo, let me see just how powerful your spirit is."

Ignoring the intimidation emanating from his Conqueror's Haki, Raleigh took a step forward with ease.

"Damn it, how dare they provoke me like this!"

Doflamingo has completely lost his senses.

This is him now.

All I want to do is kill this lazy navy guy in front of me.

He didn't consider any other consequences at all.

"String-String Fruit - Super Strong Steel Wire!"

A thread gleaming with metallic light appeared in Doflamingo's hand.

This is a new move he recently figured out.

Both its toughness and sharpness are dozens of times greater than ordinary silk threads.

Beneath Doflamingo's cold, handsome face lay a terrifying killing intent.

"Tsk tsk tsk, that's a pretty good move."

Raleigh could feel a slight sharpness from the thread.

In some respects, its sharpness may even surpass that of Gion's slash.

However, feeling it doesn't mean you're being threatened.

Raleigh's Observation Haki is not just for show.

His figure was like a ghost.

His gaze flickered uncertainly in Doflamingo's incredulous eyes.

Each time the silk thread made a sound as it cut through the air, Raleigh would vanish in the next second.

Everything around us had already been destroyed beyond recognition.

The already dilapidated buildings were further cut into irregular blocks.

"Is all you're good for is to be a coward who runs away?"

Doflamingo cursed angrily.

He couldn't understand why such a powerful person would toy with him.

"Come on, don't you think it's fun for cats to play with mice?"

"Watching the prey flee for its life while remaining casual yet never losing sight of the target."

"Besides, why are you angry? Don't you like this kind of game too? What, you can't accept the same fate happening to you?"

Raleigh was completely unfazed by Doflamingo's attacks.

While dodging the attacks, he kept making sarcastic remarks.

"Damn it, you think I'm a rat, don't you?!"

Doflamingo had to get close to Raleigh in exchange for a chance to attack him.