Nok raised his head, looking at the colossal rock hand that blotted out the sky, and at the enemies surging in from all directions, and a slow grin spread across his face.

Fine, I'm not worthy of your company anymore.

He raised his left hand, and the moisture in the air began to condense wildly until, under the control of Fishman Karate, it became a high-speed flowing stream of water. Then, the water spun and compressed in his palm, forming a rapidly spinning vortex.

The Snow-Snow Fruit can only lower the temperature to a limited extent, after all, it is not an Ice-Freeze Fruit. Monet's snow can freeze fog, but it cannot freeze this kind of high-speed flowing liquid water.

and--

Nock gripped the knife hilt tightly with his right hand.

The power of the hardening fruit was activated simultaneously, enhancing the water flow.

A faint luster appeared on the surface of the rapidly spinning vortex of water; at this moment, the water had become a weapon harder than steel!

Fishman Karate - Hardening - Ocean Current Tsunami!

He slapped it out with his left hand.

A massive wave erupted from his palm, like a surging ocean. The shockwave, compressed to its limit and released, carried the water enhanced by the Hardened Fruit, and rolled out in all directions like a moving wall of water!

Gladius was the first to be hit; the shockwave from the explosion was like paper before the wall of water, and he was swallowed up directly.

Diamanti's sword remained motionless in the water, and his body was swept away by a huge wave. Terrified, he could only frantically gather his Armament Haki on his body.

Pica's giant rock hand was struck head-on by the wall of water. Under the continuous impact of the high-speed water flow, it quickly cracked and broke. Huge rocks fell from the sky and crashed into the water, splashing water high into the sky.

Only Señor, seeing the situation was dire, burrowed underground and barely escaped.

But amidst the surging waves, Nok's attack was far from over!

Nock's right hand swung at the same instant his left hand was extended!

The second generation Kitetsu let out a sob.

The sound of the blade striking the air was swallowed by the waves, but the purple streak seemed even more dangerous!

Nock's right arm accelerated instantly, his elbow slightly bent, his wrist exerting force. With muscles bulging like mountains, the blade traced a perfect arc in mid-air. His breath caught in his throat; all his power was concentrated on that single point on the blade!

Armament Haki surged from his body and wrapped around the blade.

And it's not just a simple cover; this time, it's flowing cherry blossoms!

An aura of dominance flowed forth, permeating every molecule of the blade, causing the blade of the second-generation Kitetsu to gleam with a deep black light.

During the battle, Nok finally mastered this technique!

This makes the already incredibly sharp blade even more terrifying.

The air around the blade began to tremble and emit a faint hum, like something wailing.

Finally, the sword was swung!

One-Sword Style: Circular Slash!

With a single strike, under the cover of the crashing waves, a circular flying slash shot out from the blade, skimming the surface of the water wall and cutting across the battlefield.

Señor hid underground, while Pica escaped using the Stone-Stone Fruit.

But others...

Rao G. and Gladius's bodies split in the middle, falling silently like cleaved puppets.

The blade that had been fluttering in Diamanti's hand was now broken, and the blow had left a gruesome scar on his body, running diagonally from his left shoulder to his waist, with flesh torn open and blood gushing out.

Señor crawled out of the ground, his face turning extremely grim as he looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground and his seriously wounded comrades.

Nock stood still, his left hand still in the pushing position, his right hand holding the knife, the tip of the knife pointing towards the ground, a drop of blood sliding down the blade and dripping onto the ground, blooming into a small blood flower.

He glanced at the enemies still standing—Pica, Señor, and Monet.

Only three left.

I told you, the Don Quixote family is nothing to fear.

Nock's lips curled up slightly.

With a flick of his wrist, the blood droplets on the tip of the blade were flung to the ground. He took a step forward, and the Second Generation Kitetsu trembled slightly in his hand, as if yearning for more blood.

Pica stood in front of Monet, the cracks on his stone body not yet fully healed, his eyes fixed on Nock.

The snowflakes had stopped, and Monet took a half step back, his lips trembling.

She was afraid.

But just as Nok took a step and was about to eliminate them all—

boom!

A violent aura exploded from the other side of the battlefield, turning the entire ground into surging threads, like countless white snakes, spreading in all directions. The threads intertwined to form huge pillars, tearing the surrounding buildings to shreds like paper.

A figure flew backwards at high speed and crashed into the building with a loud bang.

It's Ace.

He was sent flying by a sudden, powerful attack from Doflamingo.

Nock stopped in his tracks and turned to look.

Doflamingo stood there, his body wrapped in dense threads, his pink feather coat fluttering in the air currents. His smile was gone, veins bulged on his forehead, and his mouth was agape, revealing a set of white teeth, like a wild beast driven to the brink of despair.

The String-String Fruit has awakened!

Nock raised an eyebrow slightly. In the original work, Doflamingo only showed his awakened ability when he fought Luffy. Has he awakened it now?

Still driven by anger, he stared at the corpses on the ground.

Torrepol was cleaved in two, Gladius lay in a pool of blood, and Rao G, Machabys, Jorah... the Don Quixote family's executives were almost completely wiped out.

Well, it's only natural that he's awakening now.

After all, if he doesn't work hard now, he'll really have nothing left!

"Ace," Nock called out.

Ace crawled out of the rubble, blood trickling from his mouth, his clothes torn in several places by the thread, but his eyes still shone. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and the flames on his fist reignited.

"I'm fine!"

Doflamingo gave him no chance to breathe. With a wave of his hands, countless threads surged from the ground, converging into a huge wave that crashed down on Ace like a tsunami.

Wild white lines!

Ace thrust his hands forward, creating a wall of fire in front of him. The waves of threads crashed into the fire wall, emitting a piercing hiss. The threads were charred, the flames were extinguished, and the two forces were locked in a stalemate.

There were just too many awakened threads; as soon as one layer was burned away, even more surged up.

boom!

Finally, the wave broke through the wall of fire, and Ace's body was once again sent flying by the enormous impact. He tumbled twice in the air before crashing heavily into a building in the distance, raising clouds of dust.

"Ace!" Yamato's shout came from the other side of the battlefield. She tried to rush over, but Jack clung to her again.

"Young Master Yamato, your opponent is me!" Jack held his scythe in front of her, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was covered in wounds, but he did not back down. Like a mad bull that had been provoked, he continued to charge forward.

Nock did not move.

He looked at Doflamingo, and Doflamingo looked at him.

The two men locked eyes, separated by half the battlefield.

Doflamingo's fingers trembled slightly, and his Conqueror's Haki leaked out uncontrollably, making the gravel beneath his feet tremble. He looked at Nocturne, at this enemy who had killed Trebol with a single slash and swept away all the executives with another, his eyes surging with boundless rage.

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