Inside the opulent palace, Doflamingo lay languidly half-reclined in his chair, one leg propped up high, swinging carelessly.
He watched the disheveled Law before him with satisfaction.
However, the moment he heard Trebol's message, his previously indifferent expression suddenly solidified, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.
His fingers, which had been lightly tapping the armrest, suddenly tightened, and with a "creak," cracks faintly appeared on the chair's armrest under his immense force.
Doflamingo's forehead veins bulged and throbbed, showcasing his extreme anger at this moment.
Although he had some premonition, he hadn't expected such a significant move.
And it happened right in front of Law, causing him such a huge loss of face.
Orochimaru was playing such a big game; he was determined to ruin his reputation. How had he offended that ancestor?
Doflamingo couldn't help but grit his teeth, watching the light gradually spreading beneath the palace, his facial muscles twitching. Ten years of his hard work!
If Orochimaru were present at this moment, he would surely spread his hands with an innocent look and explain: "This was all Usopp's doing; it has nothing to do with me! The Tontatta Tribe and Kyros came up with the idea. I'm not taking the blame for this!"
Seeing the residents gradually returning to human form, Doflamingo felt his heart bleeding, but in the end, he could only helplessly grip the receiver of the transponder snail.
"Trebol, take everyone and retreat amidst the chaos."
"What about... the goods?"
Trebol's voice trembled slightly; after all, there were many government officials among those toys. If they got a chance, they wouldn't let it go easily.
"Don't worry about them, someone will handle it. You focus on retreating."
Doflamingo put down the transponder snail and tried to calm his breathing. It wasn't over yet... he hadn't lost.
At the same time, in the Colosseum, the former toys in the stands gradually transformed back into human form, as if by magic.
Rebecca on the stage suddenly froze as she watched the recovered crowd, memories flooding into her mind like a tide.
Her legs gave out, and she sank to the ground, tears streaming from her eyes as she wept heartbrokenly, her body shaking uncontrollably.
Luffy was a bit helpless; why was she crying? He didn't know how to comfort her (◎_◎;). There was nothing he could do but hand her over to Bartolomeo.
He still had to participate in the match. Without much thought, Luffy's gaze remained fixed on the Colosseum fish treasure chest filled with meat, as if everything else around him was irrelevant.
"crested head! Help Rebecca out!"
Luffy shouted at the still-crying Rebecca while instantly activating Gear Three.
His body rapidly expanded, and he stomped his foot heavily on the Colosseum floor. With a "boom," the Colosseum ground instantly cracked.
His other hand, however, gleamed with excitement as he hugged the treasure chest tightly like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey, muttering incessantly, "My meat! My meat!"
However, no one expected that the Colosseum's underside was hollow.
Luffy, holding the treasure chest, along with a group of people from the Colosseum, fell straight into the underground factory, completely unprepared.
In the underground factory at this moment, Hajrudin held Usopp high, shouting to the crowd,
"This is the God who saved us!"
And at this moment, the ceiling shattered, and a ray of sunlight happened to shine through the gap, landing squarely on Usopp's face.
Usopp, for some unknown reason, subconsciously cooperated, slowly spreading his hands, looking bewildered yet feigning composure. Strange, how did he get up here? How did he become a god?
As the sunlight scattered, rubble fell, mixed with terrified screams.
Luffy had just fallen into the underground factory with the treasure chest, and immediately after, others also continuously dropped from the ceiling.
Bartolomeo's body tumbled several times in the air, then used his Barrier-Barrier Fruit to protect himself and Rebecca as they fell together. Upon landing, he executed a clean roll and stood steadily.
But no one expected that Luffy's falling direction was precisely towards Orochimaru's hiding place.
Orochimaru had always been unprepared for Luffy, never expecting this turn of events. Before he could react, he was firmly pressed under Luffy, letting out a muffled groan:
"Ugh..."
This sudden change startled everyone present. They instantly looked over, and the atmosphere immediately became a bit strange.
Robin looked at Luffy, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes, and quickly said, "Luffy... how did you get here? Weren't you fighting in the Colosseum...?"
Before she could finish her sentence, her gaze fell on Luffy's bottom, and her tone instantly rose by eight octaves, her voice changing.
"!!!!! Luffy!!!! You! You! You're sitting on Orochimaru!!!! How is Orochimaru here!!!!"
That shout drew everyone's attention.
Luffy then came to his senses, looked at Orochimaru, who was almost flattened into a snake pancake, quickly bounced off him, and scratched his head with a silly grin.
"Ah, so I was sitting on you, Orochimaru. I thought I had fallen onto a soft cushion."
Orochimaru slowly got up with a dark expression, his clothes all wrinkled. Orochimaru straightened his clothes, not even looking at Luffy, and turned to leave. He was going to take a bath and change his clothes!!!!!
Seeing the angry Orochimaru, Luffy eagerly grabbed his hand, shaking it like a spoiled child, then simply hugged Orochimaru's neck and rubbed affectionately.
"I really didn't see... Don't be angry, here, this is for you."
Luffy said, stuffing the spoils of war into Orochimaru's arms, not forgetting to add,
"Keep it for me... When we get back to the ship, Sanji can cook it."
Orochimaru looked disgusted. Although this was something he had given to Doffy, why was this box so dirty?
He was about to throw the item away but then caught sight of the gazes from the surrounding crowd, so he had to force himself to swallow the refusal that was on the tip of his tongue.
He glared fiercely at Luffy, gritting his teeth and saying, "Just this once."
Then he frowned, looking at the pirates nearby who were staring intently at him, their eyes bloodshot.
Did Sugar's ability have side effects? Was this some new type of red-eye disease? It was quite disgusting.
However, Orochimaru didn't know that what the other pirates saw was not like that at all.
Every pirate present stared intently at Orochimaru, their eyes wide and their breathing heavy.
In their eyes, Orochimaru was wearing a light and translucent black robe.
The stage-like, perfectly placed light perfectly outlined his lean yet powerful physique, with firm abs and smooth muscle lines faintly visible.
His collar was casually open, a large expanse of his fair chest exposed, his delicate collarbone exuding a captivating allure, with some ambiguous red marks on it.
Because he got up in a hurry, his clothes were disheveled, a few strands of hair clung messily to his face, and his face was flushed with anger from being pinned under Luffy.
This made a group of ignorant pirates involuntarily swallow... And under the soft light, Orochimaru's originally sinister glare at Luffy even carried a hint of soul-snatching charm.
Making the surrounding pirates instantly lose their minds.
Someone suddenly said,
"As expected of the pirate famous for his seductive charm."
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