At this point, he was even more certain that it was definitely the Phantom's doing.
The only guys with this kind of frost ability, besides Aokiji, were the Lich King.
"This is... the Flame Pirates!"
Doflamingo landed in the center of the square, standing in a frozen wasteland. He immediately saw the countless pirates who had been frozen, including several executives of the Flame Pirates.
"Did they provoke the Phantom?"
While walking, Doflamingo couldn't help but mutter, "How tragic. Judging from the expressions on these people's faces, they were probably all frozen in an instant..."
Speaking of this, he remembered the warden of Impel Down. That person was frozen by the Lich King, and the Navy used all sorts of methods, spending a full half a month to thaw him, but the serpent inside had already died.
"The person who did this is stronger than an Admiral. At least Aokiji definitely can't freeze so many people in an instant!"
When he reached the center of the square, his pupils suddenly shrank.
Next to a banquet table, the great pirate Patrick had fallen to the ground, his chest covered in blood, obviously dead.
Not only him, but in another location, there was also a charred corpse, barely recognizable. It was the White Emperor, a general-level powerhouse who had overthrown the Four Emperors Alliance!
In addition, there was another corpse lying in a pool of blood. That person was the Sword Emperor, one of the most famous swordsmen in the world!
"Hiss...!"
Doflamingo gasped, three great pirates had died in the same place. What exactly had happened here?!
The strength of any one of these three was no weaker than his, and some were even stronger. The White Emperor was one of the New World's greatest terrors, with a bounty of 1 billion, and belonged to the top tier of pirates.
And the Flame Pirates were also not to be underestimated. The Navy had tried to wipe them out many times, but each time had ended in failure.
The rain fell softly, like Doflamingo's mood at this moment, there was a strange sense of great terror.
"You've arrived."
Suddenly, a voice rang out not far from his side.
In an instant, Doflamingo's hair stood on end, and his entire person rapidly created distance, while looking over with a terrified expression.
He saw a young man sitting cross-legged, slowly opening his eyes.
Those eyes were as calm as water, but just looking at them, Doflamingo felt a sense of crisis that penetrated deep into his bones.
This person was very strong, and he was definitely no match!
This was the intuition he had accumulated from countless battles over the years.
"How is this possible... my Observation Haki didn't detect his presence!?"
The distance was only thirty to fifty meters, such a short distance, not to mention Observation Haki, even his eyes could see him.
However, Doflamingo had failed to notice him. The person was sitting there, but it was as if he wasn't, as if he wasn't in the same dimension as him.
If his eyes couldn't clearly see him, he would even suspect that he was being paranoid.
"Are you?" In the silence, Doflamingo spoke softly.
He was a little scared, his whole body tense, trembling, not daring to move rashly.
"I'm the one who called you here."
Vladimir said calmly, and he slowly got up and walked to the dining table, "Come over here."
"You're the captain... Vladimir!"
Doflamingo was shocked, "Did you do this?"
"What do you think?" Vladimir glanced at him playfully, "Don't be nervous, I won't kill people for no reason, it's just that these people offended me."
Hearing this, Doflamingo felt a chill run down his spine, and the sense of terror didn't diminish, but instead grew stronger.
His first encounter with the Phantom was with the Nine-Tailed Fox. Although he couldn't beat that fox, he could still run if he wanted to, and he could resist.
After that was the Navy's Great Prison, where he encountered the Sea Dragon's ambush. That time, he had a deep understanding of the Phantom's power. A single executive was already so strong, he couldn't contend with them at all...
And today, seeing the Phantom's mysterious captain, he was even more grateful that this kind of person wasn't an enemy, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.
"Fufufufu... Captain Vladimir." Doflamingo chuckled twice, "What did you call me here for?"
"Two things."
Vladimir didn't waste time, and said directly, "First, a certain rumor about Devil Fruits. Second, I'm preparing to suppress the New World pirates who are rioting in the Big Mom's territory."
Next, he explained the details.
"What do you know about this rumor?" Vladimir asked at the end.
"Fufufufu, so it's about that."
Doflamingo didn't hide anything, and laughed softly, "First of all, this rumor is true, although not many people know about it. Secondly, this method can indeed plunder the abilities of Devil Fruit users."
"Hmm?" Vladimir raised an eyebrow, "Then why didn't Patrick's Heat-Heat Fruit regenerate?"
"The method is wrong." Doflamingo shook his head, "The specific operation method can't be known for sure, I only know that it's not a 100% probability. After an ability user dies, the 'devil' will escape, either to inhabit the nearest fruit, or to be reborn somewhere else in the world."
After a pause, he added, "If you want the 'devil' to inhabit a fruit, first, the type must be correct, it must be the closest in distance, and the length of time is uncertain."
"You know quite a lot." Vladimir said noncommittally.
"Fufufufu... I'm not just lazing around, I'm very confident in my intelligence network." Doflamingo chuckled.
"Then for the second question, I want to suppress the rioting pirates in the New World. What method do you have to get this group of people to gather together? Going to their door one by one is too troublesome."
Vladimir asked again.
Hearing this, the corners of Doflamingo's mouth twitched.
Even a Yonko wouldn't dare to face countless pirate crews alone 5.2. The Yonko were indeed powerful, and were the strongest level in the world, but they weren't invincible.
One Yonko fighting three Admiral-level opponents at the same time was about the limit. Even a "soft persimmon" like Shanks couldn't beat three, and even Kaido would have a headache.
But among the rioting pirates today, there was more than one or two Admiral-level opponents...
However, on second thought, there was an Admiral-level White Emperor lying on the ground.
"Fufufufu... If you want to encircle and kill the rioting pirates, I've recently mastered a technique that can trap the people of an entire island at once."
Doflamingo grinned, and immediately had an idea, "As for the method, it's not difficult. As long as there's an incentive, the pirates will rush in like sharks smelling blood, all at once!"
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