In the arena, a tall gladiator wearing a fully enclosed helmet looked at the three people illuminated by the lights, a hint of worry showing on his face hidden behind the mask:
"Rebecca, I've dragged you down..."
"Since they have come to the arena, let the duel decide," Diamante said.
Still hyping up the crowd, Diamante continued, "If Rebecca and the other two can defeat us, Rebecca's crimes will be pardoned."
"But if the three of them lose..." Diamante trailed off, observing the audience's reaction.
The voices of the bloodthirsty audience came from the stands: "There must be no mercy for them!"
"Even the Marine cannot interfere with the arena of the great king!"
Hearing the crowd, Diamante nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then these two Marines will also become slaves of the arena, only allowed to leave after winning another 100 times."
Getting the answer they wanted, the audience began to shout one after another. At this moment, the atmosphere of the entire arena reached its climax.
A cold glint appeared in Ain's eyes; Diamante's words had thoroughly provoked her.
Rebecca was still a bit confused and asked, "How did it come to this? Are you really here to save me?"
Kuina was about to shake her head when she felt Hera's telepathic message telling her to admit it. She could only say helplessly, "That's right, we're here to save you."
Rebecca was still worried. In her impression, those three were officers of the Donquixote Family, while the two Marines before her didn't look like powerful individuals.
Kuina saw her concern and comforted her, "Don't worry, those three are no match for me."
Ain also received Hera's telepathic message and responded, "Understood. Capture Baby-5 alive, the other two don't matter. Try to stall for time, right? Got it."
Then, a gust of wind carried the three of them onto the stage.
Diamante felt the unique wind, and his expression became solemn. Buffalo, the Paramecia Spin-Spin Fruit user on his side, was somewhat afraid of wind.
It seemed they wouldn't be able to fight while flying in the air.
Naturally, the two hooded figures drew mockery from the audience: "They don't even dare to show their faces. What a pair of cowards."
"Start the fight already! I want to see rivers of blood!"
Hearing the mockery from the surrounding audience, Hera couldn't help but crush the cup in her hand, gritting her teeth as she pinned this debt on Doflamingo's head.
Just as Hera was about to explode directly at Doflamingo, Ain spoke back softly:
"Rats like you... talk after you manage to break my hood."
Then, a powerful pressure acted upon the three people in front of her, directly pinning Buffalo, who was trying to take off with Baby-5, to the ground.
Kuina didn't make a move; instead, she walked over to Rebecca's side, sat down, and patted the empty spot next to her, signaling Rebecca to sit as well.
Rebecca was worried, but she still gripped the greatsword in her hand, wanting to cooperate with the two Marines.
However, when she turned her head, she saw Kuina sitting on the ground, having pulled out two bottles of juice from somewhere.
Thinking Kuina didn't know the identities of their three opponents, Rebecca quickly warned her:
"Don't be careless! Those three are Doflamingo's subordinates and are all Devil Fruit users. If the three of us attack together, we might still have a slight chance."
Kuina took out a skewer of grilled meat and handed it to Rebecca. "Don't worry, my partner is very strong. We just need to wait a while."
Ain floated up. The angry Hera didn't want to play along anymore, so she rescinded the order to stall for time and changed it to finishing them off quickly.
Ain said, "Don't worry. In one minute, I'll let them know what true power is."
Then, brass knuckles appeared on her fists. Sensing their master's anger, they manifested.
"Aren't you going to start? Or are the three of you already scared?"
Feeling slighted, Diamante grew angry. He directly drew his longsword and swung a blade qi toward Kuina and Rebecca, who were sitting on the ground.
"Half-Moon Glissade! You will pay the price for your carelessness!"
The powerful blade qi sliced straight through the arena stage, surging toward Kuina. Kuina acted as if she didn't see the blade qi attacking her and made no move.
Just as Rebecca hurriedly tried to pull Kuina away to dodge, Ain raised her leg and kicked out a slash.
The slash generated by 'Rokushiki: Soru' neutralized Diamante's attack, and the aftershock even continued to rush toward Diamante.
Feeling the slash from Ain, Baby-5 quickly transformed herself into a blade. Buffalo gripped the hilt she had transformed into and slashed at Ain's attack.
'Weapon Transformation: Sword Girl', 'Rotating Weapon Attack'. Buffalo used his Spin-Spin Fruit to enhance the power of this slash.
This made the attack from Baby-5, who had transformed into a sword using her weapon fruit, even more formidable, blocking Ain's casual strike.
Then, they looked toward where Ain had originally been standing, only to see Kuina and Rebecca sitting there as if they were on a camping trip.
"Not good!" As soon as this thought surfaced in Diamante's mind, he heard a voice from above.
"Since you launched an attack, it means this battle has already begun."
Armament Haki coated Ain's fists as she unleashed the ultimate move of the hero of the marines, Garp: 'Fist Bone: Storm Release'.
This punch seemed to carry the howl of a gale. The targeted Diamante felt as if a storm were surging toward him.
He subconsciously wanted to dodge the strike, but the air around him seemed to compress against his body, as if air walls had appeared to confine him.
Seeing that escape was hopeless, he could only raise the cloak behind him, rescinding the Ripple-Ripple Fruit's power to turn the cloak into a steel shield, blocking above his head.
How could mere steel withstand Ain's iron fist? 'heavenly speedster' tore through his cloak without effort and struck toward his arm.
Feeling the pressure from above, Diamante concentrated all his Armament Haki onto his arm and swung it against Ain's punch.
The sharp edge of 'heavenly speedster' directly shredded Diamante's Armament Haki, and his entire arm turned to ash under this violent punch.
At this moment, Baby-5 and Buffalo reacted. Buffalo gripped the sword Baby-5 had become and sliced through the air currents trapping Diamante.
Subsequently, a hand extended from Baby-5's blade, pulling the one-armed Diamante out.
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