Although Doflamingo saw Big Mom's injuries now, he didn't think she had been beaten like this by someone—or rather, Doflamingo simply didn't believe that anyone could beat an Emperor of the Sea to this extent!
He was more inclined to think that perhaps this Emperor of the Sea had played some suicidal game, or had been blasted here by some kind of super bomb.
But regardless, in Doflamingo's eyes, this was an excellent opportunity!
Whether it was saving Big Mom to connect with the Charlotte Pirates, finding a way to control this Four Emperor, or simply handing her over to the Marines and the World Government, he could obtain tremendous benefits!
If all else failed, simply killing Big Mom would also count as eliminating a competitor. The main business of the Charlotte Pirates was in the Underworld; otherwise, they wouldn't be known as the Pirate Crew with the best intelligence network.
This business area undoubtedly overlapped with the Underworld's "Joker" Doflamingo. Moreover, given the scale of the Charlotte Pirates, they were the absolute leader of the entire Underworld. If he didn't topple the Charlotte Pirates, Doflamingo's desire to truly become the lord of the Underworld was absolutely wishful thinking.
If he could secretly kill Big Mom without anyone finding out, the Charlotte Pirates would undoubtedly fall out of the ranks of the Four Emperors' crews, and there might even be a series of splits within the Charlotte Pirates. In that case, his Donquixote Family would have the possibility of rising to the top in the dark world.
However, Doflamingo was also very clear that it wouldn't be easy to cover up such a thing. After all, too many people had seen the meteor falling from the sky. Even if he took care of all the outsiders who had seen Big Mom, it was hard to avoid the Charlotte Pirates having suspicions about it.
For a Pirate Crew of that level, suspicion was enough. Pirate Crews were villains, not judges; they didn't need to find absolute evidence. As long as there was a possibility, it was enough for them to wage war on Dressrosa.
And the sad part was... even without Big Mom, the Donquixote Family was definitely not a match for the Charlotte Pirates!
Doflamingo could be certain that he absolutely could not beat Katakuri, and he had no absolute chance of winning against Charlotte Cracker, Charlotte Smoothie, or Charlotte Perospero. Under such circumstances, Doflamingo would absolutely not be able to withstand even a casual retaliation from the Charlotte Pirates.
As for his backing... the World Government and the Marines obviously wouldn't risk their lives for a Shichibukai like him; it was more likely they would sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
And his backing in the original story, Kaido, after obtaining Vegapunk's Artificial Devil Fruit, had long since looked down on the trash that Caesar produced. Although there was still some relationship between them, the hope of relying on Kaido for help was not great.
Not to mention that during this period, something seemed to have happened to the Beasts Pirates; they seemed to have gone completely silent, and it was suspected that they had been wiped out.
While thinking this, Doflamingo abandoned the idea of killing Big Mom, but when he thought of the Beasts Pirates again, his heart stirred slightly.
Big Mom's serious injury, the disappearance of the entire Beasts Pirates... Could there be any connection between these?
Could it be the World Government? But the World Government's secret trump cards wouldn't blast people into meteors, nor would they leave a glaring Wano Country behind after wiping out the Beasts Pirates.
With no results from his thinking, Doflamingo put aside further thoughts. Even if it were as he thought, if even two Four Emperors' crews had been shattered, if he truly encountered such an irresistible force, he didn't think his Donquixote Family would have any ability to resist.
The top priority was to save Big Mom first!
Providing emergency treatment to Big Mom was not that easy. First of all, even though Big Mom was now beaten into the shape of a meat sack, the skin on her body remained indestructible. Even if the emergency personnel used chainsaws, they only dulled the saw teeth.
Fortunately, Doflamingo had developed the String-String Fruit quite extensively. In the end, he used his Armament Haki to coat the strings he created, pierced the tough and sharp strings into Big Mom's body through her wounds, and then used them to suture blood vessels, fix bones, and stitch up internal organs, managing to save Big Mom with great difficulty.
For a monster like Big Mom, as long as the last breath hadn't been cut off and she could be saved, she was not far from recovery.
A large amount of nutrient solution was injected through the wounds. Big Mom's injuries all over her body improved rapidly, and her breathing gradually stabilized.
In just one day, the external wounds of this "Steel Balloon" had all closed up. Now, even Doflamingo couldn't use his String-String Fruit to treat her anymore. Fortunately, the previous treatment had already taken effect, and Doflamingo didn't have much more to do.
It was just that nutrient injections couldn't be given anymore... Ordinary steel couldn't pierce this Four Emperor's skin.
Unable to give nutrient injections, Doflamingo simply chose to force-feed her through her mouth. Big Mom was worthy of her title as a monster; a large amount of nutrient solution poured into her mouth was directly absorbed by her completely. Not only did it cause no problems, but it also rapidly accelerated the speed of her injury recovery.
By around the evening of the second day, Big Mom had opened her eyes and regained a little consciousness.
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