While Doflamingo was frustrated by his inability to use Haki Infusion techniques, he didn't realize that possessing Conqueror's Haki at least qualified him to learn it.
Though it might seem like Conqueror's Haki was common among the top fighters in the New World—
Just within the Beast God Pirates alone, there were Caesar, Kaido, Linlin, Katakuri, Yamato, Doflamingo, Gin, Redfield, and Ganzui.
But if these kings were scattered across the world, one would realize that even a one-in-a-million ratio was an overestimation.
There were barely a hundred Conqueror's Haki users in the entire world, while the global population numbered in the billions.
Beckman wasn't about to give Doflamingo a chance to catch his breath.
Seeing his Armament Haki armor push him back, he immediately raised his hand and fired three shots in succession.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
This time, the attacks weren't Haki Infusion Attacks, but their power was still considerable—bullets compressed with Armament Haki, their impact even greater than that of ordinary cannons!
The three bullets grazed past Doflamingo's head, making him break out in a cold sweat and forcing him to focus entirely.
The moment Doflamingo landed, he spread his fingers wide and pointed them straight at Beckman.
"Ever White!"
As his voice fell, the ground beneath them instantly boiled, with soil and rocks transforming into surging waves of white threads.
Strands of threads converged like the writhing tentacles of a deep-sea kraken, twisting and coiling toward Beckman's limbs and torso.
Beckman frowned.
His rapier had long been knocked away, leaving him only with his sniper rifle, which was cumbersome to wield—far from sharp enough.
Gripping the over-two-meter-long rifle, he infused it with Conqueror's Haki and swung it like a club, smashing it down with both arms!
BOOM!
Hundreds of twisting tendrils exploded on impact, scattering in all directions!
The surrounding pirate spectators immediately suffered the consequences, scrambling to dodge or drawing weapons to block.
Thud!
Gin calmly swatted away a strand of thread, his hand glowing with a white shockwave.
Seeing that even his awakened String-String Fruit powers couldn't subdue Beckman, Doflamingo grew desperate.
Without hesitation, he expended massive amounts of Armament Haki, twisting and reinforcing bundles of threads, coating them densely.
Within the Birdcage, the space was soon filled with these half-black, half-white threads.
In that instant, Doflamingo spread his arms wide and behind him, hundreds of razor-sharp, ink-black threads fanned out like enormous wings!
"God threads!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Hundreds—no, thousands—of sharp threads shot toward Beckman in unison.
At the same time, the ground continued to churn, countless white threads surging like waves, constantly disrupting Beckman's footing and entangling his legs and arms.
"What a disgusting ability."
Beckman swung his sword, sending a flurry of threads flying, yet he couldn't shake off the endless interference from the threads coming from all directions.
Though Doflamingo's attacks didn't seem particularly powerful, Beckman genuinely found fighting him utterly exhausting.
Doflamingo's moves were simple, but they were relentless and unending, like a shit-stirring stick endlessly churning in a cesspool.
Beckman, who was usually unshakably calm, grew increasingly irritated by the ceaseless threads.
"One more Haki Infusion bullet to finish him!"
Seeing Doflamingo still standing in place, continuously manipulating threads to bombard him, Beckman gritted his teeth.
After smashing away another wave of threads, he raised his sniper rifle with both hands!
"Here it comes!"
A sharp glint flashed in Doflamingo's eyes!
Beckman wanted to end him with a single bullet, but little did he know—Doflamingo also sought to finish Beckman in an instant!
Doflamingo's eyes locked onto Beckman's sniper rifle, waiting for the exact moment he pulled the trigger.
"Haki Infusion! Meteor Shot!"
With a furious roar, Beckman's arm muscles bulged violently, his sleeves bursting apart as shredded fabric scattered.
His sniper rifle recoiled with a deafening blast, the force sending him stumbling backward!
Meanwhile, in the air before him, hundreds of threads infused with Armament Haki were swept away like fallen leaves in an autumn gale!
The bullet, crackling with Conqueror's Haki lightning, tore through space, closing in on Doflamingo!
"Black Knight! Off White!"
Doflamingo's head exploded, his entire body bursting apart into countless threads that instantly pierced through the surroundings—only to wrap around Beckman instead!
"Damn it! Another puppet?! How could it be so alive? It even fooled my Observation Haki?!"
Beckman's limbs, torso, and even his sniper rifle were tightly bound by the threads, leaving him momentarily unable to break free!
From the surging waves of threads on the ground, Doflamingo emerged, his face slightly pale but his expression exhilarated.
"It's no surprise you couldn't tell which one is real. This second puppet body contained a tenth of my blood and Haki—specifically to differentiate it from the first one and divert your attention!"
Doflamingo's clothes tore apart as he unleashed every last drop of his Armament Haki!
BOOM!
The earth trembled as countless white threads twisted, spiraled, and coiled upward, forming sixteen massive, ink-black spikes.
With a flick of Doflamingo's wrist, they shot toward Beckman like lightning!
"Sixteen Holy Bullets! God Thread!"
As Doflamingo's ultimate technique erupted, threatening to impale Beckman completely, his right arm suddenly swelled three to four times in size, muscles bulging as he forcefully snapped free from the threads.
WHOOSH!
Like a phantom, he instantly loaded another bullet into his rifle.
Without even looking, Beckman channeled his Haki into the bullet and fired straight at Doflamingo!
BOOM!
Like a thunderclap, a blazing sphere of lightning collided with Doflamingo's God Thread, triggering a massive explosion!
The spikes, fueled by Doflamingo's exhausted Haki, were halted and shattered by Beckman's Haki Infusion bullet.
But Beckman didn't stop. His right hand blurred—
CLICK!
Another bullet was chambered, followed by another deafening blast!
BOOM!
The pitch-black Conqueror's Haki lightning swept away all of Doflamingo's remaining strings, and under his furious and unwilling gaze, violently blasted him away!
Doflamingo's body crashed heavily to the ground, blood spraying from his mangled flesh and shattered bones, his injuries a gruesome sight.
As he lost consciousness, the threads forming the Birdcage gradually dissipated.
The plaza, which had been transformed into an endless expanse of white threads by the power of the Ito Ito no Mi, slowly solidified back into ordinary earth and stone.
"Hah! That was close. If I hadn't broken free just now, I would've been finished by Doflamingo. Damn, how did this guy develop his String-String Fruit to this level? He's a real monster!"
Beckman looked down at himself, covered in deep lacerations from the threads, blood seeping from countless wounds.
His entire body burned with a sharp, stinging pain.
"Almost got taken out by an ambush!"