Sage finally looked up and glanced at the man dressed like a Flamingo on the roof, casually saying, "It's you..."
The arrival on the roof attracted the attention of many Pirates. As they looked up, their eyes widened in fear, "The, the Seven Warlords of the Sea? Why is he here!"
As one of the world's three great powers, he's one of them.
There are rumors that in the Underworld, he has many connections and channels, with some even saying he's the leader of the Underworld.
Sea thug, Celestial Yaksha...
Donquixote Doflamingo!
"Fufufufu, why would I come here?"
Doflamingo laughed eerily, "Someone has tarnished my flag. Since I was at Navy Headquarters, I took the liberty to come by. It took some time..."
With a wave of his hand, two figures fell from the roof, crashing to the ground.
One was covered in blood, with numerous cuts all over, lying on the ground gasping for air.
That was Bellamy.
On the other side was someone apparently named Sarquiss, whose body was covered in countless small cuts that looked like they were made by a wire. He still held a Great Scimitar in his hand, the blade stained with blood, matching Bellamy's wounds.
"You've been having fun in this town, stirring those guys to fight. Fufufufu, it's truly marvelous."
Doflamingo opened his big mouth and spread his arms wide, "This is how it should be. Pirates unprepared for the wide seas cannot survive. Only true heroes can sail the seas; helpless weaklings can only run for their lives! Fufufufu, hahahaha!"
Sage raised his head, silently watching Doflamingo.
"Please, please give me another chance..."
It was Bellamy, propping himself up with both hands, stubbornly raising his head, gritting his teeth, "I, I won't let you be embarrassed again. Give me another chance, I will definitely catch up with you!"
"Such loyalty, Bellamy. This is what I like about you, but I don't need subordinates like you..."
Doflamingo chuckled softly as his sunglasses reflected the moonlight, turning his head towards Sage, "But you, Sage, I'm quite interested in you. I've heard much about you... your lack of respect for the King... Fufufufu, with such a high bounty, should I, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, take you out now?"
"You bastard!"
The Pirates gathered in the manor were agitated, picking up their weapons, pointing them at Doflamingo above.
"I know you, Doflamingo. You're just over three hundred million in bounty, whereas Master Sage is at four hundred and twenty million, far surpassing you. Stop bragging here!" a newly recruited subordinate, originally a Pirate Captain, shouted.
"I've been underestimated..."
Doflamingo's face darkened, his five fingers twitched, causing the unruly Pirate to inexplicably turn his gun towards his own head and pull the trigger.
Bang!
Clang!
But in that instant, a flash like a Thunderbolt erupted, cutting through the lead bullet and the Flintlock Gun, slicing them cleanly in half.
Lily's White Lightning appeared beside that subordinate, coldly staring at Doflamingo above.
"Fufufufu, not bad at all."
Doflamingo laughed once, his fingers moved again, and nearly invisible strings descended from the sky, about to ensnare Lily. But just as his fingers started moving, his smiling face suddenly froze.
Under the moonlight, a shadow loomed over him.
Sage was gone from below.
And from behind him came a voice.
"I say, did you come all this way just to piss me off?"
Whoosh!
With the words came a gust of wind that blew Doflamingo's pink feathered cloak, his grin turning sinister, he twisted his body, slicing upwards with his five fingers, bringing forth five glittering strings.
Bang!!
A leg kicked into those five strings, bursting with a loud and dull roar.
"How is this possible?"
Lily's pupils shrank as she saw the strings in Doflamingo's hand, not expecting them to withstand Sage's attack.
They were just strings after all...
"Fufufufu, indeed..."
Doflamingo looked at Sage's leg covered in Haki, snickering, "You learned Haki, is that your trump card?"
"Blocked it?"
Sage glanced at the strings stopping his leg, slightly surprised.
An Ability User's powers vary greatly, depending on the ability itself and its development. They can naturally rival Haki, ultimately it's about which side is stronger.
He remembered there was an Ability User that could coat themselves in Diamond. Their hardness surpassed Haki's protection, and such Ability Users didn't even need Haki.
And these strings, with their hardness and resilience, could rival steel. Ordinary Haki indeed couldn't break them. Without Haki, if kicked, they would cut through a common person's leg.
But...
Sage grinned fiercely, "These alone... won't do!"
He twisted his waist, his leg carrying immense force, the Haki covering it didn't break the five strings, but the leg directly pressed the strings to contact Doflamingo's body.
Boom!
Doflamingo was like a cannonball, crashing into a building, creating an angular hole, splitting it into two. The smaller half collapsed into rubble!
"Master Sage!"
The surrounding Pirates cheered excitedly, "Master Sage is invincible, that Doflamingo is no match for Master Sage at all!"
Slice!
As the rubble formed, the center was slashed into segments, revealing Doflamingo in the center, lying on the ground, one hand stretched open, forming a web from his palm.
"Fufufufu, I've had enough!"
He covered his face with another hand, laughing deeply and wickedly. As he sat up halfway, the sky seemed to fall into silence. An invisible wave of force emanated from around him, pushing outwards, halting the cheering Pirates, making their eyes roll back, mouths agape as they fell unconscious.
"This is..."
The invisible shockwave also touched Lily's hair tips, making her pupils contract as she subconsciously gripped her sword tightly.
"Ah-la..."
In the restaurant, Marika slightly opened her eyes, revealing a look of surprise.
"Another one..."
Renedia stood up from the shore, grabbing the Mechanical Hammer, showing a fierce expression.
Supreme King!
"Weaklings don't even deserve to make a sound!"
Doflamingo stood up, looking up at Sage, grinning savagely, "Don't you agree, Norton Sage!"
The unfolding Supreme King also stirred a wave of invisible force, blowing Sage's black and red-feathered cloak.
He looked down at Doflamingo below, his grin growing wider, his teeth gleaming under the moonlight.
"Now, I'm the one looking down on you!"