Chapter 461 - 300

Chapter 301: Trafalgar Law vs. Donquixote Doflamingo!Black and red lightning still raged.Donquixote Doflamingo stood on the shattered steps, his pink feathered coat billowing without wind.He looked at Law thirty meters away, the corners of his mouth curling back into that signature, absurdly twisted smile."Fufufu... Six hundred and thirty million Berries?"Mingo extended his tongue to lick the corner of his mouth,"Have the old men of the World Governmentstarted inflating bounties just to counter the Four Emperors?"Before his words faded, the fingers of his right hand suddenly splayed open!"Bullet Threads!"Five threads compressed to their limit shot out like bullets, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek.Law didn't move. He didn't even draw his sword.At the instant the threads were about to hit his face, his body shifted slightly to the side.With millimeter precision, the five Bullet Threadsgrazed past his hairline, neck, and shoulders, slamming into the wall twenty meters behind him.Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!The wall exploded into five half-meter-deep craters, raining down rubble like a downpour.But Law didn't even blink."Observation Haki?"Mingo raised an eyebrow, his smile tinged with amusement,"Not bad. You can predict my attack trajectories.""But—"He raised both hands simultaneously, his ten fingers dancing like playing a piano."Overheat!"Ten threads intertwined and twisted in the air, forming a giant whip half a meter in diameter!The attack's coverage was so vast, there was simply nowhere to dodge!"ROOM·Scan."The pale blue hemisphere expanded again, but this time only within three meters around him.At the moment the thread whip was about to hit him, Law's figure vanished from his original spot.His body moved like a phantom through the gaps in the whip, each movement precisely avoiding the attacks, coming within less than a centimeter of the whip!The thread whip swept past, tearing a fifty-meter-long, two-meter-deep trench in the ground where Law had stood!Rubble and dust shot into the air!But when the dust cleared, Law remained standing in place, not even a corner of his clothing torn.For the first time, cracks appeared in Doflamingo's smile."Fufufu..."His laughter grew low,"Interesting. Not just simple Observation Haki... You shrunk your ROOM to its limit, performed micro-level spatial manipulations within it, combined with Observation Haki predictions, achieving near-absolute evasion."Law finally spoke, his voice as calm as a surgeon in an operating room:"The attack trajectories of the String-String Fruitare essentially linear movements controlled by your fingers.""As long as I predict your finger movements, I can predict all attacks.""Arrogant!"Mingo's smile vanished completely. "You think seeing through a superficial layer means you can oppose me?!"He slammed his hands together!"White Lance!"Countless threads surged from the ground like white tidal waves, hung from the ceiling, seeped from the walls! The entire hall instantly became an ocean of threads!The threads intertwined, forming an inescapable net closing in on Law's position!Nowhere to escape!!Law looked up at the tidal wave of threads rushing from all directions and finally drew his sword."ROOM."The pale blue hemisphere expanded to a ten-meter radius."Amputate·Thousand Slash Valley."He gripped his sword with both hands, took a step forward,Then—Slash!Hundreds of pale blue spatial slashes erupted from Law in all directions!The thread wave was forcibly cleaved open!Law's figure shot through the gap, kikoku spinning in his hand, the blade tracing a perfect arc straight for Mingo's throat!"Too naive!"Mingo sneered, the fingers of his right hand suddenly clenching into a fist!The severed threads didn't dissipate; instead, they twisted and reformed in mid-air, attacking Law from behind!Pincer attack from front and back!But Law seemed to have anticipated it.He forcibly twisted his body mid-air, kikokudrawing a circular blade curtain in front of him."Waltz."Clang clang clang clang clang—!Threads and blade collided in a continuous shower of sparks!Law used the impact to fly backward, landing on one knee and sliding a ten-meter-long trench in the ground before stopping.The first real exchange, ended.Donquixote Doflamingo still stood on the shattered steps, but a tear had been slashed in the hem of his pink coat.Law stood up, breathing slightly labored, his left shoulder clothing grazed by a thread, leaving a shallow bloodstain.The hall fell into brief dead silence.Then, Mingo laughed.It was a deeper, more dangerous laugh."Fufufufu..."He covered his face with his hand, shoulders trembling slightly,"I was wrong... I was truly wrong..."He lowered his hand, his expression completely changed.No longer contempt and arrogance, but a complex mix of shock, excitement, and a hint of barely perceptible fear."Six hundred and thirty million... not inflated."Mingo said slowly, each word seeming squeezed from between his teeth,"No, it's too low. With your current strength, you're worth at least eight hundred million... no, nine hundred million Berries."His eyes fixed on Law:"In just over a decade... what have you been through?"Law didn't answer.He simply resumed his combat stance, kikoku's tip slightly lowered, pointing at the ground."It doesn't matter anymore."Mingo took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.With his breath, the air in the entire hall grew thick and heavy."Since you've reached this level..."He raised his hands, fingers splayed to the limit, "I can't play around anymore.""Armament Haki·Infusion."The next instant, thousands of threads around him simultaneously took on a pitch-black hue!Every thread became as hard as the toughest black steel!"Awakening·Giant White Lance!"The entire hall's floor, walls, and ceiling began to "threadify"!Marble turned into flowing white threads, wood into flexible brown threads, metal into sharp silver threads!All matter transformed into thread under Doflamingo's ability, then controlled by him, incorporated into the attack!"Die, Law!"Tens of thousands of Armament Haki-infused threads surged toward Law from all directions!This time, there were no gaps, no blind spots! A pure, violent, quantity-overwhelming-quality crushing attack!Law's pupils slightly contracted."ROOM!"The pale blue hemisphere expanded to a fifty-meter radius! Almost covering half the hall!"Amputate·Spatial Severance!"Law gripped his sword with both hands, took a step forward.Where the pale blue slash passed, visible cracks appeared in space!The incoming Armament Haki threads were forcibly severed the moment they touched the spatial cracks!!Law's figure vanished again."Teleportation won't work on me!"Mingo roared, slamming his hands together.His Observation Haki spread throughout the hall, capturing Law's position after teleportation."Got you! Overheat·Black Coffin!"All Armament Haki threads rapidly changed direction mid-air, weaving into a massive, completely enclosed black sphere of threads, completely enveloping Law's location!The sphere contracted inward, every thread sharp enough to cut steel!But at the moment the sphere contracted to its limit—"ROOM·Shambles."Law's voice came from inside the sphere.Then, the sphere exploded.All Armament Haki threads lost control simultaneously, falling limp like puppets with cut strings.In the dust, Law's figure slowly emerged.His breathing grew heavy, his forehead covered in fine sweat, his right arm clothing completely torn, revealing the bloodied, lacerated arm beneath.But his gaze remained calm, kikoku in his hand still steady."Fufufu..."Mingo's smile turned ferocious,"What's wrong? Can only defend now? Your spatial ability has limits too against absolute numbers, right?"He wasn't wrong.Law could feel his stamina rapidly depleting.The larger the ROOM range, the higher the precision of spatial manipulation, the greater the consumption.And Doflamingo's awakened String-String Fruithad nearly unlimited "ammunition"!!'Can't drag this out. Must decide with one strike!'Law took a deep breath, sheathing kikoku.Then, he closed his eyes."Given up?"Mingo sneered, but a strong unease rose in his heart.No, that's not it.This posture... this aura... "What are you gathering?"Mingo demanded sharply, raising his hands again, tens of thousands of Armament Haki threads poised in mid-air.Law didn't answer.He was remembering.Remembering that snowy night thirteen years ago.Remembering Corazon's smile before death.Remembering every sleepless night filled with hatred over these thirteen years.Then, he concentrated all his hatred, all his rage, all his sorrow... into this one slash."ROOM."The pale blue hemisphere expanded again, the domain not large—only ten meters around Law—but its "density" reached an unprecedented level.Space within the domain began to distort, fold, and reorganize.Doflamingo's Observation Haki screamed warnings!Danger! Danger! Danger!!!He'll die!If this slash is unleashed, he might really die!!!"Impossible!!!"Mingo roared hysterically, all Armament Hakithreads shooting out simultaneously!And Law finally opened his eyes.Those eyes held no emotion.Only pure, cold, deathly resolve."Secret Technique—""Shing!!"Law compressed all the spatial power within the entire ROOM domain into this one slash.The moment the blade left its sheath, time seemed to freeze."—Gamma Knife·Divine Slash."A brilliant blue slash separated from kikoku's blade, flying forward.Where the slash passed, space fractured!!Threads were instantly annihilated upon contact with the slash.Doflamingo's pupils shrank to pinpoints.His Observation Haki screamed madly, but his body couldn't move.'What... is this?''What... kind of power is this?!'The slash pierced through his body.Doflamingo looked down at his chest.A blade wound piercing through his chest appeared, deep enough to see bone!!He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but coughed up a mouthful of black blood mixed with organ fragments.Then, his knees gave way, and he heavily knelt on the ground... Law knelt on one knee, using kikokuto support himself, breathing heavily.Gamma Knife·Divine Slash!Fusing the "cutting" concept of the Ope-Ope no Miwith the "internal destruction" trait of Armament Haki, then overlaying the "separation" effect on a spatial level.This slash almost drained all his stamina and Haki.But, worth it.He looked at Doflamingo kneeling thirty meters away and slowly stood up."It's over, Doflamingo."Law's voice was hoarse but still icy,"This slash severed your internal organ connections. Even with your recovery ability, it'll take at least ten minutes to stand again.""And ten minutes..."He walked toward Mingo step by step, sword in hand."...is enough for me to cut off your head."Doflamingo hung his head, his pink feathered coat soaked in blood.His body trembled, not from fear, but from... rage.Extreme rage."Fufufu..."He laughed, the laughter full of bloody foam,"You've really... grown stronger, Law..."Law stopped three meters in front of him, raising his sword."But you think... this counts as winning?"Mingo suddenly looked up!Those eyes burned with madness to the extreme!"You think... I wouldn't have a backup plan?!"He roared hoarsely, shouting with his last strength—"Fujitora!!!""How long are you planning to watch?!"The moment his words fell, the gravity in the entire hall changed.Rubble from the ceiling no longer fell but floated mid-air.Fragments on the ground slowly rose.Then, from the deepest shadows of the hall, a tall figure slowly walked out.He wore a light purple kimono, wooden sandals on his feet, leaning on an unsheatled sword-cane.Eyes closed, but with each step, the gravity field in the space fluctuated.Admiral, Fujitora Issho.For the first time, Law's expression completely changed."Impossible..."He murmured, "Why would an Admiral be here...""Fufufu..."Doflamingo coughed blood, his smile ferocious,"You think I dared set this trap in Dressrosa for no reason?""Because from the start... the World Governmenttacitly approved!"Fujitora stopped twenty meters from the two.He "looked" in Law's direction; though his eyes were closed, Law could feel a heavy gaze fall upon him."Trafalgar Law."Fujitora spoke, his voice steady as the earth,"Based on Shichibukai Donquixote Doflamingo's request for aid, Marineford Admiral Fujitora Isshois now ordered to intervene in this battle."He paused, then added:"According to Article 7 of the Shichibukai treaty, when a Shichibukai is attacked by a Four Emperor or their direct forces, the Marines are obligated to provide support."Law's hand gripping the sword turned white at the knuckles.A trap.From the beginning, it was a trap.Doflamingo not only set a trap to lure pirates to compete for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit but also made a prior agreement with a Marine Admiral.Once he was in crisis, Fujitora would intervene!"Despicable..." Law gritted his teeth."Fufufu... it's called strategy."Doflamingo struggled to stand, though his internal organs were severely damaged, his String-String Fruit ability slowly repairing his body,"Fujitora, let's take him down together. He's a Straw Hat crew member. Capturing him will force the Straw Hat to show himself."Fujitora remained silent for a moment.Then, he slowly drew his sword-cane.The moment the blade left its sheath, gravity in the entire hall surged tenfold! Law's body suddenly sank, the ground beneath his feet shattering with a crash!"My apologies, Trafalgar Law."Fujitora said solemnly,"This is my duty."The blade fully unsheathed."Gravity Blade·Tiger."Invisible gravity waves transformed into visible purple shockwaves, crashing toward Law!