Chapter 350: Battle of the Yonko Commanders!The Colosseum ruins.The tremors caused by the birdcage's contraction grew increasingly violent.King and Katakuri stood up almost simultaneously.Their movements weren't large, but the "stagnation" of top-tier powerhouses instantly entering a combat state made the air in the entire ruins turn solemn."Donquixote Doflamingo is seeking death."King's voice came through his black mask, cold and devoid of any warmth."Once the birdcage contracts to a critical point, the kinetic energy contained within the strings will transform into cutting force. At that time, the entire island will be sliced into pieces!!!"As a Great Sign of the Beasts Pirates, King had followed Kaido in battle for decades and seen countless crazy pirates and enemies.But someone like Donquixote Doflamingo, who chose to drag hundreds of thousands of people on the whole island down with him after defeat, was still rare.This wasn't a battle.This was a suicidal madness."He never intended to live anyway."Katakuri's scarf moved without wind amidst the tremors; his Observation Haki had already foreseen the scene a few minutes later.The most terrifying thing was that the birdcage's strings carried "conceptual" rules!!Unless the user, Donquixote Doflamingo, was defeated, or it was forcibly broken with a "quality" of Haki that surpassed the user's, it could not be destroyed from the inside.And the Haoshoku that Doflamingo was releasing by burning his life force had already reached the level of a "Strong Yonko Commander."To break the birdcage from the inside required the Haoshoku quality of a true, peak Four Emperorslevel.Right now on the island, only two people had that capability!!!"We must kill him before he goes completely insane."King spread the pair of black wings on his back, with a wingspan of over five meters, every feather entwined with black-purple Haki."Agreed."Katakuri gripped his trident Earth Dragon and activated his Mochi-Mochi Fruit ability, his arms transforming into mochi entwined with Armament Haki."Let's strike together and end this quickly."But just as the two of them took a step—Two figures, as if they had predicted it beforehand, accurately blocked their path."Hey! You two, where do you think you're going?"Zoro spoke, his voice somewhat raspy from blood loss, but his tone was still full of provocation.Sanji stood three meters to his side, the cigarette butt in his mouth stubbornly glowing red in the rain."Didn't you see our crewmate is fighting Donquixote Doflamingo?"Sanji blew a smoke ring, his lips curling into a dangerous arc."Isn't it a bit rude to go and disturb them at the Kings Plateau now?"A cold fury flashed in King's eyes.The black wings on his back snapped open, and his black-purple Haki flared up like physical flames—"Get out of the way! The birdcage's contraction speed is increasing. Every second wasted brings us one step closer to death! If you want to die with that maniac Doflamingo, don't drag us down with you!""That won't do."Zoro grinned, revealing blood-stained teeth."Luffy said that until he returns, no one is allowed to leave the Colosseum! Especially you guys!!!""In your current state?"A calm but oppressive voice came from beneath Katakuri's scarf."You're so heavily injured you can barely stand, your breathing is erratic, and your Haki is less than thirty percent of its peak! You still think you can stop us?"Sanji spat his cigarette butt onto the ground and crushed it with his toe.Then, he looked up, and in those blue eyes that usually held a frivolous smile, only cold battle intent remained."Want to try?"The moment those words fell, the presence of four top-tier powerhouses collided in the Colosseumruins!...King flapped his wings, soaring into the sky like a black arrow."Ifrit Jambe—"Sanji's figure vanished from the spot.His right leg left a blue afterimage in the air; wherever the afterimage passed, rain was evaporated and the air was ionized, emitting a sharp "crackling" sound."Thunderfire · Sky Dance!!!!"In the next instant, Sanji appeared directly above King's head. He raised his right leg high above his head and then swung it down vertically like a battle-axe!King's pupils contracted, and in his haste, he could only cross his arms to block—Thump!!!!!!!!!!King was slammed back into the ground from the air by this kick, his feet plowing two ten-meter-long deep grooves into the earth before he barely managed to stop his momentum.He looked down at his arms.On his forearms covered in black feathers, a scorched mark appeared, and the skin beneath the feathers felt a stinging, burning pain.Meanwhile, Sanji performed a backflip after completing the kick and landed lightly."I told you—"Sanji grinned, his smile carrying a dangerous provocation."Your opponent is me."King slowly lowered his arms.His eyes beneath the black mask stared fixedly at Sanji, and within those eyes, cold killing intent emerged."Very well."King's voice was as low as the grinding of the Earth's crust."Since you're seeking death—"Behind him, his black wings fully unfurled.The tips of every feather began to burn with crimson flames; far from being extinguished by the rain, the flames burned even more intensely."Flame Emperor: Heaven Incineration!"King brought his hands together in front of him, and crimson flames compressed and spun in his palms, forming a fireball half a meter in diameter.Inside the fireball, terrifying energy was surging wildly.On the other side... almost at the same time King made his move, Katakuri also acted.His body turned into a pool of white mochi, sliding along the ground toward Zoro, then suddenly bursting upward to reform into human shape when he was within three meters of Zoro's feet.The trident Earth Dragon was entwined with deep purple Armament Haki as he delivered a simple, unadorned thrust toward Zoro's heart.Fast, accurate, and ruthless.There were no redundant movements; it was a perfectly honed killing technique.Zoro did not dodge.He gripped the wado ichimonji with both hands."One Sword Style: Iai - Lion's Song!!!"Blade and trident collided.Clang—!!!!Amidst the ear-piercing sound of clashing metal, Katakuri was shocked to find... that his strike had actually been blocked!Zoro held the sword with one hand, the blade propping up the trident's point. The ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, but he didn't retreat a single step."How is this possible..."Katakuri's Observation Haki worked frantically, foreseeing Zoro's next move.He immediately retreated.But Zoro's blade was faster than him."Oni Aura: Nine Sword Style—"Illusory blade shadows condensed from Oni Auraand Haki appeared behind Zoro."Asura: Ugui!!!!"Nine slashes erupted simultaneously.Katakuri's pupils shrank as he swung his trident into an impenetrable defensive net in front of him.Clang clang clang clang clang—!!!Slashes collided with the defense, sending sparks flying everywhere.When the dust settled, Katakuri stood in place, his scarf slashed with a gap, and several shallow bloodstains appeared on his cheek."Injured to this extent... and still able to wound me."Katakuri spoke slowly, his tone carrying a hint of solemnity."Roronoa Zoro... you truly are a monster."Zoro grinned."Thanks for the compliment."The four of them faced off.The birdcage slowly contracted on the periphery.