"Fufufufufu…"
Doflamingo laughed wildly, his expression arrogant and crazed.
"What a sharp-tongued little brat. Looks like you've gotten bolder over the years."
"You actually dare to talk to me like that? You're looking for death, Law!"
"Five-Color Strings!"
Doflamingo's right hand curled slightly, five nearly invisible threads appeared and slashed forward.
"Room – Slaughterhouse!"
A hemisphere appeared centered around Law, enclosing both him and Bepo.
With a whoosh, before the cutting threads could reach, they vanished instantly.
Boom!
The threads struck the ground, violently slicing into it with a thunderous crash.
Dust flew up, and five long, deep gashes appeared on the surface—an utterly terrifying sight.
If he hadn't dodged, he would've been torn to pieces instantly.
"Fufufufufu…"
Doflamingo looked up and laughed, full of confidence.
"Run. Savor the approach of death while you flee."
"Rosinante misses you down in the underworld. It's time to go keep him company. Fufufufufu~~"
As he laughed, he put both hands in his pockets, walking slowly in a swaggering gait toward the left.
Outside the island.
"There's noise again inside. Sounds like the fight's pretty intense."
Sweetheart Queen didn't seem afraid at all. Her charming face carried a sweet and elegant smile, her voice pleasant and melodic.
Betty took a puff of her cigarette and said calmly,
"From the sound of it, the person we're recruiting might be pretty strong."
"Captain, can't you give us a hint—Is the new recruit a man or a woman?"
Burgess looked at Chris and couldn't help but ask.
Doc Q, lying on Stronger, coughed and said,
"A question like that… There's no way the captain would answer. You're thinking too much."
Chris looked ahead calmly and simply said:
"They're already here."
Already here??
Hearing that, everyone quickly looked forward.
All they could see was lush greenery, flowers and grass, and even small animals popping out from time to time.
Suddenly—whoosh—two figures appeared out of thin air.
"Captain…"
Bepo looked anxious and quickly said,
"That Doflamingo guy is really strong. What should we do?"
"Are we going to die here, Captain~~"
Law wiped the sweat off his forehead, his face tired—this move had drained a lot of his stamina.
"Don't worry. We're not going to die here."
"If I haven't avenged Corazon yet, there's no way I'll die!!"
Just then, a calm voice came from ahead.
"Of course you won't die—because you'll become one of us."
Chris stood in front, with the others behind him, entering Law's line of sight.
Burgess looked Law up and down, shrugged and said,
"Captain, this guy doesn't look that strong."
"From the looks of it, he's being hunted and is on the run. What strength could he possibly have?"
Doc Q showed a mysterious smile, clearly interested.
"A talking animal… That's worth studying. Hehehe~~"
Lafitte adjusted his top hat and said gently,
"You all missed something. He just appeared out of nowhere."
"That kind of speed… isn't something an ordinary person can pull off."
Perona flew through the air with a bell-like laugh, her beautiful eyes locked onto Bepo.
"Captain, I really like this white bear! We have to make him our crewmate! Hahleh hahleh hahleh…"
Being stared at by so many people, Bepo became shy, lowered his head, and blushed like a bashful girl.
"Who are you?"
Law glanced around, extremely alert and ready to move at any moment.
Seeing Bepo's cute reaction, Sweetheart Queen's eyes lit up, her voice sweet and charming.
"What an interesting white bear. Too adorable."
Perona fluttered around in excitement, her little face glowing with joy.
"Love it, love it! So kawaii! I must make it my pet!"
Padong joined in with a grin,
"I'll finally have a playmate! We can fish together, hehe~~"
At that moment, Chris spoke calmly:
"We're the ones who can save you."
"Follow us, and you can survive this danger—and maybe even take revenge."
"What do you think? Give it some thought."
Burgess shrugged and laughed heartily:
"No need to think! Of course he's going to join us!"
"If he doesn't, his enemies will catch up and probably kill him! Wahahaha…"
Doc Q glanced at Burgess and suggested,
"Once he joins, we can start the Division Captain contest. You'll be the first division captain."
Lafitte twirled his cane and politely said,
"You love watching fights, but I've never seen you in one."
"I think you're the one most suited to be Division One's captain."
Hearing all this, Law fell silent.
The situation was extremely dangerous—he needed to make a choice.
If he left on his own, maybe he could escape.
But dragging Bepo along… that was a different story.
He simply didn't have the stamina for that.
Doflamingo would definitely catch up.
So, the decision wasn't that hard…
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