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Doflamingo was in a sorry state at this moment. He was covered in dust and dirt, and his body was covered with numerous knife wounds. He could even be described as being covered in blood.

However, if you look closely, you'll see that although Doflamingo is covered in blood, many of his wounds have been stitched up to stop the bleeding.

Especially his arms and thighs, which should have been severed by his roots, but thanks to the power of the "String-String Fruit", Doflamingo actually managed to stitch them back together!

Upon seeing this scene, Wood couldn't help but want to complain.

Is Doflamingo some kind of character from Kakuzu, the fox-faced ninja from next door, who wandered onto the wrong set? He's even managing to act as a Frankenstein's monster himself!

However, after some careful consideration, Wood accepted the idea.

After all, when Doflamingo fought the rubber boy, he could even stitch up his internal organs with his Devil Fruit power. So, now he's just stitching up wounds and becoming a Frankenstein's monster, which doesn't seem entirely unacceptable...

Chapter 217 Fruit Ability Awakening?

"Fufufufufu, you didn't expect that, did you? Not only did I not die like that, but I also gained even greater power because of it!"

Watching Wood maintain his levitation by using Moonwalk in the air, Doflamingo took out another pair of flashy sunglasses from his pink feather coat and replaced the glasses that had been broken on his face.

Heaven knows why the infamous Tenyasha would carry spare sunglasses with him.

However, it's worth mentioning that when Doflamingo changed his sunglasses, Wood couldn't even see Doflamingo's eyes under the glasses.

In the brief moment that Wood was in a daze, Doflamingo had already put on new sunglasses and thrown the old, shattered sunglasses under his feet, crushing them to pieces.

With his new sunglasses on, Doflamingo seemed to have regained his cool and confident demeanor.

As expected, the rumors from the previous One Piece fans were true; Doflamingo's sunglasses were actually his real body.

Doflamingo, who had just been killed, also thought he was going to die, but his intense resentment and anger at being betrayed made him unwilling to die like that!

Resentment and anger became nourishment, prompting Doflamingo's Devil Fruit ability to undergo another transformation, also known as Devil Fruit Awakening!

Doflamingo didn't know what this power was, but one thing he was quite clear about was that he could clearly feel that he was using the "String-String Fruit" ability more skillfully!

As Doflamingo gained more and more proficiency in controlling his awakened Devil Fruit power, more and more threads began to wrap around Wood's location.

At first, it was just the ground, but then even the vegetation and other things turned into threads and strangled towards Wood's location.

Although Doflamingo was seriously injured at this moment, his morale was rising even higher.

Feeling stronger, he believed he could gain more influence in the underworld.

The birdcage still looms over the entire island of Mignon. Although Corazon and Law have run away, as long as the birdcage remains, no one can escape his grasp.

As long as Wood is eliminated, the outcome will remain unchanged.

"Did the Devil Fruit power awaken while he was on the verge of death? It seems that besides the so-called protagonists who are not to be trifled with, those villains with names and surnames also have the so-called villain halo."

"But with your current injuries, plus your newly awakened Devil Fruit, do you think you can take me down?"

If Wood were facing other unknown Devil Fruit awakeners, he might find this quite troublesome.

However, Doflamingo's awakened Devil Fruit ability was not unfamiliar to Wood.

While the ability to materialize one's surroundings is impressive, a person's attention and control are limited.

Doflamingo has only just mastered the power of his Devil Fruit awakening, and his proficiency is clearly lacking, with the power being quite limited as well.

To avoid giving the opponent ample time to familiarize themselves with this power, Wood decided to end the battle quickly.

A large amount of heavy equipment was removed and fell from the height, kicking up a huge cloud of dust. Moreover, the runes on Wood's chest, which had dimmed, shone brightly once again.

With the removal of his weighted equipment and the amplification from the "Heart of God," Wood's current speed, when unleashed, even surpasses supersonic speed!

As Doflamingo raised his hands and manipulated the threads that converged into white waves towards Wood, he discovered that Wood had vanished into thin air in an instant.

"It's just the awakening of a Devil Fruit ability. Although those who can achieve this are indeed extremely rare on the sea."

However, this does not mean invincibility. As you said before, the ocean is vast, and you are currently just a frog in a well.

The sudden sound appeared in front of Doflamingo, startling him greatly.

The instant he saw Wood's figure, he pressed his hands to the ground, and two white lines, like sharp teeth, surged towards Doflamingo like a wave.

"Shield White Line!"

A wave of white threads converged, appearing between Wood and Doflamingo like two doors.

Previously, the few thin threads could not withstand Wood's slash, but Doflamingo did not believe that the thread shield now made of countless threads could not withstand it either!

With the defensive power of the "shield white line," it is indeed sufficient to defend against Wood's current slash. At least even if Wood's slash can break through the shield white line, the remaining power will hardly be able to cause any damage to Doflamingo.

However, Wood never said that he wanted to break through Doflamingo's defense head-on. He would suddenly appear in front of him, just to prove that even if the opponent's Devil Fruit power had awakened, he could still suppress him.

The instant the white shield pierced through the ground, Doflamingo was astonished to find that Wood's figure had once again vanished in front of the white shield.

When Doflamingo sensed Wood's presence again with his Observation Haki, Wood had already reappeared behind him and slashed down with his sword!

While the awakening of the "String-String Fruit" ability can materialize and manipulate the surrounding environment, even if everything around him turns into threads, it will still take Doflamingo a certain amount of time to control them.

Even if the speed of consciousness catches up, the threads being manipulated may not be able to keep up with Doflamingo's consciousness, let alone Wood's speed.

Doflamingo, who had been stabbed in the back, had a large amount of blood spurting out from his back again.

However, Doflamingo was clearly a ruthless person. Wood's slash had almost damaged his internal organs, but Doflamingo didn't even groan in pain. He even controlled his Devil Fruit ability to suture the wound on his back at an astonishing speed!

Just as Wood's blade fell, a large number of white threads, like a fountain, gushed out from the ground again and quickly formed a giant cocoon, attempting to surround Wood.

Unfortunately, the silk threads that formed the pupa had only wrapped around the pupa once when Wood, still entangled in the threads, realized Doflamingo's intentions and began to wield his twin swords in rapid succession.

The frenzied slashes scattered and fell, instantly tearing the thin silken wall into countless fine threads.

"So what if you can keep using thread to sew up your wounds?"

The stitched wound only temporarily stabilizes the injury; it's not fully healed. Even with incredible willpower, if you bleed enough, you'll still die.

Although the opponent is the protagonist, he is still a villain with some standing. In order to prevent the opponent from having a second power surge before dying, Wood is constantly increasing Doflamingo's injuries while using words to undermine his will, trying to make him give up resistance.

Chapter 218 Doflamingo's Compromise

"Naval traitor Wood, to be honest, I admit I underestimated you before this."

Or rather, many people on the high seas underestimate you, thinking you're just a clown pampered by the navy.

"In terms of individual combat strength, I admit that I am no match for you at this stage."

But even if I lose this battle, I will still be the ultimate winner!

Seemingly realizing that even with his newfound power, he was still powerless against Wood at this stage, Doflamingo simply gave up resisting.

Of course, the so-called surrender does not mean that Doflamingo will obediently close his eyes and wait for death. Rather, it means that Doflamingo has completely abandoned his plan to attack Wood and has changed his strategy to focus on defense.

Although Doflamingo's threads can't keep up with Wood's speed, if used for attack, they would probably only be able to eat Wood's exhaust fumes.

However, it's more than enough for defense.

Even if he defends with all his might, Wood's slash, comparable to that of a great swordsman, might still injure him to some extent.

If it's a protracted war, he'll still be the one to lose in the end. But turning the battle into a protracted war is indeed Doflamingo's only chance of winning at the moment.

Looking at Doflamingo, who had wrapped himself into a large sphere using the "shield white line," and then at the "birdcage" in the sky, Wood immediately understood Doflamingo's idea.

The "Birdcage" that Doflamingo released at the beginning was one of the strongest abilities of the String-String Fruit. Its function was not only to prevent others from leaving the island, but also to isolate signals.

Furthermore, it has one last characteristic: the "birdcage" will shrink towards the center over time, eventually forming a huge column.

The silk threads that make up the birdcage are also the strongest threads that the "thread fruit" can form.

It can easily cut through the threads of buildings and the earth, so cutting through fragile flesh is naturally even easier.

The threads of the "Birdcage" are so strong that even a "great swordsman" with Armament Haki cannot break through them. Once the ability is fully developed, unless Doflamingo, as the Devil Fruit user, removes it himself or loses consciousness, it is basically unsolvable.

Of course, such a powerful ability also takes a huge toll on Doflamingo, and even as the one who released the "Birdcage," Doflamingo cannot control the time it takes for the "Birdcage" to shrink.

"Even you, the user of the String-String Fruit, couldn't kill me. Do you really think I'd be killed by the Birdcage?"

Wood wasn't worried at all about the so-called "birdcage," otherwise he wouldn't have lured Doflamingo over for a one-on-one fight in the first place.

The use of the "birdcage" was within Wood's plan; any Devil Fruit ability would inevitably deplete the user's stamina.

With the wide-range "Birdcage" attack, the awakening of his Devil Fruit power, and numerous injuries, Wood refused to believe he couldn't outlast Doflamingo.

Even if the "birdcage" is shrunk to its smallest size, so what? With "Iron Body" and "Armament Haki", Wood is fully capable of competing with Doflamingo in terms of endurance and stamina.

Let's see if Wood can't hold on any longer and gets cut into pieces by the "Birdcage," or if Doflamingo will give up first and the "Birdcage" will disappear because he reaches his limit.

“I know it’s difficult to kill you with a birdcage, but it’s more than enough to kill other people.”

Although I don't know why, I understand now from the moment you saved Rosinante and the others from my grasp. Rosinante and Ro seem to be more important to you than Dias Barrerus, right?

"Although I am not clear about what other relationship you have besides being business partners."

But one thing I'm quite sure of is that you won't let my naughty little brother and Law die here, right?

Doflamingo manipulated the white threads that surged like waves, defending against Wood's slashes while constantly observing Wood's expression.

The idea that Wood would value Rosinante and Law is purely Doflamingo's wild guess.

After all, the contrast between Wood's previous actions of risking everything to save Corazon and the fact that he watched as Diaz Barrerus was killed was too stark.

Therefore, Doflamingo judged that Rosinante and Law were of certain importance to Wood, but he couldn't determine the extent of that importance.

However, just now, through the micro-expressions on Wood's face and his sudden hesitation, Doflamingo was basically certain that Rosinante and the others were more important to Wood than he had imagined.