One Piece: Burning the Prison Clothes in the Setting Sun, Mihawk is dumbfounded.

Red obscured the sky.

The entire world was shrouded in a dark red light for a short period of time.

Not everyone was well-informed, and many people remained confused, feeling a strong sense of unease about the strange phenomena in the sky.

But Dunn, having done all this, did not continue to expand the coverage area.

Even though I had thought about it before, the actual effort involved was still a bit too much.

But that's enough for now.

Completely immersed in the cold, fiery cloud, Dunn's senses were heightened to their limit.

It was as if God had truly opened his eyes, and he saw the world shrouded in red clouds.

"That's enough."

Cleaning up the transformed monsters was just a side effect; what Dunn really wanted to do was intimidate Im.

He was proving to Im that he did indeed have the ability to take Im down in a short time.

The Hollow he had planted the seed of fire in had already been transferred, and Dunn clearly sensed it.

Only Im is still in Mary Geoise.

The powerful Conqueror's Haki emanating from Mary Geoise could be clearly sensed from a great distance.

"Are you thinking the same thing?"

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, the red cloud, which had stopped spreading, began to shrink.

It started very slowly, but the speed gradually increased.

When the red clouds reached the sky above Mary Geoise, the red curtain covering the sky instantly contracted and converged on the figures floating above Mary Geoise.

The flames floated behind Dunn like a long, tangible overcoat, billowing back and forth in the high-altitude wind.

Below, deep darkness flowed from the remaining palace, churning as if it were alive.

Before long, the darkness coalesced into a huge black shadow resembling a salamander, hovering above the palace below.

It looked up and met Dunn's gaze.

Suddenly, their Conqueror's Haki clashed, and black lightning seemed to tear through space.

The collision of light and shadow almost absorbed all the surrounding light.

All that could be seen was the intense light emanating from the core of the collision.

"I knew you were hiding some abilities."

Seeing the monster below him, who was locked in a fierce confrontation with him, Dunn smiled.

Even in his words, you could hear the laughter.

"I had this illusion before, Dunn, that we didn't have to be enemies. You're not from this world, so there's no irreconcilable conflict between us."

The monster opened its mouth, and Im's voice rang out.

"So, you mean you still didn't consider me an enemy before?"

Dunn's voice drifted down, stopping at eye level with the monster, and he asked a question in return.

He didn't believe a single word Im said.

This is a delaying tactic.

Coincidentally, Dunn was also stalling for time.

"Yes, Dunn!"

The black monster that Im had transformed into actually nodded.

"If I had intervened from the beginning, you might not be alive today."

Im was being sincere when he said that.

After Dunn rose to power, the World Government naturally gathered information about him and knew that although Dunn's initial strength was not weak, he might not have been able to defeat Garp and the Admirals.

But it was only at that time that Dunn's true strength became clear.

Therefore, regret is the most common emotion among the people on the World Government's side and Im.

Why didn't you act then?

Questioning oneself had become a daily routine.

However, this period of time was not long. After Dunn entered the Grand Line, things began to spiral out of control.

From that point on, Dunn was completely out of control.

No one knows how strong he is, but many people do know that Dunn has never lost.

No matter who the opponent was, he never lost.

The fact that Im said those words now actually represents a part of his regret.

Of course, Dunn didn't really care about this statement.

Things rarely go as planned. The fact that I come from outside the world is true. However, in this world, at my level, I can do whatever I want, whatever I please.

After all, you can't do anything to me.

Dunn's words silenced Im.

It was very unpleasant to hear, but Im couldn't refute it.

Because this was Dunn's subjective opinion, and at Dunn's level, very few people could change his subjective opinion.

The only person he can change is himself.

"I know what you want me to do."

The black monster remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"What if Mu doesn't agree? What can you do? Mu doesn't believe you really don't care about anything."

"Threatening me?"

Upon hearing this, Dunn grinned.

"What did you think I did all that for?"

As he spoke, a flame appeared in Dunn's raised hand.

Unlike the previous crimson flames, which had completely subsided in temperature, the flame in Dunn's hand now possessed a terrifying temperature.

The fireball was small, but it caused the surrounding temperature to rise rapidly. Even the monster's body, formed from black mist, shrank rapidly under the high temperature.

Clearly, some of its power was consumed in the struggle against the high temperature.

"For me, it's just a matter of how much it costs, but for you, it's a matter of life and death."

Swish!

As soon as Dunn finished speaking, a black ribbon appeared in front of him.

Ding!

A metallic clanging sound rang out.

The black ribbon with the arrowhead pierced Dunn's chest, but bounced off.

Dunn calmly patted his shirt, revealing a tiny hole the size of a grain of rice.

"Let's have a match first, test my abilities. What if, I mean, what if, you actually manage to beat me? Then all the difficulties will be resolved. Of course, even if you're not my match, we can have a second match soon."

Dunn said with a smile, stretching out his right hand and making a grasping motion in the air. Flames quickly gathered in his hand, and a long sword glowing red appeared in his hand.

Im remained silent, only launching attacks.

Countless black ribbons emerged from the darkness, enveloping Dunn with incredible speed and force.

boom!

Dunn's figure, along with the knife in his hand, exploded under the attack of the black arrow, turning into flames that scattered in all directions.

However, the black arrows that attacked did not lose their target; instead, they all chased after it in one direction.

Ding Ding Ding!

The red blade coalesced once more, then danced, deflecting all the incoming black arrows.

Holding the knife, Dunn turned to look at the monster Im, who was still lying on the darkness above the palace.

"As expected, to have lived this long, your three types of Haki have reached a point where they can hardly be improved."

Dunn wasn't surprised that Im possessed such strength.

Im may be a coward, but having lived this long, even if he were truly a fool, he would have become a terrifyingly powerful figure over such a long period of time.

Moreover, Im is no fool.

Otherwise, he could not have become the king of the world hundreds of years ago.