Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Immediately, Doflamingo stretched his hand backward and shot out dozens of nearly transparent, thin threads from his palm.

The moment these threads appeared, they quickly intertwined, forming a thick column of thread, and then swiftly lashed out towards the "Sparrow Bee Thunder Whip".

"Super Strike Whip!"

This pole, powerful enough to easily cut through a building, was quickly stopped by "Hornet Raikoubu".

The two collided with a deafening roar.

next moment!

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

An unprecedented explosion suddenly appeared over the port city of Spedamaltz, and the orange-red shockwave instantly swept across the entire sky, violently destroying everything around it.

The Don Quixote officers below the explosion site were instantly blown away by the massive blast wave, which was comparable to a hurricane, and crashed into the surrounding houses like tattered rags.

……

In Yann, twenty nautical miles from the port city of Spedamalt, a small mushroom seemed to rise faintly, and Corazon's voice in the Den Den Mushi suddenly stopped.

Immediately following was a surging, howling sound of air currents.

"Holy... holy crap..."

The next moment, Corazon on the other end of the Den Den Mushi unconsciously uttered a surprised exclamation he had learned from Arn.

"What's wrong? Corazon, are you alright?" Yann asked with concern.

"This...this is terrible..."

After a pause, Corazon finally reacted and said, "I'm fine, but it seems the family has been attacked by some unknown force. The situation... is quite serious."

"I'm so glad you're alright!"

Yaen's tone softened, and he began to condense his spiritual pressure into the next "Suzumebachi Raikō-bō" (Sparrow Bee Thunder Whip).

When considering implementing this plan, Yann's biggest concern was accidentally injuring Corazon, who was lurking in the Donquixote Pirates.

Since Corazon was alright, Yann naturally decided to fire a few more shots.

While the full power of the "Swallow Bee Thunder Whip" was more exhilarating than Arn had anticipated, Arn estimated that wiping out the Donquixote Pirates with a single strike was unrealistic.

“Um… Yann, we’ll talk later. I need to go back to my family to see what’s going on,” Corazon said hurriedly.

"No, no, no..."

Yann quickly stopped him. "Corazon, since the Donquixote Pirates have been attacked, let him go. If Doflamingo dies by accident, wouldn't your mission be accomplished?"

Corazon retorted without hesitation, "No way!"

"Why? Corazon, you haven't forgotten who you are, have you?" Yann frowned.

"Ya'en, this...sigh..."

Corazon sighed softly and said helplessly.

“Yaen, I… I also have my own difficulties. The family is not only full of villains like Doflamingo. In recent years, in order to grow and expand, the family has adopted many children for training. Although I have secretly driven away many of them, there are still some in the family. I… I have to go and see them.”

Immediately afterward, Corazon hurriedly hung up the Den Den Mushi.

"Tsk, what a foolishly gentle man."

Yaen sighed helplessly and slowly lowered the "Sparrow Bee Thunder Whip" that he had raised.

However, Yann was not at all surprised by Corazon's reaction.

After all, it was precisely because of this deep-seated gentleness that Corazon took special care of and looked after Yann when he was a child, causing Yann to receive many favors from Corazon.

"But what should we do next?"

Yaen stroked his chin and sheathed the Zanpakuto.

Aon's original plan was to use the "Bankai: Suzumebachi Raikouben" in his Zanpakuto, which was absolved of everything except for its extreme power, and then, with the help of Kogane and Robin to confirm the situation, he would use his Observation Haki to lock onto the iron monument and carry out a targeted, long-range attack.

This combat strategy, which originated from Yann's previous life, carries extremely low risk, provided the enemy lacks counter-surveillance capabilities within 20 nautical miles.

Even if one "SpongeBee Thunder Whip" can't send all the Donquixote Pirates' officers to the sky at once, Aon has plenty of time to slowly blast them away.

However, Corazon's reaction has forced Yann's plan to be abruptly halted.

After all, you can't just fire a cannon at your own brothers, can you?

"Robin, turn around and get me."

After thinking for a moment, Yann took out a Den Den Mushi and spoke.

……

Meanwhile, Corazon, who hurriedly returned to his family's gathering place, was increasingly alarmed.

The towering explosion and the ring-shaped shockwaves sweeping outwards demonstrated the terrifying extent of its destructive power.

However, even though the attack did not actually land, but seemed to be intercepted in mid-air, the terrifying aftershocks still swept everything away, turning the center of the Don Quixote family's gathering place into a white wasteland.

"No...they can't all be dead, can they?"

Corazon looked at everything before him, swallowed hard, and felt a cold sweat pour down his forehead as he nervously thought to himself.

"boom!"

Suddenly, not far from Corazon, a hand suddenly stretched out from underground and braced itself against the ground. Then, Don Quixote Doflamingo, looking extremely disheveled and covered in blood, crawled out of it.

Damn it!

While cursing, Doflamingo couldn't help but cough repeatedly.

Since he personally took his father's head and returned to the Holy Land Mary Geoise, only to be expelled by the Celestial Dragons, Doflamingo has never been in such a sorry state.

As a man with the "qualifications of a king," this completely enraged Doflamingo.

Corazon, seeing Doflamingo's wounded beast-like state, hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to help him up.

"Um?!"

After Doflamingo stood up, he suddenly noticed that Corazon was completely unharmed and asked in confusion, "Corazon, why aren't you hurt?"

Corazon, who usually pretends to be mute within the Donquixote Family in order to lower Doflamingo's guard, immediately took out the paper and pen he always carried with him and responded in writing.

"I was just at the beach."

Doflamingo's doubts vanished, realizing that Corazon would indeed be spacing out by the sea at this time, given his habits.

"What happened?" Corazon continued to ask via text.

"Unidentified attack!"

Doflamingo said stiffly, then walked to the iron monument that had suddenly appeared before the attack and still stood in the center of the Donquixote Family's gathering place, which had been turned into a white wasteland.

At this moment, Doflamingo looked at the words above again and couldn't help but feel a different meaning.

"Hand over five Devil Fruits and the attackers—the Hueco Mundo organization—within one day."

[Chapter 81. The Will of the Lord of Hueco Mundo?]

"The Hueco Mundo Organization!"

Doflamingo pronounced the unfamiliar name slowly and deliberately.

Given Doflamingo's network and background, he had never heard of such an organization before.

"Corazon, have you heard of this organization?" Doflamingo asked.

Corazon frowned, shook his head, and then replied in writing, "I'll go check on the others first."

"Go."

Doflamingo waved his hand, releasing his Observation Haki while remaining vigilant against possible further attacks.

Soon, Corazon, who had been searching tirelessly, found the children he was looking forward to.

Monet, Sugar, Baby-5, Buffalo, and Trafalgar Law, the latest addition to the family.

"I'm so glad you're alright."

Corazon thought to himself that these five children were the most valued by Doflamingo, so they were being trained in the family settlement as reserve members of the family leadership.

Fortunately, they were not cadres, so they did not live in the central area. Therefore, although they suffered some injuries, their lives were not in danger.

When Corazon, who plays the role of a vicious child-hating character in the Don Quixote family, appeared, he instantly intimidated the five children in front of him.

Immediately, Corazon, as if he were just passing by, didn't say anything more and instead left to check on the condition of the other family members.

A moment later, the rather disheveled Don Quixote family officials gathered in front of the iron monument.

"Young Master, Jorah and Gladius died on the spot, and five other officers were seriously injured."

Diamante, the top executive codenamed "Square," reported to Doflamingo in a solemn tone.

In fact, apart from Corazon, all the Donquixote Family executives, and even Doflamingo himself, suffered injuries to some degree.

However, due to differences in distance, physical strength, and training in Armament Haki, only two officers died and five were seriously injured.

This is almost the most serious loss since the Donquixote Pirates were founded, bar none.

For a moment, the atmosphere among the Don Quixote family's executives became quite gloomy.

"Fufufu~~"

Doflamingo suddenly covered his face with one hand and burst into wild laughter, then asked in a maniacal tone.

"Someone tell me, what exactly is this Hueco Mundo organization? And what about the five Devil Fruits engraved on that iron monument?"

Under the gradually increasing pressure from Doflamingo, Diamante and Trebol exchanged a glance. Then Trebol took half a step forward, sniffed, and said.

“Dover, this has something to do with a family tradition.”

"Hmm?" Doflamingo.

"In order to collect treasures more quickly, the family will regularly put some of the unwanted Devil Fruits on the black market for sale. If the other party does not eat the Devil Fruit immediately, we will send people to try to attack and secretly plunder the Devil Fruit."

After a pause, Torrebol replied, "Dover, it was you who suggested this in the first place."

Doflamingo's face broke into a maniacal smile, and his eyes, hidden behind sunglasses, asked a question that revealed neither joy nor anger.

"What I'm asking is, who carried out this mission? Why did this information get leaked? And how did the other side find out so quickly that our family was involved?"

Feeling the increasingly terrifying pressure from Doflamingo, even Trebol, who had often considered himself Doflamingo's benefactor, couldn't help but feel nervous and replied.