Chapter 867 A favor from a meal
A competition is being held in the arena, while on the other side Law is struggling to delay time, anxiously waiting for the Straw Hat Pirates to destroy the factory. Doflamingo is chasing after Law with a wild laugh on his face, feeling proud of the success of his plan, not noticing that his plan has gone astray!
A group match has been completed in the arena. Since the rules are still the free-for-all in the original work, the efficiency is still very high and there are no accidents. The winner of Group A is none other than the helmsman of the Blackbeard Pirates, Bugles. He has not been around for nothing in the past two years. Except for not having the ability of the Devil Fruit, he is still capable in other aspects and is stronger than most pirates.
Soon the second group's competition began. There were many familiar faces, including Luffy's fanboy Bartolomeo, the current Queen Elizabeth II of Prodians, and Bellamy who joined the Don Quixote family. Several of them are Luffy's future brothers. There are also other familiar faces who did not appear in the original work but often appeared in newspapers. These were all attracted by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
The result was not too surprising. Bartolomeo eliminated everyone with his invincible defensive barrier ability. Even the King's Fist was blocked. Of course, the defensive ability of the Barrier Fruit was not truly invincible, it's just that these people were unable to break through. If he really met the Four Emperors, Bartolomeo would know that there is no absolutely invincible defense!
When Group B was fighting, Luffy in the backstage was recognized by Green Pepper who was waiting in the backstage. This guy had a grudge against Garp when he was young. Since he couldn't beat the old one, he wanted to bully the younger one. But he didn't even have a chance to meet Dragon, so now he can only make trouble for the younger Luffy. He is really going backwards!
In fact, he did not find the wrong person. Not only Garp had a grudge against him, but Dragon also had a grudge against him. He just didn't know it. All the treasures he collected were secretly taken away by Dragon. He couldn't open the ice bed without the tip, and Dragon's Dragon Claw Fist would not be so powerless. So the grudge here is huge, and the son must have owed the father's debt.
Seeing that Luffy was also in Group C, Lao Cai and Abu stopped their old man and decided to fight him on the field. Luffy was able to stroll around, and then he met Rebecca, the most crucial character in the Dressrosa arc!
This girl actually invited Luffy to dinner! She invited Luffy to dinner, that's not a simple matter, because a meal has lost a country, and it has happened a lot in this world. Unfortunately, Doflamingo has encountered it!
Luffy attaches great importance to eating, and he must repay a meal. After knowing what happened to Rebecca, Doflamingo was on Luffy's list!
Their original plan was just to use Kaido to get rid of Mingo, but now it’s no longer possible. The beautiful swordsman has brought meat with him. Plans cannot keep up with changes, and changes cannot keep up with Luffy’s ideas!
However, Luffy did not leave the arena immediately. He was still a little worried about Uncle Whitebeard's devil fruit, and decided to wait until he got the devil fruit before looking for trouble with Mingge!
The battle in the arena continued, and on the other side, Law had been captured by Doflamingo. Just when Mingge wanted to kill Law, he was stopped by Fujitora. He was a navy, and his mission was to catch pirates, not to collect bodies.
Moreover, Fujitora has always been unhappy with Mingo, so he naturally would not turn a blind eye to Mingo killing people. No, Fujitora is a blind man, he can't see it. Maybe his observation Haki tells him that Law cannot die now!
Seeing that it would be difficult to defeat Law in front of Admiral Fujitora, Doflamingo took Caesar's heart back from Law. Caesar was still very important to him, and when it came to the Four Emperors Kaido, he could never be too cautious.
It was just that Luo Huang pointed out Mingge, and the heart was not Caesar's at all. Mingge pinched it and found that Caesar did not react. Knowing that Caesar had been fooled by Luo again, Mingge was very angry and wanted to kill Luo again.
Luo also knew that he had angered Ming Ge. He did it on purpose to create an opportunity to escape. The teleportation of the Operation Fruit was really awesome and useful. He did it! Of course, there was also a reason why Fujitora let him go. Otherwise, under Fujitora's gravity, he would have no chance to move.
Doflamingo naturally would not give up easily, as Caesar's heart still needed to be found by the other party. The two of them started the pursuit mode again. Law wanted to lead Mingo to another place, and did not want Nami and others on the Sunny who were waiting on the side, and the Sunny to be discovered by Mingo, otherwise the consequences would be very serious, and he would not be able to explain to Luffy if something happened!
But good things don't work, bad things do. The Sunny was being besieged by the fighting fish, making quite a noise, which naturally attracted Mingge's attention. Then Mingge gave up Luo Fei and headed for the Sunny. He suspected that Caesar's heart was with the people on the pirate ship!
In the arena, Luffy has defeated Aokiji to win the Group C championship and qualify for the finals.
After Luffy returned to the backstage, he met Bartolomeo, a top fan who wanted to say hello but was a little hesitant. He used the power of his fruit on the ring, and as a fan there was no way he could make a mistake. The two of them ended up having a historic meeting and exchange between a fan and an idol. Bartolomeo was so excited that he almost exploded!
"Kuzan! How's it going? You're going to be a good future captain, right?"
"It's OK! It's a big change from when I was at the top, but I haven't decided to join the Straw Hat Pirates yet!"
Seeing Luffy's giant fist smashing the pointed end of the green pepper into place and winning the final victory, Victor said to Aokiji beside him with a look of satisfaction, "Luffy grew up under Victor's eyes, and he felt like showing off his own child."
This is the first time Aokiji has seen the Straw Hat Boy show his strength in two years. He is quite impressed. He can use the three colors of Haki skillfully and has a promising future. However, Vic seems to be showing off too much, so Aokiji will not let Vic get too proud.
"You call this performance okay? When he was your age, he could beat ten of you, right? And he obviously hasn't used his full strength yet. Anyway, when I was his age, I don't think I could beat him!"
"I'm not here to see his fighting ability! Fat first is not fat!"
"He won't let you down!"
Aokiji did not answer directly. The Straw Hat Boy at this age could beat more than a hundred of his peers. The 19-year-old Aokiji was just a rookie who had just joined the navy. His naval career had just begun. At most, he was a recruit with some talent. He could not be compared with Luffy now!
After Luffy returned to the backstage, the next group match began immediately. Among them were the beautiful swordsman Rebecca who brought food to Luffy, and Cavendish who had always wanted to kill Luffy to get to the top. However, at this time, the arena had been surrounded by the navy. There were many wanted people inside. Even the admirals of the navy came this time, so they naturally would not let these criminals go. The admirals of the navy are their strength!
With the help of Bartolomeo, Zoro, who rushed to the outside of the arena to deliver the message, met Luffy in the arena and informed Luffy of the current emergency. However, before he could finish speaking, Doflamingo knocked Law down in front of them.
"Tela Man!"
Zoro wanted to kill Mingo and save Law, but was stopped by the arriving Navy Admiral Fujitora. The three leaders had a formal meeting!
Zoro was blocked, Kin'emon was just a decoration, Doflamingo fired two shots at Law in front of everyone. Luffy's eyes almost popped out when he saw this scene, and he held on to the seastone fence tightly with both hands but was powerless!
Although Luffy has adapted to the seastone under Rayleigh's supervision, he is unable to destroy it.
"Terra man! Damn it!"
When Zoro saw that Law was shot, he became furious and wanted to break through Fujitora's obstruction to rescue Law. However, the strength of the navy admiral was too strong. He pressed him into the ground with just one gravity knife, and his counterattack was easily taken.
Facing the Navy Admiral Fujitora and the Shichibukai Doflamingo, Law who has lost his combat effectiveness, Luffy who cannot escape, and Kin'emon who is too frightened to move are all just decorations. Only Zoro, who was injured by Fujitora's gravity, still has the strength to fight, but he has no chance of winning!
"Straw Hat Boy! Just die in there. It will only be more painful to come out. Your friends will go to accompany you!"
"Doflamingo!"
Mingo took Law away in front of everyone, making Luffy and Zoro extremely depressed and powerless. Fortunately, Mingo did not kill Law on the spot, which gave Luffy a glimmer of hope!
Luffy knew that now was not the time to compete, so he decided to give up the fight for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. The safety of his companions and Law was the most important thing, and he had to leave here to support his companions!