One piece : A Lotus

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Ezekiel , lacking extensive combat experience, was quite rough and straightforward in battle. He immediately began a full-scale bombardment. The Ice Age covered nearly half of Syrup Village's graveyard.

Since ice has a certain reflective property, it was quite effective for the next attack—the Octagonal Mirror.

A fierce aura flashed in Doflamingo's eyes. He was a king, not some trash to be easily kicked around!

At this moment, Doffy was undoubtedly losing, but he refused to believe it himself.

"If it's just because you possess a powerful Devil Fruit, then I will bury you in your own arrogance, Ezekiel Nefertari!"

Dodging another large-scale attack from Ezekiel , Doffy sneered and unleashed his strongest attack at Ezekiel in the sky without hesitation.

Shot of 16 Holy Bullets of Misfortune! - Sixteen terrifying threads enveloped in dark Armament Haki, resembling steel rods.

This attack was crafted to attempt to slay gods in the sky.

But you, Ezekiel Nefertari, will be the first to be killed!

Seeing this attack, Ezekiel realized it was too late to use his fruit ability in a hurry. The fruit ability was not his strong suit, even though he had achieved the highest development of the fruit, he still lacked significant combat experience. But avoiding an opponent's attack was still not his style. Instead, he used Admiral-level Haki.

A full-force punch to the forehead.

"Doffy, you can honestly take this blow if you surpass the strength of an Admiral. The status of The King is not just about the power of the fruit."

It seemed that even the air around them became denser, and the thick black color on his fist mixed with a red glow. Then he aimed his Haki-covered fist directly at the threads of the Shot of 16 Holy Bullets of Misfortune, which by that point had converged into a sharp spike.

Boom!

For three seconds, there was an almost hopeless situation, and in the end, the Shot of 16 Holy Bullets of Misfortune shattered into pieces.

Ezekiel's unharmed fist struck Doflamingo in the face in an instant, and his body plummeted to the ground. Doffy coughed up blood and was nearly unconscious. The ability to fight was completely lost; even if the Ito Ito fruit could challenge the heavens, there was no way for Doflamingo to get back up now.

Ezekiel's body slowly descended to the ground.

"Doffy!" The members of the Donquixote Family rushed forward to protect the seriously injured Doflamingo and to prevent Ezekiel from approaching and continuing the attack.

Ezekiel certainly felt that his physical strength was significant, but therein lay his weakness. He had simply enhanced his physique through Armament Haki. Ultimately, he had not undergone the tempering that Luffy had, and he lacked the experience to preserve physical strength. If this battle had been against Fujitora, who had his own methods and capabilities, everything might have been over in less than 10 minutes.

"Damn it! Damn it! Young Master!" - The most muscular elite officer of the Donquixote Family, Pica, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user of the Ishi Ishi no Mi, which allows its user to absorb, manipulate, and merge with stone, made a sound that was a sharp contrast to his bulky body.

"Ha-a!" Nami laughed loudly. "What's up with this guy, how can he make such funny sounds?"

Ezekiel looked at Pica and smiled because he had already come up with a plan...

Among all the abilities, at the moment, he was most eager to obtain the power of the Ishi Ishi no Mi fruit.

After all, as long as there are enough materials, using the Stone Fruit for construction could be more efficient than a million people working together!

"Let's take the Young Master out of here! Although he couldn't handle this man, once he comes to his senses, he'll kill everyone on this island!" Diamante looked coldly at Ezekiel , trying to gauge if Will would let them go.

Ezekiel thought that if so many people acted together, he really wouldn't be able to get rid of them all while ensuring Kaya, Nami, and the others' safety. After all, some of them wield Devil Fruit powers, and he didn't want to kill them.

"You won't succeed!" Usopp was genuinely frightened by the fierce looks of these people. "I have tens of millions of people gathered on the beach, ready to rush to my aid!"

Tens of millions of people?

This amused Nami:

"You, couldn't you come up with a more believable number?!"

Tens of millions of people, how could that be?!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At this moment, the Earth began to tremble slightly.

Everyone was slightly stunned. What's happening? Is it an earthquake?

What is that?! – Baby 5, who had the best view, saw something approaching in the distance.

Everyone looked up and saw black dots appearing beyond the far horizon. These black dots were becoming more and more numerous, and the distance to them was getting closer and closer. They surrounded from all sides, and there were too many to count!

Tens of millions of people?! – everyone looked at Usopp, and even those who had been calm were now shocked.

Wasn't this guy just bragging???

Are there really tens of millions of people!?

Everyone was skeptical of the words of the biggest liar, Usopp. How could there be tens of millions of people here?!

No... It was unbelievable!

What he said was a lie!

I didn't expect you to be special, but now I'm going to rely on you, - Nami pushed Usopp forward, and Usopp was ready to cry:

"I'll kill you!" Pica shouted menacingly.NO, I'm not...First, let's kill this dangerous guy! - The Donquixote Family quickly reached a consensus.Only Ezekiel displayed a calm smile, as he already knew what was happening because those two had arrived.

From behind the Donquixote Family, a faint voice was heard:

Who are you planning to kill?

Diamante and the others turned and saw two old men dragging two of their people unconscious. It's Dellinger and Machvise?!

Upon closer inspection of the two individuals, everyone saw that one of the old men was a male with purple hair, sunglasses, and missing a right arm, and the other was a blind samurai with a sword.

Two disabled men?

What nonsense is this?!

These two guys…

Diamante's pupils narrowed as his body shook with a tremor.

"It's the former Admiral Black Arm Zephyr and the blind samurai Fujitora!"

Ignoring Diamante and the others, Fujitora and Zephyr bowed to Ezekiel .

Your Majesty, - smiled Fujitora, the commander of the Royal Guard of Alabasta. - The army of Alabasta has arrived to take you home.

Diamante, Nami, and the others were shocked as their gazes turned to the loud cries coming from afar. A stream of hundreds of thousands of people finally surrounded them. These were soldiers, neatly arranged and dressed in standard black military uniforms, holding sharp swords that reflected the cold gleam of the sun.

"Salute the King!"

Following Pell's shout, one hundred thousand people simultaneously knelt before their King, and the sound echoed for hundreds of miles!

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

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