Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

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156, surprisingly weak.

"Doflamingo, come and settle the old scores with me."

Zephyr's aura soared to the sky, accompanied by an almost tangible killing intent that swept over Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family executives.

The ground beneath them was cracked from the pressure.

"Oh, how scary..."

Sugar, the user of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, looked pale and stared at Zephyr in utter terror. Her legs went weak and she stumbled back a few steps before collapsing onto her backside.

"This is... the former admiral, Black Arm Zephyr!"

Diamanti swallowed hard, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

The others weren't much better off. Non-combatants like Violet and Sugar were so intimidated by his aura and killing intent that their limbs went weak, leaving them no room to resist. The surrounding air was like a quagmire, making it almost impossible for them to breathe properly.

Their morale and fighting spirit were completely suppressed by Zephyr alone.

After realizing this.

Doflamingo, who had just been terrified and whose heart had almost stopped, forced himself to calm down.

He looked at Zefa, his expression as arrogant and haughty as ever.

"Fufufufufu, Zephyr, are you here to settle a score from back then? A former Marine Admiral, collaborating with a notorious criminal who attacked the World Government—this is a naval scandal that will shake the world."

As soon as he finished speaking, a red glint flashed in his eyes, and he released his Conqueror's Haki, pressing down on Zephyr.

His Conqueror's Haki countered Zephyr's aura and killing intent, causing the Donquixote Family executives behind him to instantly feel a sense of relief on their shoulders. Sugar and Violet, whose faces were pale, quickly took a few deep breaths.

"This is our young master! The man destined to become king!"

Trebol shouted, "Look! What an amazing display of Conqueror's Haki!"

"Well said! With the young master here, our Don Quixote family is destined to reach its peak!"

"He's just a former general, what's so scary about him!"

As the officers gazed at Doflamingo, who was unleashing his Conqueror's Haki, their morale gradually returned, and they unleashed their fighting spirit and aura.

Just then, a calm voice rang in everyone's ears.

"That's really surprising."

All eyes turned to the black-haired boy who had spoken. His hands were in the pockets of his black coat, his black hair was dancing wildly in the wind, and his face, with his eyes closed, was full of calm and indifference.

"Doflamingo, your Conqueror's Haki is surprisingly weak."

He finished speaking and took a step forward.

The next second, a powerful and earth-shattering Conqueror's Haki burst forth from his body!

Amidst the stunned expressions of the Don Quixote family executives, it transformed into a crimson pillar of light that shot into the sky, filling the sky above Dressrosa with crimson cracks, resembling a shattered mirror!

Faced with his Conqueror's Haki, Doflamingo's Conqueror's Haki was as fragile as paper, easily crushed and crushed. In Doflamingo's horrified gaze, it pressed down on him and the Donquixote Family executives behind him who had just begun to muster their fighting spirit!

Violet and Sugar fainted instantly, their eyes rolling back as they fell face down.

Even Señor Piqué's eyes rolled back; under that terrifying shock, he lost his composure, his mind went blank, and he lost consciousness for a few seconds.

The crimson pillar of light formed by Ron's Conqueror's Haki rapidly expanded outwards, spreading to the entire Dressrosa Island in just a few moments. Centered on this point, in towns within a radius of tens of kilometers, people fell down one by one, row by row.

The top executives Torrepol and Seca, as well as Diamanti, all experienced a jolt of consciousness and a momentary lapse in concentration. Even after quickly regaining their senses, they were covered in cold sweat, their hearts filled with terror, and their expressions filled with horror.

"What terrifying Conqueror's Haki!"

"The young master's Conqueror's Haki is nowhere near as good; the difference is too great!"

"This is the legend of the new life of this sea, traveler... Ron!"

The combined aura of Ron and Zephyr completely crushed the aura of Doflamingo and his subordinates. Everyone felt an immense weight on their shoulders, and the surrounding air almost solidified, shattering their newly risen morale!

With his eyes closed, Ron faced Doflamingo and laughed, "Look, your Conqueror's Haki is as fragile as paper; it'll shatter at the slightest touch."

Doflamingo, his forehead veins bulging, stared intently at the two, almost gritting his teeth as he spoke:

"You...you really want to fight me to the death?!"

"I have the entire underground forces of the New World behind me, as well as Kaido of the Beasts, one of the Four Emperors. If you kill me, the entire New World will be thrown into chaos, including Dressrosa, which will all be plunged into eternal darkness. Zephyr... is that really alright?!"

"How ugly, Doflamingo. Do you sense that death is approaching?"

Ron spoke calmly, and under Doflamingo's clenched teeth gaze, slowly drew his black sword, Shusui, from his waist: "Do you believe that even if old man Zephyr doesn't make a move, I can crush you all without any surprises?"

"Don't be so arrogant, kid!"

Upon hearing this, Doflamingo was enraged, and veins bulged on his forehead.

His five fingers drew out five sharp, hardened threads in the air, slicing through the air and moving at incredible speed toward Ron.

Ron, wielding the black knife, casually swung it, severing the threads as easily as cutting tofu.

"After all these years, it seems your strength hasn't improved much."

"It's so boring."

Under the extremely solemn and wary gazes of Doflamingo and his executives.

The black-haired boy with his eyes closed carried a black knife in his left hand. His expression was calm as he strolled towards them, as if he were going out for a walk.

However, the invisible yet sharp killing intent sent chills down the spines of Serka and the others.

"Old man Zephyr, it seems you're the best person to handle Doflamingo."

Ron said casually.

That incident back then hurt Zephyr the most.

"I won't thank you."

As Zefa spoke, he stomped his foot, and the ground sank.

His figure appeared in front of Doflamingo in an instant, and the giant shredder in his right hand rapidly enlarged in Doflamingo's shrunken pupils.

"White lines, a spider web!"

His spiderweb was utterly useless against this giant shredder made of sea stone, and was torn apart before his wide, horrified eyes.

"Come and settle the old scores with me, Doflamingo!"

With a furious roar, Zephyr gripped Doflamingo's head with his right hand, using a giant crusher. The jets at the rear of the crusher suddenly shot out, and with that powerful recoil, Zephyr pushed Doflamingo's head straight forward for thousands of meters, crashing through countless houses along the way!

Under the relentless and violent crushing force of that giant crusher made of seastone, Doflamingo's entire face was contorted.

157, The Demise of the Don Quixote Family, A Dark Slash That Pierced the Sky (Part 2)

"Little Lord!"

Torrepol couldn't help but shout.

Diamanti, carrying a rapier, was about to give chase when a powerful aura suddenly descended upon him. Locked in by that aura, his hand holding the sword trembled slightly, and a bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

"Oh, damn it!"

"Your opponent is me."

The black-haired boy with his eyes closed smiled at them and said, "Today is the day the Don Quixote family is destroyed."

"Don't get too cocky, you bastard!"

The burly man Serka, emitting a high-pitched voice, merged into the ground and launched an attack on Ron using his Devil Fruit ability. Several stone spikes pierced towards Ron from the ground beneath him.

Ron vanished from the spot in a flash.

"Where?!"

Torrepol looked around in alarm.

Señor Piqué's horrified voice rang out: "Diamanti, you're in front of me..."

Without him saying anything, Diamante, who had already activated his Observation Haki, sensed a strong danger and saw the black-haired boy stepping in front of him and slashing down with his sword.

"At such a slow speed, how could you possibly cut me down..."

Before Diamanti could finish speaking and was about to raise his sword to retaliate, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck. He glanced down and saw countless bright red blood droplets flying into the air at an extremely slow speed, shimmering in the sunlight.

His eyes narrowed.

"That's...my blood?"

"How could this be... When... He clearly hadn't even drawn his sword yet..."

"How...how did I die?"

Diamante, one of the top executives of the Don Quixote family, drifted away with his last doubts.

Serka, Torrepol, Senor Piqué, and the other executives stared blankly at Diamanti, who was kneeling on the ground with blood spurting from his neck, and the black-haired boy standing behind Diamanti.

"Diamanti...is dead?!"

"why?"

"What just happened?"

In their eyes, all they saw was the black-haired boy with his eyes closed appearing in front of Diamanti with a black knife, and then slashing down the knife the instant he stepped past him.