Under the night sky.
The dim training ground seemed unusually quiet, with tiny stars falling from the sky, illuminating the crimson ground.
Two figures in black suits stood beside a corpse, looking at the distant sky dyed red by the flames.
"Doflamingo is really a madman. He actually attacked Dressrosa."
"Do you think his action will succeed?"
A hoarse voice rang out in the open space of the school grounds. The man in a suit who had crushed the Den Den Mushi with one foot raised his foot, mopped the ground vigorously to wipe off the slime on the sole of his shoe, and asked his companion beside him.
Standing next to him was a slim young woman with a beautiful face and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. Her long legs were tightly wrapped in a black short skirt, revealing her slim figure.
Hearing her companion's question, the woman licked her bloody fingers with her tongue, a bewildered smile on her face, and then shook her head slightly, answering crisply:
"If we fight Cyrus head-on, there's a chance of winning, but it's impossible for Doflamingo to kill Cyrus in a short period of time."
"The message from Dressrosa will definitely spread."
"What do you think Tsugikoku Yoriichi would do if he learned about Dressrosa?"
The blonde woman said this while sucking the blood from her fingers. Her cheeks flushed slightly and her eyes became a little blurry.
"Is this even worth thinking about?"
"With the character of Tsugakuni Yoriichi."
"I'm afraid they'll rush to Dressrosa immediately and start a massacre."
"The title of Seven Warlords of the Sea means nothing in front of Yoriichi Tsugikuni."
The man in the suit glanced sideways at his companion, who looked intoxicated. The corner of his eye couldn't help but twitch, and then he shifted his gaze and spoke of his guess. After he finished speaking, a thoughtful look appeared on his face, and then he muttered to himself:
"So, it will fail."
"If that's the case, why should we take action?"
"If Cyrus starts investigating, it will be difficult for us to continue hiding our existence, right?"
Having said that, the man asked the woman beside him with some confusion.
"I'm talking about a head-on battle."
"Tsugikuni Yoriichi and his subordinates are indeed very powerful."
"But those who 'claim' to be righteous all share the same fatal weakness."
"People like Cyrus are really too easy to deal with."
"Doflamingo is a man who will do anything to achieve his goal. Cyrus cannot handle him."
"He is different from Tsugikoku Yoriichi. He does not have the absolute power to handle the affairs here."
"Dressrosa will eventually fall into Doflamingo's hands. All we have to do is clean up his mess and deal with some unexpected issues."
As the woman spoke, she walked towards the dormitory in the base. Her high heels made a rhythmic "tapping" sound on the flat ground.
"I see!"
The man in the suit looked in the direction his companion had left, nodded slightly, a look of understanding in his eyes, and then quickly followed.
Of course, Cyrus had no idea what was happening in the base.
He had never imagined that his planned retreat would be cut off like this. The waters of Dressrosa were much deeper than he had imagined, and the situation was far more complicated than Cyrus had imagined.
Now, he is leading a group of his subordinates towards the chaotic city.
The people around who were awakened by the noise also hid in their homes at this time. Only a few brave people stuck their heads out of the windows and looked towards the street.
"Get out of the way!"
"Get out of the way!"
Not long after Cyrus and his men left the base, a shout suddenly came from the street ahead. Cyrus subconsciously stopped and looked intently. He happened to see a middle-aged man riding a tall horse. He rushed towards this place quickly, waving the sword in his hand, chopping the walls along the way and the people who could not dodge in time.
"Father?!"
Cyrus let out a low cry upon recognizing the newcomer, then quickly regained consciousness and shouted to his men behind him, "It's King Liku! Don't attack!"
"He's been controlled, dodge first."
As he spoke, King Liku had already rushed into the city defense army on horseback. Cyrus's subordinates were all veterans, and they reacted quickly. King Liku immediately made way for them.
But the next second after King Liku, who was riding a horse, entered the crowd, he pulled the reins in his hand and actually stopped the horse directly, then swung his sword at a nearby guard.
"clang!!"
Just when the old soldier was about to be killed by King Liku, Cyrus suddenly stood in front of the old soldier, raised his sword to block King Liku's sword, and then quickly stretched out his left hand, grabbed King Liku's sword-holding wrist, and dragged King Liku off the horse to the ground.
While pulling, Cyrus felt a strong sense of disharmony coming from King Liku. Squinting his eyes slightly, Cyrus saw the thin lines connecting King Liku's body and hands.
"Is it controlled by silk thread?"
Such a thought flashed quickly through Cyrus' mind, and then he controlled King Riku's sword-holding hand with one hand and quickly swung the sword towards the silk thread connected to King Riku's body.
"squeak--"
When the long sword fell, a strange sound was heard in the air. The silk thread connecting King Liku's body was stretched and extended along the direction of the slash under Cyrus's slash, and there was no sign of breaking at all.
"What?!"
After the blow, Cyrus was stunned. He poured his domineering energy into the sword. When he was about to attack again, a body quickly fell from the sky. At the same time, five almost transparent silk threads shot towards Cyrus' head.
Although the opponent's attack did not make any sound of breaking through the air, Cyrus's observation Haki still captured the unusual movement in the air, and the long sword in his hand quickly blocked in front of him.
"clang!!!"
After a crisp sound, Cyrus only felt a huge force transmitted from the sword, and the whole person retreated rapidly, leaving King Liku's presence in an instant. His military boots dragged on the ground, plowing out two long shoe marks.
After flying back nearly ten meters, the force was offset. Cyrus tilted the sword in his hand slightly and looked towards the location where King Liku was.
At this time, on the horse behind King Liku, a young man wearing a flowered shirt and pink-framed sunglasses with eye-shaped eyes was sitting upright on the horse with his legs crossed. He held one hand with five fingers spread out in front of his chest, while stepping on King Liku's back with one foot, grinning at Cyrus and his men.
"Who are you."
Cyrus saw who was coming, gripped his sword with both hands, and took an attacking stance, asking. His mind was rapidly reviewing his memories, and soon he remembered where he had seen this young man before.
"Shichibukai!?"
"Don Quixote Doflamingo!"
When Doflamingo heard Cyrus reveal his identity, he laughed "fufufu" and the smile on his face became brighter.
"Hello, Lieutenant General Cyrus."
"It's really rude to meet you under such circumstances!"
"Furfurfural."
Doflamingo spoke in a relaxed tone. While he was talking to Cyrus, Cyrus's subordinates had already surrounded Doflamingo and King Riku in the middle of the street.
Facing the city defense troops surrounding him, Doflamingo just glanced at them sideways and didn't take them seriously at all.
"snort!"
"Doflamingo, release King Riku and leave Dressrosa."
"I can pretend that what happened today never happened!"
Cyrus looked at Doflamingo, who looked relaxed, frowned slightly, and spoke loudly.
Hearing Cyrus' words, Doflamingo's laughter gradually became more unbridled:
“Hahahahahaha!”
"Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me?!"
"I'm a pirate!"
"How about this? You guys in Dressrosa gather 1 billion berries and redeem King Riku from me."
"If I leave like this without gaining anything, I'll be looked down upon by other pirates."
After hearing such innocent words from Cyrus' mouth, Doflamingo couldn't help but want to tease Cyrus.
"One billion Baileys?"
"good!"
"That's one billion Baileys!"
"I'll immediately arrange for someone to collect the money. Once you get the money, you will release King Riku and leave Dressrosa!"
When Cyrus heard Doflamingo's request, he frowned, and then agreed without hesitation.
Some time ago, the World Government passed the policy of forming the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and Cyrus also learned about this news through the newspaper.
If possible, Cyrus didn't want to fight Doflamingo, who controlled King Riku. If money could be used to solve a problem, then money should be used to solve it.
One billion berries is not a difficult task for King Riku and Dressrosa. As long as they are given some time, there will be no problem in raising the money.
and
Even if the other party is able to get the money, he may not be able to spend it!
Kyrus agreed decisively. Doflamingo's smile remained unchanged as he chuckled and said:
"Hmm"
"I've changed my mind now. One billion is not enough."
"How about this, I'll ask you to gather three billion berries and give them to me, and I'll release King Riku!"
As Doflamingo finished speaking, King Riku, who was under his control, suddenly said, "I never thought that the life of an old man like me would be so valuable."
"Cyrus, there's no need to waste time talking to this guy."
"His goal isn't the ransom, but the entire Dressrosa!"
"Don't worry about me, just go ahead and kill him. If I die, you will be the new king of Dressrosa!"
"Don't have any reservations!"
King Riku's words were indeed somewhat beyond Doflamingo's expectations. After a brief moment of surprise, Doflamingo glanced at King Riku, then turned to look at Cyrus, and said mockingly with a smile:
"Hey, hey, hey, old man, if you say that, you're doomed to die!"
"If you die, your good son-in-law will be able to ascend the throne. In this case, will he let you live?"
"Furfurfural."
"Cyrus, my request remains the same. For 3 billion berries, you can rescue this old man."
"Do you promise?"
"Or do you want to be the king of Dressrosa?"
As he spoke, Doflamingo moved his fingers slightly, and King Riku raised the long sword in his hand and placed it on his neck. The cold blade was tightly attached to his skin, and the skin on King Riku's neck was pierced by the blade, and blood flowed out.
"stop!"
"I agree to your request!"
"I will gather three billion Baileys as soon as possible. You need to give me some time."
Cyrus saw that scene and said hurriedly.
Upon hearing this, King Liku suddenly raised his head, glared at Cyrus angrily, gritted his teeth, and used all his strength to hit the blade on his neck.
"Oh?"
"If you die, I won't have anywhere to get the ransom!"
Doflamingo noticed King Riku's movements and moved the sword away from King Riku's neck. At the same time, another silk thread hung down and connected to the back of King Riku's neck, strengthening his control over King Riku.
After laughing, Doflamingo looked at Cyrus with a smile on his face and continued:
"but."
"There's no need to trouble you, a former vice admiral, with the task of raising funds."
"I think there should be someone who can take your job."
"I think you'd be better off dead!"
As he was speaking, several city defense soldiers standing behind Cyrus suddenly moved without warning. Five of them, holding long swords in their hands, quickly rushed towards Cyrus and stabbed him in the back.
At the same time, Doflamingo moved his fingers slightly, and King Riku quickly rushed towards Cyrus with his sword.
"Let me see if you are truly loyal to King Riku."
"Well, that's not true. You're his son-in-law, and a son-in-law is half a son."
"I want to see if you are filial to King Riku!"
"Or are you just pretending to be loyal and filial?"
"Furfurfural."
Looking at King Riku rushing towards Kyrus quickly, Doflamingo smiled and said that for some reason, he felt excited in his heart and his eyes were full of anticipation as he was about to see Kyrus and King Riku "father and son killing each other".
He wanted to strip off Cyrus' hypocritical mask and let Cyrus show his most original and essential appearance in the face of survival.
"clang!!!"
A crisp sound came from not far away.
Faced with the sudden attack from his subordinates, Cyrus turned around and swung the sword in his hand quickly, directly cutting off the swords in his subordinates' hands. At the same time, King Liku also rushed to Cyrus and chopped down Cyrus with the sword in his hand.
Facing King Liku's attack, Cyrus directly used the shaving technique, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot in a flash.
The next second, Cyrus suddenly appeared in front of Doflamingo, swung his sword and slashed at Doflamingo.
"Hey, look at your beloved father-in-law."
"Don't you want him to live?"
Facing Cyrus' attack, Doflamingo leaned back, avoided the slash, and quickly fell to the ground from the horse's back.
Cyrus put his right foot on the saddle and was about to continue attacking Doflamingo when he heard Doflamingo's voice.
Looking back quickly, King Riku had actually pierced his thigh with a sword.
But King Liku was gritting his teeth and didn't even utter a groan of pain. He didn't want to affect Cyrus's battle, nor did he want to become a weight to restrain Cyrus.
"Father!"
Cyrus paused and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise when he saw this scene.
At this moment, Doflamingo suddenly appeared behind Cyrus, with his five fingers in the shape of claws, and swung towards Cyrus with a grin.
Five-colored thread.
Transparent threads shot towards Cyrus. Sensing the incoming attack, Cyrus had no time to raise his sword to block it and was directly knocked away by Doflamingo's attack.
“Bang!!”
Cyrus' figure flew up several meters, and then slammed heavily on the ground, splashing a cloud of dust. After falling to the ground, Cyrus quickly raised his body. There were five deep bloody marks on his chest, and trickles of blood flowed out of them.
Although the wound was deep, it did not damage the internal organs. Cyrus used the armed color domineering to protect his body in time, so such an injury was not a big deal for him.
Doflamingo glanced solemnly at the wound on Kyrus's body, then relaxed his expression, revealing a brilliant smile. He clapped his hands lightly and praised, "Very impressive Armament Haki!"
"As expected of a former Vice Admiral! He's truly amazing!"
"but."
"Mr. Cyrus, do you want to save King Liku? Or do you not want to save King Liku?"
"Hmm"
"Only one of you and King Riku can survive!"
"Furfurfural."
"spread!"
"Choose!"
"Mr. Cyrus, you don't want your father to get hurt, do you?"
(End of this chapter)
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