Choose to save his father-in-law King Riku, or choose to give up King Riku and attack Doflamingo with all his strength.
Such a dilemma was thrown in front of Cyrus, and he was asked to make a choice.
"Captain, don't be confused!"
"There's no point in talking to a pirate. Let's all work together to take him down!"
"Even if you sacrifice yourself, how can such a guy have any integrity?"
"The final result is that we all have to"
Not all the city defense troops were ignorant soldiers. Some people in the crowd immediately shouted and persuaded Cyrus to remain firm in his beliefs.
But before he could finish his words, a companion standing near him turned around without warning and stabbed him in the chest with a knife.
Sensing the unusual changes in the team behind him, Cyrus glanced sideways, with a flash of intense anger in his eyes.
While Cyrus was pondering his decision, chaos broke out among the city defense troops. Nearly half of the city defense troops brought by Cyrus suddenly lost control of their bodies and swung their swords at their closest companions.
"clang!"
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Stop it!"
"ah--"
For a moment, the crisp sound of weapons clashing, urgent warnings, and tragic shouts rang out among the city defense troops.
There were even a few of them waving their long swords and rushing towards Cyrus again.
Faced with his subordinate Ai who was controlled by Doflamingo, Cyrus couldn't bring himself to use force. He could only dodge and block the opponent's attacks quickly under the siege of several people.
Seeing Cyrus dodging and moving with ease under the siege of the "puppets", Doflamingo curled his lips downwards, obviously a little unhappy, but soon, he moved his fingers slightly, and the controlled King Riku rushed directly towards the crowd that besieged Cyrus.
King Liku did not participate in the siege of Cyrus at all. Instead, he killed two controlled city defenders with a sword to the left and a sword to the right.
After killing two city defense soldiers, Doflamingo chuckled and moved his fingers. Several city defense soldiers who had originally surrounded Cyrus turned their swords and rushed towards King Riku.
Both sides of the battle were controlled by Doflamingo himself, and the life and death of the city defense soldiers and King Riku were completely controlled by Doflamingo alone.
"What the guard was afraid of just now was that after you died, I would break my promise and kill all of them."
"He advised you to leave King Riku alone, not because he was concerned about you, but simply because he was afraid that you would die and his life would be threatened."
"In that case, I will place everyone's lives on the scale opposite you."
"Mr. Cyrus, as long as you give up resistance."
"Not only King Riku, but your subordinates can be saved as well."
"How is it? The conditions I offer you are quite generous, right? You alone can save so many people."
"Make a decision quickly, Cyrus."
"Otherwise, I don't know how many people will survive in the end!"
Doflamingo manipulated King Riku and the city defense soldiers to fight each other. While urging Cyrus to make a decision, several more city defense soldiers died under King Riku's sword.
At the same time, the sword wound on King Liku's foot continued to bleed as he kept moving.
Although the physical constitution of people in the world of One Piece cannot be inferred by common sense, humans will die from excessive blood loss, which is the same as normal humans.
King Liku's face was pale. If he didn't get treatment, he probably wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
"Captain Junjun, save me!"
A city defense soldier who was being manipulated by Doflamingo to fight against King Riku finally couldn't withstand the threat of death.
Watching his companions die one after another in front of him, dying under King Riku's sword, his psychological defenses were completely broken by Doflamingo at this moment, and he pleaded in a trembling voice.
The guard's words quickly infected the other city defense troops who were fighting with their companions.
All of a sudden, the morale of the entire city defense army collapsed.
Cyrus watched this scene coldly. At this time, his mind was thinking rapidly, hoping to find a way to overcome the current predicament.
In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the first class he had taken at the headquarters' naval school.
[An old man and a child were trapped on an island full of wild beasts.]
Your boat can only carry two people. You have already taken one position. Who will you give the other position to?
[Would you choose to leave the island with the elderly or the children?]
That class was the first class that Zefa taught to these naval recruits. When the question was raised, the only sounds in the classroom were the students' discussions.
Some people choose to take the old man away, with the reason being: survival is difficult in the vast ocean. Although the old man is old and weak, he is at least an adult who can take care of himself. Going to sea together can increase the survival rate of the survivors.
Some people say it is to take care of the children. The reason is that the children are young and have a long life ahead of them, while the elderly are old and will not live for many years. Taking the children away is the most cost-effective.
In that class, there was a boy who was not restricted by the dilemma raised by Zefa, but gave another answer.
Cyrus still remembers the look on the young man's face when he answered Zefa's questions.
Under the gaze of many students, the young man said to Zefa loudly: "I will choose to get off the boat myself and let the old man take the child away."
"In this way, both of them can be saved."
Facing the young man's answer, Zefa smiled and nodded, praising him:
"Yeah?"
"If you can really do this, you will become a truly excellent navy!"
"Cyrus!"
Why did Cyrus remember the young man's answer so clearly? Because the young man who answered Zephaniah was himself!
The scene of attending class at the Naval Academy flashed back in Cyrus' mind.
Gradually, the screams and pleas of the subordinates around him became clearer and clearer in Cyrus' ears.
The long sword in Cyrus's hand slowly fell, and the tip of the sword touched the ground.
Seeing Cyrus's action, Doflamingo's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and asked with a grin:
"Have you made your decision yet?!"
As Doflamingo spoke, the city defense forces that were attacking each other stopped one after another, and for a moment, the streets became quiet.
"I've made my decision."
"Let them go."
As he spoke, Cyrus dropped the sword in his hand, then stood there with his hands hanging down.
Seeing Cyrus giving up resistance, Doflamingo didn't know why he didn't feel the pleasure of his plan succeeding.
A feeling of anger suddenly welled up in his heart. With his worldview, he had no way of understanding why Cyrus did this.
Doflamingo is an extremely selfish person. Looking at other people in the world from his perspective, he naturally thinks that others are just like him and are extremely selfish.
Selfish people will eventually tear off layers of disguise when faced with life and death threats.
Those "great, glorious and correct" people are just standing on the shore and saying nice words that have nothing to do with them.
When you really fall into the water, the light surrounding you will naturally fade away. Justice, filial piety, and loyalty are all no match for death.
Doflamingo has seen too many people along the way. Coincidentally, the people he has met are all like the "humans" in his memory. After falling into the water, their true colors are revealed.
The appearance of Cyrus really impacted Doflamingo's worldview.
"Furfurfural."
"You don't think that if you put on such a show, I'll be moved by your courage and let you go, right?"
"If that's what you think in your heart, then I'm sorry!"
"I will really kill you!"
As he spoke, Doflamingo pointed his hand at Cyrus' chest, and a ball of white threads gathered into a cone suddenly shot towards Cyrus' heart.
While attacking, Doflamingo looked at Cyrus with some anticipation, hoping that Cyrus could dodge.
However, facing Doflamingo's attack, Cyrus had no intention of leaving. He just turned his head and said to King Riku:
"Father, please tell Scarlett and Rebecca for me."
"I'm sorry."
As he spoke, Doflamingo's attack was already approaching Cyrus' heart.
Just as the silk thread was about to pierce Cyrus' heart, the sharp cone formed by the silk thread suddenly changed direction, directly changed its position, avoided the vital points, and directly pierced Cyrus' chest.
"Ouch——" Under attack, Cyrus couldn't help but let out a painful whimper, then slowly turned his head and looked at Doflamingo.
“Hehehehe!”
"I suddenly feel that killing you like this would be too boring."
The veins on Doflamingo's neck were exposed, and his words revealed a strong anger. He seemed to be quite dissatisfied with his own achievements.
At this moment, the sound of dense footsteps was heard on the street behind Doflamingo.
"Father!"
“Brother-in-law!”
Two exclamations came from the street. When Doflamingo heard these two calls, the anger on his face disappeared, and then he laughed "Fufufu".
In the sight of Cyrus, King Liku and others.
Trebol, Pica, Diamante and other members of the Don Quixote family were escorting a teenage girl to join Doflamingo.
Those two exclamations came from the mouth of that young girl.
"Violet!"
King Riku and Kyrus both gasped when they saw Violet being brought here by Doflamingo's men.
King Liku's eyes were filled with anger, and Cyrus's expression also became gloomy at this moment.
"Let her go!"
Looking at his wife's sister who fell into Doflamingo's hands, Cyrus couldn't help but say angrily, Violet is just a child.
"Furfurfural."
"My deal with you is over."
"Your life is mine now."
"You don't seem to have any right to ask me to do anything now!"
"This child's life is not part of the deal just now!"
"Furfur!"
Doflamingo was in a good mood when he saw Cyrus' obvious emotional fluctuations, and he couldn't help laughing.
He didn't want Cyrus to play the "heroic death" game in front of him.
He wanted to peel off Cyrus's mask layer by layer and completely crush Cyrus's determined heart!
Doflamingo enjoyed this feeling very much. This feeling could make people feel happier than simply killing.
"Do you want to save her?"
"Hmm"
"Let me think about it."
"How about this, how about using King Liku's life in exchange for hers?"
As soon as Doflamingo finished speaking, King Riku, who was under his control, shouted without hesitation:
"Doflamingo!"
"You can ask me to do anything you want, just let Violet go!"
Being interrupted by King Riku, Doflamingo showed a hint of displeasure between his brows. He didn't like people interrupting him, and he didn't like people acting like that in front of him.
Doflamingo was disgusted and angry at the fact that King Riku was willing to do anything for his family.
"The choice is not in your hands!"
"But in your hands, Mr. Cyrus!"
"You make the choice, let King Riku live or let this little girl live."
"After making the decision, kill the person you abandoned with your own hands!"
"If you can't do it, fufufufu"
"Then I'll kill them all!"
"This is a new bet, and I'm not breaking my promise."
"Of course, you don't have the right to refuse this bet!"
Doflamingo grabbed Violet by the back of her neck and pulled her in front of him, then grabbed Violet's hair so that Violet could look at Kyrus and King Riku.
"Make your choice, Mr. Cyrus!"
Doflamingo said with a smile, raised his finger, and a silk thread quickly connected to the long sword beside Cyrus. Then the long sword was quickly raised and flew directly into Cyrus's hand.
Cyrus subconsciously caught the sword, a hint of confusion showing in his eyes.
Doflamingo is not the teaching Zephyr, and will not give Cyrus any extra options.
Lowering his head slightly and looking at the sword in his hand, Cyrus grabbed the silk thread at his chest and pulled Doflamingo's thread cone out of it.
"Cyrus, save Violet! Save Violet!"
After hearing what Doflamingo said, King Riku turned his head and shouted loudly to Cyrus, saying that it was impossible to face death without fear. King Riku roared twice in a row to strengthen his belief.
Strengthen a father's belief in wanting to protect his daughter.
“.”
Cyrus didn't say anything. After standing there for a few seconds, Cyrus moved his feet and slowly walked towards King Liku.
Doflamingo's eyes lit up when he saw this scene. He looked at Cyrus expectantly and "reminded" him:
"Have you thought it through?"
"Save this girl?"
"Hmm"
"If you kill King Riku, you'll be committing regicide and patricide!"
"Father-in-law is also a father!"
As Doflamingo spoke, he couldn't help laughing, and a light chuckle came out of his mouth.
Sure enough, when Cyrus heard this, his body stiffened and he stood still.
"oh?"
"Change your mind?"
"Are you planning on doing something to the little girl?"
Doflamingo's smile widened when he saw Kyrus standing there.
"Cyrus, don't hesitate!"
"I won't blame you, this is my decision!"
King Liku saw Cyrus hesitate and shouted immediately. Hearing King Liku's hoarse shout, Cyrus raised his head in confusion and looked at King Liku.
Looking at King Liku with a determined face, Cyrus's eyes gradually became focused.
"Are you still planning to regicide and patricide?"
"Well, now that we've decided, let's do it!"
Doflamingo urged. Behind him, all the members of the Don Quixote family watched this scene coldly. Rosinante in the crowd saw Kyrus being forced into this situation by Doflamingo. He tried hard to control his emotions, and at the same time, he quickly thought of ways to help Kyrus.
"I'm sorry, Father."
“I failed to protect you.”
At Doflamingo's urging, tears flowed from Cyrus' eyes. With his body trembling slightly, he slowly raised the sword in his hand, and then finally made up his mind, and suddenly swung it heavily at King Riku in front of him.
“Bang!”
A gust of wind suddenly blew up on the street, and a tall figure suddenly appeared beside Cyrus and grabbed Cyrus' wrist with one hand.
The sharp blade stopped at the side of King Riku's neck.
Cyrus felt something strange on his wrist and turned his head to look to the side in confusion.
The long red hair fluttered in the wind, and the cold moonlight fell down, illuminating the handsome profile of Jiguo Yuanyi.
"I was on my way to Egg Point Island. I was thinking of stopping by to see you, but I didn't expect Dressrosa to be attacked by pirates."
“It really is.”
"It's beyond my expectation!"
As Tsugikoku Yoshiichi said this, he slowly turned around and looked at Doflamingo and his group, and said indifferently:
"I am not like Cyrus."
“I don’t like multiple-choice questions!”
(End of this chapter)
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