"Hey, hey, hey, young master, are you alright? You're bleeding all over!"
Trebol and the others, upon seeing Doflamingo return, especially with blood soaking the back of his head and staining his entire back, began to inquire nervously.
"We're temporarily giving up the territory of Macao Alam. Let's leave this place first!" Doflamingo said with a dark expression.
"Yes, young master!"
Seeing Doflamingo's grim face, his subordinates couldn't quite grasp the failure of their young master's mission and the fact that he had to escape, but as his subordinates, they dared not provoke Doflamingo's wrath.
After that, Trebol and the others immediately began to gather their men, abandoning the territory they had originally occupied, and hurriedly retreated from the island.
After all, their young master had been defeated; staying here would undoubtedly lead to death.
"Damn it, in the end, I still have to rely on the Infinite Pirates!"
Sitting in the captain's seat, gradually distancing from Erikson Island, Doflamingo clenched his hands tightly, his fingernails digging into his palms until they bled, revealing just how furious and frustrated he was.
He had come to the New World with great ambitions, decisively rejecting the help of the Infinite Pirates, only to realize that his strength was still insufficient, forcing him to retreat from Erikson Island.
Now, if he wanted to take Erikson Island, he would have to ask the Infinite Pirates for help, but asking for their assistance would undoubtedly be a slap in the face, and he would have to pay the price of two powerful Devil Fruits! "Next time, I will never ask the Infinite Pirates for help again!"
Doflamingo struggled to pull out his Den Den Mushi, forcing himself to calm down before dialing Yadina's number.
"Moshi moshi, this is Yadina!"
Yadina habitually didn't even look at the Den Den Mushi's screen, browsing through reports on her desk while signing documents and answering the call.
"Fufufufufu, esteemed Captain of the Infinite Pirates, Miss Yadina, this is Doflamingo!"
"I have prepared the Devil Fruit from our previous transaction with the Infinite Pirates. It is a Logia-type Devil Fruit, the Gas Gas Fruit. In addition to that, I have also prepared another Logia-type Devil Fruit, the Snow Snow Fruit, and I would like to trade both with the Infinite Pirates."
For this transaction, Doflamingo had brought out his most precious Devil Fruits.
These two Devil Fruits were extremely rare, and he had worked hard to find them, both being Logia types.
Previously, Yadina had recommended that he acquire Devil Fruits for Erikson Island, and now asking the Infinite Pirates for help required more Devil Fruits. Currently, these were the only two Devil Fruits he had that could catch the Infinite Pirates' interest!
"Oh? So you're planning to not only repay the previous transaction but also ask us, the Infinite Pirates, to help you take Erikson Island, am I right?"
Upon hearing Doflamingo mention the two Logia Devil Fruits, Yadina stopped her work and asked seriously.
After all, both Devil Fruits were incredibly valuable, and she hadn't expected Doflamingo to produce two Logia-type Devil Fruits at once. It seemed she would have to squeeze him for more in the future! "Fufufufufu, yes, esteemed Miss Yadina, I want to ask the Infinite Pirates to help me eliminate the obstacles on Erikson Island."
Doflamingo said.
"No problem, prepare the Devil Fruits, and I will send someone to meet you for the exchange. Once you hand over the Devil Fruits, we will naturally help you clear the obstacles on Erikson Island."
After Yadina finished speaking, she hung up the phone and dispatched the matter.
At the nearest island port to Erikson Island, Doflamingo and his men were resting here, waiting for the arrival of the Infinite Pirates.
"Hey, hey, hey, what a massive steel warship! It's even bigger than the one we rode before!"
Trebol gazed at the enormous steel warship, nearly five hundred meters long, rushing towards them, nearly drooling.
Such steel warships were owned only by the Infinite Pirates in the entire world; other pirate crews and even the World Government did not possess such vessels.
It wasn't that they couldn't build them, but the amount of iron ore required was simply too much, and their ships' power systems were not strong enough to drive such a steel warship, making it much slower than a sailing ship, so they had no intention of building steel warships.
"Fufufufufu, I didn't expect her to come here, the little princess of the Infinite Pirates, Akame!"
Seeing the beautiful figure standing at the bow of the ship, Doflamingo's pupils constricted.
There had been rumors that Saint Mars had set his sights on this little princess, which ultimately led to him being killed by the furious Li Yuan.
Regardless of whether this was true or not, there were very few people in this world who dared to target the two princesses of the Infinite Pirates, as the admirals Zephyr and Saint Mars had both been personally slain by Li Yuan after provoking them.
There were hardly any people in this world who could claim they could survive under Li Yuan's sword! "Tap, tap, tap, tap!!!"
After the steel warship arrived at the port, Akame, dressed in a tight red outfit, proudly walked up to Doflamingo with her long, slender legs.
"Doflamingo, hand over the two Devil Fruits, and I will help you eliminate all obstacles on Erikson Island!"
Akame said calmly and confidently.
Originally, this task should have been handled by Esdeath, but since Esdeath had gone to Elbaf and was not in the Infinite Pirates, Yadina assigned the task to Akame, who was left idle in the Infinite Pirates.
Since Saint Mars was killed, Li Yuan had forbidden Akame from stepping out of the New World, which meant that Shakky's plan for Akame to take over the Quicksand Guild had fallen through.
In the end, Akame had no choice but to return to the Infinite Pirates like Esdeath and help them develop.
"Fufufufufu, I naturally trust the reputation of the Infinite Pirates' princess!"
"Here are the two Logia-type Devil Fruits, the Snow Snow Fruit and the Gas Gas Fruit!"
Doflamingo waved his hand, and Lao G handed over two small boxes to Akame.
"Good, the goods are correct!"
After Akame checked the two Devil Fruits and confirmed they were correct, she put them away.
"Now, let's head to Erikson Island. While it's still light, we can finish things there and have dinner afterward."
"Set sail, destination: Erikson Island!" Akame ordered.
"Fufufufufu, Princess Akame, would you mind giving me a ride along the way?" Doflamingo said as he boarded the steel warship.
"Feel free!"
In a good mood after receiving the two Logia-type Devil Fruits, Akame didn't mind Doflamingo's request and directly instructed her subordinates to set sail at the fastest speed towards Erikson Island.
Doflamingo's subordinates followed suit, but soon they could no longer see the steel warship's figure ahead. No wonder their young master wanted to ride on the other ship!
Before long, Akame and Doflamingo arrived at Erikson Island.
"Princess Akame."
Doflamingo was about to offer to lead the way, but before he could finish, Akame dashed onto the island.
Before coming, she had already done her homework and knew the approximate locations of the two biggest pirates on the island, Abbot and Kostadin, so she didn't need Doflamingo to lead the way. She just wanted to quickly deal with those two pirates and return for dinner.
"I found them, they're over there!"
After rushing onto the island, Akame sprinted eastward at an incredible speed. After three minutes of running, she spotted Abbot and Kostadin, who had been staying together, worried that Doflamingo might return.
"Who dares to come to our boss's territory? Die!"
The loud noise of Akame charging in immediately caught the attention of Abbot and Kostadin's subordinates, over five hundred of them armed with weapons, rushing to try to hack Akame to death.
"Little minions, get out of the way!"
Akame snorted coldly, and her blood-red Conqueror's Haki erupted, enveloping the more than five hundred pirates in front of her.
"What?"
The more than five hundred pirates, under the intimidation of Akame's Conqueror's Haki, instantly turned pale, their heads spinning, and fainted on the spot.
"Who are you?"
Abbot and Kostadin, feeling the Conqueror's Haki, looked gravely at the approaching Akame.
Although Akame had appeared in the newspapers before, Abbot and Kostadin didn't recognize her at first glance; after all, they never expected to encounter a princess of the Infinite Pirates!
"The one who will take your lives!"
Akame drew her Supreme Grade Sword - Cursed Sword Muramasa, and an eerie scarlet Curse aura emanated from it, instilling an endless sense of fear as if one were falling into an abyss.
"Let's attack together and kill her!"
Feeling an overwhelming sense of pressure from Akame, Abbot knew he was no match alone and had to pull Kostadin in.
"Of course!"
Kostadin licked his lips; the moment he saw Akame, he was captivated by her stunning and sharp appearance, so he naturally wouldn't refuse Abbot's request.
"Curse: Blood Slaughter Slash!!"
The accumulated malice and Curse power within the Demon Sword Muramasa erupted completely under Akame's command.
As Akame swung her sword horizontally, a massive slash, three hundred meters long, shot towards Abbot and Kostadin at lightning speed. Even at a distance of over a thousand meters, they couldn't evade it!
"Bang!!!"
"Bang!!!"
Abbot and Kostadin could only cover their weapons with Armament Haki and join forces to block the massive slash.
"How can it be this strong!"
However, upon contact with the massive slash, they felt an overwhelming force surging from it. Despite their full efforts, they were both forcefully knocked back, their weapons sent flying.
"Rip!!!"
Without their weapons to defend, the massive slash struck them directly. If it weren't for their bones blocking the attack, they would have been cleaved in two.
"Damn it, where did she come from? We haven't provoked her at all!"
After getting up while clutching their bloody wounds, Abbot and Kostadin angrily said, quickly picking up their weapons.
They didn't even realize that a Curse power, similar to blood, had entered their bodies through their wounds.
"How strong! Why are the people from the Infinite Pirates so powerful? Or is it that the daughter of the world's strongest man is just that strong?"
When Doflamingo arrived, he happened to witness Akame's slash overwhelming Abbot and Kostadin.
He remembered how he had been bullied by these two disgusting guys when they teamed up against him. Now, Akame could single-handedly overpower them, instantly reminding him of the time he was killed by Esdeath in one blow! "No matter who you are, you will die!"
After regaining their weapons, Abbot and Kostadin, furious, quickly flanked Akame from both sides.
"Ittoryu Iai!"
"Wolf Fang Cannon!"
Neither dared to underestimate Akame, so they unleashed all their power! "Struggling ants!"
Akame's gaze turned cold, and in an instant, she transformed into her Human-Beast Form, enveloped in white Curse power, temporarily enhancing her physical abilities.
The scarlet Curse power merged with the Demon Sword Muramasa, creating a stark contrast of red and white, both belonging to Akame's Curse power.
The white Curse enhanced her, while the scarlet Curse inflicted Curse damage on her enemies! The combination of the two formed Akame's current combat system!
"What? Devil Fruit ability?"
Seeing Akame transform, Abbot and Kostadin were both shocked. They hadn't expected her to possess the power of a Devil Fruit.
But now, they had already attacked; there was no stopping, and they could only charge forward recklessly! "Curse: Blood Frenzy!"
With the Demon Sword Muramasa in hand, Akame unleashed her strongest power, charging towards Abbot, and with a full-force slash, countless scarlet Curse energies erupted in an instant.
The Demon Sword Muramasa struck Abbot's blade, and the terrifying power was at least twice as strong as the initial slash.
"Ah!!!"
Abbot's full-force sword slash was instantly shattered by Akame, and even his sword was knocked from his hand. The Demon Sword Muramasa struck him along with his weapon.
In that moment, Abbot felt as if he had been hit by a massive mountain, his internal organs bleeding and rupturing, and his body was sent flying hundreds of meters.
"Die!"
As Akame attacked Abbot, Kostadin swung his wolf fang club towards her head like a cannon.
However, at that moment, using the recoil from her strike against Abbot, Akame swiftly turned and slashed at Kostadin.
"Ah!!!!"
Kostadin, who thought he had a guaranteed hit, was shattered by Akame's sudden reversal. Just like Abbot before him, his wolf fang club was knocked from his hand, and the Demon Sword Muramasa struck him as well.
"Job's done!"
After defeating both men, Akame instantly reverted from her Human-Beast Form and calmly walked towards Doflamingo.
After being defeated by Akame in just two moves, Abbot and Kostadin did not die; instead, they gritted their teeth against their internal injuries and gradually stood up, glaring fiercely at Akame's back as she walked away! "Princess Akame, they're still..."
Seeing this scene, Doflamingo immediately warned Akame that those two were not dead yet! "Ah!!!!" × 2
But before Doflamingo could finish his sentence, Abbot and Kostadin suddenly began to scream in agony.
Doflamingo looked over and saw that a large amount of scarlet Curse power was suddenly erupting from Abbot and Kostadin's bodies, followed by blood gushing from their seven orifices as if it were being sprayed out.
In no time, their screams ceased, and their bodies collapsed to the ground, looking as if they had lost all their blood and were lifeless!
This scene left Doflamingo shocked; he had no idea what had happened to Abbot and Kostadin, how they had suddenly bled to death!
"Don't question my professionalism in killing!"
Akame's cold voice reached Doflamingo's ears as she walked past him without looking back.
"The power of the Devil Fruit, and it's a Mythical Zoan!"
Akame's words snapped Doflamingo back to reality. Although he didn't understand how Abbot and Kostadin had died, there was no doubt that the power causing such a death was the Devil Fruit's power. Given that Akame had clearly transformed into an animal-type Human-Beast Form, it was undoubtedly a Mythical Zoan.
He now felt a sense of disdain for the Devil Fruit he had consumed. Esdeath had a Mythical Zoan, Akame had a Mythical Zoan, and he had consumed the Paramecia-type String String Fruit; the difference was glaringly obvious! "Fufufufufu, since I can't surpass them, I will strive to keep up!"
Doflamingo now understood why, despite being the same age as Esdeath and Akame, there was such a vast difference; it was all because they had a good father!
Having a good father meant they had already won at the starting line of life, learning the most powerful swordsmanship from a young age, wielding the best swords, and having access to Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits to choose from.
How could he, who had killed his own father, had no backing, built a vast empire from scratch, and consumed the worthless Paramecia String String Fruit, ever compare? Even if he were a Celestial Dragon, he could never catch up!
"Hey, hey, hey, young master, are you alright? Where did that Akame go?"
After Trebol and the other Donquixote officers ran over and saw Doflamingo standing alone, they were puzzled.
"Fufufufufu, the corpses of Abbot and Kostadin are over there. Cut off their heads and hang them at the port!"
"From now on, this island will be the base of our Donquixote Family in the New World!"
"Also, spread the news that we are under the protection of the Infinite Pirates!"
Doflamingo laughed heartily.
Initially, he didn't want to rely too much on the Infinite Pirates, but after this incident, he realized that if he wanted to establish himself in the New World, he had to leverage the reputation and power of the Infinite Pirates.
After all, his own strength was too weak; the weak have no rights in the New World unless they have a powerful backing!
Since the Infinite Pirates were willing to cooperate with him, it meant he had value to them. As long as he remained valuable, the Infinite Pirates would ensure he wouldn't fall! "What a couple of fools, they couldn't even detect my Curse power!"
Once back on the ship, Akame couldn't help but mutter.
Her Curse power had infiltrated their bodies with the first strike, intensified with the second, and ultimately detonated the Curse power within them, leading to their gruesome deaths .If these two had initially used Armament Haki to expel the Curse power from their wounds, and then later covered their bodies entirely with Armament Haki to prevent the Curse power from invading, Akame would not have been able to kill them through this method of Curse invasion.
Unfortunately, Abbott and Kostadin were short-sighted and failed to realize the terrifying nature of Akame's Curse power.
Marine Headquarters, Marineford:
"These worthless Shichibukai, each one restless, and Doflamingo actually allied himself with the Infinite Pirates, while the Five Elders still want to keep his position!"
Sengoku was furious after receiving the latest pirate intelligence.
Doflamingo had entered the New World, secretly accepting the protection of the Infinite Pirates, which could already be considered an alliance with them. However, Doflamingo still maintained many businesses in the Grand Line and the North Sea, plunging many areas into chaos.
With the title of Shichibukai, the Navy was completely unable to take action against Doflamingo!
"Not just Doflamingo, Crocodile is up to something in Alabasta, and Atle McClane has become the king of the dark world's warehouses, storing who knows how many contraband items. These Shichibukai are nothing but evil pirates eyeing the title of Shichibukai!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru shook her head.
"Let's not talk about these troubling matters. Now, let's discuss our internal Navy issues. Currently, the Navy doesn't even have a single Admiral, and the candidates who are likely to become Admirals are Kuzan and the other three natural-type Devil Fruit users."
"But the Navy has never had four Admirals existing at the same time; even the era of three Admirals is extremely rare. This issue needs to be resolved, or else when Kuzan and the others are strong enough to take on the role of Admiral, it will be troublesome."
Sengoku said.
"The best way to address this is to find a way to get the Five Elders to agree to the establishment of four Admiral positions. The pirate forces are too large now, and even the World Government has suffered losses against pirates, so they won't suppress our Navy's development."
"But to get the World Government to agree to four Admiral positions, some planning is required. It's best to start arranging this now!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru said.
"Yes, I think so too. Now let's discuss how to implement this specifically."
The Five Elders never expected that their subordinate, the Marine Marshal, had already begun to become restless.
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