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If he could survive, his strength would surely skyrocket due to this but that was impossible…
Baby 5 hesitated.
Dellinger's reasoning made sense. Setting a delayed Detonation would surely alert Rowen to the danger. With Rowen's monstrous speed and flight capabilities, it was unknown whether they could even cause him trouble, let alone kill him.
After seriously looking at Dellinger, Baby 5 took a deep breath and nodded.
"Understood. Help me bring the missile over."
Creak… Creak… Creak…
Accompanied by the sound of gears turning, the stone blocks on the sealed wall of the Executive Tower slowly moved aside, revealing Baby 5 behind it, transformed into a peculiar device.
Rowen turned his head, feeling an intense pain in his forehead.
The threat Baby 5 posed to him now was a direct threat to his life!
"So, this is Doflamingo's prepared trump card…"
As he looked at the device resembling a Battery Fort, Rowen seemed to have realized something.
"Let's die together like this, Monster!!"
Baby 5's eyes were filled with indifference and madness. The ignition device for this specially-made missile was extremely complex, and Baby 5 had put in a lot of effort to familiarize herself with it.
After saying that, Dellinger immediately pressed the switch nearby.
Puff…!!!
Contrary to their expectations, there was no spectacular scene. After pressing the switch, a large gray smoke emerged from the hidden launch ports from all sides.
In an instant, it filled the entire port area! Rowen felt a chilling sensation as if the air had turned into viscous mud, heavy and suffocating, like a large stone pressing down on his chest, squeezing the oxygen out of his lungs. The intense sense of impending death was right before his eyes, but he couldn't make any move.
It wasn't that he didn't want to escape, but he realized that the moment the smoke dispersed, he lost control over his thunder and lightning.
Those eerie smoke particles, once inhaled, made his entire body weak and powerless.
Rowen hurriedly held his breath, covering his mouth and nose, his eyes filled with astonishment.
"This is… Seastone!!!"
The smoke that filled the entire Underground Port was not some biochemical poison. It was simply Seastone, processed into powder form and spread in tons!
Ignoring the question of how Doflamingo managed to acquire such a large amount of Seastone and how he turned the extremely difficult-to-process Seastone into powder, Rowen also noticed that a dazzling burst of flame erupted from the launch port of Baby 5's transformed state.
"So, this is the reason you were in such a hurry to escape?"
Bang… Boom!!
…
As Doflamingo had told Trebol, this bomb was not only meant to kill Rowen but also to destroy Dressrosa, the land he deeply 'loved'.
This will reduce it to ashes!
The explosion's flames didn't dissipate with the impact but grew increasingly intense over time! From the Underground Port as the center, a massive orange-yellow mirror-like surface rose from the flames. In the blink of an eye, it expanded to cover the entirety of Dressrosa!
Everything near the epicenter was instantly obliterated by the explosion. Houses and streets alike turned to dust and smoke!
Then, the radiant halo of light spread farther and farther, reaching the sea surface before dissipating in the distance.
Bang!!
Near the port, the Plasma Cannons mercilessly fired, creating a gap in the giant waves. But in the face of the waves weighing tens or even hundreds of tons, the Qilin slowly swayed, on the verge of capsizing at any moment.
Huā Lā La!
As if Sea Kings emerged from the water, massive amounts of seawater surged, coming dangerously close to the Qilin.
"Prepare for impact! Hold on tight!!"
Dante knew they couldn't avoid it and shouted to everyone through Den Den Mushi. Soldiers in various areas of the deck and cabins immediately grabbed onto anything they could, preparing for the impact.
Bang… Huā Lā La!!
The colossal waves crashed down upon the Qilin, instantly submerging the towering ship.
But at this moment, no one had the time to worry about them…
The Aircraft Force floated in the air, and from their perspective, everything before their eyes could only be described as a disaster! The entire Dressrosa trembled ceaselessly in the explosions, like a drum being beat, sending chunks of rocks flying in every direction.
The waves surrounding the nation which was covered by layers of rocks, swelled hundreds of meters high, rushing outward with great momentum! The mushroom cloud at the epicenter bloomed like a flower before dawn, radiating a vibrant orange-yellow color! Layers upon layers of orange halos spread outward, bursting with scorching brilliance before dissipating.
BOOOMM… Kā Cā!!
Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed through the surrounding.
In the aircraft control room, the Marine soldiers' eyes widened as they stared in horror at Dressrosa.
"The ground… it's cracking open!"
After this thunderous roar, the appearance of the Dressrosa Kingdom, which resembled an egg tart, revealed a new crack traversing the entire nation!
Subsequently, this crack rapidly spread like shattered glass, turning into two intersecting ravines that covered the entirety of Dressrosa Kingdom!
In the next moment, witnessed by the soldiers of the Aircraft Force, Dressrosa "splitted" into four slightly larger stone fragments, crashing toward the sea. Like a fallen Giant, it cast a wide shadow on the sea's surface.
The renowned "Land of Love, Passion, and Toys" in the world… was now completely shattered!
Huā Lā!!!
After the surge, the Qilin emerged from beneath the water and floated back to the surface.
"Cough cough! What… in the world is this?!" Dante struggled and leaned on the helm, coughing out seawater from his mouth. He lifted his head and saw the four fractured pieces of Dressrosa, and his whole being froze in an instant.
"Vice Admiral!!!"
…
"Fufufufufufufufufufu! Can you feel it, Sugar?!"
In the depths of the sea, a small submarine emitted creaking sounds, constantly groaning in the turbulent waters, and it looked as if it would fall apart in the next second. But Doflamingo paid no attention to it as he crazily spread his arms and burst into laughter.
Sugar clung to her seat, her face filled with fear, while Violet, turned into a toy, held on tightly.
"Young lord, please don't mention that anymore! Let's run away quickly, okay?!" Sugar was on the verge of tears as she spoke. When she was a child, she almost drowned in the sea and had always been haunted by a fear of the ocean.
If it weren't for Doflamingo's orders, she would never have wanted to enter the submarine and come to the deep sea, where water was everywhere.
Doflamingo turned his head and shrugged. "Run? That's not possible now. The sea currents outside are too strong. If we leave the rocky area, the submarine will be crushed by the currents."
"But staying here will also result in it falling apart!!"
Sugar was at a loss, and with each grating sound of the twisted steel hull, her whole body shuddered. Now, whether they ran or not, they were trapped with no way out. It was a hopeless situation.
At that moment, Sugar suddenly noticed two light spots shining in the distance of the ocean. She looked at them with confusion, but gradually her expression turned to fear.
"Young… young lord!!"
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Doflamingo clicked his tongue and turned around. As he looked through the window, he immediately noticed a huge shadow slowly approaching the submarine through the water. His face darkened bit by bit.
"That is… a Celestial Dragon's submarine!!!"
(End of this chapter)
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