"Haven't you always called me a man-eating monster?"
Lance let out a cold laugh. "What's wrong? Don't recognize me now? Or… are you actually scared of me? Has fear made you lose your composure?"
Lance's resurrection didn't just shock Doflamingo—it left Cavendish, Senor Pink, Violet and the others completely stunned.
"H-He's still not dead?!"
Senor Pink's pacifier dropped to the ground again, and behind his sunglasses, his eyes were wide with horror.
"He's alive… There's still hope for this country!"
Violet silently prayed in her heart.
"He really… can't die?" Cavendish whispered in disbelief.
He remembered what Lance had once told him. At the time, he thought it was just bravado. But now—how could someone so thoroughly destroyed still be standing?
There was only one explanation: this man couldn't be killed.
"Fear? Me, afraid of a man-eating monster?"
"I don't know how you survived, but your ability must have a limit, right?"
"There's no such thing as a truly immortal being in this world… I killed you once. I'll do it again!"
Doflamingo went mad. He instantly re-entered his awakened state, transforming the ground and buildings around him into thread, which surged violently.
Umihara Shiroha (Oceanfield White Waves)!
In a flash, the entire area turned into a sea of churning white waves made of thread. From beneath Lance, countless threads sprang out and wrapped tightly around his body!
"Let's see how it feels—to be pierced by a thousand arrows!"
Senken Shinshin·Ugeki·Ito (Thousand Arrow Heartpiercer: Feather Strike Thread)!
Doflamingo roared. Thousands of Busōshoku-infused (Armament) threads rose from the ground in the shape of a flamingo's wings and encircled Lance entirely.
These moves were reserved for his strongest enemies. Every use drained a massive amount of stamina, which is why Doflamingo rarely revealed them.
But now, driven by both rage and panic, Doflamingo felt a rare sense of crisis. His instincts screamed—if he didn't end this fast, he'd be doomed.
All the threads stabbed into Lance, leaving him like a walking pincushion.
But Lance didn't seem to feel pain. In fact, he smirked.
Doflamingo's heart skipped a beat—fear flashed across his face.
Suddenly, bandages began to unravel from Lance's body, wrapping him completely.
"Damn it… this cursed ability again!"
Doflamingo's forehead was drenched—not with sweat from exhaustion, but from dread.
"Looking for me? I'm right here."
A voice echoed behind Doflamingo.
Without hesitation, he unleashed a blast of Haōshoku Haki (Conqueror's Haki), stopping Lance's incoming strike cold.
"I told you—I'm a man chosen by the heavens, destined to be king!"
"You can't kill me! No matter how many times you come back—I will never fall!"
Doflamingo turned his head, threads already shooting to skewer Lance once more.
But again, bandages burst forth to wrap his body.
"WHERE THE HELL IS HE?!"
Doflamingo activated Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki), scanning the area in all directions.
But no matter how hard he searched, Lance was nowhere to be found… Just like Violet couldn't detect him with her Gaze-Gaze Fruit, Doflamingo was also blind to his presence—unless Lance attacked or released killing intent, it was impossible to locate him.
Suddenly, Doflamingo felt something stir beneath his feet.
Looking down, he saw the ground sprouting thin, sharp spikes—like stone bamboo shoots—rushing up toward him!
"This is… Pica's ability?!"
He recognized it instantly. Leaping into the air, he stood on invisible threads.
Tako Ishi (Octo Stone)!
But as soon as he stopped, he felt a shadow looming overhead. Looking up, he saw eight massive stone tentacles crashing down from above!
"You dare use my family's power against me?! Bastard! I'll kill you!"
Tate Shiroito (Shield Thread)!
Furious, Doflamingo swung his hand, conjuring massive crisscrossing threads that blocked the stone tentacles entirely.
Ishi Kami (Stone Bite)!
Then, from the ground, a massive stone face appeared—Lance's face—mouth wide open, trying to bite Doflamingo whole!
"You think that kind of attack can hurt me?"
"Come out already, coward!"
"You think hiding will save you? I'll find you—and tear you apart, piece by piece!"
Doflamingo roared and launched massive waves of thread, shattering the stone face.
He ignored Doflamingo's taunts, continuing to bombard him with Pica's Ishi Ishi no Mi (Stone-Stone Fruit) powers.
Doflamingo kept destroying each and every attack.
But after a while… his breathing became ragged.
He hovered in midair, drenched in sweat, staying alert for the next strike.
Then he noticed something—Lance's attacks had stopped.
No more rocks. No more stone spears.
"You're out of stamina, huh?"
"Using Pica's power without restraint—do you even know how hard he trained to wield it properly?"
"His stamina far surpassed yours!"
Doflamingo assumed Lance had run dry—smirking coldly.
"Doflamingo… you're a hundred times more worn out than I am."
Suddenly, a stone pillar jutted up from the ground. A figure emerged from it—Lance.
"Right now, how much longer can you keep that awakening going?"
"Can you even use Haōshoku Haki again?"
"Doflamingo… I've already sentenced you to death."
"And now—I've come to carry it out."
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