Chapter 024: The Hunter and the Prey

Arashi!

The turquoise vacuum chopping wave severed the branches and leaves along the way, and took Doflamingo's head.

Doflamingo stretched out the five fingers of his left hand and stretched forward.

"Cobweb Wall!"

In front of him, a large web of thin white threads spawned out of thin air, blocking the vacuum slash, like a spider's web that held back its prey.

Arashi's energy was quickly drained by the cobweb wall, turning into brilliant points of light and dissipating into the air.

At the same time, Hailan also disappeared in front of Doflamingo.

"What a cunning!"

Doflamingo was wary and turned around and kicked out.

"Foot shave!"

Eight nearly transparent slender silk threads were generated on the tips of Doflamingo's feet, and with the addition of thread fruits, this move was almost an enhanced version of Lan's feet, which was extremely destructive.

At first, Hailan also planned to use the "Iron Block" to defend against Doflamingo's trick head-on.

But his instinct told him that it would only hurt him.

Palm. Moon Step!

Just as Doflamingo was looking at him in surprise, a cloud of qi appeared in the air above Hailan's palm.

Hailan's body quickly fell downward, and Doflamingo's "foot shaving line" passed dangerously above Hailan.

Boom!

Hailan shot a cloud of qi again, and his falling body spun like a spinning top.

Leg. Finger guns!

With the help of the force of rotation, he kicked out the iron right leg at the speed of the finger gun, and Hailan's volley of close kick was like a steel whip.

Boom!

Doflamingo had to raise his arm to block the leg that swept him in the face.

The collision of flesh with flesh made a dull sound, and even Doflamingo, who had been smiling all the time, felt a trace of pain.

"The air is my home turf, your body... It's out of balance, right? ”

Doflamingo felt that victory was in hand, and he raised his finger to Hailan.

Using the power of the Thread Fruit, Doflamingo can attach silk threads to trees in forests, tall buildings in cities, and even white clouds in the sky.

These invisible threads form a huge net called "empty road", and the so-called sky is like walking on the ground for Doflamingo, using the "empty way" that only Doflamingo can tread.

"Bounce..."

Fly. Finger guns!

Doflamingo isn't the only one who attacks from a distance.

Hailan is proficient in the Navy Six Styles, and with his own mind, he has developed the "Palm. Moon Steps" and "Legs. Finger gun".

It's no secret that Cipher Pol has developed the "Fly. Finger gun", how could Hailan not master it?

Sou! Sou! Sou...

The most loose and common air on weekdays turned into one deadly bullet after another at Hailan's fingertips, shooting at Doflamingo's eyebrows, waist and abdomen, and atrium.

Doflamingo's "bullet line" focuses on destructive power, and each shot has the power of a Gatling cannon; And Hailan's "Fly. The "finger gun" focuses on the silent ability to kill, and in contrast, it is more like a lethal sniper bullet.

Doflamingo, who had lost the lead, had to dodge Hailan's "Fly. Finger gun" while stepping back.

His current strength is above Hailan, but the mentality of "cat and mouse" has made him become like a cute Tom and become the object of Hailan's teasing.

At the same time, Pika and Torrebol, who sensed that the young master had begun to fight, also began to attack the naval soldiers in the jungle according to the plan.

Pika is a superhuman "Stone Fruit" who is able to control the rocks he touches, cause earthquakes and even use rocks to wrap himself, transforming himself into a "rock giant".

Torrebol is a superhuman "slimy fruit" ability, and his whole body can secrete a mucus of unknown composition, which is extremely sticky, and is also flammable and explosive, which is also considered one of his weaknesses.

"What... What was that? Uhhh Earthquakes? ”

"What is this, slimy, disgusting!"

The navy women, who were searching for Virgo, were caught off guard by a sudden ambush.

Pika uses his ability to control the rock formations underground, causing an earthquake that causes the soldiers in the jungle to stand unsteadily.

Torrebol even used his slimy ability to easily subdue most of the female soldiers.

The high-decibel voices of the disorganized female soldiers rose and fell in the forest, and the Dongtata clan who were hiding in the depths of the forest trembled in fright, even if they didn't even have the courage to come out and find out.

But there was one soldier.

Lieutenant General Tsuru, disguised as a soldier, is as steady as a rock, as if he has not been affected by the ability of the Pika Devil Fruit in the slightest.

"Is it really just a trap?"

"I didn't expect the Don Quixote family to have so many strange Devil Fruit abilities?"

"Underestimate them."

Rumble!

Rumble!

One by one, the towering trees fell, and a rock giant as tall as a five-story building trampled on one tree after another, and appeared in front of the navy.

Some of the timid Dong Tata clan looked at this super-large monster from a distance, and they even fainted in fright.

Lieutenant General Crane glanced at Pika, who was standing on the shoulder of the stone giant, and sighed: "Alas... It seems that it will not work without doing it. ”

Shave!

On the other hand, Doflamingo, who was brought to the rhythm by Hailan, has lost the entertainment mentality he had at the beginning.

It's fun to be a hunter who plays with its prey, but it's not so much fun to be a hunter who is played with its prey.

"Drop the scoundrel line!"

In mid-air, Doflamingo raised his right arm above his head, five invisible threads forming from his fingers, and swung down with Doflamingo's right hand.

The five silk threads suddenly became thicker and harder, like five steel forks falling from the sky, piercing in the direction of Hailan.

Doflamingo's current comprehensive strength is above Hailan, but he has not undergone systematic training since he was a child, and his speed is half a beat slower than Hailan, who has already mastered "shaving".

Five steel fork-like threads left five glaring holes in the ground, but Hailan was long gone.

"Damn fellow."

Doflamingo, who was about to pursue Hailan, stopped again.

Because he suddenly noticed that the riots caused by Pika and Torrepol had subsided in some unknown time.

"Did you finally find out?"

Hailan stepped out from behind a large tree behind Doflamingo.

"The hunter can catch the prey not because the hunter is stronger than the prey, but because the hunter is smarter than the prey."

"You... Sure enough, it's the Navy! ”

Doflamingo's face turned ugly: "It's a bit unexpected for me to have this strength at such a young age." ”

"Hailan, huh? I... Remember you! ”