Chapter 1224: The Dark Side of Dressrosa, Heaven for Anglers

“Little raccoon, you lost. The projection is good, but your real self isn’t great.”

Mizerka’s tsunami isn’t just a simple indiscriminate attack; at least she used the water flow to let Sorlithia get close to Padoom. Padoom is a genuine Devil Fruit User.

As a User, being soaked extensively in seawater made him powerless, and those projections naturally turned into ordinary leaves, scattered across the arena.

Ordinary people didn’t lose their strength like Users did, but they were certainly gasping for breath.

“Mizerka, Sorlithia, stay back, something big is coming.”

“Wait a minute!”

Seeing the electric sparks flickering in Speed’s hands, Mizerka and Sorlithia suddenly became tense. At this point, the field, having been washed by the small tsunami, was full of water everywhere. If Speed unleashed electricity, it would be an indiscriminate attack.

Jumping off the arena meant conceding defeat, so the two had no choice but to choose a high jump, and at the moment they jumped, dazzling lightning filled the entire field.

When the lightning disappeared, the field also lost any other standing people. The Hundred Beasts trio successfully defended the results of this match.

But it’s difficult for human speed to surpass the speed of lightning; at least they still couldn’t do that.

Mizerka and Sorlithia’s hair was a testament that they couldn’t completely evade the lightning, being affected to some extent.

“Speed! I think you did it on purpose!”

“I didn’t. Isn’t it to make use of Mizerka’s ability? Wait a while, and the water will dry.”

“Cut the talk! Let’s fight first! Anyway, there’s one more among us three, so one has to leave the field!”

In Gatz’s bewildered gaze, Zone F erupted in another battle. This is the only time so far that the faction representing victory fought again.

They didn’t choose to leave the arena like Marco or Katakuri but decided again through a direct fight.

Mizerka attempted to persuade them, but it had no effect. With all enemies taken down, she finally got swept in.

“Uh… we can see the Hundred Beasts’ approach is quite unique. Perhaps this brutal method makes them stronger. Zone F winners: Speed, Mizerka!”

In battle, Speed’s Zebstrika and Mizerka’s Simipour relied more on Element powers, while Sorlithia’s Ambipom seemed somewhat limited. If it were a 1v1, Mizerka couldn’t beat Sorlithia.

Sorlithia’s number being more advanced already indicates this, but Mizerka utilized Speed’s lightning, ultimately sending Sorlithia off the field early.

…

“Boss Red, I lost.”

Stepping down from the arena, Padoom looked dejected, but Redfield simply helped groom his fur.

“Don’t worry, Padoom, you just watch from down there. You’re still young, failing is inevitable.”

Padoom’s name was given by Redfield, and it was derived from Redfield himself. You could say Redfield gave his own name to Padoom.

In his heart, he’d long regarded Padoom as his own child. A little failure is nothing.

Meanwhile, in the observer’s seat in the advancement area, Buggy wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Although this place was prepared for advancing contestants, everyone else had their own reasons not to stay here.

Only Buggy remained here to command and strategize, for a simple reason: it was more convenient for him to brag.

“Captain Buggy, these are two strong opponents again, now you can really shine.”

“Haha… yes, what an exciting final… I’m going to take a break and recharge. Don’t disturb me!”

After driving off his henchmen, Buggy fell into his own worries.

Meanwhile, as Buggy worried, Dressrosa’s dark side began to unfold. In the underground region of the Bullfighting Arena, the treatment room for the defeated, those injured in battle without any big background all gathered here.

“Next!”

Another shout came from the treatment room, and a wounded person entered the treatment room under the soldier’s lead, lying on a bed. But what awaited him wasn’t a doctor’s treatment, but a moving hidden door.

Along with cries of surprise, the wounded person directly fell into the underground.

Broken toys piled into mountains, shadows showing other people’s silhouettes.

“A newcomer again, seems to be a defeatist too.”

Destruction Cannon Ideo sat atop a toy mountain nearby, watching the unlucky new arrival with slight interest.

Blue Gilly, Elizabello II, Dagama, Bartolomeo, Jet, and Abdullah, the Funk Brothers, Orlumbus, be it generals of kingdoms or bounty hunters.

Wanted criminals or even a nation’s king, as long as they don’t hold a title like Seven Warlords of the Sea or Sea Emperor that Doflamingo considers tough to cross, are all gathered here.

“Stop arguing! We’ve been set up by Doflamingo, this whole thing was a conspiracy from the start! Majesty, this is war, this is a declaration of war against our kingdom!”

Dagama looked very displeased towards Elizabello II, even though Elizabello also despised this situation, he didn’t have a good solution.

“Even my King’s Fist can’t break this wall, it seems there’s nothing more to be done…”

Looking at the surrounding iron bars and towering walls, Elizabello II wore a bitter smile.

There’s not even a guard here, when he noticed something off, he tried to smash the wall to escape, but it was useless.

“Isn’t that obvious? We’re underground, who knows how many meters below the surface, the so-called wall is probably the island itself, do you have a fist powerful enough to smash an island?”

Blue Gilly felt there was nothing wrong with this notion, the idea of smashing an entire island with one punch sounded beyond human capability, though Elizabello II’s King’s Fist was formidable, it wasn’t that powerful.

“These bars might contain Seastone, but what exactly does Doflamingo intend to do? He’s offending so many people, isn’t he afraid we’ll rise up against him?”

“Well, there’s no need for you to worry about such things, Doflamingo must have his own plan, and you guys combined, still aren’t a match for our Donquixote family.”

As they were discussing what Doflamingo was up to, Trebol arrived with Sugar.

“Don’t worry, no one will remember you soon, you’ll be forgotten by the world swiftly.”

Trebol’s body secreted a massive amount of mucus, grabbing a person from the cell and pulling them out, afterward, the crowd felt like they forgot something, yet Sugar already had a new toy in her hand.

…

In the Underworld, Sugar was using her Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability to turn those people into toys one by one, the contestants were too many, if they accumulated too much, it would be cumbersome to handle, so Trebol continuously brought Sugar along to process them gradually.

In this process, no one cared about the losers’ fate, they were more focused on the upcoming tournament.

“Ladies and gentlemen! The venue has been restored, so next is Zone G’s match, which marks the second-to-last round of the preliminaries! Its level of excitement surely won’t disappoint compared to previous matches. Notable contestants in this match include… Beheaded Suleiman! He once distinguished himself in the ‘Battle of Tias,’ ultimately being condemned as a war criminal and exiled by his beloved nation. What really happened remains unknown, but this A-grade war criminal from the naval battle began mingling in the Dark World after leaving the country, gradually becoming a feared executioner who enjoyed ‘punishing’ enemies.”

Sword Fighter Litch! Despite the sword fighters’ unremarkable performance today, with only Rebecca advancing in a unique manner, it’s undeniable that Litch is also a powerful Sword Fighter!”

Litch is also an alias, this match has too many participants using pseudonyms, and Litch’s masked true identity is actually King Riku Doldo III.

He also intends to challenge Doflamingo for revenge, but there’s simply no path, ultimately leading him here, in a sense, he shares the same goal as Rebecca.

“Alright, next is the main event, the Hundred Beasts Pirates guest list doesn’t end with those three ladies, compared to them, these two are more heavyweight figures! As you all know, single-digit Numberers within the Hundred Beasts Pirates are truly monstrous in strength. Previously baptizing the venue with lightning was Speed, ranked NO.21! But at the moment, these two are ranked NO.9 and NO.8! Let’s see what kind of shock Ulti and Page One, this sibling duo, will bring us!”

Compared to Gatz’s excitement, Page One’s face was filled with reluctance, in the end, he couldn’t split up with his elder sister, still dragged onto the stage by her.

“Sis, in front of everyone, can’t you act more normal?!”

Looking at Ulti who started acting mischievous, Page One’s expression was less than favorable, but with the mask covering, outsiders couldn’t perceive his inner helplessness.

“Pei, you’ve changed, when getting older you start to dislike your sister…”

“Don’t get it wrong, I disliked you before too, was just too shy to say it.”

“You’re lying, you weren’t like this when you were young!”

“You weren’t like this either back then!”

To them, this place really is just like a playground, and similar arguments have happened many times before, the victory almost always goes to Ulti in these.

In private, Page One usually goes along with her, but on stage, this is public execution, Page One certainly doesn’t want to end up in the newspaper headlines for any bizarre reason.

At this moment, Page One felt this place was his Hell, but in the next moment, his thoughts drastically changed.

In the water, the fighting fish was attracted by the commotion above the water, directly leaping out and biting towards Page One, soon becoming Page One’s catch.

“The fish here… actually voluntarily bite the hook?!”