Chapter 58: RBTC: Chapter 58
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The battle in the sky was intense. From the start, Doflamingo unleashed his signature move, the five-color strings from his String-String Fruit, attacking Buggy as soon as he appeared.
Buggy's Observation Haki detected the thin, transparent strings. He didn't dodge. He simply slashed forward with his sword, sending a burst of sword energy. A massive clash occurred between them. The soft strings didn't break instantly but instead, after a brief stalemate with the sword energy, they snapped in two.
This attack didn't have much effect. Doflamingo's face showed a serious expression. He saw the sword energy Buggy had unleashed. He knew the other party had reached the level of a great swordsman, a formidable opponent.
Doflamingo's attack didn't stop. His index finger rapidly shot out dozens of strings, like bullets, towards Buggy.
Buggy quickly swung his sword, severing the dozens of strings.
Doflamingo followed up with this move. He used Soru (moonwalk) to move quickly and charged towards Buggy.
As Buggy dealt with the string attack, Doflamingo reached him. Eight nearly transparent, thin strings appeared from his toes, accompanied by the roar of air being cut, and they slashed horizontally towards Buggy.
Facing this attack, Buggy immediately used Soru (moonwalk) and disappeared. He instantly appeared behind Doflamingo, swung En'yō, and unleashed Sen'enjin (Thousand Flames Blade). Dozens of sword energies slashed towards his back.
Facing Buggy's sudden disappearance, Doflamingo quickly reacted. He used Soru (moonwalk) and flew up into the air.
Because of his reaction time, he dodged Buggy's sword energy attack.
Buggy launched another attack. He used Soru (moonwalk) again, appearing behind Doflamingo. This time, he used En'yūzan (Flaming Moon Blade). The flaming, crescent-shaped blade energy spun rapidly towards Doflamingo.
Doflamingo heard the sound behind him and reacted quickly. In an instant, hundreds, thousands of transparent strings formed a huge spiderweb behind him. Then, he wasn't sure, so he created another spiderweb behind him.
Facing the rapidly spinning Flaming Moon Blade, the tough spiderweb made of strings didn't hold out for long. In a moment, one spiderweb shattered. But in that instant, Doflamingo moved quickly and escaped the range of the attack.
When he stabilized, the two spiderwebs had been completely destroyed by the attack. Even the clouds in the sky had disappeared. The attack vanished into the air.
Doflamingo, now stable, looked serious. He launched a ranged attack. A giant saw made of strings moved at high speed, accompanied by the sound of breaking air, towards Buggy. Of course, Buggy dodged it instantly. It didn't cause him any harm.
But at that moment, countless white strings descended rapidly from above Buggy, towards his four sides. These strings didn't attack Buggy. Instead, they instantly enveloped all of Buggy's directions. The strings met below Buggy, forming a huge birdcage.
Doflamingo saw that his birdcage had achieved its purpose. Hundreds of strings from his hand quickly shot towards Buggy from all directions, through the gaps in the birdcage.
Buggy knew this was Doflamingo's ultimate move, the Birdcage. Later, this move could even slaughter the residents of a city. But this move wouldn't have any effect on Buggy.
Buggy's body instantly split into four parts and charged in one direction. He quickly escaped through the gaps. In an instant, he was outside the birdcage. Facing the strings shooting towards him, he swung his sword and severed all the strings.
Seeing Buggy so easily escape the birdcage, Doflamingo's initially smug face instantly became gloomy. He didn't expect the other party to also be a Devil Fruit user.
Just then, a huge firework rose in the sky not far away.
Seeing the firework, Doflamingo's face changed again and again. He instantly made a decision.
In an instant, countless strings fell from the sky above Buggy's head, instantly forming another birdcage. Then, countless strings shot towards Buggy from all directions.
This time, Buggy didn't use his Devil Fruit ability. Instead, he used his strongest attack, "En'yūkaze" (Flame Hurricane). A hurricane made of flames spun rapidly towards Doflamingo's location. The birdcage was instantly broken open with a large hole. The strings shooting towards that direction turned to ashes under this attack. Then, the attack flew towards Doflamingo without any obstruction.
As the attack approached, Doflamingo didn't seem to react at all. He stood there motionless. Seeing this, Buggy knew there was a trick. As expected, when the Flame Hurricane was about to collide with Doflamingo's body, he didn't react at all. When they collided, his body instantly shattered into countless broken strings under the attack of the Flame Hurricane, exploding with a bang.
Seeing this, Buggy knew it was Doflamingo's developed "Shadow Rider String." The one that was blown away was a substitute.
Buggy instantly realized something and immediately looked down. The battle below had already ended. Weevil and the others had returned to the Glory. Doflamingo's ship was quickly retreating, moving away from the Glory.
This scene was beyond Buggy's expectations. He thought Doflamingo would use a substitute and then deal with his crew. But instead, he was retreating. He even abandoned the battle below and retreated to his ship with his subordinates.
Buggy realized something was wrong. He immediately used Soru (moonwalk) and returned to the Glory. He asked everyone what was going on.
The answer was similar. When the firework rose, Doflamingo's subordinates, whether they were at a disadvantage or had the upper hand, retreated to their ship without hesitation. They quickly sailed away.
Then, Doflamingo also descended from the sky and boarded their ship. He didn't even look at anyone. They retreated quickly without stopping.
The Donquixote Family's actions made Buggy even more aware that something was wrong. He thought about the firework and immediately used Soru (moonwalk) to reach a high altitude. He looked towards the direction where the firework had risen.
With his exceptional eyesight and hearing, he understood why the firework had been set off. He also heard a rough voice and saw a familiar figure and several ships with Marine flags, sailing quickly towards them.
Buggy's face became serious. He knew that this time, there might be danger.
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