Incoming Danger

East Blue, at Raven Harbor.

There was thunderous applause in the arena.

Countless audience members stood up from their seats and roared hysterically.

Their faces turned red, and they looked mad.

It was because they had been looking forward to the next battle for too long.

To them, two days seemed as long as several seasons.

"Finally! Finally! Finally! I've been waiting for this moment!"

"The fight between monsters from all over the world reveals the bloodiest and cruelest death battle!"

"My blood is boiling at this moment!"

The cheers from the audience lasted for more than ten minutes before slowly dying down. However, the suppressed madness on everyone's faces did not fade away with time.

Seeing this, Jango picked up the microphone and said with a hint of regret: "I'm terribly sorry, everyone."

"Daz Bonez gave up the competition for personal reasons, so there are only seven finalists."

"This also means that in this draw, one player will be given a bye and will advance directly to the next round."

The audience didn't feel much about this.

After all, there are too many similar incidents. No matter where the arena is, there are always such cases of players temporarily withdrawing from the competition.

But this did not affect their anticipation for the next battle, and everyone even began to speculate who would be the lucky one?!

Jango couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Then, the seven people who advanced were asked to come on stage at the same time to draw lots to decide their opponents.

According to the competition rules, players who draw the same number will become opponents.

Soon, everyone's numbers are confirmed.

"No. 1?!"

Gin showed the number plate in his hand, looked around, and his eyes fell on Dellinger.

The latter also smirked, revealing a mouthful of extremely sharp teeth: "That's quite a coincidence."

He turned around and showed the number plate in his hand.

It's also number 1.

Looking at Gin, who had an indifferent expression in front of him, Dellinger's eyes became bloodthirsty.

The previous battle was not able to continue because of Kuro's intervention, but this time, no one would stop him.

He can really bite and kill the opponent in front of him!

When he thought of the other party begging for mercy, Dellinger became more excited.

The instinct of the fighting fish rushed to his mind, so much so that his eyes turned red.

Gin had no expression on his face. He just took the ball off the Tonfa calmly and tiptoed on the spot. 

The aura he exuded was completely different from before.

Swift, violent, and extremely deadly.

"I want to be the captain's right-hand man; how can I fall here?"

"Hmmm."

Kuro glanced at him, then looked indifferently at the number plate in his hand.

No. 3.

His opponent was Senor Pink, who was dressed like a baby but had a very distorted figure.

The two looked at each other without much communication.

Sanji, who drew the number 2 card, felt pressured for a moment as he looked at Ideo, who had a defiant smile on his face in the distance.

He watched the entire battle on the other side.

The pair of strangely shaped arms had obviously been modified, and the power of a punch was far greater than that of a cannonball and was even enough to overturn the arena.

But as long as he can win this game, he can basically lock in the top four, and if he goes one step further, he can get the captain's promise, and then they can recruit a group of beautiful chefs.

Sanji swallowed his saliva secretly; his whole body was on fire at this time. Isn't this what he has been training for for several months?!

Only Zoro looked at the number 4 sign in his hand with a look of disinterest on his face: "Huh?! So I got a bye?"

Originally, Zoro wanted to continue his pretentious act in the finals, but he didn't expect that he would lose the chance in the end, making him feel very regretful for a moment.

Kuro curled his lips: "You can advance without fighting; just be happy!"

"You don't understand swordsman matters."

Kuro thought of Zoro's performance in the preliminaries, and his mouth twitched: "Boring."

With the conclusion of the draw, the matches were finally determined.

Jango picked up the microphone, looked at the audience, and said excitedly: "First round of the Martial Arts Tournament finals!"

"Gin vs. Dellinger!"

As the voice fell, two figures rushed out from the contestant seats at the same time and landed in the arena as if teleporting.

The surrounding audience seats immediately fell silent, and then, a moment later, there was an explosion of thunderous applause.

"It's them!"

"In the first qualifying match, the two defeated everyone in an instant and fought to the death regardless of the rules!"

"One is a powerful pirate who has just made a name for himself in the East Blue, and the other is the winner of the Dressrosa bullfight arena!"

"The battle between these two people… Is simply…!"

One of them clenched his fists, his body shaking with excitement, simply because he had been attracted by the unfinished battle between the two.

Now, the first match is between these two people, how can it not be exciting?!

"Who in this group will make it to the next round?!"

Someone asked a question, and the person next to him thought for a few seconds and then answered: "It should be Dellinger."

"He has won the championship in the bullfighting arena, so he should be able to win here!"

Boom!

With an explosion, the discussions in the audience stopped abruptly.

Just because on the field, the sharp horns of the fighting fish and the Tonfa in Gin's hands collided with each other, shaking the entire arena. 

The shock wave caused the water surface to explode directly, turning into water droplets that fell down.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The water droplets, like a rain curtain, wet the clothes of the two people, bringing a chill.

But it was not as cold as Dellinger's heart at the moment.

The smile on the corners of his mouth became more ferocious, only because the opponent in front of him made him feel the pleasure of fighting.

He can let go and doesn't have to worry about killing the other party. No, he's here to kill people!

After realizing this, Dellinger's eyes became more ferocious.

He took a step forward, advanced several dozen meters, and then disappeared from the audience's sight in an instant. 

His speed was even faster when they first fought!

"Did you hide your strength at that time?!"

"Only."

"Compared to that guy, you're still too slow after all!"

Gin's tone was indifferent; through the perception of his Observation-Haki, he had already predicted the direction from which Dellinger would attack.

The Tonfa in his hand turned slightly, and the tip stabbed out like a spear, even making a piercing sound in the air!

The next moment, the low-heeled shoes collided with the Tonfa.

Boom!

Sparks flew everywhere as the two powerful attacks collided with each other.

Even though the people sitting in the audience could clearly see the entire battle between the two people, they still couldn't suppress the wild and cold emotions in their hearts.

Several people immediately gave out deafening cheers!

They witnessed the most brutal and bloody fight since the start of the Martial Arts Tournament!

… … …

In front of the screen, Doflamingo looked at the two people fighting fiercely at the arena, especially at Dellinger, with great surprise: "Has Dellinger become stronger again?!"

"That growth rate is something that even I would feel uneasy about."

"After all, it seems that there is no one in the family who doesn't have that kind of power at that age!"

"If Dellinger won those Devil Fruit and 300 million Belly. What would White Knight Gawain's reaction be?!"

For a moment, Doflamingo can't help but imagine Gawain's expression like having eaten a shit.

"Pere-pere-pere!"

The Den Den Mushi under the table started ringing at this moment. After the call was connected, a deep voice came from Den Den Mushi: "Young master."

"So, it's you, Vergo."

Doflamingo frowned: "What kind of matter is so important that you would bypass the informant and contact me directly?"

In order to avoid exposing Vergo undercover identity, the transmission of information was carried out through middlemen to avoid exposure.

The sudden change also made Doflamingo realize the seriousness of the matter.

Vergo said solemnly: "I just got the news that the former Marines Admiral, Black Arm Zephyr, has left Loguetown and is heading to Raven Harbor."

"The target is White Knight Gawain."

"Zephyr is the same as Garp. Even though he is old, his combat capability is still among the best in the Marines."

"This time, there was no chance that White Knight Gawain would have survived."