Free Web NovelChapter 1305: Chapter 16: Pig Teammates
Negotiations between Su Xiao and Doflamingo could collapse at any moment, but judging by the current situation, it’s clear they have reached an agreement.
Su Xiao provided Doflamingo with a list containing the original manufacturing materials for Alchemy Bombs and Apollo. Of course, these materials don’t exist in the Pirate World, but he had helped the World Government create explosives, so he knew which materials could be substituted. All these materials could be found in the Pirate World.
Doflamingo immediately arranged for people to procure these materials, but he did it cleverly through underground channels. Being a leader of the Underground World, Doflamingo had a wide purchasing network.
Initially, Doflamingo wanted Su Xiao to manufacture bombs at the underground port, but Su Xiao refused, citing the damp environment, and set the manufacturing location on the fourth floor of the villa, the top floor.
Of course, Doflamingo disagreed, and so did the entire Donquixote Family. As Sugar put it: ’I don’t want anyone making bombs above my head.’
After some negotiation, the manufacturing location was kept on the fourth floor of the villa, with the condition that Pika would thicken the walls and floor of the fourth floor to three meters.
Su Xiao knew his cooperation with Doflamingo was very unstable. After repelling the Big Mom Pirate Group, the two sides were likely to part ways, but that wasn’t important.
The wall thickening work was completed by Pika in just two hours. Not only did he thicken and compress the rock layers, but he also added steel plates inside. Now, even if a cannonball hit the fourth floor of the villa, it wouldn’t make a crack.
Despite this, Sugar was still angry and took her pillow to sleep in the underground port area.
Doflamingo’s subordinates were very efficient, delivering some materials in less than a day.
In front of a stone platform, light flashed in Su Xiao’s hand, and within dozens of seconds, an Alchemy Bomb was created. He immediately checked the attributes of this bomb.
Seeing the attributes of the Alchemy Bomb, a smile appeared on Su Xiao’s face; his plan had reached two-thirds completion.
Su Xiao’s progress was smooth, but bad news soon arrived: Doflamingo’s fleet suffered defeats. The Donquixote Family’s three top executives each led their own fleets to battle against the Big Mom Pirate Group.
Pika achieved victory, but his forces were completely wiped out.
Trebol was defeated, his ships sank into the sea, and he himself went missing.
Diamante was defeated, most of his pirates fled, and he returned to Dressrosa severely injured.
Among the three top executives, two were defeated, with one seriously injured and another missing. Currently, Diamante can only rest in bed, vomiting blood whenever he tries to sit up. Among the three, only Pika retains combat effectiveness.
As for the ordinary executives, things look even worse. Lao G was attacked by unknown people and died at sea. Based on Su Xiao’s guess, it was likely enemy Contractors.
If the original progress of the Pirate World were followed, the Donquixote Family would have successfully blocked the Big Mom Pirate Group and reached a stable cooperation with Kaido.
But with the Contractors’ involvement, it’s hard to say who will win. Judging by the current battle situation, Big Mom’s forces have at least a seventy percent chance of winning.
Below is the battle report Su Xiao obtained through Doflamingo. Both sides are now in the same boat, so Doflamingo won’t hide anything.
Lao G: Killed in action.
Machvise: Captured.
Gladius: Seriously injured.
Trebol: Missing.
Diamante: Seriously injured.
Dellinger: Seriously injured.
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The battle report shows the Donquixote Family suffered greatly. After all, they’re facing one of the Four Emperors. Although Doflamingo has considerable power, he’s still not strong enough to challenge them. Moreover, his ally Kaido isn’t reliable.
Facing such casualties, Doflamingo decisively abandoned continuing the naval battle and instead fortified Dressrosa. That means next time the Big Mom Pirate Group will launch a landing attack. For the Donquixote Family, this is the biggest advantage in the current war. If the Big Mom Pirate Group doesn’t pay a certain price to land, the war won’t need to continue; surrendering would be the best choice.
It’s impressive how far Doflamingo has brought his incompetent teammates, mostly relying on his personal abilities.
Su Xiao arrived in Dressrosa, and the next morning he discovered that Dressrosa had become like an ’Iron Bucket.’ Several landing points on the island were heavily garrisoned by pirates.
The greatest advantage of defending Dressrosa is the giant rocks on its coast. If the Big Mom Pirate Group has any sense, they won’t land in the Giant Rock Region.Those spots aren’t merely easy to defend; they’re purely target practice.
The morning sun poured into the room, as Su Xiao enjoyed breakfast. Bu Bu Wang still snored away on the bed.
Although Su Xiao agreed to help Doflamingo make bombs, he kept his Mana Value above 50%. When he previously helped the Navy make bombs, he restored Mana Value by drinking a potion created by Dr. Vegapunk. Doflamingo also acquired a similar potion through underground channels, but it was limited.
Even so, Su Xiao managed to make over 900 Alchemy Bombs and 2 Apollo bombs for Doflamingo.
Su Xiao was waiting for the Donquixote Family and the Big Mom Pirate Group to fully engage in battle. But there was something puzzling: the progress of this war was remarkably fast. If the Main Task revolved around this war, it wouldn’t be long before he left this Derivative World.
There’s another possibility: the final stage of the Main Task might occur after the war ends.
This isn’t just speculation from Su Xiao. To experience the Top Battlefields, Dressrosa Sea Battle is an obligatory event. In other words, it’s the beginning of the Top Battlefields.
"An ominous premonition..."
Su Xiao muttered. If his suspicions were correct, the final stage of the Main Task would point to a very dangerous island.
"What?"
Delinjie opposite the stone table seemed confused by Su Xiao’s mutterings. Delinjie was a Donquixote Family executive—a cross-dressing enthusiast. Don’t be fooled by Delinjie’s attractive appearance; the impression he gave was a perverse, cross-dressing boy in revealing clothes.
"Nothing."
Su Xiao put down the utensils and signaled Delinjie to take the Alchemy Bombs on the table. Delinjie was, after all, an informant Doflamingo had sent to monitor him.
"Tell Doflamingo the next batch of bombs will be ready in at least a day."
As soon as Su Xiao spoke, a sudden explosion sounded in the distance. He quickly approached the window and saw a fireball on the Dressrosa coastline. The Big Mom Pirate Group was attacking with enormous force, clearly intent on breaking Dressrosa.
Big Mom was furious; Her eldest son had died, so she wanted to vent her anger on Dressrosa Island.
