One Piece: Heaven-Defying Talent

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: The Stone Giant



Rebecca stared at the man on the throne and shouted sharply, "Doflamingo, come out! Today is the day you fall!"

"Hehehe…" Doflamingo's face twisted into a mocking grin as he chuckled. "Rebecca, I didn't expect that little girl to grow so strong. I regret not ending you back then."

"Too late now," Rebecca retorted, clenching her right fist as a powerful surge of fire energy began to gather.

"Ehhhhh… You foolish girl," Doflamingo sneered. "Do you really think you're not being used? That Chiba guy is just exploiting you to increase the value of his Devil Fruit."

Rebecca's resolve remained unwavering. "Even if it costs me my life, I'll bring you down." Flames roared around her fist, forming into a blazing three-legged Golden Crow.

Doflamingo flexed his fingers, sending ten razor-sharp strings from above, aiming for Rebecca's joints. She dodged quickly, slipping out of his reach. Doflamingo's eyes narrowed. "You dodged? Seems like your Observation Haki is well-honed. Good… gives me a chance to stretch a bit."

"Go to hell!" The fiery energy within Rebecca surged, and the Golden Crow grew into a massive, ten-meter-wide inferno.

Outside the palace, a loud crash echoed through the air.

A towering, 100-meter stone giant swung a massive stone arm toward Vista with incredible force. Vista felt a crushing weight approaching him—if that arm connected, he'd be nothing but paste.

Reacting quickly, Vista activated his anti-gravity abilities, freeing himself from the pull of gravity and dodging the giant's crushing blow with remarkable speed.

The giant's palm crashed into the ground with a deafening bang, shaking the earth as though an earthquake had struck. The residents and animated dolls of Dressrosa scattered, fleeing in panic.

"Run! Don't get caught in the fight!" A man carrying his child clutched his wife's hand, guiding her to safety.

Nearby, a doll clung to a woman's hand, urging her, "Hurry, we have to go now!"

"But… my fiancé… he hasn't come out yet!"

The doll paused, his grip loosening as he heard her words. Then, with a heavy heart and a surge of resentment, he turned and ran, muttering to himself, "Doflamingo… you'll pay for this. You stole everything from me."

Meanwhile, in another part of Dressrosa, Admiral Fujitora gazed toward the palace and sighed. "What's meant to be will happen. Doflamingo's time is up."

He clenched his fist, feeling a sudden weakness. "Whatever Chiba did to me, my strength's been sapped. My fruit powers are nearly gone; I can't even summon meteors anymore."

Back on the battlefield, the fight between Vista and Seka, the stone giant, raged on. Seka's massive hand left deep craters in the earth with each failed strike, surrounding the battlefield with countless pits.

"Come on, flea!" Seka growled in frustration, swinging his enormous arms wildly at Vista. "Stop dodging and fight me head-on if you've got any guts!"

Vista chuckled, dodging another of Seka's attacks. "You bark so loud, big guy, but all I see is a lot of muscle with no finesse."

"Bastard!" Seka's voice boomed, and his stone-covered body began to expand again, drawing stones from all directions. Vista's eyes narrowed as Seka grew larger. If he keeps expanding, I'll never be able to cut him down…

But then, a sly grin crept onto Vista's face as a new idea struck him.

Sheathing his sword, Vista sprinted toward Seka. The giant swung down, aiming a massive slap at him. Vista nimbly dodged and leapt up, landing on Seka's arm. Placing his hand on the stone surface, he activated his Devil Fruit's awakened powers, sending a powerful repulsive force into the arm.

To Seka's shock, his arm shot upward, restrained by a powerful resistance.

"Huh? What's happening?" Seka struggled, pushing down harder, but the more he tried, the stronger the repulsive force grew, lifting his arm until it was high above his head, almost as if he were surrendering.

"What did you do to me?" Seka bellowed, bringing his other arm down toward Vista.

But Vista simply jumped to the second arm, applying his Devil Fruit ability again. This time, just as the arm neared the ground, the rebounding force intensified, lifting it as well. Now both of Seka's arms were raised, pinned against the sky as though in defeat.

Seka's confidence wavered. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't lower his arms; each attempt met with unyielding resistance.

Panicking, Seka tried to kick Vista away. The ground shook as his massive leg swept toward Vista like an oncoming mountain. Vista sidestepped the attack, moving toward the leg stabilizing Seka's stance. He slapped his palm against the leg, unleashing his power once more. The repulsive force sent the leg lifting away from the ground, throwing Seka completely off balance.

With a groan, the giant stone man toppled forward, crashing into the earth with a thunderous boom. Vista followed up, striking Seka's back repeatedly, each impact resonating with his fruit's power, causing the stone-covered giant to lift slightly off the ground, as though he were bouncing in the air.

Seka thrashed in desperation, but Vista leaped onto his back, grinning. "Let's see you keep your ground now."

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𝙥𝗮𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣(.)𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

✨ • 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟲𝟬+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.


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