"Attack!"
Trafalgar Law's expression darkened as he shouted.
He truly didn't want to team up with Caesar.
But the arrow was already nocked—there was no turning back.
"Gas Ignition!"
"Room: Baton Command!"
Caesar struck his igniter again.
This time, the gas released was even denser than before, erupting into a sea of flames that surged toward Luo Yu.
At the same time, Law activated his ROOM, ignoring the toll on his stamina, and hurled massive boulders toward Luo Yu.
BOOM!
The two attacks struck simultaneously.
Seeing the hit land, Law and Caesar didn't hesitate—they turned and fled.
"Bepo! Abandon the ship! I'll take you to the submarine hideout. No matter what happens—run like hell!"
Law barked the order, expanding his ROOM to its maximum kilometer-wide range and teleporting himself and his crew away.
Caesar, now in gas form, ignited himself and used the explosive propulsion to rocket into the distance.
He even glanced back and laughed:
"Trafalgar Law! You're still trying to save your crew? Thanks for the head start!"
"You call that escaping?"
"Even if God himself came today, he wouldn't be able to save you."
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion erupted without warning.
A crushing pressure swept across the dock like a hurricane.
The very air seemed to freeze.
Law and Caesar, mid-flight, were suddenly overwhelmed by a suffocating force.
They turned in panic—
Only to see a tangible wave of Conqueror's Haki crashing down on them.
The attack filled their vision.
Even Caesar, who had been so smug moments ago, was stunned.
Their desperate escape meant nothing to this man.
CRASH!
The Haki slammed into the dock, leveling everything.
Law and Caesar were blasted thousands of meters away, crashing into the ground with bone-rattling force.
Blood surged in their chests—they coughed it up as they stared in horror at the figure calmly walking toward them.
Before today, they had imagined how they might fare against an Admiral.
But now, faced with reality, they realized—
Even running was a luxury.
"A-Admiral Luo Yu… you… you can't kill me!"
"I was the second-in-command of the science division! I'm working with Doflamingo on research!"
Caesar clawed his way out of the rubble, trembling.
He had no will to fight left.
He had seen Luo Yu unleash that devastating attack without even moving.
"Wait! That Clown—he refused the Warlord summons, right?"
"Didn't he demand you come in person?"
Caesar's eyes lit up.
"Don't I look like a perfect bargaining chip? I'm very important to him!"
Law was stunned.
He had been considering whether to fight again.
But Caesar had just sold him out.
"Captain… what do we do?"
Bepo asked nervously.
"If we fall into an Admiral's hands, we're doomed."
"Maybe… we should sell ourselves too?"
Law smacked Bepo on the head.
Feeling Luo Yu's gaze, his expression shifted several times before he gritted his teeth and said:
"Admiral Luo Yu… don't I look like a bargaining chip too?"
"I'm important to Doflamingo as well."
Caesar froze.
He thought he was shameless.
But Law had just outdone him.
"Trafalgar Law! You copycat!"
"Admiral Luo Yu, wait! I'll call the Clown right now!"
"Use me as a bargaining chip—I'll pressure him for you!"
"If you hand me over, I guarantee he'll accept the Warlord summons. I'm more useful than anything else!"
Caesar fumbled for his Den Den Mushi and hit the dial.
Bepo and the others looked conflicted.
They knew Law's hatred for Doflamingo ran deep.
Now he was offering himself up just to survive?
They couldn't bear to watch.
But Law raised a hand to stop them.
He knew—if he fell into Doflamingo's hands, he might still have a shot at revenge.
But if he ended up in the hands of an Admiral…
It would be death—or a one-way trip to Impel Down.
Revenge would be impossible.
As he glanced at Caesar's Den Den Mushi—
A shrill ringing echoed from the nearby dock.
Law and Caesar froze.
They turned toward the sound.
And saw it—Luo Yu's massive warship.
Before they could process what was happening—
A furious voice roared from the deck:
"Damn you, Marine Admiral! How dare you shackle me with Seastone! Release me now or I swear I'll kill you!"
A ragged figure in a tattered flamingo coat leapt from the ship and landed on the dock.
Once a man who stood like an emperor—
Now reduced to a prisoner.
Law and Caesar were dumbfounded.
The glimmer of hope they had just felt vanished.
If even Doflamingo had been captured…
What chance did they have of being used as bargaining chips?