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For a long time afterward, Teach remained in hiding, completely disappearing from public view.
He moved through the corners of various islands, avoiding pursuit from all sides, his figure becoming increasingly mysterious, as if he had vanished into the vast sea.
However, a blazing anger burned in Teach's heart.
He hated Ace to the core. The other party had repeatedly refused his invitations and was determined to hunt him down to the end.
Every time he remembered Ace's determined eyes and merciless rejection, Teach's heart filled with anger and resentment.
He knew he had to find an opportunity to get revenge on Ace and vent his frustration.
"Ace, just you wait, I will absolutely not let you off!" Teach swore silently in his heart, a hint of coldness in his eyes.
He began plotting his revenge, taking every step carefully, afraid of revealing any weakness.
His current situation was very dangerous. A slight misstep could lead to him being captured by the Marines or the Whitebeard Pirates.
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While the aftermath of the Alabasta incident was still unfolding, a shocking video exploded onto the TikTok platform like a clap of thunder, instantly soaring to the top of the TikTok hot search!
In the video footage, Rebecca knelt in her small house, her pink long hair messy, tears constantly streaming from her swollen eyes, her face bearing a hint of despair, and her gaze showing a touch of helplessness.
Her shaking finger pointed out the window. "Look, everyone... those people who have been turned into toys..." Her voice choked slightly, but her tone was exceptionally firm.
The camera panned to the street, where a group of lifeless toys was walking along, a smile on their lips, but their eyes were hollow, completely empty of soul.
"The Donquixote Family took over this country through a conspiracy..." Rebecca's voice was choked but firm. "Doflamingo's subordinates used the power of a Devil Fruit to turn all opponents into toys!"
At this point, the Toy Soldier appeared in the frame and confirmed what Rebecca was saying.
"Everyone watching, what Rebecca said is the truth. If we hadn't received protection from Pirate Empress-sama, I'm afraid we wouldn't dare to speak out even now."
The Toy Soldier's expression showed no joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness. Emotions could only be conveyed through its eyes.
"For those who are turned into toys, everything about them is forgotten by everyone, as if they never existed. Even if a parent turned into a toy stands before their child, the child will not recognize you."
The scene suddenly switched to the tragic situation of the Tontatta tribe, who were treated like livestock and forced to work day and night without rest.
Some were even brutally beaten for failing to complete their work!
Rebecca was sobbing uncontrollably. "They... they only wanted to protect Princess Mansherry..."
At the end of the video, Rebecca bowed deeply to the camera. "Please, everyone... save Dressrosa..." She raised her tear-filled face. "Save our country..."
This video was like a giant rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up a thousand waves. The number of views soared at tens of thousands per second, and the comment section completely exploded.
"Oh my god! Those moving toys are actually transformed from living people?!"
"The Tontatta tribe is so pitiful!"
"Doflamingo, that beast!"
"As expected, none of the Shichibukai are good people, Crocodile wasn't, and Doflamingo isn't either!"
"Yeah, they're all wolves in sheep's clothing!"
"..."
On the King's Plateau in Dressrosa, Doflamingo stood alone before a floor-to-ceiling window.
The screen of Rebecca's video was reflected in his sunglasses, and his fingers gripped the window frame so tightly that they were almost leaving scratches on the hard glass.
"Fufufu..." His lips first curved into an arc, then the smile began to twist and deform, as if being pulled by invisible strings. His eyes behind the lenses got very small, and the veins on his forehead bulged and throbbed like earthworms.
"Fufufu... Fufufufufufu..." His laughter squeezed out from deep within his throat, each laugh sharper than the last, until it almost became a beastly roar.
The wine glass in his hand suddenly exploded with a "crack," and the bright red wine dripped down through his fingers, looking exactly like blood.
"Trebol!!!" This roar shattered the surrounding glass windows.
Doflamingo's pink feathered coat billowed without wind, and countless fine threads burst from his fingertips, slicing the entire room into pieces.
Rebecca's crying face flashed through his mind, every tear like a provocation to his rule.
"Little bitch..." he muttered through clenched teeth, his sunglasses reflecting the soaring view count in the video, which had already passed 300 million.
Suddenly, he spun around violently, his String-String Fruit ability tearing the heavy oak door to shreds. "Immediately! Right now! Go and capture that little bitch for me!"
His voice was twisted by rage. "I want her to watch with her own eyes how her father is cut into a thousand pieces!"
Dressrosa outside the window was still peaceful with song and dance, but Doflamingo knew that this video had spread like a plague.
He pulled out his phone and looked at the constantly refreshing comments under the hashtag #SaveDressrosa#, each accusation like a knife.
"Fufufu... very good..." His voice was cold and filled with madness.
This storm had just begun, and he had to take action to control everything himself.
...
All over the world, Rebecca's plea for help video was like a heavy bomb, instantly igniting the fury of the entire sea.
Countless people held their phones, watching the atrocities revealed in the video with disbelief, their shock and anger spreading like wildfire.
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In the meeting room of the Revolutionary Army headquarters, the heavy atmosphere was almost solidifying.
Around the large round table, the officers sat in a circle, each with a phone in front of them, repeatedly playing Rebecca's plea for help video.
On the screen, Rebecca's tear-filled face was particularly striking, her voice carrying a hint of despair, yet also a touch of determination. "Please, everyone... save Dressrosa... save our country..."
Sabo stood in front of the projection screen, his eyes under the brim of his hat shining with a sharp light.
He took a deep breath, his voice serious. "According to intelligence, the disagreement within the Marines regarding the Shichibukai system has reached its peak. Perhaps a major move will happen soon."
Koala quickly flipped through her notebook, her voice slightly urgent. "We have received distress signals from 17 islands, all within the Shichibukai's sphere of influence."
The tip of her pen left deep marks on the paper. "But rash action could trigger a full-scale Marine encirclement."