37 Chapter 37

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When the string pillar was just ten centimeters away from Genos's palm, its once sharp and powerful cut that could effortlessly slice through pirate bodies, swords, or even huge trees, seemed to have been blocked by something. It stayed still, utterly incapable of causing any harm to Genos's palm.

This scenario, although anticipated by Donquixote Doflamingo, still managed to surprise him. He never expected that one of his most powerful attacks would be completely ineffective against Genos.

However, Doflamingo had no intention of giving up his attack. He laughed heartily, controlling the string pillar to bypass Genos and extend forward. Then it curved mid-air, continuing its attack towards Genos's back.

The end of the string pillar morphed into an extremely sharp spike, stabbing towards Genos, who appeared unaware, making no defense. Doflamingo's eyes under his sunglasses couldn't help but widen, filled with excitement. He was eager to see if Genos would give him another surprise.

The spike formed by the string pillar pierced straight at Genos's body. Yet, like the previous attack, it seemed as if it was blocked by an invisible barrier, halting in mid-air behind Genos's back, unable to advance any further.

Genos started to laugh. The reason he dared to stand still and receive the attack was because after maxing out his Observation Haki, he felt no Armament Haki on the string pillar. For Genos, any attack not enveloped by Armament Haki could be ignored, because regular physical attacks would be completely absorbed by his Devil Fruit ability.

The corner of Genos's mouth lifted, he taunted Doflamingo, "Are you afraid my attack isn't strong enough, so you're giving me more to use?"

After the string pillar attack failed, it fell powerless to the ground. Doflamingo casually severed the strings attached to his hand, allowing them to scatter on the ground.

"Heh heh heh, you're making me more and more interested. I don't even know your name yet, but you have earned the right for me to remember it!"

"Genos!"

As Genos answered, he used the Geppo technique, rapidly rushing towards Doflamingo.

Upon reaching Doflamingo, instead of immediately launching an attack, Genos took advantage of the high-speed movement provided by Geppo to swiftly flicker around Doflamingo, making it impossible for Doflamingo to anticipate where the attack would come from.

As Genos flickered, he would occasionally feint attacks, forcing Doflamingo to adjust his defensive stance to counter any possible assault from Genos.

When Genos reappeared again, Doflamingo's eyes lit up. He raised his hand high and swung down hard at Genos.

"Overheat!"

Several threads swiftly descended from the sky, shooting towards Genos.

These threads were so fast that even Genos didn't have time to dodge.

However, Genos didn't seem to mind the threads' attack. Instead, his eyes brightened, and he muttered to himself, "Opportunity!"

At that moment, Genos used Moonwalk mid-air, stepping in the void and rapidly darting towards Doflamingo.

After Doflamingo's attack, the Overheat, hit Genos, it was just as ineffective as his previous String Whip attack. Genos absorbed it all and converted it into his own attack power. Once Genos got close to Doflamingo, he braced one hand on the ground and raised both legs, spinning like a top.

"Tempest Kick: Blade Storm!"

At this moment, Genos unleashed the sharpness he had absorbed from Doflamingo's Overheat with his feet. As he spun, he shot out air blades infused with the sharpness of the Overheat, continually slashing towards Doflamingo.

Seeing Genos's attack, Doflamingo was not panicked but instead burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, Genos, you're strong and your ability is interesting. You're worthy of being my partner!" Doflamingo said, extending his index finger towards the incoming air blades.

"Overheat!"

A string pillar as thick as his index finger shot out towards the air blades, instantly shattering them upon contact. However, the string pillar was cut into short, fine pieces that fell to the ground. After extending three meters, it stopped. Doflamingo then waved his hand, swinging the string pillar like a whip to shatter the attacking air blades.

However, as he shattered the air blades, his string pillar was cut shorter and shorter. It was not until it was less than fifty centimeters long that Genos's air blades finally ceased.

Doflamingo was panting. He had managed to block all the air blades, but their sharpness and sheer number had forced him to exert more energy to swing the string pillar to shatter them.

Just as Doflamingo was catching his breath, Genos's voice rang out again.

"Soru!"

Genos disappeared from Doflamingo's sight, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of him.

"Finger Pistol: Hell Stinger!"

Genos's index finger was aimed straight at Doflamingo. His finger was wrapped with the rich color of Armament Haki and the sharp damage from Doflamingo's previous Overheat, giving his finger a black flame.

Doflamingo watched Genos incredulously. This was the first time he had felt danger from Genos, and his Observation Haki was frantically warning him to dodge this attack, or he would be in mortal danger. But Genos was too fast, he was barely able to react, let alone defend or dodge.

In desperation, Doflamingo could only control his strings to form a Spider's Web Shield in front of him. However, the previously indestructible shield could only withstand the Finger Pistol attack for less than 0.1 seconds.

Even though it was only an insignificant 0.1 second, it was enough to save Doflamingo's life. He controlled his body to dodge the crucial areas of his body.

Whoosh~

The two bodies intersected. Looking down, Doflamingo saw a large hole pierced in his shoulder. Had it been slightly off, it would have shattered his heart.

The intense pain caused the veins on Doflamingo's face to bulge as he used his threads to mend the wound on his arm.

Chinos, looking down, found that the spider web shield Doflamingo had used had turned into a ring around his neck. In the moment of their intersection, if Doflamingo had used his haki to tighten the spider web ring, it could have strangled him.

This fight saw Doflamingo narrowly come out on top!

"Chinos, not bad, you're really good. You almost killed me just now. You now qualify to be my partner. With you joining, I think the New World will become much more interesting! I'm waiting for you in the New World. Let's stir up this world together!"