While the main battlefield was in full swing, King led Queen straight to the underground prison beneath the Flower Capital.
Located beside one of the moats surrounding the capital, the place was extremely well-hidden.
But for King, who was intimately familiar with the layout of the Flower Capital, finding it was as easy as returning home.
As King and Queen stealthily made their way to the moat, King eyes sharpened.
Because sitting by the riverbank were two men chatting and drinking, with a fox wagging its tail beside them.
"Is that Kawamatsu and Jinbei? This complicates things, Queen" King muttered under his breath, reaching out to pull Queen back—only to grasp empty air.
"Huh?" King turned his head and was instantly stunned.
Queen had already charged ahead, rushing straight toward Kawamatsu and Jinbei.
"Hahaha! Grandpa Queen is here... plus a dog!" Queen massive body leaped off the bridge, descending like a mountain onto Jinbei and Kawamatsu.
Jinbei and Kawamatsu were highly alert.
Earlier, the explosions from the direction of the Flower Capital had already put them on edge.
Though they didn't know what was happening, they had already considered sending one of them to investigate.
Jinbei immediately spotted Queen approach.
Without hesitation, his right fist darkened as Armament Haki wrapped around it, landing a direct punch into Queen gut!
"Vagabond Drill—30,000 Tile Fist!"
BOOM!
Queen massive body fell fast—but flew back even faster.
With a thunderous crash, Queen shot backward like a cannonball, smashing a huge hole through the bridge above.
Kawamatsu figure vanished in an instant, chasing after Queen flying form. A gleaming slash of his sword aimed straight for Queen neck.
"Useless fool!" King roared in fury.
His intact black wings spread wide, the flames swirling behind his head vanishing as his speed reached its peak.
BOOM!
Kawamatsu was kicked away by King, spinning midair.
King seized Queen by his braid, yanking his massive body back before hurling him straight at JinbeI.
"Keep JinbeI busy! I'll handle Kawamatsu!" King bellowed, his body rapidly morphing into a sleek pteranodon as he lunged at Kawamatsu.
"Awooo!"
The fox suddenly leaped up, pouncing at King.
"A Beast looking to die!" King expression was ice-cold.
The pteranodon's talons lashed out, instantly snatching the fox midair. Against King overwhelming strength, it had no chance to escape.
Rip!
Blood sprayed everywhere as King tore the fox in half.
"NOOOOO!"
Kawamatsu clenched his eyes shut in agony, forced to watch as King shredded the fox.
Gritting his teeth, he raised his sword and attacked.
The two clashed at blinding speed, their movements reduced to afterimages.
However, King speed was clearly superior—enhanced by the Lunarian race innate abilities, he moved like lightning, leaving wound after wound on Kawamatsu.
Within moments, Kawamatsu body was covered in gashes from King claws.
"This is taking too long. Damn it, my sword was broken by that bastard. If I had a blade, he'd already be dead."
King was frustrated.
Without a weapon, relying solely on his claws made it difficult to land a fatal blow.
Meanwhile, Queen finally buckled under Jinbei relentless Fish-Man Karate strikes.
After enduring a brutal Attack, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to his knees.
"Damn it, Jinbei the Knight of the Sea, you're pretty good. Cough cough, but your fist must be hurting too! Hahaha, your Grandpa Queen belly is extremely tough. You must be injured from the recoil too, right? Ugh!"
"Stop talking nonsense! I'm not injured at all, Queen. You're no match for me. What's going on here? Weren't you all defeated? Who rescued you?" Jinbei clenched his dark fists, appearing completely unfazed.
"Jinbei, former Shichibukai... To think you're this powerful. I underestimated you" King remarked while launching fierce attacks at Kawamatsu, while also keeping an eye on the situation here.
He wasn't particularly worried about Queen.
Queen physical resilience was formidable and he hadn't even used his Devil Fruit ability yet.
It wouldn't be easy for Jinbei to quickly take down the thick-skinned Queen.
Sure enough, Queen let out a furious roar.
His thick neck rapidly elongated as his body swelled, transforming into a massive Ancient Zoan-type Brachiosaurus form.
"Come at me again, Jinbei!" Queen laughed maniacally, raising his pillar-sized forelimbs to stomp down on Jinbei.
Jinbe frowned and suddenly threw a powerful right punch!
"30,000 Brick Fist: Brick Fist Impact!"
BOOM!
Both fighters relied purely on brute strength, without any fancy techniques—just raw, bone-shaking punches.
"Blade-Free Style!" King suddenly leaped high into the air, transforming into his humanoid form.
His jet-black wings spread wide, coated in Armament Haki, as he spun and slashed toward Kawamatsu.
"Fire Dragon Emperor!"
Scorching flames erupted, forming a crimson fire dragon that roared as it engulfed Kawamatsu.
"ARGH!"
Kawamatsu let out a pained scream as the fire dragon struck him directly, his body bursting into flames like a human torch!
"KAWAMATSU!"
Jinbei was shocked and tried to rush to his aid.
"You're distracted, Jinbei! Sparking Queen!"
Queen eyes flashed with lasers, instantly striking Jinbei!
BOOM!
"Hahaha! One Warlord down! Your man Queen is truly strong!" Queen laughed triumphantly, eager to inspect his handiwork.
"Not so fast! Fish-Man Jujutsu!" A pitch-black hand suddenly shot out from the explosion's smoke, grabbing Queen head.
Jinbei flexed his arms and roared. "One-Handed Suplex!"
CRASH!
The ground trembled as Jinbei lifted Queen massive, ten-meter-tall body and slammed him down in a devastating suplex.
The impact shattered the castle wall and Queen enormous frame sank deep into the rubble.
"Queen! Blast through the wall—open the path to the underground prison!" King flew over in an instant, throwing a punch at Jinbe.
"King the Wildfire?" Jinbei crossed his arms to block, his body wrapped in Haki, making his defense nearly impenetrable.
Even King couldn't break through immediately.
"Water Shot!" Jinbei flicked his wrist, sending out water bullets that exploded like cannon fire, their power surpassing actual artillery.
"Pant pant, that's right—I was just playing along! Cough cough Mechanical Brachiosaurus—Sparking Queen!"
Queen plunged his thick Brachiosaurus neck deep into the rubble, firing lasers directly into the wall.
BOOM!
The castle wall exploded, revealing a massive hole and Queen body tumbled down into it.
The flames behind King head vanished as he accelerated instantly, disappearing from Jinbei sight.
"Not good!" Jinbei expression changed drastically.
Although he didn't know what method King would use to rescue those severely injured, dying executives in the prison, one thing was certain—he couldn't let King and Queen succeed.
Jinbei strode over to Kawamatsu and checked his breathing.
"Thank goodness. Though his injuries are severe, he's still alive." Jinbei sighed in relief, but when he saw the fox split in two, he couldn't help but sigh again—the fox was dead.
Kawamatsu had taken King ultimate attack head-on, but falling into the moat had saved his life—the water had weakened the flames.
Jinbei leaped into the river, stirring the currents with his hands.
Instantly, the entire moat twisted and churned, as if transformed into a single, cohesive band of water, now gripped firmly in Jinbei grasp.
"Ocean Current—Single Strike Throw!"
With a roar, Jinbei hurled the massive wave of water toward the gaping hole in the prison wall.
Boom! Splash!!
A torrent of water surged violently into the breach—and Jinbe followed right behind it, diving into the hole along with the current.