# Chapter 801: Useful Doflamingo, Lost Little Ian
"Stop it from taking off!"
Actually, Ian didn't need to say it; Ace also understood what needed to be done now. The two of them spread their Flame Wings, one on the left and one on the right, flying toward Uranus's wings on both sides!
Since Uranus's Devil Fruit ability was already known, its flight capability must rely on the power of its own wings. To prevent it from taking off, attacking its wings was naturally the best method.
But... there was a problem here. If Ian and the others knew to attack Uranus's wings, wouldn't Uranus's enemies from eight hundred years ago have understood this as well?
After charging forward, Ian realized this was no easy task. When Uranus began trying to take off, the wind force generated by its wing flaps was astonishingly powerful!
This was certain. Uranus's body was so massive that the lift required to support its enormous frame was unimaginable. Each wing flap was like a hurricane assault. Ian and Ace were clearly flying toward the wings, but halfway there, they were already struggling to advance against the powerful wind!
And the most troublesome thing was that the wind Uranus fanned was extremely scorching. Its body was generating heat again. This burning wind made every breath feel like their throats were parched and seared.
Even Ian had a momentary illusion, as if he had returned to the desert of Alabasta, encountering a sandstorm...
After trying to push forward against this tremendous wind pressure for a while, the resistance only grew stronger the further he went. This made Ian realize that charging straight in like this wouldn't work, so he immediately made a ninety-degree turn and pulled his body upward.
Ace thought similarly. Since Uranus needed to fly, the lift from its wings was directed downward. So conversely, flying above it might result in less wind force.
Sure enough, after ascending to a high altitude and then diving down, it wasn't as difficult. Ian and Ace swooped down, each approaching one side of the wings. Since Uranus's wings were constantly flapping, it was impossible to land on them. So after getting close enough, they immediately launched attacks at the wings.
Ace also discovered that his flames seemed to have little effect on Uranus, but he wasn't stupid either. What he needed to do now was simply interfere with Uranus's takeoff. So he condensed his flames into javelins and continuously shot them at the joint positions of Uranus's wings. These flame javelins couldn't pierce through Uranus's wings, but they stuck to part of the dragon scales on the wings. After sticking on, unlike Ace's usual attacks that would explode and quickly disappear, these flame javelins continuously released heat, burning persistently.
As Ace shot more and more javelins, the heat from these flame javelins created a temperature difference with the heat Uranus itself was releasing, immediately beginning to interfere with the airflow. Vortices formed near Uranus's left wing, disrupting its flapping.
Of course, Ace was doing this purely out of instinct. He had no idea that temperature differences could cause such phenomena. Ace was also a bit of an idiot; how could he understand so much? But even idiots have their instincts...
Compared to Ace, Ian's attacks were much more effective. As soon as he got close, Ian flew in midair, opened his mouth, and fired a Black Cero, piercing through Uranus's wing membrane.
The wing membrane was definitely the weakest spot on the wings. Uranus, in pain, let out another furious roar. Its right wing twitched from the pain, slowing its flapping by half a beat.
At that moment, Ian also used all his strength to slash out an enormous sword aura!
This sword aura directly struck the root of Uranus's wing.
Ian's original intention was to try and see if he could directly sever one of Uranus's wings. But after the sword aura struck, Ian discovered that while the wing root seemed to be the smallest area, it was actually where Uranus's wing bones were hardest!
The power of this sword aura was naturally astonishing, falling within the category of "World's Greatest Slash." Uranus's wing root was slashed bloody, the thick dragon scales directly split open. But the power of the sword aura ultimately got stuck on the bone, cutting in only partway without completely severing it.
With one wing disrupted and the other severely wounded, Uranus's body immediately lost balance. It tumbled and crashed down from midair. It had already flown up to a height of over a hundred meters, so its fall was naturally earth-shattering.
Its massive body struck the entire Amazon Lily island, sending countless rocks and dust into the air. From a distance, the entire Amazon Lily was shrouded in this haze of smoke and debris.
Ian and Ace regrouped in midair, high-fiving each other to celebrate their cooperation, then turned and dove downward.
However, what greeted them was an enraged Uranus spewing an enormous pillar of fire!
The two immediately separated, dodging this pillar of fire that shot straight into the sky. They circled around the fire pillar as they dove, heading straight for Uranus's dragon head.
It had to be said that Ian's ferocity exceeded not only Uranus's expectations but also the expectations of the Celestial Dragon controlling Uranus. Although ground combat had never been Uranus's strong suit, the fact that the ancient weapon Uranus was being pushed to this extent by a single person was absolutely unimaginable!
This was mainly because Ian's attacks were too varied, and most of them were extremely powerful. Even though limited by his Psychic Power, Ian couldn't strike frequently, but every time he did, it caused massive damage to Uranus. Such damage might not be fatal immediately, but once it accumulated enough, things would become uncertain...
So when the images seen by Uranus's eyes were transmitted through some mysterious mechanism to the hidden Celestial Dragon "Guide," this "Guide" also became anxious.
At this point, the Celestial Dragon could no longer care about anything else and directly ordered Uranus: "Finish them off without holding back!"
Thus, when Ian and the others dove down to continue attacking Uranus, they discovered a light ball appearing in Uranus's massive dragon mouth!
Even though there was still a charred hole blasted by the Black Cero on Uranus's upper jawbone, slowly oozing blood and looking quite miserable, when this light ball appeared, Ian and Ace were scared out of their wits.
Holy crap! This damn dragon was actually trying to trigger a nuclear explosion right here!?
Ian didn't think twice. He grabbed Ace's arm and soared upward: "GO!!!"
Ace was dragged by him and flew out several hundred meters in an instant. But since Ace was still facing Uranus's direction as they flew up, he quickly said: "Wait, wait, wait! Ian, its condition seems off!"
Ian was startled. He stopped his escape, hovered in midair, and turned to look back.
He saw Uranus had already raised its head, preparing to spit out the light ball from its mouth. But for some reason, this small light ball not only didn't grow larger but slowly disappeared.
And Uranus's massive body was now trembling slightly, frozen stiff in the posture it had just assumed to launch the attack!
What's going on? Ian and Ace exchanged bewildered glances. But before they could figure out what was happening, they suddenly heard Doflamingo's voice coming from afar: "Damn it, Ian, what are you running for!? Come back quickly, I've got it under control!"
Ian was greatly shocked. What was happening!?
With doubts in their minds, Ian and Ace carefully flew back. When they arrived above Uranus's head, Ian suddenly discovered that Doflamingo was standing on one of Uranus's horn positions.
At this moment, one leg supported his body while the other foot stepped on Uranus's forehead. But his arms were spread wide open, with countless dense threads extending from the fingers of both hands. These threads spread out, covering every part of Uranus's body.
It was clear that Doflamingo seemed to be struggling hard. He was drenched in sweat, which dripped down from his bald head. Veins bulged on his forehead. When he saw Ian and the others, he shouted loudly: "Damn it, hurry up and strike now! I can't control it for long!"
Following these threads, Ian immediately understood. This was one of Doflamingo's String-String Fruit abilities: Parasite. Originally, this ability could control humans like puppets, but Doflamingo was now using it to control Uranus. The threads extending from his hands were extremely thin, allowing them to burrow into the gaps between the dragon scales, directly contacting the muscle groups beneath Uranus's scales. By controlling the movement of these muscles, he could achieve the goal of controlling Uranus.
No wonder this guy had been missing all this time. He had probably found an opportunity to climb onto Uranus's body long ago and started setting things up.
This guy really was going all out. But this precise intervention confirmed what he had said earlier—he was indeed useful...
However, probably because Uranus was too massive, Doflamingo's control wouldn't last long. That was why he was urging Ian and the others to attack immediately.
Ian and Ace exchanged glances, grinning as they rubbed their hands together and approached Uranus...
Meanwhile, on Uranus's island-wide dragon back, a small figure with a strand of hair sticking up stood in a patch of jungle, biting its finger and looking around in confusion.
"Ian? Ian?"
Little Ian called out in confusion, feeling like he might be lost...