Bastille warns his men to back off as he faces Sabo, whose martial skills are more than a match for the marines and the Vice-Admiral. Issho provided support by calling down a meteorite but forgot about the birdcage and the resulting damage was wider than expected. Sabo then walks out of the fire, having defeated Bastille and ready to fight Issho. At the palace hills, Luffy is still riding Ucy towards the palace but was dejected to see that the rest of the colosseum fighters are ahead of him in the race to fight Doflamingo. After a little help from the Funk brothers pointing out a short cut, Luffy and Ucy enter a tunnel. While inside, Law warns Luffy that facing Donquixote Doflamingo while he is still handcuffed will be suicide. A call from Robin solves that issue as she is sending Leo, Rebecca and Bartolomeo to deliver the cuff keys to them. After the call, the two captains find themselves in a dead end and are surprised to see Doflamingo waiting for them there.