Largo's net powers pin down the Straw Hats' top fighters, but the beetle Boss undergoes a sudden molt to free them, and Luffy refuses to let the creature sacrifice itself to the Amigo Pirates.
Largo discloses that the Ami Ami no Mi lets him spin nets straight from his body, and he uses them to bind Zoro and Sanji after they try to strike him. With the three strongest Straw Hats tangled up, Yoko charges Corto with a bamboo blade, prompting Boss to surge in and assault the Amigo Pirates. Largo counters by swallowing a torch and casting a blazing net that halts the giant beetle midair, leaving it grounded under gunfire.
Hoping to spare the village, Boss tries to surrender himself, but Luffy knocks Largo aside and insists their fight is not finished. The villagers, realizing they were wrong to accept the creature's sacrifice, rally to take on the raiders. Boss then sheds its skin and rises in a new color and size, breathing fire to burn the captured trio loose. The molt comes too early, though, and the weakened beetle starts to drop, caught by Largo's nets as Luffy vows its struggle will not be wasted.

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This entry continues the Little East Blue Arc prologue connected to the Strong World film. It debuts a string of Largo's net-based attacks drawn from his Devil Fruit. The bond between Yoko and Boss is emphasized through flashbacks during the beetle's attempted self-sacrifice, setting up the emotional stakes that carry into the arc's climax.
Episode 428, A Special Presentation Related to the Movie! The Fierce Onslaught of the Amigo Pirates!, is another chapter of the prologue special for One Piece Film: Strong World, showing Largo's net attacks pinning down the Straw Hats' strongest fighters.
Yes, as seen in episode 428, where Largo's Ami Ami no Mi nets trap Zoro and Sanji and the beetle Boss tries to sacrifice itself, events built specifically to feed into the plot of One Piece Film: Strong World.
Episode 428 is part of the filler Little East Blue Arc made as a movie tie-in, so the run from 426 to 429 can be skipped without missing main-story developments, though it deepens the bond between Yoko and Boss that pays off before the film.
Yes, episode 428 continues the Little East Blue Arc, which is filler created to lead into One Piece Film: Strong World.
In episode 428, Boss tries to surrender itself to spare the village from the Amigo Pirates, but Luffy refuses to let it sacrifice itself, and the beetle then molts into a new color and size, breathing fire to free Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy from Largo's nets before the premature molt leaves it weakened and caught again.
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