"Warden! T-this...!"
Hannyabal was startled by the voice. If this was real…
"Shiryu... that bastard!"
Magellan's face darkened. Regardless of who was speaking, the fact that Shiryu had not appeared to suppress the prisoners by now was a massive anomaly!
"I'm heading to Level 6 to confirm this personally! Hannyabal!"
"Yes, Warden!"
"Have all the prison battle units pursue the escaped prisoners. The Jailer Beasts will come with me! Once I send word, immediately use 'that' to contact Marine Headquarters!"
"But just now, that voice..."
"Eternal Hell is our top priority! Notify Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords assisting us!"
"Ah! Yes, sir!"
"So Fleet Admiral Wright sending reinforcements wasn't just paranoia… And to think I insisted Impel Down didn't need Marine assistance!"
"The Head Jailer, Shiryu, has actually betrayed us…"
At Marine Headquarters, Marineford, Sengoku frowned deeply as he reviewed the urgent message transmitted via the Lightforged Beacon from Impel Down.
"Looks like we'll need Wright to handle this personally. If something happens to Impel Down, that would be a disaster!"
"Blackbeard… That bastard is definitely plotting something big, but it seems more complicated than that..."
Sengoku reached for a Den Den Mushi to contact Wright—there were less than three hours left before the execution, and Whitebeard's fleet had yet to make a move.
But the Marines, along with the Admirals, were already in position. Dispatching an Admiral now, especially when the whole world was watching, might even provoke Whitebeard into revealing himself sooner!
Wright retrieved his Den Den Mushi, gave a slight nod to his three fellow disciples, then vanished in a flash of golden light.
"That was… Admiral Wright! He disappeared!"
"Turned into golden light? Is that his ability?"
"At a time like this, what mission is so urgent that an Admiral has to leave?"
"Did Whitebeard… make a move?!"
The audience watching the live broadcast immediately noticed the anomaly at Marine Headquarters. With less than three hours until the execution, for the Marines to deploy an Admiral elsewhere—just how serious was the situation?
Impel Down, Level 6.
"Zehahaha! Magellan! No matter how strong you are, you can't win against all of us!"
"Hah… Hah…"
Magellan was panting, his body exuding deadly poison.
"Thank goodness for Admiral Wright's Purification Crystal… Otherwise, using my ability at this level would've already had me running for the bathroom."
"But even with that, these guys won't be easy to handle…"
Before him stood the notorious criminals Blackbeard had freed from Eternal Hell:
Former Warlord of the Sea, Crocodile.
The most ruthless female pirate in history, "Crescent Moon Hunter" Catarina Devon.
"Colossal Battleship" Sanjuan Wolf.
"Heavy Drinker" Vasco Shot.
"Corrupt King" Avalo Pizarro.
And two men whom even these criminals dared not provoke—
"Demon Heir" Douglas Bullet.
"Red the Aloof" Patrick Redfield.
Alongside them were former Head Jailer "Rain" Shiryu and the Blackbeard Pirates—a true assembly of monsters!
The rest of the prisoners in Level 6 had slaughtered each other per Blackbeard's scheme, leaving only these individuals standing. And no matter how strong Magellan was, there was no way he could stop all of them alone!
The Jailer Beasts that accompanied him had already fallen. Even with their remarkable resilience, they needed time to recover.
Furthermore, Chief Guard Sadi-chan and the remaining Jailer Beasts were still present, forcing Magellan to hold back—his poison did not discriminate between friend and foe.
"Hmph! You all think you can just walk out of here? Over my dead body! Today, even if I fall, you won't escape!"
"These two will serve as examples!"
Lying on the ground, howling in agony, were none other than Sanjuan Wolf and Vasco Shot!
"Tch! Those two fools! Guess they'll make good shields, huh, Magellan?"
Darkness swirled around Blackbeard's body. Despite his ability's overwhelming suppression of Devil Fruit users, even he dared not make direct contact with Magellan's lethal poison.
"Venom Dragon!"
"Toxic Gigant: Judgment of Hell!"
With a roar, three massive venomous dragons and a towering crimson skull-shaped colossus surged forth from Magellan's body, lunging at the criminals.
"Sand Wall!"
Crocodile swept his hands forward, erecting a massive, dense barrier of sand that intercepted the attack.
"Tch! Hurry up and attack! This wall won't hold for long!"
Crocodile sneered. He had never been thrilled about working with these degenerates, but escaping took priority.
"Zehahaha! As expected of a former Warlord…"
Blackbeard cackled before leading the criminals in an all-out assault.
Magellan's poison was nearly unstoppable, but the two incapacitated criminals were being used as meat shields. Combined with Crocodile's defenses, the fight was at a stalemate.
"Bullet! Redfield! Are you two just going to sit there and do nothing?!"
Shiryu gripped his sword, "Raiu," as he scowled—he hadn't expected Magellan to return so quickly.
According to their original plan, they should have stalled Magellan in Level 5's Freezing Hell, where the environment would weaken his poison. But in Level 6, the situation was vastly different.
Moreover, from the moment the prisoners started their slaughter, Bullet and Redfield had refused to intervene. Even now, they sat there with their eyes closed, completely unbothered.
"Hmph! Trash is trash. Even if you escape, you'll just make fools of yourselves."
Bullet cracked open his eyes, revealing a cruel grin as an overwhelming aura of brutality emanated from him.
"If you lot don't have the power to escape, then just die here!"
"I have no interest in teaming up with weaklings!"
Redfield, on the other hand, let out a quiet sigh.
"You young folk… Well, I'll leave it to you. An old man like me won't be getting involved."
"Still… young pirates these days are rather disappointing, aren't they? Tsk, tsk…"
Their blatant contempt made the other criminals' faces darken, but they had no choice but to focus on fending off Magellan's relentless assault.
These two? Best not to provoke them!
"Surrender now! Did you truly think you could escape?"
Magellan was panting, struggling to keep up with the onslaught. Among his foes was former Head Jailer Shiryu, whose strength rivaled his own. Even holding his ground this long was an immense challenge.
As his poison spread, the available space in Level 6 rapidly shrank, forcing the criminals into a desperate frenzy.
"Push harder! If this poison fills the room, we're finished!"
"Magellan's title as 'Impel Down's Strongest' isn't just for show!"
Just as Magellan prepared to make his last stand, the moment he had been waiting for arrived.
"Oh my, Warden Magellan, you've worked hard… Allow me to take over."
A golden pillar of light enveloped Magellan, restoring his depleted strength.
A figure in a Justice coat, wielding a golden blade, stepped forward, gazing at the criminals who had been forced back.
"Blackbeard… are you ready to die?"
Blackbeard's expression twisted. How could Marine reinforcements have arrived this quickly?! And worse yet—they had sent him!
"Admiral 'Orange Horse' Wright!"
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