"It seems they've already spotted us," Ivankov said, staring at the distant warships. "Their cannons are aid at us."
"Riding such a colossal creature, being discovered is only natural," Crocodile said calmly.
He wasn't particularly surprised, considering the Sea King beneath them was several hundred ters long!
Even with only its head exposed above the water, it appeared as a massive entity to others!
"Let them find us," Luffy said carelessly. "We're almost there anyway."
At this distance, Erha could charge through quickly, so he wasn't worried about them firing their cannons.
At that mont, iser spoke up: "Why haven't I seen Mr. 2 Bon Clay?"
"Where did that guy go?"
Standing at a higher vantage point, he scanned the crowd behind them but couldn't spot Mr. 2 Bon Clay. "You're right," Luffy realized. "Where did Mr. 2 Bon Clay go?"
"I think... he probably went to find the switch to open the Gates of Justice," Jimbei said.
At that mont, he recalled his earlier conversation with Bon Clay.
When the other man heard what he had said, his expression had changed, as if he had made so kind of decision.
After that... the man had disappeared.
"Looking for the switch to the Gates of Justice..."
iser covered his face with his hand, feeling extrely frustrated.
Even if soone had to do this, it should have been him, the Ninja. Why did Mr. 2 Bon Clay have to go and open the gates himself?
Didn't that guy know what the consequences would be if he stayed behind in Impel Down?!
But when he thought about that Okama's determined expression, iser fell silent again.
"That guy definitely knows what would happen!
Yet even so, he went ahead without hesitation.
"Because of... friendship?"
At that mont, that Okama's words resurfaced in iser's mind.
(Little Straw Hat, for the sake of our friendship, I'll do everything I can to help you!)
That man truly lived up to his words!
"Hey, iser!"
Luffy rushed up to iser and grabbed his shoulders. "You have to save Mr. 2 Bon Clay!"
Mr. 2 Bon Clay was his important friend, and he didn't want him to die in Impel Down.
"Don't worry," iser said. "I'll definitely save Mr. 2 Bon Clay."
After speaking, iser glanced at Luffy's hands gripping his arm, his eyes sowhat helpless.
This idiot really didn't know his own strength—wasn't he afraid he might pop this Shadow Clone?
If this clone burst, there would be no one to command Erha below.
"Good."
After receiving confirmation, Luffy released his grip on iser.
He believed that iser would definitely bring Mr. 2 Bon Clay out alive.
At that mont, the distant Navy Battleship opened fire.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Nurous cannonballs ca flying from afar, heading straight for Erha!
"Oh no, they're firing!" Buggy shouted loudly.
Crocodile glanced at Buggy with exasperation. It wasn't like they were blind—did they really need this guy to point out the obvious?
Rather than standing around shouting, it would be better to intercept the cannonballs.
Of course, Crocodile didn't expect this useless guy hanging around with Mr.3 to be of any help, so he decisively took action.
"Sandstorm!"
A small sandstorm appeared in Crocodile's hand, which he then hurled forward with force.
"Whoosh~"
The terrifying sandstorm grew with the wind, rapidly expanding into an enormous dust storm!
It swept up all the incoming cannonballs and detonated them mid-air!
"Kaboom!!"
"Kaboom!!"
"Kaboom!!"
One explosion after another went off within the sandstorm, attempting to blast the surrounding sand away.
But before the sand could be dispersed, the sandstorm's power pulled everything back in.
Then, the sandstorm flew off toward the distance, gradually moving away from their location.
This scene deeply shocked the navy.
"I... ineffective?!"
"Dammit, if cannonballs don't work, what should we do?"
"Continue the attack!" the Navy Rear Admiral roared. "Don't stop!"
Although the cannonballs might not be effective, in close combat they stood no chance against so many powerful fighters!
So they could only try to bomb them with cannonballs!
"Yes, sir!"
The navy soldiers followed orders without question, imdiately reloading the battleship's cannons and launching another artillery strike.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"They're coming again!"
Watching the approaching cannonballs, Mr.3 shouted: "Quick, quick, defend!"
But seeing Crocodile remain completely unmoved, Mr.3 panicked.
Was this guy not planning to keep helping?
'Dammit, in that case...'
To avoid falling into the sea and drowning, Mr.3 rushed without hesitation to iser's side and activated his Devil Fruit Ability toward the sky!
Seeing this, iser—who had been about to use Ninjutsu for defense—paused in surprise, thinking: 'Is this guy planning to use candles for defense?'
Can that thing even work against aerial attacks?
Ignoring iser's thoughts, Mr.3 strained to channel his Devil Fruit Ability.
"Candle·Firewall!"
"Whoosh!"
An enormous wall of candle wax was thrust into the air by Mr.3, forcefully blocking all the cannonballs.
"Kaboom!!"
"Kaboom!!"
"Kaboom!!"
The massive candle wall actually managed to block every single cannonball!
"Whoa!!"
"Brother 3, you're amazing!"
The prisoners who had co out with Buggy cheered excitedly while looking at Mr.3's back.
"Hmph, it seems even a useless guy like you can be sowhat useful," Crocodile snorted.
"Whew~"
Ignoring Crocodile's remark, Mr.3 let out a long sigh of relief and was about to say sothing.
But before he could speak, he felt an astonishing force transmitted through the candle in his hand. This force pulled him off balance, causing him to stumble uncontrollably and slide toward the sea.
Mr.3:!!!
After glancing at the massive wax wall crashing onto the sea surface, Mr.3 felt a sudden jolt of fear.
"Such heavy wax will definitely drag into the ocean!"
Thinking this, Mr.3 decisively abandoned that portion of wax, extracting his body from it to avoid falling into the sea.
"Whew~"
After stabilizing himself, Mr.3 let out a long sigh of relief.
He had finally survived!
"Hmph, still useless after all," Crocodile remarked.
Mr.3: ...
Damn!
As if he wanted it this way!
If it weren't for protecting everyone, would he have ended up like this?
The thought made Mr.3 sowhat indignant.
But when he turned and saw Crocodile's expression, he wisely restrained his own.
"Alright, we're almost there," iser said. "Once we board, seize a warship at top speed!"
"Right!!"
Observing the group's high morale, iser continued, "After capturing the warship, head straight for the Gates of Justice."
"Huh?!"
"Why?"
Ivankov stared at iser in shock. "Your main body and Bon Clay are still at Impel Down!"
Heading directly to the Gates of Justice would an abandoning those two.
"That's right, Ninja big brother!" We can't leave you behind at Impel Down!"
"Exactly, and the sa goes for Brother Bon! Since he volunteered to open the Gates of Justice, we can't possibly abandon him!"
Everyone disagreed with iser's plan, clearly unwilling to leave the two n at Impel Down.
iser smiled wryly and turned to Luffy. "Luffy, you understand what I an, right?"
"Yeah, I know," Luffy nodded.
iser was a powerful ninja capable of moving freely across the sea!
Even with Bon Clay, he could catch up to them using the Water Release Technique.
Thinking this, Luffy said, "Let's do as iser says. He'll definitely catch up with Bon Clay."
"You an... relying on the Water Release Technique?" Jimbei asked.
iser had earlier told him that this Sea King would leave Impel Down imdiately after they seized the warship.
That ant iser's main body wasn't relying on the Sea King for movent.
Then... it had to be the Water Release Technique!
But could the Water Release Technique allow fast movent through the Calm Belt?
"Right, the Water Release Technique," iser confird, nodding. "Anyway, all of you head to the Gates of Justice. I'll catch up with Bon Clay later."
Seeing iser's assurance, Jimbei had no further objections and accepted the plan with a nod.
The others, observing this, fell silent and chose to trust iser.
"Enough sentintal talk," Crocodile said, flying up. "Prepare for boarding combat!"
As the warship drew nearer, the people on Erha's head revealed bloodthirsty expressions.
"Marines, bring on the fight!"
"Dammit,"
the Marine Rear Admiral roared at the charging pirates. "Everyone, prepare for battle!"
"Right!!"
"Bam!"
"Bam!"
"Bam!"
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
On the first underground level of Impel Down, iser and Magellan were still engaged in a fierce battle.
However, due to the miraculous nature of iser's Susanoo, Magellan's Poisonous Demon Soldier had been beaten beyond recognition.
Not only had it lost its arms and head, but its body was also shattered and broken.
In the end, Magellan was forced to erge from the Poisonous Demon Soldier and deactivate the ability.
"Damn it, what kind of bizarre ability is this?" Magellan said with a dark expression as he stared at iser. "How can it make my Poisonous Demon Soldier lose its form?"
Although his Devil Fruit Ability was still usable, he couldn't repair the Poisonous Demon Soldier's body with poison.
This left him deeply puzzled—how had the opponent achieved this?
"Sa as before~" iser, standing within his Susanoo, crossed his arms and looked at Magellan. "I have no interest in answering your question."
"Go figure it out yourself~"
What was the effect of the ability?
Sorry, but he had no intention of explaining the details of his divine tool's power to an enemy.
"Even if you don't say it, I can guess a thing or two," Magellan said with a stern face. "It must be so kind of rule-based ability, right?"
Only a rule-based ability could achieve this level of effect.
What puzzled Magellan, however, was why his Observation Haki couldn't detect the form of this ability.
Even intangible Devil Fruit Abilities should be detectable by Observation Haki.
Wait... the records didn't confirm that this guy was a Devil Fruit Ability User!
At this thought, Magellan's expression darkened.
If that was the case, then his invisible, rule-based ability might not be a Devil Fruit Ability at all, but sothing he inherently possessed!
The thought sent a shiver of shock through Magellan's eyes.
Could such a power truly exist in this world?
Watching Magellan's constantly shifting expressions, iser simply smiled and didn't answer his question.
Then, iser said, "Magellan, you're running out of ti."
"Maybe soon, the battleships will..."
Before iser could finish, he sensed information from his Shadow Clone and abruptly changed his tone. "Hmm, it seems you really are out of ti."
Magellan: ???
What did that an?
What did he an by "out of ti"?
iser paid no mind and instead glanced toward the control room, thinking to himself: 'That Mr. 2 Bon Clay...'
To think he went to the surveillance room alone... what a true friend!!
With that, there was no way he would let this guy die here!
The direction he's looking...
Magellan followed his gaze and his expression darkened. "Are you targeting the surveillance room?It seed the opponent already knew about the specificity of the Gates of Justice—probably obtained from so guard.
"Damn it, this hypnotic ability is truly disgusting!" Magellan thought to himself.
An Undying Body, hypnosis, and all sorts of powerful Ninjutsu... and this guy only has a 400 million Berry Bounty?
Are they sure they didn't underestimate it?!
"It seems you're not stupid either," iser grinned. "That's right, I am indeed targeting the surveillance room."
"Do you think I'd let you succeed?!" Magellan shouted. "Even without using the Poisonous Demon Soldier, I can still keep you here!"
As his voice fell, a large amount of deep red poison surged from beneath Magellan's feet once again.
The poison then rushed toward iser.
iser paid it no mind, rely manipulating Susanoo to raise its arm and aim its spear at Magellan.
"Magellan."
"What, don't tell you..."
Before Magellan could finish his sentence, he heard iser say, "You diarrhea-ridden bastard, take this spear!!"
Hearing iser's words, the interrupted Magellan's expression instantly changed.
At that mont, the scenes from the fourth level resurfaced in his mind, plunging him into a state of furious rage.
"Blood-Eyed Ninja!!"
"I'll kill you!" Magellan roared.
As he roared, the deep red poison beneath his feet began to boil, looking as if it were about to ignite!!!
Seeing this, iser grinned, then without hesitation hurled the spear in his hand!
"Whoosh~"
The pale golden spear, carrying imnse kinetic energy, rcilessly shot toward Magellan.
The spear effortlessly pierced through the surging deep red poison and continued flying straight at Magellan!!
Witnessing this, Magellan's expression changed abruptly.
In that instant, he sensed a lethal threat—as if being struck by this weapon would an certain death.
Thinking this, he imdiately infused his arms with Armant Haki, crossed them in front of his body, and blocked the attack.
"Clang!"
"Whoosh~"
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
Magellan, forcibly blocking the attack, was sent flying backward, crashing through several prison cells before barely coming to a stop.
"Damn it, get lost!" Magellan bellowed.
As Magellan exerted force, the pale golden spear gradually shifted to the left, its power diminishing.
Good, I can block it!
Just then, Magellan's stomach suddenly growled, accompanied by a sharp pain.
'Damn it, of all tis...' As the pain struck, the Haki in Magellan's hands uncontrollably dissipated.
The next mont—
"Thud!"
The pale golden spear pierced through Magellan's left arm without resistance, pinning it to the wall.
Then, the spear, having lost its kinetic energy, gradually vanished on the spot.
"Drip... drip... drip..."
Blood dripped onto the floor, the sound echoing like a clock ticking.
"What exactly is this guy's ability?!"
Glancing at his pierced left arm, Magellan's expression turned grim.
Although the sense of lethal threat had faded, he still felt an ominous premonition.
As if sothing terrifying was about to happen.
With this in mind, Magellan warily looked toward iser in the distance.
At that mont, he noticed the other man giving him a aningful smile.
Magellan: !!!
That aningful smile sent a chill down Magellan's spine, instinctively sensing sothing amiss.
Damn it, he's definitely done sothing to screw over!
No, I can't delay any longer. I must end this quickly!
But before he could make a move, he discovered iser had burrowed underground and left the area.
Witnessing this, Magellan's pupils contracted as he exclaid, "Is this guy heading for the control room?!"
Understanding his opponent's intention, Magellan gritted his teeth against the excruciating pain in his left arm and forced himself to stand up.
Then, without hesitation, the man sprinted toward the direction of the control room.
"Damn Blood-Eyed Ninja, even if it costs my life, I will keep you here!!!"
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