Blue lightning flashed through the dim corridors of Impel Down.
When it reached a wide chamber, Luffy suddenly stopped.
His gaze fixed ahead.
Standing at the entrance leading to Level 1 – Crimson Hell was a towering man.
His skin bore blue-purple vertical markings, and two demonic horns curved from his head. Crimson pupils glowed beneath black eye shadow, while a dark coat draped over his broad fra.
A sinister aura surrounded him—
dangerous, like lethal poison.
Magellan.
Sabo drew the steel pipe from behind his back, his expression serious.
"Luffy…"
But Luffy reached into his straw hat and pulled out a burned fragnt of Ace's Vivre Card.
He placed it in Sabo's hand.
"I'll handle him."
"You go save Ace."
Luffy stepped forward, shielding Sabo behind him.
Inside Impel Down, Magellan was undoubtedly a fighter at Admiral-level strength.
With the terrifying power of the Venom-Venom Fruit, his danger level might even rival Sakazuki's Mag-Mag Fruit.
"Straw Hat Luffy," Magellan said coldly.
"I already know your purpose."
"As the warden of Impel Down… I will stop you."
"Your fate ends here."
Magellan's entire body began to ooze purple venom.
The corrosive poison flowed across the ground like liquid tal, gathering together.
Soon—
several massive venom dragons ford and shot forward.
"Venom Dragon!"
Luffy stepped back with his right foot.
The floor beneath him cracked.
Armant Haki wrapped around his fist as he punched forward.
"Bone Fist!"
The outward burst of Armant Haki smashed through the venom dragons instantly.
His iron fist, carried by a violent shockwave, slamd straight toward Magellan.
Magellan's Observation Haki triggered instantly.
His body reacted like a conditioned reflex.
Armant Haki hardened his skin.
"Iron Body!"
BOOM!
Luffy's punch struck Magellan's abdon with a tallic crash.
A circular shockwave burst from Magellan's back.
In the next instant—
Luffy appeared directly in front of him.
His dark eyes glowed faintly red.
His Haki-coated leg swept across Magellan's waist.
CRASH!
Magellan was blasted backward, smashing into the wall.
anwhile—
Sabo moved like a blur.
In the blink of an eye, he vanished deeper into the prison.
Magellan noticed.
But he couldn't stop him.
The young pirate before him stood like an unscalable mountain, blocking his path.
Hannyabal… it's up to you.
Magellan roared.
His venom turned blood-red.
The ground beneath instantly corroded and lted.
Within three ters of Luffy, a sea of crimson poison spread out.
The poison ford a massive monster that wrapped around Magellan.
"Venom Demon!"
Luffy's Observation Haki sensed a faint sense of danger.
He smiled slightly.
His right fist tightened.
Blue lightning arcs began dancing across his body.
"Now this is more interesting."
The venom surged like a tidal wave.
Lightning tore through it effortlessly as Luffy punched the giant venom creature.
BOOM!
The massive shockwave shattered the venom giant.
Magellan's body appeared within the collapsing poison.
"Ghh!"
Ignoring the pain, Magellan grabbed Luffy's arm with Haki.
Nine blood-red poison dragons surged forward.
CRASH!
Luffy was slamd into the wall.
Scarlet poison spread across his skin.
"Tch… that hurts."
Luffy felt like his nerves were exploding.
No wonder the Venom-Venom Fruit forces its user to spend ten hours a day in the bathroom…
It was terrifying.
But then—
Luffy glanced at a panel only he could see.
Physique 0.1
Physique 0.1
…
His eyes lit up.
The poison brought pain and damage—
but his lineage factor continuously restored him.
Which ant—
as long as he endured the pain, he could farm stats indefinitely…
until his body developed resistance.
Luffy looked at Magellan again.
Like he was staring at an experience farming monster.
Level 1 – Crimson Hell
anwhile, Sabo moved swiftly through the maze-like prison.
"Damn it…"
"Even knowing Ace is on Level 6, finding the path down in this labyrinth is harder than I thought!"
Surveillance Room
Nearly ten guards stared at the monitoring screens.
"Still no sign of Straw Hat's accomplice?" soone asked.
Standing nearby was Hannyabal, with purple hair tied high and dark facial markings, wearing gold-edged armor.
His eyes glinted viciously.
"Not yet. On Level 1 we only detected Buggy the Clown running around."
"We've already sent the Blue Gorillas to capture him."
Elsewhere in Level 1
"AAAAAH!"
A man in a striped prisoner uniform sprinted down the hallway.
He had a red nose and looked exactly like a circus clown.
Buggy.
Behind him charged a group of massive Blue Gorillas, each wielding giant axes.
Sabo heard Buggy's scream.
His Observation Haki spread outward—
and his eyes lit up.
Buggy ran frantically.
Even when struck by the gorillas' axes, his Chop-Chop Fruit allowed his body to split apart harmlessly.
But suddenly—
another group of Blue Gorillas appeared ahead.
Buggy froze.
Trapped between two groups.
"HAHAHAHA!"
The prisoners watching from their cells laughed.
"This is what you get for refusing to help us escape earlier!"
"Now enjoy your punishnt!"
Just as Buggy was about to despair—
Sabo dropped down from the ceiling.
His steel pipe swept forward with explosive force.
WHAM!
Several Blue Gorillas were instantly knocked flying.
Buggy blinked in confusion.
Before he could react—
Sabo grabbed his collar.
Using the walls like stepping stones, he dashed forward at incredible speed, running along them like a martial arts master.
"I need your help with sothing."
"Anything, boss!" Buggy imdiately agreed.
A wise man knew when to cling to a strong ally.
"I want to go to the next level."
"Do you know the way?"
Buggy's eyes widened.
"…You're serious?"
Surveillance Room
"W-We found him!"
"Where?!" Hannyabal shouted excitedly.
If I defeat the intruder… the position of Chief Warden will be mine!
"Uh… wait…"
"He disappeared again…"
Hannyabal fell silent.
He picked up a Den Den Mushi.
"Sadie! Guard Level 4 carefully!"
From the other end ca a twisted female voice.
"Don't worry~"
"If the intruder reaches Level 4…"
"I'll show him what real fear feels like."
Escape Route – The Sword Forest
Guided by Buggy, Sabo finally reached the passage leading to Level 2.
The Sword Forest.
Trees and grass made of sharp red spikes grew everywhere.
Poisonous spiders crawled across them.
Countless corpses lay scattered throughout the forest, their faces frozen in despair.
"Y-You're really going in?" Buggy gulped.
"This is technically an escape route… but nobody ever uses it."
"It leads deeper into hell."
"Only people trying to escape from hell climb upward."
"No one willingly runs down into hell!"
"Is that so?"
Sabo lowered the brim of his hat slightly.
"For a certain reason…"
"I have no choice but to go to hell."
Carrying Buggy, Sabo accelerated forward in a low-altitude sprint.
Soon—
they reached a bottomless pit.
Without hesitation—
they jumped in.
Mary Geoise
Inside an elegant white villa—
the infamous Seven Warlords of the Sea had gathered.
Marshall D. Teach, also known as Blackbeard, happily devoured a cherry pie.
Nearby—
Donquixote Doflamingo, the Heavenly Yaksha, looked teasingly at a man resting with his eyes closed.
"Fufufufu…"
"I never expected the World's Greatest Swordsman to respond so eagerly to the World Governnt's summons."
Dracule Mihawk ignored him completely.
Like a lotus blooming in muddy water, he remained aloof and untouchable.
Boa Hancock nervously bit her sleeve, unable to hide the worry on her face.
anwhile—
Gecko Moria cackled loudly, already imagining the benefits he could gain from the upcoming war.
And Bartholow Kuma quietly leaned against his chair, calmly reading a Bible.
No one could truly tell what the Warlords were thinking.
But one thing was certain—
they would never unite wholeheartedly to help the Marines.
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