The Riot Quelled, Luffy Learns of Ace's Execution!
Blackbeard is dead!
Not even ashes remained.
When Magellan rushed to the scene, only a dying black flame remained on the ground.
With Blackbeard's death, the black aura that had trapped Feng Lei gradually dissipated.
"Where are White Dragon Admiral Blackbeard?"
Seeing that only Feng Lei was standing in Level 4, Magellan couldn't help but ask.
There is no one else here.
Did they escape?
"Dead!"
Feng Lei replied calmly.
"Dead?"
Magellan was startled. He scanned the area but did not find Blackbeard's body.
But Magellan still chose to believe Feng Lei.
After all, given Feng Lei's terrifying strength, if he catches up with Blackbeard, the latter will definitely not be able to escape.
The reason why their bodies were never found is probably because they were completely erased by Feng Lei.
After all, he had witnessed Feng Lei's "Dust Release" on Level 6, which was enough to disintegrate everything.
"Many White Dragon Admiral!"
Now that Blackbeard is dead, it's likely that Catarina Devon is in a similar situation.
Otherwise, Feng Lei certainly wouldn't be so calm.
The uprising was finally suppressed, which relieved Magellan.
But.
This riot also led to the escape of many powerful criminals, for which I likely bear undeniable responsibility.
I'm afraid I won't be able to Impel Down.
"Director Magellan, there's no need for that. As colleagues, helping each other is only natural."
Seemingly sensing Magellan's thoughts, Feng Lei offered words of comfort.
"This riot was not your fault, and you did your best to stop it."
He first Luffy, Pluton, Ivankov Rayleigh, and others, and then battled the Blackbeard Pirates and Level 6 criminals.
This achievement, no matter how you look at it, is enough to shut the people in power up.
Let's find someone else.
Even Marine Admiral, facing such a terrifying lineup and opponent, might not necessarily perform better than Magellan.
"White Dragon Admiral, there's no need to comfort me. If I had listened to you and contacted you sooner, we wouldn't have suffered such a great loss."
Magellan said, blaming himself.
"Now that things are stable in prison, I'll handle the aftermath. We still need White Dragon Admiral at Marineford."
"However, given the White Dragon Admiral's strength, even Whitebeard couldn't save Fire Fist Ace!"
This was not insincere praise, but Magellan's recognition.
After witnessing Feng Lei's strength from Level 6, Magellan felt that even if Feng Lei fought Whitebeard, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage.
"All right!"
Feng Lei nodded.
His purpose in coming to Impel Down was to kill the Blackbeard Pirates and, incidentally, prevent Luffy and his crew from escaping.
Unexpectedly, Magellan's sense of responsibility caused him to arrive late.
Luffy and his crew successfully escaped from Impel Down. It remains to be seen whether, as in the original story, the other party will lead a group to Marine Headquarters to rescue Ace after Impel Down.
However, Luffy had already imprisoned himself in Impel Down beforehand, and without the guidance of Hancock, he couldn't possibly know about Ace's execution.
"Fine, even if they come, we'll kill them all!"
Feng Lei was speechless at Luffy's repeated escapes, a testament to his divine favor.
This thought came to mind.
Feng Lei immediately used "Flying Thunder God" to return to Marineford.
At the same time.
The West Blue, the Underworld.
This place is inhabited by a race not recognized by the World Government, the Davy Clan.
At the very moment Blackbeard died.
Within the Davy Clan, a fruit underwent an astonishing mutation.
The original pineapple has been transformed into a purple fruit with spiral patterns.
Anyone who has looked through Devil Fruit Encyclopedia will recognize this purple fruit.
This is the Logia Dark- Dark-Dark Fruit!
It is located in the triangular area between the three major Marine Headquarters bases of Marineford, Impel Down, and Enies Lobby Marineford.
A warship is slowly sailing on the sea.
The entire warship was packed with people.
On deck.
A group of prisoners wearing black and white striped, zebra-patterned prison uniforms stood there, looking ahead with excited expressions.
At the bow of the warship, a Red Nose man was giving a passionate speech.
Whenever the story reached its climax, the prisoners below would raise their arms and shout, causing the Red Nose fellow to frequently turn his head and smugly gloat.
On the other side...
A group of people watched this scene with blank expressions.
If the navy were here, they would be utterly astonished.
Because each of these people is a well-known figure on the high seas.
Rayleigh, the right-hand man of One Piece; Ivankov, the Queen of the Emporium; Crocodile, the former Shichibukai; Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea; several Supernovas from the Worst Generation; Monkey D. Luffy; Kid; Law; Zoro; Killer...
And, the commander of the Revolutionary Army's Northern Army, Crow!
"Finally escaped that hellhole! I wasn't supposed to die!"
Kid leaned against the hull, sitting to one side with a broad smile.
"We can't let our guard down yet. We just escaped from Impel Down, and they'll definitely contact Marine Headquarters, since it's the closest place to us."
Luo, on the other hand, remained calm and collected.
The others all had gloomy expressions, and it seemed Ping knew this as well.
The Marine Headquarters is not far from Impel Down, and once they learn of their escape, they will definitely send people to capture them.
Perhaps Admiral will come.
That will be another fierce battle.
Upon hearing this...
Kid's smile froze, and he finally stopped smiling.
"No matter what, I'd rather die than be locked up again!"
The days spent locked in Impel Down were torture.
Once someone has been locked up once, no one wants to be locked up a second time.
Just then...
A voice made everyone relax.
"Everyone can rest assured, the Marine Headquarters doesn't have the resources to deal with us right now."
Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.
Immediately.
All eyes turned to the person who had spoken.
He was a tall, burly, bald man with a cold and aloof expression. His skin was extremely pale, and he wore a beak-shaped mask inlaid with metal.
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It was Karasu.
Half the credit for their successful prison break goes to the Karasu.
Because back when they escaped, Karasu had single-handedly seized a warship, allowing them to leave Impel Down.
They also learned about the Karasu's identity, never expecting that Luffy's Pops was actually the famous leader of the Revolutionary Army.
They benefited from Luffy's success.
At this time.
Hearing the Karasu's words, everyone was filled with suspicion.
What do you mean?
Luo asked.
"It seems you really don't know."
The Karasu spoke softly and began to tell its story.
"Not long ago, Portgas D. Ace, the second Fire Fist commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, was captured. The Navy's high command decided to publicly execute him at Marineford, the Marine Headquarters, thus igniting a war between the Navy and the Four Emperors."
The words were finished.
The entire warship was silent. Even the usually boisterous ordinary prisoners fell silent, staring at the Karasu with shocked expressions.
After a long while, Kid finally burst into laughter.
"I never expected such a big event to happen, haha! It's truly a stroke of luck!"
"Great! Now we don't have to worry about the navy chasing us!"
"Cheers to our regained freedom!"
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The other prisoners also became excited.
Even Law, Rayleigh, Crocodile, and the others relaxed their tense expressions considerably.
Only Luffy remained blankly focused, his eyes wide open, filled with shock and disbelief.
"Hey, Luffy, what's wrong?"
Zoro was the first to notice something was wrong.
Then.
Everyone else turned their gaze to Luffy, and were taken aback when they saw his Luffy expression.
"Hey, Straw Hat Boy, what's wrong? Are you hurt?"
Ivankov raised his hands above his head, danced a ballet, and twirled around until he was in front of Luffy.
The Karasu also looked over.
After all, this is the son of a dragon.
"That..."
Luffy swallowed hard, walked towards the Karasu with a blank expression, and even stuttered a little when he spoke.
"The Ace you're talking about... he's my brother!"
"What!!?"