Impact

"You all step back!"

Hannibal shouted and brandished his double-edged sword. As he spun it at high speed, flames burst forth from the blade.

At his signal, the prison guards formed a protective wall behind him, leaving the battlefield to their deputy warden.

Hannibal didn't ask what had happened to Magellan. Now that they were here, he had already prepared for the worst.

Since they didn't leave directly but chose to continue down the path, it means they were going to do something even worse, something Hannibal absolutely could not allow.

"Seriously... one or two of you, I have no problem with wanting to be heroes, but don't get in my way!"

Blackbeard leaped forward, his massive fist slamming into Hannibal. Even though Hannibal reacted and held his long sword in front of him, he was still blasted away by the force.

"We can't waste any more time. The World Government will probably realize something's wrong soon!"

Blackbeard had already wiped out the marines on the warships moored outside, but he started attacking as soon as he entered, Impel Down crew no time to check the situation outside.

If this drags on any longer, and Impel Down discovers they can't contact the outside world, they'll have trouble contacting Marineford directly. It doesn't take long to get here from Headquarters.

"Stop!"

Just as they were about to continue, Hannibal, his face covered in blood, suddenly stood up again.

"Deputy Director!"

The jailers tried to help, but he stopped them with his hand.

"Huff~ Huff~"

Hannibal was panting heavily, his vision already somewhat blurred, the difference in strength between him and the person in front of him was unimaginable.

But he still staggered and walked in the direction that Blackbeard and his men were heading.

"I am the deputy warden of the Impel Down. Since the warden is not here, it is my duty to protect this the Jail."

His words were the calmest, but the prison guards who had been with him for many years couldn't help but shed tears.

"You scum, if you want to cross this place, you'd better step over my dead body first! Otherwise, I won't let you take a single step across!"

For the first time in his life, Hannibal bravely faced death.

"I'll do it!"

Shiryu his sword, and in a split second, his figure appeared behind the encirclement.

Both Hannibal and the jailers were covered in blood and collapsed to their knees, unable to rise again.

The two of them continued downhill like this, and no one could stop them for even a moment.

On their way, they encountered Okama Troupe led by Ivan and Inazuma. They had seen Blackbeard's invasion through Den Den Mushi, which is why they chose to escape today.

After all, with someone holding off the big boss here, their resistance will be much less.

"It's those fugitives. You can leave now. I don't have time for you."

Shiryu naturally knew that they were the reason he had been released; in a sense, they were his "companions" in this prison break.

"Let's go!"

Based on Shiryu's despicable character, Ivan could roughly guess what had happened, and led the people of the Okama Kingdom away.

Thus, Blackbeard and his companion finally arrived at the most important level in Impel Down —Level 6.

Those imprisoned here are either losers from the old era or special figures like the former Shichibukai, but without exception, they are all powerful figures on this sea.

The danger and importance of Level 6 are even greater than those of Impel Down itself.

Since the deaths of Burgess and his crew, Blackbeard has decided that he can only find strong people to be his companions.

Because as long as you are weak, you are helpless.

"Those who are willing to keep up with the new era, become my companions!"

"Heh~ Hahahaha~"

Blackbeard's laughter was followed by cheers from the Level 6 prisoners.

They had been waiting to escape this awful place for a long time.

"Just you wait, Cifer... I'm really grateful you killed me once, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered that these two fruits could be combined like this!"

Blackbeard murmured to himself. In their last encounter, he thought he was dead, but he never expected that his ability, which he had hardly used for so many years, would save his life.

Or rather, it gave me a new life!

"Heh~ Hahahaha~"

Let's go back to the present.

"The group of people he took away, mentioned in the newspaper, were all notorious Great Pirate from the old era!"

Beside the campfire, the Whitebeard spoke, and the faces of the people behind him were all serious.

They weren't afraid of Blackbeard, but Blackbeard was too familiar with their territory, and it would be troublesome if he came for revenge.

Moreover, with the help of that group, unless Whitebeard personally intervenes, the other Division Commanders are no match for him.

"I don't mind, but you guys might need to be careful."

Cifer casually placed the newspaper on the ground. He was not afraid, nor did he think Blackbeard would dare to come looking for him now.

Rather, Cifer really hoped the other party would come over so he could kill him one more time.

"That Blackbeard... is he pretty strong?"

Nolan was somewhat surprised.

She never expected that even Captain Cifer would have someone he missed killing.

"Just dry bones in a tomb."

A gentle breeze blew by, and the latest report was swallowed up by the fire, gradually turning into dust.

Whitebeard and the others fell silent.

Their main purpose in coming here was simply to warn Cifer to be careful.

In reality, their own territory is more dangerous.

However, the seas that Cifer now rules are adjacent to Whitebeard's territory, so it's good to make arrangements now so that we can help each other if anything happens.

So they stayed up all night until dawn.

The Whitebeard Pirates arrived in haste and left just as quickly.

"Although it is an unprecedented situation, the 'Black Winged Great Demon' as the fifth emperor of the New World has not overestimated his power!"

"What important matter could the two emperors be discussing at their meeting...?"

News of Whitebeard's arrival at "Hive" had already reached Sengoku's desk, giving him a headache.

They had just learned that Whitebeard's strength had declined significantly and that Ace was now known, and were pondering how to make good use of this information.

Who knew that Blackbeard would attack Impel Down so soon after, releasing a large number of criminals and severely injuring Magellan and Hannibal.

That traitor Shiryu deserves to die!

The most critical issue is that the relationship between the two emperors is currently unpredictable.

The New World was their territory, and the two were so close.

If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but Sengoku wasn't confident. However, the current navy could face both of them simultaneously.

"Ace... if only you could follow the path I've given you..."

Although Garp didn't want to, he was still relieved about it.

If it weren't for the Cifer stirring things up, the World Government might have chosen to take action against Whitebeard, who was now terminally ill.

Fish-Man Island, in Princess Shirahoshi's palace.

"The things Lord Cifer gave me are amazing..."

The girl played with the strange energy in her hand, her eyes sparkling.