Port Under the Red Line

As Kong's voice fell, the calm sea beneath the Merry suddenly erupted into an incredibly violent whirlpool.

After taking one look, Nami immediately tensed up and hurriedly said, "This is bad! The Merry's going to be swallowed! Quick..."

Before Nami could finish, Kong interrupted her. "Don't panic. This is how we reach the Port of Hell. Just hold on tight to the 'Bubble Suit.'"

Ying chimed in from the side. "That's right. The view ahead is going to be pretty spectacular. We'll be sailing through the earth."

After Kong and Ying spoke in turn, the Straw Hat Crew trusted their companions and stopped trying to steer the Merry away from the whirlpool. Instead, they watched nervously as the whirlpool below rapidly expanded, then swiftly swallowed the Merry whole.

The moment the Merry entered the seawater, the orbs held by the Straw Hat Crew instantly formed into "Bubble Suits," ensuring that they could breathe normally underwater.

The Merry itself seemed to have caught some special current. It sped straight downward through the seawater.

Before long, that special current carried the Merry straight toward a pitch-black opening in the Red Line, several hundred meters below the surface.

At that moment, as the Merry entered the opening, it seemed to plunge completely into a world of darkness. The Merry appeared to have entered a tunnel, racing along it while bobbing up and down and swaying from side to side.

The darkness and thrill of it made the Straw Hat Crew cling tightly to the ship, while some of them couldn't help screaming.

"What... is this..."

"I... I'm going to be sick!"

"Ah..."

The next moment...

Boom!

The Merry seemed to have reached some kind of endpoint. It leaped out of the seawater, then crashed heavily onto the surface. The "Bubble Suits" around the