Crocodile and Bullet!

"Let me out!"

"Let me see the World's Strongest power!"

"Did you hear me? Let me out right now!!"

In the dark corridor of the sixth underground level, known as the Level 6 Infinite Hell, roars filled with anxiety, Wrath, and resentment swept across the entire area with waves of purplish-black air.

Crocodile had just stepped out of the large elevator when he heard that familiar voice, but he couldn't quite place it. The gusts of air hitting him made him frown slightly in annoyance.

"It's that bastard Bullet again. I don't know what's gotten into him lately, he suddenly started yelling and randomly unleashing Conqueror's Haki."

Standing behind him, Vice Warden Magellan complained vehemently, because this guy made it impossible for the prison guards to come down here; otherwise, they would faint as soon as they stepped in.

Bullet?

Upon hearing the name, Crocodile was instantly reminded of past events and sneered, "It really is Douglas Bullet. I never expected to run into him again in a place like this!"

"Let's go. Your cell happens to be right next to his. I arranged this on purpose. You can help us persuade this bastard to shut up and calm down!"

Urged on by Magellan, the two walked one after the other along the stone corridor between a series of huge, independent cells, the bars of which were made of Seastone and were extremely hard.

[Boom----]

Suddenly, just as Bullet was still shouting and venting his purplish-black Conqueror's Haki, another burst of dark golden Conqueror's Haki erupted from another cell, and its aura was even more powerful than the former.

If the former was like waves crashing on the ocean, then the latter was like a tsunami tens of meters high. The purplish-black color was instantly submerged by the dark gold color. The oppressive feeling was so strong that it not only made the two people in the corridor break out in a cold sweat, but also made the 'monsters' in the various cells tremble.

"Shut the hell up, you brat from Roger Pirates!!"

"Who is this person?" Crocodile, who had instinctively stopped in his tracks, swallowed hard and asked in a low voice. Magellan answered in a low, deep voice.

"Golden Lion, Shiki!"

Upon hearing the name, Crocodile Satori, thinking to himself, "So it's this big shot."

"Let's go quickly."

Magellan urged them on, as he didn't want to stay there any longer, and continued to lead the former towards Bullet's location.

"Hahaha, I thought it was someone important, but it turns out to be the captain's defeated opponent!" Bullet's extremely arrogant voice rang out at this moment.

"Old man, at your age, you'll be useless if you stay here for a few more years!"

Shiki Wrath retorted, "Kid, I was defeated by the storm back then, not Roger! If it weren't for that sudden storm, your Roger Pirates would have been wiped out by me long ago!"

"Hmph, a loss is a loss. Making excuses is pointless. You're supposed to be a big shot outside, though you'll be surpassed by me sooner or later."

Bullet lay on the cold floor and curled his lip in disdain, but his mood was still extremely bad, which was why he was so irritable.

Ever since his conversation with that person, he felt that every single second he spent here was draining his potential and aptitude. He couldn't wait to get out, become stronger, surpass Garp, defeat Garp, and prove that he was stronger Roger.

He wanted to see the so-called true World's Strongest, and then surpass and defeat them!

By relying on my own strength, I will surpass all others and obtain everything!

Meanwhile, Shiki, hearing the kid's taunts, sneered and replied, "Surpass? You arrogant brat, if this were outside I'd chop you in half with one stroke, but here you're not getting out. Don't even think about surpassing me or Roger in this lifetime!"

Bullet didn't think much of the first half of the sentence, but the last one broke his defenses. His expression suddenly turned ferocious, and his breathing became heavy.

But he didn't retort. Instead, he thought about the mysterious man's words, who had said that he would be released in a year or two to meet the true strongest person.

To be honest, just considering this point alone, it already gives him something to look forward to and hope for the future, but he doesn't want to tell anyone about it, for fear that something unexpected might happen.

Even this short period felt incredibly difficult to endure, and he couldn't imagine how he would get through the next two years. That's why he was shouting and yelling so frantically, hoping to attract the attention of that mysterious person and get him out of there sooner!

Bullet fell silent, and Shiki stopped paying attention to him, which brought 'Level 6 Infinite Hell' back to silence.

This also made the sounds outside the corridor more noticeable.

"Go in."

Magellan's voice was familiar to most people here; hearing this, they knew another 'partner' had arrived, but they didn't know who he was.

This is not a place that just anyone can enter.

In fact, given Crocodile's current strength and status, strictly speaking, he doesn't deserve to be here. He should be imprisoned in the 'Extreme Cold Hell' upstairs, which is where criminals with bounties over 100 million are concentrated.

But since he was personally captured by 'Aegis' from CP0 and specifically ordered to be imprisoned in 'Level 6 Infinite Hell', Warden Columbus had no choice but to follow orders.

Of course, he wasn't following orders from this 'Aegis', but from the World Government behind him. After all, they didn't belong to the same system, and neither could command the other.

Crocodile obediently walked into his cell. He ignored Magellan closing the door behind him and looked around. He found nothing interesting, just a stone platform where he could sit or lie down, and a stone toilet next to it. That was all.

However, he didn't mind. He casually sat on the stone platform, already imagining how boring life here would be. Fortunately, there was an old acquaintance next to him.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Crocodile's laughter is particularly amusing. Although each syllable is "ha," it seems to be deliberately drawn out, giving the impression that someone is afraid he might run out of breath.

Upon hearing this voice, Bullet, in the next cell, immediately pictured an unpleasant face—a sand-playing bastard he could neither beat nor lose to two years ago.

This was a mystery to him at the time. He could fight the first mate, Rayleigh, to a standstill, but he could also fight that sand-playing guy to a standstill.

This isn't right!

Bullet is the world's strongest genius, so it's only natural that he could do this. But why does a guy who's just set sail seem to be able to go toe-to-toe with 'Pluton' Rayleigh?

So, is my strength on par with Rayleigh's, or with that bastard's?

"Stupid crocodile, I didn't expect you to be caught too. But why is your aura so weak?"

"Well--"

Crocodile's laughter was abruptly cut short by Bullet's words. His face flushed red, and he retorted through gritted teeth, "We're evenly matched, so even if I'm weaker, that means you've become weaker too!"

"Ha?"

Bullet was dumbfounded. What kind of logic was this? Yet, it seemed to make sense. He roared angrily, "Although I don't know what happened to you, judging by your current aura, I can beat you to death in less than a day!"

"Hmph, then come out here. Anyway, our record is even so far, so you have no right to say I'm weak!" Crocodile said dismissively, trying to save face.

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Bullet gritted his teeth in anger.

Editor Liu Xing said that it will be available for purchase on the first of next month, which is only three days away. I thought it would be available next Monday, so I have to speed up my writing. It's a bit rushed.

Well, if it had been released next Monday, it probably would have had around 10,000 favorites. But then I wouldn't have been able to get the full attendance bonus, which is 1,500 points, folks. That's enough to buy so many bowls of Lao Tan pickled cabbage and beef noodles!

For the sake of this poor author, I sincerely request everyone's support on the 1st. Hopefully, there will be at least 500 first-day subscriptions!