Impel Down (I)

The Blood Pluton's hull gleamed eerily in the sunlight.

It's hard to imagine that a large ship could speed through the air at a 'wave-breaking' speed.

On the ship, the members of the Hell Pirates had expressions ranging from excitement to indifference... They were looking forward to everything they would encounter in Impel Down.

Without a doubt, Impel Down must be in complete chaos right now.

Swoosh.

Fifteen minutes later, Oboro stood on the deck at the bow of the ship, the wind whistling in his ears.

His gaze had already fallen upon the colossal 'Heavenly Gate' that stood tall and soared into the sky above the vast ocean.

The ship passed over the Gates of Justice and entered the 'Triangle Sea'.

After some time, the castle-like shadow of the Impel Down prison, visible on the sea, came into view.

"Arrive."

"Long said."

Immediately, the ship swooped down like an arrow, finally crashing precisely into the Impel Down.

"This is Impel Down."

Looking at the fortress before him, forged from massive black and white stones, exuding a sense of history yet also carrying an eerie feeling, Dorans swallowed hard and muttered to himself.

Impel Down is synonymous with 'fear' for all One Piece.

Once you're locked up here, it's basically a death sentence... no, it might be even worse than death.

There are some chilling rumors circulating about Impel Down.

"You guys stay here and provide backup."

Long gave the order and was the first to leap to the ground.

Daz Bones, the two priests, and Dorans remained on the ship.

The rest of the people followed Long inside.

"They have arrived."

Dom turned to look at the several warships also anchored on the sea to the side, and said.

He was referring to the Blackbeard Pirates.

"Hehe."

With a smirk, Long took the lead and walked through the open door.

Oboro had already explained the internal structure of Impel Down to the members beforehand.

Their target, naturally, is the lowest level, level 6, the 'Infinite Prison'.

The entrance to Impel Down has several gates, and Den Den Mushi (Den Den Mushi.

The section above the sea was mainly used for offices and for receiving prisoners as part of their initiation ceremony, such as interrogation or body disinfection.

Similarly, under normal circumstances, anyone entering through the entrance must undergo a check and body search, and no one is exempt.

Although both are government agencies, the Navy and Impel Down are two separate departments.

After traveling some distance, Oboro and his companions still hadn't encountered any guards. The entire first floor seemed empty... only some soldiers who had just died or were seriously wounded and unconscious lay on the ground. It should be noted that the first floor of Impel Down, was actually extremely large, capable of housing enough guards to form an army capable of launching a war against a nation.

Some rooms and facilities were also damaged.

Even on the first floor above the sea, it seemed as if a fierce battle had broken out.

Undoubtedly... this was Marshall D. Teach's doing.

The riot started by Luffy is still ongoing, and the prisoners are struggling and resisting in the prison below. It's impossible for them to rush up so quickly.

Long and the others did not go to look for the large elevator on the first floor.

Due to the meticulous defenses inside Impel Down, it is impossible to move normally between different floors.

Otherwise, the prisoner would have escaped long ago... and there wouldn't be any story of Luffy and his crew Luffy all that trouble to find the key or use their abilities to 'climb' upwards.

"How about it? Can you do it?"

After turning around slightly, Oboro stopped.

Looking behind him, he knelt on one knee, touching the ground with his palm, and activated Dom's Observation Haki.

"It should be... no problem."

Dom hesitated for a moment.

Impel Down is just too big... The 'floor slabs' between each level, that is, the ground, are as thick as a real land foundation, not as 'thin' as he had thought beforehand... This greatly increases the difficulty for him to open the spatial passage.

Moreover, judging from the feel of the ground, the substance underground is not as simple as ordinary soil.

He now uses Observation Haki as his eyes for spatial sensing and positioning.

Because if it is not a place that can be 'captured' by sight, or a place that he has been to before, the spatial passage will be difficult to open and there is a risk of deviation.

"With your strength, you should be able to penetrate it, right?"

Enel looked at Oboro.

"My power is not omnipotent. There is a reason why this place can hold the most dangerous criminals in the entire sea."

"Oboro said."

Back then, when Shiki was still at the end of his peak, he didn't forcefully open a passage when he escaped from Impel Down, which already speaks volumes.

"I'll give it a try first."

After Dom finished speaking, he activated his ability, and the ground beneath his feet suddenly transformed into a 'door and window'.

After the doors and windows were opened, he fell into the dark spatial passage and disappeared.

"It's a success."

Long probed with his mind and said with a smile.

He confirmed Dom's location.

As soon as they finished speaking, a 'door and window' appeared under the feet of each of them.

Then, one by one, they passed through the spatial passage and arrived at the next level, which was also level 1, the Crimson Hell.

At first glance, the Crimson Hell looks just like an ordinary prison, except that it is much larger. It has not been affected by the riots and there are no signs of chaos. There are still a large number of prisoners in the prisons on both sides.

However, most of them were covered in wounds and looked dejected.

The One Piece imprisoned here are all weak and have been tortured for years, so they are no longer human.

Of course, there are also some who still have energy and spirit, having only been imprisoned for a short time.

Outside the prison area, there are large areas of greenery, like a lawn, as well as some trees.

Both of these are special plants: the Sword Tree and the Needle Grass. The fallen leaves of the Sword Tree are as sharp as knives, while the Needle Grass can pierce the human body.

If a prisoner escapes from the cell, he will be chased by the jailers and strange beasts, and thus suffer damage from these two plants.

"Huh?!!"

"Someone else is here!"

"How many is this?"

"Could it be... that Impel Down can really be entered at will?"

"Did these guys just appear out of thin air...? Are they Devil Fruit users?"

The location where Oboro and the others appeared was in the passageway between the two rows of cells.

As soon as it appeared, gasps and shouts came from the surrounding cages.

"You're One Piece, aren't you?"

"Did they really come in from outside, and not escape from prison?"

"Save us! Let us out!"

"You idiot, they don't look like prisoners, do they?"

"First it was that kid in the straw hat, then that guy with the missing tooth... and now a bunch of new faces have arrived..."

"Boss... save me, take me away!"

For a moment, a jumble of noises filled my ears.

Behind each prison gate and fence was a face full of longing and hope.

Some people stretched their arms out over the railing, attempting to grab the members of the Hell Pirates.

"Damn it, what do you mean? I told you to let me out right now, didn't you hear me?!"

"Hurry up!"

Seeing that Oboro and the others remained unmoved, the One Piece became anxious.

All sorts of foul language and threats were also hurled out.

"It seems... they didn't intend to target this floor."

Dom glanced around and said calmly, "Yeah, this kind of trash is useless."

"Huh? What did you say?!"

"You... you bandaged-up guy, say that again if you dare!"

Are you mocking us?

"Damn it, I'm going to kill you!"

Something's coming.

At that moment, Enel turned his head, looked at the passageway to his left, and picked at his ear.