Impel Down, Fourth Level, Blazing Hell.
The entire level was like a giant iron pot. Below lay a boiling pool of blood and a sea of flames, crossed by stone bridges.
The prisoners labored with heavy loads on their shoulders, their bare feet stepping across the red-hot ground. The soles of their feet were blistered and torn, wisps of white smoke rising from them with a sizzling sound.
Unlike usual, the guards who should have been whipping the prisoners were now fully armed, standing ready at the stairway.
They gripped their guns tightly, holding their breath as if disaster were about to strike.
"Looks like something interesting has happened," Daz Bones murmured, a massive pillar resting on his shoulder.
Suddenly, something seemed to catch his eye. He couldn't help looking up.
The ceilings between the Fourth and Third Levels were open, and scorching steam rose through them, creating the barren, scorched landscape of the Hunger Hell above.
"Ahhh!!!"
"We're going to fall into the sea of fire!!"
"What kind of stupid route is this?!"
To his shock, several piercing screams rang out from above, and more than a dozen black dots plummeted from the sky!
"That's—!"
As the black dots drew nearer, Daz Bones gradually made out their figures. He froze in place.
Green hair, three swords, eyes fierce as a beast...
"Roronoa?! And Straw Hat Kid!"
Boom!!
Lina plummeted at incredible speed, slamming both feet onto the bridge. The ground instantly burst apart, cracks spreading outward.
The hawk flapped its wings and landed steadily. Chopper and Usopp collapsed onto its back, their legs giving way.
"Mil Fleur!"
Click.
Robin crossed her arms. Countless arms sprouted from her back, forming wings that carried her as she glided down.
"Room: Slaughterhouse!"
A transparent circle expanded from Luo, instantly covering a fifty-meter