Those Who Stayed in Hell and Those Who Escaped It!

Impel Down, First Sea Level.

The ordinary prison guards and marines had all withdrawn from the First Sea Level, leaving the vast First Sea Level empty and devoid of any human figures.

Domino and Sadie-chan, along with four Prison Beasts, hurriedly arrived at the First Sea Level from the sixth level of Infinite Hell.

Beside them followed another tall figure, none other than Shiryu of the Rain, who had just been released.

Although Domino and the others hadn't had time to unleash Shiryu of the Rain during the battle, Admiral Kizaru arrived to the rescue.

However, with the warden and Chief Jailer's fates unknown, and considering the need for additional strength, Domino and Sadie-chan ultimately released Shiryu of the Rain.

"Kizaru..."

Shiryu stood on the First Sea Level, looking up at the sky, his right hand gripping the hilt of the Famous Sword [Rain Shower] tightly.

"Golden Lion II..."

Shiryu recalled the scene of being coldly ignored by the Golden Lion II in the Infinite Hell, a surge of anger welled up in his heart, and he wanted to draw his sword and kill someone.

Just then, a commotion, mixed with cheers, came from behind.

"Lord Warden!"

"Lord Chief Jailer!"

"Are you all alright?"

Domino and Sadie-chan immediately looked over at the sound and saw Magellan and Hannyabal approaching from behind with serious expressions.

"Chief! Are you alright?"

Domino and Sadie-chan hurriedly led several Prison Beasts to meet them, asking with a mixture of surprise and delight.

"Chief Jailer, you're not dead?"

Hannyabal was furious when he heard this.

Is this even human language?

Why is the attitude towards the warden one way, but the attitude towards the Chief Jailer the same?

I'll become the director one day!

Before Hannyabal could reveal his ambitions, Magellan spoke up in time to quell the situation.

"Domino, Sadie-chan, I've heard about what you two did before. You did a great job."

Magellan said in a deep voice, glancing at Shiryu of the Rain was standing alone to the side.

"Including the emergency release of Shiryu... that's also perfectly correct."

Just a moment ago.

Bound tightly by the giant steel serpent, Hannyabal struggled relentlessly until he finally managed to wake Magellan.

Upon waking, Magellan didn't bother to thoroughly examine the mysterious "Level 5.5 passage" and rushed straight to the First Sea Level.

Seeing that none of his men were injured, Magellan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Those are Admiral Kizaru and the Golden Lion II in the sky."

Magellan was in a hurry to get up, so he didn't check on the situation in Infinite Hell.

"How is the situation in Infinite Hell?"

"Admiral Kizaru is incredibly fast; he arrived just in time to stop Golden Lion II.'s destructive actions against Infinite Hell."

Domino immediately reported this.

"Golden Lion II previously unleashed the Lone Red Patrick Redfield, but the two clashed and eventually fought."

"Aside from Lone Red, there shouldn't be any other prisoners who have escaped from the prison."

No, it's likely that an entire layer of "hell" has been emptied...

"With me and Shiryu here, that's enough."

Magellan withdrew his gaze from Shiryu of the Rain and turned to give instructions to Hannyabal and the other two.

"Hannyabal! You, Domino, Sadie-chan, the three of you, along with four Prison Beasts, are going to the Extreme Cold Hell, the place we just left."

"If what Golden Lion II said before wasn't false, then there's a secret passage on Level 5.5... Hmph! Impel Down has such a huge security loophole; this is a serious dereliction of duty!"

"Huh? This is your dereliction of duty?"

Hannyabal's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"So you're going to be demoted? Then I can become the director—"

Bang!

Magellan raised his enormous fist, as big as a casserole dish, and slammed it into Hannyabal's head.

"Don't say such nonsense at such a serious time, you stupid subordinate!"

Magellan retracted his fist and urged him urgently.

"Hurry up! We know nothing about the situation on Level 5.5."

"If we could arrest all the prisoners on Level 5.5... it might be a way to make amends!"

Hannyabal, clutching his head, left with Domino, Sadie-chan, and the four Prison Beasts.

On the First Sea Level, Magellan and Shiryu in two different locations, like two gatekeepers of Impel Down.

The two of them were powerless to influence the battle in the sky; all they could do for now was protect the Impel Down amidst the aftermath of the battle between the powerful.

Time slips away, bit by bit.

The battle in the sky showed no signs of stopping.

Domino, who had just received his orders and left, was the first to return.

"Lord Warden!"

Domino's breathing was slightly rapid, but she still reported the news immediately.

"There are traces of prisoners living on the Level 5.5, but no prisoners themselves. They may have already... successfully escaped."

"Besides that, there are many passageways inside the Level 5.5. The Lord Chief Jailer has already dispatched a group of prison guards to inspect those passageways, and the results should be available soon."

Upon hearing this, Magellan clenched his fists instantly.

In the past, whether it was Golden Lion Shiki or Vongola Storm, their prison breaks were always solo escapes.

Today, an entire floor of prisoners successfully escaped right under his nose, right before his eyes!

"It's all my fault..."

Magellan said in a low voice.

"I will apply to the government to perform seppuku (ritual suicide) as an atonement for this incident..."

"... Don't say such things, Lord Warden."

Domino adjusted his glasses and said weakly.

"I simply cannot imagine Lord Hannibal becoming the warden."

If Domino had said something like, "The government won't agree to this," or "This defeat is not your fault," then...

Magellan's heavy heart would not be alleviated in the slightest.

But Domino said... Hannyabal would replace him as commissioner.

"That idiot subordinate!"

Magellan thought of Hannyabal, shook his head, and sighed.

"He is indeed qualified to succeed me as the warden of Impel Down, even more qualified than... Shiryu."

"But the current situation is too chaotic. If only Hannyabal weren't so weak..."

"First it was Storm —I mean the White Dragon, and now it's Golden Lion II. Impel Down is no longer the impregnable fortress it once was..."

Domino wanted to say: As long as Magellan is there, no one can breach Impel Down.

But the reality is, even Magellan can no longer properly protect this Impel Down...

"Domino, quickly assess the damage to the prison, then contact the government and the navy."

Magellan glanced at the battle in the sky, then looked out over the sea at the restless Sea King.

Neither the sky nor the sea is his "main battlefield".

It's utterly ridiculous that the two pillars of Impel Down.

Magellan clutched his suddenly aching stomach with both hands, and clumps of thick, purple venom, the size of beans, oozed from his forehead.

"Hateful!"

On the other side, at the edge of the Calm Belt, far from the Triangle Current, lies an unnamed island.

The final exit of one of the secret passages of Impel Down, which was developed by Morley using the [Push-Push Fruit], is located on this small island.

The Okama King Ivankov, along with another group of transvestites, appeared on this small island.

"Sunshine, beaches, and ladyboys!"

"We're free! We're finally free!"

"Long live Lady Eva! Long live the Queen of the Transvestites!"

A group of transvestites, transformed from Impel Down prisoners, ran wildly on the island's beach, reveling in their newfound freedom.

Ivankov stood with his hands on his hips, merely glancing at the group of running men before looking towards the exit of the secret passage.

The last figure to emerge from the exit was Lightning, a high-ranking officer of the Revolutionary Army Devil Fruit User [Bari Bari no Mi] ability.

Lightning's hands transformed into two enormous scissors, their blades piercing the ground and leaving an indelible mark.

"Lady Eva, I have followed your instructions and used my abilities to influence this secret passage."

Lightning remained in the pose of unleashing his power, his forehead beaded with sweat, clearly indicating that he had expended considerable energy.

"Do we really want to destroy it?"

"Let's just destroy it! Even if we don't destroy it, the people of Impel Down will."

Ivankov put his hands on his hips and said seriously.

"And they might even follow this passage all the way to us."

Lightning nodded silently and immediately activated the [Bari Bari no Mi] ability, causing the entrance to the passage behind him to collapse instantly.

A roaring sound also came from the depths of the sea surrounding the island, with a large number of bubbles surging from the seabed.

One by one, the Sea King poked their heads out of the calm sea, but finding no suspicious enemies, they had no choice but to give up and leave.

"Even at the edge of the Calm Belt, there are so many Sea Kings, it's unbelievable..."

Ivankov wiped the sweat from his brow and feigned alarm.

"Thank goodness we've escaped the Calm Belt! Hehe!"

Lightning was covered in sweat; using the [Bari Bari no Mi] ability all the way had exhausted him, and he was in no mood to talk.

"Lightning... you should rest for a while!"

Ivankov initially wanted to travel with Lightning, but seeing his subordinates sweating profusely, he changed his mind.

"Everyone else, go cut down trees and build a raft! We need to get out of the Calm Belt!"

The other transvestites immediately responded.

"Yes, Lady Eva!"

While the ladyboys were busily cutting down trees and building rafts.

Ivankov took out a Den Den Mushi he had stolen from Impel Down and dialed the Den Den Mushi number he had always kept in mind.

"Moshi Moshi... Dragon, I'm out of hell!"

The Grand Line, the Revolutionary Army Headquarters, White Soil Island.

"Ivankov?!"

Monkey D. Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, connects to Den Den Mushi and hears the voices of his comrades whom he has lost contact with for years.

"Why did you leave Impel Down? Thank you for your hard work though..."

"I was planning to stay in Impel Down for a few more years, but today I met a 'good person'."

Ivankov didn't know how to describe the Golden Lion II either, and could only describe him as a "good person".

"He defeated Magellan and Hannyabal, stormed Impel Down, and then rushed to the Newkama Land, saying he was going to rescue me."

"Due to circumstances, I had no choice but to escape from prison ahead of schedule..."

Impel Down has been breached?

A fine layer of cold sweat appeared on Dragon's forehead.

"What exactly happened? And who is this 'good person'?"

"Rhein boy, his name is 'Rhein'."

Ivankov looked in the direction of Impel Down.

"He's Teach's friend. Because I helped Teach before, he came to rescue me..."

"Teach?"

Dragon's forehead was covered in cold sweat. There was only one man in the entire ocean named "Teach".

"Whitebeard the Second, Edward Teach?"

"Right!"

Ivankov put his hands on his hips and spoke in a slightly proud tone.

"Whitebeard the Second., Teach, that's a man I acknowledge!"

"As for Rhein, he's very good too."

"If I had to say, I think calling him 'the Golden Lion II' would be perfectly fine."

Golden Lion II?

Dragon's back was completely soaked with cold sweat.

This side.

Ivankov was unaware of the "Cold Sweat King's" movements.

"Dragon, I've escaped from Impel Down now, but I don't know how Rhein is doing. Has the Revolutionary Army gathered any information about him?"

"There's no concrete information yet, but someone saw Kizaru leaving Marine Headquarters."

Dragon picked up a secret intelligence document from beside him and spoke to Ivankov.

"If your information is correct, Kizaru should have gone to Impel Down..."

"Kizaru?!"

Ivankov was startled.

"The Admiral has acted so quickly?"

"That's Impel Down."

Dragon tried to think as calmly as possible.

"The government and the navy will not stand idly by."

"Rhein Boy..."

Ivankov sensed something was wrong.

He had never fought against the Golden Lion II and did not know the extent of the opponent's strength.

But Kizaru is the World Government's top combat force!

Rhein, will he end up getting himself killed after rescuing him?

Ivankov abruptly turned his head to look at the exit of the secret passage they had just come out of.

Oops!

The Lightning strike was incredibly fast.

This secret passage leading into Impel Down has been completely destroyed!

"Ouch! That hurts!"

Ivankov clutched his neck, which he had twisted from the exertion, with his left hand and his heart with his right.

"My neck hurts so much, and my heart hurts too! Rhein Boy--"

White Soil Island.

Dragon had no idea what the Okama King was up to this time.

He was simply trying his best to think about the current situation.

"The fall of Impel Down to pirates will undoubtedly deal a huge blow to the World Government's prestige."

Dragon gripped the Den Den Mushi, a strategy forming in his mind.

"I need to contact people who are interested in this news and then spread the word about it!"

"Someone! Send this intelligence to the World Economic News Paper!"

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