Storm wished for Ivankov's Death Blink ability.
But he had no intention of personally testing the skill's effects.
Although Storm had witnessed all kinds of strange and varied special skills.
These included, but were not limited to, the Face Breaking Fist, Thousand Years of Death, Hug Girl to Death in Arms, and Crow Flying, among many others.
But no matter how he looked at it.
Attacking by "winking and grimacing"...
That truly exceeded the limits of his psychological tolerance.
"I'd better use the Clay Fruit to test Death Blink's attack power!"
Storm raised his right hand. Clay gathered in his palm and took shape, forming a lifelike enormous face.
The face looked exactly like the Okama King's, Ivankov's, except it lacked his exaggerated and bizarre makeup.
"Death Blink!"
Under Storm's control, the enormous face suddenly winked its right eye at him.
The two clay-made eyelids slammed heavily together.
The next moment, a visible pale-white shock wave burst outward from the giant face's right eye.
Bang!
An explosion like a firecracker rang out inside Newkama Land's cavern.
The shock wave struck Storm, blasting a palm-sized hole in his clothes.
"Not bad for a beginner. The future looks promising."
Clay surged across Storm's body, rapidly repairing the damaged part of his clothes.
"But this attack method still needs more improvement..."
Storm casually kneaded the enormous face resembling the Okama King's, immediately reducing it to a lump of clay.
He continued controlling the clay, imitating the way Death Blink was unleashed.
But this time, Death Blink was not directed outward, but inward!
The clay suddenly contracted and compressed.
A violent shock wave erupted inside the lump of clay.
Irregular ripples appeared across the surface of the rounded clay ball.
The next instant.
Smack—
The clay ball exploded like a bomb.
Pieces of clay flew in every direction, like flowers scattered by a goddess.
Storm, standing closest, bore the brunt of it. The powerful impact drove chunks of clay directly into his body.
"Hmm? This clay?"
Storm dug a piece of clay out of his wound and examined it in his palm for a while.
"Its hardness seems to be just a little higher than ordinary clay..."
A flash of inspiration passed through Storm's mind.
It seemed he could strengthen the clay created by the Clay Fruit through this artificial method!
For example, Hard Clay, Super Light Clay, Heat Resistant Clay, and Ceramic Clay...
Storm put developing the Clay Fruit's new properties on his agenda.
He had no intention of continuing to test new skills inside Newkama Land.
Storm turned his head and swept his gaze over the fallen okamas, then began searching through Newkama Land.
Before long.
Storm discovered several secret passage entrances inside Newkama Land leading to the other levels of Impel Down.
"There are entrances, but I'm still missing a map!"
Storm thought for a moment before summoning a Silver Trophy he had just obtained by defeating the okamas.
He made a wish!
The next instant.
The Silver Trophy transformed into a yellowish-brown sheet of parchment.
[Name: Impel Down Blueprint] [Star Rating: ★★★] [Effect: Records maps of all seven levels of hell within Impel Down, including the secret passages] [Comment: I solemnly swear that I am up to no good!]
"This is it!"
Storm held the Impel Down Blueprint and waved to Whitebeard the Third. The latter immediately moved to his side.
The two of them then vanished together into the nearest secret passage.
Starting from Newkama Land on Level 5.5, Storm moved swiftly through the secret passages.
Level Four, Scorching Hell, within the raging flames...
Level Three, Hunger Hell, among the piles of corpses where prisoners had been left...
Level Two, Beast Hell, inside the foul-smelling lairs of savage beasts...
Level One, Crimson Lotus Hell, deep within the blood-soaked mountain of needles...
Storm's footprints covered every secret passage in Impel Down.
During this time, not a single guard discovered his movements.
These secret passages were also the foundation on which Newkama Land survived!
Storm toured from Level 5.5 down to Level One, then descended from Level One to Level Four.
Finally, he stopped before the food warehouse in Scorching Hell.
The food warehouse!
The ingredients and supplies for all of Impel Down were basically concentrated here.
Avoiding the surveillance Den Den Mushi's notice, Storm silently slipped into the food warehouse.
The Clay Fruit silently assimilated the ground.
As the floor softened, the vast quantities of ingredients piled deep inside the food warehouse began sinking downward.
It did not take long.
The ingredients pierced through Scorching Hell's floor and fell from Level Four to Level Five.
The entire process was extremely covert.
Even after Storm carried away the huge amount of food from the depths of the warehouse, no one noticed anything unusual.
"The food is ready!"
Storm returned with a large amount of food to the unmonitored Extreme Cold Hell.
Immediately afterward, he rushed nonstop back to Newkama Land.
While Storm explored the secret passages inside Impel Down.
Inside Newkama Land.
Ivankov, the strongest among them, woke up first and helped awaken the other okamas who had been knocked unconscious.
When Storm arrived with the food.
Ivankov and the other okamas were all startled.
"Vongola Storm!"
Under the expectant gazes of the other okamas, Ivankov steeled himself and stepped forward.
"You want—"
"A cook!"
Storm pushed the mountain of ingredients before the Okama King.
"Prepare all this food as quickly as possible! I'm hungry!"
H-hungry?
The corner of Ivankov's mouth twitched violently.
The people who had been beaten had not even had time to eat.
Yet the person who had beaten them was saying he was hungry...
"Didn't you hear him?"
Ivankov planted his hands on his hips and turned to urge the other okamas.
"Hurry up and prepare the food!"
Under the Queen's command, the okamas immediately sprang into action.
A dozen minutes later.
The irresistible aroma of food filled Newkama Land.
Immediately afterward.
One dish after another was brought before Storm. The fragrance made mouths water.
Storm summoned the two high-star Big Trophies he had just obtained.
First, he invested the Platinum Trophy into his [Speed] attribute.
Then he invested the Diamond Trophy into his [Strength] attribute!
Compared to the still-vague "second Demon Ring,"
Storm valued the tangible improvement in his own strength more!
He had not used the Diamond Trophy immediately before, and the reason was not simply the Demon Ring.
The main reason was that after using a Big Trophy to increase his [Physique] attribute, he would be faced with the awkward predicament of going hungry...
Now that Storm had "borrowed" enough food from the food warehouse.
His first choice was naturally to add points to [Physique]!
[Strength: ★★★★★★] [Speed: ★★★★★★]
The investment of the two high-star trophies immediately raised both of Storm's strength and speed attributes to six stars!
Adding the [Endurance] attribute he had already raised to six stars.
Storm's [Physique] attribute directly became—
[Physique: ★★★★★★]
At this moment.
Storm's strength, speed, and endurance attributes had all reached six stars!
Although he could not yet be called a "hexagonal warrior,"
He could absolutely be called a "triangular warrior"!
A fierce hunger surged through him. Storm put away the Big Trophies and devoted all his energy to battling the food.
The food brought from the ingredient warehouse was quickly consumed.
After eating and drinking his fill, Storm felt brimming with energy.
He cast an ill-intentioned glance at Ivankov beside him.
After a full meal and a drink, it was just the right time to find someone to stretch his muscles with...
As if sensing the malice in Storm's eyes.
Ivankov hurriedly coughed several times, pretending to be weak and exhausted.
"Cough, cough, my injuries are so serious..."
"Do you think I'll believe your nonsense?"
Storm saw through the Okama King's act at a glance.
"Besides, aren't you a Hormone-Hormone Fruit user?"
"The legendary 'miracle worker' who saved an entire country—couldn't you even heal your own injuries?"
"Vongola Boy, haven't you heard a certain saying?"
Ivankov adjusted the crown on his head and spoke solemnly.
"A doctor cannot heal himself."
"Then keep your injuries."
Storm shook his head, stood up, and waved to Ivankov.
"I'll keep coming to find you, Okama King."
"I won't go easy on you just because you're a 'seriously injured patient'!"
Seeing that Storm was about to leave.
Ivankov finally could not help asking.
"Vongola Boy, what you said before about going to Infinite Hell... is it true?"
"Of course it's true!"
Storm nodded.
"However, the time to act has not yet come."
"When the operation is about to begin, I'll tell you."
"At that time, you only need to cooperate with me."
Cooperate with you?
Ivankov was covered in black lines.
Did that mean if Storm challenged Magellan, he had to go along too?
Storm naturally saw Ivankov's unpleasant expression. He shook his head and said calmly.
"You have no choice, Okama King."
Ivankov understood that all too well.
The outcome of the battle just now had made everything clear.
Ivankov was no match for Vongola Storm, the Jailer Chief.
His life and the lives of all the okama in Newkama Land rested entirely on Storm's whim.
Under the circumstances,
what else could Ivankov do but agree to Storm's demand?
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