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"Where did Teach go?"

In Newkama Land, Ivankov pressed the Den Den Mushi for answers.

"Such a huge incident happened in the prison, so why haven't I seen Teach?"

In Ivankov's eyes, "Edward Teach," who had inherited Whitebeard's strength and spirit, would definitely have been a powerful asset at a time like this.

Yet Whitebeard the Third was nowhere to be seen in Crimson Lotus Hell.

Whitebeard the Third was nowhere to be seen in Infinite Hell either.

That guy couldn't have hidden away at such a critical moment, could he?

That was impossible!

Ivankov could not make sense of it no matter how much he thought about it.

But no further response came from Vongola Storm through the Den Den Mushi.

Only the ceaseless roar of explosions answered Ivankov.

Ivankov looked toward the Infinite Hell footage relayed by the Monitoring Den Den Mushi and saw Storm continuing to bombard the criminals.

Enormous, savage white dragon heads rose from deep beneath the ground.

With their gaping maws wide open, they launched indiscriminate saturation bombardments at the prisoners of Infinite Hell!

"Vongola Storm! You bastard!"

Ivankov put down the Den Den Mushi, his enormous face filled with grave concern.

"Your plan definitely isn't what you said it was!"

Earlier, "Edward Teach" had told the Okama King that he wanted to choose the strongest subordinates from among the criminals of Infinite Hell.

But as Ivankov watched the scene in Infinite Hell—

Was this really choosing subordinates?

This was plainly an execution of criminals!

Judging by the scale of Storm's attack, that guy seemed intent on killing every criminal in Infinite Hell!

Just then, Lightning, who stood beside him, spoke softly.

"Lord Iva, are you really going to obey that Jailer Chief's orders?"

"It's not that I want to listen to him. I have no choice but to!"

Ivankov said helplessly, raising a hand to point at the figure inside the Monitoring Den Den Mushi.

"If I don't stop Magellan and Shiryu, all of Level 5.5 will be sunk into Infinite Hell!

"Vongola Storm's [Clay Fruit] has already awakened. He can absolutely do something like that!

"When that happens, all of Newkama Land will be mercilessly destroyed."

If Ivankov went to stop Magellan and Shiryu, only he would be "sacrificed";

if he did nothing, all of Newkama Land would be buried with him!

When weighing two evils, one chose the lesser.

It was not difficult for Ivankov to make his decision.

"Lord Iva!"

Lightning quietly clenched his fists.

At that moment, his heart was filled with guilt and fury.

He felt guilty that he could not help Ivankov;

he was furious that Vongola Storm could persecute them so casually!

But at this critical moment, Lightning still forced himself to remain calm and asked, "Lord Iva, should we take this opportunity to leave Impel Down directly?"

As soon as he heard that, Ivankov showed a tempted expression.

But in the end, he still shook his head.

"The time hasn't come yet. Dragon hasn't started taking action on his end, so there's no need for us to break out for now..."

The Okama King made his final decision and took a deep breath.

"Alright, Lightning, my mind is made up! Let me go stop those two bastards, Magellan and Shiryu!"

Ivankov was brimming with fighting spirit one second, then wore a sly expression the next.

"Still, I'm no match for that bastard Vongola Storm..."

"So how long we can stall them for is anyone's guess! Hee-haw!"

Just as Ivankov was about to make his move.

One of the okama monitoring the surveillance feeds suddenly spoke up to warn him.

"Lady Eva, it looks like Magellan and Shiryu had some kind of conflict... They've split up!"

"Split up?"

Ivankov was startled and immediately leaned closer to the surveillance screen.

"How is that splitting up?

"Shiryu stayed behind in Crimson Lotus Hell alone. Only Magellan came down!

"Haha! The elevator has been completely blocked off by Vongola Storm. Now he has to take the stairs...

"One less enemy to deal with—now that's good news!"

Elsewhere, Crimson Lotus Hell.

Magellan discovered that the elevator had been completely clogged with clay and could only rush toward the prison's main staircase.

Just moments ago.

He and Shiryu had joined forces to deal with that [Clay Clone], which kept regenerating no matter how many times they struck it.

The patrolling guards had then immediately reported that the "Surveillance Room had been sabotaged," "Infinite Hell had been infiltrated," and other such news.

At that moment.

Magellan realized that every riot occurring in the prison today was connected to Storm, the newly appointed Jailer Chief!

"Vongola Storm!"

Magellan charged into the staircase connecting Crimson Lotus Hell and Beast Hell, rushing toward the sixth level, Infinite Hell, at top speed.

"What exactly are you trying to do!?

"Are you trying to destroy Impel Down!?"

Moving on foot alone was simply too slow. After running for a while, Magellan directly unleashed his Fruit Ability.

Thick, slick purple venom gushed from Magellan's body, covering the entire staircase in the blink of an eye.

"Poison Path!"

Magellan stepped onto the venom, using its slippery surface to shoot downward like he was flying.

Before long.

Magellan had descended from the first level, Crimson Lotus Hell, to the fifth level, Extreme Cold Hell.

Just as Lord Warden intended to press on in one go and charge straight into Infinite Hell.

A burly, powerfully built figure stood at the entrance to the staircase leading into Infinite Hell.

At this moment, anyone standing at the stairs to Infinite Hell definitely would not be prison personnel!

Magellan instinctively stopped and fixed his gaze on the person before him.

"Emporio Ivankov? Why are you here!?"

The moment he saw the figure clearly, Magellan's pupils contracted.

"According to the prison records, you were supposed to have died in Extreme Cold Hell!"

"As the Warden of Impel Down, you don't even know whether the prisoners in your own prison are dead or alive..."

With his hands on his hips, Ivankov winked in Magellan's direction.

"You really are... negligent!"

The instant his words fell.

Ivankov gave Magellan a fierce wink.

Death Blink!

A powerful Explosion Wind burst forth from before Ivankov and slammed directly into the stairs in front of Magellan.

Under the bombardment of that shockwave, a huge gap was instantly blown open in the venom-covered staircase.

"Even if you intend to stall me here."

Magellan's expression did not change in the slightest as dark purple venom formed a terrifying Poison Dragon behind him.

"Vongola Storm will never escape from Infinite Hell!"

No matter how the Okama King had managed to evade the prison staff's notice.

In Magellan's eyes, anyone blocking his path now was Vongola Storm's accomplice!

If that was the case.

Then he would execute them all together!

"Poison Dragon!"

No sooner said than done.

Magellan controlled the Poison Dragon and launched a thunderbolt-fast assault at the Okama King.

Caught off guard, the Okama King was struck directly in his enormous face by the Poison Dragon.

A plume of blinding smoke rose from Ivankov's face.

It was accompanied by a sizzling corrosion sound.

"AAAAAH—"

Ivankov dropped to his knees, letting out a bloodcurdling wail.

He wanted to cover his face with his hands, but feared touching the venom.

"My face! The venom is melting my face!! My face—"

Before Magellan could fully assess the battle situation—

The next moment—

Ivankov suddenly tore off his own face.

That huge face, still smoking faintly, looked like a horrifying "venom face mask."

"It can't melt! Hee-haw!"

Completely unscathed, Ivankov flashed Magellan a bright, cheerful smile.

"Because I was wearing heavy makeup! You were fooled!"

"..."

Watching Ivankov's "face-changing act," Magellan's venom dripped continuously from his body like cold sweat.

"A pointless trick!"

In the blink of an eye, the single Poison Dragon behind Magellan split into three.

The clawing venom dragons writhed through the air, each one radiating deadly toxic fumes.

"I don't have time to stay here and play with you!"

Magellan controlled the three Poison Dragons, ordering them to swarm Ivankov and attack from different angles.

Ivankov seemed unable to react in time and was bitten by all three Poison Dragons.

Purple poison blotches swiftly spread across the surface of his body.

Ivankov howled and collapsed once again.

This time, he did not get back up to perform his face-changing trick.

"Riot instigator, this is the execution you must endure."

Magellan walked up to Ivankov and looked down at the figure on the ground.

"For the next twenty-four hours, venom will continuously corrode you until you fall into endless hell!"

Having been hit by the Poison Dragon's venom, Ivankov was no different from a dead man in Magellan's eyes.

He stepped over the severely poisoned Ivankov and continued toward Infinite Hell.

As Magellan drew closer—

The roars of explosions became clearer and clearer.

Only after Magellan finally entered Infinite Hell did he clearly see what it looked like inside.

The ground was covered in dragon-headed gun turrets, which continuously bombarded the prisoners in their cells.

Aside from a very small number of exceptionally strong prisoners—

Most of the inmates confined in the cells had already gone still.

Magellan did not know whether these criminals were all dead.

Probably, perhaps, maybe... they were all dead.

Looking at the slaughterhouse-like scene before him, Magellan's eyes nearly split with rage.

His gaze instantly locked onto the only figure in Infinite Hell still moving freely.

"Vongola Storm!"

Magellan was beside himself with fury, and an endless torrent of venom erupted from him like a flash flood.

"What do you take life for!?"

"Warden."

Storm stopped what he was doing and looked toward the newcomer.

"I'm just clearing out trash. Does anyone have a problem with that?"

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