Impel Down, Level Four: Blazing Hell.
The entire level resembled a massive iron cauldron. Below lay a boiling pool of blood and a sea of flames, while crisscrossing stone bridges stretched overhead.
The laboring prisoners carried heavy loads on their shoulders, their bare feet stepping onto the red-hot ground. White smoke rose with a sizzle from the flayed flesh of their soles.
Unlike usual, the guards who should have been whipping the prisoners were now fully armed and standing guard at the stairway.
Each of them held their weapons tightly, focused and holding their breath as if disaster were about to strike.
"Looks like something interesting happened," Daz Bonez murmured, a massive pillar resting on his shoulder.
Suddenly, something seemed to catch the corner of his eye, and he looked up.
The ceiling between the fourth and third levels was hollowed out. The scorching steam below constantly rose upward, creating the barren, scorched desert environment of Starvation Hell.
"AAAAAH!!!"
"We're going to fall into the sea of fire!!"
"What kind of idiotic route is this?!"
To his shock, several earth-shaking screams came from above as more than a dozen black dots plummeted from the sky!
"That's—!"
As the black dots drew closer, Daz Bonez gradually made out their figures and froze in place.
Green hair, three swords, eyes as fierce as a beast—
"Roronoa?! And Straw Hat Boy!"
Bang!!
Reiner fell at high speed, both feet slamming heavily onto the bridge. Cracks instantly exploded across the ground.
The hawk flapped its wings and landed steadily, while Chopper and Usopp's legs gave out beneath them as they collapsed onto its back.
"Myriad Purple and Red!"
Click.
Robin crossed her arms, and countless arms sprouted from her back to form wings, carrying her down in a glide.
"Room, Shambles!"
A transparent circle