The Noisy Bunch, Taste the Power of Illusion!!

"Wow, there are so many rooms here," Luffy said, looking around. "Are all of these prison cells?"

"Most likely," Xi Yan said, "Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough space to imprison so many prisoners."

"Too."

"Um?"

Looking back at Xi Yan squatting on the ground, Luffy asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Why aren't you hurrying off to find that Great Gate? What are you doing squatting here?

"Let me see if I can use Earth Release Technique to go directly to the next level," Xi Yan said.

"Yeah, and Earth Release Technique too!"

Luffy immediately got excited and ran over with a look of excitement, saying, "Is that okay?"

If they could use Earth Release Technique to enter the next level, they wouldn't need to bother looking for that so-called Great Gate.

"Although the difficulty of using Earth Release Technique has increased, it is indeed usable." Xi Yan frowned and said, "It's just... we can't directly enter the next level."

Judging from the Chakra reaction, certain areas of the floor were made of a very special material, and his Earth Release Technique was unable to transport anyone to the next level.

In this case, the only option left is to resort to violent destruction.

However, violent destruction would easily attract the attention of the prison guards, and the situation on the next floor is unknown... It wouldn't be good if I fell into some terrible place.

With that in mind, Xi Yan temporarily abandoned the idea.

Then, Xi Yan stood up, looked at Luffy, and said, "Let's go, Luffy, let's go to that door."

"You can use Earth Release Technique to get through the Great Gate!"

"I'm not sure." Xi Yan shook his head and said, "Let's go take a look first."

If the area below is also paved with a special material, his Earth Release Technique is a technique used to escape through earth) won't be able to get through.

However, we'll need to go to the site to find out for sure.

"Oh."

Luffy scratched his head. Although he didn't quite understand what Xi Yan meant, since Xi Yan had said so, he would just go along with it.

Then, Xi Yan led Luffy, avoiding some surveillance cameras, and ran towards the target area.

"If the Earth Release Technique can't penetrate underground over there, we'll have to try cutting the Great Gate open," Xi Yan said as he ran.

"Profound!"

Just then, the two suddenly heard a shrill scream, as if the guy had encountered something incredibly terrifying.

This change caused the two of them to instinctively stop in their tracks.

"What's going on?" Xi Yan glanced at the area to the side and said, "Could someone have escaped from prison?"

If someone were to escape, they could easily bring danger here.

Should we go over and take a look?

"Why bother with the past? He's not someone we know anyway, no need to care."

After shaking his head, Xi Yan pointed to the passage on the side and said, "Let's go this way, so we don't get caught by that guy..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, he heard a strange sound.

"Whoosh~"

"That voice is..."

Seeing the shadow growing larger beneath his feet, Xi Yan's expression changed, and he grabbed Luffy and jumped into the passage.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

The enormous steel cone crashed into the ground, creating huge craters!

This scene completely stunned Luffy.

"What's going on?!"

If Xi Yan had been even a fraction slower, he would have been smashed through by that giant cone.

"This should be the defense mechanism of the Underwater Great Prison," Xi Yan said as he stood up.

But... how is this triggered?

He could confirm that when the two of them arrived, they didn't encounter anything unusual, not even the floorboards.

This means that the mechanism wasn't triggered because the two of them touched something.

'Could it be that it will launch an attack as soon as it detects someone?' Xi Yan wondered.

However, he rejected the idea as soon as it appeared in Xi Yan's mind.

After all, there are jailers in this place, so they can't just attack anyone they see.

So... it has a system for identifying friend or foe?

'It's not impossible,' Xi Yan thought, stroking his chin.

If you think about it carefully, if they can even create Bio-weapon, it's not impossible for them to create a friend-or-foe identification system.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan said, "Luffy, you need to be careful from now on, maybe..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, he noticed many small holes appearing on the wall, from which a large number of harpoons flew out!

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

With lightning speed, Xi Yan drew his Kusanagi Sword and slashed all the harpoons flying towards them.

"Where did this harpoon come from?!"

Looking at the broken fish spear that grazed him as it flew away, Luffy broke out in a cold sweat; he had almost been blown to the head.

Glancing at the purple liquid clinging to the harpoon, Xi Yan frowned and said, "It's not just the harpoon; it's also poisoned."

That's ruthless!

However, from the other person's perspective, it seems there's nothing wrong with doing this.

After all... criminals who dare to escape are highly likely to be sentenced to death, so killing them directly is not a problem.

After glancing around and finding no more traps, Xi Yan said, "Let's go, let's get out of here first."

"Profound!"

Soon, the two passed through the corridor and arrived at the prison area in C Area on the first floor.

"Huh?!"

The pirates in the cells were dumbfounded when they saw the two people appear in the corridor.

"Hey, are those two jailers?"

"He's not wearing a jailer's uniform... it shouldn't be him."

"Then how did they get outside?"

"I don't know..."

The pirates looked at each other, then seemed to have thought of something, and their eyes began to light up.

If the other side was able to escape, then... does that mean they can too?

Thinking of this, the pirates excitedly shouted, "Hey, you two, wait a minute!"

"Please wait a moment!"

"Ah?"

"What's wrong?"

Luffy instinctively stopped and turned to look at the other person with a puzzled expression, asking, "What do you want?"

"Ignore them, Luffy."

Xi Yan glanced at the cell; even though the other party hadn't directly stated their purpose, he could guess what it was.

'They probably want us to release them.'

Unfortunately, he had no interest in dealing with these guys.

"Don't be so heartless, buddy~" the pirate said with a fawning expression, "Although I don't know how you got here, it's better to have more people if you want to escape."

"You're right, after you release us, we can help you take down the jailers!"

"That's right, that's right, we can help too!"

Xi Yan didn't answer, but just glanced at the group of guys with a hint of speechlessness.

The jailer mentioned earlier that contestants with bounties exceeding 100 million would be imprisoned on the Level 5, and the Underwater Great Prison is divided into levels 1 to 5... no, if we include the level on the surface, then it's six levels!

And how strong could these pirates imprisoned on the top level possibly be?

Whether the reward will reach ten million is still unknown.

To put it bluntly, they're just small fry.

Therefore, Xi Yan doesn't think these guys can play any role.

Perhaps sensing the disdain in Xi Yan's eyes, the pirates said, "Brother, don't let our appearance fool you, we're actually quite strong."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes."

Pirates:...

Xi Yan's "yes, yes, yes" left the pirates speechless.

"Luffy, let's go, ignore them," Xi Yan said. "Don't forget our purpose."

They infiltrated secretly this time; doing anything unnecessary would make them easy to be discovered.

"Profound!"

The pirates were completely dumbfounded as they watched the two turn and leave.

"Don't leave! Take us with you and we'll escape!"

"Damn it, don't be so selfish!"

"Selfish?"

Xi Yan glanced at the man who had spoken and said, "Do we know you?"

Ultimately, this is only the first time we've met, so why is this being used as a pretext for moral blackmail?

"Damn it, if you don't release us, I'll tell the jailers what you've been doing!"

"That's right!"

"Brother, you didn't want this either..."

"Noisy!"

Xi Yan glanced at the cell where the conversation had taken place, and his eyes immediately changed.

"Clang!"

The Mangekyō Sharingan- level Illusion immediately froze them in place.

Then, these guys let out a bloodcurdling scream, as if they had seen something horrific.

"Don't come any closer!!"

"I'm sorry... I won't do it again!"

"Kill me! Kill me!!!"

"Ah!!!"

Finally, these guys collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and a faint stench of foul odor could still be smelled.

Clearly, these guys were terrified.

Pirates:!!!

Seeing this, the pirates in the other cells instinctively took a few steps back, their faces filled with terror.

"How terrifying..."

"What did this man do? Why did he turn into this after just one look at me?"

"Devil Fruit User...?"

Seeing Xi Yan coldly watching them, everyone subconsciously swallowed, fearing that this man might do the same to them.

Fortunately, Xi Yan only glanced at them before looking away, which put their minds at ease.

"Let's go, Luffy."

"Profound!"

After watching the two leave, the pirates finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

"Call..."

"What a terrifying man."

"Damn it, I finally got a chance to escape, but I ran into someone like this..."

"Idiot, shut your mouth!" Another person immediately covered his mouth and said, "If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

The cell next door was killed by a single look from the other side because a few bastards were too talkative.

He didn't want to follow in his footsteps.

The prisoners all sighed as they watched the two figures gradually disappear into the distance.

The chance to escape... was gone just like that.

"Damn it, when will these bastards ever stop?!"

Buggy was furious as he watched the Broggly chasing him from behind.

I thought I could escape from here unnoticed, but I was discovered by Surveillance Den Den Mushi halfway there, and then I was chased all the way... What kind of situation is this!

Just then, a huge Broggly rushed up behind Buggy and swung its axe at his body several times!

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

With a few swings of the axe, Buggy was cut into several pieces, but unfortunately, this man possessed the power to Chop-Chop, and even if he was cut into strips, he could restore himself to his original shape.

"Trying to kill me with a slash? Absolutely not!"

"Hahaha!" Buggy laughed arrogantly.

"Look, it's Bucky!"

"This guy actually came back?"

"He was being chased here, hahaha."

"Buggy, you bastard, just die already!"

"Hmph, I won't let these guys kill me!" Buggy gradually increased his running speed, shouting, "You bunch of idiots have no idea how strong I really am!"

"Hahahaha!"

Buggy, laughing loudly, quickly left the area and rushed towards the corner in the distance.

But as he turned the corner, Buggy froze, because... he saw an incredibly familiar figure.

"Straw... Straw Hat?!"

Buggy's eyes reddened as he looked at the man at the end of the corridor.

"Straw Hat!!"

"Why are you here, you bastard!"

"Ah?"

Upon hearing Buggy's voice, Luffy instinctively turned around and glanced behind him.

"This guy..."

Looking at the familiar face, Luffy frowned, then exclaimed with a look of Satori realization, "It's Buggy."

Xi Yan looked at Buggy with some surprise, not expecting to encounter one of Uncle Rayleigh's trainees here.

"You damn straw Straw Hat, have you forgotten who I am?!" Buggy roared.

That jerk's expression... he must have forgotten who he is!

With that thought in mind, Buggy started running towards them.

However, before he could run a few steps, Broggly rushed over from the corridor and cleaved Buggy in two with an axe!

"Puff!"

Xi Yan:...

Seeing Buggy, still running towards them despite being split in two, Xi Yan's lips twitched. "What a weird feeling..."

Is this the power of the Chop-Chop Fruit? It's truly amazing.

I wonder if this guy would even survive if he were chopped into mincemeat.

"Ha ha ha, a grand assembly of Chop-Chop!" Buggy laughed, "Slashes are useless against me!"

After saying that, Buggy continued running towards Luffy and the others.

Seeing this, Xi Yan frowned and said, "They really know how to cause me trouble."

Then, Xi Yan activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and cast Illusion on the several Broggly.

"Clang!"

Upon seeing Xi Yan Broggly ' eyes, their bodies immediately froze on the spot.

Then, as if receiving some kind of command, the Broggly turned and left, Giant Axe in hand.

"Um?"

Buggy, noticing the commotion behind him, instinctively looked back and then noticed Broggly's situation.

These guys... actually left on their own?

"What's going on?" Buggy stopped and asked in confusion, "Why did you stop chasing me?"

Buggy's eyes were full of confusion as he watched several Broggly running off down the side street, weapons in hand.

But Buggy quickly gave up thinking about it because he couldn't figure out why.

'I don't know what happened, but at least I'm saved!'

Thinking of this, Buggy breathed a sigh of relief, then put his hands on his hips and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, it seems Lady Luck is on my side after all!"

"Hahaha!"

Looking at Buggy, who was laughing with his hands on his hips like a lunatic, Xi Yan remarked, "Is this guy an idiot?"

"Mmm... mmm!"

Luffy thought for a moment, then nodded in strong agreement.

This guy named Buggy is definitely an idiot!

Buggy:...

Upon hearing their conversation, Buggy's laughter abruptly stopped, and he looked like a duck whose throat had been choked, which was quite comical.

Then, he roared angrily, "You bastard, who's Red Nose?!"

Xi Yan:???

When did he say this guy had a red nose?

This guy is definitely out of his mind!