Powerful Mangekyō Sharingan, the Controlled Minotaur!

"It's just ahead."

Bon Clay pointed to the high platform in the distance and said, "That's where you enter the next level."

Hearing Bon Clay's words, everyone subconsciously looked in the direction he was referring to.

"Why does the air there seem to be distorted?" Buggy said.

Of course.

"Because we're heading to the chimneys of Blazing Hell!" Bon Clay explained.

"A chimney from Blazing Hell?!" Buggy exclaimed, dumbfounded. "Are you kidding me? Wouldn't you get burned to death if you went in there?"

Chimneys are where hot air is transported, and the temperature there can be quite high!

Going in from here is practically suicide, isn't it?

While it's not guaranteed you'll die from the burns, even a burn is incredibly painful.

"I actually think this is a good thing," Xi Yan said. "At least if we go in from here, we won't be blocked by Magellan immediately."

Although it's unclear whether the other side's absence earlier was due to Hancock, now that they've reached the third level, Magellan can't just sit idly by.

He thought about it for a moment and concluded that there was a very high chance that guy was blocking the Great Gate to the third floor.

As for moving it underground?

Ultimately, it can only dive to a depth of a few meters.

Magellan, as the warden of Underwater Great Prison, undoubtedly possesses incredibly powerful Observation Haki!

For such a person, the Earth Release Technique is highly unlikely to fool their opponent.

Therefore, going this way is actually the best option.

"Magellan, huh?"

Buggy said with a slight headache, "Then let's go this way."

Compared to that dreadful Magellan, the heat from this chimney is negligible.

After all... in Underwater Great Prison, being killed by Magellan's deadly poison was the most painful way to die!

"Blazing Hell," Mr. 3 said with a headache. "Once I enter there, my Candle Ability will most likely be ineffective."

The temperature on the third layer was already high enough to melt his candle, so the Fourth Floor would definitely be even more extreme!

"It's alright, Ace isn't on the Fourth Floor anyway."

"Is that what I meant?" Mr. 3 retorted. "I meant that I don't have much fighting power left on the Fourth Floor."

"It's okay, I'll protect you!" Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

Since the other party could create the key to unlock the Seastone Handcuffs, he naturally had to protect this man.

Mr. 3 sighed as he watched Luffy at him.

He never imagined he'd be protected by this man. He nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."

"Profound!"

"Let's go, we..."

Before Bon Clay could finish speaking, they heard a series of heavy footsteps, as if some enormous creature was running towards them.

"Um?"

What's that noise?

The group instinctively looked to the side and then noticed a huge figure carrying a spiked club.

It was a cow that walked upright, looking somewhat dazed, like the kind that was easy to bully.

But his speed was terrifying; in just a few breaths, his opponent rushed from a great distance to him!

"What the hell is this?" Buggy exclaimed in shock.

Is this guy also Jailer Beasts? How come I've never seen him before?

"This guy is a Minotaur, Minotaur Jailer Beasts that lives on the Fourth Floor all year round!!" Bon Clay said anxiously, "This is a monster among monsters!"

He had witnessed firsthand how this terrifying being killed prisoners; it treated people like trash, without a shred of pity!

"An ability user?"

"I don't know."

"Who cares what it is?" Luffy said, biting his finger. "Anyone who gets in my way, I'll beat them up!"

Gear Third!

"Buzz~"

As Luffy activated his ability, his arm began to grow rapidly, eventually becoming a gigantic fist like that of the Giant Clan!

Then, Luffy up and launched an attack on the Minotaur.

"Rubber Giant Pistol!!"

As the enormous fist drew ever closer, the Minotaur's pupils contracted, and he instinctively raised his spiked club to block.

Unfortunately, Luffy's punch was incredibly powerful, and Luffy simply couldn't block it.

"Clang!"

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

Like a cannonball, Minotaur's massive body towards Luffy distant prison cells, smashing through many buildings before finally coming to a stop, buried beneath the rubble.

"What the hell is this?"

Looking at Luffy's enormous fist, Buggy exclaimed in shock, "Why have you gotten so big?"

That fist is as big as Giant Clan's fist! Is this something the Gum-Gum Fruit can do?

This is absolutely outrageous!

"That's truly astonishing."

Mr. 3 stared at Luffy in shock, never expecting him to unleash such a powerful attack. Was this still the Gum-Gum Fruit?

"Whoosh~"

"Click~"

As Luffy landed on the ground, he exhaled the excess air from his body and also deactivated Gear Third.

Then, he looked at Buggy and replied, "Ah, this is my move, called Gear Third."

"Huh?!!"

"How come you've shrunk again?"

Buggy's eyes bulged in shock as he watched Luffy to Little One.

"It's just a side effect; it'll get better soon."

Luffy thought for a moment. This time, he grew bigger for a few seconds, so the shrinking time should also be a few seconds, right?

"What an adorable Straw Hat."

Bon Clay clasped his hands together and cheerfully approached Luffy.

At that moment, he felt his girlish heart bursting with excitement!

"Hey, Bon Clay, don't pinch my cheeks!"

"Hahaha, because you're so cute!" Bon Clay happily lifted Luffy up, then started spinning Bon Clay around.

However, as he spun around, Luffy returned to his original size.

Bon Clay:...

Oh no, my cute Straw Hat is gone.

Just then, a booming sound came from afar, sounding like a stone being thrown into the air.

"Boom!!"

"Um?"

Looking in the direction the sound came from, Xi Yan frowned and said, "It's the direction that Minotaur out from."

"What the hell? Could it be that that guy wasn't killed?!" Mr. 3 exclaimed in shock.

That huge fist must have broken the other person's bones by now.

Even so, is there no way to make that guy lose consciousness?

Is this... even possible?!

"Forget about whether it's possible or not, let's run!" Buggy said. "I don't want to get hit by that guy's club either."

If someone were hit by such a huge spiked club, they would be seriously injured, if not killed.

"Let's go, hurry to that chimney."

"Profound!"

The group nodded and then quickly ran towards their target area, arriving there soon after.

"Is this the chimney?" Luffy said, looking up at the top of the hill.

"Yes."

Bon Clay nodded, then leaped up and jumped onto the platform, saying, "Remember not to use too much force, or you might fall into the Blood Pool and sea of fire below."

"Profound!"

After several people rushed up there, they immediately felt the terrifying heat.

"It's so much hotter in here than outside," Luffy said, sticking out his tongue.

Mr. 3 fared even worse; he felt like his whole body was melting.

"It hurts so much..."

"Are we really going to go down from here?" Buggy wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "It doesn't seem like a likely solution to this."

Putting aside the height issue, just rushing down into that terrifying steam would probably scald you to death.

They're not invincible Logia.

"If you don't want to go down from here, you can try entering the Fourth Floor through the Great Gate."

Buggy:...

Should he go through the Great Gate to the Fourth Floor?

Even if you enter, you will be struck by Magellan's venom the moment you enter, and eventually become a corpse tainted by the venom.

Thinking this through, Buggy shook his head and said, "Never mind, let's go this way."

Even if you might be scalded to death, that's better than being poisoned by Magellan.

"Hahaha, once we enter the Fourth Floor from here, we can quickly enter the Level 5," Bon Clay said, hands on his hips.

This enormous chimney is located in the center of the Fourth Floor; once you go down, you'll soon reach the Great Gate to the Level 5.

Thinking of this, Bon Clay became somewhat excited and said, "I must meet that lord then!"

"That sir?"

Hearing Bon Clay's words, Luffy asked curiously, "Who is it?"

Xi Yan looked at Bon Clay with some curiosity. Could it be that this guy knew someone here?

"He is the Queen of the Kama Bakka Kingdom, the most admired and strongest transvestite in the world!" Bon Clay exclaimed excitedly. "He is... Emporio Ivankov, known as the Miracle Woman!"

"I've wanted to meet him for a long time!"

"If all goes well, I hope we can rescue him as well."

Then he will go with that adult to the legendary Okama Kingdom to experience real life!!

"I never knew transvestites had kingdoms!" Luffy exclaimed in shock. "Amazing!"

"Hahaha, of course there's a kingdom!" Bon Clay laughed. "If we have the chance, I'll take you to see it."

"OK!"

Luffy grinned, a hint of anticipation rising within him for the so-called Okama Kingdom.

However, unlike the two who were happy, the expressions of Xi Yan and the other two were somewhat subtle.

The three people standing side by side looked at Bon Clay with complicated expressions.

"Ladyboys and stuff..."

As if by telepathy, the three of them sighed in unison.

"Why."

Just then, the familiar footsteps sounded again, and then a huge creature jumped in through the window.

"Moo!"

"This guy really didn't get taken down!" Buggy exclaimed in frustration. "He's incredibly resilient!"

That punch from the Straw Hat Pirates would have definitely killed him!

But this Minotaur seems completely unaffected?

Are these the Jailer Beasts from Underwater Great Prison?

"Hey, big guy," Xi Yan stepped forward and said, "You're pretty tough."

Moo?

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, the Minotaur instinctively turned its gaze to Xi Yan, then raised its spiked club, intending to smash Xi Yan to death.

However, before he could even make a move, he saw a pair of incredibly terrifying eyes, which instinctively made him realize the danger.

Unfortunately, the moment the Minotaur saw those eyes, it was already beyond the control of the Xi Yan.

"Clang!"

Looking at the Minotaur under his control, Xi Yan nodded in satisfaction.

In this way, this very tough punching bag temporarily belongs to their side.

"Hmm?" Bon Clay glanced at the now-quiet Minotaur with a puzzled look, then turned to Xi Yan and asked, "What did you do?"

Why is the Minotaur, which was just moments ago extremely violent, now completely silent?

"Ah, I just hypnotized him," Xi Yan explained. "That way, he can become part of our fighting force."

"Huh?!!"

Bon Clay stared at Xi Yan in shock, his face filled with disbelief.

The other person didn't seem to do anything, so how did you hypnotize them?

This... what kind of terrifying Devil Fruit ability is this?!

'An ability that even the Jailer Beasts couldn't resist should be able to hypnotize him!'

As if he had just remembered something, Bon Clay instinctively hugged his arms tightly.

Xi Yan:???

Xi Yan looked at Bon Clay with a puzzled expression, wondering what was wrong with this guy and why he was making such a strange face.

However, instinctively, Xi Yan felt a chill.

"That's amazing, Xi Yan!" Buggy exclaimed, leaning closer. "With this fighting force, our chances of winning are even greater!"

The fact that the Jailer Beasts could still run back and chase after them alive after being attacked by Straw Hat speaks volumes about its strength.

"Hmm." Xi Yan nodded and said, "I just wonder how many guys like that are left."

"Four."

Once he regained his composure, Bon Clay said, "Although I've only seen this one, I've heard from others that there are four such Jailer Beasts in the Underwater Great Prison."

"No way, there are four guys this powerful?!" Buggy exclaimed in disbelief.

Does that mean there are three more powerful Jailer Beasts waiting for them down there?!

Thinking about this, Buggy felt a little apprehensive.

"Who cares how many there are!" Luffy said, "I'll beat them all to a pulp!"

Buggy:...

Looking at Luffy's serious face, Buggy felt a headache coming on.

This guy is even more reckless than he imagined.

If he encountered Magellan, would he also have to go up and throw a punch?

"It doesn't matter what happens," Mr. 3 said, sticking out his tongue. "I just want to get out of here as soon as possible."

Staying in this extremely hot area, Mr. 3 felt like he was living a life worse than death.

If possible, he hoped to rescue Fire Fist Ace as soon as possible so that they could leave this damned Underwater Great Prison sooner!

"Then let's set off."

After Xi Yan finished speaking, he grinned and said, "Everyone, hold on tight, we're about to arrive at our destination: Blazing Hell!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Yan slammed his fist into the platform below, breaking the connection!

"Boom!!"

As the floor cracked, a huge brick, several meters in size and half a meter thick, carried everyone downwards.

"Huh?"

"Eh!!!"