Xi Yan vs. Magellan

"Multiple Mixed Toxin?"

"No cure?"

Upon hearing Magellan's words, Bon Clay was dumbfounded.

If that's the case, does it mean they have no way to save Straw Hat?

"What do we do? This guy doesn't seem to be lying," Buggy said.

"Xi Yan, Straw Hat is dead, we..."

"What are you trying to say?" Xi Yan turned around and coldly interrupted Mr. 3, saying, "Are you trying to make me give up on Luffy?"

Seeing Xi Yan's icy gaze, Mr. 3 wisely shut his mouth, not daring to utter a single unnecessary word.

He knew very well that if he said anything about giving up on Straw Hat at this moment, the other party would definitely throw him into Venom.

Seeing that Mr. 3 said no more, Xi Yan withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Magellan.

He could tell that Magellan was most likely not lying.

After all... the other side knows our intelligence!

In this situation, using a poison that has no antidote is actually the optimal solution.

But... if Luffy really dies here, don't blame him for destroying this place!

Thinking of this, Xi Yan said, "Magellan, if Luffy dies, I will kill you all and then sink Underwater Great Prison Down to the bottom of the sea!"

"Believe me, I have the ability!"

Looking into Xi Yan's icy gaze, Magellan paused for a moment, then said coldly, "Let's see who's tougher!"

The opponent possessed powerful Water Release Technique, so Magellan did not doubt his words.

After all... if the other side were to return to the surface, they could manipulate the seawater to flood in and fill the Underwater Great Prison!

However, if he could keep the other party on the Fourth Floor forever, he wouldn't need to worry about this.

So... this time, he has to fight with everything he has!

"What to do, what to do..." Bon Clay said, "What should we do?"

Just then, an idea popped into Bon Clay's mind.

"By the way, Emporio Ivankov!!"

"Um?"

Buggy glanced at the boisterous Bon Clay and asked, "What, Emporio Ivankov?"

Bon Clay ignored the guy and instead looked at Xi Yan, saying, "Little Xi Yan, I know how to save Straw Hat!"

Xi Yan didn't mind how the other person addressed him; instead, he asked with some surprise, "What method?"

"Um?"

Magellan looked at Bon Clay with some confusion, completely unable to imagine what method the other could use to cure his poison.

After all... it was a super toxin composed of several deadly poisons mixed together, and even he couldn't cure someone poisoned by it!

But this guy... what exactly is he planning to do?

Glancing at Magellan, who was staring intently at him, Bon Clay quickly said, "Little Xi Yan, do you remember that Emporio Ivankov I mentioned?"

"I remember, what's wrong?"

"As long as we find him, we can definitely save Straw Hat!"

That's Emporio Ivankov, the woman known as a miracle worker; she must have a way to save the Straw Hat!

"Emporio Ivankov?"

Magellan frowned and began to search his mind for the image of this person.

Soon, one person came to mind.

' Ivankov, huh?'

Although he didn't know why the other person possessed the ability to neutralize the poison, unfortunately, that person was already dead!

Even if they get to the Level 5, they still won't be able to find that guy.

Not only that, they will also be eaten by the terrifying Military Wolves!

Thinking of this, Magellan sneered, his eyes turning somewhat mocking.

After listening to Bon Clay's words, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll leave it to you!"

"You guys go to the Level 5, I'll stop this guy."

Although we don't know what kind of person Emporio Ivankov is, we have to try since there's a way to save Luffy!

"Clear!"

Bon Clay nodded, then turned to look at Luffy, intending to carry him away.

However, the other party's body was covered in venom, making it impossible to touch, which greatly troubled Bon Clay.

"Damn it, I can't touch it!"

Although he didn't mind sharing the pain of being infected by the venom with the other person, if he were also knocked down by the venom, he wouldn't be able to save Straw Hat!

After all... Clown Buggy and Mr. 3 are not exactly reliable.

No, Mr. 3's abilities are still useful!

Thinking of this, Bon Clay said, "Mr. 3, quickly make a stretcher with your candles, let's take the Straw Hat away!"

"I told you, my abilities are ineffective here!" Mr. 3 said. "They'll melt in three seconds."

Once he reached this floor, he became a "three-second real man" (meaning he could only be a man for three seconds).

But there was nothing he could do; candles are simply resistant to high temperatures.

"What are we going to do?" Bon Clay exclaimed in frustration.

Then he noticed the Minotaur approaching.

"That's right, the Minotaur!" Bon Clay exclaimed in surprise.

"Let him take Luffy the next level," Xi Yan said. "This guy has incredibly strong vitality; he should be able to withstand the poison for a while."

Then, Xi Yan manipulated Luffy Minotaur and quickly ran towards the back Great Gate.

Once they escape this scorching area, Mr. 3's Devil Fruit ability will be usable. Even if the Minotaur is killed by the venom, he can still use it to pull Luffy.

"Quick, let's catch up!" said Bon Clay.

"Profound!"

Buggy and Mr. 3 didn't waste any words; they immediately got up from the ground and ran towards the Great Gate in the distance.

"You're not leaving here!" Magellan roared.

As he spoke, several more Poison Dragon appeared on his body, which he then controlled and Poison Dragon towards Luffy and his crew!

"Don't even think about it!"

Xi Yan's eyes narrowed as he shouted.

As he spoke, he quickly retreated and landed on a platform not far from the Great Gate.

In this way, blind spots will not appear.

Subsequently, Xi Yan activated his Water Release Technique.

"Water Release · Water Wall!"

"Boom!!"

A massive wall of water appeared out of nowhere in front of Xi Yan, forcefully blocking the several Poison Dragon and successfully halting Magellan's attack.

"Xi Yan, I'm counting on you!" Buggy shouted without turning his head as he ran to the Great Gate, "You absolutely have to stop this guy!"

"Don't worry," Xi Yan said without turning his head, "I'll hold him off."

As he spoke, Xi Yan began to ponder.

'Let's go find the medicine room here,' Xi Yan thought to himself.

Although Magellan said there was no cure for his poison, he still had to go to the infirmary.

Even if there's only a sliver of hope, he'll give it a try!

Thinking of this, Xi Yan created a Shadow Clone.

The Shadow Clone nodded to Xi Yan, then, carrying some of the venom that had been on Luffy, burrowed underground and quickly left the area.

With this venom sample, we can determine whether the people here can create an antidote.

"You think that by blocking my way, that kid will survive?" Magellan said, watching the water wall gradually disappear. "That kid has been poisoned by my Mixed Toxin; he's beyond saving!"

As he spoke, Magellan glanced at the ground to his side.

His Observation Haki detected an aura identical to that of the person in front of him.

'A clone?'

Magellan narrowed his eyes as he recalled the intelligence given to him by the Navy Headquarters.

'A clone possessing the same aura as the original, but lacking resilience; it will disappear upon receiving a potentially fatal attack,' Magellan thought to himself. 'In that case, it's probably the original body that's holding me back.'

But what was the purpose of the opponent sending out clones?

Are they planning to find a medical clinic to see if they can get an antidote to save Straw Hat?

Ha, what a naive fellow, thinking he's lying?

Even if this guy hypnotizes everyone in the medical room, he still won't get the antidote to save Straw Hat!

Of course, as the warden of the Underwater Great Prison, he couldn't just stand by and watch the other party's clone leave.

With this in mind, Magellan manipulated the Poison Dragon to launch an attack on the ground in the distance.

"Don't even think about it!"

Xi Yan appeared quickly in front of Magellan and punched the Poison Dragon!

"Bump!"

The force of this punch created a huge hole in the Poison Dragon, forcefully stopping Magellan's attack.

The clone, taking advantage of this opportunity, left the place as quickly as possible.

Seeing that he couldn't quickly eliminate the opponent's clone, Magellan turned his attention to Xi Yan.

"It seems I was right," Magellan said, looking at Xi Yan. "You were planning to send your clone to find the antidote, weren't you?"

With his arms sizzling, Xi Yan sneered, "Heh, who knows?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it," Magellan said. "Anyway, there's no cure for my poison!"

"Straw Hat, you're dead meat!"

Magellan had absolute confidence in his poison!

This time, Xi Yan ignored the guy and used his ability to restore his arm to its original state.

"Immortality, huh?"

Staring at Xi Yan's recovered body, Magellan's expression darkened as he said, "I refuse to believe you're truly invincible!"

"Poison Dragon!"

"Boom!!"

Several Poison Dragon, even darker in color than before, rushed out from behind Magellan and lunged fiercely at Xi Yan.

Seeing this, Xi Yan shouted, "Susanoo!"

"Weng~"

A pale golden skull armor swiftly appeared on Xi Yan's body, successfully blocking the poisonous Poison Dragon!

"Bump!!"

"Sizzle sizzle~"

"Um?"

A hint of surprise appeared in Xi Yan's eyes as he glanced at the sizzling Susanoo.

"Susanoo?"

Just how terrifying is this guy's poison?

"Bump!"

Just as Xi Yan was observing his Susanoo, Magellan appeared in front of Xi Yan and punched him!

"Exploding Poison Fist!!!"

"Snap!"

A fist imbued with Armament Haki slammed into the area corroded by the deadly poison, shattering the pale gold ribs.

"Bump!"

Xi Yan was thrown backward a distance by the force, and at the same time suffered Magellan's poison attack.

"Sizzle!"

The terrifying purplish-red toxin rushed down the broken skin onto Xi Yan 'Xi Yan face, immediately causing him indescribable pain.

'What a terrifying poison!'

Just a moment of contact and your body is already corroded? No wonder you're the warden of the Underwater Great Prison!

This level of toxin is probably too much for anyone to withstand!

For a moment, Xi Yan felt fortunate that Luffy hadn't been poisoned by this kind of poison, otherwise he wouldn't have had a chance to save him.

"Now you know how powerful I am, Ninja Kid!" Magellan said coldly.

To break through that pale gold skull armor, he specifically used the most corrosive poison!

This level of toxin can corrode even the hardest rocks!

'Now, this kid should finally...'

Before Magellan could finish his thought, he discovered that the boy had vanished from the spot.

This immediately darkened his expression.

"So it wasn't that simple after all."

Magellan glanced at Xi Yan, who had reappeared on the Long Bridge, and asked in a deep voice, "What exactly is your ability?"

Not only is he immortal, but even his clothes can revert to their original state... What kind of ability does this kid have?!

"I have no intention of explaining my abilities to you," Xi Yan said.

Magellan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then coldly said, "I refuse to believe I can't kill you!"

Although we don't know exactly what this seemingly immortal ability is, this invincible power definitely has some kind of special limitation.

For example... there may be a limit on the number of attempts or a time limit!

If he can push the opponent to their limit, he can take this guy down!

With that thought in mind, Magellan quickly rushed towards Xi Yan and launched an attack.

"Highly Toxic Gas!"

"Bang!"

A ball of purple liquid was protruded by Magellan and rushed towards Xi Yan at an extremely fast speed.

Then, it exploded in front of him, turning into a huge cloud of purple smoke!

"Is it that trick again?"

Xi Yan sneered, "Magellan, the same tricks won't work on me!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Boom!!"

A gust of wind spewed out from Xi Yan's mouth, forcefully dispersing the purple mist in front of him and restoring the surrounding area to its original state.

"He even knows Wind Release?"

Magellan frowned as he looked at Xi Yan, clearly not expecting this guy to know Wind Release.

As a result, some of his poisons could no longer be used.

"Come on, Magellan."

Xi Yan gestured to Magellan, inviting him to use his skills, and said, "Show me what else you have to offer."

"Of course, you can also try attacking me with Poisonous Gas to see if it works."

"What a... arrogant brat!"

Magellan's expression turned cold. He then removed the two weapons from his head and quickly charged towards Xi Yan.

"Although I prefer to rely on poison to attack, that doesn't mean my Body Technique are weak!"

Before he finished speaking, Magellan had already rushed in front of Xi Yan and swung his poisoned weapon at him!

"Boom!!"

"Um?"

Magellan glanced at Xi Yan, who had dodged his attack, and said with narrowed eyes, "He actually chose to dodge... Has his immortality run out?"

The opponent is immortal; there's no reason for them to fear my poison.

But this time, the opponent chose to dodge... Was it because they had run out of chances, or had their immortality run out?

Xi Yan first glanced at the Long Bridge with a hole corroded by Magellan, then looked at Magellan and said, "But no one says I have to take your attack head-on, Magellan."

"The interplay of reality and illusion, the interplay of truth and falsehood, isn't that what makes it more interesting?"

At this point, Xi Yan's lips curled into a smile, and he tilted his head slightly to look at Magellan, continuing, "Guess whether you can really kill me now?"

Seeing Xi Yan's provocative expression, Magellan's face turned cold as he said, "What an annoying brat."

Just as the other party said, he also had no way of knowing whether the other party would be killed now.

But... no matter what, he has to keep this guy here today!

With this in mind, Magellan launched another attack.

"You brat, die!"

Armament Haki quickly enveloped the poisonous weapon, and then it was fiercely struck towards Xi Yan!

Seeing this, Xi Yan activated Susanoo without hesitation, wrapping the pale Golden Armor around his body.

"Good timing! Take this punch!"

The pale gold skull armor raised its massive arm and swung it at Magellan!

"Clang!"

"Boom!!!"

"This is the Great Gate to the Level 5," Bon Clay said anxiously. "Mr. 3, quickly use your ability to open the Great Gate!"

The temperature here has almost returned to normal, and he believes Mr. 3's abilities will definitely be usable.

"I see!"

Mr. 3 nodded, then went to the Great Gate and quickly used his Devil Fruit ability to create a key that could open the Great Gate.

"Squeak~"

As the Great Gate opened, a biting gust of cold wind rushed out, causing the group to instinctively shiver.

"It's... so cold?"

Mr. 3 instinctively hugged his arms and said, "We're not wearing warm clothes, won't we freeze to death inside?"

It's already this cold even before going inside; if we went in, we'd freeze to death!

"Even if it's cold, we have to go in!" Bon Clay said. "Don't forget why Xi Yan was able to let us smoothly enter the Level 5!"

That man single-handedly stopped the incredibly terrifying Magellan!

If they back down here, are they still friends?!

"That's true," Buggy said, sniffling. "It's cold here, but it's better than going back to face Magellan."

With their strength, Magellan could have wiped them out with his poison in a single encounter!

Thinking about it that way, the low temperature here doesn't seem so bad.

"All right."

Mr. 3 nodded as if accepting his fate, and stopped being coy.

Just then, the Minotaur, who had been holding onto Luffy, suddenly collapsed to the ground, its body trembling uncontrollably.

Clearly, he had reached his limit.

Even if he doesn't die, he won't be able to move anymore.

"Damn it, of all times he had to fall down." Bon Clay gritted his teeth and said, "Looks like we'll have to use Candle Sleigh to take him away."

Then, Bon Clay turned his attention to Mr. 3 and gestured for him to make a sled.

Without a word, Mr. 3 immediately used his Devil Fruit power to create a sled, and then used another Devil Fruit to create a Candle Rod to lift Luffy up and put him on the sled.

"Good!"

"That way we can drag the Straw Hat along!" said Bon Clay.

After saying that, he took a deep breath, grabbed the sled handle, and rushed towards the Level 5!

"Keep up!"

"Hey, can you make a dress out of candles?" Buggy asked.

Although they don't have any extra clothes to wear right now, if they could get a Candle Clothes, it would be useful for keeping warm.

"Unless you want to die even faster."

After Mr. 3 finished speaking, he turned and chased after Bon Clay without looking back.

Buggy:???

What does that mean?