The Ingenious Uses of Clone Technique and Transformation Technique~

"This must be it."

Bon Clay, now transformed into Hannibal Lecter, looked up at the sign in front of him and said...

Then, the man composed himself, pushed open the door, and went inside.

"The Vice Warden?"

Looking at Hannibal, who was wrapped in bandages, the prison guard in the control room said in surprise, "You're awake?"

"Hmm." Hannibal nodded. "How's the situation now?"

"I don't know," the jailer shook his head and said, "The monitoring room on the first floor was damaged by someone, so we have no way of knowing the specifics."

All we know is that Warden Magellan is currently targeting those pirates.

"Was it vandalized?"

Hannibal looked surprised; he didn't recall anyone vandalizing the surveillance room when they left.

Could it have been done by Blackbeard's crew?

"Yes, that's right." The jailer nodded, then said, "Vice Warden, I think you should get some rest first."

"I heard you were almost..."

Although he didn't finish his sentence, Hannibal understood what he meant.

"How can I possibly rest peacefully at a time like this?" Hannibal sighed.

The other guards hesitated, though they really wanted to say that the seriously injured Vice Warden might not be of much use in this situation.

After all, Warden Magellan's attack range was very wide, and anyone else going there would only cause trouble.

But since their own Vice Warden was working so hard, they couldn't really say anything.

"Alright, don't worry about me." ' Hannibal ' waved his hand, then said seriously, "Now, obey my command and open the Gate of Justice."

"Huh?!!"

The prison guards stared at Hannibal in shock and asked, "Vice Warden, why are you opening the Gate of Justice?"

"That's right, this might cause these pirates to escape."

The Gate of Justice is the last line of defense; if it were opened now, these pirates might actually escape.

If these escaped pirates were allowed to leave Underwater Great Prison would truly be over.

"Don't worry, I've already called for support from Navy Headquarters," Hannibal said calmly. "Now they need to come in through the Gate of Justice."

"So that's how it is!"

"As expected of the Vice Warden!"

Upon hearing that reinforcements were coming, the guards' eyes lit up.

If they had the support of Marine Admiral, these mere pirates would be no match for them!

With that thought in mind, the jailer pressed the Gate of Justice Switch to open the Gate of Justice without hesitation.

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

As the switch was pressed, the Gate of Justice in the distance began to sway slightly before slowly opening!

Seeing this, Hannibal slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

' Straw Hat, you must rescue your brother!'

In that case, my sacrifice will have been worthwhile!

Just then, Xi Yan pushed open the door and walked in, glancing at the people in the room and saying, "Oh, everyone's here."

"Huh?!!"

The jailers were dumbfounded when they saw Xi Yan walk in through the door.

Why is this man here?

"Little... Little Xi Yan?"

Hannibal looked at Xi Yan with a shocked expression, clearly not expecting this man to appear here.

"Little Xi Yan?"

Hearing the way the other person addressed him, Xi Yan was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Bon Clay?"

"You've turned into Hannibal?"

The only person who would address him like that is Bon Clay Feng.

Hannibal nodded upon hearing this, then realized what he meant and said, "Idiot, don't say it out loud!"

He had specifically impersonated Hannibal to give the orders in order to fool these foolish prison guards; if he were exposed, all his efforts would be in vain!

"What?! Isn't this Vice Warden Hannibal?!"

"But he looks like the Vice Warden."

"Wait, this Blood-Eyed Ninja calls this guy 'Bon Clay '... He might be Bon Clay, the one with the Copy-Copy Fruit ability!"

Upon hearing the jailer's voice, the others' pupils constricted.

"So, does that mean we've... helped the pirates?"

Now that the Gate of Justice have been opened, those pirates will probably be leaving the area of Underwater Great Prison soon, right?

Thinking about this, their hearts sank.

"Honestly, I didn't expect you to find out after all." ' Hannibal ' grinned and said, "That's right, I am Bon Clay!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hannibal slapped his own face, turning it back to its original appearance.

"Damn it, if that's the case, then we..."

"Hello!"

"You lot, look me in the eyes."

"Ah?"

Hearing Xi Yan's words, the prison guards subconsciously turned their gazes to Xi Yan, and then saw a pair of Sharinggan that were getting bigger and bigger.

"Clang!"

The next moment, the guards' eyes lost their luster, and they all stood there, stunned.

Glancing at the restrained jailers, Xi Yan thought to himself, 'Speaking of which... I haven't seen the two jailers I've been controlling. Were they killed?'

It seems their luck wasn't so good.

"Huh?!"

Why aren't they moving?

Bon Clay, who was just about to attack the prison guards, was stunned by what he saw.

In just a split second, all of these guys were frozen in place.

"Ah, they were just hypnotized by me."

After speaking, Xi Yan looked at the jailer and asked, "How do I use the switches here?"

The jailer explained the situation to Xi Yan, which made Xi Yan understand the purpose of these switches.

"What a convenient ability!"

Recalling the incident of Xi Yan hypnotizing the Jailer Beasts, Bon Clay couldn't help but sigh, thinking, "He truly lives up to his reputation as Ninja!"

Then, he turned and looked into Xi Yan's eyes, saying, "Speaking of which... what's wrong with your eyes?"

He had been curious about this matter ever since he first saw Xi Yan.

I just didn't ask it at the time.

"Ah, just a symbol of bloodline," Xi Yan laughed.

"Bloodline, huh?" Bon Clay nodded.

It seems this man harbors a secret that others can hardly imagine!

However, Bon Clay had no intention of investigating further; after all... everyone has secrets, right?

As friends, the worst thing you can do is pry into each other's secrets.

"Are you planning to sacrifice yourself to buy us time?" Xi Yan asked, staring at Bon Clay.

"Isn't it a bit insensitive of you to say something like that at a time like this, Little Xi Yan?"

Upon hearing Bon Clay's words, Xi Yan immediately rolled his eyes.

"So clueless about romance"—it sounds so strange coming from this guy.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan said, "Anyway, now that I'm here, don't even think about sacrificing yourself."

"Hahaha, if I could live, I certainly wouldn't seek death," Bon Clay said with a loud laugh.

Since Little Xi Yan was able to hypnotize these guys with his abilities, there was naturally no need for him to stay here and play Hannibal to issue orders.

"That's good." Xi Yan nodded and said, "After we've dealt with things here, you'll come with me to chase after the warship."

Hearing Xi Yan's words, a look of worry appeared on Bon Clay's face as he asked, "Can we catch up with the warship?"

The Gate of Justice is quite a distance from here; even if Little Xi Yan possesses Water Release Technique, he might not be able to catch up.

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

"Alright then," Bon Clay nodded.

Just then, Magellan's roar came from outside.

"Blood-Eyed Ninja, you won't succeed!" Magellan roared.

Upon hearing Magellan's roar, Bon Clay's body shuddered.

"Little Xi Yan, that guy's here!" Bon Clay exclaimed in alarm.

If Magellan discovers they are here, he will definitely attack them.

"They came really fast." Xi Yan frowned and said, "In that case, let's leave here first."

Upon hearing this, Bon Clay paused for a moment, then looked at the prison guards and said, "Then let them stay here and operate the Gate of Justice Switch."

"Once the warships have passed, we'll close the Gate of Justice, so those warships won't be able to chase us anymore."

Although there are many strong individuals among those who have escaped this time, it's best not to waste your energy here.

After all... the next place we're going is Navy Headquarters!!!

Even with the Whitebeard Pirates joining the battle, they still need to conserve their energy as much as possible, otherwise they might very well die at Navy Headquarters.

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too." Xi Yan nodded to Bon Clay, then looked at the prison guards and said, "Did you all hear that? Once the lead warship leaves the Gate of Justice, immediately close the Gate of Justice!"

"Yes!"

The jailers nodded and accepted the order.

"Let's go," Bon Clay said.

After saying that, the man quickly ran outside.

"Why are you running outside?" Xi Yan grabbed Bon Clay and said, "Magellan is right outside. Do you want to get trapped by him?"

Magellan is currently in a state of rage, and once he spots them, he will undoubtedly attack them with his strongest poison immediately.

He wasn't afraid of Magellan's poison, but Bon Clay was a different story; if that guy got poisoned by Magellan, he would die!

"Then how do we get there?"

"Of course, we'll use Earth Release Technique!"

"Oh, right!"

Bon Clay said, "You know Earth Release Technique that allows one to escape from the earth)!"

With the Earth Release Technique, they could no longer be trapped here by Magellan.

Thinking of this, Bon Clay burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

Laughing, Bon Clay approached the Great Gate and carefully opened it a crack, peering into the distant corridor.

The moment it was activated, Bon Clay saw a man running towards him at an extremely fast speed, with dark red liquid constantly flowing from his body.

The deep red venom sizzled upon contact with the ground, clearly corroding it!

"Scare!"

"This color of poison..."

Wasn't the poison Magellan used this time a bit too terrifying?

It can even corrode the ground?

Just then, Bon Clay heard a strange sound behind him.

"Bang!"

"Um?"

Looking back, he saw a wisp of white smoke rising from beside Xi Yan, and a Kunai appeared in his hand.

"What is this?" Bon Clay asked curiously.

"It's nothing, just a weapon," Xi Yan said with a smile.

As he spoke, Xi Yan walked to a corner and threw the Kunai on the ground.

Bon Clay:???

No, if it's a weapon, why is it left here?

After observing for a while without finding a problem, Bon Clay simply gave up trying to figure it out.

After all... he wasn't Ninja, and he couldn't figure out what Xi Yan's purpose was in doing this.

"Alright, let's go."

Having finished his task, Xi Yan clapped his hands, walked over to Bon Clay, grabbed his arm, and said, "It's time to leave this Underwater Great Prison!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Yan led Bon Clay underground and left the place as quickly as possible, soon getting far away from Magellan.

"Um?!"

"This aura..."

Sensing the two auras emerging from underground, Magellan's expression darkened. "Damn it, could it be that they've already opened the Gate of Justice?"

With that in mind, Magellan temporarily abandoned the pursuit of the two men and quickly rushed into the control room.

The moment Magellan stepped inside, he discovered the state of the Gate of Justice.

"Damn it, it's really been activated!"

As Magellan watched the Gate of Justice gradually open, his expression turned extremely grim.

If those pirates were to escape during this opportunity, he would truly have failed Marshal Sengoku.

"Warden Magellan?"

The prison guards, their expressions returning to normal, looked at Magellan with suspicion and asked, "What brings you here?"

Why did you open the Gate of Justice?

"Vice Warden Hannibal, just came by and said that Navy Headquarters is coming to provide support," a guard explained. "So let's open the Gate of Justice."

"Bullshit, Hannibal is still undergoing treatment, how could he possibly be...?"

Magellan hadn't finished speaking when, as if remembering something, his words caught in his throat.

'Damn it, could it be that Bon Clay?'

Recalling the two different auras he had just sensed, Magellan's expression darkened.

'Using the power of the Copy-Copy Fruit to deceive people?'

That's a really clever tactic!

Unfortunately, now that he's already here, it's impossible to open the Gate of Justice!

With that thought in mind, Magellan strode over to the switch and pressed it.

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

Soon, the enormous Gate of Justice stopped and then slowly closed.

Seeing this, Magellan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, 'As long as the Gate of Justice remain closed, they cannot escape!'

"Warden Magellan, doesn't your arm need some treatment?"

Looking at Magellan's blood-stained arm, the jailer beside him said worriedly, "It's easy for it to get infected if left for too long."

"I don't have time for that right now," Magellan said.

He wanted to stop and deal with the situation, but the problem was, he had to catch up with those people as quickly as possible!

'It seems the only option is to temporarily stop the wound with venom,' Magellan murmured to himself.

Just do it!

The next moment, Magellan activated his Devil Fruit ability, driving the venom to the wound and forcibly sealing the opening.

After doing this, Magellan turned to look at the jailers inside the room.

"W-what's wrong, Warden?"

Seeing Magellan's gaze, the prison guards revealed expressions of fear.

Magellan paused for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, you'll have to make do for now!"

"Poison Dragon!"

"Buzz~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Magellan's deadly poison struck these people directly, causing them to collapse to the ground and temporarily lose their ability to move.

"To avoid any of you being hypnotized, I have no choice but to do this," Magellan said. "But don't worry, I'll come back to detoxify you after I've taken care of them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Magellan left without hesitation, leaving behind a group of jailers lying on the ground groaning in pain.

A moment later...

"Bang!"

A wisp of white smoke drifted by, transforming the Kunai in the corner into the shape of Xi Yan.

Then, the man went to the button that controlled the Gate of Justice and pressed the button to open it.

Glancing at the reopened Gate of Justice, the clone grinned and said, "Luckily, I had a backup plan."