Although this method could not stop them completely, it could at least hold back the Devil Fruit users, who posed the greatest threat.
Leaving aside the arrangements above, Blackbeard and the others soon reached the deepest sixth level.
With antidotes on hand and time running short, they chose to force their way in.
"Shiryu?"
Magellan froze for a moment as he watched Shiryu charge in with his sword drawn. Then, seeing several figures rush in behind him, he immediately understood that Shiryu had completely betrayed them.
"Shiryu!"
With an enraged roar, Magellan released massive amounts of poison from his body, preparing to unleash his strongest move, Venom Demon.
Shiryu was extremely strong, and he had even colluded with outside enemies. The newcomer was most likely the Blackbeard Momonga had mentioned. His Fruit power was bizarre, capable of nullifying others' abilities.
This was not an opponent he could afford to hold back against. Still, he had absolute confidence in his Poison-Poison Fruit, especially in such a confined space, where they had nowhere to evade.
But what happened next left him dumbfounded. The group did not slow down in the slightest. Shiryu and Lafitte, charging at the front, swung their blades together and slashed apart the clawed hand reaching for them from Venom Demon. Then bullets coated in Armament Haki came flying in, followed by a massive boulder hurled their way.
Finally, Blackbeard flashed before Magellan. Ignoring Venom Demon's deadly poison, he thrust his hand inside and pressed it against Magellan's body.
"Black Vortex!"
The power of the Dark-Dark Fruit activated, instantly nullifying Magellan's ability and leaving his body limp and powerless.
Shiryu then swung his sword, severing Magellan's limbs, before fastening a pair of seastone shackles around his neck.
If Blackbeard had not previously said to leave him alive, Shiryu would