Impel Down in Utter Chaos

Luo Chen and Magellan had already been fighting continuously for nearly an hour.

Just as Magellan transformed his entire body into red venom and prepared to deliver Luo Chen a fatal blow!!

Seeing that his attack was about to land on Luo Chen, Magellan said excitedly, "I won."

"Heh!" Having waited for this moment, Luo Chen sneered. "Magellan, you fell for it."

"What?" Magellan could not understand what Luo Chen meant??

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The entire first underground level, Crimson Hell, shook violently.

Seeing the ground beneath his feet constantly rolling, Magellan knew he had fallen into a trap.

Everything around him closed in on Magellan!!

Layer upon layer of cages surrounded Magellan, holding him firmly in place.

"This is bad!" Magellan realized that his body was continuously being enclosed by these stone walls. Once trapped, he definitely would not be able to break free anytime soon.

When the tremors in the first underground level, Crimson Hell, finally stopped!

A brand-new pyramid stood tall, with Magellan trapped inside.

Luo Chen let out a breath. He had finally managed to temporarily trap that troublesome Magellan. Continuing to wear each other down would only have wasted time.

"I've used up quite a bit of stamina too," Luo Chen murmured after assessing his condition.

Luo Chen continued flying toward the second underground level.

As Luo Chen advanced, he discovered that all the prisoners' cages had been opened??

Luo Chen smiled. "Interesting. They released all the prisoners to create chaos, huh??"

Meanwhile, outside Impel Down.

A warship sailed in. On the Thousand Sunny, Franky said warily, "This is bad. A warship is coming."

"A warship? Could the Marines have sent reinforcements?" Usopp asked fearfully.

Chopper said in panic, "What do we do?! It looks like the few of us can't beat the Marines either!"

"No matter what, get ready to fight," Robin replied sternly.

Nami checked the time and said, "We have to hold out until Luffy and the others return."

On the warship, Blackbeard Teach swaggered down first.

Behind him followed Lafitte, Burgess, Van Augur, and Doc Q.

"Wihahahaha~~"

"Captain, doesn't that look like the Straw Hat Pirates over there?" Burgess laughed loudly, raising both arms.

Van Augur rested his sniper rifle on his shoulder and tapped it. "So we aren't the only ones planning to invade Impel Down."

"How about we go slaughter the people aboard the Straw Hat Pirates' ship right now?" Doc Q replied wickedly, licking his lips.

Lafitte spun his cane sword and said gentlemanly, "Captain, if necessary, allow me to handle it!!"

"No, there's no need!" Blackbeard Teach directly rejected their suggestion.

After the Blackbeard Pirates entered the first underground level, Crimson Hell.

They saw the scene before them.

Blackbeard Teach laughed. "Zehahahaha~~"

"Judging by this place, the battle earlier must have been fierce! Right, boys?"

"Captain, could the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Straw Hat Luffy, really be that strong to cause a battle on such a large scale?" Lafitte asked seriously as he spun his cane sword.

Blackbeard Teach's face darkened. Before he defeated Fire Fist Ace, Straw Hat Luffy had originally been his target. If Straw Hat Luffy really possessed such strength!!

Once a full-scale battle broke out, even victory or defeat would be uncertain.

Blackbeard Teach put away his grim expression and said directly, "Boys, ignore them. Keep moving."

"Wihahahaha~~" Burgess laughed loudly with both arms raised. "If we run into that Straw Hat captain, that'll be interesting."

"Burgess, the captain hasn't given the order yet!" Doc Q teased Burgess.

Van Augur carried his sniper rifle on his shoulder and tapped it. "We haven't encountered any enemies along the way. Looks like Impel Down's guards have been cleared out in large numbers."

(In the original story, the Blackbeard Pirates were intercepted by Magellan as they advanced. They were only saved after receiving an antidote from Shiryu of the Rain. But now that Magellan had been trapped by Luo Chen in advance, the Blackbeard Pirates did not encounter Magellan or Shiryu of the Rain.)

The sixth underground level of Impel Down, Infinite Hell.

Straw Hat Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Brook, Ivankov, Inazuma, and the others had already arrived here. Yet after searching all around, they found no trace of his brother, Fire Fist Ace.

Luffy anxiously searched again and again, shouting, "Damn it, Ace, where are you!!"

"Ace has already been transferred away two days ago." At that moment, a voice came from one of the cells.

"Who was that?" Ivankov looked around, searching for the speaker.

After searching for a while, Ivankov spotted one of the cells and said in surprise, "You are? Jinbe, the Sea Knight of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

"It's me. Let me out, and I can go with you to rescue Ace," Jinbe replied from within the cell.

A voice also came from another cell. "In that case! Count me in too! I can help you fight your way out, hehehe~~"

Following the voice, Luffy looked over and said in shock, "You're Crocodile? So you were imprisoned here?"

Zoro and Sanji watched Crocodile warily. After all, he had once been their enemy.

After recovering from his shock, Luffy said, "Fine, I agree."

"Luffy." Sanji looked at Luffy worriedly.

Luffy shook his head, indicating that it was fine.

Soon afterward, the cells holding Jinbe and Crocodile were opened.

"It's been so long since I breathed fresh air!" Crocodile said, twisting the arm with his golden hook.

Jinbe said, "We must hurry. Otherwise, even the journey to Marine Headquarters at Marineford will be fraught with danger."

Luffy slammed his fists together and said, "Alright! It's decided. We're heading to Marine Headquarters at Marineford."

Zoro, Sanji, Brook, Ivankov, Inazuma, Jinbe, Crocodile, and the others all stood beside Straw Hat Luffy.