King of Hell

"Fish-Man Karate!"

"Arabesque Brick Fist!"

Jinbe shouted and took his stance, then threw a punch!

Whoosh!!

The force of his fist surged.

The tremendous power blasted outward, sending layer after layer of visible ripples through the air before him.

The air compressed in layers until it reached its breaking point, then exploded with a thunderous crash, forming a devastating air cannon!

Boom!!

The air burst apart, tearing a straight gash through the ground. Bricks and boulders alike shattered into pieces.

The gash stretched all the way to the skeletal giant soldier over ten meters tall.

In his haste, Magellan only had time to retract his enormous venom arm and raise it in front of himself.

Bang!

The surging shockwave collided with it, instantly blowing his semi-solid venom arm to pieces.

Venom sprayed everywhere, splattering down in all directions.

"Ah!"

Several unlucky prisoners failed to dodge in time and were struck by a few drops of dark red venom. Sizzling burns immediately erupted across their bodies.

The poison was so potent, it was practically like splashed lava.

The prisoners contaminated by the venom fell to the ground, screamed and struggled for only a few seconds, then kicked their legs once and died.

The parts of their bodies touched by the poison had been burned clean through.

One corpse after another turned into charred black husks, a horrifying sight that sent chills down everyone's spines.

Luffy's eyes were full of fear. "That poison-using bastard is awful! His venom is even stronger than before. If we get touched again, we'll definitely die!"

Thud.

Buggy, Galdino, Bon Kurei, and the others collapsed limply to the ground.

Tears even streamed from Buggy's eyes.

"Jinbe...!"

When he saw a sheet of yellow sand sweep past him, Galdino stammered excitedly, "BO... SS!"

Luffy rolled up his sleeves. "Let's go help too!"

Bon Kurei hurriedly jumped up and grabbed him.

"Are you trying to die, Straw Hat Luffy? We don't have any long-range attacks. Fighting Magellan in close combat is nothing but a dead end!"

"But..." Luffy wanted to say something, but Buggy cut him off.

"Are you an idiot? With Sand Crocodile and Jinbe fighting, they'll definitely beat Magellan. They're two of the Seven Warlords!"

As he watched Crocodile and Jinbe standing side by side, Magellan's eyes were filled with coldness.

A massive amount of dark red poison continued to pour forth, restoring his shattered venom arm.

"If you retreat now, you can still keep your life."

Crocodile lit another cigar and spoke in a low voice.

Jinbe assumed an opening karate stance.

"Magellan, you have lived up to the duty you uphold, but I too have reasons why I must get out. Forgive me."

Inside the venom giant, Magellan raised his right hand.

"Crocodile."

"And Jinbe."

"You think the two of you can stop me?"

The enormous dark red hand came slamming down from above, carrying howling wind pressure with it.

"Within this Impel Down prison, I am the King of Hell!"

"Rumble!!"

The dark red hand smashed into the ground, instantly bursting into countless droplets of venom that shot in every direction like dense rain, as if they intended to fill every corner of Red Lotus Hell.

Whoosh!

Jinbe's figure flashed away, appearing in midair.

"Arabesque Brick Fist!!"

Boom!

A tremendous shockwave erupted, blasting away all the venom flying toward him.

Then Jinbe spread the five fingers of his right hand, thick webbing connecting them.

He curled his fingers inward, and droplets immediately seeped into his palm, forming a ball of water.

"Water Shot!!"

Smack!

With a swing of his right arm, the ball of water in his palm—

Instantly crossed dozens of meters.

Before Magellan could react, it pierced through the dark red venom surrounding his body and passed through his abdomen!

"Gah!"

Inside the venom giant, Magellan arched his back and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face twisting slightly.

At that moment, the ground melted by the venom rapidly turned into loose sand.

Under the control of an invisible force, the sand swiftly gathered together, forming a gigantic crescent blade seven or eight meters long.

"Desert Spada!!"

Crocodile's cold voice brushed past Magellan.

Slash!

The enormous crescent blade swept horizontally, severing the thick venom arm descending from above before sinking into the venom giant's neck, nearly cutting off its head.

"Pfft!"

"Bang!"

The Venom Demon was connected to Magellan in both body and mind.

When the venom giant was damaged, Magellan's body suffered injuries as well.

After coughing up another mouthful of blood, Magellan could not help dropping to one knee.

He panted heavily.

Yet the fury in his eyes only grew stronger.

Yellow sand gathered, revealing Crocodile's figure.

"Your Devil Fruit ability consumes too much stamina. The poison is also damaging your own body, Magellan. You've reached your limit."

He looked at Magellan indifferently. "Stand down."

"Arrogant!!"

"Roar!!"

Magellan flew into a rage, and the enormous venom giant let out a deafening roar.

"Venom Dragon!"

"Venom Dragon!"

"Venom Dragon!!"

In his fury, Magellan disregarded everything and poured out his deadliest poison without restraint.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The towering venom giant bent down, several bulges rising high on its back.

The bulges burst open, and dark red venom dragons crawled out one after another.

Thick poison mist swirled around the venom dragons as they intertwined and lunged at Crocodile and Jinbe.

"Cough, cough!"

Jinbe suddenly began coughing loudly, his throat burning.

He spat onto the ground and found blood in his saliva.

Jinbe's expression changed slightly. "Not good. The poison gas is gradually entering our bodies. This floor is completely sealed off, with no circulation of air. If we don't get out soon, even if we defeat Magellan, we'll still die."

The winding venom dragons charged toward them.

Crocodile's body burst apart into countless tiny grains of sand, shooting away with whooshing sounds.

Boom!

The dark red venom dragon struck the ground and exploded into countless droplets of venom, which swiftly evaporated into clouds of hazy poison.

"You have nowhere to run!!"

The ground trembled and roared.

Magellan had completely gone mad. Ignoring his body that had already reached its limit, he controlled the venom giant as it charged forward!

In the distance, Crocodile condensed back into form, but his steps staggered.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

He raised his right hand to his chest and began coughing violently.

His entire body felt weak and wracked with pain, while his throat was dry and burning.

Even his head was beginning to spin.

"Damn it, even I..."

In a distant corner, Luffy, Buggy, and the others were also sprawled on the ground, their vision blurred and their bodies weak.

At some point, the bridge-like passage had become completely filled with hazy poison mist.

The poison mist was so dense that one could not see even an outstretched hand.

Rumble!

The ground beneath his feet shook, and Crocodile frowned tightly. Yet several charging venom giants appeared in his vision.

"Damn it! Breathing in the poison mist is making me hallucinate!"

Inside the venom giant, Magellan watched the two men sway while still forcing themselves to hold on. His gaze was cold as he raised his dark red hand high and brought it crashing down!

"Did you think you would be fine just because you avoided the Venom Demon's attacks?"

"In a sealed space, my power becomes ten times stronger!"

"The continuously evaporating poison mist is my strongest killing move!"

"It's over!"

"Now die! Jinbe! Crocodile!"

Suddenly, the ground shook and tilted.

The massive venom giant swayed several times before barely managing to steady itself.

"Hm?" Magellan frowned.

Splash!

Splash!

The ground parted around them like flowing water, rapidly forming a funnel-shaped hole.

Whoosh!

A figure was thrown into the thick poison mist like a cannonball by a giant hand.

"Absorb the poison mist, Teach."