When Sengoku and Garp arrived at Impel Down with the navy reinforcements, the sight before them sent a shock through their hearts.
The underwater prison, reputed to be an impregnable fortress, now looked like a toy torn apart by a giant.
Its thick walls lay shattered, its once-towering watchtowers had snapped in half, and burning wreckage floated on the sea, staining the surrounding water a murky gray-black.
Most horrifying of all was the top of the prison. Some terrifying force had sliced it clean off, leaving it like a brain exposed after the top of a skull had been cut away.
Magellan's warship slowly approached. The warden, his face pale, reported, "Just a little while ago-a gigantic airship suddenly appeared above Impel Down. It released a pillar of light that pierced heaven and earth, shearing the entire top off Impel Down."
"What about the mutated prisoners?" Sengoku asked urgently.
"They were all taken away." Magellan's expression was grave. "That airship sucked in every one of the mutated demons."
"That airship was probably Uranus, and Imu was probably the one who took those prisoners," Garp said gravely.
Just as the navy prepared to withdraw, cries for help suddenly came from Impel Down's ruined entrance.
The Okama King, Emporio Ivankov, rushed out of the rubble with a group of his followers, waving frantically at them. "Don't go! Take us with you!"
Sengoku recognized him at once. Though they stood on different sides, they were allies now in the fight against the World Government.
After Sengoku sent men to rescue them, Magellan asked curiously, "Didn't you go missing? And why didn't you turn into demons?"
"Hee-haw! That's because we hid in Newkama Land on Level 5.5, of course." The Okama King performed an exaggerated spinning dance move. "It's a secret base even your