The Law of the Jungle (2)

Impel Down, also known as Impel Down, is the world's number one prison, known as the impregnable fortress. It is located in the Calm Belt in the first half of the Grand Line, with extremely tight security. The prison is home to some of the most dangerous criminals, and it is extremely gloomy and terrifying. Various monster guards and Den Den Mushi monitor the prison. Outside the prison, there are a large number of large Sea Kings in the sea.

To date, no criminal has ever escaped from this prison; without a doubt, entering here is tantamount to entering hell.

"Crunch... bang..." With the sound of gears turning, two colossal gates that seemed to pierce the sky slowly opened on the sea surface, amidst the thick fog.

"Reporting to the Deputy Commissioner, the Marine Headquarters has escorted the warship into the Gate of Justice." At the Impel Down port, a jailer lowered his binoculars.

After dealing with Calstella and the others, Ye Chen and his group soon passed through the Gates of Justice and arrived at the world's number one prison, which is said to be impossible for anyone to escape from.

At the coastline, Impel Down, having already received the news, had people waiting there.

Before long, a row of wrecked warships came to rest in the harbor.

One by one, Zephyr and the others disembarked from the warship.

As soon as he disembarked, Ye Chen looked up at the prison, which was known as invincible, and a thought arose in his mind: perhaps it wouldn't be long before the myth of this prison was shattered.

Even knowing this, Ye Chen didn't stop him, because he had his own plans.

"Admiral Zephyr, were you attacked on the way?" A huge figure with the outline of Satan, a pair of demonic black wings behind him, and two horns on his head walked up to Zephyr.

Ye Chen recognized the man at a glance: Magellan, the Devil Fruit User the Venom-Venom Fruit.

"There was an attack, but it's been resolved. Where's your chief?"

A squad of naval officers brought the Golden Lion down, and then, led by the jailers, slowly made their way to his final destination, where he was imprisoned.

"The Director had business to attend to and went to the Holy Land," Magellan replied.

As they talked, the group headed towards Impel Down.

Walking inside, the first impression is its sheer size, followed by a sense of gloom, and then wailing sounds.

This was Ye Chen's first time here, and the experience was completely different from when he watched the anime.

"You, show me around here." Ye Chen said coldly, pointing to a jailer at random.

"It seems like this is your first time here!" Kuzan lazily.

"Any objections?"

"Whatever, I'm going to the lounge first." Shrugging, Aokiji didn't take Ye Chen's indifference to heart at all.

"Yes, Vice Admiral." Only then did the jailer who had been called upon dare to speak.

The prison guards already knew about Ye Chen's identity; after all, the Navy's four monsters— Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, and God —were notorious.

"Lieutenant Vice Admiral, please follow me." The jailer said respectfully.

"This is the first floor above the sea, which is basically where we prison guards rest."

With trepidation, the jailer cautiously introduced Ye Chen, fully immersing himself in the role of tour guide.

After listening to the jailer's explanation, Ye Chen turned his head and looked around.

To the left, there were rows of buildings; this must be the guards' rest area. To the right, there were some cells, and clearly visible were some prisoners in black and white uniforms, their expressions broken, looking at Ye Chen in despair.

Ye Chen frowned slightly. In the eyes of those prisoners, there was no hope, only loneliness and darkness; this reminded him of those heart-wrenching days.

"Let me introduce the prisoners here." Ye Chen said calmly as he walked to the front of the prison.

This is a floating prison, where some of the weaker pirates are held...

"Are they all pirates?" Ye Chen asked, because he could sense that some of the prisoners didn't seem to have blood on their hands.

The jailer hesitated for a moment before saying "this."

"But it doesn't matter." Ye Chen continued walking forward.

"There were also some civilians, merchants, sailors, and some thugs." The jailer swallowed hard.

"Oh!" Ye Chen still didn't react.

Let's go to the next floor.

"Vice Admiral General, please follow me. There's an elevator here."

The entire area stretched as far as the eye could see, filled with plants that shimmered with a cool, icy light.

Squatting down, Ye Chen touched a leaf. It was incredibly hard and extremely sharp, just like the one he had seen in the anime. It was hard to imagine that such a plant existed.

"Vice Admiral General, this is the next level beneath the sea, called the Crimson Hell. The prisoners here are more wicked than those on the previous level."

"In the distance, there is a large area that looks like a forest. The leaves on the trees are like Saber Trees, capable of cutting through anything. Below are needle-like Needle Grass that pierce the human body. The prisoners will run back and forth because of the poisonous spiders and our pursuit. In the end, they will be cut by these leaves and plants until they bleed profusely and suffer endless pain."

Before Ye Chen could ask any questions, the jailer launched into a long, rambling monologue.

As the jailer explained, in the distance, a dozen jailers chased after three prisoners, who were wailing in agony. Blood gushed from countless wounds as the Saber Trees cut into them.

A short while later.

"Vice Admiral, this is the second level underwater, the Beast Hell. This level is guarded by demon beasts led by Warden Sadi of the Impel Down." Upon hearing the name of Warden Sadi, the jailer swallowed hard, somewhat frightened.

As soon as the "moo" was finished, a humanoid cow appeared, holding a huge spiked club, nearly five meters tall, with a woman with long, pink, wavy hair sitting on its shoulder.

The woman held a whip, wore revealing red clothing, and was extremely alluring.

"It's all over, we've run into the Beast Master and Lady Sadi!" The jailer's legs trembled, and he was on the verge of tears.

The ground shook with a "thump, thump," and the enormous cow walked up to Ye Chen, its large, copper-bell-sized eyes staring at Ye Chen with bloodlust.

For no apparent reason, the giant bull suddenly went berserk, its eyes turning red, wielding a spiked club with overwhelming force, and swung it at Ye Chen.

Looking up, Ye Chen simply stared coldly at the giant bull, a faint yet domineering aura firmly locking onto it.

Fear, panic, and terror returned, but a sliver of clarity returned to the giant bull's scarlet pupils.

With a flick of its tail, the giant bull's legs trembled, and it vanished in a flash, covered in sweat, at the edge of the prison.

This scene left everyone wide-eyed, especially some of the prisoners in the jail.

"Stop! Why are you running?" Sadi, who was riding on the shoulders of the giant bull, had curly blond hair, bangs that covered her eyes, white candle-shaped earrings, and wore an extremely revealing pink tight-fitting leather outfit, grabbed the giant bull and exclaimed in surprise.

Nima just appeared, didn't even say a word, and it's already over?

But this was just a minor incident.

"Vice Admiral General, this is the third level, the Hunger Hell."

"The fourth level, the Burning Hell, is also where Deputy Commissioner Magellan's office is located."

"The fifth level, the Freezing Hell, where the temperature remains below minus thirty degrees Celsius year-round."

"I'm sorry, Vice Admiral General, I don't know if the sixth floor exists, and even if it does, I don't have the authority to enter."

Several hours later, the jailer stood trembling in a white world, his whole body shaking and his teeth clenched.

Cold, endless cold; as far as the eye can see, it's a world of ice.

"Alright, you can go back now." Ye Chen said expressionlessly, looking at the jailer who was shivering from the cold.

"Yes." Shivering, the jailer quickly disappeared from the fifth floor, and the elevator continued its ascent towards the first floor, presumably to report to Magellan.

Walking through the snow and ice, Ye Chen looked at the rows of crystal-clear cells, where criminals were huddled together, breathing weakly, some even frozen solid. He felt neither pity nor disgust.

Along the way, Ye Chen once again came to realize that this world is a dog-eat-dog world, and might makes right.

Pitiful, painful, and desperate—this is not the world's fault, but your own. Without strength, you can only be eliminated by this world.

Power and authority are always reserved for the strong; the law of the jungle dictates that weakness is a sin.

The lucky ones died a peaceful death; the unluckier ones were imprisoned for life and suffered endless torment; and the worst off were treated as commodities, slaves, and subjected to arbitrary beatings, abuse, and murder.

This kind of life is both normal and cruel in this world.

If Ye Chen wants to live freely in this dog-eat-dog world, he still has a long way to go; nothing can be rushed!

However, I didn't come here just to take a look.