The news was thrilling, but after a while, Basan shook his head and gave a rueful smile. "I'm old. I've already got one foot in the grave. How many days could I spend in the outside world?"
Jace urged him, "Even one day out there would be worth it. Do you really want to die here?"
Strangely, neither Basan nor Jace doubted that Ye Chen could get them out. Did merely seeing him mean they could leave Impel Down safely?
Neither of them doubted it. They believed in him, and that trust needed no explanation. Ye Chen had once said he would save them. Now that they had seen him again, he would surely get them out.
In the grim, terrifying depths of Infinite Level, a frightened cry suddenly rang out from the Prison where Catarina Devon was held.
"Devon, what are you doing?"
"Fast-Slash Porta... muru-huhu. I've taken a liking to you. Don't you find it boring in here?"
Devon gazed at the newly imprisoned Porta with keen interest, licking her bright red lips. She stood with her hands on her hips like a queen of the underworld.
"What exactly do you want? Stay away from me."
Paul had no idea what was going on, but Devon's strange, mannish appearance repulsed him. Any ordinary man would have found her off-putting.
Devon was known as the most vicious female prisoner in history. Even behind bars in the Prison, she wore heavy makeup. Her plain prison uniform fit her surprisingly well and lent her at least a hint of femininity. But no matter how much makeup she put on, neither her face nor her figure looked much like a woman's.
She was as tall and powerfully built as a man, with a broad face, large ears, a lion's nose, and a