A Great Uproar

"Wooo... wooo... wooo..."

Under the pitch-black night sky, piercing sirens echoed across the sea.

On Impel Down's outer walls, countless massive searchlights swept their beams across the sky, scanning the sea for any sign of movement.

Nearly eight warships were stationed around Impel Down, leaving no suspicious trace unchecked.

The entrance to Impel Down was also packed with armed guards and jailers.

Shiryu of the Rain, the Chief Guard, sat there personally overseeing everything, a cigar clenched between his teeth.

Across the sea level of Impel Down, as well as from LV1 to LV6, countless guards and jailers ran back and forth.

"Quick, check over there. Golden Lion might be hiding somewhere..."

"Don't overlook a single blind spot..."

"You lot, guard that area..."

All the prisoners were left dumbfounded, yet faintly excited at the same time.

"Golden Lion? Could that be the legendary great pirate, Golden Lion? Did he escape from prison...?"

Meanwhile, in the monitoring room on the ground level.

Nicholas, the warden, and Magellan, the vice warden, were stationed there, staring intently at every surveillance feed. The moment anything happened, they could immediately make arrangements and deploy.

Whether it was merely an illusion or not, Magellan felt that Nicholas's expression seemed off. Nicholas did not seem anxious about Golden Lion Shiki's whereabouts, but something else...

Just then, Nicholas suddenly turned to Magellan and asked.

"Have any of those people in LV6 spoken?"

"Uh... sorry, Warden. Those criminals all look like they're enjoying this as a joke..."

"Is that so? Then do you think Shiki has escaped already?"

Magellan thought for a moment.

"Probably not. The only way out of Impel Down is through the main gate, but we haven't seen any sign of Shiki on the surveillance feeds."

"Then where do you think Shiki could be hiding