Attack on the Slave Prison!

"You don't need to know who I am for now. You only need to understand one thing!"

As he spoke, Mislanda looked up at the sky.

"I can't stand the existence of that prison either. If it turned into ruins, I'd be very happy!"

"Isn't your goal that Slave Prison too? So, what do you say? Want to join forces with me?"

In truth, Mislanda had absolute confidence in his own strength.

Even in the New World, there were not many who could stand against him. Even against someone like Whitebeard, he could still retreat unscathed.

A Slave Prison? No problem!

If he had not admired Tiger's character, Mislanda would not have waited so many days. He would have gone alone!

"I'm waiting for your answer. If you disagree, that's fine too. You can keep climbing slowly!"

If Tiger truly did not trust him, there was nothing Mislanda could do.

He would go alone. By the time Tiger climbed up there, the place would probably already be in ruins!

Seeing Mislanda preparing to leave, Tiger hurriedly stopped him.

"Wait!"

"What? Made up your mind?"

Tiger did not answer immediately. Instead, he stared hard at Mislanda with those eyes of his.

After a long while, he asked:

"Why are you helping me? I'm a Fish-Man, and you're human. You can't possibly be unaware of the hatred between our races!"

The conflict between Fish-Men and humans was not something that could be explained in just a few words.

Mislanda did not want to explain too much.

"There are plenty of humans in that prison too. I'm going to save them. Is that reason enough?"

After saying that, Mislanda grabbed Tiger by the collar and yanked him out of the seawater.

"No time to explain. Just follow me!"

The moment he finished speaking, a black substance completely enveloped both of them.

When the black mist dispersed, the two had vanished without a trace.

Mislanda had already developed the Dark-Dark Fruit well. He could now travel rapidly through darkness while carrying others.

It was the middle of the night, making his ability even easier to use!

For Tiger, though, the sensation was incredibly strange!

There was only darkness before his eyes. He could see nothing and hear nothing. He could only feel himself moving!

He wanted to speak, but no one paid him any attention!

Just like that, ten minutes passed.

At last, Tiger was spat out by a black vortex.

When he came back to his senses, a bottomless abyss stretched out beside him!

They had reached the very top of the Red Line, with a cliff right beside them!

Tiger turned to look at Mislanda, his face filled with shock!

"No need to be so surprised. It's just a minor application of my Fruit ability, nothing special!"

As he spoke, he pointed at a building in the distance!

From afar, it looked like a castle!

But this might have been the cruelest castle in the world, because everyone imprisoned within was a slave!

Looking at that familiar building, Tiger clenched his fists!

That place was his demon!

Now he had returned, but this time, he would destroy it!

"What are you planning to do? Tell me your plan!"

"It's actually nothing complicated!"

Tiger waved a hand and looked toward the Slave Prison ahead.

This was the Celestial Dragons' Slave Prison. It sounded terrifying, but there were no powerful fighters inside!

"I plan to start a fire first and draw the guards' attention, then sneak in while they're distracted!"

"If we can free enough slaves, they'll definitely fight desperately for freedom. By then, someone will be able to escape—most of them, in fact!"

Hearing Tiger's plan, Mislanda shook his head.

Did he really need to start a fire and sneak in now?

What a joke. He would just bulldoze straight through—faster and easier!

With that decided, Mislanda immediately strode forward.

Tiger hurried after him!

Inside the prison, the scene was horrifying!

The Celestial Dragons were the typical sort with more money than sense, so they bought slaves frequently!

If they did not like one, they killed them and bought a new one. That was nothing unusual!

In this prison, some had just arrived, while others had been imprisoned here for more than a decade!

And the first thing done upon entering the prison was being branded with the Celestial Dragons' slave mark—the Hoof of the Celestial Dragon!

Tiger had one on his body as well, but he had covered it with a larger mark. That would later become the emblem of the Sun Pirates!

The prison walls were covered with torture instruments, a terrifying sight.

They were all used to deal with disobedient slaves!

"No! I don't want to stay here! Let go of me! Let me go!"

"Ahhh—!"

Amid the sound of something being seared, a Hoof of the Celestial Dragon was branded onto a slave's body.

The intense pain made him pass out immediately!

"Next!"

The guards spoke expressionlessly.

For them, this was something they did every day. It had long become routine!

Not long after, another scream rang out!

Bang!

Just as the guards were dealing with the newly arrived slaves, the entrance gate was suddenly breached!

The enormous iron gate was blasted away and crashed into the fire pit in the center of the prison!

"What's going on? What happened?!"

The tremendous commotion immediately drew everyone's attention. The warden of the Slave Prison rushed out of his office at once!

Then he saw the shattered gate, as well as the two figures standing at the entrance!

"Intruders! Prepare to attack!"

The warden hurriedly gave the order.

Soon, a large number of guards gathered, raising their guns at Mislanda and Tiger!

Seeing this, Tiger wanted to make a move, but Mislanda reached out and stopped him.

"Let me handle this!"

As he spoke, he spread his arms and walked forward.

"Stop! Don't move! Put your hands up!"

Seeing the other side continually approach, the warden shouted loudly.

But Mislanda ignored him completely and kept walking, making no effort to restrain his killing intent!

"Damn it! Die! Fire! Everyone, fire!"

At the warden's command, hundreds of bullets flew from their barrels and shot toward Mislanda.

Yet Mislanda maintained his arms-outstretched posture and showed no intention of dodging!

"Hey, watch out!"

Tiger could not help calling out.

But in the next moment, something bizarre happened.

Black vortices of various sizes appeared all around Mislanda's body. The bullets were sucked into the vortices as soon as they approached, and not a single one touched him!

"What is this?"

"Bring out the cannons! Blast him with cannonballs!"

"Yes!"

Soon, more than a dozen guards arrived carrying several cannons!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

They bombarded Mislanda's position relentlessly, and flames soon surged through the prison!

But before long, they discovered in shock that something was absorbing those flames!

At that moment, Mislanda stood within the blaze like a bottomless pit, drawing all the surrounding artillery fire into his body!