"Why are you on their side? Are you planning to betray them?" Magellan asked Shiryu menacingly.
"Hey! Magellan, don't be so rude! What do you mean by 'betrayal'? I didn't want to be here anymore!"
"They're clearly a bunch of trash prisoners, and you won't even let me kill them! What's the point of staying in a place like this?"
"Just then, Mr. Xia Chen made a deal with me, allowing me to leave while also satisfying my desires. Why would I refuse?"
Shiryu took a puff of his cigar and said calmly.
" Xia Chen? Trading? Hobby?"
Magellan muttered those words to himself, then shifted his gaze to Xia Chen and asked:
"So you're the Demon King Xia Chen? Did you orchestrate this prison break? Were you the one who released the prisoners from the sixth level? What was the deal? And what does 'satisfying Shiryu's desires' mean?"
A series of questions came out of Magellan's mouth, showing that he indeed had a very strong desire for knowledge.
But... Xia Chen won't tell him!
He doesn't have that much time to waste here with Magellan!
Xia Chen turned to look at Shiryu and asked, "Do you want to go up and battle him?"
"Hmm..." Shiryu pondered for a moment.
To be honest, although he didn't know what Xia Chen was saying, he somehow knew what he meant!
Then he slowly stepped forward, looked at Magellan, and said, " Magellan, your methods are outdated. Most of these prisoners are wicked people. Is there a problem with me killing them?"
"It's been a while since we've had a real battle, let me test your skills!"
Shiryu shouted his last words out, and then charged at Magellan. The two instantly clashed.
Xia Chen then walked over to Luffy and the others, looking at them with a hint of surprise.
Xia Chen had just witnessed the battle between Luffy and his Luffy and Magellan, which made him marvel once again at the power of the sit-up technique.
The three of them working together were able to hold their own against Magellan for a short period of time!
While it's true that he'd be no match if they continued fighting, it's still quite unbelievable; this improvement is incredible!
But who knows? Maybe these guys will do a few sit-ups while they're fighting and then win, since that's how they've always fought!
" Xia Chen, aren't these people... prisoners from the sixth level?" Sanji asked.
"Yeah! They promised me they'd come with us to cause trouble at Marine Headquarters if we let them out!"
"Many hands make light work, so we'll have a better chance of rescuing Robin!" Xia Chen replied.
"Alright, it's time for us to head out!" With that, Xia Chen prepared to walk upstairs.
"None of you... will escape!" Magellan shouted as soon as Shiryu Xia Chen finished speaking.
He then took a step back, and countless venoms began to emerge from his body. This time, the venom was no longer purple, but had turned red.
" Venom Demon - Judgment of Hell!"
Once the commotion subsided, a gigantic skeleton made of red venom appeared before everyone. The red venom dripping from its body corroded a large hole in the ground as soon as it touched it, its power far exceeding that of the previous purple venom.
Although the Venom Giant was quite imposing in terms of size, everyone on Xia Chen's side remained calm and showed no change in expression.
Then Magellan's voice came from the Venom Giant.
"I'll stake my reputation as the warden of Impel Down on keeping you all here!"
Magellan! When did you start liking to dream during the day? That's really strange!
"Putting everything else aside, just look at the difference in numbers. Do you think you have the strength to keep us here?" Crocodile said disdainfully.
"Keep them even if they're not here!" Magellan roared, then controlled the Venom Demon to charge towards Xia Chen and the others.
"Interesting, you've been locked up for so long and just got out and you're already facing this situation!" Katerina Deppon said with a sinister smile.
"Perfect, let me get used to this long-lost power!"
" Heavy Drinker " Vearth Chote licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
Most of the people Xia Chen brought out from the sixth floor have now stepped forward, their auras rising steadily.
The next instant, when their momentum reached a certain limit, these people simultaneously launched an attack on Magellan.
"Boom!"
The relentless barrage of powerful attacks struck Magellan's Venom Demon, abruptly halting its massive, running body.
However, the pirates' attacks didn't stop there. With another burst of strength from everyone, Magellan's Venom Demon shattered, splashing pools of red venom.
At the same time, Magellan's body flew out like a cannonball, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air before crashing heavily to the ground.
Seeing Magellan lying heavily injured on the ground, Xia Chen couldn't help but click his tongue twice, and at the same time gained a general understanding of the strength of these pirates.
No wonder they're pirates who can be locked up on the sixth floor; they've got some skills!
In a one-on-one fight, they might not be a match for Magellan, but there's nothing they can do!
These days, who cares about one-on-one fights? Isn't a group brawl more fun?
Xia Chen is certainly qualified to speak on this matter. Didn't you see how many shameless old guys ganged up on him, a mere sixteen-year-old, back in Water 7?
Finally, they even resorted to cheating and using external forces. They even pulled off a ritual to summon spirits! Shamelessly using their elder brother's power to fight him!
Otherwise, every single one of them would have been left there! This prison break wouldn't have happened then.
However, he also got to experience what it's like to gang up on others, and it has to be said that it was really exhilarating!
Although he didn't actually do anything, the gesture was enough!
"Cough cough!"
As Xia Chen's thoughts were churning, Magellan, who had collapsed to the ground, couldn't help but cough up another mouthful of blood.
Even so, he still managed to stand up, albeit unsteadily.
"Hey, Magellan! Do you still want to stop us? You'll die!" Shiryu sneered at Magellan.
"Ahem... From the moment I Impel Down, I've already disregarded life and death!"
Even if I'm no match for you, I won't let you pass through here so easily!
"If you want to get out, you'll have to step over my dead body first!!!" Magellan roared.
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen slowly walked to the front of the group, looked at Magellan, and said calmly:
"To be honest, your actions are pointless! Even if you pay with your life, you can't stop us!"
"But... I admire your spirit! So, I'll give you a dignified death!"
After saying that, Xia Chen instantly transformed into his Demonized Form.
Since Magellan was determined to prevent them from passing, he decided to personally send Magellan on his way.
Xia Chen respected Magellan's actions, but unfortunately, they were on opposing sides, so...
With a thought, the stick instantly appeared in Xia Chen's hand, and he walked step by step toward Magellan.
However, when Xia Chen was about ten meters away from Magellan, he seemed to sense something, his eyes narrowed, and he immediately raised the stick in his hand above his head.
"Bang!!!"