Wow...
"I'm in trouble, Luffy- kun. I had anticipated that the Navy would increase their defenses here to prevent Whitebeard's sneak attack, but it seems they've gone far beyond my expectations. Simply barging in like this might attract the attention of Marine Headquarters, so we need to find a different way to infiltrate..."
Near Impel Down, Rayleigh, carrying Luffy, sneaked in through the crack of the Gate of Justice. As soon as they swam out of the Death Whirlpool and came to the surface to breathe, they saw dozens of warships surrounding Impel Down in a ring, preventing even a sparrow from flying in. This made Rayleigh very troubled. Looking at the area, he stroked his beard with his left hand and muttered to Luffy.
"Ahem... What should we do then, Uncle Rayleigh? Are we just going to give up on rushing in to save Ace because of this?"
Luffy coughed up the seawater that had gotten into his throat, then asked with a puzzled expression.
"No, I didn't say anything. After all, we're already here, how could we not go and save that kid Ace? But we shouldn't force our way in now; we need to find another way!"
Rayleigh naturally shook his head in denial Luffy asked him the question. They had come all this way to rescue Ace; how could they not go in?
After saying that, Rayleigh carefully surveyed the area around Impel Down to see if he could find another way to break in.
"Hmm... this is it... we'll go in from the seabed! Luffy, hurry up and charge up your energy, I'm going diving again..."
As he pondered how to break in, his unconsciously released Observation Haki suddenly detected several superhuman auras appearing below. One of them sliced a passing Sea Kings into pieces and then pulled them back. Rayleigh discovered this Luffy and reminded Luffy before pulling him into the sea to follow the path of the aura's owner.
Thump thump thump...
Wow...
Tap tap...
"Very well, this is indeed the best shortcut to Impel Down. However, stepping into this place means our whereabouts have been completely exposed. We need to make other plans!"
Rayleigh swam towards the footprints for a while before darting into the Impel Down reservoir and stepping onto the floor. However, he also noticed that as soon as they set foot there, the lens of a crawling, patrolling Den Den Mushi was already pointed at them.
"Hmm... this is... this is an intruder! Immediately report to Director Magellan that intruders have broken into our Impel Down! Send soldiers to capture them both!!"
In the monitoring room of the second level of the Starvation Hell, the monitors were originally watching to see if the guard Masira who had hunted had brought back prey. Unexpectedly, they suddenly saw two strange men swam in along the path the gorillas had taken. The men immediately shouted to their companions.
"What? Invaders? How is this possible? Impel Down is practically impregnable..."
His companion, who was standing with his back to him monitoring another area, turned around after hearing his words. He wanted to have a good talk with his 'confused' companion, but that was impossible. Unexpectedly, what came into view was a wiry old man and a slightly tall and thin young man.
"No, no way, Impel Down has actually been invaded by the enemy? You need to verify their identities immediately, I'll report to the warden."
Seeing that things were indeed as his companions had said, the prison guards dared not slack off and quickly assigned their respective tasks and took immediate action.
Dududu...
Dududu...
Click...
"Hello, this is the director's office. Is there some important matter that has occurred here?"
After dialing for a while, the other party answered the phone and asked this question.
"Yes, this is the monitoring room of the Starvation Hell. If any intruders break in, report to Director Magellan immediately. I'll say it again, if any intruders break in here, notify Director Magellan immediately..."
When the operator in the director's office who was responsible for connecting the Den Den Mushi picked up the receiver and listened, he heard the other party's anxious and extremely breathless voice speaking to him.
"What? Intruders? Okay, I'll go inform Director Magellan right away. Please wait here for a moment..."
Upon hearing that an intruder had broken in, the man's heart seemed to clench, and he immediately ran to inform Magellan.
However, Magellan, Hannyabal, Domino, and others were receiving Hancock and her companion. When the soldier rushed in anxiously, Magellan was taken aback for a moment. Just as he was about to ask what was wrong, Hancock saw that Rayleigh and his group's actions seemed to have been exposed. She quickly realized what was going on and reacted.
"Director Magellan, I am very eager to visit Fire Fist Ace. Could you take me there now?"
Hancock looked at Magellan with a pitiful expression and spoke to him in a pleading tone.
call...
Upon seeing this beautiful sight, Magellan disregarded everything else, his nostrils flaring like jet engines, his eyes sparkling with hearts, staring at her without a care for his image.
"Yes, yes, I'll take you there right away. Make the arrangements quickly; I need to take Miss Hancock to visit Fire Fist Ace right now..."
Magellan even forgot his own duties, thinking only of getting this done for Hancock as soon as possible. Naturally, he also forgot about his panicked and anxious subordinates and took the lead to guide Hancock.
"Hey, Magellan, you bastard, have you forgotten your job? The soldiers seem to have something important to report to you!!"
Hannyabal loudly reminded him and complained, but seeing that Magellan still didn't seem to remember the matter, he didn't intend to pursue it further. After all, it was his director's responsibility, and if anything happened, it would be more beneficial for him as the successor to the director.
Bang... Bang... Bang...
After moving to Rayleigh and Luffy's side, they rested briefly and recovered all their strength before starting their planned actions. Beneath their feet were the prison guard Masira sent to capture them. Dozens of Masira with superhuman strength were no match for Rayleigh and his companions and couldn't hold them back for even a moment.
Snap snap...
"Alright, Luffy- kun, let's part ways here for now. I'll go find the strongest guardian here, Chief Magellan, to hold him off. Your mission is to find out Ace's whereabouts and rescue him. We'll meet again later. Is that alright with you?!"
Rayleigh clapped his hands to brush away the dust, and said to Luffy.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Uncle Rayleigh. I'll go rescue Ace right away..."
Ta-da-ta-da...
Having said that, before he could reply, she rushed out and started running wildly outside.
"Hey... I haven't even said 'start' yet! Fine, then go ahead and cause as much trouble as you want, the more trouble the better. That way, the defenses here will be relaxed, which will be more advantageous for our rescue of Ace!!"
After speaking, Rayleigh also started walking slowly forward, following his Observation Haki to head towards the fourth strongest aura.
"This, this person, no, it should be these two people. If I don't recognize them, it should be the Straw Hat Luffy who's been causing the most trouble lately, and... the Pirate King's vice-captain... Dark King Rayleigh!!"
Upon moving to the monitoring room, the prison guard who had first discovered Rayleigh and his companion looked at the wanted posters in his hand, compared them with the images inside, and then his hand trembled, causing the wanted posters to scatter on the floor. After floating in the air for a while, two wanted posters clearly landed on the table, coming into his view.
On one side, Rayleigh and Luffy were preparing to wreak havoc in Impel Down, while on the other side, a completely different scene unfolded. Far away in Marineford, Luo Chen, bored, used his abilities to sneak out.