"Gahahaha!"
"Through here, we'll soon reach the third level," Bon Clay laughed loudly. "Everyone, push harder!"
"Right!"
Hearing Bon Clay's words, everyone's expressions grew excited.
"Charge!"
"Fight our way out, leave this damned Impel Down!"
"Right!!"
As long as they could escape this cursed place, they could continue sailing the seas!
Thinking of this, the group grew even more exhilarated.
At this moment, they could almost see the ocean waving to them!
Meiser glanced back at the staircase behind them and said, "I wonder if that Blackbeard fellow has started fighting with Magellan yet."
If Blackbeard and Magellan were fighting, they would have more time.
After all... that guy's Devil Fruit ability was quite special.
"I hope they start fighting~" Ivankov laughed heartily.
"Heheha!"
He could tell that Blackbeard was no weakling.
If those two groups clashed, Magellan might not have time to pursue them.
Just then, a terrifying roar echoed from behind.
"Blood-Eyed Ninja!"
"Straw Hat Boy!"
"I will never let you escape!!!" Magellan roared.
The frightening roar made some prisoners turn pale with fear.
"That voice..." Bon Clay turned back in shock. "It's Magellan!!"
"That guy has caught up!"
"Run faster!"
"Don't let him catch us!"
As if remembering something terrifying, the prisoners accelerated their pace.
"So soon?" A strange light flickered in Meiser's eyes.
Did Blackbeard not fight Magellan after all?
Or was he defeated by Magellan in a single move?
Meiser fell into deep thought.
"It seems that Blackbeard didn't manage to stop Magellan," Ivankov said. "He probably got taken down by Magellan's poison in their first encounter."
If one didn't understand Magellan's Devil Fruit ability, it was indeed possible to be defeated instantly.
After all... his poison was the bane of all living creatures!
"Poison, huh."
Meiser pondered for a moment before nodding. "That's certainly possible."
After speaking, Meiser stopped walking and turned to look back at the tunnel behind them, narrowing his eyes in contemplation.
"Why are you stopping?!" Ivankov stared at Meiser in disbelief. "Hurry up and move!"
Was this kid planning to ask Magellan face-to-face how he defeated Blackbeard?
That wasn't necessary!
"Of course I'm thinking of ways to stop this guy," Meiser said.
If they let Magellan charge up on his Poison Dragon, everyone in this spiral staircase would die—except for him!
To prevent Luffy from being hit by the enemy's poison again, he decided to use ninjutsu to block the guy.
"Block him..."
Ivankov glanced back below and asked, "Do you have a plan?"
"Of course, using ninjutsu!" Meiser grinned.
As he spoke, Meiser slapped his hands downward.
"Earth Style, Rising Rock Technique!"
"BOOM!!!"
The spiral staircase began to shake, followed by an astonishing change below!
One after another, enormous rock walls suddenly emerged from the layers of staircase steps, completely sealing off the space below!!
"Huh?!!"
Witnessing this, the people behind were utterly dumbfounded.
"E-Earth Style Technique?"
"Well done, Xiao Meiser!" Bon Clay laughed heartily. "As expected of a ninja!"
With these layers of obstacles blocking the way, even if Magellan wanted to charge up, it wouldn't be easy!
Thinking this, Bon Clay laughed even more joyfully.
"I didn't use ninjutsu for your entertainment," Meiser said. "Don't waste time, hurry up and go!"
"Right!"
Bon Clay nodded, then without hesitation followed the others away from the area.
Noticing Meiser wasn't planning to leave immediately, Ivankov asked, "Ninja Boy, what else are you planning to do?"
"Of course, leave him a little surprise," Meiser replied with a grin.
He then took out some Exploding Talismans from his Ninja Tool Pouch, ran down to the wall, and attached them to it.
Afterward, Meiser returned to Ivankov and said, "Let's go, leave this place."
"What are those?"
As they ran upward together, Ivankov glanced back at the Exploding Talismans, his eyes filled with curiosity.
"These are called Exploding Talismans," Meiser explained. "They'll detonate under specific conditions."
Hearing this, Ivankov's eyes lit up. "Are they powerful?!"
"With this many together, the blast is quite substantial."
"Shaba~"
"You really are a clever Candy Boy!" Ivankov laughed.
"These might not stop Magellan, so we should hurry," Meiser said.
"Right!"
Soon, the two left the area.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the staircase, Magellan stood menacingly within his Poison Dragon, controlling it to chase up the spiral staircase.
"Straw Hat Boy, Blood-Eyed Ninja, I will definitely keep you here!" Magellan snarled.
Even at the cost of his life, he was determined to eliminate these two main culprits!
At that moment, Magellan saw the massive rock wall blocking his path, forcing him to halt.
"Is this... that little ninja's Earth Style Technique?"
"Naive, thinking this can stop me?" Magellan sneered. "You underestimate me!"
"Poison Burst Fist!!"
His fist, wrapped in Haki and terrifying poison, fiercely struck the rock wall.
"BAM!"
"BOOM!!"
"Sizzle~"
The fearsome attack blasted a huge hole through the wall!
Without hesitation, Magellan charged through.
"Another wall?"
"Ninja brat, do you think numbers alone can stop me?!" Magellan roared. "You're underestimating me!"
"Poison Burst Fist!"
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
Just like that, Magellan frantically destroyed one massive wall after another, forcibly punching through all obstacles in his path.
"Huff... Ninja brat, I'll definitely..."
Before Magellan could finish his sentence, he noticed a faint glimmer of light nearby.
"Hmm?"
"What is this?"
Though unsure what it was, Magellan instinctively wrapped himself in Armament Haki. The next moment...
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
"Hmm?"
Hearing the commotion from behind, Ivankov, who had reached the third level, grinned and said, "Looks like that guy fell for it."
"With that kind of power shaking the entire corridor, could it have blown him to bits?"
"If he protected himself with Armament Haki in time, the Exploding Talisman might not have been enough to kill him," Meiser replied.
As he spoke, he turned to look downward and activated his ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Water Surge!"
Swirling water appeared around Meiser, transforming into a massive wave that crashed down the staircase below!
"Splash!!"
"Boom!!"
"Hmm?"
Watching the torrential water rushing downward, Ivankov exclaimed in shock, "Ninja Boy, don't tell me that's seawater."
"It's not," Meiser said after completing his attack. "It's just ordinary water, but it should hold him back for a while."
Though regular water couldn't counter Devil Fruit Ability Users, if it could wash the guy back down, it would buy them more time.
As he thought this, Meiser used Earth Release Technique to seal off the exit.
"Alright, let's go," Meiser said.
"Okay!"
Ivankov nodded and left the area with Meiser.
Meanwhile, in the staircase, Magellan sat panting heavily on broken rubble, his expression grim.
"What terrifying power."
If he hadn't protected himself with Armament Haki in time, that inexplicable explosion might have seriously injured him.
Taking a deep breath, Magellan stood up and said, "I don't know whose ability this is, but I won't..."
Before he could finish, he heard the sound of rushing water growing louder and louder!
As if realizing something, Magellan's face immediately changed.
"Dammit, could it be that Blood-Eyed Ninja's Water Release Technique?!" Magellan exclaimed in horror.
Damn it—in this narrow space, he had nowhere to avoid the water!
The next moment...
"Boom!!"
A wave-like torrent of water surged down from above, heading straight for Magellan.
"Boom!!"
Swept up in the current, Magellan lost control of his body and was carried downward along the spiral staircase. Soon, he would be sent back to the fourth level.
"Damn it, am I done for? Hmm?
'Wait!'"
As the water carried him downward, Magellan quickly realized something was off.
"This water dragging me along isn't seawater!
So that's it. It seems his earlier assumption was correct.
In places without seawater, the Blood-Eyed Ninja's Water Release Technique only manipulated ordinary water!!"
"If we can trap this Blood-Eyed Ninja in Impel Down, then he won't be able to use seawater to attack!"
After grasping the key point, a cold killing intent surfaced in Magellan's eyes.
Then, the man adjusted his posture in the water current and forcefully charged out using his Poison Dragon!
"Damn ninja brat, I'm definitely going to kill you!"
"Ahhh~"
"Feels so refreshing after taking a piss," Buggy said with great satisfaction.
"Yeah, yeah," the others chimed in.
"You idiots, is this really the time to be thinking about such things?!" Mr.3 roared with his shark-like mouth: "We need to quickly find a way to escape to the first level!"
If we keep wasting time here, Magellan will definitely find and kill us!
"Brother 3, we want to leave too, but we can't break through Magellan's poison."
"That's right."
The prisoners looked troubled. They desperately wanted to break through Magellan's poison and escape, but the problem was they couldn't do it.
Hearing the prisoners' words, Mr.3 sighed and looked at Buggy: "Are we just going to do nothing then?"
"Of course not!" Buggy said: "After coming all this way, we absolutely cannot give up!"
Although he didn't know how to escape from here, giving up was absolutely out of the question.
"Captain Buggy is right!"
"Captain Buggy, you must have already thought of a way, right?" a pirate asked.
"Yahahaha, of course!"
Seeing Buggy's confident expression, the pirates immediately cheered.
"Whoa!"
"As expected of Captain Buggy!"
"Yahahaha!"
Buggy laughed heartily as if he had truly found a solution, but in reality, he was panicking inside.
'Damn it, how the hell am I supposed to escape from here?!' Buggy screamed internally.
"Sigh..."
Not far away, Mr.3 sighed quietly. As someone who understood Buggy's character, he didn't believe for a second that this guy had any way to escape from here.
Otherwise, he would have already taken action, right?
But seeing how much these guys believed in Buggy, Mr.3 decided not to pour cold water on their enthusiasm.
Just then, a man came running from the distance, saying: "Captain Buggy, it's gone!"
"What's gone? Your Captain Buggy is right here!"
"Huh?"
The man froze, the words dying in his throat.
Mr.3 shook his head helplessly and said: "Just say what you need to say."
The man nodded, wiping sweat from his forehead: "The poison Magellan placed at the second level exit has disappeared!"
"Eh?!"
Everyone was stunned by the man's words.
Then, led by Buggy, they returned to the second level exit.
"It really has disappeared," Mr.3 said in shock.
Why was this?
"Yahahaha!" Buggy suddenly laughed loudly: "It seems my attack finally worked!"
"It took so much effort~"
"Yahahaha!"
Although he didn't know how the poison had disappeared, claiming credit for himself was the right move!
Thinking this, Buggy laughed even more heartily.
"So amazing, as expected of Captain Buggy!"
"Captain Buggy, we're willing to follow you forever!"
"Whoa!!"
Watching the prisoners roar with excitement, Mr. 3 covered his face with his hand.
How could anyone believe such a far-fetched explanation...?
Are these guys idiots?
Whatever, the poison is gone anyway, no need to worry about such trivial matters.
"But isn't this Buggy's luck a bit too good?" Mr. 3 muttered to himself.
Is it just my imagination?
"Men!" Buggy waved his hand grandly and declared, "That bastard Magellan's poison has been dealt with by me! It's time to keep moving upward!"
"OOH!!"
The prisoners roared and charged up to the next level after Buggy, each looking more excited than the last.
"Remember, once we reach the first level, we're releasing all the prisoners, got it?!" Buggy said.
The more people they broke out, the higher their chances of escaping!
After all... they still had to deal with ten navy warships waiting outside!
"Yes, Captain Buggy!"
"Alright then~"
"Men, follow me and charge!"
"OOH!!!"
A huge crowd followed behind Buggy, shouting as they rushed toward the first level.
Seeing the staircase getting closer and closer, Buggy laughed heartily and said, "Yahahaha, here I come, open seas!"
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