"Is he insane?!" Buggy exclaimed in shock. "This is the Calm Belt!"
Even if this kid knows the legendary Water Release Technique, there's no need to seek death in the Calm Belt like this.
The Sea Kings here aren't to be trifled with!
Wait... could it be that this kid can control Sea Kings? Buggy thought to himself.
At that moment, Buggy recalled the scene where Meiser had controlled the cow Jailer Beast with just a glance!
If that's the case... this kid might actually be able to control Sea Kings too!
Thinking of this, Buggy grew excited.
"As long as this kid can bring out the Sea Kings, we can escape!"
"Everyone, stay alert!" Ivankov said. "Once Meiser returns, we'll seize the warship!"
"YEAH!!"
The Okama roared in response.
"Seizing the warship is only the first step," Jimbei said with a furrowed brow. "The main challenge is figuring out how to open the Gates of Justice.
"Otherwise, we won't be able to leave here by warship."
With the massive Gates of Justice blocking the way, they couldn't ride the Basin Current to escape.
"Huh?!"
"What do we do then?" Bon Clay asked, dumbfounded. "Can't we open those Gates of Justice?"
"We can if we find the switch," Jimbei replied.
"The switch..." Bon Clay murmured.
"We'll take it one step at a time," Ivankov said, staring at the sea without turning his head. "If all else fails, we'll have that big guy tow the ship away."
At worst, they could find a way to bypass the Gates of Justice.
Bon Clay thought for a moment, then turned and left.
If we can't open the Gates of Justice, Straw Hat Boy and the others won't be able to escape, Bon Clay thought to himself.
In that case, he would lend his friends a helping hand!
With that in mind, Bon Clay quickly left, running toward the side corridor.
Just then, Magellan's clear roar echoed from behind once more.
"Blood-Eyed Ninja! Straw Hat Boy!"
"I won't let you escape!"
"Oh no, Magellan has reached this level!" Mr. 3 cried in terror. "What do we do? What do we do?!"
"Meiser, hurry up!"
Buggy also looked back in fear, terrified that the dreadful man would approach.
"That terrifying poison could easily kill all of us!"
Damn it, Meiser, hurry up!
At that moment, the sea suddenly trembled, as if something enormous was moving beneath the surface.
The next moment—
"BOOM!!"
An enormous Sea King burst out of the water, roaring at the sky.
"ROAR!!"
"A... a Sea King!!!"
Seeing the suddenly emerging giant Sea King, Mr. 3 and the others were so frightened their eyes bulged and snot flew out uncontrollably.
Plop
In their shock, their legs went weak and they knelt on the ground as if welcoming Meiser.
"You actually managed to bring a Sea King," Crocodile said, cold sweat beading on his forehead as he stared at the colossal creature. "What a terrifying kid."
Such a massive behemoth could easily destroy a Marine warship!
If he could control a large number of Sea Kings... wouldn't that mean he could effortlessly wipe out an entire country?!
At this thought, a look of wariness surfaced in Crocodile's eyes.
Jimbei wore a thoughtful expression, feeling that this man had some special connection to their Fish-Man race.
"Is this guy the legendary Mermaid Princess?"
"Shi-ha-ha!"
"This is truly astonishing," Ivankov laughed heartily.
He never expected the Sea King controlled by the Ninja Boy to be this enormous!
Must be several hundred meters, right?
"Hey, look over there," a man shouted. "That man who left earlier is standing on top of this Sea King's head!"
"What?"
"So this Sea King was summoned by him?"
"Incredible! He can actually control Sea Kings!"
"So this is the big guy you were talking about earlier," Mr. 3 said, staring at Meiser in shock. "This is truly terrifying."
If he can even control Sea Kings, is there anything this man can't do?
He's far too powerful!
"Hm?"
Standing atop Erha's head, Meiser looked at Mr. 3 and the others with confusion. "What's going on? Why are you all kneeling?"
Mr. 3: ...
Seeing Meiser's puzzled expression, Mr. 3 fell silent for a moment before clearing his throat. "Just feeling a bit tired, so taking a rest."
Then the man stood up nonchalantly as if nothing had happened.
Meiser didn't pay it any mind and instead called out, "Alright, hurry up and come aboard. We need to seize that warship quickly."
"Alright!!"
"Ahahaha, Erha, I'm coming!"
Seeing the familiar giant creature, Luffy stretched out his arms to grab Erha's nose and launched himself upward in a single bounce.
Not to be outdone, the others each demonstrated their unique skills, climbing up onto Erha's head one after another.
Opportunities to ride a Sea King don't come often—they had to cherish this experience!
"Let's go, everyone!"
"Alright!"
"Finally here, Magellan."
Watching Magellan approach step by step, Meiser grinned. "I've been waiting for you for quite some time."
"Blood-Eyed Ninja."
Stopping not far from Meiser, Magellan stared intently at him. "Are you planning to stay behind alone and block me again?"
As he spoke, memories from a day ago surfaced in Magellan's mind.
Back then, this seemingly unkillable man had single-handedly held him off for hours!
'Although I ordered all warships to stay away from Impel Down... this group includes Jinbe the Knight of the Sea.'
If that guy went all out, stealing a warship wouldn't be much of a problem.
At this thought, Magellan's expression darkened.
"Exactly," Meiser nodded. "Having me as your opponent should be more than enough, right?"
"So I'm being looked down upon after all."
Magellan stared at Meiser with murderous intent and said, "Do you really think I can't kill you?"
"Yes."
"Crack!"
Veins immediately bulged on Magellan's forehead, and his eyes turned red.
At that moment, several guards rushed over, holding Seastone Special Bullets.
"Warden Magellan, we're here to help you!"
"Attack him with Seastone Special Bullets, quickly!"
"Fools, stop!" Magellan urgently shouted.
But unfortunately, his warning came too late.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Several Seastone Special Bullets shot toward Meiser at extreme speed!
But unfortunately, Meiser's reaction speed was even faster!
With just a sidestep, he dodged all the Seastone Special Bullets.
Then, Meiser used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside these people, drew his Kusanagi Sword, and slashed.
"Slash!"
"Slash!"
"Slash!"
After a few sword strikes, he directly cut down all these guards.
"Damn Ninja."
Watching Meiser calmly cut down his subordinates, Magellan gritted his teeth and said, "If you have the guts, come at me! Don't attack others!"
"If these small fries hadn't attacked me, I wouldn't have bothered with them."
After saying this, Meiser returned to the corridor and sheathed his Kusanagi Sword.
"Everyone, don't attack him!" Magellan said. "Leave him to me!"
Magellan understood clearly that the person before him couldn't be dealt with using Seastone Special Bullets.
After all... those things were too slow and could never hit a true expert, so he had to handle this himself.
"This... alright, we understand."
"Mm." Magellan nodded. "Take the Jailer Beasts and pursue those guys at the main gate."
"Make sure to stop them at all costs!"
"Yes!"
The guards who received the order immediately left with the awakened Jailer Beasts, running into the distance.
"Truly worthy of Awakened Zoan ability users." Meiser marveled. "Their recovery ability is really impressive."
It hadn't been long at all, yet these three Jailer Beasts were standing again. They were... ridiculously tough.
"That's their strength." Magellan said coldly.
Meiser nodded, then said, "It seems you plan to stay here and fight me?"
"With you here, chasing after them wouldn't be easy anyway." Magellan replied.
After all, the next level up was closer to the sea!
Once near the sea, this Ninja might use the ocean to attack him, which would put him at a great disadvantage.
So fighting this guy here was the best scenario.
As for those escaping...
'With the Gates of Justice blocking the way, even if Jimbei manages to steal a warship, they can't possibly escape alive.' Magellan thought to himself.
As long as the Gates of Justice remained closed, they could never escape from the whirlpool currents!
Thinking this, Magellan decided: 'Then I'll deal with this kid first!
If I don't kill him, he'll definitely become a major threat to the Marines sooner or later!
"Heh, pretty smart." Meiser laughed.
If this guy had tried to bypass him to pursue Luffy and the others, he absolutely could have killed him!
"Don't celebrate too early," Magellan said. "It was my mistake not being able to kill you last time within a few hours, but this time... I will use an even stronger ability to finish you off!"
Now, he no longer needed to worry about whether this poison would kill his own allies. As his words fell, deep crimson poison surged from Magellan's body, looking even more terrifying than the previous purplish-red poison!
Then, this deep red liquid spread outward, corroding the surrounding stones with a sizzling sound while releasing large amounts of lethal toxic gas!
"Sizzle sizzle"
"Boom!!"
As his words ended, the deep red poison surged violently, then rapidly converged toward Magellan, ultimately transforming into an enormous dark red Poisonous Demon Soldier!!
"Poisonous Demon Soldier, huh."
Staring at Magellan within the poison, Meiser said: "It looks even more terrifying than the previous poison."
As he spoke, Meiser's eyes swept over the ground beneath the Poisonous Demon Soldier.
The area had been completely corroded beyond recognition due to the deep red poison.
If this level of poison touched someone, they would probably be killed quickly.
"This current poison is incomparable to before," Magellan coldly looked at Meiser and said. "You'll know when you try it."
As his words fell, the massive Poisonous Demon Soldier began to move, charging rapidly toward Meiser.
"You have your Poisonous Demon Soldier, but I have my Susanoo!"
"Boom!!"
As his words ended, pale golden Skeleton Armor immediately manifested around Meiser's body, firmly protecting him within.
Then, Meiser activated the Pupil Technique in his right eye.
"Kitsunomikoto, open!
"Clang!"
With the activation of Meiser's ability, his body once again entered the state where reality and illusion intersected.
Without hesitation, Meiser charged toward Magellan.
Watching Meiser fearlessly charging at him, Magellan roared: "Then let's see which of our abilities is stronger!"
"Roar!"
After roaring, Magellan manipulated the Poisonous Demon Soldier's toxic fist to strike.
"Bring it on!" Meiser shouted.
At the moment of impact, he raised the Skeleton Armor's skeletal fist and punched back.
"Smash!!"
The two fists collided, directly exploding large amounts of poison everywhere!
"Whoosh" "Whoosh"
"Whoosh" "Splat"
"Splat"
"Splat"
The scattered poison landed in various areas, corroding the walls and ground into one massive crater after another.
Some of those who had fallen during the battle were touched by this poison, immediately letting out piercing screams.
"Ah!!"
"It hurts so much!"
"Antidote, give me the antidote!"
"Warden, why me too..."
"Damn it, I don't want to die!"
One miserable scream after another rang out, then these individuals slumped to the ground, completely lifeless.
Glancing at their tragic state, Meiser said: "Truly terrifying poison."
In just a few breaths, these people had been killed by that horrifying deep red toxin.
This level of poison probably doesn't even have an antidote.
At this thought, Meiser remarked, "You're really ruthless, even to your own people."
Magellan remained silent, merely staring coldly at Meiser.
To be honest, he too wished his subordinates could leave this place, but the problem was, they had already lost consciousness!
If anyone were unlucky enough to be touched by the venom at this moment, he could only offer an apology.
No matter what, he had to keep the Blood-Eyed Ninja here!
Seeing that Magellan didn't respond, Meiser shrugged and said nothing more.
Just then, Meiser's Susanoo began to sizzle, while a large amount of deep red venom appeared beneath his feet.
"The power is indeed more terrifying than before," Meiser said, staring at the cracks corroded into his Susanoo. "Truly worthy of being a stronger toxin."
As he spoke, Meiser glanced again at the venom touching his shoes.
The venom, upon contact with his shoes, began to spread rapidly up his body!
At that moment, Meiser felt an indescribable pain.
This pain was many times more intense than when he had been touched by the purple-red toxin earlier!
"Is this the pain those people experienced before they died? No wonder their screams were so agonizing—this level of pain isn't something ordinary people can endure!"
While thinking this, Meiser activated his ability.
In the next instant, his body twisted and vanished from the spot.
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