Chapter 356: The Ferocious Criminals

"Huff… huff…" Bullet panted heavily. The Marine Admiral before him might be young, but he was unbelievably strong! He was right… Right now,

"Huff… huff…"

Bullet panted heavily. The Marine Admiral before him might be young, but he was unbelievably strong!

He was right… Right now, I'm still not at my peak. I don't have what it takes to truly challenge an Admiral!

"Hmph… So Magellan left? Looks like he trusts you quite a bit…"

Bullet let out a ruthless laugh. "I may not be able to defeat you right now, but escaping? That, I can do!"

"Fusion!"

"Holy Light Wall—Sanctuary!"

A massive, golden, semi-transparent space engulfed most of the Level 6 prison! Not only Bullet but even the already fallen criminals were within its bounds!

"What is this?!"

Bullet's expression changed. Even with his Awakened Gasha Gasha no Mi, he couldn't activate his abilities!

"Damn it!"

Looking at the golden light sealing even the floor beneath him, Bullet gritted his teeth so hard they nearly shattered.

"What kind of broken ability is this?!"

"Bullet… Stop struggling. Accept your fate!"

Wright gripped his blade with both hands. In his Awakened state, the blazing sacred flames on Ashes faded, replaced by a radiant golden light enveloping the weapon.

"Secret Technique: Avenging Wrath!"

Even in his normal state, Wright had already converted his body's energy into Divine Energy. It was as if he was permanently in his Avenging Wrath mode, granting him constant combat strength far beyond his past self!

Now, by activating Avenging Wrath on top of that, Wright's power surged even higher—his Holy Power becoming even more active, his reflexes and speed pushed to greater heights!

"Secret Technique: Divine Slash!"

"Secret Technique: Judgment!"

...

Impel Down—Level 5, Freezing Hell.

Magellan, accompanied by Chief Guard Sadi and the Jailer Beasts, was in pursuit of the escaped criminals—Crocodile and Patrick Redfield.

But these two were cunning veterans of the underworld.

Patrick Redfield, in particular, possessed an incredibly advanced Observation Haki, capable of reading minds. Even without a Devil Fruit, he was a legendary pirate on the same level as Whitebeard!

"The 'Red the Aloof'… This has to be his doing!"

Magellan felt like he had been set up. Standing before him now was a nearly forgotten menace of Level 5—

The "World Destroyer," Byrnndi World!

"Damn it… What the hell did those two bastards do?!"

Understanding the sheer destruction Byrnndi World could unleash, Magellan dared not be careless. There was no time to question how Crocodile and the Red Count had even known about this monster—he had to act fast.

"Thirty years…"

Byrnndi World weighed the massive club in his hand—fashioned from an enormous tree he had torn from the frozen wastelands of Level 5.

"I've been frozen for thirty years! In this damned place!"

"I want revenge…"

Glaring at Magellan's Warden uniform, his expression turned vicious.

"So, you're the current Warden of Impel Down?! Perfect! If I take you down, I can escape! I can return to the world of light!"

"In your dreams!" Magellan roared, summoning a massive Venom Demon. "Jailer Beasts! Take him down!"

"Take me down?!"

Byrnndi World let out a savage laugh, raising his club and swinging it down with terrifying force.

"Moa-Moa: 50x Magnification!"

The already enormous club instantly expanded fiftyfold, casting a massive shadow over Magellan.

"Have you all forgotten why they call me the 'World Destroyer' after thirty years?!"

"BOOM—!!!"

The earth-shaking impact resounded across the entire Freezing Hell!

"Hahahaha! I'm finally free again!"

...

Impel Down—Ground Level.

The stationed Marine warships had already been sent away by Jinbe to prevent Sabo and his group from seizing them. He had even contemplated destroying the last remaining warship beneath him!

But the Revolutionary Army wouldn't let him. That ship was their only way to escape Impel Down and reach Marineford.

Their arrival method couldn't be repeated—they had hidden inside the rotating shift of a Marine vessel days earlier.

And the method Morley had used to escape Impel Down all those years ago? Completely ineffective now. Even if it worked, it wouldn't get them to Marineford fast enough!

"No wonder you're the Revolutionary Army's No. 2 and a veteran commander… Your strength is indeed formidable."

Jinbe exhaled slowly. Neither he nor Sabo had Devil Fruit abilities, so on a warship, they were evenly matched.

But the Revolutionary Army's escapees had a wild card—Emporio Ivankov, the fierce Queen of Kamabakka! Jinbe couldn't even destroy the warship without being stopped. That was with Inazuma and Haku fending off the guards and stationed Marines!

Thankfully, they weren't slaughtering indiscriminately. If they had, the entire defense force would have been wiped out by now.

Using his superior strength in water, Jinbe barely managed to hold off Sabo and Ivankov—Ivankov being a Devil Fruit user was unable to go all out in water, leading to a stalemate.

"Jinbe, even with both of us together, we can't take you down. You must be among the strongest of the Seven Warlords…"

Sabo flashed a confident smile. Ivankov, on the other hand, shrieked in frustration.

"Sabo-boy! The war has already started! We need to finish this quickly! And that Marine Admiral… 'Orange Horse' Wright is already in Impel Down! Even if he's suppressing the riot, once he and Magellan regroup, we'll be trapped for sure!"

"If they both join the fight, we're finished!"

…Could Wright-jisan have sensed me here, which is why he hasn't come yet? After all these years, would he still recognize me?

Sabo had a fleeting thought before shaking it off.

They just needed to escape before it was too late…

"Sabo-kun! We've got it!"

"But we need at least five people to operate the ship! Hack and I aren't enough!"

Koala's voice rang out, boosting their morale—but also presenting a dilemma.

Five people? They had the numbers, but if they had to keep Jinbe occupied, they'd be one man short!

This Warlord had been secretly reinforcing the defenses. No one even knew he was here, aside from Magellan! Sabo's team hadn't accounted for him at all!

"Ahh… Seems I arrived just in time. Though I hate working with others, I'll make an exception this time."

"Hmph! So, the Revolutionary Army's No. 2… I see now—it's because of you, Ivankov!"

Two voices rang out as a blood-red figure streaked toward the ship.

A white-haired elder in a crimson cloak, a deep red shirt, blood-colored pants, and wielding a bat-handled umbrella appeared.

Behind him, a sandstorm took shape, revealing a proud figure in a black cloak, a massive golden hook for a left hand, slicked-back hair, and a cigar in his mouth.

Trailing behind them was a burly man in aged clothing, his horned helmet missing one side.

"Moa-Moa: 50x Blade!"

"BOOM—!"

A colossal explosion shook Impel Down's gates as an enormous blade nearly cleaved through them!

"Moa-Moa: 30x Speed!"

"Moonwalk!"

"SWISH—"

The newcomer landed heavily on the warship's deck, laughing wildly.

At last, they had emerged—

The 'Red the Aloof,' Patrick Redfield…

Former Warlord, 'Desert King' Crocodile…

And 'The World Destroyer,' Byrnndi World!

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