chapter 144 part 2
As Magellan moved at high speed along the Poison Path, the ground it touched was corroded, leaving deep trenches. The surrounding air became thick with the poison's pungent, sickening smell.
At the same time, Magellan opened his mouth and spat out numerous purple gas bubbles.
These bubbles seemed to drift slowly and leisurely toward Ren Arakawa, but he knew the killing intent hidden within them.
Just looking at the bubbles made his eyes sting. Tears welled up uncontrollably, and his vision began to blur.
He had to blink frequently to try and alleviate the discomfort, but the acrid gas clung to him like a shadow, making his breathing grow rapid.
He quickly mobilized his power, and the kagune on his back instantly unfurled. With a powerful flap, he launched himself into the air.
"You can fly?"
However, Magellan was only surprised for a moment. He once again used Poison Pufferfish, sending a stream of poison spheres whistling toward Ren Arakawa in the air.
In the air, Ren Arakawa quickly formed hand seals.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
*Hiss~*
The fireball and the poison spheres collided mid-air, instantly causing a violent explosion!
Although it seemed to have blocked the attack, the poison gas spread through the air even faster. A toxic cloud, visible to the naked eye, enveloped the entire office area!
The two jailers lying on the floor struggled to crawl toward a locker. As they raised their heads, their hearts sank.
The black-haired kid had already cleaned out all the antidotes a moment ago. Not a single vial was left.
Outside, a ferocious smile appeared on Magellan's face. Coupled with his unique devil-like features, he looked exceptionally sinister and terrifying in this environment!
"Hahaha, brat, do you think you can escape my grasp just by flying into the air?"
Magellan's tone was thick with mockery. "You're too naive! Gas can float. This space you're in has long been enveloped by my poison. Even if you can fly for a while with those wings, you'll never fly out of this toxic encirclement."
As he spoke, he slowly advanced. The poisonous liquid seeping from his body left trails of green smoke on the ground, and the pungent smell grew stronger.
"With every breath, you're inhaling my deadly poison. Sooner or later, you will be poisoned and fall under the assault of this inescapable gas. You might think you're safe with those antidotes you're carrying, but let me tell you, without a gas mask, you'll just get poisoned again. My poison will continuously invade your body—through your pores, your respiratory tract—seeping bit by bit into your organs, until it drags you completely into the abyss of death!"
His massive body trembled. "And you will be powerless to resist, able only to collapse slowly in agony. You will pay the price for what you have done!"
Magellan's eyes burned with a mad, cruel light. He could already picture Ren Arakawa struggling and collapsing in the poison gas, and the twisted satisfaction made his laughter grow even more deranged.
"Hmph."
In the air, facing the gradually approaching purple gas, Ren Arakawa moved.
He formed hand seals again!
This particular seal was a jutsu that Uchiha Ren, his counterpart in the Naruto world, had only just mastered.
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
In an instant, a powerful and fierce gale roared out of Ren Arakawa's mouth.
The purple poison gas that had been lingering around him was hit by the gale and scattered toward the ground like a stampeding flock of sheep.
Wherever the fierce wind passed, the poison gas was rapidly dispersed, and the pungent smell that filled the air gradually faded.
In just a moment, the only thing left around Ren Arakawa, who had been completely enveloped by the poison gas, was the high-temperature air from the jutsu, slowly rising.
This sudden turn of events made Magellan's eyes go wide, his face a mask of disbelief!
His mouth hung slightly open, as if he wanted to say something, but his throat felt as if it were blocked, and for a moment he couldn't make a sound.
After a long while, Magellan finally came to his senses. His voice was somewhat shrill from the shock. "You... how can you have so many abilities? This is impossible! What in the world is your Devil Fruit power? You can fly, you can breathe fire, and now you can even blow wind?"
Pirate Ren Arakawa suppressed a laugh. "Want to learn? I can teach you!"
"Poison Cloud!"
Ignoring the wind ability, Magellan stubbornly continued to release poison gas.
Seeing this, Ren Arakawa frowned.
Magellan's combat intelligence was off the charts. Almost every move this guy made had a purpose.
Thinking it over, Ren Arakawa came to a conclusion.
Is this guy trying to turn the entire Blazing Hell into a gas chamber?
It was insane, but effective.
If such a massive amount of poison gas covered the area, then even using Wind Style: Great Breakthrough combined with the Wind Style: Pressure from his Earth Grudge Fear mask wouldn't be enough to clear it all out.
Moreover, a large group of escaping prisoners would be passing through here soon.
Thinking of this, Ren Arakawa didn't hesitate. He flapped his wings and shot out three feathers.
*Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!*
The feathers pierced three holes in Magellan's body, but a moment later, the purple poison liquid filled the holes.
This is really... not a Logia, but it might as well be.
"You little brat," Magellan roared at Ren Arakawa, "stop your pointless struggles! Accept your fate!"
"Struggles?" Ren Arakawa laughed. "I did nothing and was wrongly imprisoned for seven years! You want me to accept my fate?"
He brought his hands together and quickly formed a series of seals.
"I will step on your head and walk right out of Impel Down!"
"Combination Ninjutsu: Flame-Wind Wild Wave!"
"Poison Gas Bomb!"
In that instant, purple poison gas and flames collided!
On the left was Magellan, on the right was Ren Arakawa.
As the saying goes, in a wave battle, the left always loses.
But this time, Magellan's poison swallowed the flames! It devoured them bit by bit, continuing to expand its purple domain!
Poisonous liquid slowly trickled down Magellan's body. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "In this Impel Down..."
"I am!"
"The King!"
With that, a gigantic purple poison dragon emerged from his body!
Seeing this, Ren Arakawa leaped onto a nearby blazing cauldron. After steadying himself, the Earth Grudge Fear tendril on his shoulder began to deeply inhale the surrounding air while Ren Arakawa simultaneously formed rapid hand seals!
Ox-Monkey-Rabbit-Rat-Boar!
Ram-Rooster-Dog-Rat-Monkey!
Sweat beaded on Ren Arakawa's forehead as he completed the last five seals!
Rooster-Dragon-Rat-Horse-Rooster!
At the same time, the Earth Grudge Fear tendril on his shoulder spewed out a massive torrent of water.
This torrent merged with the water dragon that appeared behind Ren Arakawa, causing its body to swell. Under the heat of the cauldron, the water became incredibly scalding, scorching hot!
*Smack!*
Ren Arakawa clapped his hands together and shouted:
"Combination Ninjutsu!"
"Water Style: Red Water Dragon!"
Magellan activated his ability, and the venomous dragon behind him let out a roar.
"ROAR—"
"Poison Dragon!"
(end of chapter)