In the center of this Scorching Hell, the blistering high temperature was on the verge of melting everything.
A giant cauldron stood to the side, with a raging inferno burning within, releasing an endless heatwave that distorted the surrounding air.
The ground was covered in vast pools of water. Due to the high temperature of the environment, this water had become scalding hot, constantly bubbling with searing steam and emitting hissing sounds. Purple, poison-laced water surged like a torrent, flooding toward the other prison cells.
The prisoners who had been cautiously poking their heads out from behind the bars of their cells, wanting to see what was happening, were now dumbstruck by the terrifying scene that had suddenly unfolded before them.
Their faces were etched with horror and despair, their bodies trembling uncontrollably as if they could already see the tragic fate that awaited them.
Unable to escape their cells and facing being flooded by the poison, this was undoubtedly a senseless disaster for them.
Struck by Ren Arakawa's red water dragon, Magellan was sent flying like a kite with its string cut.
His body slammed heavily onto the ground, and he collapsed there for a moment, a wretched sight to behold.
Ren Arakawa wasn't faring much better. His body was covered in purple poison, and he felt his strength failing.
But under the effect of the Antidote, the poison did not spread. After the Water Style: Earth Leech spat out some water to rinse his body, he was like a patient who had just recovered from a high fever, and he managed to stand up again.
Ren Arakawa rushed toward the cell block at top speed and began using the keys from the jailers he had just knocked down to open the cell doors for the prisoners.
As the cell doors were opened one by one, the flames of hope gradually ignited in the prisoners' eyes! They rushed to help each other unlock the shackles on their bodies.
In a short while, half of the prisoners in the Scorching Hell had been freed!
"Thank you so much! You are our savior!"
The prisoners cheered, and among the crowd, there were some familiar faces for Ren Arakawa.
The two "skull" teachers who taught him Observation Haki, Hake Carlson and U'er Bennett.
And an unexpected figure:
The former marine, "Iron Head," who taught him "Iron Body" and "Shave," imprisoned due to the Celestial Dragon incident.
The three teachers gathered, all wearing expressions of shock.
Just a moment ago, they had all watched as this unexpected student of theirs sent the supposedly invincible Magellan of Impel Down flying.
Hake Carlson and U'er Bennett were arguing, "I knew this kid was no ordinary person! He's my disciple!"
"It's my credit!"
"Fang... Ren Arakawa? I... I can't believe my eyes!" Iron Head came up and gave Ren Arakawa a big hug. "Are you alright?"
Pirate Ren Arakawa looked at Iron Head's head, which looked like it had been flattened by a heavy object. Where was the vigor of his former self?
This wasn't an iron head, more like a dented iron pot.
"I'm fine... I'm sorry. Because of teaching me, you had to suffer all this. The Scorching Hell is far worse than the Beast Hell..."
Iron Head slapped Pirate Ren Arakawa heavily on the back. "What are you talking about! I don't regret teaching you. Your wrongful conviction made me, a former marine, feel deeply ashamed. Consider this my way of letting you retain a shred of good feeling for the justice in this world."
Seeing Iron Head's face gradually starting to resemble Iruka's, Pirate Ren Arakawa shook his head and shouted at the prisoners who were still celebrating their freedom, "Don't just stand there gawking! The prisoners on Level 6 and Level 5 are also breaking out. Most of the guards have been transferred. If you want to successfully escape, we need to free as many prisoners as possible to fight! Hurry to Level 3!"
Seeing this, Iron Head also shouted, "Everyone! Follow me, I'll lead the way!"
"Kill! We have to kill our way out! Living like this, every extra second makes me want to die!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Just as everyone was preparing to leave, a poison dragon came roaring over, directly devouring six unlucky prisoners.
The moment those six prisoners were swallowed by the poison dragon, agonizing screams rose and fell. Their bodies were rapidly corroded by the potent venom on the dragon's body. Their skin began to turn a strange shade of purple, then rotted away in large patches, as if being gnawed by countless insects.
Some prisoners desperately clawed at their own bodies, their fingernails scratching bloody marks into their skin, but this did nothing to alleviate the heart-piercing pain. Instead, it allowed more poison to seep into their wounds, accelerating the spread of the toxins.
Magellan stood not far away, burning with rage. His eyes looked as if they were about to spew fire, and the muscles on his face were twisted with fury.
He bellowed, "All prisoners will be brought to justice! Accept your fate!"
The voice was like rolling thunder, reverberating through the Scorching Hell, causing the surrounding walls to tremble slightly.
The prisoners were all stunned. Just a moment ago they were shouting for freedom, but now their spirits were broken, and they had lost the will to struggle.
Just as morale hit rock bottom, Ren Arakawa suddenly leaped out.
His new curse mark's gene lock fully opened, and his body emanated a powerful yet bizarre aura. Staring with his three-tomoe Sharingan, his body trembled slightly, as if he was struggling to control the immense energy about to erupt from within.
Using his last bit of Chakra, Ren Arakawa fiercely threw out a glowing black feather.
He threw his head back and roared, "Thunder Feather: Warrior Enhancement!"
The Thunder Feather cut through the air, heading straight for Magellan.
Faced with its powerful cutting force, even Magellan's venomous poison dragon seemed somewhat fragile, quickly disintegrating.
A cold glint flashed in Magellan's eyes. He forcefully exhaled, and the purple poison boiled, turning into an even more toxic red venom.
He swung his fist, punching with all his might to deflect the Thunder Feather. It grazed past Magellan's eye, leaving a deep gash.
Magellan roared in fury, "Poison Giant: Hell's Judgment!"
As Magellan's Poison Giant attacked wildly, the Scorching Hell descended into a state of chaos and despair.
The scene, which had been bustling with the hope of a jailbreak, instantly became deathly silent. Prisoners fled in all directions, terror spreading through the crowd like a plague. Soon, the prisoners had all but scattered.
Pirate Ren Arakawa, failing to dodge in time, was sent flying by the Poison Giant.
His condition at this moment was extremely tragic. He was slumped in a pit-like poison pool, his body already extremely exhausted and weak.
The strength Magellan displayed far exceeded his imagination. The claim that he was on par with an Admiral was no empty boast. In this narrow terrain, he could face off against any Admiral or Emperor.
Pirate Ren Arakawa struggled to support his body with both hands, trying to crawl out of the poison pool. The veins on his arms bulged, and every movement seemed to take an immense effort.
With trembling hands, he pulled out one Antidote after another from his pocket and stabbed them into his own body without hesitation.
The moment the needles pierced his skin, his brow furrowed, and a look of pain appeared on his face.
However, Magellan gave him no chance to breathe. The Poison Giant behind him swung its fist and smashed down on him again!
"Boom!" With a deafening roar, the Poison Giant ruthlessly struck Ren Arakawa's body, and the powerful impact sent him flying.
The poison, like a surging tide, instantly submerged him. His mouth and nose were mercilessly filled with venom, and the feeling of suffocation washed over him.
Ren Arakawa struggled desperately, but his body felt as if it were bound by tens of thousands of ropes, unable to move.
His three-tomoe Sharingan instantly rolled back, and his body began to convulse uncontrollably.
"Water... Water Style..."
He had no time to form hand seals before being flooded by Magellan's poison once again.
The two Earth Leech masks also made a human-like eye-rolling expression; they weren't faring well either.
The tail and wing feathers also sizzled and smoked under the corrosion of the poison. The originally magnificent feathers had been corroded by the venom, leaving only the central skeleton. The sight was too wretched to behold, like a plucked bird teetering on the verge of collapse in a storm, its life hanging by a thread.
With a *crack*, the Water Style: Earth Leech Mask was the first to shatter!
Immediately after, the Wind Style: Earth Leech Mask also shattered!
The continuous damage from the poison dragon was even more effective at countering Kakuzu's hearts than the original story's Wind Style: Rasenshuriken. Ren Arakawa had already reached the end of his life.
Ren Arakawa felt his consciousness gradually blurring, and the world before him grew darker and darker. The shadow of death was closing in on him step by step, but his thirst for freedom and defiant spirit still burned stubbornly.
Magellan walked forward and kicked Ren Arakawa fiercely, as if venting his anger!
Pirate Ren Arakawa was sent flying, and the blood he spat out was also red poison.
The Antidotes that were meant to save his life were scattered all over by Magellan's kick.
"Overestimating yourself. You, who instigated this jailbreak, will be locked in the Infinite Hell forever, never to be reborn!"
After Magellan finished pronouncing his sentence, he turned to leave.
But at that very moment, Ren Arakawa's aura suddenly erupted!
Magellan turned his head back, his face full of disbelief. Suddenly, he saw a fist clad in Armament Haki!
White smoke billowed from Ren Arakawa's entire body. Antidotes were still stuck in him, and a cruel, savage grin hung on his lips! The skin that had been corroded away by the poison, revealing the bones beneath, instead made him look like a demon revived from hell!
At the same time, Uchiha Ren, who was waiting to assemble at the gates of the Hidden Leaf Village...
Stephen Fang, who was consolidating his abilities at the X-Mansion...
Main God Ren Arakawa, who was at the police station waiting for Chu Xuan's next instruction...
All simultaneously clutched their convulsing and aching hearts.
Second-Tier Gene Lock...
Open!
(end of chapter)