Caught off guard, Blackbeard was hit. He staggered to his feet, having expected the scream to come from Straw Hat Luffy, but to his surprise, this kid he hadn't taken seriously actually possessed Haki.
However, Blackbeard said nothing more; after all, his target at the moment wasn't Luffy, so he didn't stop the others from leaving.
Luffy clenched his fists, filled with resentment, but he also knew that now was not the time to fight Blackbeard. "I will definitely save Ace!" Luffy looked at Blackbeard, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.
Blackbeard stood silently in place, unmoving. It wasn't until Luffy passed by him that he slowly spoke: "I won't say it's futile, because nothing in this world is entirely impossible.
Sky Island exists, doesn't it? One Piece is the same; it definitely exists!
Zehahahahahahaha, just you wait and see, in a few hours, we will present you with a magnificent, world-shocking performance!!!"
Jinbe looked at Luffy, who had stopped, and quickly urged, "Don't mind him, Mr. Luffy... hurry up and go."
Ivankov, while directing a group of people, shouted loudly, "Hurry! The exit is just ahead!"
The crowd finally opened the large doors and reached the entrance, only to be shocked by the surrounding sea.
"There's not a single Marine warship to seize, not even one Marine. How can this be? Aren't we helpless now?"
Looking at the ship-less sea, someone dropped the knife in their hand and knelt on the ground in despair.
"What should we do? What should we do?... We can't do anything. Are we just supposed to wait here for Magellan and them?"
Crocodile leisurely smoked a cigar, obtained from who knows where, a smirk playing on his lips: "So that's it. It seems the enemy isn't so foolish after all." The journey had been unusually smooth, even he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
He looked at the empty sea, sneered, and then said, "There are large Sea Kings underwater. This Calm Belt truly is Impel Down's most formidable defensive barrier."
At this moment, Jinbe stepped forward and shouted, "There's no time to sigh here. Magellan must have just issued the order to set sail. Although I'm not sure why he hasn't appeared, it's come to this. Look closely, you can vaguely see the shadow of a sail in the deep fog."
However, the group of prisoners remained dejected and dispirited.
Jinbe sternly rebuked, "Calm down, everyone! I'll handle this here." With that, Jinbe walked to the large door, exerted force, pulled off the door panel, threw it into the sea, and then leaped into the water himself.
"Use this to seize a Marine warship! Those with guts, follow me!" As soon as he finished speaking, Buggy, Crocodile, Mr. 1, and Luffy jumped without hesitation, while Mr. 2 and the others stayed on shore to provide support.
Jinbe held the wooden board high and swam swiftly towards the Marine warship like an arrow shot from a bow. The few of them cooperated seamlessly and seized the Marine warship at an extremely fast speed.
But because the distance from the shore was too far, there was no way to pick up the people on the shore. Luffy was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth on the deck.
Jinbe, however, calmly said not to worry. He informed the people on shore via transponder snail to all jump into the sea, and he would handle the rest.
A group of pirates hesitated.
"There are Sea Kings down there! How can we jump down? Isn't that suicide!"
Bon Clay, without a word, jumped into the sea without hesitation. He firmly believed his friends wouldn't put everyone in danger.
Mr. 3 gritted his teeth and followed closely. A group of prisoners exchanged glances, but having no other choice, they followed suit and jumped.
In an instant, countless gigantic Whale Sharks emerged from the seabed, steadily catching the group of people from the shore and bouncing them upwards.
Jinbe looked at the sea and spoke to the Whale Sharks, "Sorry for calling you to such a dangerous place. Bring them over here."
The Whale Sharks tossed the group of people like balls, catching them, and then continuously threw them onto the ship.
Luffy also played for a while, his eyes sparkling with excitement. He first stared at the group of Whale Sharks, then excitedly looked at Jinbe, muttering, "I want one!"
It was strange why he said "I want one"... At this moment, Magellan slowly awoke from a pile of rubble. He had suffered a loss in the recent battle with Blackbeard due to a moment of carelessness.
When he arrived at the entrance, he just saw the group of people riding the orcas and leaving. Magellan's expression was grave, and he held a transponder snail in his hand.
"I didn't expect them to go this far. Anyway, only despair awaits them. No matter how much they struggle, there's nowhere to escape. Prepare the ships and block them at the Gate of Justice."
Now he could only go and deal with the big trouble that was Blackbeard first.
On the other side, a group of people in the control room looked at the gate button, somewhat dazed. When did it break? They stammered in response.
"Officer Magellan, the equipment was damaged at some point, and it's full of sand... it can't be repaired!"
Magellan's face instantly changed, his veins bulging, and he thought of one person.
"Crocodile!!!"
As for the mechanism in the control room, it was, of course, the result of a friendly exchange between Orochimaru and Kuro-chan.
Originally, Bon Clay had been prepared to impersonate Magellan and prevent the Gate of Justice from closing while Luffy and the others seized a Marine warship, thus opening an escape route for Luffy and his Crewmates.
But he was stopped by Crocodile in advance, who told him that the control room button was already broken. Bon Clay didn't doubt it, and so he happily escaped from prison with Luffy and the others.
At this moment, Blackbeard stood on Impel Down's Sixth Level, looking at the quiet crowd. He initially thought they were ignoring him, as the prisoners here were all extremely vicious individuals, so a bit of arrogance was normal.
Then, Blackbeard let out his characteristic Zehahahaha laugh, breaking the oppressive atmosphere:
"Hello, everyone, you prisoners who are confined here for life, like walking corpses without dreams! Your remaining lives can only be spent waiting for death here. How about a free-for-all?"
Saying that, he raised his arm and shouted, "Sa, let's begin! Those who survive this free-for-all can become my Companions, and see the light of day again, Zehahahahaha." But only dead silence responded, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across Blackbeard's face.
To put it simply, it was extremely embarrassing. Blackbeard didn't know whether to lower his arm, and his ugly face was flushed.
Just then, Burgess walked to the cell and gently pushed the prisoner closest to him. The prisoner fell straight down.
Immediately after, with a "bang," a puff of white smoke flashed, and the prisoner turned into a small piece of wood.
Subsequently, bang, bang, bang sounds rang out one after another, and the entire prison seemed to be emptied instantly, leaving only wooden blocks all over the floor.
The few of them quickly took the keys to open the cages, only to find that the entire Sixth Level was already empty.
Blackbeard and his crew stood rooted to the spot as if under a paralysis spell. After a while, Blackbeard, realizing what had happened, roared furiously:
"Who did this!!!!"
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