143: Chapter 142 Leaving Impel Down"Straw Hat Kid, you bastard, you'll remember this!" Blackbeard roared, his eyes filled with anger and resentment.
Because Luffy interfered, Blackbeard didn't have time to activate his Devil Fruit power again.His eyes widened, but he could only watch helplessly as the venom rapidly spread, engulfing him and his crew.
A moment later, Magellan withdrew the venom.Blackbeard and the others rolled their eyes back and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Magellan was frantic and hurriedly broke through the ice wall Luffy had created, running upwards.However, it was too late; Luffy and his crew had already vanished without a trace.
Magellan's face turned ashen.He gritted his teeth, turned around, and went back to the fourth floor, intending to check the surveillance footage to see where Luffy and his crew had escaped to.
Inside a cell on the sixth floor, a man, looking utterly helpless, called out to a flustered jailer.He firmly stated his need to contact Magellan.The jailer, not daring to delay, quickly pulled out a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) and dialed Magellan's number.
After the call connected, the man said to Magellan without any politeness, "It seems Impel Down is really useless without me, Magellan.Let's make a deal.You release me, and I'll help you chase after the Straw Hat Pirates, how about that?"
His voice carried an undeniable authority, as if everything was under his control.Magellan's expression shifted, as if he were struggling internally.He frowned deeply, his lips trembling slightly, seemingly weighing some kind of gain or loss.After a while, he finally sighed and said helplessly into the phone, "Alright, I agree to this deal, Shiryu.But you must promise me that you won't kill prisoners or guards indiscriminately after you get out.Otherwise, next time, it won't be just a suspended death sentence."
After saying this, Magellan decisively hung up the phone, then stood up without hesitation and walked towards the gates of Impel Down.He knew that to successfully intercept Luffy and his crew, he had to take action personally.Meanwhile, the atmosphere inside Impel Down was extremely tense; everyone realized a major battle was imminent.
Upon hearing Magellan's words, Shiryu smiled with satisfaction.He readily agreed, "No problem, Magellan.As long as I can get out, I promise I won't kill anyone indiscriminately again."
After receiving Magellan's instructions, the jailers carefully unlocked Shiryu's shackles and handed him his personal weapon.Knowing Shiryu's prowess, they immediately kept a distance after completing their task.After all, this man was extremely bloodthirsty; many prisoners and jailers alike had perished by his sword.
Upon experiencing his long-awaited freedom, a glint of excitement flashed in Shiryu's eyes.He slowly drew his weapon, carefully examining the cold glint it emitted.The chill seemed to penetrate the very soul, sending shivers down one's spine.
A bloodthirsty smile crept across his lips as he turned his gaze to the trembling, fearful jailers.His eyes were filled with cold indifference and ruthlessness, as if these men were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter.
After a flurry of swordplay, Shiryu, covered in blood, left the blood-soaked cell and went to where Blackbeard had fallen.He gazed silently at Blackbeard, a complex emotion flickering in his eyes.Then, he turned and went alone to the monitoring room, unhesitatingly severing the Great Impel Down's communication with the outside world.Next, armed with the antidote for Magellan's poison, he rushed back, successfully saving Blackbeard and his crew from the brink of death.
Blackbeard struggled to his feet, a smile playing on his lips, and looked at Shiryu, saying, "You must be the legendary Shiryu of the Rain, right?Staying here must be boring, how about coming with me?Let's turn this sea upside down together!" At this moment, Blackbeard showed no signs of being on the verge of death, but instead appeared remarkably energetic.
Shiryu's lips curled into a strange smile as he replied, "Since I'll never see the light of day again here anyway, I might as well go out and explore with you." With that, he stood firmly behind Blackbeard, longsword in hand, as if he had already become Blackbeard's follower.
Seeing this, Blackbeard couldn't help but laugh out loud, secretly rejoicing that his trip to Impel Down was indeed the right decision.Although he had just almost lost his life, gaining such a powerful and capable subordinate made it all worthwhile.
Immediately afterwards, Blackbeard began recruiting in the sixth basement level of Impel Down.Of course, joining the Blackbeard Pirates was no easy feat; a cruel condition had to be met—the prisoners had to fight each other to the death, and only the last few survivors would be qualified to follow Blackbeard back to the world stage.
Faced with such harsh conditions, the prisoners hesitated for a long time before finally making up their minds and beginning this bloody fratricide.After all, freedom was far too tempting for them, and they were willing to pay any price to obtain it.As time passed, the stench of blood permeated the sixth underground level grew stronger, as if the entire space was soaked in blood.
In the end, only four people survived: Catalina Devon, San Juan Wolf, Basque Jot, and Avalo Pizarro.Blackbeard looked at the four survivors with satisfaction, a smug gleam in his eyes.
However, Pizarro was unwilling to be subordinate to Blackbeard.He intended to seize the opportunity to kill Blackbeard and take his place.Unfortunately, he underestimated Blackbeard's strength and was easily defeated.
Blackbeard also took this opportunity to show everyone his.He revealed his true strength, making them understand who the real boss was.That terrifying power and domineering aura instantly dispelled the four men's initial resentment, filling them with awe and reverence.Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Blackbeard's lips curled into a sly smile.He knew that these four men were now completely subservient to him, becoming his sharpest weapons.Thus, Blackbeard led his four new members, preparing to leave this hellish place to realize their greater ambitions.
"Who ordered you to open the gates of justice?" Magellan roared, watching the departing warships.The jailer trembled with fear, but still pointed at Magellan and said, "Wasn't it you, Warden, who gave the order?"
Magellan felt dizzy.When had he ever ordered them to open the Gates of Justice?A flash of white light appeared on the departing warship, and another Magellan appeared on the deck.However, when he touched his face with his left hand, his true form was revealed.It turned out that Bon Clay had used his Devil Fruit power to transform into Magellan and then ordered the jailers to open the Gates of Justice.After doing all this, he crushed the teleportation stone Luffy had given him and returned to the warship."Straw Hat, you're so clever!You actually came up with such a method!" Bon Clay said excitedly, grabbing Luffy's hand.Luffy smiled slightly and casually released Mr.3, who had been imprisoned for a long time.Although his combat strength wasn't great, one more person meant one more hope.