140: Chapter 139 Meeting Ivankov"Little Straw Hat!" Seeing Luffy "defeated," Bon Clay was startled and immediately cried out anxiously.Buggy quickly covered his mouth, afraid of attracting Magellan's attention.The two of them dragged and pulled, trying their best to escape this dangerous place.
Magellan had no time to spare for these two insignificant characters.He picked up the feigning-death Luffy and headed without hesitation towards the fifth level of Impel Down—the Frozen Hell.Once inside, he casually tossed Luffy into a cell, then clutched his stomach and rushed to the outhouse.Due to the effects of his Devil Fruit powers, Magellan suffered from diarrhea for up to ten hours every day, and at this moment, he could no longer endure the pain.
Inside the cell, a prisoner curled up on a hard bed glanced at Luffy indifferently before ignoring him.In this prison, no one poisoned by Magellan's toxin survived."Let me go!I need to save Straw Hat!" On the fourth basement level, Bon Clay struggled free from Buggy's grasp, shouting loudly.Buggy, equally anxious, raised his voice in response, "You think I don't want to save him?My life is in his hands!If he dies, I won't live either!"
Buggy was now experiencing an unprecedented sense of despair!He had been hit by Luffy's obedience charm, and if anything happened to Luffy, he would definitely not survive.But with their current strength, defeating Magellan and obtaining the antidote was simply a pipe dream!
Completely ignoring Bucky's complaints, Xiao Feng resolutely declared, "Since you won't go save Straw Hat, then I'll go alone!" Before the words were even finished, Xiao Feng had already dashed towards the entrance to the fifth level without hesitation, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.Bucky stood there dumbfounded, only recovering after a long while.He gritted his teeth and cursed viciously, "Straw Hat, you big jerk!Did I owe you something in my past life?You better hold on for me!I haven't lived enough yet, I don't want to die so young!"
Bon Clay quickly reached the fifth floor.Upon arriving, he was shocked by the extremely low temperature.While he considered turning back, the thought of Luffy's "painful struggle" spurred him on.He gritted his teeth and continued deeper.After finding Luffy's cell, he saw Luffy lying on the ground, seemingly lifeless.Bon Clay felt a pang of heartache.Turning back to find the cell key, Buggy arrived with it."Little Straw Hat, I've come to rescue you!" Bon Clay immediately opened the cell door, and together with Buggy, they lifted Luffy into a small wooden box.Just as they were about to leave, a prisoner couldn't help but ask, "Hey, who are you to this kid?Why are you risking your lives to save him?"
Bucky didn't speak; after all, he couldn't very well call them enemies.Without turning his head, Xiao Feng said, "Friend, Straw Hat is my friend." With that, he and Bucky stepped back into the snowstorm.Looking at the key on the ground and the wide-open door, the prisoners, who had been imprisoned for so long, began to consider escaping."Hey, should we escape?Maybe if we follow them, we'll have a chance to live," said one of the prisoners who had been imprisoned recently.The other prisoners, who had been there longer, remained silent.Seeing this, the prisoner stopped trying to persuade them, unlocked his handcuffs, and left the cell, searching for the direction Xiao Feng and the others had gone.Once one prisoner had escaped, there would surely be a second, and a third.Soon, all the prisoners in the cell unlocked their handcuffs and left."So, what's your plan to save this bastard Rubber?" Bucky asked, shivering in the snow.Xiao Feng sniffed and said, "I heard that Ivankov, the Okama King, is here too.I believe that if we find him, there will definitely be a way to save Straw Hat."
Buggy, though helpless, had no choice but to follow Bon Clay to find the Okama King he mentioned.However, to their despair, after asking every prisoner on the floor, none of them knew where the so-called Okama King was.Just when they were at their wits' end, something even more hopeless happened: a pack of military wolves surrounded them."Hey, what do we do now?I'm frozen stiff, I can't use my full strength!" Buggy said to Bon Clay, who was also frozen stiff.Bon Clay gritted his teeth and stood in front of Luffy, determined to protect his friend even if it meant being bitten to death.Luffy, who was pretending to be dead, was also extremely anxious, but these military wolves wouldn't give them a chance to think.Opportunities swarmed towards the trio, forcing Buggy and Bon Clay to fight with all their might.After defeating one wave, just as they were catching their breath, another pack of wolves surrounded them.Luffy, seeing this, was about to get up and fight when the previously released prisoners arrived.Together, they defeated the wolves, then divided the tasks: some carried Buggy and Bon Clay, while others carried Luffy.Finally, as everyone collapsed from exhaustion, a transvestite with a purple afro and revealing clothing appeared before them.Looking at the group lying in the snow, Bon Clay, before losing consciousness, managed to say, "Lord Ivankov, please, you must save my friend Luffy!"
When Xiao Feng awoke from his coma, he found himself in a warm room.He looked around in confusion and saw Buggy was there too.After some introductions, Xiao Feng finally asked Ivankov about Luffy: "Lord Ivankov, where's Straw Hat?Is he alright?" "Don't worry, he's fine.I don't know how that Straw Hat boy managed to block most of Magellan's poison.I've already cleared the remaining bit, and he's resting well now," Ivankov reassured him.Actually, this was all an illusion created by the system for Luffy.Hearing this, Xiao Feng's heart finally settled down.Buggy also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Luffy was alright, but looking around…Seeing the chaotic scene of Zhou Qun's demonic dance, he couldn't help but move to the innermost part of the room.After a night's rest, Luffy approached Ivankov and bluntly stated that he was his boss's son and that Sabo was his older brother."Ha~~~~~~"
Ivankov was so shocked that he flew backward and embedded himself in the wall.He quickly pulled himself back down, looking Luffy up and down."Impossible, Dragon never said he had a son," Ivankov muttered to himself.Luffy, exasperated, blurted out his full name.After some thought, Ivankov finally believed Luffy.At Luffy's request, Ivankov agreed to join him in rescuing him.After returning to his room, Luffy took out a Den Den Mushi and called Sabo."Moshi moshi, Sabo, how are things going?" Luffy told Sabo about his encounter with Ivankov.Sabo replied that he had gathered a group of skilled fighters and were already lurking near Marineford."We will definitely rescue Ace!" they both said in unison.