A few minutes ago, in Impel Down, on the non-existent Level 5.5.
"Fufufu! Who exactly are you?"
Facing the serious Emporio Ivankov, The White Knight calmly tilted his head.
Next to him was a row of monitors—these people used the video transponder snails connected to Impel Down's main control room to synchronize information about the entire prison.
"I am the strategist 'White Knight' Roman of the Straw Hat Pirates. Of course—"
The pure white armored knight waved his hand.
"I'm just a nobody, I'm here for my captain."
?
"Your captain—"
"That's him."
"Straw Hat boy?" Looking in the direction The White Knight pointed, it was the scene of a single punch knocking down the jailer beast: Minotaurus.
"That's right, I hope to get your help."
..."Actually, I was already thinking of helping this kid. It's been many years since I've seen such a hot-blooded youth daring to break into Impel Down to save someone. But—"
A tall man with a huge face, an unusually large deep purple afro, long and thick eyelashes, light blue eyeshadow, and purple lipstick. His attire was also quite peculiar: fishnet stockings and a cape, a tight low-cut bodysuit. The man brushed his upturned eyelashes.
But, actively saving someone and being asked to save someone are two different things.
"I understand,"
The White Knight nodded, but if they waited until Luffy was poisoned to save him... first, he would have to survive a 3% success rate, and then lose more than ten years of his life, which was not something Roman wanted to see.
"I have a reason to ask you to save him—"
Rustle~~A wanted poster appeared in Roman's hand, showing a man in a dark green coat, with red square tattoos on his left face. His black short hair was combed back, his expression fierce, and he had no eyebrows.
"This is?!"
Facing the shocked Ivankov and Lightning, Roman raised the wanted poster in his hand.
"This is the leader of the 'Revolutionary Army', known as the most dangerous criminal in the world. At the same time—"
"His name is: Monkey D. Dragon!"
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"And this, my captain—" The White Knight pointed to Luffy on the screen, "His name is Monkey D. Luffy."
!?!
"So, that's why I came to you for asking help."
"But... but how do you know these things—" Inazuma had just spoken when he realized he had asked a stupid question: if what he said was true, then knowing who his dad was from his own captain wasn't surprising. However:"You still haven't explained how you know about our 'New Human Paradise'..."
"What's so strange about that? Isn't this the space that Revolutionary Army West Army Commander Morley expanded between the fifth and sixth levels using the 'Push Push Fruit'?"
In other words, if the Revolutionary Army's 'Young Master' is their captain, then it's not unreasonable for him to know some details about the Revolutionary Army, right?
Although, Luffy probably doesn't even know what his dad looks like..."I understand your doubts,"
On the screen, the paper airplane was already carrying a few people towards the warden's office, while the White Knight spread his hands in front of Ivankov and Inazuma.
"If I were an enemy instead of an ally, would I need to waste my breath with you?"
"I could just call Magellan, and a cloud of poison would turn this place into a dead zone. Unless you can go days and nights without breathing."
"That's right,"
Ivankov, with his huge purple afro, nodded his massive head, "If you were an enemy, our New Human Paradise would have already faced total destruction. Since Straw Hat is Dragon's son, of course, I'll do my best to save him, but..."
Since Straw Hat is here to save his brother Ace, does that mean Ace is also Dragon's son?
Facing both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army, how will the World Government—
"Damn it!!"
The White Knight suddenly turned to the surveillance screen. In fact, he didn't need to look at the screen; he had already seen through the white dove on the fourth level that a huge purple poison dragon was chasing Luffy and the others.
"No time, I have to help Luffy and the others!"
"Hee-haw!! Straw Hat is in danger, we too—"
Swish,
The White Knight reached out to stop Ivankov and Inazuma, "Wait a moment, if you go out now, it will turn into a direct confrontation."
It's not that the 'Okama King' Ivankov in front of him isn't strong, but the opponent is too monstrous! So:"I'll go save them. Although my combat power isn't outstanding, in terms of fruit abilities—"
No one in this world is more versatile than me.
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"Gomu Gomu no Jet Rocket!"
In the fourth level 'Scorching Hell', Luffy and the others were fighting and fleeing. He wrapped his fists in paper, with candles on the outside, and punched the opponent hard, but:"Poison Shield Wall!"
A jelly-like poison rose from the ground, forming an inverted semicircle that instantly enveloped Magellan. This special poison had extremely terrifying stickiness, absorbing Luffy's strength layer by layer like incredibly tough rubber, rendering his Gear Second attacks ineffective.
"Tsk, what a troublesome defense!"
Luffy's words made the white dove perched on his armored shoulder roll its eyes—usually, the enemies you encounter probably think the same thing.
"My turn—Poison Dragon!"
As the pursuing Magellan waved his hand, three huge purple dragon heads suddenly lunged from his body! Their mouths opened wide, each spewing torrents of black, purple, or brown, intertwining like a fierce tsunami.
Of course, it was a poisonous tsunami!
"Be careful, Luffy."
With Roman's warning, Luffy immediately retreated, but his armor—"Mr. 3, why did you go soft so quickly?"
Facing the melting wax dripping off Luffy, Mr. 3 was also helpless.
"My wax can't withstand high temperatures, you know that, right?"
This level is called 'Blazing Hell', as the name suggests, it's a terrifying high-temperature environment. Mr. 3's wax can't last long in such an environment. After a few moves, the armor on Luffy began to melt. Under Magellan's various poison attacks, he was struggling.
Damn! I forgot about that...Since Roman got the life paper to cover his weaknesses, he gradually stopped worrying about the threats of water and fire. —Unexpectedly, the problem didn't lie in his plan, but in the 'allies' falling short. As the wax continued to melt, a thin layer of paper alone couldn't block Magellan's poison dragon...No choice but to go all out,"Mr. 3, release a large amount of wax!"
"Uh, but—"
Although he instinctively questioned, Mr. 3 still released a large amount of wax towards the opposite side.
"Candle Wall!"
Unfortunately, under the high temperature, the wax wall that should have been as hard as steel turned into a puddle of soft mud..."Buggy, bombs!"
Following the white dove's voice, Buggy unhesitatingly kicked a 'special Buggy bomb' the size of a soybean towards Magellan, which then exploded with a bang.
Boom!!
The soaring flames, accompanied by wildly flickering intense fire, instantly engulfed the massive figure of the three-headed poison dragon. The shockwave and vibrations spread rapidly in all directions.
The poison fire waves rolled, countless sparks and hot streams sprayed in all directions from the explosion site, like a volcanic eruption, with bright purple flames mixed in, blooming strange flowers as they fell. Even the sturdy rock buildings, if touched by a single spark, would have a horrifying hole.
Candle-Poison Dragon-Buggy Bomb Explosion!
"Quick, quick, run!!"
Taking advantage of the bomb igniting the wax on the ground, temporarily forming a towering firewall to separate the battlefield, the rear-guard Luffy immediately turned and ran! Buggy and Mr. 3 wished they could grow two more legs. Not far ahead of them:"Hurry, the elevator is this way!"
Ivankov, worthy of being an escape expert, had already found the elevator to the fifth level and opened the gate, allowing the fleeing Luffy trio to speed up even more.
Victory and escape were within reach! However:Swish,
At this moment, a tall figure rushed out of the poison fire, attacking swiftly! The long-range poison attacks couldn't harm the fully protected Luffy, so Magellan simply took off the two demon horns on his head. —Yes, these two horns were actually weapons!
Rustle~~"Go, Luffy!"
The white paper on Luffy's body quickly detached, forming a 'petite' White Knight who suddenly lunged at Magellan! Although immediately pierced and flung away by Magellan's counterattack, it bought Luffy a brief moment. He was about to rush into the dark elevator.
"Ahhh, wait for me!!"
Bon Clay was already by the elevator, Buggy could split himself to move forward, and Luffy ran the fastest. As a result, the one with the worst stamina, Mr. 3, was left behind—If I survive this, I'll exercise every day!!!
Just as the tearful Mr. 3 made this silent vow, a shadow loomed over him from behind. And Magellan's impatient voice:"Get out of the way!"
Swish,
And a rapidly descending poisonous horn.
It's over!
Never mind the terrifying poison in Magellan's attacks, just his strength alone would be enough to—Bang!
Instead of death, the fallen Mr. 3 saw a figure with arms posed like a 'swan' standing behind him, with poison dripping from his feet.
"What are you standing there for? Run!"
"Bon Clay!!"
Ignoring Luffy's shout, Bon Clay trembled as he blocked Magellan.
"Run, I'll hold him off—"
"Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling!"
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Bang bang bang bang bang!!
Countless punches landed on Magellan, pushing him back but also covering Luffy's hands in poison! Without hesitation, Luffy extended his arm, grabbed Bon Clay and Mr. 3, and leaped back into the elevator with Buggy.
"If we go, we go together!"
"Desperate measures—"
Magellan, who had taken Luffy's barrage, frowned. The attack only made him feel a rare 'pain.' He then strode towards the elevator. Without his warden's key, the elevator wouldn't start.
"Have you chosen your coffin? I'll grant—?!"
But when he stepped into the elevator, he saw:It was empty!
Where did they go?
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