"You're Blackbeard?"
Facing the man who once said on Jaya Island, "A man's dream will never die!" Luffy clenched his fists.
"Zehahaha, I haven't introduced myself yet!"
"I was surprised too, didn't expect you to be Captain Ace's brother."
"I heard you defeated that Seven Warlords of the Sea over there," Blackbeard Teach pointed at Crocodile, "I thought of going to Water 7 to use your head to gain the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' position. But the god of fate protected you—"
"Ace fought to the death after knowing this..."
"Fate has no 'coincidences', in other words—"
'Sniper' Van Augur sneered;"Cough cough, you're lucky, Straw Hat..."
'Death God' Doc Q coughed blood while grinning;"The captain has achieved his goal,"
'Devil Sheriff' Lafitte adjusted his hat;"Your life is now useless."
"Ha ha ha, Ace fought bravely!"
'Fighting Champion' Jesus Burgess laughed heartily; but—"A bunch of clowns."
?!
The White Knight stepped forward, interrupting the Blackbeard Pirates' arrogance.
"You are the ones protected by fate, idiots!"
"Do you know who was with us Straw Hats in Water 7?"
The White Knight looked at the faces destined to be 'stepping stones', characters unaware of their fated end. "It was Vice Admiral Garp and Admiral Aokiji."
!!!
"Understand? If not for Ace, you would have been dead long ago. A bunch of rats who escaped by chance, and you dare talk about fate?"
Moreover, if Roman wanted, he could have the entire Blackbeard Pirates killed right here! —Just need to leave a note for Magellan.
If it weren't for keeping you around to attract attention, how would you have the chance to be so arrogant..."You—!?"
In an instant, before the enraged Blackbeard Teach could react, Luffy beside The White Knight had already entered Gear Second state.
"Then let's have a match!"
Swish,
A punch was thrown, as fast as lightning! The surrounding killing intent disrupted everyone's Observation Haki. In such moments, experience and mindset were crucial. Unfortunately, the complacent Blackbeard Teach never expected Luffy, whom he looked down upon, to dare make a move.
Boom!!
"Guwaaah—"
A punch landed squarely on his chest, and Blackbeard Teach let out a scream filled with pain. His massive body was sent flying like a scarecrow, instantly embedding into the wall behind him.
Although Luffy's punch wasn't very strong, the domineering intent that penetrated Teach's body interfered with his Armament Haki, forcing him to cough up blood.
"Dark Water!"
Enduring the pain, Teach grabbed Luffy with a reverse hand, forcing him out of Gear Second state. Blackbeard, gritting his teeth, slammed Luffy to the ground.
Bang!
"Ahhh—"
Blood mixed with screams spewed from Luffy's mouth. He rolled backward to escape Teach's grasp, then:
"Gear Second!"
Re-entering Gear Second, Luffy was about to charge again, but a white armored arm held him back. —Although with Luffy's strength, The White Knight, as a puppet, couldn't really hold him back. However:"Roman..."
"Calm down, Luffy."
"We don't need to get entangled with this guy. Think about our goal!"
..."I understand,"
Luffy nodded, exiting Gear Second state. No matter how angry he was, he hadn't forgotten that he was here to save Ace, not to fight out of pride.
"Zehahaha, you're stronger than I thought... your Haki has improved a lot..."
Facing Blackbeard, who wiped his mouth, The White Knight calmly placed a piece of emerald green paper on Luffy, quickly restoring his strength and healing his injuries.
"Blackbeard Teach, if we hadn't distracted Magellan and released... you wouldn't have had the chance to get here."
"Zehahaha, likewise, if we hadn't dealt with the guards above, you would have had a hard time too, right?"
That's true.
If Luffy and the others hadn't caused chaos in Impel Down, Magellan wouldn't have released Shiryu of the Rain due to lack of manpower;If Blackbeard hadn't cleared the guards on the upper levels, it would have been difficult for Luffy and the others to escape. It seems:
'Fate' is truly amazing, allowing two arch-enemies to cooperate seamlessly in a precise jailbreak.
"I will definitely save Ace!"
The two groups passed each other, and Luffy looked seriously at Blackbeard.
"Zehahaha, it's not impossible, after all, nothing is impossible in this world."
"Isn't Skypiea real?"
"The Great Treasure must exist!! Zehahaha~~~"
...A miracle?
"Let's go, Luffy."
The White Knight patted Luffy's shoulder.
And so, the two groups, one going up and the other down, each walked towards their destiny.
————————"Run! Run!!"
"Hurry, hurry! That guy is coming—"
If you ask why the escaping prisoners are so panicked, terrified, and even desperate:"Straw Hat!"
"I won't let you take a single step out of here!!"
The angry voice rapidly approached from behind. It was the true 'king' of Impel Down—Magellan!
Tsk, Blackbeard, you're really pathetic, huh?
Judging by the time, you were wiped out by a single spit..."Run!!"
A group of people frantically rushed upwards because behind them:"Poison Dragon!"
After witnessing Hannyabal's miserable state, the furious Magellan's three-headed Poison Dragon rampaged like a mad beast, crashing and splashing poison everywhere! Just now, the entire Blackbeard crew was instantly defeated by the Poison Dragon, let alone these people—Every time the Poison Dragon shook its head, prisoners fell, poison raining down; every roll caused the prison to shake violently, magma waves crashing; like a god or demon, it was invincible! Even the proud Crocodile was only focused on running.
"Roman!"
Facing Luffy's shout, The White Knight nodded.
"I'll handle the ship. But—"
The White Knight turned to Jinbe, "I'll need you to push the ship later. Without Nami, my 'ship' takes a bit to start."
?
"No problem."
Although he didn't understand the connection between 'Nami' and the ship, Jinbe immediately agreed. —Just pushing a ship! But:?!!
"Where... where's the ship?"
Everyone who rushed out of Impel Down's gate was dumbfounded! There was no ship in sight. Impel Down had already moved the surrounding warships out to sea, so even if the prisoners escaped, they would fall into another despair.
"It's over, we finally crawled out of hell to here..."
"Damn it, are we going to be—"
Swish—!
Facing the desperate crowd, Luffy, running at the back, extended his arms and instantly gathered everyone into a group hug.
"Hey, hey, hey?"
"Stop, don't be reckless!!"
"There's the sea ahead, full of Sea Kings—"
Hundreds of people, hugged by Luffy's 'Rubber Giant Hug,' instantly flew off the dock, and below:Splash~~~"Good, use all the paper."
The White Knight's iron bucket mouth on his chest spat out the last of the paper, quickly sketching the outline of a 'ship' on the seawater! Hull, deck, sails—
"Paper Dance - White Merry!"
Thud, thud, thud,
A group of people fell onto the pure white deck like dumplings, piling up on top of each other. Although it looked messy, they exclaimed:"We escaped!!!"
"Oh oh oh, amazing—"
"Hooray~~~"
"Jinbe, push the boat!"
While the others were cheering, The White Knight had already given a loud order. At the same time:"Ivankov, Death Wink!"
"Crocodile, give us some wind!"
They were all experts, and the two immediately understood Roman's intention. The Okama King gave a fierce wink at the dock, and the huge impact sent the pure white sailboat sailing towards the sea. Although Crocodile grumbled, he still spread his hands and summoned a gust of wind, but:"Forget it, your wind is not accurate at all. Not even as good as Nami's finger, you can rest~~"
???
Are you looking down on me?!
As for Jinbe, he had already jumped into the sea and was pushing the pure white sailboat through the waves! Leaving the stunned Magellan standing on the dock behind.
"We've successfully escaped!"
"We're finally free—"
Facing a ship full of prisoners crying tears of joy, The White Knight shook his head.
"Don't celebrate too early, this ship won't last long. —We need to seize a warship."
Of course, it's actually safe to say. Although Marine warships surely have elite soldiers, even a Rear Admiral stationed. But in the face of the current strength on the White Merry, even an elite Vice Admiral would flee. You could say:
The Impel Down journey is over.
Next is—Summit War! —————— ----You can read 30 advanced chapters at my patreon.com/YeyeQiu