Chapter 371: Slaughter In Impel Down
Outside Impel Down.
The massive platform that was usually empty was now packed with guards and beast guards. This sudden event, along with what had just happened, left everyone uneasy. No one knew what would come next.
At the gate, all the guards stepped aside, forming a path for Magellan and Bullet. Standing at the center, Bullet scanned the crowd and spoke.
"Now announcing orders from Marine Headquarters, issued by Fleet Admiral Sakazuki.
"Due to special circumstances, Vice Warden Hannyabal will serve as Acting Warden. He will lead all personnel of Impel Down to Reverse Mountain in the Grand Line for temporary deployment."
Hannyabal, who looked like a pharaoh, froze on the spot as the overwhelming surprise hit him so hard that his mind went blank.
"W-W-Warden!!!"
He couldn’t hold back his scream and instantly fell into wild imagination.
Bullet frowned slightly, while Magellan felt a headache coming on. ’This idiot...’
Seeing him lost in his fantasies, Magellan threw a punch.
Bang!
"Get a grip! You fool!"
Hannyabal snapped back to his senses after the hit and was just about to argue back when thunder roared across the sky.
Boom!!!
Everyone present felt as if they saw a massive phantom, a blue-skinned demon with crimson eyes filling the entire sky. It stared down at them, then opened its huge mouth as if about to devour them all.
"Former Warden of Impel Down, Magellan. After completing your assigned task, proceed to the New World battlefield and await further orders."
The moment Bullet’s voice sounded, the terrifying blue phantom vanished as if it had never existed.
No one spoke. Silence fell over the entire area, and no one had recovered yet.
Only Magellan stood there, unsettled, as a few drops of cold sweat ran down his forehead. That level of power... even he had no way to resist it.
Bullet scanned the crowd once more. "All personnel, pack your things and board the ships. We are evacuating."
Then his gaze settled on Magellan. "Bring the prisoner registry and all the keys. Come to the first level."
With that, he turned and walked inside.
Magellan’s voice came from behind. "Yes."
He ordered several soldiers to bring all the records and keys, then followed behind. Before leaving, he punched Hannyabal again to snap him fully awake.
"Go organize the evacuation."
Without waiting, he left with Bullet, heading toward Level 1.
All the guards were withdrawn, and not a single one remained. Only the two of them stayed behind.
Magellan had already guessed what Sakazuki’s order was.
If his guess was correct... it was truly terrifying.
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Level 3 of Impel Down.
Bullet walked forward at a steady pace. Beside him, Magellan had already transformed into his poison form, as streams of venomous dragons shot out from his arms and poured directly into each prison cell.
His guess had come true. Sakazuki’s order was to eliminate every prisoner in the prison, leaving not a single one alive.
While shocked, Magellan also felt uneasy as he sensed Bullet’s condition. Even he could not fully withstand the power of the Venom-Venom Fruit, otherwise he wouldn’t suffer every time he ate. Yet the other showed no reaction at all, walking calmly through the poison.
What kind of body was that...
It was also the reason he could not refuse this mission. He simply couldn’t win in a fight.
Wherever the two passed, every cell was flooded with poison. Pain and corrosion devoured the prisoners, and the poison did not kill instantly. They would suffer for a long time before dying in despair.
Their screams echoed through the massive prison, followed by curses directed at those carrying out the massacre.
Behind them, several soldiers carried boxes. They wore full protective gear and kept swallowing nervously. The slaughter was too brutal. They had never seen anything like this, never seen so many dead.
Levels 1 and 2 had already been cleared. Level 3 was almost finished.
The registries inside the boxes were constantly thrown aside. Those records, which once documented the prisoners’ crimes and identities, had lost all meaning, because everyone listed there was already dead.
And the rate of discarding the records couldn’t even keep up with the killing.
Time passed slowly.
* * *
Outside the prison, dawn began to break as the sun rose over the horizon.
Deep within the prison, the group that had already wiped out the upper five levels remained unaware, or rather, no one cared.
Because they had arrived at the entrance to Level 6.
Behind this door were numerous pirates with bounties over a hundred million, along with criminals whose crimes were so severe that their existence had to be erased from history.
Bullet rolled his neck and let out a cold grin as he looked at the heavily fortified gate. "Bring me all the keys to every cell and every prisoner inside."
Those words made everyone behind him freeze for a moment. Then the soldiers quickly reacted, hurrying to gather all the keys to Level 6 and handing them over before stepping forward to open the massive gate.
Bullet raised a hand to stop them.
Taking the keys, he walked in alone and shut the door behind him.
Click.
The guards looked at each other, swallowing nervously.
"No way..."
"Is he going to deal with all those pirates by himself...?"
Inside were pirates with bounties in the hundreds of millions, even legendary figures, all locked away there.
Only Magellan remained calm. "Just wait. Don’t overthink it."
There was no doubt in his mind. Those prisoners together still wouldn’t be enough to match Bullet alone.
* * *
Level 6.
Most of the prisoners were asleep. In this lightless place, they had no idea what had happened above, though some were awakened by the sound of the door closing.
Tap, tap, tap...
The crisp sound of footsteps echoed through the darkness, mixed with the rattling of a large number of keys.
One by one, the prisoners woke up, and upon hearing the keys, their eyes turned red with greed.
"A new guard?"
"Hey! Bastard, hand over those keys!!!"
"Let me out!!!"
"New guy! Give me those keys and I’ll tell you where my treasure is hidden. You’ll never have to worry again if you get it."
"Hurry up!!!"
These were pirates with bounties in the hundreds of millions. Fear was not something they understood. Even though Bullet’s presence was deep and terrifying, they had all once stood at that same level before being imprisoned.
They grabbed the bars and stared at him with bloodshot eyes, trying to trick this "new guard" into giving up the keys.
Of course, some recognized him, and their hearts sank.
Bullet walked slowly, scanning them one by one while sensing their auras. A trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
Weak. Far too weak.
Not even worth his interest.
Shaking his head, he tossed the keyrings, each marked with numbers, into the corresponding cells.
A savage grin spread across his face as he looked around.
Boom!
A wave of overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki burst out, carrying violent killing intent as it surged through the prison again and again.
The prisoners who had just received their keys, not even having time to escape, were struck head-on. Their expressions changed instantly, and many collapsed like harvested wheat.
The remaining prisoners finally took Bullet seriously.
That killing intent... it was even more terrifying than what they had before entering prison.
Creak.
Creak.
Cell doors began to open one after another, but unlike before, no one rushed out.
After being crushed by that overwhelming force, no one dared to be the first.
Bullet looked at them and grinned.
In the next instant, he vanished.
Boom!!!
A loud explosion rang out from another cell as his arm pierced through the bars, grabbing a prisoner by the head and dragging him forward.
"You were the one shouting just now, right? Hm?"
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