Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

I'll repeat myself! It's Straw Hat Luffy!

At that moment, a guard was holding Luffy's bounty poster.

The prison guards weren't so out of touch; they knew what the name meant through the newspapers.

He wreaked havoc on Enies Lobby, killed a Celestial Dragon, and defeated a veteran Shichibukai.

That's a very influential figure on the high seas lately!

And why did even the Sphinx, the king of the beasts of hell, betray us?!

"They're almost at the fourth floor!"

The other guard's voice trembled as he watched Luffy move almost without stopping at LV3, heading straight towards the passage leading to LV4.

"The fourth floor contains Chief Magellan's office,"

An older guard was taken aback at first, but then forced himself to calm down. “It’s alright, everything will be fine once we get to the fourth floor. The chief is right there!”

"Notify the fourth level to increase security! Once the director intervenes, it will all be over!"

They had absolute confidence in Magellan.

LV3, Hunger Hell.

The temperature here is noticeably higher, and the air is dry and scorching, making it feel like it's burning when you breathe it in.

Most of the prisoners in the cell were emaciated, with vacant eyes, and lay there on the verge of death.

Quickly pass through the passage.

Luffy could feel that the heat emanating from the ground beneath his feet was even more astonishing. His Observation Haki keenly detected that the next layer was radiating an aura capable of melting everything.

"The heat comes up from below."

Luffy wiped the sweat from his brow.

His original idea was to simply blast his way down to the very bottom.

But a sense of danger coming from below made him abandon the idea.

Even rubber would struggle against temperatures high enough to melt the body.

The surveillance Den Den Mushi (snail phone) along the way rotated its lens, keeping a close watch on them.

Luffy glanced at it, but couldn't be bothered to pay any attention.

He knew very well that if he wanted to find and rescue Ace quickly in a place like Impel Down, he would have to make a scene if he was fast enough.

Sure enough, as they went deeper, more and more prison guards poured out from the various passageways, trying to stop them.

A black torrent swept past Luffy.

Conqueror's Haki, clear the area!

Chapter 341 Never seen anyone so arrogant? Now you have.

The fourth level is the scorching hell.

The temperature here is extremely high, and it is common for prisoners to occasionally self-immolate.

As far as the eye could see, it was a sea of ​​fire.

There was only one color in the pupil, and that was the color of fire.

The first procedure after entering prison is to come here for disinfection, and you can still faintly hear the screams of the prisoners.

However, true experts generally feel nothing when faced with water as hot as 100 degrees Celsius; it's just like taking a bath.

Bucky had been here before, letting out a pig-like scream, and was then honored to be assigned to the first floor.

This is also where the Impel Down jailers work, and Magellan's office is located here.

"Ah~~"

The woman making those seductive moans was Little Sadi.

With her curly blonde hair, bangs covering her eyes, white candle-shaped earrings, and a peach-pink cropped leather jacket and flared pants, she resembled a thorny rose, breathtakingly beautiful.

The surrounding jailers couldn't help but swallow hard, wanting to look but not daring to.

She was terrified of being noticed by the prison guards and beasts beside her.

Little Sadi held a whip in one hand and a weapon taller than herself in the other. She alluringly extended her pink tongue and licked her red lips.

"I'm so excited, I really want it~"

Ah, there's a disobedient, runaway prisoner, and another who willingly offered himself up—which one should I choose? The one who offered himself up definitely looks stronger.

His words were full of flirtation.

As the chief jailer, Sadi Jr. took command of the Mino forces.

They had only received Magellan's orders shortly before assembling their troops and arriving here.

They discovered that the escapee had moved from the second level to the fourth level.

Four gigantic monsters, exuding a ferocious aura, stood beside her.

Minotaur, Minotaur Rhinoceros, Minotaur Koala, Minotaur Zebra!

These four are powerful Jailer Beasts who failed to awaken their Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities!

"Oh, really, we didn't even get to show that haughty empress around for long before the meeting was canceled because of the riots."

The Empress was quite displeased, and Hannibal tried to explain but was kicked away.

Fortunately, it was locked in place by sea stone, otherwise it would have turned into stone.

Deputy Commissioner Hannibal's face showed displeasure, and he had already drawn his weapon, a double-headed naginata called Bloodsucker.

"This is all because of the warden's negligence that led to the prison break. After I quell this riot, the warden's position will be mine!"

Hannibal abruptly covered his mouth, glancing left and right. "Oh no, I almost exposed my ambitions."

"This Straw Hat Boy appeared out of nowhere in Impel Down, which is highly suspicious."

Deputy Warden Domino pushed up his glasses, his expression grave. "He's a Devil Fruit user. How did he manage to infiltrate? Could this expose some loopholes in our prison? We must capture him and interrogate him thoroughly."

Moreover, unexpectedly, just because of a little disturbance, the Marine Headquarters immediately ordered Portgas D. Ace to be taken away ahead of schedule, and even the previously promised visitation request to the Shichibukai Boa Hancock was canceled.

Even if Hancock was unhappy about it, she had no choice but to accept it.

This was a direct order from Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

"Just a straw hat kid!"

Hannibal brandished his naginata and said confidently, "We have the Deputy Warden here! Chief Warden Sadie Jr.! Deputy Warden Domino! And four powerful jailer beasts! And so many elite guards! Dealing with an escaped prisoner is absolutely no problem!"

At the same time, a scream came from outside the gate from some strange creature.

According to intelligence, it was the prisoner named Bucky.

The footsteps approached quickly from afar, and what had been faint and indistinct just moments before became clear.

Getting closer!

The guards' hands were trembling slightly.

They have a numerical advantage and a significant number of high-level combat personnel, so they should be more than capable of dealing with an escaped prisoner.

A tense atmosphere still lingered in the air.

After all, he was an extremely evil pirate with a bounty of 600 million Berries.

A terrifying being who slew a Celestial Dragon and fought the Admirals head-on in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Just as conflicted as Hannibal and the others was Buggy, who was following behind Luffy. He looked at the heavy door in front of him, and tears were welling up in his eyes.

Fourth floor.

This is the core of the Impel Down defenses.

Magellan is probably nearby!

The footsteps outside the door stopped at the entrance, followed by a brief silence.

The guards held their breath, their guns all pointed at the gate.

"Rubber, the hegemon!"

With a roar, the door was violently smashed open.

Before the guards at the main entrance could react, the gale and pebbles had already blown them away.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a gigantic, fist-shaped phantom wreathed in black and red electric arcs slowly dissipated.

After the shockwave subsided, a figure wearing a straw hat ran in.

When Bucky saw the scene inside, he looked like he was about to be scared into a reindeer.

"Have we finally arrived?"

Looking at the guards standing ready in front of him, Luffy said, "After defeating you, there shouldn't be any decent obstacles left, right?"

However, is this all the defenses of Impel Down, which is said to be impossible to escape from? Isn't that a bit too few?

"Stop provoking me, you idiot!"

Buggy cried out in Luffy's ear.

Sure enough, the next second, Domino calmly gave the order:

"shooting!"

Bang bang bang!

A barrage of gunfire erupted, and lead bullets rained down on Luffy.

Some of the bullets bounced off Luffy, while others were blocked by an invisible, flowing barrier of Haki when they came within a centimeter or two of his body, and fell to the ground with a clanging sound.

There were quite a few Seastone bullets mixed in with ordinary bullets, specifically designed to target Devil Fruit users, hoping to give Luffy a surprise attack.