Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

The laughter that had filled the entire floor fell into an utterly silent state once again because of Wood's words.

Two years ago, when Shiki the Golden Lion was arrested and imprisoned, he also went through Level 1. At that time, quite a few prisoners had seen this important figure, so they knew that Shiki was being held in Impel Down.

If someone else were to escape, the prisoners would probably just laugh it off, thinking it's pure nonsense.

However, Shiki the Golden Lion is different. He is someone who can fight against the Pirate King Roger. He is a legendary figure, and his status and prestige are fundamentally different from the others.

"Kid, is what you're saying true? Shiki the Golden Lion really escaped from prison? Has he gotten out yet?"

The situation in Impel Down today is too abnormal, and given that Wood's words are reasonable and well-founded, most of the prisoners have begun to believe that what Wood said is true.

After learning the truth, the prisoners became curious about how this legendary pirate could break through the world's most secure prison and escape.

"Shiki the Golden Lion is very strong. Even though he cut off his own legs, he is far from an ordinary character. In short, judging from the current situation, he has a high chance of escaping Impel Down."

Upon hearing the latest information from Wood, Level 1 was extremely excited and felt that Shiki had brought honor to the pirates.

However, after a brief gasp, some of the prisoners quickly began to contradict him.

"Even if Shiki the Golden Lion manages to escape Impel Down, what does that have to do with us?"

"They won't take us with them when they escape. If Shiki manages to escape, security at Impel Down will only tighten further, and punishments might even become more severe."

Because of the prisoner's reminder, the entire floor once again fell into a state of desolation.

That's right, Shiki the Golden Lion's prison break is a big deal, but it has nothing to do with them. In fact, if Shiki succeeds in escaping, they might end up in an even worse situation.

"That's not entirely true. Because of Shiki the Golden Lion's escape, the lower levels of Impel Down are currently undefended."

Don't you all want to take this opportunity to escape Impel Down, return to the sea, and start anew?

Wood's words quickly stirred the hearts of everyone present. However, they soon realized that even with Impel Down's defenses weakened, they were unable to leave the dungeon or break free of their chains.

Should we follow Shiki's example and mutilate ourselves by cutting off our own legs?

Leaving aside whether they have the capacity and courage, even if they dared to cut and successfully broke free of the chains, how would they proceed?

Shiki is a floating person who ate the "Float-Float Fruit". Others can fly, but if they cripple their own legs, they are basically useless. They can't even crawl out of Impel Down, let alone escape.

"Are you an idiot or are we the idiots? I think you're just messing with us, trying to trick us into cutting off our own legs?"

"Kid, stick your head out here, I'll bite your neck off first, and then I'll cut off your feet as you please."

Ignoring the arrogant laughter emanating from the cell, Wood took out a large bunch of keys from his waist...

Chapter 82 Impel Down Prisoners with "Sincerity"

"Those keys, could they be..."

Instead of answering the question posed by the Level 1 prisoner, Wood walked to a nearby cell, selected the key with the corresponding number, and inserted it into the keychain…

At this moment, all the prisoners on Level 1 fell into complete silence, their eyes fixed on Wood's movements.

With a creak, the iron cell door slowly opened, and the moment it did, all the prisoners in Level 1 were thrown into a frenzy of ecstasy.

"Kid... no, boss, as long as you're willing to rescue me, you'll be my boss from now on!"

"Boss, look over here. I'm a notorious pirate in the East China Sea. If you're willing to rescue me, I'll be your lackey from now on."

"You dare to call yourselves great pirates from the weakest sea? I'm from the West Sea. If it weren't for bad luck, I would definitely have a place on the high seas by now."

"If you're willing to let me out, I'll serve you faithfully from now on. And before I was imprisoned in Impel Down, I hid a lot of treasure; once I'm out, I'll give it all to you."

"You're talking nonsense! What treasure could a rookie pirate like you possibly have? Besides, you just saved this kid and this adult..."

Seeing that the key in Wood's hand could actually open the cell door, the prisoners on Level 1 were now looking at Wood with eyes as fiery as molten lava.

Although they didn't know why Wood, a navy man, would do such a thing right now.

But in the current situation, who cares about these things?

Right now, Shiki the Golden Lion has attracted most of Impel Down's fighting force. Their Level 1 is also the floor closest to the exit. Once they get out of the iron cage in front of them, they will basically have their ticket to freedom.

Since Wood now holds the key, he has naturally become a hot commodity in everyone's eyes, causing them to scramble to increase their stakes.

"I think everyone can see that after releasing you, I definitely won't be able to stay in the Navy."

Moreover, since it's the same dangerous job, why not be a free pirate compared to the meager salary of the navy?

After escaping this place, I plan to form a pirate crew. As for the members... I think you all know my intentions.

Of course, once the pirate crew is formed, whether you want to become an officer depends on your own sincerity.

As soon as Wood finished speaking, the Level 1 prisoners, as if they had been injected with adrenaline, eagerly signed up. Some even revealed their treasure locations in advance in order to show their loyalty and increase their competitiveness.

If Wood were to release them without any ulterior motives, the prisoners would worry that he had other intentions.

Seeing Wood's insatiable greed, the prisoners were clearly more at ease.

The released prisoners, breathing in the air of freedom after leaving their cells, had expressions of excitement on their faces.

In their excitement, they turned their attention to what was behind Wood, their expressions turning sinister.

Before, when they were in the iron cage, they couldn't do anything to Wood, so they could only grovel before him. But now that they're out, who will take their previous words seriously?

Judging from his age, Wood was at most a kid under twenty, while they were all wanted by the Navy. Who would willingly listen to a greenhorn?

More importantly, in order to gain Wood's trust, the location of the treasure they just gave him was real. If Wood really left, wouldn't all their wealth be gone?

Wood hadn't turned around yet, but his Observation Haki had already detected the prisoners' subtle movements behind him.

So before the prisoners could act, Wood spoke again without turning around: "Although you have escaped the iron cage, the chains on your feet are still not off, are they?"

Furthermore, the area surrounding Impel Down is the Calm Belt, home to a large number of Sea Kings. Without the Navy's warships, we would probably have a hard time leaving.

"But don't worry too much. I've already made full preparations for this. My current position is a naval lieutenant commander, which happens to give me the authority to requisition a warship. As long as you're willing to follow me, I guarantee you'll be able to escape from here successfully."

From the very beginning, Wood never believed the nonsense told by these Impel Down prisoners.

They weren't some god-like Buggy, with an aura that made everyone lose their intelligence. They were just unruly pirates, so why would Wood be so devoted to them just because he saved them?

If he were an exceptionally strong individual, that would be one thing, but the problem is that in their eyes, Wood is nothing more than a greedy, opportunistic scumbag in the navy.

However, Wood did not jump out to change their opinion of him, after all, everyone is in the same boat.

The Level 1 prisoners were planning to use Wood to escape Impel Down and then kill themselves, while Wood was also planning to use them to complete his mission and then get rid of this sea of ​​trash.

Upon hearing Wood's words without turning his head, the prisoner, who was about to make a move, immediately suppressed his urge to kill Wood, and his originally sinister expression was replaced by a fawning and ingratiating one.

"As expected of the captain, you've thought of everything so thoroughly. But since you're capable of getting the key to the cell, why don't you try to get the key to the ankle chain as well?"

This will hinder our movements, and if a battle breaks out later, it will somewhat affect our strength.

Because of Wood's words, the prisoners have temporarily put aside their murderous intent towards him, since Wood's current status as a naval lieutenant commander is essential to obtaining naval warships.

And because the chains on their feet did indeed affect their combat effectiveness, they tried to probe again, asking Wood if he had the key to the chains, or if he knew where the key was.

"The prison warden Saludes carries the key to the anklet with him, so don't even think about it. I've already gone to great lengths to get the key to the cell."

But is that really the case? Of course not. The key to the anklet was actually placed next to the key to the iron cage.

As for why Wood didn't help unlock the chains of the prisoners in Impel Down, is it even obvious? Naturally, it's because it's easier to deal with them later when they're restrained.

No one knew Impel Down better than these prisoners, so the Level 1 prisoners didn't doubt what Wood said.

Wood, a naval officer, managing to obtain a key to a prison cell in Impel Down, has certainly impressed them.

There were quite a few prisoners in Level 1, but Wood eventually released only about 150 prisoners. Most of these released prisoners were those who were "sincere".

Chapter 83 Major Wood has defected from the Navy!

There are reasons why it's 150 people instead of 100.

Wood's mission is to help one hundred prisoners escape from Impel Down. Note that this requires a successful escape; only prisoners who leave Impel Down qualify for the mission.

Although most of Impel Down's forces are currently focused on stopping Shiki, there are still some defensive measures in place.

Wood couldn't guarantee that all one hundred prisoners released would escape Impel Down safely, so to be on the safe side, he naturally released several dozen more.

Releasing all the Level 1 prisoners wouldn't be good either, because if there were too many, Wood was afraid he might mess things up.

With a large number of prisoners escaping from their cells, the surveillance Den Den Mushi (snail phone) naturally sounded its alarm.

However, because of the incident involving Shiki the Golden Lion, when the warden of Impel Down and Magellan and the others on Level 6 received the news, they were too slow to react even if they wanted to send reinforcements.

Because of this sudden and urgent news, the warden of Impel Down was caught off guard and was killed on the spot by Shiki the Golden Lion!

Because of the death of the warden of Impel Down, the Impel Down forces, which were originally enough to suppress Shiki, were completely out of balance. Shiki began to exert his strength and fight against Magellan and his men.

On the other side, the few remaining guards at Level 1 were clearly unable to stop the escape army. After sacrificing twenty or thirty people, the Level 1 prisoners crossed the thorny Red Lotus Hell and finally arrived outside Impel Down.

"Boss Wood, the warships you arranged are there. The navy will be here soon to suppress what's happening in Impel Down."

Seeing the long-lost sky and breathing in the fresh air, the prisoners of Impel Down would never want to return to that hellish place.

Wood understood that he was now a naval traitor. A few high-ranking officers, such as Fleet Admiral Sengoku, might know about his undercover identity, but the other naval commanders would never know.

To avoid being accidentally injured by the navy that came to suppress them, Wood also led a large group of prisoners onto the warship that had been prepared in advance.

As for the naval warships, they were prepared for Wood by a small naval unit from Impel Down.

What they didn't expect was that Wood had asked them to prepare warships so he could go on official business, but it turned out he was just trying to run away!

What they found even more incomprehensible was that Wood, a second-generation rich kid with powerful connections and a promising future, would do something like break out of prison!