One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

The fourth level beneath the sea surface of Impel Down is the scorching hell.

This is the office of Director Magellan.

At that moment, Magellan was fast asleep on his soft, large bed.

Because of the side effects of the Poison-Poison Fruit, he has to sit on the toilet for ten hours a day to have diarrhea, and he also has to take four hours out of the remaining time to handle official business.

Magellan didn't have much time to rest, but even so, he made sure to get eight hours of sleep every day; he cherished his sleep time.

But today, my sweet dream was shattered by a sudden, sharp cry.

"Um?"

Magellan frowned and sat up in bed with a displeased look. After pausing for two seconds, he reached for the Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) on the bedside table.

Because its entire body was poisonous, Magellan's Den Den Mushi also wore a specially made gas mask.

He answered the phone. "What's up?"

"Chief! There seems to be a problem on the sixth floor!"

The first sentence transmitted by the Den Den Mushi instantly dispelled all of Magellan's drowsiness.

"All the Den Den Mushi on the sixth floor have lost signal!"

"What?"

Later, on the fifth level, the Frozen Hell.

Knight calmly looked at the dozens of prisoners shivering in front of him, men, women, and children.

There weren't many prisoners on this floor, or rather, not many living prisoners. Ice sculptures were quite common, though, and even Waldo's old, icy body felt the biting cold.

"Will you freeze to death here, or will you escape with us?"

Knight casually asked, "What's your choice?"

Without any hesitation, the prisoners cried out, their eyes shining with fervent devotion, "Let us follow you! Our benefactor!!"

"A benefactor?"

  

Knight gave a slight smirk. "Let's go then."

Once you reach the fourth level, a battle will likely be inevitable.

The spacious elevator could barely accommodate dozens of people, and with a rumbling sound, everyone continued to go up.

However, when the elevator stopped on the fourth floor, the heavy steel doors did not open.

"My lord, it seems we've already attracted attention."

Solt's fleshy face was writhing in a bloodthirsty grin.

"Something I expected."

Knight said calmly, "Prepare for battle."

"I couldn't ask for more! Open it for me!"

The burly, usurping general Anthony leaped to his feet, his right arm covered in dark Armament Haki, and slammed his fist into the steel gate.

The sturdy door was blasted open, leaving a huge dent, and then, with a deafening roar, it was blasted off the door frame.

"Sir, please."

As expected of someone who had been an official, he was quite adept at interpersonal relationships. Anthony stepped aside to make way for him and bowed to let Knight go first.

Knight stepped out of the elevator, and what greeted his eyes was a heavy dark color scheme. The scorching heat that hit him made Waldo's body immediately start sweating.

Along with the high temperature came chaotic shouts of battle.

Not far away, several prison guards were fighting with several prisoners dressed in prison clothes.

"Um?"

Why is the fourth floor in chaos too? Salt looked at Knight's retreating figure in astonishment. "Sir, is this also your doing?"

"Let's go find the elevator to the upper floor."

Knight took the lead and went ahead.

Just now, when he sent the prisoners to release the prisoners on the fifth floor, he sent a part of his consciousness into Bagingom, and after releasing her, he sent her to release the prisoners on the fourth floor.

"I'll clear the way for you!"

With incredible speed, Solt became a phantom, instantly flying to the battlefield ahead.

He moved so fast that the guards couldn't react in time. After snatching a knife from one of the guards, the massacre began.

Solt moved with lightning speed, as if he had created a shadow clone. A dozen Solts swung their swords at the same time, and the jailers were almost instantly hacked to pieces, blood splattering and limbs flying everywhere.

Wow, that's fast.

Knight sighed inwardly.

He was much faster than himself.

Every Devil Fruit ability is formidable, oh, except for ordinary Zoan types. Don't get me wrong, it's not Devil Fruit discrimination, I just really dislike extreme animal rights activists.

"Hands up, criminals!"

At a side bend in the road, a group of heavily armed jailers spotted Knight and his group and immediately raised their weapons to point them at them.

"Hahaha! Leave this to me, sir!"

Anthony roared and leaped into the air, thick brown fur growing on his body. As he fell, he had transformed from a bear already over three meters tall into one nearly twenty meters long!

boom!

The guards were shattered to pieces simply from falling.

So Knight led the group to continue toward Bagingom.

Although that old woman wasn't very capable, she was still a scientist and, moreover, Weevil's remote control, so she was quite useful.

Along the way, they defeated several more waves of prison guards, and dozens more prisoners joined the group.

Knight didn't refuse; the prisoners on the fourth floor were considered to be quite capable.

"Clang clang clang!"

A man stood in front of Knight, his arms clasped together to form a giant shield, rendering the gunfire from the distant jailers utterly useless.

"Salt Shot!"

Another slender man clapped his hands, and white salt swirled up like a gust of wind, then condensed into sharp arrows. In the next instant, the arrows fell like a torrential rain.

The prison guards were riddled with bullets.

Their progress was not hindered in the slightest.

Knight looked up and saw a wide bridge in front of him, with a bubbling pool of blood beneath it.

In the original work, Luffy and Magellan's first confrontation was probably here, right?

Behind the bridge should be the passageway leading to the next level.

"Help!"

Accompanied by a piercing scream, a short figure scrambled and crawled down the bridge towards the scene.

"Mom!!"

Wiblin immediately shouted excitedly.

"Poison Dragon!"

As Baginam fled in a sorry state, a long purple dragon came hurtling through the air, about to engulf her in the next instant.

"Mom!!"

When it comes to his beloved mother, the usually clueless Weibull is anything but slow-witted.

With a burst of power from her slender legs, she launched herself forward like a cannonball. Her right hand, broken by Zephyr and not yet fully healed, lashed out forward with all her might.

"Shock!!"

The air began to vibrate instantly.

A semi-transparent shockwave swept across the front like a whirlwind, instantly scattering the oncoming venomous dragon and turning it into a large amount of purple venom that sprayed onto the bridge.

Edward Weevil is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with the power to unleash powerful shockwaves.

"Weebull!"

Overjoyed, Baggins jumped up and threw herself into Weevil's arms, exclaiming, "You scared the hell out of me!"

After releasing many prisoners, she originally intended to run up to the upper floor to wait for Knight and the others before things got chaotic on this floor.

Who would have thought that Magellan, that bastard, would block the stairwell entrance and kill someone?

Apart from her, all the other prisoners with the same goal have been killed.

"Where else do you want to go, you sinners!"

Accompanied by heavy footsteps, a tall man in pajamas with a livid face strode from the other side of the bridge, purple venom dripping continuously from his body.

"How dare you lay a hand on Mom! I'll beat you to a pulp!"

Weebull was furious.

"Don't be impulsive, silly son!"

Bagingom quickly stopped him, "This is not an enemy you can handle!"

The foolish son is far from being powerful enough to withstand Magellan's poison! Once he gets infected, he's doomed!

She turned around and shouted at Knight, "Sir! Please!"

"Sir, be careful, it's Chief Magellan!"

Having reverted to his bear form and followed behind Knight, Anthony cautiously warned, "This guy is a Paramecia-type Venom-Venom Fruit user. Never let his venom come into contact with him!"

Knight's expression turned slightly serious.

Finally, the final boss has arrived.

"Um?"

Magellan stopped halfway across the bridge, sizing up Knight and the others, his gaze finally settling on Knight, who was the center of attention. "Bandi Waldo?"

Is this guy the culprit behind this riot?

How did he thaw it?

Is it because of that guy who was just locked up on the sixth floor? His mother calls Waldo "sir"!

Could it be that this was the mother and son's purpose from the very beginning?

Fortunately, the two most dangerous prisoners were not released.

Otherwise, Impel Down would be turned upside down.

Magellan took a deep breath, his gaze suddenly sharpening as he looked at the prisoners. "Sinners, there's a limit to your absurdity! In the name of Inspector Impell, I sentence you all to death!"

"Execute immediately!"

Three enormous poisonous dragons rose from behind him, poised to pounce on the group in the next instant.

"Whoa!!"

Among the prisoners who had witnessed Magellan's prowess, some cried out in terror.

"What are you afraid of!"

Anthony, true to his former generalship, turned around and roared, "At this point, do you think surrendering will save your life?!"

His body expanded rapidly, transforming into a gigantic, monstrous bear in the blink of an eye. "Freedom is behind him! Take him down!"

Knight couldn't help but turn his head and glance at him.

No, it's an occupational hazard, right?

Isn't giving pre-battle speeches my job?

But it doesn't matter anyway.

"Die here, or gain your freedom."

Knight raised the corners of his mouth and stepped forward. "You can choose for yourselves."

A moment of silence.

then.

"Let's give it our all!!"

"Kill him!!"

"I'm leaving this godforsaken place!!"

Under intense pressure, about twenty prisoners roared and rushed out from both sides of Knight, heading straight for Magellan.

Oh, they all seem very energetic.