bookbashuk Chapter 396 Inside Impel Down, Ugly Ox
Chapter 396 Inside Impel Down, Ugly Ox
Chapter 396 Inside Impel Down, Ugly Ox
Even on the battlefield where the fighting was fierce.
But clearly, the sheer size of the "scavenger" army was enough to attract everyone's attention.
The fierce clash of swords and spears that had been raging just a moment ago paused the instant Shiryu and the other prisoners stepped out of the passage.
"What is that thing!?"
Ace punched Chaton, sending him flying, and looked solemnly at the guys in prison uniforms.
"This aura..."
Meanwhile, Yamato, who had transformed into the form of the Great Mouth True God and had also temporarily repelled Momousagi, frowned as he looked at those figures.
As someone who had once been possessed by the "Deep Sea Contract," she could now clearly sense that familiar aura emanating from the prisoners.
Especially those powerful prisoners with the strongest auras, like demons, made Yamato's expression extremely disgusted.
"It's the power of the abyss"... It's that same method of forcibly controlling the body again. What kind of justice is this? It's truly despicable.
""
She gritted her teeth and said.
at the same time:.
"clang!"
Shanks, who had blasted Akainu away with his longsword, also looked at the prisoners with a furrowed brow.
"As expected, the World Government—has gone this far, so they're no longer planning to hide their existence?"
He took a deep breath.
"Just as the twelve constellations predicted, the decisive battle... is already upon us."
Meanwhile, viewers around the world watching this great battle via live Den Den Mushi were in a state of utter shock.
"That uniform is... prison clothes? Why is the Navy releasing prisoners to fight?"
"Hey, those things with black skin and wings—are they even human? They look terrifying!"
"Isn't the Navy supposed to be righteous? Isn't this a public execution to proclaim justice? That kind of monstrous execution... is it really... really righteous?"
"What justice? Those prisoners just don't look right!"
Clearly, this applies to both the audience and ordinary marines.
Anyone with a semblance of humanity would instinctively feel uneasy looking at those prisoners with their empty faces and strange figures.
That is the instinctive unease of a living being toward something profound and dark.
"Gulalalalala".
Meanwhile, Whitebeard, who had also temporarily stopped fighting Kizaru and Aokiji, stared intently at Sengoku, whose face was ashen on the execution platform.
"How ugly the Warring States period was."
He said in a low voice.
"However, I am now even more certain—I made the right decision to come to this battle."
"This vast ocean, the world where my sons will live in the future... I can't just leave it to you like this!"
His imposing aura seemed to cast a huge shadow at this moment.
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Aokiji and Kizaru also seemed inexplicably weak at this moment.
Meanwhile, on the execution platform, Zhan Guo tightly pursed his lips.
His facial muscles were tense, as if he wanted to refute or argue that pirates had no right to judge the Navy.
But no matter what, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
In fact, he had heard about the government's plans before the war even began; they were going to break, or even violate, the established rules regarding Impelton.
They need to mobilize and reform the prisoners to prepare them for the war.
"This is necessary justice."
That's what the government's special envoy, the only remaining knight of the gods, said.
"The prisoners of Impeldown are all sinners," and even immediate execution would not be a disservice—under such circumstances, it is only right that they fight for justice.
As the Fleet Admiral, and having witnessed the dark side of the World Government over the years, Sengoku ultimately could not refuse.
If the opponents are two Emperors and the Revolutionary Army, resorting to extraordinary measures seems to be the only option.
but...
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Looking at that army, which had clearly undergone inhumane modifications and was like demons.
"What is this...?"
At this moment, Sengoku still couldn't help but clench his fist.
"Is it the kind of power the government displayed during the God Valley incident?"
He wasn't sure what the "abyss" was, but his long tenure in a high position had made him vaguely aware of the immense darkness beneath the government.
His gaze swept over the confusion and wavering in the eyes of the countless naval soldiers below, and a great sense of bitterness and powerlessness welled up in his heart.
His justice is the justice that reigns supreme. He believed that if the sea were to return to peace and happiness, the chief culprit must first be eliminated, and then the government must be gradually reformed.
"Order is necessary. World government may have its flaws, but it has indeed brought order."
To protect this order, he is willing to pay the price and compromise.
But now, he has to question something.
He had thought about it before, but never before had he had such a clear premonition as he did now.
That is...
Is the "chief culprit of this sea" really, as he thought, the pirates and criminals who caused chaos on the sea?
Or perhaps, from the very beginning... the primary culprit he sought to eradicate was the World Government itself?
"order..."
Sengoku murmured the word under his breath, watching the scavengers begin their frenzied slaughter.
And in his ear, he couldn't help but recall the person who had been the most vehemently opposed to the establishment of the "Scavengers" temporary army not long ago.
He was supposed to be the leader of the "scavengers," a symbol of Impelton.
but...
"I don't agree."
When faced with the government's request, he resolutely chose to refuse.
"Magellan, you might be right."
"Perhaps the first thing to disrupt this world order will be..."
Zhan Guo murmured, his words filled with an unprecedented sense of bewilderment.
At the same time.
Impeldown, the underwater prison.
With almost all the prisoners and guards gone, Impel Down was naturally left in an unprecedented state of emptiness.
Therefore, Impel Down also activated the Final Defense Protocol, which had never been used since its establishment.
All the gates of Impel Down were now completely closed, and even the only part of Impel Down that was above the sea had been submerged and locked up by the strongest seastone and iron blocks.
but...
"Hey, Alan boy, what exactly are we going down there to do? Can't we tell you yet?"
Inside Impel Down at this time.
A person with a huge face, neither male nor female, led the way.
Beside him, lightning was cutting through the path in front of him.
A boy was lying on his head; it was Alan.
"We're heading to level 7, deep within level 6... We'll have help coming then."
"Given the current situation in Impel Down, are you sure your allies can get in?"
Ivankov said with some doubt, "Level 7... How come I didn't know there was such a place?"
"Forget about LV7, even LV6 is hard to get in now. It's completely sealed off like the rest of Impel Down, and there's a special force lurking there... The brothers who went to scout yesterday..."
As they spoke, they arrived at the edge of "LV5 Extreme Cold Hell".
A massive door appeared here; it was the gateway to LV6 Infinite Hell.
But as Ivankov and Lightning said.
At this moment, inside that door.
Clearly, streams of purple and pitch-black energy were constantly intertwining and flowing out from it.
The area around that door, even the icy and frosty ground characteristic of the "extremely cold hell," was pitch black.
Just looking at it seems to convey a message—the land nearby is dead.
So even Ivankov and Lightning had to stop at a considerable distance from the door.
And it was precisely at this moment...
"rest assured."
Alan then answered their questions in a soft voice.
"One of the top officials will be coming here in person this time."
As he spoke, starlight began to shimmer on his body.
Ivankov and the lightning are clearly visible.
On Alan's right shoulder, a pattern of stars was gradually emerging from nothing, radiating a powerful aura.
And Alan's figure also began to change suddenly at this moment.
On his face, the mask began to form from the convergence of starlight.
It was the head of a sea monster.
That was a... bull's head mask.
"The 12 constellations, the Ox."
"Come on."
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