Luffy’s Journey in Impel Down Part 18

"The prisoner is to be handed over at the main entrance at 9:00 am, but due to certain uncertainties, we will be taking him at 6:00 at the morning."

"Accomplishing this is our duty. If we fail to do so, it will be a heavy stain upon our records."

Domino spoke with a strong voice, but she seemed a bit confused herself.

Impel Down Main Entrance;

"We are to take custody of Portgas D Ace here and transport him to the Marineford home of Marine HQ. And from now until the moment we hand him over there, not one of you is to let your guard won for an instant."

Vice Admiral Onigumo spoke with a cigar in his mouth.

"Yes, sir!"

"Be prepared for any eventuality! This operation is to be carried out in a convoy. Consisting of five battleships under five Marine Vice-Admirals! Steel yourself for the task ahead!"

Level Five;

"Now, let us hurry. There is not a single minute to waste. They are already transporting him ahead of time." Inazuma said.

"It must be because of me. We need to save Ace." Luffy shouted.

"If we do not worry about keeping ourselves hidden, there isn't too far to go! Let's dash for it with all we have!"

Ivankov shouted.

At this moment, several wolves from the Wolf Unit started approaching them.

Suddenly, a strong aura moved out of Luffy's body and impacted their heads.

Splash! Splash! Splash!

In an instant, those wolves were dead.

"What? Can you do this? I have only seen one person do something like this."

Ivankov was stunned when she saw Luffy killing those wolves with his Conqueror's Haki.

This wasn't the same thing as knocking out someone with the Conqueror Haki.

This not only required a strong control but also a powerful Conqueror Haki.

"I learned it not too long ago."

Luffy replied casually.

This trick was useful when he didn't have to worry about killing someone. Although he didn't like doing that, these wolves were certainly going to be his meal later on.

So, he didn't mind killing them now.

"Inazuma! The key!"

Although Ivankov was silently comparing his feat to Saint Satan, he still didn't forget their job.

Inazuma immediately opened the door, and they kept running forward.

"There are guards beyond this point."

"Bring them on!"

Monitor Room;

"Suspicious individuals sighted! Somebody I passing through the passage from Level Five to Level Six!"

The soldiers in the Monitor room shouted in shock.

One of them recognized Ivankov and shouted.

"This huge man….. Is that not the Okama Queen, the one who went missing years ago, Ivankov?"

"What's going on? Where the heck has he been hiding all these years?"

"And besides him, that's the intruder from yesterday, Straw Hat Luffy!!! I thought he had been eliminated by the Chief's poison?"

"What's more…. This is another disappeared prisoner originally from Level Five. Inazuma Revolutionary from South Blue."

"What's going on? They're heading straight for Level Six! They must be after Fire Fist Ace."

"Domino-san and Chief Magellan are on their way to Level Six as we speak. At this rate, they're sure to run into the intruders!"

Hearing that, Hannyabal clenched his fist and thought.

'Magellan warned me that I shouldn't fight Straw Hat at any cost. And, if possible, avoid conflict. Our main job is to send Ace out of Impel Down, and his brother will soon follow after him.'

'If this guy can make someone like Magellan serious, I think I shouldn't make any mistake here.'

"Activate the traps in that passage immediately! And Send Word to the Level Six Jailer's Room to prepare for Combat. Our goal is to hold them until Magellan returns."

At this moment,

Luffy was running towards Level Six with all of his strength, while Magellan had already reached Level Six and was standing in front of Portgas D Ace.

"Well, then, Portgas D Ace. I hereby take you into custody for transportation to your execution ground, Marineford!"

While this was happening, Luffy was taking on the jailers of Level Six.

"Move it, move it, you're in the way!"

Luffy kicked the jailer in front of him and shouted.

"The traps have failed! The jailers have been annihilated! The Three Criminals: Straw Hat Luff, Okama Queen Ivankov, and Revolutionary Inazuma have penetrated Level Six."

"Ace, where are you?"

Luffy shouted.

"Ace!"

But just when he reached there, he saw the prison that was holding Ace empty.

Not empty! There was another person inside, but that wasn't Ace.

It was a blue fishman.

Unfortunately, they were late.

"You are absolutely sure this was the cage?" Ivankov held one of the jailers in hand and shouted.

"Absolutely! I'm mostly certain!"

"We must have been just a little late."

Inazuma muttered.

At this moment, a fishman with blue skin and large teeth coming out of his mouth stared at Luffy.

'That Straw Hat. So this is the man. He truly is here! He invaded Impel Down and made it all the way down here to Level Six.'

"You are Straw Hat Luffy, correct?"

Despite being sure, Jinbei asked.

"Yeah?"

Despite finding this fishman familiar, Luffy couldn't pinpoint his name, so he asked.

"They left but moments ago! Go after them! Ace-san was taken away through the lift!"

"Old guy, who are you?" Luffy was about to ask when Jinbei shouted.

"If you hurry, you can still make it! Now move!"

"I see! Well, thanks!"

Luffy nodded and hurriedly ran away.

'Unbelievable! One or two lives shouldn't be enough to get a man down here. He truly conquered all five Hells?'

Jinbei watched him leave, but he was still shocked.

"That must be it! Let us go!"

"The lift cabling is exposed."

"The operational circuits are locked. It is no use."

"So, we can't use it?"

At this moment, Luffy went deeper and looked up.

"Well, whatever… If we climb up here, we should be able to reach the top."

Suddenly, he saw something falling. It had sharp spikes.

"But of course, they wouldn't let us make our way up that easily! It seems the lift is out of the question."

Ivankov said.

"We'll just have to go back up the way we came down!"

Luffy spoke.

"The stairs are blocked off!"

"So they mean to shut us up by blocking both of the exits! We must destroy this or there will be no getting out."

Just when Luffy was about to get ready, a strong gas shed toward them.

"There is a gas flooding. Could it be poison?" Inazuma asked.

"Woah! Woah! I dunno who the hell you guys are, but you better not be getting us mixed in this too!"

A voice came from inside the prison.

"Silence Level Six!"

Ivankov roared.

[Gomu Gomu No]

[Great Breakthrough]

Luffy took a deep breath and expanded his body. Then, he released the air towards the gas at an extreme speed, resolving the gas situation instantly.

"Vice Chief, the sealing of Level Six is complete, but the sleeping gas is off, no use. Straw Hat Luffy has repelled all of the gas out of the Level Six." The soldier reported.

"Damn it! Using air to throw away all of the sleeping gas is an ingenious move. Magellan, do you hear me? They are coming. You need to get going."

On the other hand, Magellan pressed Ace's head to the ground and muttered.

"Damn it! We don't have time. Hurry up! They will be coming soon."

Magellan grabbed Ace and ran towards the top floor.

At this moment,

"Even though we have managed to expel the sleeping gas, it is still in the stairway. We can't go there like this."

"By the time we managed to expel all of the Sleeping Gas, Ace will be handed over to the Marines already."

Ivankov said.

Hearing that, Luffy took a deep look at the vivre card he was holding.

"Out of respect for your feelings, I will assist you in escaping from this prison in whatever manner possible. But the Ace Boy is already on his way to Marine Headquarters."

"You should give up, no, leave the rest to Whitebeard."

At this moment, Luffy couldn't help but remember his previous dilemma.

'If I save Ace, Liam will be gone. But if I don't save Ace, I will regret it forever.'

He closed his eyes for a moment before he resolutely opened them and thought.

'I don't know why I appeared here. If I hadn't appeared in this place, Ace would've died for sure. But since I am here, I won't let him die.'

'If Liam can sacrifice his life for my brother, why can't I?'

"If that's where he is going, then that's where I'll go! Marine Headquarters!"