Impel Down.
A fortress of iron walls, hailed as the most secure prison in the world—an institution said to be utterly indestructible.
For centuries, only one man had ever escaped from it: the legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion, rival to Roger and Whitebeard.
Even then—
He paid with both his legs.
When Luo Xing stepped through the Anywhere Door and beheld the hellish silhouette of Impel Down's gates, even he felt a flicker of admiration.
Beyond the entrance stretched a fleet on the scale of a Buster Call.
The prison sat within the Calm Belt, its surrounding seas teeming with colossal Sea Kings.
Without specially constructed vessels, no one could approach.
Truly—
The world's greatest prison.
Compared to this, Wano's Udon prison was a joke.
The moment Luo Xing, Roronoa Zoro, and Enel stepped onto the plaza before the first gate, the guards on constant alert spotted them.
The gatekeeper froze.
A door… appearing out of thin air?
Three strangers stepping through?
Though startled, he was no fool.
He raised his weapon immediately.
"Who are you?! Do you have written authorization from Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"
At the same time, he ordered his companion to report the intrusion to the Warden and Vice Warden.
The companion hurriedly contacted Vice Warden Hannyabal—after all, Warden Magellan was likely occupied in the restroom.
In truth, the message should have gone to Chief Jailer Shiryu of the Rain.
But Shiryu was imprisoned for slaughtering inmates without authorization.
Upon hearing the report, Hannyabal's heart sank.
If they were Marines or government officials, advance notice would have been sent.
Like when Boa Hancock or Hero Garp visited.
But this—
Three unknown figures appearing from nowhere?
And bypassing the Calm Belt and outer fleets?
His instincts screamed danger.
Within minutes, Hannyabal mobilized nearly a thousand guards and a host of ferocious beasts.
Still uneasy, he dispatched someone to notify Magellan.
Then—
He led the force toward the entrance.
At that very moment, Luo Xing finally answered the gatekeeper's question.
"Sorry. I don't have Sengoku's authorization."
He smiled faintly.
"But I don't think it matters. This place won't exist much longer."
The guard's face went pale.
"You… you're invaders!"
A bolt of lightning crashed down before he could finish.
Enel reduced him to charred ash.
Luo Xing walked forward as if strolling through a garden.
Enel followed obediently.
Before others, he was a god who commanded thunder.
Before Luo Xing—
He was a subordinate.
The Seastone collar around his neck and the scar across his chest reminded him of that truth.
Zoro walked calmly behind them.
Unlike Enel, he bore no restraints.
A man like Zoro, once he chose someone, would never betray them—even in death.
His loyalty ran deep.
Luo Xing was not only his benefactor—
But his mentor in Haki.
The three entered Impel Down.
The suffocating aura of hell excited rather than frightened them.
Zoro's eyes gleamed like a predator's.
"The world's greatest prison… there must be powerful swordsmen here."
After months in the gravity chamber on Onigashima, he longed to test himself.
His brief clash with Rayleigh had not been enough.
Soon—
They encountered Hannyabal and his thousand guards.
Seeing the trio advance unhindered deepened Hannyabal's dread.
"Who are you?!"
Enel sneered.
"Kneel before a god, mortals."
Thunder rippled violently around him.
The guards trembled.
Lightning—
And such power from an unknown figure?
Without hesitation, Enel charged.
Zoro drew all three blades and joined the slaughter.
They tore through the guards like wolves among sheep.
But Impel Down had too many personnel.
Clearing each level by brute force would take too long.
And Luo Xing disliked exertion when unnecessary.
He preferred efficiency.
"Ah. Perfect place to test that."
He pulled out ten glass vials filled with green liquid.
The Super Serum—
Biceps King.
The same formula that had driven Big Mom into fury.
He had never used it on his own crew.
He had no desire for mindless giants rampaging through his territory.
But here—
There was no such concern.
He grabbed ten guards and forced the serum down their throats.
ROAR—!!
Within seconds, their bodies swelled grotesquely.
Hundreds of meters tall.
They smashed through the ceiling of Level One.
Ten deranged giants rampaged uncontrollably.
Walls collapsed.
Guards were crushed into pulp.
Hannyabal's forces were annihilated in moments.
Hannyabal himself froze in horror—
Before a single stomp ended him.
Without lifting a finger, Luo Xing reduced Level One to rubble.
The giants descended into Level Two, continuing their carnage.
Guards and prisoners alike were smashed into bloody ruin.
Brains burst.
Blood flowed in rivers.
Even Enel felt a chill.
He bowed slightly.
"My lord… weren't these prisoners meant to help attack Sabaody?"
Luo Xing's expression remained serene.
"The inmates of the first two levels are worthless. Bounties under fifty million. They hold no value."
"If they're useless, there's no need for them to live."
Enel swallowed.
He had once been a tyrant on Skypiea.
If not for his Devil Fruit's usefulness—
He would have died as well.
He silently thanked fate for granting him the Goro Goro no Mi.
Level Two was eradicated.
Blood seeped through the floors into Level Three—Hunger Hell.
The prisoners there—
All with bounties above fifty million—
Stared upward in terror.
They hadn't seen the massacre—
But the blood raining from above told them everything.
The man who had descended upon Impel Down—
Had turned the first two levels into slaughterhouses.
They trembled like helpless children.
Awaiting death.
Yet Luo Xing smiled gently.
"Do not be afraid."
"I'm here to free you from suffering."
He tossed forward a handful of Monster Cells.
"Consume these."
"Those who survive… will follow me from now on."
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