Chapter 520: Break-In (Bonus Chapter for New Patron Old Demon Hurry Up and Crossdress)
Ian’s words made Hannibal pause, but at this moment, he still hadn’t realized something was off with this group.
No help for it; over at Impel Down, they had indeed received orders from Marine Headquarters earlier, saying that Vice Admiral Momonga was escorting Boa Hancock here. The Vice Admiral Momonga they were seeing now had no issues whatsoever. As for Boa Hancock, most people were seeing her for the first time—how could they easily detect anything wrong?
So, after hearing Ian’s words, Hannibal was a bit displeased and pointed at Ian, saying, “This Rear Admiral, please watch your tone. This isn’t your Marine Headquarters; this is Impel Down Prison, my turf… Ah, accidentally revealed my ambition again… I misspoke—this is Warden Magellan’s turf. There are rules here, and even if you’re from Marine Headquarters, you have to follow our rules when you’re here!”
“What if I don’t want to follow your rules?” Ian looked up, chuckled at him, and then, without waiting for a reply, raised his right hand and snapped his fingers, saying, “Law!”
With his words, Trafalgar Law behind Ian immediately pointed upward with his finger: “Room!”
An invisible special space instantly expanded, enveloping Hannibal and the prison guards present.
“Amputation!”
Trafalgar Law drew his long nodachi and swung it rapidly three times at Hannibal and the others.
Swish, swish, swish—three slashes cut through the air, and Hannibal along with a group of prison guards were instantly sliced into three segments! Head one segment, body one segment, and below the waist another segment.
However, miraculously, they didn’t die. The severed three parts could still move, and even the heads could still speak.
“Ah!!! How did my body…”
“My head fell off! It fell off!”
But this horrifying scene made Hannibal and the guards scream in terror.
Yet, it wasn’t over. Trafalgar Law curled his lips into a mocking smile, twisted two fingers, and then saw debris from the corners fly over—wooden barrels, guns, tables, chairs, handcuffs, and such—all rushing toward the severed bodies.
Thus, an even more bizarre scene appeared: these objects fused with the severed guards, forming a bunch of “freaks”!
One head had its body replaced by a wooden barrel, its arms were two handcuffs, and its legs were still there but were someone else’s and attached backward!
Another had four or five other people’s arms attached to its body, with a mortar for a head.
Even Hannibal didn’t escape misfortune; below his head, Law attached two people’s bodies, his arms became two other people’s legs pointing upward, and his original legs turned into six other people’s arms, making him look like a giant spider!
Such a bizarre and terrifying scene nearly broke the guards’ nerves. The whole area was in chaos, with everyone trying to control their own bodies, but their bodies were attached to others, making proper control impossible. Many people collided with each other while trying to move.
Ian broke out in a cold sweat watching this. Although he knew about Law’s Surgery Fruit, which could arbitrarily perform surgeries on others, seeing it firsthand was still unbelievable.
Nami was even more scared; she hid behind Ian, watching the scene.
“Will these people die later?” Nami quietly asked Ian.
Ian glanced at Trafalgar Law and whispered back to Nami, “Maybe, maybe not. It probably depends on Law’s mood.”
Even Hannibal, as stupid as he was, realized something was wrong now. How could these people be Marines?
“Intruders! They’re intruders! Sound the alarm!” Hannibal shouted.
But the problem was that all the guards had been hit; who could go sound the alarm?
However, Ian noticed the surveillance Den Den Mushi in the corners above and knew that the scene here had likely been spotted by the guards in the monitoring room. The alarm going off was only a matter of time.
Right now, Ian and his group were in the entrance security checkpoint. To enter the prison, there was still an iron gate, but the Heart Pirates searched and found that the control switch wasn’t in the security room.
“Woo… woo… woo…” A piercing alarm sounded. It seemed the situation had been discovered, and the iron gate probably wouldn’t be opened now.
It looked like they’d have to break through the door by force…
Just then, Zoro drew his swords and stepped forward, saying, “Let me handle it!”
After drawing three swords, Zoro bit one of them—the Sandai Kitetsu that had survived Ian’s hands. In his left and right hands, he held a black and a white sword, both gleaming with chilling light.
The black sword was the Black Sword Shusui, which Zoro had obtained by defeating the swordsman Ryuma at Thriller Bark. The white sword was Wado Ichimonji, gifted to Zoro by Princess Vivi!
Zoro stood before the iron gate, crossed his two swords, and his arm muscles bulged with veins popping out. After gathering strength, he suddenly exploded with power!
“Three Sword Style! Leopard·Koto·Gyoku!!”
Zoro’s entire body leaned forward sharply as he swung, like a hunting leopard, and the three swords spun and shot out with explosive force!
Boom! Zoro’s swords, carrying extreme power, struck the iron gate, shattering it. Fragments of steel bars, as thick as arms, flew everywhere.
This slash was a perfect combination of power and speed. Even Ian, watching from behind, couldn’t help but nod in approval.
Zoro’s swordsmanship had grown rapidly. After shattering the iron gate, he couldn’t help but glance back at Ian. When he saw Ian nod in satisfaction, Zoro grinned and sheathed his swords.
“Let’s go!” Ian pulled down the brim of his Marine cap and strode toward the gate. Mr. 2, disguised as Vice Admiral Momonga, followed behind him.
Trafalgar Law led the Heart Pirates, and Urouge led the Fallen Monk Pirates, all following Ian in single file.
Only Cabaji and Mohji from the Buggy Pirates stood there, eyes wide and jaws dropped to the floor!
Hey! Wasn’t this supposed to be a stealth infiltration!? Weren’t we pretending to be Marines to rescue someone!?
Why did the style suddenly change, from Metal Gear Solid to First Blood!?
What the hell!? Cabaji and Mohji realized they had gotten involved in something huge and had been tricked by Ian again. They had originally thought Ian would use peaceful means to rescue people, which was why they came along! How did it suddenly turn into an armed assault?
“Mom, I want to go home…” Cabaji and Mohji cried, hugging each other in pain, while the lion Richie seemed to share his master’s sorrow but was actually craving chicken legs…
Alvida, wearing a Marine uniform and carrying a spiked club, stroked her smooth, tender skin and gazed at Ian, who was leading the way, murmuring, “Ah, what a strong man…”
Ian and his group successfully broke into Impel Down Prison, but by now, the prison guards had discovered them.
In the monitoring room, a group of guards wearing sunglasses like Gestapo agents were in chaos.
“Damn it! They broke through the gate by force!”
“Immediately seal off the elevator to Level 1! Don’t let them go down!”
“What’s going on!? That really is Vice Admiral Momonga! Has he defected!?”
“No, those people are definitely not Marines! They might be pirates!”
“Check! Immediately find out who these people are!”
“Have you contacted Marine Headquarters?”
“No, something’s wrong. The biological signal of the Den Den Mushi for external contact seems to be jammed by something!”
“Then immediately contact Warden Magellan on Level 4!”
“What about Vice Warden Hannibal and the guards in the security room? They’ve turned into those… freaky shapes!”
“Right, the Marines! There’s a Marine escort fleet outside the prison! Contact them immediately!”
After a moment of chaos, the prison guards finally came up with some countermeasures. Their first thought was to contact the Marine ships anchored outside Impel Down.
However, they didn’t know that outside the prison, a different scene was unfolding. The sky above the prison was now covered with dark clouds.
“What’s going on? Is a storm coming?”
Marine soldiers on the ships looked up at the clouds in confusion.
On the ship Ian had brought, Enel stood atop the mast, spreading his arms and gripping his golden staff, laughing wildly at the clouds in the sky!
“Come! El Thor!!!”
Boom! Boom, boom! With Enel’s voice, countless bolts of lightning flashed from the clouds and struck the Marine ships surrounding Impel Down…