The arrogant Blackbeard suddenly opened his massive mouth and let out a ferocious roar:
"Let me show you the power of darkness!!!"
BOOM…
As soon as the words left his mouth, Blackbeard raised both hands high above his head, pointing straight toward the sky.
A thick cloud of darkness suddenly erupted from his body!
The black mist, both formless and tangible, shot upward like a living shadow.
A smug smile spread across Blackbeard's face as he locked eyes on Magellan. With his raised hands aimed directly at the Warden, he slammed them downward!
An overwhelming wave of darkness surged violently from Blackbeard's body!
The swirling black mist was silent like the abyss itself, yet it made the heart pound faster with fear.
In an instant, the eerie black fog began to shift strangely…
BOOM!
A massive shattered wooden door was expelled from the darkness, crashing straight toward Magellan!
Magellan drew a sharp breath, eyes blazing red as he glared at the intruding criminal, snarling fiercely:
"Even a rat with power is still just a mighty rat!"
At that moment, Magellan's bloated belly contracted sharply.
A jet of crimson poison shot from his mouth, colliding with the incoming giant door.
In less than a second, the immense door disintegrated into ash under the effect of his toxic onslaught.
But… this was not the full extent of Blackbeard's power!
The moment the door vanished, Blackbeard's expression shifted as if struggling to control something.
A torrent of debris burst from the darkness!
The gates of Impel Down, thresholds, firearms, ammunition, even bodies of soldiers and prisoners…
Everything previously absorbed into his space was now flung toward Magellan.
The mountain of debris crashed down, cutting off every escape route around him!
Magellan did not hesitate.
He unleashed the full power of the Venom-Venom Fruit!
"Descend into hell and repent, you ugly rat!!!"
Magellan, equally unattractive in appearance, sneered at Blackbeard's face with anger.
A wave of searing heat erupted from Magellan's body.
His form swelled like armor, transforming into a colossal toxic giant.
The crimson poison he spewed was the strongest he could produce at his current level.
Condensed into a massive toxic colossus, it was devastating.
Its corrosive, lethal power radiated pure malice toward all living things.
Tons of poison flowed across Blazing Hell's floor, staining it a vivid crimson.
Even the boiling magma seemed to still in fear of the venomous power.
If not for the Impel Down walls containing crystalized seastone, this prison would likely have become a massive funnel to the deep ocean!
The towering toxic giant suddenly thrust out a massive spear-like spike, sweeping away the black debris unleashed by Blackbeard!
CRASH! CLATTER! CLANG…
The giant swung its weapon with precision, blocking Blackbeard's attack.
But this… was exactly what Blackbeard wanted!
"BAHAHAHA…"
Against Magellan's toxic giant, Blackbeard's 3.44-meter frame looked like nothing more than a rat.
Yet he laughed, as if nothing in the world could stop him.
This black rat, oblivious to danger, swung a punch at the giant toxic colossus dozens of times its size!
Remember, Marshall D. Teach—Blackbeard—was a man capable of leaving scars on Red-Haired Shanks!
Red-Haired Shanks certainly didn't allow a scar just to look cooler.
The power behind Blackbeard's punch—enough to break an Emperor's defense—was terrifying!
His fist collided with the deadly poisonous spear!
BOOM!!!
A burst of explosive force erupted, clearing everything within several meters.
Between them, a strange vacuum formed!
"BAHAHAHA…"
"Rats!? Even a rat can topple an elephant with enough ambition!!!"
Ever since betraying Whitebeard's crew, Teach had never restrained his arrogance.
He would release all the years of patience he had held back!
Whitebeard's warning—that his flaw was arrogance—was justified.
Because everything happening in the world was exactly as Blackbeard had predicted.
Everything unfolded according to his design.
Who could remain humble after experiences like that?
The black mist surged from Blackbeard's body.
The dark power, flowing like fire, exploded upward to the ceiling and spread outward!
Is Blackbeard weak!?
He had screamed in pain from Luffy's punch, been flattened by Whitebeard, bruised and battered.
Yet he was not weak!
This man, sharing the mysterious "D" in his name, could defeat the bloodline of the Pirate King and manipulate the Marine!
The black mist enveloped the toxic giant completely.
Under the swallowing darkness, the once terrifying giant began… to shrink.
"This… what is this!?"
Magellan, drenched in poison, swung his arms wildly, trying to dispel the encroaching darkness.
"Give up!"
"You can't escape the strongest Devil Fruit! BAHAHAHA…"
Blackbeard unleashed the full power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, mocking Magellan's futile struggle.
Blinded by the darkness, Magellan's expression grew grim.
After years as Warden, he had never faced an opponent this difficult.
"Blackbeard! What are you trying to do!?"
"Aren't you afraid of inciting the Marine's hatred!?"
"Hatred!?"
Blackbeard shouted with exaggerated excitement, as if hearing the most amusing thing:
"When? When have the Marine and pirates ever not hated each other!?"
"Hatred!? Isn't it natural!?"
SWISH…
A massive fist shot from the darkness, silent and deadly!
The darkness not only swallowed Magellan's poison but suppressed his spirit, rendering his Observation Haki useless.
Blind and unprepared, Magellan took Blackbeard's full-force strike.
The floor cracked under the impact—but no sound came.
Magellan's body was slammed into the ground, eyes instantly vacant.
The terrifying power left him briefly unconscious.
Then…
A figure suddenly surged from the black mist!
"Ah!!! Ah!!! Ah!!!…"
"IT HURTS!!! IT HURTS!!!…"
Blackbeard suddenly clutched his hand, wailing in agony.
The moment his fist struck Magellan, a deep crimson poison surged onto his arm!
This was poison created from Magellan's blood and life force—the deadliest known.
Even Emperors would be wary of it!
Blackbeard's arm had been fully covered.
Luckily, his Dark-Dark Fruit allowed him to absorb the poison.
Yet even so… the pain from direct contact was unbearable.
The ability could absorb attacks, but at the cost of double the suffering—much like Zoro's blood-soaked Shusui technique.
Blackbeard writhed on the ground in pain, finally catching his breath. His eyes glowed red with fury as he stared at Magellan in the darkness.
"Kill him!!!"
Magellan, with the Superhuman-type Venom-Venom Fruit, was a nightmare for any close-range fighter.
But the Blackbeard crew were not all brutes!
Enel silently leaped past Blackbeard, raising his hands toward the sky.
A booming voice rang from beneath thick wrappings.
Defeat had brought pain, but also growth!
Now, Enel was more like a king than ever before.
Blazing electricity surged from his raised arms, turning Blazing Hell into a blinding white blaze.
Even the black curtain around Magellan trembled, on the verge of being destroyed by the overwhelming light.
A massive, solid lightning god suddenly formed before Enel.
Blackbeard laughed arrogantly and withdrew his dark veil.
Magellan, barely standing, suddenly regained his lost senses.
But…
The light—was almost painfully bright!
BOOM!!!
A deafening roar echoed through Impel Down.
The strongest prisoners in Eternal Hell immediately opened their eyes.
Several powerful threats arose, and new billion-berry pirates trembled like mice in corners.
The clash between the strong had begun.
…
Underground 5.5: Newcomer's Pleasure Paradise.
Hiding from the transvestite king, Franky popped his head out of a discarded trash bin.
Blue hair drooping, small eyes looking upward, he froze in shock.
Then a chilling voice rang out:
"Hello, little baby… where have you been hiding?"
"Why are you unwilling to face yourself?"
"Let me help you!"