Chapter 151 Luffy Enters Infinite Hell and Clashes with JinbeHannibal, long sword in hand, scratched his head awkwardly. "Haha, I'm Deputy Warden Hannibal, nice to meet you!"
"This clown is the supposedly impenetrable, inescapable Deputy Warden of Impel Down?"
Looking at the frivolous, comical-looking Hannibal, Robin felt the place's authoritative image crumble instantly.
However, Luffy had a completely different opinion of him.
In the original timeline, it was this very Hannibal who was ordered to stop Luffy and his crew from wreaking havoc in Impel Down.
Although he was easily defeated by Luffy with a single punch due to insufficient strength, after being knocked down, he was filled with self-blame, feeling that as Deputy Warden, he couldn't stop these escaped thugs.
Even covered in wounds and dragging his nearly broken body, he kept getting up.
Facing that horde of vicious pirates, his words represented the true justice in the hearts of most Marines: "Stop spouting those nice words about saving our leader, you scum! As long as you're at sea, ordinary people will sleepless with fear of losing their loved ones!"
"This is a fortress of hell. If it falls, the world will be plunged into endless panic! So, to ensure the weak can sleep peacefully, I cannot fall!"
Even knowing certain death, he used his own flesh and blood to shield Luffy, Crocodile, and their monsters.
Compared to the so-called "male friendship" between Luffy and Bon Clay in the original story, Hannibal's awareness of protecting civilians is on a completely different level.
From that moment on, Luffy in the original story completely transformed from an adventurer into a reckless prison breaker.
Because his actions were entirely driven by impulse, he didn't care whether he would unleash those ruthless villains. Only the protagonist's plot armor prevented a major disaster.
Hancock suddenly noticed Hancock beside Luffy, his eyes instantly turning into hearts: "Ah! Could this be Empress Hancock? Oh! My goddess! Oh no, my selfish desires have been exposed again!"
"Shut up! Don't call me by my name, you fly!"
Hancock looked disgusted and kicked Hancock away like a football.
Luffy helplessly shrugged. Well, unless it's a life-or-death situation, this guy really is a cowardly, lecherous, and sleazy man.
"I'm going to Level 6. Make the arrangements."
Luffy ordered Hanboy, who had crawled back with a bruised and swollen face.
"Huh? But Vice Admiral Luffy, without Fleet Admiral Sengoku's order, even you can't just go down to Infinite Hell," Hanboy said, clutching his swollen face, looking troubled.
Infinite Hell is full of formidable figures, either death row inmates or those serving life sentences; any one of them is a legendary figure.
"Besides, the prisoners you're escorting this time are only in Level 5,"
Hanboy explained cautiously, implying that the captains of those large fleets weren't qualified to be imprisoned with those legends.
"Then go ask your warden," Luffy's eyes sharpened, and an invisible surge of Conqueror's Haki erupted instantly, pressing down directly on Hannibal.
Hannibal, who had just regained his footing, suddenly collapsed to his knees with a thud, his teeth chattering: "How is this possible! This…this is Conqueror's Haki?!"
It should be noted that within the entire Navy system, only Fleet Admiral Sengoku openly possesses Conqueror's Haki.
"Vice Admiral Luffy, the warden is currently in his office on the fourth basement level. I…I'll take you there right now!" Hannibal, covered in cold sweat, quickly scrambled to his feet and led the way.
"But the Fleet Admiral has explicitly stated that pirates are absolutely forbidden from entering this prison, you see…" Hannibal glanced at Hancock beside him, asking tremblingly.
Luffy nodded, then turned to Hancock and said, "You wait here patiently for me a bit, I'll be right up."
Hancock looked reluctant, pouting, but ultimately nodded obediently.
Following Hancock, Luffy and the others rode a huge elevator down to the fourth basement level.
As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, Hancock handed them several gas masks, gesturing for them to put them on quickly.
Luffy waved his hand dismissively, "I don't need these."
Robin and Kalifa asked curiously, "Why do you need these things?"
"Because the warden here, Magellan, is a Paramecia-type Venom-Venom Fruit user. To put it bluntly, his farts could kill an elephant, and his breath is poisonous," Luffy explained with a laugh.
Upon hearing this, the two quickly put on their gas masks.
Hannibal stared at Luffy like he was a monster: "Since you know it's so dangerous, aren't you wearing a mask?"
Luffy waved his hand. It was morning, and his bodybuilder-like muscles were the best proof of his surging magical power.
Although the Nikka Fruit didn't have any anti-poison properties, Escanor's "Sin of Pride" template was enough to burn away all toxins with its sun-like heat.
Back in the day, even Captain Meliodas was knocked unconscious after drinking a deadly poison, but Escanor, with his magical power activated, was completely unaffected.
Similarly, at this time of day, Magellan's poison would be nothing to him.
Entering the office, everyone was disappointed to find Magellan nowhere to be seen.
"Nobody's here," Robin mumbled through her gas mask, curiously looking around.
Suddenly, heavy footsteps came from the back door, and a gigantic man, resembling Satan, clutched his stomach, looking utterly exhausted.
"Ah...it's been another fierce battle today...This must be Vice Admiral Luffy, right? I'm Warden Magellan."
Magellan greeted him cheerfully.
"Does being a warden require you to fight personally?" Robin asked curiously.
"It's not fighting the prisoners. It's because the warden is too greedy. He's always contaminated with his own exhaled toxic fumes, causing him to have diarrhea for ten hours every day," Hannibal muttered from behind, "Warden, you should just resign...Ah! Sorry, I spoke my mind again!"
"Vice Admiral Luffy said he wants to take a trip to Level 6, the Infinite Hell!" Hanbalny quickly changed the subject, afraid of getting beaten up.
"That's so mean! Your honest opinion just now was really hurtful!"
Magellan pointed at Hanbalny and complained, "How did I end up with such a heartless subordinate! Ha—"
As he spoke, Magellan sighed, and a cloud of purple poisonous mist floated from his mouth, quickly spreading throughout the room.
"Let's skip this pointless test."
Luffy looked at the approaching poisonous mist, expressionless, and extended a finger. The instantaneous burst of high temperature from his fingertip evaporated the mist completely, and the temperature in the entire room soared in that instant.
Magellan's expression hardened, and he looked at Luffy warily. He had never heard of this vice admiral being able to control fire.
"I wonder what Vice Admiral Luffy is planning to do at Level 6? If any of the criminals imprisoned there escaped, it would be a world-class catastrophe!"
Magellan asked seriously.
"Of course I want to broaden my horizons! Aren't all the legendary pirates locked up there? Isn't it normal for me to be curious and want to see?"
Luffy spread his hands, smiling matter-of-factly.
Magellan stared intently at Luffy for a moment, then finally nodded: "Alright, I'll take you!"
"Warden!" Hanbari exclaimed in alarm.
Magellan interrupted Hanbari, staring at Luffy and saying, "But you have to go down by yourself."
"No problem," Luffy readily agreed.
Afterwards, Robin and Kalifa were left in the warden's office for tea.
Magellan, however, led Luffy in a private elevator, descending towards the legendary and terrifying Infinite Hell.
Level 6, Infinite Hell.
The clanging of chains, accompanied by a man's furious roar, echoed through the dark cells.
"I will absolutely not run away! What are physical pains! What truly hurts is my heart, unable to uphold righteousness!"
"If this continues, I will die with my eyes wide open! I don't care for that worthless title of Shichibukai!"
"If it can stop this war, I'll give you my life!"
Jinbe's voice, filled with grief and indignation, reached Luffy's ears as he stepped into the sixth underground level.
Magellan explained to Luffy, "Jinbe, the former Shichibukai, was arrested for opposing the war between the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates. He caused a scene at headquarters and has been shouting about stopping the war for the past few days."
Luffy sneered and walked straight to the door of the cell where Ace and Jinbe were imprisoned.
Covered in wounds, Jinbe abruptly raised his head, staring intently at the figure outside the cell door: "Did Fleet Admiral Sengoku agree to my proposal?"
"Proposal? What kind of bullshit proposal?" Luffy, peering coldly down at Jinbe through the iron bars, demanded.
"Of course, it's about not going to war with the Whitebeard Pirates! That would trigger a world war!"
Jinbe roared anxiously.
Luffy looked at Jinbe as if he were an idiot: "That's why you fish-men have such simple thought processes, always so naive. You know… Jinbe, sometimes hypocrisy is more disgusting than pure evil."
"There's always a small group of people who, under the guise of world peace, make others suffer oppression; they shout slogans to stop war, yet they condone the growth of evil."
"Jinbe, what do you take this war, which the Navy waged with justice and lives, for? Is it child's play? Releasing those criminally guilty pirate captains just to get Whitebeard to forgive and forget?"
"Do you want the Navy to become the laughingstock of the world? Do you know what the world will become if the Navy loses its deterrent power?"
"It will be a more despairing hell on earth than the current Great Pirate Era, a bloody era of only slaughter and chaos."
"Do you expect those pirates to show mercy when they're burning, killing, and looting?"
"You expect those desperate thugs to show mercy and let those defenseless civilians go?"
"Don't be ridiculous, Jinbe. Don't forget, pirates are always pirates. They go to sea for treasure, power, and fame, never for charity."
"Your so-called prevention of war is just to keep your Fish-Man Island from being affected by the fighting; your so-called peace is just to save the life of Whitebeard, who was kind to you."
"Because you know in your heart that if a real war breaks out, Whitebeard will surely die! Because the Navy is the true ruler of this sea!"
Luffy's barrage of taunts left Jinbe speechless. Although he was unconvinced, he couldn't find a single word to refute it, because everything Luffy said was a bloody truth.