One Piece: SSS-Rank Haki at Age Seventeen

Level 5 – Freezing Hell

The eternal ice layer covered the land like dark jade.

Icicles hung like blades from above, while freezing mist rolled across the ground.

Frozen pirate corpses were embedded within the ice, emitting a cold, lifeless glow.

Standing within the snowstorm were Sabo, Emporio Ivankov, Sir Crocodile, Jinbe, and a group of Newkama prisoners.

Even though they were shivering from the cold, none of them seemed panicked.

"Shishishi! Why are you guys waiting for me?" Luffy laughed as he walked through the snow in his sandals.

"Were you worried I wouldn't catch up?"

Snowflakes drifted down onto his straw hat.

"Straw Hat boy!" Ivankov placed both hands on Luffy's shoulders.

"I heard Magellan has already woken up!"

Luffy nodded calmly.

"That's not strange. He's the final boss of Impel Down. If he was still asleep, that would be weird."

Ivankov rubbed his chin.

"Our numbers are still too small. How about releasing more prisoners to distract the guards, then we sneak out during the chaos?"

"What are you thinking?"

Luffy interrupted him, pressing a hand against Ivankov's face and casually tossing him into the snow.

He dusted off his hands.

"Even if we had more people… it wouldn't make any difference."

After all—

With Luffy, Jinbe, Sabo, Ivankov, and Crocodile, breaking through Impel Down wasn't difficult at all.

Why complicate things?

"Alright…" Ivankov groaned while rubbing his forehead.

There was nothing he could say.

After all—

Luffy was currently the strongest man in Impel Down.

"Straw Hat~!"

"My Queen~!"

A flamboyant man with blue-purple wavy hair, wearing a tight pink outfit with star makeup on his face, danced toward them with a graceful swan-like movement.

"Bon Clay!"

Luffy smiled brightly.

After a brief reunion—

Luffy raised his fist.

"Alright! Let's go!"

"Break out of Impel Down and head to Marine Headquarters to save Ace!"

Marine Headquarters — Marineford

The plaza was paved with solemn stone slabs.

The towering Marine Headquarters building stood proudly behind rows of warships.

White sails fluttered in the wind.

Cannons aimed toward the sea.

Tens of thousands of Marines stood in formation like an iron wall.

Their boots struck the ground in thunderous unison.

The sky hung low with clouds.

Even the sunlight seemed stained by the scent of gunpowder.

Every inch of the battlefield carried the tense silence of an impending war.

These were the elite forces of Marine Headquarters.

Any one of them could easily defeat ten soldiers from the Four Seas.

There were five hours left until the execution.

The Marines had already revealed their fangs like a hunting lion—

Ready to bite down on the Emperor of the Sea.

Nearby, a man sat beside a shaded flowerbed.

His short white hair stood upright, a cigar clenched between his lips.

He wore a dark green coat and sunglasses that couldn't hide the sharp aura surrounding him.

It was Smoker.

His eyes remained fixed on the newspaper in his hand.

Smoke curled around him like a dragon.

Straw Hat…

You've already become an Emperor of the Sea…?

"Smoker, not bad."

A tall woman approached.

She had wine-red wavy hair, a black high-collar dress, sunglasses, and a cigarette between her red lips.

Her cold beauty radiated authority.

Vice Admiral Hina.

"I heard you disobeyed orders and left the New World."

"Even Instructor Zephyr praised you highly."

Smoker exhaled a long breath of smoke.

His expression turned distant.

From Kuzan's advice in Alabasta…

To the shocking news from Enies Lobby…

Everything had pushed him toward a decision.

Ignoring the objections of his superiors—

He ventured into the New World to find his mentor Zephyr.

After more than ten days of life-and-death battles and Zephyr's personal training—

Smoker had undergone a complete transformation.

Fleet Admiral's Office

"What did you say?!"

Sengoku's beard trembled violently.

"Straw Hat Luffy has gathered former Seven Warlords of the Sea and is attempting a prison break?!"

"Buggy the Clown is stirring chaos on Level 2?!"

"Blackbeard Teach is attacking Impel Down?!"

Sengoku slammed his desk.

"Why now of all times?!"

On one side—

Impel Down.

On the other—

Whitebeard.

Sengoku closed his eyes briefly before speaking with ruthless resolve.

"Magellan."

"You have one hour."

"Even if Impel Down falls, it doesn't matter."

"But you must stop Straw Hat Luffy."

"If you can delay him for one hour…"

"You will become the greatest hero behind this operation."

Sengoku had realized something.

Luffy was the biggest variable in this entire war.

Impel Down

Magellan hung up the Den Den Mushi.

"Send the order."

"Release Shiryu and have him stop Blackbeard."

His massive figure immediately rushed toward Level 2.

If you wanted to crush resistance—

You started with the weakest target.

Beast Hell — Level 2

Chaos had completely erupted.

With the help of Mr. 3's Wax-Wax Fruit, countless pirates had escaped their cells.

"Yohohoho!!"

"This is our chance!"

"If you want to breathe the air outside again—"

"Then risk your lives and cause some chaos!"

Buggy the Clown raised his arms dramatically.

"Captain Buggy!!"

"You're our savior!"

"So cool!!"

All the prisoners on Level 2 had become Buggy's devoted followers.

Great!

Now we really might escape!

Buggy grinned widely, his long red tongue sticking out.

Suddenly—

Sizzle…

The floor began to melt.

A towering figure surrounded by purple poison stood at the entrance.

Magellan.

His eyes were cold.

His body became engulfed in venom.

Nine massive poison dragons erupted from him.

"Help!!"

In a single instant—

Thousands of prisoners were consumed by the poison and died screaming.

Only Buggy, Mr. 3, Bon Clay, and a handful of survivors remained.

"We're dead!!"

Buggy and Mr. 3 clung to each other, crying hysterically.

"Die."

Magellan's shadow loomed over them as the poison dragons roared.

Then—

Something changed.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

Luffy.

His expression was calm and cold, black hair fluttering in the wind.

"CRACK—!"

His fist, wrapped in black lightning, slammed into Magellan's chest.

Magellan was blasted backward.

But the purple poison instantly turned blood-red, forming an even more terrifying venom dragon.

It surged toward Luffy.

"Buggy. Mr. 3."

Luffy glanced back at them.

"Long time no see."

"Didn't expect you guys to get caught."

Facing the poison dragon, Luffy calmly gathered lightning around his arm.

"Find somewhere to hide."

"Don't die."

Black lightning roared as it merged with advanced Armament Haki, forming an armored gauntlet around his right arm.

Thunder God Arm!

A destructive aura spread outward.

Luffy clenched his fist and shot forward like a bolt of lightning.

BOOM—!!

The venom dragon shattered instantly under the lightning strike.

The attack continued straight toward Magellan.

Magellan's eyes widened.

That black figure felt like death itself.

Sengoku's words echoed in his mind.

"Magellan. No matter the cost—

stall Straw Hat Luffy for one hour."

"One hour…!"

Bloodshot veins filled Magellan's eyes.

Slowly—

He raised his left hand.

CRACK!

"AAAAHH—!"

A nerve-shattering pain tore through his body.

Magellan's expression twisted with agony.

His right fist condensed the blood-red venom dragon into its most concentrated form.

He threw a desperate punch.

Ultimate Venom Dragon!

The venom pierced straight through Luffy's body.

Lightning crackled as it attempted to purge the poison—

But it was barely enough.

The toxins spread through his body.

Pain surged through every nerve.

Luffy frowned.

Finally—

He sat cross-legged on the ground.

Lightning flowed through his body while his Lineage Factor worked to purge the poison.

Meanwhile—

Magellan's left arm had exploded into a cloud of blood, his face pale and drenched in sweat.

Even his stomach churned violently.

For a moment—

Both men stood locked in a tense stalemate.

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