"As long as... as long as I can unlock the Sea Prism Stone handcuffs, I can merge with this Impel Down prison and turn this deep-sea fortress into my body!"
At this moment, Pizarro's eyes were fixated solely on the keys lying on the ground.
He possessed the Paramecia-type Devil Fruit Island-Island Fruit, which allowed him to merge his body with an island and control it at will.
This fusion was different from that of the Stone-Stone Fruit; Pizarro's ability made no distinction between his body and the island—his body became the island, turning into rock itself.
It was somewhat akin to a unique Paramecia ability.
If the island was damaged, his real body would suffer injuries as well.
If he could merge with Impel Down, the entire prison would become an extension of his body.
Though the vast amounts of Sea Prism Stone within the prison might limit his movements, he could potentially transport himself from Level 6—Eternal Hell—straight to the ocean's surface in an instant.
If that happened, his chances of escaping would skyrocket!
"That arrogant navy brat... that arrogant Magellan... I'll make them regret this, meow!"
Pizarro's hand finally seized the keys—the key to his hope!
Just as his fingers gripped them, a rapid succession of violent impacts echoed right in front of him.
BANG! BANG! BANG...!
"Good job, Devon! I'll get us out of here—"
Pizarro grinned as he lifted the keys, but his words abruptly stopped. The smile on his face froze.
The previously flirtatious Crescent Moon Hunter Devon was now convulsing uncontrollably in midair, pummeled by a storm of relentless punches.
The silver-haired, bare-chested young navy officer had his arms enveloped in deep blue Haki. His fists blurred into afterimages as he delivered hundreds of blows in the blink of an eye at the lunging Devon.
"Fist Bone: Meteor Shower!"
BANG! BANG! BANG...!
The torrent of punches, carrying the force of wind and lightning, filled the prison cell with chaotic turbulence, like an ocean current gone berserk.
Devon, still shackled by Sea Prism Stone, didn't even manage to utter a second sentence before her entire body was ravaged by the assault—bones shattering, her towering figure caving inward.
Her long nose was crushed, the bridge caving into her cheeks.
Teeth scattered in all directions, limbs bent at unnatural angles.
Drip.
Cold sweat trickled from Pizarro's forehead, dripping onto the floor.
In his eyes, the deep blue Haki radiating from the young navy officer seemed to pulse ominously, sending an icy chill straight to his heart.
"Demon..."
A terrifying image flashed through his mind. Trembling, he fumbled to insert the key into his handcuff's lock.
"Zzzzt!"
The crackling of electricity filled his ears once more.
CLICK!
His left hand's cuff unlocked.
"Faster! Faster!"
Switching the key to his left hand, he hurried to unlock his right cuff.
Whoosh!
A powerful gust of wind surged through Eternal Hell.
In the corner of Pizarro's eye, a blur of deep blue light rapidly expanded toward him.
"Ahhh! Come on, unlock!"
His wrist twisted, turning the key in desperation.
CLACK!
The cuff fell from his wrist, and a look of ecstatic relief crossed his face.
"Yes, I—"
"Fist Bone..."
"Meteor Shower!"
BANG!
A deep blue shadow expanded before Pizarro's eyes, slamming into his face and sending his towering body flying into the air.
"If I can just touch the ground, I can merge with the entire Impel Down! I can escape this damn place!"
Pizarro stretched out his hand, desperately trying to fall back down.
However, his gaze slowly turned to despair.
A storm of fists filled his entire vision.
Rorschach stepped forward, his arms moving like phantom shadows, unleashing hundreds of punches infused with deep blue Haki in an instant, all landing on Pizarro's body.
The relentless crackling of bones echoed from within Pizarro.
With his fingers spread wide, Rorschach seized Pizarro's head and smashed it into the ground, breaking the two long horns on his head with a loud crack. Despite having freed himself from the cuffs, Pizarro lay limp on the ground like a broken sack.
He collapsed beside Catarina Devon—one lying down, the other sprawled across.
Neither of them was dead.
But their limbs were shattered and twisted, their bones mostly crushed, and their muscles torn apart, leaving them in a pitiful state too horrible to witness.
Rorschach picked up the Sea Prism Stone cuffs from the ground and re-cuffed Pizarro's hands.
Then, he slowly bent down, retrieved the keys, and casually walked out of the cell.
As the heavy iron door slammed shut, a deathly silence settled over the entire Eternal Hell.
"You did the right thing not killing them," Magellan said, accepting the keys Rorschach handed him.
"Pizarro is a Paramecia-type Island-Island Fruit user."
"Catarina Devon possesses a Mythical Zoan-type Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox."
"Compared to Vasco Shot's ordinary Liquor-Liquor Fruit, their Devil Fruits could create two equally formidable threats if they fell into the hands of pirates out in the sea."
Rorschach nodded, about to speak when—
Suddenly, an unimaginable, terrifying aura rose from the depths of the dark corridor, like a volcano awakening or a colossal sea king emerging from the deep.
"Stay focused! Law! Hibari!"
A bone-chilling sensation swept through Rorschach, as if a massive weight pressed down on his heart. He quickly shouted at Law and Hibari, whose eyes were beginning to glaze over.
Buzzzzz!
A massive orb of deep blue energy swelled from the darkness, filling every inch of space within Eternal Hell in an instant.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The battered walls fractured under the immense pressure.
In the near-sealed Level 6, a violent storm materialized out of nowhere.
Within the trembling deep blue light, prisoners in nearby cells either trembled in terror or groaned in agony, clutching their heads in pain.
Conqueror's Haki!
And not just ordinary Conqueror's Haki—
This was a top-tier Haki, standing on par with the likes of Sengoku and Garp, belonging to those at the pinnacle of the sea!
"Brother Rorschach, I feel terrible," Hibari whimpered, clutching Rorschach's hand tightly.
Law gritted his teeth, his face pale, body trembling.
He was desperately resisting the terrifying Conqueror's Haki assault.
Rorschach swiftly turned around, his body expanding, crackling with lightning and surging winds. Deep blue Haki flooded out like a raging tide, weaving a massive cocoon of energy that shielded Law and Hibari.
At the same time, Rorschach's own Conqueror's Haki was triggered, instinctively unleashing itself outward!
Buzz!
A dark red energy sphere burst forth, colliding head-on with the deep blue energy surging from the darkness.
Boom!
A hurricane-like explosion of force slammed into Rorschach's burly frame, momentarily blanking his vision.
In the darkness, a pair of blood-red eyes flickered to life.
(End of Chapter)
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