The prison guards of Impel Down and the inmates of the Newkama Paradise, who witnessed this scene through surveince, were all stunned.


    What… what’s happening?


    The sh from Shiryu not only caught Magen off guard but also surprised Ian!


    Ian had considered the possibility of Shiryu assisting Magen against him or taking advantage of the situation to escape from Impel Down.


    However, he had never anticipated that Shiryu would attack from behind, and stab Magen…


    Magen was careless, perhaps because, after the rescue with the Flying sh, he believed that Shiryu was on his side and didn’t take any precautions against him.


    “Uuugh… Aah…” As Shiryu slowly withdrew the de from Magen’s body, intense pain overwhelmed Magen, causing him to scream in agony once again.


    Magen knelt on the ground, one hand nted on the floor, the other covering the wound on his abdomen, ring at Shiryu with resentment. He said, “Assassinating me? Have you considered the consequences of what you’re doing?”


    with a cigar in his mouth, Shiryu was wiping the bloodstains off the gleaming de with a handkerchief. He raised his chin and replied, “Of course, I know. It’s just a matter of beingbeled a criminal again.”“This time, you’ll be imprisoned for life, with no chance of parole!” Magen gritted his teeth.


    “That’s not necessarily true!” Shiryu grinned, “When I came out of that cell, I swore in my heart that I would never go back!”


    “You can’t escape!” Magen retorted, “Your betrayal will be reported to Marine Headquarters, and the Gates of Justice will never open for you!”


    “But I never thought of leaving alone!” Shiryu chuckled darkly, then looked at Ian across the way, saying, “Ian the Shichibukai, do you think I’m right?”


    Ian, who was enjoying the spectacle of the two battling each other, didn’t expect Shiryu to suddenly bring him into the conversation. He frowned and asked, “What do you mean?”


    “I’ve been looking forward to meeting a powerful man like you!” Shiryu sheathed his sword with a swing of his hand, saying, “Staying here in Impel Down, I’ll never see the light of day again. Even if I helped Magen this time, considering my personality, I might end up back in prison. It’s better to take a chance and be free. I believe you’ve arranged a way out, right? Can you take me with you?”


    Ian, feeling a bit incredulous, pointed at himself, asking, “Are you saying you want to join me?”


    “That’s right!” Shiryuughed heartily, “I believe we can be great partners…”


    Ian’s expression at this moment was extremely strange. He never expected Shiryu to pull such a stunt, wanting to join him and escape from Impel Down.


    Ian couldn’t help but wonder: Is he joking? Shouldn’t he be trying to ally with someone like ckbeard Teach, an evil person?


    Looking at Magen, who was sweating heavily while clutching his wound, Ian finally understood why Shiryu suddenly stabbed Magen in front of him. This guy was basically presenting a deration of allegiance right in front of him…


    After careful consideration, Ian seemed to have guessed Shiryu’s thoughts.


    Shiryu, a person who enjoyed killing, joined Impel Down and even became the Head Jailer not necessarily out of loyalty to the World Government and the Marines. It was probably purely to indulge in the unrestricted ughter of prisoners without facing consequences. Unfortunately, he shed with Magen in terms of ideology, and Magen, disapproving of his actions, took action to capture him.


    This made Shiryu realize that continuing to stay in Impel Down was meaningless. If Magen could capture him once, he could do it again and again. Realizing that his freedom and indulgences were restricted, Shiryu conceived the idea of leaving Impel Down.


    Originally, if it weren’t for Ian, Shiryu would have be Teach’spanion when the ckbeard came to Impel Down and taken the opportunity to escape. However, the situation changedpletely with Ian’s appearance. Ian demonstrated formidable strength, even leaving Magen, the Chief Warden, powerless.


    This immediately drew Shiryu’s attention to Ian.


    Following a powerful individual would make killing even more enjoyable and unrestrained in the future, right?


    Such thoughts were normal for Shiryu. However, he forgot to consider one thing: he had no idea about Ian’s personality!


    Shiryu only saw Ian leading a group to raid Impel Down,pletely disregarding the World Government and the Marines. Therefore, he assumed that Ian was a pirate who would stop at nothing.


    It’s not his fault for thinking that way. After all, anyone who held the title of a Warlord was a notorious pirate. They just ended up being recruited by the World Government and the Marinester on…


    Moreover, being confined to the sixth-level prison for so long, Shiryu had no way of obtaining information from the outside world. Therefore, he had no idea how Ian obtained his Shichibukai title.


    Ian, unlike other pirates, didn’t gain his notorious reputation by randomly killing innocent civilians. His fame came from killing Celestial Dragons and confronting Marine admirals. Even though he had now turned against the Marines, even Sengoku had to admit that among the Seven Warlords, Ian had the clearest reputation!


    If not for this, do you think Ian would have friends within the Marines? People like Hina, Garp, and Smoker. If Ian were truly ruthless, how could they treat Ian with such a calm and friendly attitude?


    It can be said that Shiryu’s desire to join Ian is simply a case of mistaken identity!


    So Ian’s expression at the moment is extremely strange because he is being genuinely recognized by an evil person for the first time…


    Is this a case of gaining more fame or gaining a worse reputation?


    Especially considering that originally, Shiryu eventually became Teach’spanion, this makes Ian feel like he has swallowed a fly… If he epts this guy’s surrender, should he change his alias to “No Beard”? (haha XD)


    Ian can ept Enel, he can ept Trafalgar Law because, in Ian’s view, these two can still be reformed and are not irredeemably evil. But Shiryu… Ian doesn’t know if this guy can be reformed…


    What’s most uneptable to Ian is that Magen used to be Shiryu’s superior, his leader. Despite this, Shiryu didn’t hesitate to stab Magen in the back. Such a person cannot be used with peace of mind. Who knows if he will, at some point, treat Ian, his “Supposedly ally,” the same way he treated Magen?


    In an instant, Ian made a decision in his heart, but he didn’t immediately refuse. His eyes turned, and Ian burst intoughter, apuding as he said, “Well done! A great performance, but it seems not quite enough!”


    “Oh?” Shiryu asked in surprise. “What else do you want me to do?”


    “Take me to the sixth level of the prison!” Ian said with a cold and arrogant look. “Also, my people are poisoned. Since you were once Magen’s subordinate, you might know where the antidote is. Help me get it!”


    “…” Shiryu remained silent for a moment and then said, “Okay, wait for me a moment!”


    After saying that, he turned and left, heading to Magen’s office. It seemed that the antidote was there.


    Once Shiryu left, Ian came to Magen, frowning as he looked at the bleeding wound that pierced through Magen. “Is his sword so powerful?”


    Earlier, Ian had inflicted three wounds on Magen, but ording to Ian’s observations, those three wounds had quickly stopped bleeding. Magen’s body indeed had exceptional resilience to withstand attacks. However, the wound caused by Shiryu, up until now, was still rapidly bleeding.


    Ian couldn’t believe it was due to the wound being too deep, so he couldn’t help but ask.


    Magen remained calm, humming, and said, “Shiryu’s sword is a nodachi called Raiu, a cursed sword! Wounds caused by this cursed sword cannot heal and will continue to bleed incessantly. Unless one has a more powerful self-healing ability, otherwise, they can only wait for the blood to drain slowly until death.”


    As he spoke, Magen struggled to get up. He held his left hand over the wound on his abdomen, raised his right hand, and shouted, “Venom Demon: Hell’s Judgment!”


    With his roar, the venom on Magen’s body suddenly expanded countless times, forming a huge humanoid monster behind him!


    Different from the deep purple venomous dragon before, the humanoid monster formed by the venom now had a crimson color!


    Using his ultimate move, it seemed that Magen was determined to go all out…