Chapter 532: Magen''s Resolution


    This gigantic Venomous Monster had a grotesque demonic face. After its appearance, it looked down on Ian with its hollow eyes, giving off a chilling feeling.


    However, Ian, after a brief nce at the Venomous Demon, lost interest and instead spoke to Magen, “You know, your poison is useless against me! What you’re doing has no meaning at all. Instead, you’ll die faster due to the strenuous movement!”


    “I know…” Magen was panting heavily. Using the power of the Devil Fruit would consume a significant amount of his stamina. Under normal circumstances with an undamaged body, this stamina consumption wouldn’t be much of a concern. However, Magen had been severely injured, and continuing to use the powerful Devil Fruit ability made him visibly tired.


    “But I still can’t let you rescue the criminals from the prison!” Magen gritted his teeth. “Maybe to you, the Impel Down is no different from hell, but do you know, without Impel Down imprisoning these criminals, how could people in the world live in peace?”


    “I admit that the prison has its positive aspects!” Ian sarcastically remarked. “What you said is true to some extent. But, likewise, do you know how many people in this prison were unjustly framed by the World Government? The prisoners transferred from the Judicial Ind, have they really undergone a fair trial? Do you know that, ‘judicial corruption is the greatest corruption.’ Can you really guarantee that every prisoner here deserves their punishment?”


    “…” Magen fell silent. He couldn’t answer Ian’s question.


    After so many years in Impel Down, he had witnessed numerous simr situations, so he was well aware that what Ian said was true.


    Shaking his head, Magen replied, “Perhaps you have a point, but as I’ve said before, overseeing Impel Down is my duty. Regardless of the reasons behind your intrusion, I must bring you to justice. Individuals like you are too dangerous. Even if I can’t stop you, I have ways to prevent you from achieving your goals.”


    “What do you mean!?” Ian became alert upon hearing Magen’s words.“When necessary, I have the authority to execute all the prisoners in the entire prison!” After uttering these words, Magen immediately reached out, and the enormous Venom Demon behind him let out a silent cymbal. Its body elongated suddenly and soared to the wall of the fourth level of the prison. With a powerful punch, it smashed into the wall!


    A thunderous noise echoed, apanied by a sense of shaking, as if the entire fourth level of the prison had been shaken by the Venom Demon’s punch. The wall struck by the Venom Demon immediately formed arge hole, sinking into it considerably.


    “Oh no!” Ian was rmed. He had initially thought Magen summoned the Venom Demon for ast stand, but he never expected Magen’s true intention was to break through the wall!


    Keep in mind that this was Impel Down’s fourth level, situated in the middle of the prison and already deep into the sea. While it might not have been apparent within the prison, once the wall was breached, seawater would rush in madly due to the immense external water pressure. With the continuous inflow of seawater, it wouldn’t take long for the entire Impel Down to be flooded, and everyone inside would drown!


    This is what Magen meant by “executing all prisoners!”


    Ian had previously considered how to deal with Magen. In his view, a Railgun shot could render Magen helpless, but Ian dared not use it, fearing the Railgun’s power might punch through the prison.


    Now, although Ian hadn’t used the Railgun, Magen had already set his sights on the seawater outside.


    “me-Killing ck Dragon Wave!” After realizing this, Ian directly attacked the Venom Demon. A roaring ck fire dragon erupted, and the intense heat burned the Venom Demon to ashes, releasing toxic gas into the air.


    Ian no longer had time to consider the consequences…


    After the Venom Demon disappeared, Ian quickly opened his me Wings and flew towards therge hole created by the Venom Demon, examining it closely.


    Upon inspection, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately! That punch did notpletely break through the wall!


    Perhaps when Impel Down was originally constructed, they considered the powerful external water pressure. The walls of Impel Down were exceptionally thick, and the Venom Demon’s punch had only prated about half of the wall’s thickness, leaving the other half intact.


    However, Ian also noticed that the poison left by the Venom Demon’s fist was still corroding the stone of the wall…


    Ian turned back, looking at Magen with some astonishment. Too ruthless! This guy also had a Devil Fruit power. Once the prison was flooded, he would die too. Was he willing to sacrifice his own life for the sake of duty?


    “What… what’s going on!?” a voice came, and Ian turned to see Brook and Franky. They were carrying arge package containing the gas masks they had collected earlier. Clearly, they had been trying to save people and had not witnessed the previous scene.


    “Franky! Use your mes to burn away this poison!” Ian ordered him.


    “Oh! Alright!” Franky instantly realized the severity of the situation, hastily dropping the package and running over. He leaped to the edge of therge hole, puffed up his cheeks, and spewed mes at the toxic liquid.


    If they didn’t quickly stop this corrosion, the remaining wall would be increasingly weak. Unable to withstand the external water pressure, the wall would eventually rupture. Ian’s mes had a temperature too high, and he feared that using them himself might melt the wall. Hence, he had Franky handle it since his mes weren’t as potent.


    Ian, with a grim expression, flew back to the bridge and addressed Magen, “It seems you’re determined to go down a dark path. If that’s the case, I’ll help you.”


    After speaking, Ian’s figure suddenly vanished from the spot. When he reappeared, he was at Magen’s chest, thrusting his right hand into Magen’s chest!


    Magen, who had just exerted all his strength controlling the Venom Demon, had depleted a significant amount of his stamina. Coupled with the bleeding abdominal wound, he felt a bit dizzy. So, when facing Ian’s strike, he couldn’t dodge, taking a direct hit!


    Once Ian withdrew his hand, a faint blue light orb appeared in his palm!


    “Go to hell!” Ian forcefully crushed the soul orb of Magen in his hand!


    St! With Ian’s action, Magen spurted blood into the sky and then copsed with a thunderous crash. Already heavily injured, losing a tenth of his life force to Ian made it impossible for Magen to endure any longer!


    Descending from mid-air, Ian squatted down, seemingly checking if Magen was dead, and then pressed his hand on Magen’s body.


    Simultaneously, a voice rang out from behind Ian, saying, “You’re indeed amazing! Magen is beyond saving now, right?”


    Standing up without looking back, Ian said, “Shiryu… Enough chit-chat. Hurry up, save my people, and then head to the sixth level! We don’t know how long the walls here can hold!”


    Shiryu returned, holding an antidote he found in Magen’s office. Although he was eager to check Magen’s condition and see if Ian had killed him, Ian’s tone dissuaded him. He temporarily abandoned the idea and handed the antidote to Brook.


    Meanwhile, Ian conjured another tornado, dispersing the lingering toxic gas in the air.


    Franky had already burned away the remaining poison. He jumped down to assist Brook but didn’t participate in the rescue efforts. Instead, he picked up the gas masks and headed toward the row of cells on the fourth level. Many prisoners here, affected by Ian and Magen’s battle, had inhaled the poison. Currently unconscious, there weren’t enough antidotes for all of them. Therefore, using gas masks to help them breathe for a while became the best method to save their lives. As Magen’s poison induced hallucinations rather than lethality, providing them with gas masks might help them gradually regain consciousness.


    Using a key, Franky unlocked the cells, entering one by one to ce gas masks on the faces of the fallen prisoners. However, when he entered one particr cell and was about to put a mask on a bald inmate, the inmate suddenly opened his eyes. He reached out, catching Franky’s gas mask, and calmly said, “I can do it myself.”


    “Alright!” Franky curiously nced at the bald inmate, impressed by his resilience, but didn’t say anything. He moved on to the next cell.


    As for the bald inmate, he put on the gas mask, sitting cross-legged on the ground. Through the ss in the eye area of the mask, he silently stared at Magen’s motionless body opposite his cell.


    From his vantage point, he could perfectly see the abdominal wound where Magen had been stabbed by Shiryu. At this moment, a faint glow emanated from that wound.


    Just like the radiance from the light film on Ian’s body before…


    “Hmph!” Under the gas mask, the bald inmate let out a small, disdainful snort. “Crocodile, it seems you’ve indeed found a partner worth cooperating with…”