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Therefore, the only person Luffy can turn to for help right now is Wood, a traitor in the Navy who has a fixed base and the ability to go to the Navy Headquarters.

Since Hancock refused to risk taking him to Marine Headquarters, Luffy had no choice but to beg Hancock to take him to Dark Island.

In terms of personal relationships, the Straw Hat Pirates and Wood's relationship can only be considered average, but it is still much better than that of the Pirate Empress.

Besides Wood, Luffy really can't think of anyone else who could help him rescue Ace.

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. When Hancock heard that Luffy wanted her to take him to Dark Island to find Wood, her expression immediately changed.

"Luffy, do you still know the Navy traitor Wood? Are you close to him? What's his connection to your Straw Hat Pirates?"

Luffy had barely uttered Wood's name when Hancock, who had previously maintained a cool and aloof demeanor, suddenly blushed and bombarded him with three questions.

For some reason, Luffy, who is usually a goofball, suddenly became incredibly intelligent. Upon seeing Hancock's anxious and excited expression, he immediately stated that the Straw Hat Pirates had a good relationship with Wood and had even fought together several times.

Because he was wanted for beating up a Celestial Dragon, the three Hancock sisters already had a certain fondness for Luffy. Now, when they learned that he was also Wood's good friend, Hancock naturally valued Luffy even more.

Ever since Hancock and her two sisters were rescued by Wood and returned to Amazon Lily, Hancock has thought about going to find Wood several times.

However, at the beginning, Wood had not yet made a name for himself on the high seas, nor did he have a fixed base like Dark Isle. Without Wood's Life Paper, Hancock naturally had no choice but to give up in the end.

However, as Wood began to gain fame on the high seas, releasing Impel Down prisoners, battling Shiki the Golden Lion, destroying Enies Lobby, and other exploits, especially after he subdued Nico Robin, the "Devil Child," Hancock became even more eager to find Wood.

She didn't know who the so-called "Demon Child" was, but when she learned that the other party was a young girl who had spent many years with Wood, Hancock immediately felt the so-called crisis!

However, just as Hancock was preparing to set sail to find Wood, the former queen of the Lily Kingdom, Granny, stopped her and tricked her into staying.

Grandma Zak had already seen that Hancock, who had eaten the "Sweet-Sweet Fruit," was exceptionally talented, and what was even more remarkable was that she had awakened "Conqueror's Haki," a power unmatched by anyone in a million.

The Amazon Lily Kingdom was in a transitional phase at the time. After she stepped down, the entire Amazon Lily Island could hardly find someone to hold its own, and the suddenly emerging Snake Princess Hancock was undoubtedly the best candidate at the time.

Hancock had absolutely no interest in the so-called King of Amazon Lily. A young girl in love, she could hardly see anyone else except the person she liked and her rival.

Grandma was clearly quite clever; she successfully kept Hancock by saying that "becoming the Queen of Amazon Lily would help Wood more," and helped her ascend to the position of Empress of Amazon Lily.

And as it turns out, Grandma's judgment was correct. Hancock not only possesses extremely strong talent in all three types of Haki, but she also ate the powerful Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, the "Love-Love Fruit."

On her very first voyage, she earned a bounty of 80 million Berries and earned the title of "Pirate Empress".

At that time, the World Government was implementing the policy of "Seven Warlords of the Sea". Hancock, who was both the Queen of Amazon Lily and possessed extraordinary strength and talent, came into the World Government's sights and obtained the legal status of "Seven Warlords of the Sea".

After becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Queen of Amazon Lily, Hancock realized that she had been tricked by that old hag.

She is clearly different now than before. As both a queen and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, she can no longer do things according to her own whims.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea are ostensibly part of the World Government's forces. At that time, Wood destroyed Enies Lobby and stole the Op-Op Fruit, making a fool of the World Government. What would happen if Amazon Lily, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Queen of Amazon Lily, went to find Wood?

If she stays with Wood for too long, the entire Amazon Lily will undoubtedly be implicated.

After all, it was the island where she grew up, and no matter how impulsive Hancock was, she could only suppress her longing and thoughts in the end.

It is for this reason that Hancock has not searched for or contacted Wood since she was rescued.

Previously, due to various concerns, Hancock had been unable to meet Wood. However, upon hearing that Luffy knew Wood and that Wood might appear at Marineford, Hancock naturally agreed to help Luffy without hesitation.

As for Hancock's departure to sea this time, Grandma no longer stopped her. In fact, she not only did not stop her, but also strongly supported Hancock's trip to Marine Headquarters.

On the one hand, if Hancock does not accept the Navy's forced summons, her title of "Shichibukai" may be revoked.

On the other hand, times have changed. The naval traitor Wood has now become one of the most important figures on the high seas, a super boss who has connections in all three worlds.

Wood, who has reached this level, is someone that forces such as the World Government and pirates have to be mindful of. By associating with him, Amazon Lily not only no longer has to worry about being implicated, but also has gained a powerful backer and a strong talisman.

Just like in the original story, Luffy easily infiltrated Impel Down by taking advantage of the conditions proposed by Hancock.

Meanwhile, in Impel Down, the warden Hannibal Lecter, looking like a lovesick fool, was acting as a guide, explaining the layout and rules of the prison to Hancock.

It's not that Hannibal looks like a lecher; it's just that more than ten years have passed since Hancock escaped from Mary Geoise, and with the added benefit of the "Love-Love Fruit," Hancock has solidified her title as the "world's most beautiful woman."

Hancock's beauty lies not only in her appearance, but also in the special charm of the "Sweet Fruit," which makes everyone who sees her, regardless of age or gender, fall in love with her.

As they walked from the first floor to the fifth floor, even Hancock had to admit that the legendary Great Prison was indeed not an exaggeration. There were quite a few surveillance Den Den Mushi and guards along the way.

Even Hancock couldn't help but compare Impel Down to Mary Geoise, the holy land where she was imprisoned. She was then surprised to find that if Mary Geoise had been as heavily guarded as Impel Down, even Wood wouldn't have been able to save them.

"From the fifth floor onwards, I've been sensing an unpleasant aura. Is this power Seastone...?"

Upon hearing Hancock's question, Hannibal immediately stepped forward with a fawning expression and replied, "That's right. Starting from the fifth level, the prisoners here will have their hands and feet bound with Seastone chains."

As for the sixth floor, even the prison cells were made of seastone.

Only the users of the ability know how much Seastone affects them. This special metal, which can emit power like seawater, is not only extremely hard, but can also cause users to lose their abilities.

No! Saying it causes loss of ability is not quite accurate. It should be said that Seastone can make ability users weaker than ordinary people.

Because all ability users are unable to swim, once they encounter seawater, let alone their fighting power, if they can only maintain 50% of their original fighting power, they are already considered true strongmen.

Most Devil Fruit users, or even those who only touch Seastone, turn into a lump of mud and become completely powerless.

"Seastone chains and prisoners, Impel Down must be incredibly wealthy."

"I've heard that Magellan, the warden of Impel Down, is the most powerful warden in history. The prisoners in Impel Down are already suffering terribly under his oppression; is such caution really necessary?"

Men find it most intolerable when beautiful women praise other men in front of them, especially when Hancock praises Magellan, whom she has always wanted to usurp the throne from.

"The director is very capable, but he has diarrhea for at least half the day."

Compared to that good-for-nothing fellow, I, the wise and mighty Lord Hannibal, am far more suited to the position of warden of Impel Down…”

"Hannibal, I'll take care of the guiding duties from now on. You go and do your own thing."

While Hannibal was still complaining about his boss, little did he know that a huge figure had already enveloped him from behind. That person was none other than Magellan, the current warden of Impel Down and a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with the "Venom-Venom Fruit" ability.

Magellan, dressed in a black suit, had an unusually large body and devil horns similar to those of Sadie and the others. He was known as the strongest man in Impel Down.

Magellan's Devil Fruit, the "Venom-Venom Fruit," may or may not be the strongest Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, but it is definitely among the top Paramecia-type fruits known to date.

Despite having a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, he possesses Logia-like powers, and his entire body is covered in poison, making him the nemesis of almost all martial arts masters.

Anyone who comes into physical contact with the other person, regardless of whether they are stronger or weaker, will be poisoned.

Moreover, Magellan's poison is incurable for everyone on the entire ocean except for a few people.

Perhaps because the power of the fruit is too strong, those who eat the "Venom Fruit" will suffer from a side effect: endless diarrhea.

Because he's a "toxic person," his stomach is often upset. What Hannibal just said wasn't an exaggeration at all; their chief really does have diarrhea for more than half the day...

Generally speaking, finding Magellan is quite simple; if he's not in the office handling official business, he's definitely in the toilet.

Of course, despite some shortcomings in his abilities, this does not diminish the fact that Magellan was a powerful figure.

In terms of combat strength, judging from the fact that he could chase after Luffy and his crew all by himself, Magellan's strength when he gets serious, even if it is not as good as a Marine Admiral, is at least that of a reserve Admiral.

Chapter 457 The Man Behind the Fishmen

"I can answer your question about why the prisoners on the fifth and sixth floors are treated so harshly."

That's because those imprisoned on the fifth floor are already considered extremely vicious, and those imprisoned on the sixth floor are even worse; they could even bring disaster to the entire ocean.

Although seastone is expensive, fortunately there aren't many prisoners on the fifth and sixth floors, so the necessary expenses are unavoidable.

"In the entire history of Impel Down, spanning hundreds of years, only two people have escaped from here."

Strictly speaking, one of the guys didn't escape, because he wasn't a prisoner here, and he was even on our side.

The suggestion to put both bracelets and leg irons on dangerous prisoners was initially proposed by that guy.

For Magellan, the warden, the escape from Impel Down was undoubtedly a disgrace.

Although he was not yet the warden of Impel Down at the time, but only the deputy warden, it was because of this incident that he was able to become the warden.

Regardless, he was a member of Impel Down at the time, yet the prisoners still managed to escape, so Magellan didn't want to talk much about it.

But even though Magellan didn't say anything, Hancock was still interested in it, and who the hell could resist the charm of the world's most beautiful woman?

"Those two guys who escaped from here are big shots on the high seas... To be precise, one of them only became a big shot on the high seas in the last ten years or so."

The first person to escape from here was the legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion. In order to get rid of the effects of the Seastone chains, he cut off his own legs and fled from here.

It's because of this guy that Impel Down now has a rule that all prisoners below Level 5, regardless of whether they are Devil Fruit users or not, must have their hands and feet bound with Seastone chains.

"As for the other guy, he is a traitor to the Navy, now known as 'Ancient Weapon' Wood."

He used to be just a lowly Marine soldier stationed in Impel Down, but he possessed remarkable talent and strength, as well as an extremely patient and tolerant personality.

It's because of this guy that Impel Down has become so heavily guarded and extremely xenophobic; even Marines can't get in.

Magellan spoke calmly as he led Hancock deeper into Impel Down, because the person Hancock wanted to see, Fire Fist Ace, was an extremely dangerous individual imprisoned on the lowest level of Impel Down.

The reason Hancock initially asked to see Fire Fist Ace was simply because she wanted to take Luffy directly into Impel Down.

But who knew that Impel Down's rules were so strict that even Hancock was required to take off her cloak.

With her cloak removed, Hancock could no longer lead Luffy into Impel Down, and could only use her petrification ability to help Luffy infiltrate on his own.

Since she couldn't take Luffy to where Fire Fist Ace was, it didn't really matter whether Hancock actually saw the so-called Fire Fist Ace or not, since she herself wasn't very interested in him.

Compared to Fire Fist Ace, Hancock is now more interested in the story Magellan is telling, not for any other reason than that the protagonist of the story is Wood, whom she knows.

Upon arriving at Level 6 of Impel Down, Hancock had just reached Portgas D. Ace's cell when she felt a sudden wave of weakness wash over her.

The reason is that there are just too many Seastones on the sixth floor. Not to mention Hancock, even Magellan, who is already somewhat used to his surroundings, is reluctant to walk into these cells, since he himself is also a Devil Fruit user.

The people imprisoned on the sixth floor were all notorious thugs in the sea. However, in this environment, those without abilities were fine, but those with abilities had a hard time even burying themselves a few steps in place, let alone escaping.

Magellan and Hancock were able to move because they were powerful beings on the sea, and even with the influence of Seastone, they still possessed a certain level of combat ability.