Barrett's words stunned everyone behind him.
The soldiers who reacted quickly found all the keys on the sixth level and handed them to Barrett, then stepped forward to open the large door.
Barrett raised his hand to stop them and entered alone, carrying the keys, and closed the door…
*Click—*
Several jailers exchanged glances and swallowed:
"No way."
"Is this lord going to deal with those pirates alone…"
These were all pirates with bounties in the hundreds of millions, even some legendary figures, all imprisoned here…
Only Magellan remained calm and said:
"Just wait."
"Don't worry about it."
Whether Barrett could handle those pirates was undoubtedly assured…
Those guys combined weren't enough for Barrett to fight alone…
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Inside the sixth level.
Most of the prisoners were asleep.
In this dark and hopeless environment, they were unaware of what was happening above, but the sound of the door closing woke up many prisoners.
*Tap tap tap—*
The crisp sound of leather shoes echoed here, accompanied by the jingle of countless keys.
The prisoners gradually woke up, listening to the jingling keys, their eyes turning crimson:
"A new jailer?"
"Hey! Bastard, hand over the keys!!!"
"Let me out now!!!"
"Newcomer! If you hand over those keys, I'll tell you the location of the treasure."
"If you get that treasure, you won't have to worry for generations."
"Hurry!!!"
These prisoners with bounties in the hundreds of millions understood no fear, even though Barrett's aura was unfathomably deep.
But weren't they all like this before they were imprisoned…
They all clutched the bars, their eyes crimson, staring at Barrett, trying to trick this suspected newcomer jailer into giving them the keys…
However, many recognized Barrett and felt a chill in their hearts…
Barrett scanned them as he walked, sensing the aura of these prisoners, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes…
Weak… too weak…
Not even worth the interest…
Shaking his head, he tossed the bunch of keys with numbers on them, according to the cell numbers, directly into each cell, and scanned them with a sinister grin:
*Boom—!!!!*
Haki of the Conqueror, infused with violent killing intent, washed over the prisoners who had just received their keys and hadn't yet escaped, like a tidal wave.
The prisoners who had unlocked their shackles felt their hearts sink.
Because many prisoners collapsed like cut wheat under the impact of Barrett's Conqueror's Haki.
This finally made the prisoners take this person seriously; his violent killing intent was even more potent than their own before imprisonment…
*Creak—*
*Creak—*
Cell doors opened one by one.
But unlike the earlier clamor, none of the prisoners who had been washed over by the Conqueror's Haki dared to come out easily, to be the first to act.
Barrett looked at the prisoners who didn't dare to step forward, a sinister smile playing on his lips.
*Swish—*
He instantly disappeared from his spot.
*Boom!!!*
A massive sound erupted elsewhere.
Barrett's arm pierced through the gaps of a cell's bars, and he grabbed a prisoner's head, dragging him over:
"You were the bastard cursing just now, weren't you?"
"Hmm?"
His massive palm covered the prisoner's face, suffocating him as he struggled.
Barrett grinned and slowly applied pressure with his hand.
*Crack—*
*Crack—*
The sound of a skull unable to withstand the pressure, slowly shattering, was heard.
His five fingers, like drills, pierced directly through the man's skull, sinking deep and continuing to burrow in…
*Bang!!!!*
The front half of the skull was directly crushed.
Mashed flesh and bone fragments flowed from Barrett's palm, along with red and white matter.
He casually crushed it with his hand, and the bone fragments turned to dust. Only a prisoner's corpse with half its head remaining leaned against the bars…
Barrett grabbed the corpse by the neck and pulled it out from the bars; the body was crushed.
His external Armament Haki directly turned the fragmented corpse into a large cloud of blood mist.
"Hoo—"
The stench of blood, carried by the air Barrett exhaled, instantly filled the entire sixth level of the prison. Barrett grinned:
"Want to live?"
Stimulated by the bloody smell, the prisoners' ferocity was ignited, and they all stared at Barrett with strange expressions.
*Boom!!!*
Someone began to unleash Conqueror's Haki:
"Kill him!!!!"
All the prisoners moved, unleashing their strongest attacks towards Barrett.
Barrett, his entire body covered in Armament Haki, neither dodged nor blocked, allowing the attacks to hit him. He extended his hands and grabbed two prisoners attacking his head.
He smashed their heads together.
*Crack—*
Their heads, covered in Armament Haki, did not explode like watermelons after colliding.
Instead, they were squeezed by Barrett's immense strength. The sound of bones shattering was heard, their entire heads were smashed into pieces, and they lost their lives.
Grabbing the two headless corpses about to fall to the ground, he turned and threw them towards the door of the sixth level.
*Bang bang—*
After being thrown by the surrounding Armament Haki, the two headless corpses, like bombs, hit prisoners, blowing up several people who were rushing towards the door.
The freed prisoners split into two groups.
One group only wanted to escape, while the other, shocked by Barrett's strength, wanted to combine forces to kill him before escaping…
Attacks infused with Armament Haki covered Barrett from view.
But it didn't affect Barrett's movements.
Ignoring these attacks, Barrett bent down and picked up some碎石 from the ground.
He flicked these stones towards the entrance, one by one.
*Bang—*
*Bang—*
*Bang—*
Each stone represented a prisoner who was blasted into a bloody mist by stones from a Devil Fruit user who amplified their abilities…
The iron door was stained crimson…
Suddenly.
A faint whistling sound came from behind.
Barrett, without turning his head, backhanded. At super-amplified speed, Barrett seemed to not even move in everyone's eyes.
Silhou, the former warden of Impel Down, who carried a broken railing and enjoyed torturing prisoners.
As the broken railing was about to pierce Barrett's heart, his head exploded.
The headless corpse walked a few more steps due to inertia.
*Plop—*
It fell to the ground…
Instantly, the entire sixth level fell silent.
This bizarre method of death sent chills down one's spine, and it was Silhou who had died.
Only the Red Earl, Byrnndi World, who was once on par with Roger and Shiki, remained.
Relying on his Kenbunshoku Haki that could read minds, he perceived how Silhou had died, and it was precisely this that made it even more terrifying…
In the great prison, from eruption to silence, it was only a matter of seconds, yet rivers of blood flowed. Barrett had killed them into silence.
Barrett sighed slightly, bent down, and picked up another handful of碎石:
"Too weak…"
He had hoped to find some strong individuals to play with, but now it seemed…
The countless碎石 in his hand were flung out.
Dense like a shotgun, they bombarded the entire prison from all directions.
Screams of blood being pierced and of pain and fear suddenly rang out, and then abruptly stopped.
A few seconds later.
In the entire great prison, besides the Red Earl, Byrnndi World, there were no other survivors…
Barrett looked at Byrnndi World and nodded:
"Your Kenbunshoku Haki is good."
"Unfortunately…"
"You're too old…"
Unlike Kenbunshoku Haki, which is mental power and doesn't decay much.
Byrnndi World's physical body, after twenty years of imprisonment, due to the torment of the environment and the restrictions on strong individuals in Impel Down, had become extremely weak.
Coupled with his age.
He was no longer the 'Red Earl' who once roamed the seas…
Hearing Barrett's words, a shadow flashed in Byrnndi World's eyes. His aging body was the thing he least wanted to mention…
But he also knew that the end of his life was today…
Byrnndi World said nothing to Barrett's sigh. He bent down, picked up a broken railing, and treated it as a sword.
A faint sword energy flowed on the broken railing, yet it was extremely dangerous.
Barrett watched Byrnndi World's actions, smiled, and thought about the position to attack.
The next instant, a red silhouette and a blue silhouette crossed paths.
Byrnndi World slightly lowered his head, looking at his aged hands, and sighed softly.
The broken railing slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.
*Clang—*
A crisp sound echoed in the silent prison.
Although he could sense Barrett's thoughts, his body and the sword in his hand couldn't keep up.
With a thud, he fell to the ground.
All his aura vanished, and a large hole appeared in the center of his chest where his heart was…
The Red Earl, the sole survivor of the four legendary pirates, died…
Barrett stretched his neck:
"Uninteresting…"
He turned and walked directly towards the main door.
*Crunch—*
Without changing his path, the corpses blocking the way had their skulls crushed underfoot…
He reached the main door.
He grabbed the handle and pulled with all his might.
The massive iron door was deformed by his pull and was directly ripped open.
The accumulated blood on the ground flowed out from the seams, startling the jailers wearing gas masks. The overwhelming smell of blood could be felt even through their masks…
Barrett walked out:
"Let's go."
"There's still a group of little mice to deal with."
Magellan, who had been waiting, was stunned:
"Mice?"
Barrett scoffed and walked towards the elevator:
"You're a very unqualified warden."
"Keep up."
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Fifth Level, Extreme Cold Hell.
Everywhere one looked was ice and snow. The extremely low temperature meant that even pirates with bounties over a hundred million would be frostbitten and tortured to death before long.
The soldiers who had followed them went to wait outside.
Only Magellan followed Barrett, walking seemingly aimlessly here.
Until they reached an ice and snow forest, Barrett stopped, a sinister smile on his lips:
"The little mice are preparing to escape."
After all, massacring the entire Impel Down was only a matter of late night. By the time they reacted and investigated, Barrett had already arrived…
"Stay far away, Magellan."
"Don't get caught in the crossfire."
"After all, this is the first time I'm using this move in combat…"
His low voice, laced with a smile, gave Magellan a bad premonition, and he retreated nearly a hundred meters before feeling it was far enough.
Barrett chuckled, stomped on his boots sunk in the snow, and the ground trembled violently.
A rumbling sound echoed throughout the fifth level, piercing the ceiling of the so-called Level 5.5 Paradise, and the ground in the ice and snow forest began to collapse.
Magellan's pupils contracted, watching the figure that resembled an ancient demon god with extreme terror…
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Inside Level 5.5.
Giant rocks, along with accumulated snow, caved in. Before 'Okama King' Ivankov, who was organizing everyone to pack up and evacuate, could react.
He saw a pair of incredibly large hands pierce through the underground ceiling, followed by another pair of incredibly large hands.
These two enormous blue hands pulled outwards, revealing a nearly hundred-meter-tall blue giant.
Barrett's devilish face, in its ghostly mode, peered into the underground space with a hoarse voice filled with killing intent that echoed here:
"Where are you going?"
"Little mice…"