Chapter 12 : Buggy vs Magellan!!

As Mr. 3 seized the opportunity to escape into the stairwell, several jailers rushed in after him.

Shortly after Buggy entered the stairwell, he was met by these jailers, who were in pursuit of Mr. 3. This slowed him down significantly.

Taking advantage of this, Sadi caught up with Buggy and lashed out at him with a whip. But Buggy, ever perceptive, managed to dodge the attack without even looking back, splitting his body to avoid the strike.

"Observation Haki? Could it be!"

Sadi was astonished as she observed Buggy, who continued to flee desperately. The information about Buggy had been relayed to every high-ranking officer in Impel Down as soon as the commotion began in the lower levels. Naturally, Sadi had read Buggy's profile.

Sadi had initially thought that Buggy, a pirate who had been active in the East Blue for decades and had only recently entered the first half of the Grand Line before being captured, would have no exposure to Haki.

But now, realizing that Buggy could even use Haki, Sadi was even more determined to capture and interrogate him. She quickly twisted her waist and continued her pursuit of Buggy.

"Chop-Chop Great Escape!"

Buggy, focused solely on escaping and not concerned with Sadi's thoughts, split his body into small, knuckle-sized pieces and surged toward the fifth underground level like a whirlwind.

This method of movement greatly increased Buggy's speed and provided some protection, making it very convenient. 

As for the restriction that his body parts could not stray more than 200 meters from his feet, Buggy had found a way around it. 

By ejecting the small pieces of his body forward and then having the rest catch up, he managed to bypass this limitation.

As Buggy continued, he noticed the temperature around him dropping rapidly, indicating that he was approaching the freezing depths of the fifth underground level of Impel Down.

Suddenly, a commotion ahead caught Buggy's attention.

"No! This wax is too hard to cut!"

"Guns are useless! This wax is harder than iron!"

"Use fire! Burning the wax will melt it! Move ahead!"

In front of them, a snow-white wax wall completely blocked the passage, preventing any jailers from getting through. At that moment, the jailers were desperately trying to break through the wax barrier.

This wax wall was created by Mr. 3 using his Devil Fruit powers after he noticed the temperature dropping!

Mr. 3's tactic was quite clever, giving him a significant advantage and buying him more time. But for Buggy, this wax wall had become a serious obstacle.

"One Sword Style, Split, Ordinary Slash!"

Buggy positioned himself in front of the wax wall and delivered two powerful slashes. With a 'poof,' the entire white wax wall was sliced into four pieces by the two sky-blue blades of his attack!

With a thought, Buggy levitated the four wax pieces into the air.

"That's Buggy the Clown! Capture him!"

The jailers, now alerted, fired bullets and threw iron nets embedded with sea stone at Buggy. With a swift flick of his hand, Buggy effortlessly deflected all the attacks.

"Buggy, stop right there! This passage leads to the fifth basement floor—you can't escape!"

Sadi had caught up and shouted at Buggy from a distance. 

Ignoring Sadi, Buggy waved his hand and reassembled the four wax pieces into a solid wall to block the passageway. 

He knew the jailers would eventually find a way to counter the wax wall, so he couldn't waste any time. Without hesitation, Buggy turned and ran toward the fifth basement floor. 

The further down he went, the colder it became. Soon, the temperature dropped below zero.

With no obstacles in his path, Buggy moved swiftly. It took him just over a minute to reach the door leading to the five levels of the Freezing Hell underground. There, he found Mr. 3 huddled by the door, visibly shivering!

Buggy was momentarily taken aback. He approached Mr. 3, frowning, and asked, "Why are you still here? Why haven't you gone inside?"

"It's too cold, too cold!" Mr. 3's teeth chattered as he spoke. "I went in but came back quickly. I couldn't handle it."

Mr. 3 seemed to be genuinely freezing!

"No matter how cold it is, you need to go in! They're coming for you!" Buggy urged. Though he could feel the chill, it was nothing compared to the threat of death.

The lock on the door had already been undone by Mr. 3, so Buggy pushed the door open with ease. As soon as the door swung open, a blast of icy wind rushed out, hitting Buggy with a jolt.

"Hiss~~ It's really cold!" Buggy exclaimed.

Mr. 3 trembled even more violently, shrinking into a corner.

"Bang!"

As Buggy was about to speak, a loud noise erupted behind him. He quickly reacted, dodging the attack, and grabbed Mr. 3, rushing into the depths of the Freezing Hell!

At that moment, a noxious purple wave surged down the stairs, crashing through the gate and flooding into the Freezing Hell!

Buggy held his breath and dashed deeper into the cold, not daring to look back. However, a tall figure had already entered the Freezing Hell with the purple wave!

"Poison Dragon!" Magellan shouted, his gaze fixed on Buggy's retreating form. He raised his hand, and with a swift motion, a purple poisonous dragon materialized and barreled towards Buggy's back.

Knowing that fleeing blindly would only lead to his demise, Buggy abruptly stopped, casually tossing Mr. 3 aside. He drew his sword with a reflexive motion, slashing at the incoming poisonous dragon.

"Split, Senbonzakura!"

The blade of Buggy's sword transformed into a flurry of blades, clashing with the poisonous dragon mid-air. Venom splattered, and a haze of toxic mist began to rise.

"Buggy the Clown," Magellan's voice echoed, "Do you even realize what you've done?"

Magellan's face was dark and foreboding as he approached Buggy step by step.

Mr. 3, sitting in the snow, was momentarily distracted from the cold by Magellan's terrifying presence. His voice trembled with panic as he asked Buggy, "What are we going to do?"

A fierce glint flashed in Buggy's eyes as he responded, "What else is there to do? We fight him! If we don't deal with him here, none of us will get out of this alive!"

"Are you insane? That's Magellan!"

Mr. 3 looked at Buggy as if he were mad and shouted in disbelief.

Buggy took a deep breath, clearing some of the poisonous mist around him, and with a determined look, he twisted his neck and said, "Magellan is formidable, but in the battles I've fought, he doesn't rank among the top."

With that, Buggy ignored Mr. 3 and drew another long sword from his waist, advancing toward Magellan with resolute steps.

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