A Rollercoaster of Events, Sengoku in Shock!

In the first-floor surveillance room:

"Yes! Warden Shiryu has blocked Sanders!"

"Sanders is strong, but the Warden is very powerful too. At the very least, he can hold him off until Director Magellan arrives. Though Shiryu is scary and often enjoys torturing prisoners, he's reliable in a fight."

"Sanders is too young, not even twenty. He can't possibly be a match for Warden Shiryu."

"The Thunder Kid's prison break ends here!"

"As expected from Warden Shiryu, what a powerful slash! Even the lightning from the Thunder Fruit was cut through!"

"Warden Shiryu is charging in!"

"Go, Warden Shiryu! Show Sanders what the top-tier strength of Impel Down is like!"

"Wai—wait, Warden Shiryu got hit with a single punch?!"

In just a few seconds, the guards in the surveillance room experienced a rollercoaster of emotions.

The second most powerful force in Impel Down, their much-anticipated Warden Shiryu, was sent flying with just one punch from Sanders.

The ferocity of the thunderbolt alone was enough to make the guards tremble, and Shiryu had taken the full brunt of it.

"Shiryu is standing up."

Hannyabal's face was filled with fear as he stared at the disheveled figure of Shiryu on the monitor.

"No... no way?!"

"Warden Shiryu... lost?!"

Looking at the battered Shiryu, none of the guards could believe it. The Warden had been defeated by a single blow from that Logia-type Devil Fruit user.

"It's... terrifying! How could such a monstrous creature exist?!"

"This is the Marines' most talented monster? It's terrifying!"

Everyone was in shock, their faces pale with fear.

"Can Director Magellan defeat him?"

"Of course, Director Magellan can beat him! The Venom-Venom Fruit user is invincible in Impel Down. No one can resist his poison. Once they're touched by it, they're done!"

One of the guards loudly reassured himself, convinced that Magellan was invincible within Impel Down.

However, this time, few people echoed his confidence.

Magellan was indeed strong, but could he really defeat Shiryu in just one punch?

It had only taken a single punch.

Sanders still looked relaxed, as if he hadn't even used his full strength.

"Hurry up and inform Magellan! Shiryu has been defeated, tell him to intercept Sanders quickly!"

Hannyabal was the first to snap out of his shock, quickly ordering the guards to notify Magellan.

"Damn it! As the Director of Impel Down, why isn't he here in a critical moment like this? I should be the Director instead!" Hannyabal muttered under his breath.

The guards were long used to the Deputy Director coveting the Director's position, so they pretended not to hear him.

Soon, Magellan received the news of Shiryu's defeat. He was standing next to Sadi-chan at the time, instructing Impel Down's doctors to treat her injuries.

"You said Shiryu was defeated by Sanders with one punch?" Magellan asked, his face heavy with concern.

Though he didn't like Shiryu's habit of torturing prisoners, he still respected Shiryu's strength.

"Yes, Director Magellan. Warden Shiryu was defeated by one punch. Sanders is now heading to the second level."

"I understand."

Magellan hung up the phone and quickly headed for the elevator.

Going to the third level now would mean chasing after Sanders. Instead, Magellan planned to use the elevator to get to the first level ahead of him and block his escape there.

As he walked, Magellan informed Vice Admiral Onigumo of the situation outside and then placed a call to Marine Headquarters for reinforcements.

The power that Sanders had demonstrated had reached a level where Magellan had no choice but to ask for help.

He didn't feel ashamed to ask for reinforcements. What mattered most was keeping the criminals imprisoned in Impel Down.

At Marine Headquarters, current Fleet Admiral Sengoku sat in his office reviewing documents. He wore a pair of round glasses, and his long beard was braided into a rope-like shape.

A plaque with the words "Justice Reigns Supreme" hung solemnly on the wall behind him.

Every time Sengoku finished reading a document, he would hand it to the goat beside him, which would chew on it and eat the paper.

Buru-buru-buru!

The Den Den Mushi rang.

"This is Marine Headquarters. Sengoku speaking."

"This is Magellan, Director of Impel Down. The prisoner Sanders from Level Six has broken out. Warden Shiryu has been defeated. Please send reinforcements immediately, Fleet Admiral Sengoku."

Magellan spoke rapidly, explaining the situation clearly.

"Who did you say broke out?" Sengoku stood up from his chair, his face instantly turning serious.

The goat beside him even looked over in surprise.

"Former Marine Rear Admiral and Logia-type Thunder Fruit user, Sanders!"

Hearing the name again, Sengoku was momentarily transported back to that fateful afternoon—the day when that Marine prodigy had desperately tried to escape from him and Kizaru's siege.

"I see. Has anyone else escaped from Impel Down?"

"No, it's just Sanders. However, his strength is overwhelming. Warden Shiryu was defeated with a single blow. Please send a Marine Admiral for support."

Fearing that Marine Headquarters might underestimate the threat, Magellan emphasized Shiryu's defeat, urging Sengoku to dispatch an Admiral to assist.

"I will send an Admiral with a fleet immediately."

Sengoku hung up the phone, but the heavy and shocked expression on his face did not fade.

Shiryu, the Warden of Impel Down, had been defeated with a single punch.

That prodigy, who had once shocked the Marines with his talent, had now grown to such an astonishing level?

But no matter how much Sanders had grown, he had to be suppressed again.

There was no way they could allow Sanders to escape.

The world was already in enough chaos.

Young, powerful pirates were emerging one after another.

If Sanders returned to the seas, the world would become even more chaotic.

Sengoku could not permit that!

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