Level 5: Freezing Hell!

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Chapter Events:

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"Hey!! Hey!!" 

"Haa… No, he's done for…" 

"… Is he dead, or…?" 

"Maybe he was frozen to go to the future…!!" 

"Buhehehe, idiot."

In another level of Impel Down, resembling a frozen hell, unlike levels 3 and 4, a completely frozen prisoner appeared. He was dead.

While the prisoners who hadn't frozen to death yet were still suffering from the intense cold.

"Ah! My finger fell off." 

A prisoner's finger detached from his frozen hand in a gruesome scene. 

"Hahahaha, Looks like frostbite. You don't have long." 

After mocking the frostbitten man, another prisoner attempted to take a bite of frozen bread but lost his teeth in the process.

"Daaah!!! God dammit, now you're just mocking me!!!" 

"I can't even get a bite of bread…!!! Haa… Haa…"

Suddenly, guards entered Level 5: Freezing Hell, where they were transporting Luffy on a stretcher to imprison him on this floor.

"…? Hm? Hey, look!" 

"Looks like we got a newbie…!!" 

"Hey!! What's your name!!?" 

"What's your bounty, newbie!!?" 

"… Ah!"

Suddenly, one of the prisoners noticed Luffy's current condition. 

"Ah, he's not good… He's already gotten the poison sentence…"

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"So, this is Level 5..."

"What a frozen hell... Why do I suddenly feel so cold..."

"Oh my... His finger just fell off like that... This intense cold is terrifying..."

"The man who froze to death is another story... That's scary."

"This man can't even eat because the bread gets frozen too..."

"This is what they call Freezing Hell... It seems people with bounties over 100 million berries..."

"How will Luffy survive this dire situation, I wonder...?"

"I feel extreme sadness about what's happening to Luffy..."

"I wonder how much greater the bubble of pain would be if Kuma pulled it out from him this time... It's undoubtedly several times bigger than the one in Thriller Bark..."

"That's true... Luffy is suffering more now because he lacks the strength to face such challenges prematurely..."

"The scary part is that he needs to save Ace with this strength alone... At this stage, even Ace is stronger than him... And Ace can only be considered a chess piece and hostage to attract Whitebeard and involve him in the war."

"Is there still hope for Luffy to save Ace?"

"Let's see how he saves himself first..."

The discussion was heated at this stage. With the appearance of Level 5 at last, readers realize that there is only one floor left before Luffy reaches Ace...

But Luffy arrived on the fifth floor as a half-dead prisoner...

This is what readers never expected, but when it happened, they were truly shocked. The story's protagonist suffered another devastating loss.

They truly understood the horror of Magellan... That was the power on the level of an admiral!

The most challenging battle Luffy had ever endured.

In Ohara, the disheartened readers were puzzled about where the events were heading.

No one dared to rush and spoil the events on them.

"Fufufu~ This is bad... Fortunately, such a monster called Magellan is confined to Impel Down only and not a soldier in the Navy..."

At that moment, Doflamingo, who was observing the events with only curious eyes, devoid of any pity or sorrow for what was happening to Luffy, commented.

"I feel sorry for the way Luffy lost... Magellan exploited the advantage of the hot environment to his advantage..."

Rosinante said discontentedly.

"Fufu~ Hehehe... You're too naive, Rosinante... In a life-or-death battle, there's no such thing, as kill or be killed, no matter if the battlefield is in your favor or not... If you lose, you're weak!"

"Don't make excuses for the weak... Luffy is still too weak," said Doffy.

"That's true... I only lost to him because rubber is a natural enemy of lightning, but that doesn't change the fact that I was weaker than him. I lost to him."

Enel paused for a moment before continuing.

"But still, I don't see Magellan defeating me in the manga..."

Enel said with clear disdain on his face.

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In the kingdom of Roshwan, inside the art store:

"So, this is what the fifth floor looks like..."

"I wonder which is colder, our kingdom or the fifth floor of Impel Down... Haha!"

"You fool, it's obvious the fifth floor is on another level of coldness..."

"Look, the bite of frost doesn't reach this terrifying level except in the extreme winter that comes once every half a century here."

"The atmosphere inside the art store is like a warm paradise compared to the outside, only if it didn't close its doors at night..."

Away from the enthusiastic readers enjoying the warmth and hot drinks, the young Galdino was cursing his luck.

"Just what happened... We couldn't even defeat Hannyabal! That's shameful!"

Galdino whispered in a low voice.

"Oh god, Magellan has arrived... This monster will torture us with his terrifying poison just like he did with Luffy..."

Galdino closed his eyes when he saw Magellan glaring at Mister 3 and Buggy, only looking through his eyelashes.

"Hm.. What happened here!?"

"Did Mister 2 defeat Hannyabal and escape to the third floor so easily!?"

Galdino felt panic seeing the defeated guards, including Hannyabal, in the passage from Level 4 to Level 3.

"This... is unbelievable."

Galdino's eyes widened, and his breath intensified when he saw what happened next.

The same went for the people around him, as they gasped in shock.

Mister 2 had deceived everyone.

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"Can this man frozen in a block of ice open his eyes in the future!?"

In the land of Wano, the journey of the Whitebeard Pirates and Oden's group halted in the capital of flowers, and they entered the art store, catching the attention of the capital's residents and its ruler.

"Gurarara! No escape from death. If he can maintain consciousness for a long time without freezing, maybe he'll have a chance."

"But in a situation like this, he must have been exhausted from resistance alone. Since he's completely frozen, he must have surrendered to death."

"When you give in to despair, you're dead, no matter the reason pushing you to death."

The crew members nodded after hearing the wise words of their father.

"Luffy, drowning in poison, hasn't given up yet. I can feel it... The word 'Ace' he spoke last time was a reminder to himself of his goal so he wouldn't drown in despair."

"This man has an indomitable will... He won't die even if killed!"

"Gurararara! I like him!"

"Even if he's thrown into the frozen hell, so what? I look forward to seeing him stand again."

Whitebeard was looking forward to seeing how Luffy would get out of his current predicament, but he was confident that he would.

Hearing that, Oden smiled, sharing the same thoughts as his older brother.

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Chapter 651: Bon Clay's Impersonation Deceives the Readers!

Chapter 652: The Okama's Loyalty - Because We're Friends!

Chapter 653: You're Alone Here.

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