Chapter 101: Destroying Impel Down

"Crack!!!"

With the door sliced open, the subordinate holding the keys eagerly stepped forward to unlock the handcuffs of Leondona and Brandon.

"Hahaha! I'm finally free!!!"

Once freed, both Leondona and Brandon reveled in their regained freedom. Even though their bodies had not yet returned to peak condition, they still possessed formidable combat strength.

Despite still being in Impel Down, they stretched their arms wide, embracing the sensation of freedom.

"Let me out, and I'll give you all my treasures!"

"Just let me out, and I have a Devil Fruit hidden away that I can give to you!"

"I have a lot of berries; let me out, and I'll give them all to you."

"I'm a three hundred million bounty pirate; if you let me out, I can pledge my loyalty to you."

"…"

Seeing Leondona and Brandon regain their freedom, the other prisoners on the sixth level erupted with excitement.

"Hmph!!!!"

Li Yuan let out a cold grunt, his sharp Conqueror's Haki pressing down on these prisoners.

With overwhelming force, he suppressed them to the ground, leaving visible marks where sword strikes had grazed them.

These prisoners were not at their peak, and with Li Yuan alone, he could easily keep them from raising their heads!

"You are all being rescued by the Rocks Pirates, which means you are now part of our crew."

"Once we get you out, you'll join the Rocks Pirates."

"If you wish to leave the Rocks Pirates, you're free to challenge Captain Rocks. If you win, you can leave!"

Li Yuan spoke coldly.

Although rescuing these pirates was merely a side task for him, he wouldn't grant them any leniency.

"Don't worry; we will definitely join the Rocks Pirates!"

Compared to freedom, joining the Rocks Pirates was not a difficult decision for these prisoners.

"Crack!!!"

With Li Yuan's signal, the subordinates began removing the Sea-Prism Stone cuffs from the group of pirates.

"Hahaha! I'm finally free!!!"

The released pirates laughed maniacally and rushed toward the exit of Impel Down.

"Mari, gather all the Sea-Prism Stones and take them with us!"

After nearly freeing all the prisoners on the sixth level, Li Yuan instructed Mari.

Before coming to Impel Down, Li Yuan had his crew prepare sturdy bags specifically for gathering the valuable Sea-Prism Stone resources.

For the Rocks Pirates, freeing the prisoners was crucial, but for Li Yuan, the primary resource in Impel Down was the Sea-Prism Stone.

This strategic material was rare in the world, and the accumulation of Sea-Prism Stones in Impel Down represented a significant treasure.

"Yes, Captain!"

Although Mari didn't fully understand the value of Sea-Prism Stones, she certainly wouldn't refuse Li Yuan's orders.

She quickly called over several hundred subordinates with bags, collecting the Sea-Prism Stone cuffs, nails, torture devices, and even the doors.

They stuffed everything into bags and transported them to the pirate ships docked outside Impel Down.

"Gahahaha! Li Yuan, don't hog all the glory!"

Seeing Li Yuan's crew filling bags and transporting them away, Shiki realized what was happening and hurriedly called his men to gather Sea-Prism Stones.

However, Shiki's subordinates lacked proper equipment for collecting the stones, so their speed was significantly slower than Li Yuan's crew.

"Shiki, I'm not hoarding everything. The vastness of Impel Down is too great for me to collect it all alone!"

Li Yuan shrugged. He never intended to single-handedly scour Impel Down for all its Sea-Prism Stones; that was unrealistic.

"Quickly, gather everything and bring it over here!" 

Seeing his men moving slowly, Shiki tore off a massive slab of stone and used it to aid his crew, avoiding the need for them to climb up to the first level.

He instead moved the stone to the empty areas of each level, lifting it directly with his powers.

Li Yuan also instructed his subordinates to fill their bags and stack them together, preparing to use Moonwalk to transport them.

"Damn it, leave some for me!"

However, when Shiki arrived at the first level, he saw Mikela, the Chief Warden, still engaged in a fight with Rocks.

Mikela, relying on his Devil Fruit ability to withstand Rocks' attacks, was under constant pressure from Rocks, who couldn't kill Mikela just yet.

"Wald, when I create an opportunity for you, you must seize it!!"

Li Yuan approached Wald, holding a thick Sea-Prism Stone needle.

"Don't worry!" 

Wald understood what Li Yuan meant upon seeing the object in his hand.

Among those present, only Li Yuan was not a Devil Fruit user; thus, he was the only one capable of executing this task.

As Mikela was kicked away by Rocks again, Li Yuan silently appeared behind him.

"Not good!!!"

Mikela sensed a crisis approaching from behind and instinctively tried to use his ability to transfer the threat.

But this time, his Devil Fruit ability failed!

The Sea-Prism Stone needle had already been plunged into his body, sealing his Devil Fruit powers.

"Slash!!!"

Taking that opportunity, Rocks' Shura pierced through Mikela's heart.

"No!!!!"

Witnessing this scene, Mikela roared in despair, not expecting that his invincible Devil Fruit would be sealed.

He never imagined he would die here, just a few years shy of retirement, in the very prison he had devoted his life to guarding!

"Shh!!!"

As Mikela's despairing roar echoed, Li Yuan's Seven Star Sword mercilessly severed his head, greedily consuming the Admiral-level blood.

Li Yuan sensed the second blood slot within the Seven Star Sword fill to capacity!

Since obtaining the Seven Star Sword, he had devoured a significant amount of blood on Hive Island and subsequently absorbed a large quantity in Impel Down.

Most importantly, the blood of the Admiral candidate, Deputy Warden Tumani, and now the Chief Warden Mikela had thoroughly satisfied the Seven Star Sword.

"Gahahaha! The world's strongest prison, Impel Down, reputed to be unbreakable, is nothing like that after all!!!"

With Mikela dead, Rocks laughed triumphantly.

With the Chief Warden, Deputy Warden, and all the guards killed, Impel Down had been thoroughly breached, validating Rocks' proclamation!

Next came the task of releasing all prisoners, slaughtering any remaining guards, and looting all the Sea-Prism Stones!

Having anticipated this scenario, they had brought ten pirate ships, fully capable of transporting all the prisoners.

"Gahahaha! We're leaving!!!"

After loading all the prisoners and the majority of the Sea-Prism Stones onto the ships, Shiki utilized his powers to lift the ten pirate ships into the air, departing from Impel Down.

They came swiftly and left just as quickly.

From the moment Li Yuan and his crew began their assault on Impel Down to the conclusion of their mission, only half a day had passed.

Impel Down communicated with the Navy and the World Government daily. It wasn't until the day after their attack, when no contact was received, that the Navy sent Sengoku to check on the situation.

"Damn it! Impel Down has actually fallen! It must have been the Rocks Pirates!"

Upon arriving at Impel Down, Sengoku witnessed the shattered entrance and the beheaded body of Mikela on the second floor.

He realized things had gone terribly wrong. The so-called impregnable fortress had been breached without the Navy or World Government noticing!

Even without any direct evidence, Sengoku was certain it was the work of the Rocks Pirates.

After all, only a crew with the motive and strength to do so could pull off such an operation.

"Forget it; let's inform the World Government. The Navy can't handle this situation anymore; we'll have to let the World Government take care of it."

Sengoku sighed helplessly.

After a brief inspection, he noted that not only had all the personnel in Impel Down perished, but the environment had also been severely damaged.

More importantly, the majority of the Sea-Prism Stones had been looted, leaving behind only a few unusable remnants.

To restore Impel Down to its former state, it would require not just manpower but at least several billion berries!

The recent events involving the Rocks Pirates had already cost many affiliated countries dearly, and now they would have to compensate for the loss of Impel Down.

This would undoubtedly create a financial deficit for the World Government.

"Given this situation, we'll need to dispatch two additional Admiral-level forces to deal with the Rocks Pirates."

The Legal Defense Warrior, Saint Volguli, stated.

"Let's have the Celestial Dragons step in. The World Government serves them, and now that we face a crisis, it's time for them to act!"

The Financial Defense Warrior, Saint Nasu Shourou, added.

"Furthermore, notify the intelligence department to suppress any information about this incident. We cannot allow news about Impel Down's fall to leak; doing so would damage the World Government's reputation."

The Scientific Defense Warrior, Saint Satan, said.

Typically, in the event of a significant occurrence that could impact the World Government's image, they would intervene immediately to prevent the news from spreading. 

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