Chapter 464: Battle on the Fourth Floor
Seeing Magellan suddenly appear, the purple liquid emerging from his body made Charlotte pause and immediately hold his breath.
"Dad, leave this to me!"
Caesar suddenly rushed forward.
His semi-beast dragon body wielded a guandao and swung it fiercely at Magellan.
Bang!
Magellan narrowly dodged it. The guandao struck the floor beneath him, shattering tiles.
"Demon Dragon Caesar!"
Magellan recognized him instantly.
"Hmph, your opponent is me!"
Caesar carried his weapon forward and glared at Magellan.
"Poison Dragon!"
Magellan didn't waste time. With a wave, a massive purple poison dragon lunged toward Caesar.
"Careful! Don't touch the poison, it's deadly!"
Charlotte warned.
"Don't worry, watch this!"
"Heat Breath!"
A giant fireball rose, raising the already hot air temperature even further.
Caesar hurled the flame at the poison dragon. Upon contact, the dragon began to evaporate rapidly.
Purple smoke wafted through the air.
Anyone nearby—guard or crew—who inhaled it immediately showed symptoms of poisoning.
Magellan's lips curled into a smirk.
"Caesar!"
Charlotte called coldly.
"Ah—uh, I didn't mean to... kinda... messed up,"
Caesar scratched his head, embarrassed by the unexpected outcome of his showy attack.
At that moment, the medical support—Naichen, user of the Medical-Medical Fruit—rushed in and administered pills to the poisoned crew.
One by one, they revived and sprang back into action.
Magellan's face darkened.
They had medicine? That should be exclusive to him!
Before he could dwell on it, Caesar charged again, swinging his guandao with brute strength rather than finesse.
Bang!
Magellan's Armament Haki blocked the blow, but he was still knocked backward by sheer force—though not injured.
"Bastard!"
The Warden, having recovered from earlier, charged again—this time directly at Charlotte.
But as he rushed forward, a massive shadow barreled into him—
Boom!
The Warden was knocked away again.
Barrett's figure emerged from the dust.
"Your opponent is me!"
Barrett grinned and hammered his fists toward the Warden.
Boom!
The real fight had begun.
Charlotte had just assessed the Warden's strength—a pure physical fighter, proficient in Marine Six Styles, much like Zephyr.
Comparable to Zephyr, though weakened by age.
Barrett had the upper hand here.
Scanning the surroundings, Charlotte saw his forces dominating the guards.
No need to delay—time was running short.
He made for the entrance to the fifth floor.
Esdeath, having easily cleared nearby enemies, felt bored and followed him with a few others.
Upon entering the fifth floor, an icy wind greeted them.
Charlotte encountered Shiryu, rushing up the path.
The long blade at his hip, the scent of fresh blood—it was obvious he'd just killed.
Charlotte's lips curled upward in interest as he eyed Shiryu.
Shiryu, on the other hand, broke out in cold sweat the moment he saw him.
A swordsman aiming for the top, Shiryu was all too familiar with the world's number one—Rockefeller Charlotte.
His room had been covered with intelligence on him.
Tap.
Esdeath stepped forward.
"Dad, leave this to me!"
Her body radiated fighting spirit.
Her instincts told her this man was a worthy opponent.
Sword light flashed.
Her rapier slashed the air and lunged at Shiryu.
Sensing danger, Shiryu didn't hesitate—he drew his blade to block her strike.
Staring at her—
"Ice Queen Esdeath!"
Of course he recognized her. As Charlotte's daughter, she had already made her mark on the seas.
A prodigy swordswoman while he had still been a novice at her age.
"Swordsman? You better entertain me. If not, you'll die miserably."
Esdeath grinned madly and continued her assault.
Watching her, Charlotte sighed bitterly.
She wasn't like this as a child—so wild now, not ladylike at all.
He shook his head but didn't interfere.
If he tried, Esdeath would only resist—she finally had a worthy opponent.
Why would she let someone else steal her duel?
Charlotte led the rest of his team through the snowy fifth floor.
He vaguely remembered from the original story that there was a "Level 5.5" somewhere—no time to find it now.
By now, the Navy had surely noticed the Impel Down anomaly.
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Marine HQ
"Report to the Fleet Admiral! We've lost contact with Impel Down!"
A soldier burst into the office without knocking.
Kong, who had been monitoring Ohara's situation, shot to his feet.
"What happened? Any reports from Impel Down?"
"None! Even the World Government can't reach them,"
the soldier replied urgently.
"Something's happened! Ready the warships! Notify Zephyr immediately—we need him to investigate Impel Down!"
Kong issued commands quickly.
At the moment, Marine HQ was stretched thin.
Sengoku was busy in the New World, trying to stir conflict among the three great pirate crews.
Garp was on leave, playing grandpa in East Blue.
Of the three Monster Vice Admirals, two were off leading Buster Calls, and one was stationed at Marine Science Division.
Zephyr was the only top-tier combatant available.
Just as Kong gave the order, Tsuru rushed in.
"Fleet Admiral! Could it be remnants of the Flying Pirate Crew trying to break out Shiki? Only they have the motive and strength."
Tsuru's analysis made Kong raise his head sharply.
She wasn't wrong.
Ever since Golden Lion Shiki's capture, his remaining forces had been hunted by the three great pirate crews.
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