Chapter 198

Upon hearing this, Blackbeard's face twitched violently several times.

Of course, he knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and one that he, Blackbeard, had created!

He, Blackbeard, was about to put on a century's grand performance, but weren't you stealing his thunder?

While Blackbeard felt immense resentment in his heart, he also felt a certain fear.

From Luo Xing's words, how did he feel that the other party had known all his plans long ago?

It was as if he was being played with in the palm of his hand!

No, that couldn't be; his plans had never been leaked.

Even to his companions like Jozu, Blackbeard had only mentioned them in passing.

An outsider like the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing could absolutely not know.

But then, how could the current situation be explained?

Blackbeard, filled with both fear and confusion, took a deep breath and said:

"Your purpose in coming to Impel Down isn't simply to destroy it, is it?"

Luo Xing smiled slightly:

"Correct answer. This place imprisons the most vicious criminals on the seas; although they are all villains, as long as they can be used against the World Government, they have some value."

Blackbeard's heart sank completely to the bottom.

The Fifth Emperor Luo Xing's goal was indeed the same as his: to subdue the criminals of Impel Down for his own use.

Jozu and the others following closely behind Blackbeard all had their faces change drastically.

Jozu whispered in Blackbeard's ear:

"What should we do, Captain? It's that detestable guy again, ruining our good deed!"

"Just kill him!"

Blackbeard really wanted to slap Jozu.

If he could kill Luo Xing easily, he would have struck in Alabasta long ago; would he have waited until now?

Blackbeard had investigated the details of the battle between Luo Xing, Zoro, and Enel at Sabaody.

He became increasingly wary of Luo Xing.

The one who could match Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki coating, and whose two subordinates were powerful enough to challenge a Navy Admiral.

Don't be fooled by the fact that there are only three of them; if a real fight broke out, Blackbeard's Pirate Crew would definitely be defeated, and there was even a possibility of total annihilation!

Blackbeard was quite clear about his own current strength and influence.

He couldn't compare to Luo Xing, let alone the Beasts Pirates behind Luo Xing.

Therefore,

Blackbeard chose to endure once again.

He stood on the road between the Third Floor of the City and the Fourth Floor of the City, neither advancing nor retreating.

He was unwilling to turn on Luo Xing and fight right there, nor was he willing to give up his goal and hand over the fruits of victory.

Blackbeard was clearly planning to take it one step at a time.

Speaking of the interior of the Fourth Floor.

The ten giants created by the King of Biceps, along with Zoro and Enel, were engaged in a fierce battle against Magellan and the prison guards led by Rainy Shiryu.

The ten giants, hundreds of meters tall, were overwhelmingly powerful; with a single wave of their hands, countless people died.

Those guards were no match for them at all.

Magellan, furious, created several poison dragons that charged at the giants.

Although the giants possessed immense strength, their defense was too poor.

Eroded by Magellan's poison, two or three giants soon fell to the ground in pain, rolling around.

However, due to their massive size, even rolling around caused terrifying destruction.

In the blink of an eye, most of the Fourth Floor of Impel Down was destroyed.

Magellan grew even angrier, wanting to kill the giants completely, but a bolt of lightning struck his body, electrocuting Magellan until his whole body was numb and burning.

Although the Poison-Poison Fruit was overwhelmingly powerful, facing the Goro Goro no Mi, which could attack from a distance and dodge quickly, he felt somewhat at a loss.

Magellan could not defeat Enel in Yishiban Society; he could only helplessly be held back.

On the other side.

His partner, the Chief Warden of Impel Down, Rainy Shiryu, was facing off against Three-Sword Style Zoro.

Both were swordsmen, both were beasts.

With every clash of blades, sparks flew, and sword shadows gleamed with cold light.

But Shiryu seemed to have other ideas and was not fighting Zoro with his full strength.

Zoro sensed this and frowned, saying:

"What's wrong? Bring out your full strength, otherwise, you will die!"

If an ordinary person said such a thing to Shiryu, Shiryu would have already cut the other person down with a single slash.

But against this green-haired guy, Shiryu knew he couldn't kill him.

This green-haired guy looked to be at most in his early twenties, but his strength was extremely fierce, and his speed, reaction, agility, and swordsmanship were impeccable.

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Especially the other party's eerie Oni-Giri Nine-Sword Style Blade Flow Swordsmanship, which made Shiryu feel as if the hair on his body was standing on end.

This guy is ridiculously strong!

And such a powerful young swordsman, including the Goro Goro no Mi user who was fighting Magellan to a standstill, were all subordinates of that man.

The Fifth Emperor Luo Xing, the Beasts Pirates, truly terrifying!

Such a pirate crew might truly be the place where Rainy Shiryu can finally make his mark!

The reason Shiryu did not exert his full strength lay here.

When he was imprisoned by Magellan earlier, Shiryu had already decided he no longer wanted to serve as Warden of Impel Down.

He wanted to roam the seas freely, cutting down people at will.

Upon seeing the power of Luo Xing's Beasts Pirates, he formed the intention to defect.

And when he saw that Luo Xing, merely standing at the entrance, had intimidated Blackbeard—the man who dared to offend Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world—into not daring to advance a single step further, Shiryu's resolve to defect became absolute.

Shiryu suddenly sheathed his sword, smiled at Zoro while holding a cigar in his mouth, and said:

"Your Beasts Pirates wouldn't mind adding another powerful swordsman, would you?"

"Hah?"

Zoro frowned, finding it utterly boring.

The enemy surrendered in the middle of a fight—how utterly uninteresting.

Zoro pouted and said, "I can't make that decision for you. Go ask my lord Luo Xing."

Luo Xing, standing at the entrance, felt no surprise at Rainy Shiryu's words.

This man was simply someone unwilling to be mediocre; compared to the rigid Marines, the pirate ranks suited him far better.

In the original story, Shiryu chose to join Blackbeard's pirate crew, but now that the far stronger Beasts Pirates stood before him, only a fool would choose the former.

Luo Xing smiled faintly and said to Rainy Shiryu:

"Of course we don't mind. For kindred spirits willing to destroy the world together, our Beasts Pirates keep our doors wide open."

Rainy Shiryu was overjoyed and immediately bowed, saying:

"From this day forward, I shall eliminate every obstacle ahead for my lord Luo Xing and the Beasts Pirates!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

two people's faces changed wildly, filled with shock and rage.

One was none other than Magellan, the Warden of Impel Down.

"That bastard Shiryu is truly beyond redemption! We let him out to help, only for him to defect to the enemy instead—how utterly detestable!"

The other was Blackbeard.

Blackbeard felt that he was completely done for.

He had already lacked confidence in defeating the three of Luo Xing; now that Luo Xing's side had gained the powerful Rainy Shiryu, how could they possibly stand a chance!

Blackbeard was left speechless with despair; this trip to Impel Down would likely be in vain.

The plan he had plotted for so long, the immense effort he had expended—it would truly all be wasted, merely building a wedding gown for others.

171. The Frustrated Blackbeard, Magellan's Death, and Buggy Becomes an Emperor!