Chapter 281

Crack!

Sister Tina's voice emerged from the phone bug:

"Lin Yu, the Marine fleet transporting Ace to the Marine Headquarters has arrived at Tuijincheng."

Sister Tina was currently in the communication room of the Shennu, using a bugged phone bug to eavesdrop on Marine internal communications, helping Lin Yu keep real-time track of the war's developments.

Hearing this, Lin Yu's lips curled upward.

The show has begun!

Lin Yu took the cold drink from Anna behind him and took a sip.

Then he spoke into the phone bug:

"Ignore it. We only need to wait for the Blackbeard Pirates to appear."

Only when Blackbeard and Magellan are mutually wounded can Lin Yu gain the greatest advantage.

Moreover, as the Godslayer, going to Tuijincheng now might draw Magellan's attention, causing Blackbeard to profit like he did in the original story.

"Sister Tina understands." Sister Tina hung up the phone bug and continued eavesdropping.

At the entrance of Tuijincheng.

Ace, the captain of the Second Division of the Bai Huzi Pirates, was escorted by several elite Marine rear admirals onto a warship bound for Marine Headquarters.

Watching the departing Marine fleet, Magellan turned and walked back into Tuijincheng.

Grrrr~

Just returning to his prison warden's office, Magellan's stomach growled loudly.

"Hannibal, keep an eye on things—I'm going to the restroom."

Saying this, Magellan sprinted toward the restroom; if he didn't hurry, something would burst out from behind him.

"Warden, you might as well not come out at all."

Deputy Warden Hannibal glanced at Magellan with disdain, then placed his hands behind his back and sat proudly on the warden's chair, amid the gazes of the guards and jailers.

In Hannibal's eyes, the warden's chair would one day be his.

Deputy Chief Warden Domino glanced at the smug Hannibal and spoke coldly:

"Deputy Warden, your seat is right here."

Saying this, Domino pointed to a small chair beside the warden's seat.

Hannibal angrily shouted: "Damn it, I'm sitting right here!"

This Domino—couldn't a man even have a little daydream?

Domino pushed up his sunglasses and said calmly: "Alright then, I was just going to say that today, when the Warden drank water, he accidentally spilled some on the chair."

Magellan, a poison user who ate the Devil Fruit of the Paramecia type—Poison-Poison Fruit—exudes toxic gas from his breath; the water he touches is naturally also poisoned, and even skin contact with it causes severe poisoning.

Hearing Domino's words, Hannibal suddenly felt a burning sensation on his buttocks.

"Quick, quick, give me the antidote!"

On the other side.

Not long after the Marine fleet escorting Ace departed.

The Blackbeard Pirates' ship arrived directly at Tuijincheng and entered using their Seven Warlords of the Sea status.

After entering Tuijincheng, Blackbeard Tichi eliminated the several gate guards beside him and laughed loudly:

"Hehehehe! Everything is going according to plan. Now let me pick a few strong partners and head to Marineford together."

Hearing their captain's words, Lafitte, wearing a black top hat and holding a cane, spoke up:

"Captain, Warden Magellan of Tuijincheng is powerful, and the number of guards and jailers is immense. A direct assault would be too costly. Let's create chaos first, then head to the Sixth Floor."

Blackbeard Tichi nodded in agreement.

His purpose in coming to Tuijincheng was to recruit powerful allies, not to fight Magellan.

If he got bogged down fighting Magellan and missed the war between the Marines and Bai Huzi, he'd lose the chance to obtain the Gura Gura no Mi—that would be a terrible loss.

Then Blackbeard looked at Lafitte and said:

"In that case, Lafitte, go now and hypnotize the guards in the control room to release all the prisoners inside, create chaos, while the rest of you follow me straight to the Sixth Floor."

"Understood, Captain."

Lafitte responded and rushed toward the guard room on the First Floor of Tuijincheng.

Soon after, prisoners from the First Floor, Second Floor, and Third Floor of Tuijincheng were released one after another, creating massive chaos that successfully drew the attention of Hannibal and others.

Meanwhile, Blackbeard and his crew used the chaos Lafitte created to swiftly head toward the Sixth Floor.

But because Magellan had gone to the restroom, by the time he received the news and emerged, he happened to block Blackbeard and his crew on the Fourth Floor...

And not long after Blackbeard and his crew entered Tuijincheng.

In the clouds far above Tuijincheng, several giant birds appeared, and atop their heads stood a figure wearing a straw hat.

It was Monkey D. Luffy, who had rushed here immediately after learning Ace was about to be executed.

Since his crewmates had all been blown away by the Tyrant Bartholomew Kuma, Luffy came alone this time.

"Bird-keeping uncle, thank you."

Arriving at the gates of Tuijincheng, Luffy jumped down from the giant bird and thanked the bird-keeping uncle who had brought him.

Then he charged straight toward the Tuijincheng gate opened by the Blackbeard Pirates.

Due to outdated information, Straw Hat Luffy still believed Ace was still imprisoned inside Tuijincheng.

"Luffy-san, I hope you can save your brother."

The bird-keeper on the giant bird watched Luffy run into Tuijincheng and offered a sincere blessing.

Luffy had appeared in his village several days ago and successfully saved his life.

In return, he informed Luffy that Ace was imprisoned in Tuijincheng and agreed to Luffy's request to bring him here.