One piece :Nox ( Before Dawn)

Sal and the others didn't know what happened to Blackbeard Teach, but on the second floor, they encountered an interesting character. Buggy the Clown, a man with a red nose, who was once an apprentice on Roger's ship.

Initially, Roger had high hopes for him and Shanks. After all, these two, even as kids, dared to challenge an adult Blackbeard. The only unexpected twist was that Shanks lived up to Roger's expectations, becoming one of the Four Emperors, while Buggy was ruined by his ambition for wealth.

At that moment, Buggy the Clown was in high spirits. He had somehow procured a red cloak and was followed by a hundred elite pirates. Seeing Sal and the others, he approached them with a step that knew no kinship.

"The boy with the straw hat is worthy of you. You've successfully executed our plan. Oh, and this..." Buggy patted Luffy on the shoulder and said, "You did well, boss." But upon seeing Sal, he immediately fell silent. He was overwhelmed by a sense of familiarity. Although he couldn't recall who this was, he felt very acquainted with him.

Sal was the first to greet him.

"I've heard about you for a long time. Buggy the Clown, truly a childhood friend of Red-Haired shanks. He can lead a group of prisoners to seize Impel Down."

— ...Buggy wanted to ask how he knew about his past, but his companions standing behind him were already boiling over.

"Captain Buggy is the brother of the Four Emperors' Red-Haired. It turns out the captain was specially sent to capture Impel Down!"

"Long live Captain Buggy! Long live Captain Buggy!"

The endless flattery pleased Buggy. He continued to maintain an air of mystery, placed his hands on his hips, and loudly declared:

"Ha-ha, nothing special, just one of the Four Emperors. My purpose in coming to Impel Down is to save you, those who yearn for freedom. I will lead you to conquer a new world!"

"Captain Buggy, I will follow you for life!"

Many pirates were either ecstatic or moved to tears. Even Sal had to acknowledge Buggy. Although Buggy didn't possess strength, his luck and personal charm were still impressive.

The people around Sal were puzzled by the fuss that Buggy was making. Could this weak-looking man with the red nose really be the brother of the Four Emperors? And is it true that he arrived at Impel Down with such a noble purpose?

After calming his people, Buggy watched Sal closely until an image of a captain resurfaced in his memory, and then he realized who this person resembled. Although the captain in his memories was already over forty, they were very similar. Could this be the legendary father and son?

With doubts, Buggy asked:

— I don't know you friend. What's your name?

— August D. Sal, nice to meet you.

A sudden shout from behind interrupted their conversation. A purple Poisonous Dragon soared up, devouring the demons. Everyone touched by the poison quickly perished.

The unexpected turn of events threw many into a panic because the poison, identifiable by its distinct signs, clearly indicated the arrival of Magellan himself, the warden of Impel Down.

Ever since he became warden, he was a nightmare for the prisoners.

Magellan, full of a fierce aura, slowly approached them. Behind him, the Poisonous Dragons multiplied from one to three, effectively attacking everyone, poisoning over ten people each second.

Ivankov was the first to falter, and among the fallen were his new comrades. He had painstakingly gathered these talents. His long eyelashes fluttered as he looked at Magellan.

- death wink!

The effect of the wink was easily parried by the Poisonous Dragon. Holes passed through its body, but the dragon remained unharmed.

Then the Poisonous Dragon lunged at Ivankov in the air. With no support in the air, the force of the wink became the force with which he dodged the attack.

Ivankov returned to his group, but his face was grim. The very first clash showed that he was completely overwhelmed. Magellan, clad in poison, was effectively holding back most of his opponents.

Ivankov had no means to attack that would defeat Magellan.

The situation was critical. Everyone attacked without hesitation, including Crocodile . He clenched a handful of yellow sand and hurled it at Magellan. The sand turned into a blade and split everything in half.

"A blade created from the desert severed the head of one Poisonous Dragon before being neutralized, which displeased Clarkdal. Although the sand was unstable, the damage to one dragon was not significant, and a single strike could not penetrate Magellan's poisonous defense."

Two more dragons detached from Magellan's body. Five Poisonous Dragons danced wildly. For a time, they were not in the least inferior to the combined efforts of everyone present.

Sal cracked his neck, planning to test Magellan's strength. Before setting off, he invited Buggy.

"Buggy, want to join in?"

"..."

Magellan's attack had scared Buggy. Asking him to attack meant courting death. A little poison and he'll die.

While Buggy was in a tight spot, unsure of what excuse to make to refuse, Sal changed his mind and charged at Magellan alone.

"Forget it, Buggy, you need to stay and organize the retreat. They need a major player like you."

Seeing this, Buggy felt relieved and told his people in a haughty tone:

"I don't take Magellan seriously, but if they're confident they can handle him, I'll help them out."

Sal was genuinely curious to watch Buggy. He really wanted to see how far Buggy could go. Could he become one of the Four Emperors, as in the original novel?

You know, luck is a mysterious thing. It was luck once, but if a person changes their life and becomes one of the Four Emperors, it's no longer just luck. While the poisonous dragons attacked, Sal quickly appeared before Magellan, his fist wrapped in a dark-red Haki aura, and he struck directly at the enemy's chest.

"Hero's serious punch!"

Magellan had already noticed the powerful Haki in his opponent's hand and, caught off guard, could only cross his arms and withstand the blow using Armament Haki.

"Ba-boom..."

The clash of the two opponents produced many dark-red lightning bolts, and quite a bit of poison splattered around. Even though Magellan crossed his arms to block the blow, he was forced back tens of meters by the strength of Sal's punch.

As Magellan endured the pain in his arms, a massive shell, more than ten meters wide, suddenly flew in front of him.

A bad premonition caused Magellan's pupils to slightly contract. The shell exploded at close range. Inside Impel Down, a small mushroom cloud appeared. The powerful explosion shook Impel Down several times.

This was the ability of Brynnidi World, known as the World Breaker. The Fruit Ability of Momo allows him to increase his own speed, as well as the speed and size of objects he touches, by 100 times.

The smoke and dust from the explosion cleared, revealing the figure of Magellan. At this moment, Magellan was in tatters, with numerous wounds visible all over his body. The combined attack had indeed wounded him.

Magellan was grim, as large amounts of red poison continued to flow outward until they formed a poisonous giant skull, tens of meters tall, with a body.

"Poisonous Giant Soldier!"

Sal shook off the poison from his body. Although this incarnation couldn't be killed by poison, its presence increased the incarnation's consumption, and its existence was reduced to less than 3 minutes.

And Magellan's final move, the Poisonous Giant Soldier, rendered our two main forces useless. Jinbe, with his Fishman Karate, had no long-range attacks, and Crocodile's yellow sand, which corroded everything in its path, had little effect on the liquid poison. Even if they combined their efforts, they would not defeat Magellan unless Jinbe used Fishman Karate to control the flow of water in the sea.

Or if Crocodile possessed top-tier Armament Haki, which could be added to the sand to break through the defense of the Poisonous Giant Soldier.

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