"Well then, since that is the case, this king has decided: Today!! A general amnesty for all!!"
In that instant, behind the Hero-King, countless golden ripples appeared. They spread out like a star-filled sky, dispelling the darkness!
Within each golden ripple was a treasure, releasing a dazzling golden light.
Luxurious and magnificent, powerful and strange.
"Go!"
The Hero-King stood with his arms crossed. The King's Treasure behind him instantly changed direction, firing the treasures within like cannonballs, blasting directly towards the countless cell doors.
Boom! Boom! Boom—
Faced with the bombardment of treasures, even the Seastone bars were bent and broken. A cloud of smoke instantly engulfed the entire level of the Infinite Hell.
From within the smoke, one by one, the infamous great pirates of the past emerged.
"Excellent! We're finally free!!"
"Haha, that diarrhea bastard Magellan... I'll definitely kill him!"
"My era begins now!"
"I'm going to end Whitebeard..."
...
One after another, the prisoners uttered vicious words.
Seeing this, the Hero-King couldn't help but reveal a smile.
"It's about time to leave this filthy place... A king should not linger in such a location!!"
As he spoke, the Hero-King raised his right hand.
Immediately after, a massive ripple appeared behind him, and from within it, a golden ship slowly emerged.
Vimana, one of the treasures held in his vault, a resplendent ship of light made of gold and emeralds that could soar through the sky.
The Hero-King took a step forward, turned, and sat upon Vimana's throne, resting his chin on one hand with an air of casual ease.
"Go forth, subjects of this king! Today is the day of amnesty!!"
As he spoke, the infamous great pirates below responded, beginning to attack the main gates, eager to escape from Impel Down.
On this day, Impel Down slowly began to crumble from within.
Watching the chaotic scene, the Hero-King merely smiled. The next moment, with a light raise of his right hand, a dense barrage of treasures instantly blasted towards the ceiling of the Infinite Hell.
Controlling Vimana, the Hero-King's figure quickly vanished into the smoke.
Meanwhile.
Hannyabal was humming a little tune, in high spirits. He was on his way to the monitor room, but his mind was on Rex.
"That kid is just a pirate with a one-hundred-million bounty. He'll probably die if he's left in the Infinite Hell... If something happens, I'll pin it on Warden Magellan, and then I'll be the Warden."
"Something terrible has happened!!"
Just as Hannyabal was lost in his pleasant fantasy, a jailer burst out of the monitor room with a loud shout, startling him.
"What's wrong with Impel Down? Ah! I accidentally let my ambition slip. What happened?"
"Vice... Vice Warden Hannyabal... S-s-s-something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened in the Infinite Hell!"
Hearing this, Hannyabal dropped his previous carefree demeanor and rushed into the monitor room.
He knew exactly what kind of monsters were locked up in the Infinite Hell.
"What happened?"
When he saw what was happening on the monitors, his face turned pale in an instant, and he couldn't help but gasp.
He even felt his legs tremble, and he nearly lost his footing.
"I... I and my big mouth... It's over, it's over, this is really over! This is a disaster, Warden Magellan!!"
The situation was completely beyond his ability to handle.
A riot had broken out on Level 6, the Infinite Hell.
Countless criminals poured out, breaking through the Level 6 gates in just a few minutes, giving the jailers no time to react, let alone mount a counterattack.
They quickly advanced to Level 5, heading towards Level 4.
The moment the news broke, alarms blared throughout Impel Down, putting the entire prison on high alert.
When the alarm sounded, Magellan, who was currently on the toilet, frowned.
This alarm was both unfamiliar and all too familiar.
Unfamiliar because it had almost never sounded since Impel Down was established.
Familiar because Magellan, during his time as Vice Warden, had experienced the only other time it had rung: the Golden Lion incident.
"Something has happened."
Magellan no longer cared about his stomach problems. He immediately pulled up his pants and went to assemble his staff.
Soon, Shiryu, Hannyabal, and Domino gathered together.
Magellan learned everything from them.
"Who? Who caused this?"
Magellan was trembling with rage, on the verge of exploding. Never in the history of Impel Down had such a serious incident occurred.
The reputation of Impel Down was in tatters, as was his own reputation as Warden.
"This man!!"
A jailer quickly brought up the surveillance footage. On the screen, the Hero-King sat on Vimana's throne, continuously blasting the ceilings of Impel Down, ascending level by level. He was currently on the third level.
"Who is he? Why don't I recognize him? When did he infiltrate Impel Down?"
"That... that... I don't know either."
Magellan trembled with fury. Someone had infiltrated Impel Down, completely undetected, and released so many major criminals.
"Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable!!!"
Thick, purple venom dripped from Magellan's body. Terrifyingly, it instantly formed a path, melting straight through the ceiling.
Magellan's body instantly merged with the venom and shot upwards towards the ceiling. As he left, he looked at Shiryu.
"Shiryu, take your men and suppress the rioting prisoners at all costs! Hannyabal, notify the World Government and inform them of the situation! I'm going to kill that culprit!!"