The jailer, who had turned into a woman, quickly said, "Follow me, I'll take you there."
The group quickly arrived at the cell where Ace was being held. However, when they arrived at the cell, they only saw Jinbe and didn't see Ace. Luffy said anxiously, "He's not here! Ace isn't here!"
Ivankov immediately looked at the jailer with cold eyes. The jailer quickly said while crying, "No, I wouldn't lie to you. Ace was originally being held here. It seems that we're one step too late."
Lightning, the Revolutionary, said, "We're too late. Ace must have been taken away."
However, Jinbe in the cell widened his eyes incredulously, looking at the straw hat on Luffy's back, and exclaimed in horror, "You're Straw Hat Luffy? You actually came to this Infinite Hell? It's unbelievable!"
Luffy nodded and asked, "Who are you?"
However, Ivankov looked at Jinbe in shock and said, "Luffy, this is a big shot!"
Jinbe said, "Who I am isn't important. However, Ace was just taken away. If you chase after him now, you should still be able to catch up. Hurry and save Ace!"
Luffy stared intently at Jinbe's eyes. After a while, he nodded and said, "I understand. I'll go right away."
Saying that, Luffy prepared to take the elevator to save Ace. However, just as he was about to leave, a voice came from the depths of the prison.
"They won't let you catch up. Moreover, even if you do catch up, the few of you won't be a match for Magellan."
"Who?"
Luffy exclaimed in surprise. Ivankov and Lightning also looked towards the depths of Infinite Hell.
However, Jinbe's pupils shrank and said, "It's Akira, 'Death God' Edward D. Akira Stone of the Whitebeard Pirates, and also your brother Ace's comrade."
Luffy scratched his head and said, "Why does that name sound so familiar?" Luffy, who was single-mindedly focused on saving Ace, didn't remember Akira's identity.
However, Ivankov and Lightning's faces were full of horror. Ivankov exclaimed, "'Death God'? Could it be that Death God from ten years ago who was called the strongest pirate of his generation, the Whitebeard Pirates' 'Death God'?"
Luffy didn't have much knowledge, but Ivankov and Lightning were different. As high-ranking members of the Revolutionary Army, they had at least some understanding of most of the powerful pirates in the world, and Akira from ten years ago was definitely the most famous one besides the Four Emperors. It was difficult for them not to know.
"How could that big shot be locked up here?" Lightning asked.
At this time, Luffy exclaimed, "I remember! He's the person that Shichibukai wanted me to save!"
"What's going on?" Ivankov asked curiously.
However, Luffy thought for a while and then shook his head, saying, "Let's not worry about that for now. I'll talk about it after I save Ace."
Akira said, "Magellan must already know that you've arrived. So, it's impossible to go up and save Ace with just the few of you."
"I don't care."
Luffy shouted loudly and desperately headed towards the prison passage leading to the upper levels of Infinite Hell.
Hearing Luffy's commotion, Akira smiled. He knew that if he didn't let Luffy try, he wouldn't be willing to give up.
However, just one minute later, Luffy failed. Not only was the elevator destroyed, but even the stairs were blocked, and poisonous gas was released, causing the prisoners of the entire Infinite Hell to shout angrily.
"Hey, who are you? What do you want to do here?"
"You guys want to die, but don't implicate us!"
"What exactly is wrong with you guys? You don't look like jailers. What do you want to do coming here?"
"Damn it, we can't get out! What should we do?"
Luffy looked at the completely blocked path and shouted angrily. Ace was above him, very close, but he couldn't catch up, which made his emotions become very agitated.
Ivankov said with a solemn expression, "It seems that they want to trap us here."
Just as Luffy and the others were anxious, an arrogant laugh suddenly rang out.
"Hehehe, hahaha, hum hum hum hum..."
Hearing this laughter, Luffy's expression changed instantly. He said to himself, "That voice, it's so familiar. Could it be?"
"If you want to leave here, then take me with you. I can make a hole in the ceiling, how about it?"
The sound of chains clanging rang out, and then they saw a person walk to the cell door, not far from Luffy and the others, wearing a prison uniform and looking at them with deep eyes.
"Crocodile!" Luffy exclaimed.
Crocodile looked at Luffy with a sinister smile and said, "Straw Hat Luffy, it's been a long time. I didn't expect to meet you here again, hehehe."
"It's you." Ivankov and Lightning naturally also knew Crocodile, but they didn't expect to meet Crocodile here.
Crocodile said with a smile, "I originally thought that even if I escaped, it wouldn't mean anything. However, I didn't expect that old man Whitebeard to actually start a war with Navy Headquarters. In that case, there's a chance to take his head. I'm very interested in that war. As long as you have my power, you can escape from here. How about it? This is a win-win proposal."
Luffy shouted loudly, "You harmed Vivi's country so badly, and you still want to come out? I will definitely not agree."
Crocodile snorted coldly and was about to speak again. However, at this time, Ivankov walked over and said to Luffy, "Let him out. With me here, he can't play any tricks."
Luffy said, "Little Iva, he's..."
Ivankov said, "Letting him join is a powerful force. Don't forget that we're going to Navy Headquarters. It won't be easy to get to Navy Headquarters with just the few of us. As for you worrying that he will go back on his word, you can rest assured about that. I have a secret about him."
Luffy asked curiously, "Secret? What secret?"
Ivankov said, "I've known him since a long time ago. When he was still a rookie pirate, he..."
"Shut up!" Crocodile shouted in exasperation.
Ivankov laughed hehe and said, "It's okay, Luffy. He won't betray us. As long as I have his weakness, he won't be able to cause any trouble."
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