Before long, led by Magellan, Kyle and the others arrived before a massive elevator.
Guarded by jailers in front of the elevator, the moment they saw Magellan, they immediately stood at attention and shouted in unison:
"Chief Warden!"
Magellan nodded, then turned to Kyle and said, "Vice Admiral Kyle, this is Impel Down's giant elevator."
"It connects the first basement level all the way down to the sixth."
After speaking, Magellan looked toward the two jailers.
"Open the elevator!"
"Yes, sir!"
Under the jailers' operation, the elevator doors slowly slid open to both sides.
"Vice Admiral Kyle, please follow me."
Magellan entered first, followed closely by Kyle, Zoro, and then Kaido and the others behind them.
Once everyone was inside, the elevator soon began to descend.
The sensation was quite similar to riding an elevator in Kyle's previous life.
Before long, the massive elevator slowly came to a stop, and the doors opened to both sides.
What came into view was a dark, oppressive scene.
This was Impel Down's highest-security prison, the sixth basement level—Infinite Hell!!
According to the original work, this place housed countless heinous and powerful criminals.
The existence of many of these criminals had even been erased by the government.
But in reality, it wasn't that impressive; there weren't many truly powerful criminals, and the number of frauds was considerably higher.
The moment Kyle and the others stepped out of the elevator, the prison fell silent, but the vast majority of eyes turned toward them.
Then came waves of astonished voices.
"Kaido?!" x N
Many of these criminals recognized Kaido.
After all, Kaido hadn't risen to fame just in the past year or two.
Unless they were prisoners who had been locked up for a very long time, most knew something about Kaido.
"Kaido, you little brat, how come you're here too? What, here to keep me company?"
A bold and unrestrained voice came from some corner of the prison. Kaido was very familiar with that voice, and so was Kyle.
It was Golden Lion, who had been captured three years ago.
Hearing this, a smile couldn't help but appear on Kaido's face, and he shouted back just as loudly:
"Golden Lion, you old bastard, you still haven't kicked the bucket?"
"What nonsense is that stupid brat talking about? I'm in perfect health! I'll outlive you even if you die!"
In a certain cell, Golden Lion was firmly bound to the ground, just like Donquixote Doflamingo in the original story.
Normally, such strict measures wouldn't be necessary, but who could ignore Golden Lion's prior escape attempt?
Although he no longer had his legs, theoretically only needing his hands bound, Magellan wasn't interested in theories.
He only knew that Golden Lion absolutely could not escape a second time; otherwise, Impel Down's reputation would truly be ground into the dirt.
Adding a few more Sea Prism Stone chains was no big deal; Impel Down had no shortage of Sea Prism Stone.
All the cells here were built using Sea Prism Stone.
"Hahaha... So, Kaido, you little brat, how did you end up in here? I'm curious!"
Golden Lion's tone carried a hint of puzzlement.
He considered himself very familiar with Kaido's strength.
Back in the Rocks Pirates days, although Kaido was just an apprentice, his strength at the time already surpassed most of the crew members.
Only the officers could slightly overpower him.
Even some of the weaker officers found it very difficult to face Kaido.
Later, after the God Valley Incident, the Rocks Pirates disbanded, and Kaido went off on his own, forming his own crew.
By the time Golden Lion was captured three years ago, Kaido had already become an Emperor of the Sea.
So Golden Lion was very curious—how exactly did Kaido end up in here?
"Same as you, caught by the same person!"
Kaido's voice boomed out.
"Caught by the same person... Kyle?!!"
Golden Lion's tone suddenly shifted.
"Yo, Golden Lion, you still remember me after three years?"
At that moment, Kyle's calm voice also came through.
!!!
Golden Lion's eyes suddenly widened as he lay there. Releasing his Observation Haki, he immediately sensed a familiar presence.
He hadn't been using Observation Haki just now, so he didn't know Kyle was also here.
"Kyle!!"
Before Golden Lion could speak further, a sudden roar erupted from a cell on the other side, followed by a loud crashing sound.
Following the noise, they saw an old man gripping the bars of his cell tightly with both hands, his face squeezed between the gaps, twisted into an incredibly ferocious expression.
"Kyle, you bastard, you damned guy! If it weren't for you, how could I possibly be here!!"
The one roaring was naturally another of Kyle's former defeated foes, Wang Zhi!
Unlike Golden Lion, who held no hatred for Kyle and instead secretly admired him, Wang Zhi's attitude was completely different.
He was filled with nothing but hatred for Kyle.
If it weren't for Kyle, he would probably still be on his Hachinosu, living a life of freedom and ease, never becoming a prisoner stuck in this Infinite Hell for so long.
During these three years, not a single day passed without him hating Kyle, cursing his name countless times daily.
Seeing Wang Zhi still hurling insults, Kyle shifted his gaze to Magellan beside him.
"Chief Warden Magellan, can I teach that guy who keeps barking a lesson?"
This was Magellan's territory, so he needed to ask first.
And the courtesy he had shown earlier now proved useful.
Magellan immediately nodded and said, "Of course, Vice Admiral Kyle. Please go ahead."
Since Kyle had shown him such respect just now, he naturally had to return the favor.
Kyle nodded slightly.
The next moment, terrifying purple lightning erupted from his palm. A pillar of purple lightning, as thick as a person, violently surged forth, blasting straight toward Wang Zhi's cell.
Wang Zhi: !!!
Boom——
The moment the purple lightning column struck Wang Zhi, the electricity immediately spread upward along the Sea Prism Stone.
Engulfing his entire cell in an instant.
In that split second, Wang Zhi's cell seemed to transform into a square, purple light source, emitting a dazzling radiance that illuminated most of the surrounding area.
Simultaneously, the terrifying, aura of the Violet Heaven Thunder spread throughout the entire sixth basement level.
This time, every single prisoner's attention was focused there, without exception.
The vast majority of prisoners now wore expressions of extreme terror on their faces.
Just sensing the aura of the lightning made them feel as if they were being destroyed.
For a moment, all the prisoners turned their gazes toward Wang Zhi's cell, eager to see what state he was in after such an attack.
However, as the purple lightning light gradually faded, the scene that appeared before their eyes made their pupils contract once more...