PIRATES: I WORK IN NAVY FROM NINE TO FIVE

"Doflamingo?!"

The shout of disbelief echoed across the battlefield.

Everyone's expression shifted sharply.

No one had expected that one of the invited special forces—a member of the Seven Warlords—would suddenly switch sides to aid the enemy.

"Heh... sorry, everyone," Doflamingo chuckled playfully."At the end of the day, I'm still a pirate. Since the Navy won't give me justice—I'll just take it for myself."

"Let's see how you plan to stop me today."

His voice carried an eerie confidence, his sunglasses reflecting the burning anticipation of betrayal.

"And don't worry... this is just the opening act.""Blackbeard! I'm right, aren't I?"

Hannyabal and the others instantly paled.

Their eyes darted toward Blackbeard Teach.

Another Warlord?

He was one of the few allies they had left—and now he, too, was turning his coat?

"Warden Magellan! Disaster!""The guards sent to release Warden Shiryu were slaughtered!"

"He's freed the prisoners in Level 6 and is charging toward the first floor!"

A prison officer, clutching a transponder snail, screamed in panic.

Magellan's face darkened to a deathly shade.

He had indeed been ordered by the Five Elders to release Shiryu of the Rain, hoping to redeem the former warden's past sins and turn him into a force against the coming threat.

But now?

It had all backfired spectacularly.

He knew instantly: this had been a trap.

BOOM!!

The sealed gates of Impel Down were blasted open in a storm of shockwaves.

The explosion sent multiple guards flying, screams drowned by the howling wind.

And stepping through the smoke—

Shiryu, flanked by the notorious monsters of Level 6.

"Hahaha! We're free! Finally free! This is the taste of freedom I've been dreaming of!"Catarina Devon, who had been disguised as Magellan, let out a crazed laugh.

Her figure shimmered before morphing into her true, twisted form.

Scanning the chaos of the battlefield, she sneered.

"So the arrogant new admiral is here too. Looks like he's struggling against the Beasts Pirates, just like we heard."

"But really, he only has himself to blame. Strutting through Level 6 like a god—now it's payback time."

"I can't wait to see the look on his face!"

Every pair of eyes turned toward Luo Yu.

Even Doflamingo and Blackbeard locked on, relishing the moment.

This was what they had waited for.

Hannyabal and the remaining prison officers stood trembling.

All their hopes rested on the one man before them—the so-called miracle.

And right now, even that hope was being shredded.

Luo Yu, unfazed, took another swig of his earthen gourd, smiling lazily.

"Well now, looks like Sengoku really did gather all the right people in one place.""Guess you're all here… to hand me my bonus."

Bonus?!

Even Devon and the Level 6 monsters froze for a moment.

Was he seriously still talking about performance bonuses?!

Doflamingo's grin twisted into fury.

"Luo Yu… still so damn smug even at death's door."

"Let's see what you've really got—because today, we're breaking through Impel Down!"

"Everyone, attack!!"

BOOM!

Both Doflamingo and Blackbeard lunged forward.

Despite their differences, both had suffered defeat at Luo Yu's hands before.

Now, they struck in unison, their moves synchronized from prior planning.

Blackbeard's right arm swirled with ravenous darkness—an abyss of power—

"You arrogant admiral! This is for last time!"

"Dark Vortex: Obliteration!!"

BOOOOM!!

A torrent of pitch-black chaos erupted, roaring like a dragon as it surged toward Luo Yu.

But before the dark tide could crash over him—

SHING!!

A shimmering wall of radiant gold exploded outward just meters ahead.

A colossal Thousand-Hand Guanyin flared into being, intercepting the wave of darkness.

Darkness splattered like liquid shadows, sizzling as it melted into nearby surfaces.

The acrid stench of burning echoed.

"Corrosive…?" Luo Yu raised an eyebrow."Interesting."

"Hahaha! Surprised? I've gotten way stronger than before!" Blackbeard howled with delight."Your defense won't save you now! Let's see if you can keep sipping that wine!"

"Doflamingo, now's the time!!"

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

Sixteen razor-sharp strings coated in Armament Haki erupted from Doflamingo's fingertips.

They tore through the ground, snapping toward Luo Yu's face like divine lances.

"Die, you conceited bastard!" Doflamingo snarled."I've gotten stronger too!"

"Sixteen Holy Massacres: Divine Execution—One!"

The sixteen threads coiled together mid-air, spiraling like a monstrous drill.

It struck with the weight of a thunderclap.

Luo Yu's Thousand-Hand Guanyin, already weakened by Blackbeard's corrosive attack, finally buckled—

BOOOOOM!!!

Gold light shattered in every direction.

The divine avatar collapsed into fragments.

The devastating drill hurtled onward, headed straight for Luo Yu's head.

Everyone on the platform turned white with terror.

Even hardened guards like Hannyabal were ghostly pale.

Their miracle…

Was about to be pierced through.

Doflamingo and Blackbeard grinned wide.

Their revenge—

Was here.

But just as their grins formed…

They froze.

Their pupils shrank.

BOOOOOM!!!

The Divine Execution drill—mere inches from Luo Yu's face—

Slammed into something immovable.

A massive form materialized in front of him.

A Susanoo—towering, spectral, and wreathed in a terrifying black Armament Haki armor.

Dark and shimmering like obsidian, the colossal construct caught the attack effortlessly.

Gasps rippled through the platform.

This wasn't just defense—it was evolution.

"N-No way! That's not the same defense as before!" Doflamingo shouted, face contorting.

Luo Yu tilted his head back, taking another casual sip.

"Why?" he echoed calmly."Simple."

"You two got stronger.""So did I."

"The only difference—" he lowered his gourd—

"—is that I got stronger faster."

A deadly silence blanketed the battlefield.

And for the first time since the siege began…

The attackers took a step back.