One Piece: Alucard the Immortal

Chapter 626 - 625: The Neo Revolutionary Army’s Dread

"ROOOOAR!"As Count Vlad Alucard pressed his bronze-armored hand against the ground, the same phenomenon from his battle with Shiki occurred. The accumulated snow on the ground and the few traces of residual magma began to surge upward. Under the dumbfounded gazes of the Straw Hat trio and the Revolutionary Army members, the matter coalesced into giant snow-wolf heads, their bloody maws snapping at the air.

"S-S-Shiki the Golden Lion’s..."

As the most experienced person present, Ivankov instantly recognized the true nature of this power. It was the ability of the recently deceased Golden Lion Shiki!

Count Vlad Alucard’s eyes glowed with a sinister red light. With a sudden downward sweep of his hand, the massive heads roared and lunged, causing the entire floor to erupt in a violent tremor.

BOOM!!

On the ceiling of Level 6, a shower of rubble and debris fell, causing Crocodile to furrow his brow inside his cage. "Those bastards..."

He wasn’t as foolish as the prisoners who had begged Alucard for release. His current anger stemmed from the immense gap between himself and those two monsters. For the sake of Pluton, he had slacked for too long, missing his golden window for growth.

Damn it! Damn it!

Back on Level 5, a new snow-capped mountain had materialized. Sabo, Luffy, and the others were pinned like monkeys under the mountain, barely able to poke their heads out.

"What is this... this strength..." Zoro muttered. Only his green-haired head was visible; the rest of his body was firmly pinned within the snow mountain. With his current strength, he couldn’t break free immediately.

"This is the power of the Float-Float Fruit, belonging to one of the three legendary pirates of the previous generation, Shiki. Among Paramecia types, it’s a top-tier fruit that rivals Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit."

Slightly above Zoro, Ivankov, who was also trapped with only half his face showing, struggled to speak. "H-Horrible. To be able to take a dead man’s power for one’s own? Truly terrifying."

Not far away, Count Vlad Alucard looked at his hand and clenched his fist. Acquiring the Float-Float Fruit was a bit of an outlier for him, as he had truly only come here to kill time.

Redfield should still be in Level 6...

The image of another man flickered in Alucard’s mind, but he quickly shook his head. "Forget it. A coward who fears aging is no longer worth meeting."

With that, Alucard turned and departed.

Suddenly, Sabo’s voice echoed from the middle of the snow mountain. "Everyone! I’m going to use my ability to get you out. It might be a bit rough, so I apologize in advance!"

"Ow! Being able to get out at all is good enough! Luffy’s brother, go ahead and do it!" Franky shouted.

Sabo nodded, concentrating his power into his hands. Reaching the critical point, he unleashed his strength with a fierce roar: "Dragon Wave!"

BOOM!!

In an instant, it was as if a bomb had detonated inside the snow mountain. Everyone trapped within was blasted outward, falling to the ground.

"To be able to use the Devil Fruit powers of those he defeated..." Harley of the Mirage-Mirage Fruit noted with trepidation. "Alucard the Immortal is too terrifying..."

Sabo landed safely and immediately scanned the area. "Luffy! Where’s Luffy?"

"Over here!" Zoro shouted back. He already had Luffy propped up on his shoulder.

Sabo and Ivankov rushed over to find Luffy’s eyes rolled back, his mouth wide open and stuffed with snow.

"No good, he’s suffered a mental breakdown. I’ll stay to treat him. You guys go to Level 6!" Ivankov suggested.

"Iva, is that okay?" Sabo asked worriedly.

Ivankov managed a forced smile. "The one to fear has already left. There’s nothing left to be afraid of."

Indeed, as long as Alucard wasn’t there, he feared no one.

"Alright. I’ll leave him to you."

Sabo led the others away, leaving Ivankov and Inazuma to treat Luffy. "Stay in touch via Den Den Mushi!"

...

"Y-Y-You! Alucard! This... this... promotion—I mean, Warden! Warden, save me!"

At the entrance of Impel Down Level 1, which also served as the exit, Vice Warden Hannyabal stood with trembling legs. Looking at his subordinates who had been effortlessly cut down and the faintly smiling Alucard, he stammered incoherently while backing away.

"I-I have no choice."

Hannyabal’s expression turned grim. Just as Alucard was curious to see what trick the man would pull, Hannyabal threw his trident aside and collapsed onto the floor, playing dead.

Alucard’s expression remained indifferent as he stepped out of Impel Down.

Only after Alucard had completely departed did Hannyabal slowly open his eyes and exhale. "Phew... saved. I’m saved."

Pere pere pere...

Suddenly, a ringing Den Den Mushi startled Hannyabal. He answered, and a panicked report from a jailer came through: "Vice Warden Hannyabal! Chief Guard Saldeath has arrived at Level 1 via the secret lift! By the Warden’s orders, please transfer Fire Fist Ace to Marineford immediately! Also, the Level 6 surveillance Den Den Mushi just reported that rebels led by Sabo and Roronoa Zoro have entered Level 6!"

"What?! Is... is it my responsibility?" Hannyabal’s hand shook so much he dropped the Den Den Mushi.

Alucard stood on a Marine battleship anchored at the Impel Down pier. He slapped the deck with his palm, and the battleship instantly took flight.

"With this power, what’s the point of building a flying fleet?" Alucard muttered to himself. He pulled his coffin from the pool of blood and sat upon it.

At this moment, less than twenty-four hours remained until Ace’s execution!