"Six against seven—the advantage is ours!"

As soon as Borsalino and Magellan arrived beside Orion, Kujaku stepped forward with her whip, her alluring gaze sweeping over Shiki and the others opposite her.

She licked her lips and then said lightly, "Criminals of Level 6, are you ready to be whipped?"

"How terrifying," Borsalino adjusted his glasses and spoke unhurriedly.

"Kujaku, a battle of this level isn't suitable for you. So it should be five against seven!"

"It doesn't matter. Even if it were three against seven, the advantage would still be ours!" Magellan stepped forward, his gaze dark and fixed on the seven vicious criminals opposite.

"As long as Fleet Admiral Orion can restrain Bullett and Redfield, the others are nothing to fear!"

"Hey, hey! Magellan, how dare you underestimate me? Your duty is to guard Impel Down, not to join the fight!"

Seeing that Borsalino and Magellan didn't even count the three of them in, Hancock immediately struck a haughty pose, pointing her finger at Magellan and scolding him.

"Now, I command you to step back! No—all of you should step back. The two of us, as husband and wife, are more than enough here!"

With that, Hancock flashed to Orion's side in an instant, shedding her arrogant demeanor and turning into a lovesick fool in the blink of an eye, her gaze toward Orion dripping with affection.

"Husband... and wife?" Kujaku's beautiful eyes widened in fury.

"Hancock, when did you and the Fleet Admiral get married? How come I didn't know? Hurry up and move your head away from the Fleet Admiral's shoulder, or I'll make you taste my iron whip!"

"With just you?" Hancock tilted her head, retorting sharply, "Do you want to try the taste of my Perfume Femur?"

"SHUT UP!"

Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from behind them.

Immediately after, Gunko, wearing a newsboy cap, a cloak, and long boots, flashed in front of Orion and swiftly pulled Hancock away from his side.

"Have you had enough?"

Before Hancock could react, Gunko cast an equally sharp glance at both Kujaku and Hancock, saying coldly.

"Save your jealousy for after the battle. This is no time for your nonsense!"

Though Kujaku had a powerful background and Hancock possessed both strength and beauty, they were slightly outmatched by Gunko's commanding presence.

Since Gunko wasn't targeting either of them specifically, Kujaku and Hancock strangely reached a tacit understanding and neither made another sound.

Seeing this, Orion shook his head and smiled, glancing at Hancock and then at Kujaku.

With a genial smile, he said, "Are you two finished? If you haven't argued enough, I can give you a few more minutes. If that's still not enough, why don't you go to the Scorching Hell to settle your score and come back down?"

Hancock instantly transformed into an obedient child, gazing at Orion with lovesick eyes as she earnestly declared.

"I shall cause no more trouble."

"Orion, you really have everything under control!"

Just then, Shiki, knowing this confrontation was inevitable, broke his silence.

Levitating forward using his Fruit ability, he positioned himself before Bullett and the others, looking down at Orion with a sinister grin.

"I thought you'd bring the three admirals with you! It seems the situation at Navy Headquarters isn't looking good! But that's to be expected, isn't it? Enel was specifically recruited by me from Skypiea! The plan was for him to cause chaos at Navy Headquarters and assist me in carrying out this prison break!"

"Enel?"

Orion blinked. "Who?"

Before the words faded, Orion suddenly changed his tone.

"Oh, I remember now! You mean that lighting-brat from Skypiea? He's currently been sent by me to the Science Unit. If all goes well, the Navy will soon develop new Pacifistas based on research from him!"

"WHAT?" Shiki's expression drastically changed. "You've already captured Enel?"

"How annoying!"

Suddenly, a cold shout erupted without warning.

Immediately, Bullett stepped forward, his burning gaze fixed intently on Orion.

"So you're the current Fleet Admiral of the Marines? This is our first meeting—I hope you won't disappoint me!"

Before the words fully faded, Bullett abruptly crouched down, releasing his Armament Haki that had been cultivated and developed to its extreme.

In the next instant, Bullett left behind a ripple of emitted Armament Haki energy on the spot, shooting forth like a black lightning bolt.

Wherever he passed, the ground of Absolute Hell—frozen for who knows how many years—instantly melted under the emitted Armament Haki.

"So impatient already?"

Facing Bullett's overwhelmingly powerful and lightning-fast surprise attack, Orion—standing completely unmoved—simply raised his hand and caught the incoming fist.

The moment their forces collided, a deafening explosion erupted, followed immediately by a terrifying shockwave that expanded outward from the two of them, forcing Magellan, Kujaku, and others standing on either side of Orion to stagger back uncontrollably!

"Devil's Heir!"

"You're nothing special!"

Amid the continuously rippling shockwaves, Orion—having caught Bullett's furious strike with one hand—suddenly stepped forward.

In the next moment, the Armament Haki enveloping his hand suddenly erupted, using the most primitive and direct impact to forcefully repel Bullett!

"Armament Haki emission? I can do it too!"

The moment Bullett was sent flying back, Orion abruptly crouched down and shot forward using the same surprise attack method Bullett had employed earlier.

Hum—

Accompanied by a low-frequency vibration in the air, Orion—having just left the ground—stood before Bullett.

The frozen ground along his path instantly melted into a flowing stream.

Not just the ground—even the space through which he flashed showed rippling spatial distortions, as if spacetime itself was being warped.

This shocked Bullett into wide-eyed alarm while simultaneously jolting Shiki and the others awake to the reality.

BOOM—

Another explosive sound rang out.

In the next moment, Bullett—completely unable to block in time—was sent flying backward, crashing into an ice wall hundreds of meters away.

"Damn it, he suppressed Bullett the moment he made a move!"

"What kind of monster is he?!"

Witnessing Orion effortlessly send Bullett flying using Bullett's own brutal fighting style, Catarina Devon and Pizarro exclaimed in near unison.

Though they had heard Shiki repeatedly emphasize Orion's strength, their absolute confidence in their own abilities had made them dismiss such warnings.

But from the moment Orion appeared, the young Fleet Admiral's displayed power made it clear that even if they outnumbered him seven to one, escaping Absolute Hell would be nearly impossible.

In fact, Orion alone could likely prevent their escape from this frozen prison.

After brutally sending Bullett flying, Orion didn't press his advantage.

Instead, he rested his hand on his sword hilt and began strolling toward Shiki's group with the casual ease of someone walking through their own garden.

His light tone belied the deadly intent as he asked.

"Have you all thought about your epitaphs?"