238 Chapter 238: Eterneral Feast

"Captain Blackbeard, excuse me if I offend you, but this is necessary protocol. Warlords aren't allowed within Impel Down without relinquishing their weapons." Stated a Marine with a nervous expression as he carried a large bin and approached Blackbeard and his fellow crewmates

"Tch, I know, I've already been to Marineford." Said Blackbeard with a grunt as he gestured to his crew while reaching into his waistband, grabbing his three pistols before tossing them into the large bin, followed by Van Auger and Laffitte throwing their rifle and cane, respectively.

"T-Thank you for your cooperation. Now, I'll be serving as your guide for Impel Down. Just tell me where you wish to go, and I'll take you there." Said the marine with a sigh of relief as he placed the large bin on his desk before professionally smiling at Blackbeard, who smirked.

"Level 6. Eternal Hell." Said Blackbeard with a smirk, his words surprising the marine as he widened his eyes.

"E-Eternal Hell?" Asked the marine hesitantly, only to nervously gulp when he heard Blackbeard laugh.

"Zehahaha! Take us there, to Eternal Hell." Stated Blackbeard with a grin as he loudly laughed before glaring at the marine, who quickly nodded in fear.

"F-Follow me t-then." Said the Marine nervously as he turned around, leading the Blackbeard pirates to an elevator in the distance.

Following behind the marine, we walked through the first level of Impel Down, Crimson Hell, causing me to laugh loudly at the fleeing prisoners before the five of us eventually entered the elevator; following that, we slowly descended through the various levels until we passed the final known floor and arrived at Level six. Eternal Hell.

"W-We've arrived at Eternal Hell. P-Please keep your distance from the cells; the criminals down here are very danger-" Said the marine lightly as he exited the elevator, yet he wasn't able to finish speaking since the moment he turned around, a bullet penetrated his skull.

"Zehahahah, good job Laffitte." Said Blackbeard with boisterous laughter as he holstered his pistol while glancing at Laffitte, who faintly chuckled before slightly bowing with his cane in hand.

"Hehe, you're welcome, Captain." Said Laiffitte with a calm smile as he tipped his hat to Blackbeard before standing upright while lightly spinning his cane.

"Doc Q, did you manage to get the keys?" Asked Auger with a bland expression as he turned his left, looking at a pair of horse and human, though funnily enough, they both seemed rather sick.

"Y-Yeah, h-here you g-go." Said Doc Q weakly as he lay atop his horse while glancing at Van before tossing him the keys.

Seeing the keys, I grinned before walking deeper into Eternal Hell, and once I reached the center, I released a boisterous laugh, one that caused everyone on the floor to shift their focus to me as I felt various powerful gazes land atop my body, though that only spurred me on.

"ZEHAHAHAHA!! G'day me hearties! Now listen to me, you miserable wretches! You're all doomed to rot here until you die…" Stated Blackbeard loudly as he slowly spun around, eyeing the numerous cages and the even more numerous prisoners within.

"…ZEHAHAHAHA, You've got nothing to lose, so how about it!? Kill each other in those cages! I'll free whoever survives to the very end!" Yelled Blackbeard with a boisterous laugh and a ferocious expression as he smiled, his words sparking life into the numerous prisoners.

"R-Really!?" Exclaimed several prisoners in joy as they sported savage expressions while eyeing their cellmates, yet before anyone could begin killing each other, a burst of chaotic laughter rang throughout the room, sending chills down everyone's spine.

"HEHEHEHEHE!!"

Hearing that familiar chaotic laughter, I turned and looked in the distance, only to spot a barely visible cell in the dark corner of the room, one that I wouldn't have ever noticed if it weren't for the two glowing, vertical-slit, yellow eyes. Grinning, I passed several cages before nearing the cell in the dark, lonely corner, and when I arrived, I spotted the only person from whom chaotic laughter could originate. He was missing his left arm and tail, and his sickly green veins were visible from underneath his dry skin, making him look far worse than Doc Q; numerous wounds laced his body, and he looked so skinny that he might as well be nothing but skin and bone that was ready to keel over and die any given moment.

However, despite his condition, his eyes shone with unbreakable determination, causing me to take him seriously, even if I could kill him with but a weak slap; those weren't the eyes of a dead man who had given up hope.

'Those are the eyes of a conquerer, someone willing to do whatever it means to achieve their ambition.' Thought Blackbeard with a hardened gaze as he eyed Diddy, who stared back at him with a smile.

"Hehehe, Blackbeard; you've grown stronger; I can smell it. Hehehe." Said Diddy with a ferocious expression as he stared at Blackbeard in joy.

"Choas Kong." Muttered Blackbeard lightly as he narrowed his eyes at Diddy, who simply smirked before licking his lips.

"Hehehe, as much as I'd love to fight you, as you can see, I'm on death's door; I haven't eaten or drank anything in over a month, and I've been constantly dealing with Magellan's poison. My body is a complete wreck, and just staying awake talking to you is taking a considerable toll on me." Remarked Diddy weakly as he rested his head back on the ground, staring at the ceiling of his cage while Blackbeard furrowed his brows.

"However, your words still apply to me, right? Toss me in a random cage; it doesn't matter which one; after all, given my condition, I'm almost guaranteed to die, so that should be fine, right?" Added Diddy with a feral grin as he lifted his head and looked at Blackbeard, who frowned before suddenly smiling and laughing aloud.

"ZEHAHAHA; you're a strong pirate, Choas Kong, and I'd prefer to kill you now lest you give me future problems, but I'm more curious if you can somehow make it out alive given your state." Stated Blackbeard with a loud laugh as he grabbed the keys out of Auger's hands before opening the cage, only for Burgess to suddenly enter.

With Burgess grabbing Chaos Kong's smaller cell, I took him to a random cage before quickly opening and tossing him inside, though before doing so, I had unlocked his own cell, giving the criminals easy access to kill him while he's still chained down.

"ZEHAHAHA! What are ye fools waiting for!? KILL!!" Yelled Blackbeard, his words causing all of the prisoners to suddenly start massacring each other, causing him and two of his crewmates to laugh at the spectacle.

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Groaning in pain from my head slamming against my cell, though when I heard Blackbeard yell, followed by the yelling filling the floor, I shook my head and grinned as I licked my lips.

"Hehe, I'm about to have a feast." Said Diddy as he licked his lips in hunger, only to hear the sound of someone approaching him.

Thanks to Blackbeard, my cell was open, leaving me vulnerable, and running towards me was a prisoner with a savage look in his eyes, which merely caused me to smile as my first prey ran right for me. Right when he entered my cell, he lunged at my neck, probably intending to strangle me to death, yet unfortunately for him, just because I was chained down didn't mean I was helpless.

Mustering all the lightning I could, which wasn't much, I shot a weak bolt of lightning at him, one that didn't cause much damage, though it caused him to twitch uncontrollably, allowing me to bite down on his neck when he landed on my body. Without a shred of mercy, I snapped his neck, killing him while I greedily drank the blood from his neck, reinvigorating me as I shredded his neck, eating his flesh.

The human body wasn't the tastiest, especially one that has been imprisoned down here for who knows how many years, but to me, who hadn't eaten in over a month, it tasted like the most delicious food I'd ever tasted, and like a beast lost in a frenzy, I devoured the corpse, unhinging my jaw and stretching my throat so I could swallow his limbs quicker. While I was devouring him, I was greatly speeding up my metabolism and purposefully increased my heart rate to the limit, allowing the nutrients to spread throughout my body quicker; slowly but surely, my strength was returning.

However, before I knew it, I had completely consumed the man; growling in anger, I pulled the chains binding my limbs, causing them to creak before snapping one by one as I slowly stood up while faint steam emitted from my body.

Inhaling the potent scent of blood, I eyed the numerous prisoners fighting in front of me as I crouched onto all fours while observing my prey, and then I pushed off the ground, lunging into the fray as I dashed from person to person, killing them all quickly while eating them at the same time, and in doing so, I was slowly getting stronger.

"HAHAHAHA!!" Yelled Diddy with chaotic laughter of joy as he was like a phantom dashing around the cell, causing bodies to drop every second, yet weirdly enough, despite killing people, the corpses never seemed to increase; in fact, it was quite the opposite.

Tearing a corpse's arm off, I swallowed the arm whole before chewing the hand, and while I did that, I decapitated another man using my foot, only to pick up his body and devour it in a matter of seconds.

'Hehe, not enough, I need more!' Thought Diddy with a ferocious expression as he killed everyone in his cell while devouring their corpse and forcing his body into overdrive, healing himself so fast his body was emitting steam.