Luffy, Ivankov and Inazuma reach Level 6 after Ace has been taken away, and are nearly caught in a gas trap until Inazuma uses his Snip Snip powers in order to cut up the floor and seal off the gas. Ace learns of Luffy's coming and is greatly disturbed by the news. Luffy refuses to give up despite the dangers awaiting him, and Crocodile, who is imprisoned on the level, offers Luffy a way of getting off the floor.