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"Don´t worry about him now." James curled his lips and ignored Moria and turned to Perona.
"That's it, Perona. If you don't make a decision now, it will be too late..."
"Once I really attack, I'm afraid Moria won't be able to withstand a single blow and will die violently!"
"What decision!? Perona! Don't agree to him!", Although Moria didn't know what James was talking about, he could guess that it was not a good thing.
Perona sighed softly, looked at Gekko Moria reluctantly, then closed her eyes tightly and said in a trembling voice,
"James, I...I promise you, please don't hurt Lord Moria!"
James smiled when he saw that his goal had been achieved. "What a wise choice! Since you've been so obedient, I'll mercifully remind you..."
"Damn James!! He actually threatened Perona with my life! Damn it!" After hearing Perona's words, Gekko Moria who was certainly not an idiot, could not fail to understand that she had sacrificed her freedom for him.
"Territory of Gathered Shadows!"
Gekko Moria spread his arms wide and supported himself on the ground. Countless shadows floated in from outside and finally turned into black streams of light that penetrated into his body.
His body was growing bigger and stronger, and the injuries from the previous blow were healing rapidly, but his eyes began to become dull and lifeless.
"You forcibly absorb the shadow of others, over-rely on the power of others, but can't control your own moves, Moria, you are really a loser."
James mocked him in a lukewarm manner, but unfortunately Moria had lost his mind and could not hear his words.
Moria dragged his bloated body and began to attack indiscriminately.
Seeing that James remained indifferent, the Divine Priests called on the Divine soldiers and enforcers to stop Moria's attack.
Perona couldn't bear to watch Moria's tragic scene, so she turned her back and murmured, "James...what are you trying to say to me?"
James first wiped away the hot tears that had just fallen from her eyes, then took out a Tone Dial and handed it to her, saying:
"This is a Tone Dial from my Kingdom. Press this button so that it can record and replay what you say. You can record what you want to say to Moria."
"What I want to remind you is that I suggest you persuade Moria to give up his position as a Seven Warlord of the Sea, find a place to retire, and stay out of the spotlight for a few years."
"Otherwise, in a few months, the world will undergo a major change, and as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he will undoubtedly be the first to be killed!"
"I don't think you want to see Gekko Moria, who cared for you like a father, die in such an tragic way."
"The world has changed drastically..." Perona murmured. She knew in her heart that James had no reason to lie to her, and all these words were for her own good.
"Lord Moria..."
A hint of determination flashed in Perona's eyes. She looked up at James with gratitude, then floated aside with the Tone Dial in her arms. A soft and clear voice sounded, and she began to explain and say goodbye.
The battle on the field became more and more intense. Without the help of his observation Haki, Moria's attacks rarely hit the priests, but could only hit some slower divine weapons that could not dodge in time.
The priests relied on Armament Haki, Impact Shell and Repulse Shell to attack, and the resulting power did not cause much damage to Moria, but the accumulation of small amounts made Moria become bloated and seemed like he was about to explode at any time.
At this moment, the four great priests moved in front of Moria and attacked his stomach together, causing a large area of it to be caved.
Gekko Moria was in unbearable pain, and the shadow in his body was uncontrollably escaping from his mouth. He quickly covered his mouth to prevent the shadow from escaping.
"Moria, stop your pointless resistance."
James slowly walked in front of him, his right hand covered with a strong Armament Haki. The moment it touched Moria´s stomach, he accelerated the contraction of his muscles and delivered a short, crisp punch.
Moria was hit so hard that he flew backwards instantly, crashed through the castle wall, and finally landed in the woods far away from the castle.
The surface of his abdomen remained unchanged, but inside he was in turmoil.
Moria´s eyes rolled back and he lost consciousness due to the severe pain. Countless shadows spewed out of his mouth, and his huge body became shriveled and gradually returned to its original shape.
James's move of picking up heads is an advanced way of using the externalization of Armament Haki - internal destruction.
This move is called Ryuo in Wano Country.
As the king of killers during his old life, although most of his skills are in the use of guns and cannons, he has also practiced a lot of skills with his hands.
He quickly mastered the various techniques of Armament Haki, such as entanglement and hardening, outward flow, and internal destruction.
He could even combine his own skills to create some advanced techniques of Armament Haki, such as Armament Haki's attack from a distance.
[A/N: There are different levels of skill in using Armament Haki, but this does not represent the strength of Armament Haki, nor does it represent the level of strength.]
However, the main theme of the pirate world is still the power of Devil fruits and Haki. Few people can study the physical skills, and the only famous ones are the six styles of the navy.
He has little idea of developing in this area because the upper limit is not high, and the ability to develop fruits is still very strong.
"Drag Moria back, wake up the God's Assault Team, and then find the divine soldiers he captured." James gave the order indifferently.
"Yes, God-sama!"
The Priests and Divine soldiers received the orders and began to act according to the priest's instructions.
James glanced at Perona and found that she was looking at the woods where Moria fell with a worried look on her face, holding the Tone Dial tightly in her hand, as if she still had something to say.
After a while, Moria was dragged back by the divine soldiers, and some injured divine soldiers had been sent back to the ship.
"Lord Moria, he... should be fine...right?" Perona walked to James and murmured uncertainly.
"It's okay, don't worry, I'm very careful when I do it." James gently touched her pink hair with confidence.
Perona shook her head awkwardly and put the Tone Dial in her hand into the small pocket on Moria's chest.
She also considerately placed a piece of paper next to the Tone Dial, with instructions on how to use it written on it, but she didn't know if Moria could read.
After a moment of silence, Perona turned and floated towards James.
"Have you explained everything?" James asked.
"Yes…"
James nodded and instructed the priests, "The matter here is over. You can take the Divine soldiers back to Sky Island!"
"God!" Shura hurriedly held a Den Den Mushi in his hand and approached James and said:
"The Sixth Squad of the God's Enforcer team, which didn't make it in time, sent word that they encountered a lion-man and... an egg-man with two long legs. They both want to meet you, God-sama."
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