Luffy and his group of five arrived at Spirit City Castle.
"Over there is where General Zombie is. My shadow is in one of those General Zombies, and speaking of him, that zombie is quite famous…!"
Brook pointed towards a circular gate in front, introducing it to everyone.
"Famous person? Who is it??" Nami asked curiously.
Brook replied, "That person was once a dragon-slaying samurai in the Land of Wano, named Ryuma."
"Ryuma!?"
Upon hearing this name, Zoro instantly showed a surprised expression!!!
He had heard this name from his master, Koushirou, before and knew how powerful this person was in life!!!
He said, somewhat shocked, "Moriah could actually kill him?"
Brook shook his head, "No! Moriah only stole his corpse, then put my shadow in it, creating a General Zombie. Because the shadow is mine, the combat prowess of this General Zombie is basically identical to mine!!! Of course, there might still be a tiny bit of Ryuma's consciousness remaining, but it's negligible~~~"
After hearing Brook's explanation, Luffy understood.
He smiled and said, "No wonder you couldn't get your shadow back. Every time you fight this guy, it's like fighting yourself!"
"Yes! It's too hard…" Brook's mouth twitched~~
Bang!!
Lucci 377 had already kicked open the circular gate in front!!!
Swish!!
A flash of sword light appeared; they saw a zombie, dressed in a red cloak, slash out with a sword!!!
"Is that him?" Luffy asked.
"No! This is a former captain of a pirate ship, also a great pirate, very powerful in his lifetime!" Brook shook his head~~
Afterward, several more General Zombies rushed out successively~~~
"It's him!!"
When Ryuma the Zombie came out, Zoro recognized him without needing Brook's introduction!
"Let me!"
Zoro took the lead, rushing directly towards Ryuma~~
"One Sword Style: Lion Song: Death Strike!! —"
Draw! Advance! Sheathe!!!
Done in one breath~~~
When Zoro appeared behind Ryuma the Zombie, Ryuma the Zombie didn't even have time to draw his sword and was directly decapitated!
"Opportunity!!"
Seeing this, Brook hurriedly rushed over and sprayed water into Ryuma the Zombie's mouth…!!!
A black shadow floated out from Ryuma the Zombie's body and quickly entered Brook's body.
"It's back!!! Horohorohoro…!!! My shadow is back!!! That's great!!! Horohorohoro…!!!"
This feeling of loss and regain, if one hadn't experienced it firsthand, they would absolutely not be able to comprehend how excited Brook was feeling right now.
"Is that the Dragon-Slaying Samurai? His name sounds powerful, but I instantly defeated him with one sword in front of Zoro~~" Nami pulled a face, somewhat dissatisfied~~
Luffy explained, "You're wrong. It wasn't Ryuma who was instantly defeated, but Brook. We have no idea how strong the real Ryuma was."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
Several flashes of sword light, and the other General Zombies were also chopped into pieces by Zoro~~
"Exploding Head, what are you still standing there for? Go spray them with water!" Seeing Brook still immersed in joy, Zoro yelled.
"Ah! Coming!!!" Brook hurriedly started working~~
"Huh? This sword…"
Suddenly, Zoro's attention was drawn to Ryuma's katana!
He had originally thought the zombie would be using a broken sword, but this sword was completely intact!!!
Zoro picked it up and lightly swung it~~
"Good sword!! —"
Although he didn't recognize the sword, it didn't stop Zoro from judging its quality.
Roronoa Zoro: "The Ryuma over there was gone in an instant??"
When Zoro fought Ryuma the Zombie on Thriller Bark before, it was a fierce battle, and he barely won!
Ryuma the Zombie, with his last bit of consciousness, entrusted the black blade Shusui to Zoro…
But now, on the Red Frame video side, Ryuma the Zombie didn't even get a chance to speak, let alone entrust anything~~
Although it's more formal for me to acquire this sword here, the strength of Zoro on that side truly makes me feel pressured!
I'm actually so much weaker than myself over there…!!!
Since I could have originally become stronger, yet I didn't reach that level, did I truly put in enough effort?
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Heh heh heh…!! Not bad! We'll see later, Moriah over there will also be gone in an instant~~~"
Gekko Moriah: "You're spouting nonsense! I won't be gone in an instant, old man! On the contrary, when that Red Luffy over there meets you, you'll be gone in an instant!!"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Do you think I'm a weakling like you? Heh heh heh…!!"
Zoro pulled the sword from Ryuma the Zombie's body, and the sword slid into its sheath with a crisp, unmatched sound!
"Looks like coming here was the right choice!!"
Holding the sword in his hand, Zoro looked at it and excitedly said, "I don't know what quality this sword is, but it must be a famous blade!"
Zoro didn't even think about Ryuma's previous sword.
After all, in his opinion, Ryuma's sword must have been at least of the Great Grade, and such a good sword would certainly have been taken away long ago!!!
And now, this sword, Zoro guessed, might be a famous blade found on another zombie's body, used by the Ryuma Zombie…
Luffy chimed in, "This is simple! When we get to Sabaody Archipelago, we'll buy a collection of famous swords and compare them; then we'll know."
"The shadow is back, and Zoro also got a good sword. Do we still need to go find Moriah?" Brook asked.
Luffy raised an eyebrow. "Why not! Of course we will! Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of twenty billion berries?!"
Under Brook's guidance, the group of five arrived at Moriah's main entrance.
Brook pointed upwards: "Moriah is on the very top floor!"
"Moriah! Come out and see me!"
Luffy directly shouted.
Logically speaking, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, there's no reason for someone to come knocking and him not come out…
Just as Luffy expected…
Moments later, the obese Moriah's shadow appeared on the top floor balcony of the castle.
"Another blind monkey from somewhere? To actually cause trouble here! But… since you actively sent your shadows to my door, I'll accept them without courtesy! Hehehehehe…!!!"
Gekko Moriah chuckled, pointing his hand in Luffy's direction!!!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~
A group of black shadow bats flew over!
Luffy's forearm instantly elongated, and his huge fist…
A fist wrapped in Armament Haki instantly grabbed Moriah's head…!
Then he violently pulled Moriah down, and his knee abruptly shot up!!!
Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki simultaneously wrapped around his knee. With a strike, it slammed into Moriah's head…
"Huh?"
With this strike, Luffy felt no impact; instead, it felt as if he had hit empty air!
"Missed???"
Luffy's Observation Haki instantly pinpointed Moriah's location!!!
He looked again at the balcony where Moriah had just been.
He saw Moriah standing there, his face filled with shock as he stared at Luffy…
And the Moriah that Luffy had just grabbed in his hand had now turned into a pitch-black shadow!
Judging from the appearance of this shadow, it was indeed Moriah's own shadow!
"Damn it!! That was… Conqueror's Haki coating…???"
Moriah, having also run through the New World in his youth, naturally had some insight!
Though he hadn't eaten pork, he had certainly seen pigs run...
He could confirm that Luffy's knee was coated with the double layering of Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki!!!
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Oh? He actually dodged the first strike? Impressive, Moriah!"
Gekko Moriah: "Hmph! Don't look down on me! Do you think I'm some idiot like Crocodile who would fall to Red Luffy's hands? Watch closely, I have a secret weapon. As long as Red Luffy doesn't discover my secret, he won't even think about defeating me!!!"
As soon as Moriah's words fell, Luffy's arm instantly extended again, and his hand enlarged!!!
He grabbed his head and violently pulled him back…
"Bastard!!!"
Moriah cursed inwardly. He had clearly seen Luffy make his move, but he still couldn't avoid it…
How outrageous was this~~~
When Luffy swung Moriah's head towards his knee, his hand suddenly paused for a moment!
Immediately afterward, Conqueror's Haki instantly wrapped around this arm!!!
It was equivalent to grabbing Moriah with a hand coated in both Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki…
Then, with a fierce punch, he directly struck Moriah's shadow!! —
"Nani!!!"
Moriah's eyes instantly widened, fuming with rage!
Moriah's main body switched back and forth frantically between his shadow and his body, but all of this was futile…
Thud!!
Moriah's main body and shadow collided, then he cleanly collapsed!
Bleeech…
It was as if he had been punched and vomited, a large amount of shadows furiously spewed out from Moriah's mouth…
They flew in the direction of the Misty Forest!!!
Crocodile: "Is that your secret weapon?"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Heh heh heh…!! Not bad!!! He actually endured Red Luffy's second strike~~~"
Gekko Moriah: "That Red Luffy is going too far! How did he perceive that my body and shadow could switch?"
Trafalgar D. Water Law: "Analyzing an opponent's ability in battle is a basic requirement for a strong person! What's more, for a genius like Red Luffy?!"
Boa Hancock: "Red Luffy-kun is truly amazing!"
"Quick!!! Just follow those shadows, we'll go get money!"
Seeing a large amount of shadows spewing out, Luffy waved his hand, signaling everyone to quickly follow!!!
"…Luffy, should we chop this guy down???" Zoro pointed his sword at Moriah~~
Gekko Moriah: "That green-haired bastard!!!"
Seeing this scene, Moriah was simply furious~~~
"Damn it, is it just you who can talk now? Just you who can speak now?
Red Luffy has left, and you still have to add another word!!"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Heh heh heh!! Prepare to be chopped down~~~"
"No need! Although this guy is a bastard, at least the people he captured are still alive, so let's spare his life!"
Since they originally had no grudges, and there was no absolute reason to kill him, Luffy naturally didn't care too much~~~
But for someone like Absalom, who would directly strip off his pants using his Invisible-Invisible Fruit ability just to do bad things to women, no normal person would ever spare his life!!!
And the reason he killed Crocodile in the Alabasta Kingdom before was also because Crocodile had killed countless commoners in the Alabasta Kingdom, so he deserved to die!!!
And if Moriah wasn't one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Luffy would definitely have taken him and exchanged him for a bounty.
But he was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so he couldn't be exchanged for a bounty…
However, there were genuine pirates over here in the Misty Forest; wouldn't it be foolish to just leave so many of them behind???
Zoro glanced at Moriah, then sheathed his sword, following Luffy and the others as they left.
Gekko Moriah: "Hehehehe! That's great, the me over there didn't die!!!"
Sir Crocodile: "Damn it!!! What does Red Luffy mean by this? He killed my counterpart over there so decisively! Yet he showed mercy to that Moriah over there???"
Tsuru: "Those things you did in the Alabasta Kingdom… is it too much to kill you?"
Gekko Moriah: "Hehehehe! It seems that by Red Luffy's standards, at least I'm not a villain who deserves to die yet!"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "You're quite proud, aren't you? A piece of trash who got beaten down in two moves~~~"
Gekko Moriah: "Anyway, the me over there is safe! Doflamingo, I estimate it'll be your turn soon, right? When the time comes, let's see how you die!!!"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Do you think I'm a weakling like you? Heh heh heh!!! This video should be ending soon, right! My turn? I haven't even met the Straw Hat Kid in reality, how could it be my turn?!"
Gekko Moriah (Nuò Wáng Zhào): "Hmph! Isn't it about to be the Summit War? The Straw Hat Kid should already be at Marine Headquarters, right? Let's see if you die or not!!!"
Following the direction of the flying shadows, Luffy and his group of five arrived at the Misty Forest~~~
"Shadows! It's shadows!!!"
"My shadow is back!!!"
"That's fantastic! Our shadows are all back!!!"
"Who defeated Moriah? Who helped us…?"
...
The pirates in the Misty Forest were incredibly excited, cheering and leaping as they ran out of the Misty Forest.
When they arrived at the entrance of the Misty Forest, they saw a giant balloon man standing there…
Of course, there were also four other figures next to the giant balloon man, who could be ignored.
"Hello everyone!!! I defeated Moriah! Now I ask you, are all the people in the Misty Forest whose shadows were stolen here?"
Luffy, transformed into a giant balloon man, was very noticeable. The moment he spoke, he immediately attracted everyone's attention~~~
"Yes! Everyone's here! So it was you who saved us!!! Thank you so much!"
"Thank you!"
"Thank you so much!"
...
The pirates shouted loudly~~~
Luffy chuckled, "Oh, you don't need to thank me. Now everyone, follow me!! Our ship is by the shore, and we're about to leave. If anyone doesn't want to come with us, they can stay on Ghost Island."
Nami placed one hand on the ground, and a crystal-clear, shimmering slide instantly extended, going straight to the shore!!!
She looked at these pirates: "Alright, those who want to leave, just follow us on this slide now!!!"
Saying this, she directly jumped onto the slide and with a shhhliiiiip, she slid out~~~
Afterward, Luffy and the other four also slid out~~~
The pirates looked at each other, then looked at me…
If not now, when?!
They all slid out~~~
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