"Thorn Hunt!"
Somaz drew his sword, aiming it at Moria as he descended from the sky.
The entire massive warship suddenly began to shake, and thorns surged forth like wild weeds, forming an overwhelming giant wave that swept towards Moria.
"Heeheeheeheehee! An Awakened Paramecia user, huh?"
Moria just laughed heartily.
On the blade of the massive scissors in his hand, pitch-black Haki was coiled, and invisible currents of air swirled.
Armament Haki of the Internal Destruction grade!
"But weeds are just weeds! Using scissors to trim them is perfectly fitting!"
Swoosh!!
A sharp flash of the blade passed in an instant, and the surging thorns were immediately cut down.
Moria finally crashed heavily onto the deck of the large ship.
"To call my power weeds! You scum have some nerve! What are you idiots waiting for! Kill him!"
Somaz roared in anger.
"Hehehe! It's an enemy! Crush him!"
"I'll mash him into meat paste!"
The Devil Giants on the deck cheered.
Under the control of Imu, their personalities had completely reversed. The formerly gallant Giant warriors had now fully devolved into vile and malicious fiends!
They even directly swung the heavy giant cannons in their hands, hurling them towards Moria.
"Heeheeheeheehee! Shadows, obey my command!"
Moria spread his arms, laughing as he gave the order, "Shadow World!"
In this instant, the shadows cast upon the deck by the sunlight streaming from above—the shadows of the giants, the shadow of Somaz, the shadows of the giant cannons, the shadows of the masts, the shadows of the cabins—all the shadows began to surge!
Then, these shadows coiled up the bodies of the giants, restraining them completely like long snakes.
"We can't... we can't move!!"
The Devil Giants paled with fright.
The shadows were like unbreakable chains, tightly locking their bodies.
Only Somaz reacted swiftly, instantly activating his powerful Haki, and the rioting shadows calmed down in a blink.
He glared unhappily at Moria, "Did you, too, awaken your ability?"
"Heeheehee!"
Moria only chuckled.
But he was slightly disappointed in his heart.
If this guy hadn't reacted, he could have seized the opportunity just now to summon his shadow directly and cut it.
Moria was actually curious—after stealing their shadows, would these guys be completely killed by the sunlight?
But alas, Haki severely counters his Awakening.
Even slightly strong Haki could break free from the restraints of his Awakened ability, allowing the shadow to regain its freedom.
No matter, if he couldn't directly control this guy's shadow, then he would just go and seize it!
"Horn Knife - Shadow - Thousand Blades!"
As Moria waved his hand, a large number of shadows condensed into pitch-black long spears, with invisible ripples entwining them, thrusting towards Somaz in an overwhelming barrage.
"Crimson Thorns!"
Somaz showed no weakness, as countless thorn bushes erupted from the ground, similarly coiled with pitch-black Haki, fiercely colliding with the black shadow spears.
But the next instant, Somaz's expression changed slightly.
His thorns were directly severed by the shadow spears almost the moment they made contact.
Not only was the Haki astonishingly powerful, but the weapons formed by these shadows were also incredibly sharp!
But Somaz was utterly fearless. He flicked the sword in his right hand, and thorns immediately wrapped around it, transforming it into a gigantic thorn cudgel.
While using his body to meet the sharp spears coming for him, he swung the cudgel towards Moria.
The end result was that his body was instantly riddled with holes.
But at the same time, Moria, who blocked Somaz's strike with his scissors, was also sent flying.
This guy's strength was also unusually formidable!
And his Haki was shockingly powerful!
However, the most crucial thing was—
The surging shadows instantly wrapped around Moria's feet, allowing him to land steadily on the ground with ease.
"Is this... immortality?"
In front of him, Somaz, whose body had been punctured countless times, acted as if nothing had happened, charging towards him again.
The wounds on his body were healing at a visible speed!
No!
They couldn't even be called wounds; there was no blood, and no flesh was exposed!
His attacks had absolutely no effect on him!
"Hahaha! You think you're Roa? The one with the power to break immortality!"
Somaz laughed heartily, "A mongrel is just a mongrel!"
The God's Knight leapt up, and the giant thorn cudgel slammed towards Moria again!
"I really am being underestimated!"
Moria grinned, and countless shadows surged up, once again piercing Somaz in mid-air.
Somaz still paid no mind, simply smashing down his cudgel regardless.
The fighting style of a God's Knight was just that.
Since they have immortality, you can attack as much as you like; let's see who can outlast the other.
But in this instant, Moria's body turned into an afterimage, abruptly dashing forward.
"What?"
Somaz was caught off guard, and his cudgel smashed a large hole in the deck, causing the entire massive warship to tremble constantly.
Then, he watched with wide eyes as Moria appeared beside the shadow he cast on the deck, bent down, and grabbed his shadow.
"What are you doing!"
Somaz immediately felt his body go limp.
Because Moria forcibly tore his shadow away from the deck.
"Heeheeheeheehee! Come on! Let me see what's different about the shadow of a God's Knight!"
Moria let out a sinister laugh, cutting Somaz's shadow directly with his scissors.
Because of the existence of immortality, you've become too arrogant, God's Knight!
Let me try this one last time!
"Waaahh!!"
Somaz screamed instantly, "What did you do!"
After losing his shadow, the brilliant sunlight shone on his body, and dense white smoke immediately began to rise from him.
Visibly, his body was evaporating!
In just a few seconds, under the sunlight, Somaz's body had turned into ashes.
Because the shadow exists because of its owner, the moment Somaz vanished into smoke, the shadow in Moria's hand also disappeared.
"Did it work?"
Moria was somewhat expectant.
It was a pity Roa wasn't here; otherwise, he would have solemnly warned Moria never to utter such words during a battle.
If you ask if it worked, it definitely hasn't worked.
Sure enough, the scattered ashes began to gather in the next second. In just a few blinks of an eye, Somaz had reappeared before Moria, looking completely brand new.
"Hahahaha! Useless, useless, useless!"
Accompanied by a brazen roar of laughter, the giant cudgel once again smashed towards Moria, "Immortality, that is true immortality! Did you think you were Roa!"
Moria frowned tightly.
Even the lethal act of stealing a shadow can't deal with this guy?
In that case, he was completely out of options.
Moria gave Somaz a deep look.
This is where it ends.
The surging shadows on the deck instantly transformed into spears, directly piercing the brains of all the Devil Giants.
Although the Boss could turn these giants into shadows, he couldn't take them back now.
He might as well deal with them here.
Then.
The giant cudgel smashed down, instantly shattering Moria into fragments scattered across the air.
"Hmm?"
Somaz was stunned.
The feel of the impact wasn't quite right.
Then he saw the fragments of the Moria he had smashed turn into black threads, instantly shooting towards the sky.
A shadow?
That guy already ran away?
"You bastard!!"
Somaz roared in fury, "Get back here!"
But the ship in the sky had already disappeared into the clouds.
It was too late to chase.
A little later, on the flying ship gradually moving away from the island.
"Report this news to the Boss immediately. Tell him to inform everyone that the God's Knights have been deployed!!"
And so, the news was quickly transmitted to the massive floating island in the New World.
And then passed on to all the flying warships in the West Blue and North Blue.
Once the God's Knights were deployed, the situation was completely different.
The God's Knights themselves were already formidable; they were at least experts on the level of the Grand Cadres of the various Emperor Pirate crews.
What was even more terrifying was that they not only possessed immortality but could also summon each other.
If you encountered one God's Knight and didn't immediately create distance, the next moment you might be facing the entire God's Knights contingent.
Even though the warships deployed to the North Blue and West Blue were commanded by Grand Cadres of the various pirate crews, they couldn't possibly engage the God's Knights in direct combat.
The flying ships that had been rampaging in the North Blue and West Blue now all fell silent.
"Did the God's Knights really deploy directly?"
The monsters immediately held a brief meeting to address the situation.
Golden Lion scoffed, "It makes sense. Even when far away in the four seas, they can instantly return using their teleportation ability."
"In that case,"
Katakuri glanced at Roa, "The conquest of the North Blue and West Blue must be temporarily suspended. Unless you personally deploy, even we can't do much against those guys."
Even they couldn't truly kill a God's Knight.
Only Roa could.
"How many God's Knights are there? And how vast are the West Blue and North Blue?"
Charlotte Linlin let out a chuckle, "Let's play hide-and-seek with them!"
"What's the point of that?"
Kaido snorted, "Our ultimate goal is to occupy the North Blue and West Blue. As long as those scum are wandering those two seas, we will have to face them sooner or later!"
"That's true."
Redfield slowly nodded, then looked at Roa with interest, "How about you, Roa, go there personally?"
"You don't even need to kill all of them, just take down a few, and the rest naturally won't dare to continue being reckless on the sea, right?"
"That would be too boring,"
Roa said casually, "And what's the point of just taking down a few God's Knights? Don't forget, immortality can be mass-produced."
"That's the most terrifying aspect."
Katakuri said seriously, "If one day, those high-ranking officials in Marine Headquarters also gain immortality, I really don't know how we're supposed to deal with that!"
He looked earnestly at Roa, "We have to take down that woman!"
Take down Imu?
It might not be that easy.
However.
"It seems the Government won't be sending out stronger forces. In that case,"
Roa said with a light laugh, "Let's end this boring probing,"
"We're going to Mariejois."
"Oh!"
Kaido's eyes instantly lit up, "Striking directly at the enemy's den, is it? Wroshishishi! Now that's more like it!"
Roa shrugged, "This battle was bound to happen sooner or later."
Golden Lion, however, frowned slightly, "Are you sure you have a plan already?"
"Let's go take a look first."
Roa's eyes narrowed slightly, "Didn't the Captain cause a ruckus in Mariejois back then? It shouldn't be that terrifying."
"If we can fight, we fight. If we can't win, we run."
He had to confirm exactly what kind of power Imu possessed.
Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
In his current state, even if he wasn't as strong as Imu's true body, he shouldn't be far off.
Of course, if that guy turns out to be pure hot air, then he'll just overthrow the World Government in one swift push!
"Jahaha ha ha!"
Golden Lion suddenly burst into laughter, "You kid, you can talk about running away so matter-of-factly?"
"However, does there really exist someone in the world who could make even you flee in haste?"
Redfield also had a smile on his face, "Even that woman among the Celestial Dragons must be inferior to you by now."
He had personally experienced just how powerful Roa was.
A strength that completely transcended human limits.
This level of power was already unimaginable to his former self. Could this world really nurture someone stronger than Roa?
"Who knows."
Roa merely smiled, "This world is very vast. The Celestial Dragons have ruled the world for eight hundred years; surely they hide even more terrifying power, right?"
Katakuri subtly rolled his eyes.
He was putting on quite the act.
Did this guy really not know what the World Government was still hiding?
"In any case, are you in?"
Roa asked, looking interested.
"Wroshishishishi! There's only one answer, of course!"
Kaido roared with laughter, "Mariejois? Isn't that the best battlefield? We should have dragged those Celestial Dragons onto the battlefield long ago! Let them know what the rules of this world truly are!"
"Jahaha ha ha!"
Golden Lion's mouth also curved into a wide, confident smile, "I'm also extremely curious about what the Celestial Dragons are still hiding!"
"Mamamama!"
Charlotte Linlin's scarlet lips also blossomed into a wild grin, "Then let's go cause a huge commotion! I want to see what kind of Homies can be made from the souls of Celestial Dragons!"
"Then let's go!"
Redfield nodded leisurely, "Holy Land? Haha, turning it into a hell wouldn't be bad either."
"So, Roa,"
Katakuri said with a light smile, "When do we leave?"
"Right now, of course! Let's go, to the Summit of the World!"
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