"Boom!"
A deafening roar shattered the deathly silence of the Devil's Triangle, and the eerie ancient castle trembled violently, like a colossal structure on the verge of collapse.
Stone chips flew, dust billowed, and the air was filled with the acrid smell of gunpowder.
"Yun Lie! You're courting death!" Moriah's furious roar, like thunder, came from deep within the ancient castle, filled with endless rage and murderous intent, echoing through the empty castle, sending chills down one's spine.
Immediately after, Yun Lie and the others shot out of the ancient castle like arrows from a bowstring, their agile figures landing steadily on the open ground outside the castle, their expressions calm, as if the explosion and danger they just experienced were merely insignificant interludes.
A moment later, Moriah's massive figure also burst out of the ancient castle.
His enormous body was like a small mountain, his face contorted with fury, his eyes bloodshot, as if burning with raging flames.
"Tell me, where did you take Absalom?!" Moriah demanded, clutching a spear made of shadows, his voice filled with anxiety and anger.
It turned out that Moriah had been peacefully sleeping in the ancient castle when Yun Lie, ignoring all obstructions, forcefully broke in and even injured his comrade, Hogback.
What worried Moriah even more was that Absalom, who usually patrolled the Devil's Triangle, had likely met with an unfortunate end by now.
"That lion-faced guy? I think I accidentally killed him without thinking."
Yun Lie feigned contemplation, his tone light and casual, as if discussing a trivial matter.
But a faint, imperceptible glint of cunning flashed in his eyes; his goal was simple: to provoke Moriah and make him fight with all his might.
As expected, upon hearing the news of Absalom's death, veins bulged on Moriah's forehead, like grotesque little snakes writhing beneath his skin.
"I'm going to kill you!"
He roared, "Shadows Asgard!"
With that roar, countless black shadows, like summoned specters, rapidly converged from all directions, surging into Moriah's body.
Yun Lie stood silently in place, making no move to interrupt Moriah.
With his strength, interrupting Moriah's ultimate move would be easy, but he was more eager for a battle after Moriah had unleashed his full power.
As a large number of shadows poured into his body, Moriah's physique began to rapidly swell.
His body continuously expanded, like a giant balloon being inflated, and in an instant, he transformed into a towering giant, appearing exceptionally terrifying beneath the sky of the Devil's Triangle.
"Die!" The moment no more shadows flowed into his body, Moriah's furious roar echoed throughout the entire Devil's Triangle, shaking the surrounding air.
His massive palm, like a dark cloud, descended from the sky, slamming down hard on Yun Lie and the others.
"Barrier: Protective Shield!" In the nick of time, Nojiko swiftly activated her Barrier Fruit ability. A crystal-clear barrier instantly formed, firmly protecting everyone within it.
"Boom!" The giant palm slammed heavily onto the barrier, and the powerful impact instantly caused the surrounding ground to collapse, raising a cloud of dust.
"One Hundred Million Volts: Thunderstorm!" Nami also didn't hesitate; she held a golden staff made of gold and swung it forcefully.
In an instant, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and countless bolts of lightning, like silver snakes, poured down, striking Moriah precisely.
Lightning seemed to be the bane of Moriah's shadow ability; under the lightning's attack, countless shadows spewed out of Moriah's mouth, and some shadows directly dissipated and perished under the lightning's rampage.
Under the impact of the lightning, Moriah's originally massive body, like a deflated balloon, rapidly shrunk considerably.
This strike not only weakened Moriah's power but also restored some of his reason, which had been clouded by anger and shadows.
"Karina, are you ready?" Nami, seeing Moriah's eyes gradually clear, quickly shouted to Karina.
"Coming!" Karina responded, then activated her ability, "Air: Sky Cannon!"
The transparent sphere in her palm shot towards Moriah like a cannonball.
Moriah instinctively sensed danger and subconsciously tried to dodge.
However, "Bubble: Lubricant Road!" "Hana Hana: Gigantic Hand!" Kalifa and Robin simultaneously attacked, their Bubble Fruit and Hana Hana Fruit abilities instantly activated.
Under the effect of the Devil Fruit abilities, large quantities of slippery bubbles suddenly appeared on the broken ground beneath Moriah, causing him to lose his balance and stand unsteadily.
At the same time, a giant hand formed by countless arms slammed towards Moriah, forcefully batting him back to his original position, where he fell heavily to the ground, looking utterly disheveled.
"My turn, Float-Float: Ten Times Gravity!"
Mikita floated in the air, seeing the perfect opportunity, immediately increased her own gravity, then applied the ability to Moriah.
The sudden tenfold gravity made Moriah instantly feel as if his body was being pressed down by a massive mountain, so heavy that even speaking became difficult.
"Damn it!" Moriah uttered two words with difficulty; although his reason had returned, this series of control skills left him utterly defenseless.
"Boom!" A dazzling white beam of light, like a sharp sword, struck Moriah without deviation.
The tremendous impact not only sent Moriah flying but also completely destroyed the ancient castle behind him; the once eerie castle instantly turned into a ruin.
"Yay! It hit!" The girls cheered excitedly, their faces beaming with joyful smiles.
This was their first time coordinating in a real battle, and they hadn't expected such success; their delight was evident.
"Don't celebrate yet, the battle isn't over.