Because he had obtained intelligence from Pudding beforehand, Garen knew what was loaded on that warship.
Pacifistas were cannon fodder that their Fifth Emperor Luffy could knock out one by one with a punch. Garen had never taken them seriously, nor had he counted them as effective enemy combat power.
But after Phantom's hint, Garen immediately thought of an incredible possibility:
"Could it be that you turned the Pacifistas into—"
"That's right."
Phantom nodded. His usually calm voice carried a trace of pride:
"Pacifistas were created by combining the powerful bodies of cyborgs with Vegapunk's mechanical technology. In a sense, they could also be considered corpses."
"After my shadow modifications, those dull and useless chunks of iron have all become the most battle-hardened killing zombies."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden disturbance erupted from the warship.
Heavy footsteps rang clearly from the warship's deck. Every step was perfectly synchronized and forceful, like a giant dragon awakening from slumber and approaching step by step.
At last, a group of dark figures appeared in Garen's sight.
More than a hundred Pacifistas, each over twenty feet tall, built like bears, and resembling the Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma, made their dazzling entrance.
"This is my legion!"
Phantom's voice instantly grew excited, trembling slightly:
"Shadow Zombies—Pacifistas!"
At his cry, the Pacifistas thousands of meters away began making even more drastic movements.
Unlike the clumsy and sluggish Pacifistas Garen remembered, these Pacifistas implanted with the shadows of powerful warriors retained both the mechanical discipline of humanoid weapons and the agile, swift mobility of their shadows' original owners.
Under Phantom's secret command, those Pacifistas that looked as bulky as bears each exploded with a cheetah's agility, sprinting madly toward them at the speed of chasing sugar syrup.
In the blink of an eye, over a hundred