"Geh heh heh heh! Honored guests, were you satisfied with my welcome gift?"
After successfully launching his sneak attack, Moria strode out from the shadows with an arrogant swagger and slowly approached the two of them, laughing smugly.
"Who are you?"
"I am the Great Pirate of the West Blue—Gecko Moria!"
"Never heard of you."
Figarland Garling remained utterly calm, as though the one pierced through by four shadow spears was not him.
Seeing his dismissive attitude, Moria's anger instantly soared.
"I'm a Great Pirate who can stand against Kaido! Don't push your luck!"
"Then why are you here? Oh! So you're a defeated dog."
Figarland Garling turned to look at Dragon, who had already climbed back to his feet, and burst into laughter.
"Ah hah hah hah hah! Dragon! I never expected you to ally yourself with such trash!"
The moment he finished speaking, snake scales began to emerge across Figarland Garling's body.
He swung his long blade, sending out a Flying Slash that cut Moria in half.
"Heh, this is the ally you found?"
Dragon stared at Moria, now split in two on the ground, his head spinning. An ally? Dead? What was going on?
"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"
Moria's body on the ground turned into a swarm of bats, instantly surrounding Figarland Garling.
They continuously bit at him, relentlessly compressing his space until they slowly formed a black cube.
At that moment, another Moria emerged from the shadows, striding forward with the same arrogance and letting out the same arrogant laughter.
"Geh heh heh heh! Underestimating me comes at a price!"
Before Moria could revel in it for long, the black cube began expanding without cease, gradually losing its regular shape.
It seemed that some Monster inside was about to burst out of the box.
Boom!
The black