Ghost and Shadow!

[Boom! Boom! Boom!]

A hail of shells, accompanied by a piercing whistle, streaked across the azure sky before landing and transforming into raging Huoguang and explosive Shockwave.

The earth trembled violently, and bits of yellowish-brown debris could be seen flying out from time to time. In the blink of an eye, dust and smoke enveloped the glowing Star Gate.

On the other side of the Star Gate, there is naturally still the interior space of the Biochemical Safety Station.

In fact, the Army Headquarters had previously proposed removing it because it was too in the way.

Because the Star Gate was already small, the presence of this disinfection facility further hampered the efficiency of troop movement.

Furthermore, it has been confirmed that the air quality in the other world is normal, and since there were no virus transmission issues in the Kabane World and Demon Slayer World, let's skip these cumbersome procedures!

However, when the Academy of Academy of Sciences' Biochemical Research Institute heard about this proposal, it was met with fierce opposition from Dr. Fritz, who even directly berated the Army's high command as idiots!

The role of the Biochemical Safety Station is not only to defend against viruses from Otherworld, but also to prevent our own viruses from spreading into that Otherworld.

Moreover, if a hostile world launches biological weapons, such as poison gas bombs, at the Star Gate, this Biochemical Safety Station will be the first line of defense.

After hearing this, Fleet Admiral Raymond and the others said no more, after all, they had a considerable stockpile of poison gas grenades.

But it's best to avoid using these things unless absolutely necessary.

At this time.

Charlotte Cracker, now Rear Admiral in the Army Headquarters, stood in Star Gate with a grim expression. Behind him were his two older brothers Charlotte Oven and Charlotte Daifuku, who were now Vice Admiral.

Besides these, there were several other Army officers. One of them, a Rear Admiral, sighed, "As expected, it won't work. The other side is trying to completely block us!"

Cracker had just created three hundred Biscuit Soldiers using the power of the Paramecia Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit, but they were overwhelmed by countless cannon fire shortly after passing through the Star Gate.

Unfortunately, he's only twenty-one years old. Not only has his ability not yet Awakening, but the cookie isn't hard enough to meet the standards of the 'future'.

"The problem now is that the Den Den Mushi can't stay on the other side permanently, so we're practically blind now," another Army Rear Admiral said helplessly.

"Try to look on the bright side, isn't the other side doing the same thing?"

Daifuku glanced at Oven, who was comforting Cracker, and then said, "Compared to that, I'm more surprised by the other party's ability to Future Sight."

"Didn't you notice that the enemy only opened fire after all the Biscuit Soldiers had gone, instead of firing from the beginning or halfway through? Doesn't this mean that the enemy actually knew how many we would send?"

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged bewildered glances, feeling even more acutely how troublesome and difficult this Otherworld civilization they had encountered was.

[Swish----]

At this moment, the third electrical gate behind everyone opened, and a whiff of disinfectant mist immediately wafted out. Fortunately, everyone was already used to this somewhat pungent smell.

The person who arrived was more noticeable.

"Vice Admiral Sand Crocodile!"

Yes, the leader was none other than Crocodile, the Army Admiral Candidate who had returned from the Demon Slayer World, and behind him were two familiar yet unfamiliar figures.

"The higher-ups are also very curious about the extent of the other party's ability to Future Sight, so we're going to conduct an experiment!"

Then Crocodile introduced the people behind him, starting with the one on his left, who was shorter, less than three meters tall, but dressed in a suit and had a slender build.

"This is Brook from CP9, a Paramecia Yellow Springs Revive-Revive Devil Fruit User!"

"Hehehe, nice to meet you all, please take care of me~~"

Brook removed his black hat and bowed in a gentlemanly manner, but this time he wasn't showing his skull face; instead, he was wearing a realistic mask that made him look very much like his former self.

This is because his skull-faced appearance already makes him a world-renowned celebrity, the "Soul King," so he needs to conceal this when carrying out missions.

Interestingly, everyone thought that the 'Soul King's' skull face was actually a hood or mask, while the Army Lieutenant General and Rear Admiral present all mistook the real mask for Brook's face.

Crocodile then introduced the nearly seven-meter-tall Titans standing to his right.

"And this is Gecko Moria, a jailer from Impel Down. He's Paramecia Shadow- Devil Fruit User. I imagine some of you have heard of him before?"

"It's him!"

"I heard he was captured by... uh, now Air Force Admiral 'Kizaru' and taken to Impel Down, but I didn't expect him to become a prison guard instead of a prisoner?"

The Army Rear Admiral stared at Moria with astonishment, whispering amongst themselves, but Moria remained completely unconcerned.

Hehehehe~ Hehehehe~

Moonlight Moria is in a great mood right now. He never expected to have the opportunity to travel and even see the scenery of Otherworld firsthand, especially Otherworld in a state of war. It sounds incredibly interesting!

"So what are they planning to do?" Charlotte Oven asked curiously.

"Brook and Moria have three missions!"

As he spoke, Crocodile lit a cigar, completely ignoring the no-smoking signs plastered on the metal wall in the distance.

"First, determine whether the other party's Future Sight abilities allow them to see things invisible to the naked eye, such as souls."

"Second, determine if the other party has any means of attacking or capturing non-material entities, such as souls or shadows."

"Third, try to gather any valuable information. Unfortunately, they couldn't bring Den Den Mushi with them, so they can only describe what they saw after they return."

There's nothing we can do about it; Den Den Mushi can't become spirits or shadows, but it's better than having no options at all!

"So that's how it is! What a brilliant idea!"

Charlotte Daifuku exclaimed with delight, and the other Army Lieutenant General and Rear Admiral nodded in agreement. Some of them even thought to themselves, "That's right, the other side has the ability to Future Sight, and we also have Devil Fruit abilities. It's just a matter of using unconventional methods, so who's afraid of who?"

"Then you two, you may begin."

Crocodile spoke to Brook and Moria in a deep voice.

"Hehehe~ This is a very exciting mission, I will do my best!"

Brook chuckled and replied, then, without bothering to look at the dust on the ground, sat down cross-legged. Moria's situation was much simpler; he immediately activated the power of his Devil Fruit.

He chuckled and shouted, "Come out, Doppelman!"

The next moment.

Moria's shadow twisted like a black paper doll, then rose from the two-dimensional world clinging to the ground, transforming into a small, black-purple Titans in a three-dimensional world, with an outline identical to Moria's.

On the other side, since they had not yet entered the Star Gate, the soul that emerged from Brook's body did not hide itself, but floated in mid-air in front of everyone like a dark green Ghost.

Go ahead, and good luck!

Crocodile chuckled softly, but once he started laughing, he couldn't hold back, and it turned into a long, heavy laugh. The 'Doppelman' and the 'Ghost' that gradually faded into nothingness flew into the Star Gate accompanied by this strange laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha----"

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