Because He Saw a Shadow Float Back

Just then, Gecko Moria's expression suddenly darkened, as though a storm cloud had settled over his face. He stared fixedly at the shadow floating back, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart. That shadow meant that one of the zombies he had painstakingly created had met with disaster and been brutally killed.

Hogback and Perona, standing nearby, witnessed the scene, and their expressions changed as well. They exchanged a glance and immediately understood each other's thoughts—an uninvited guest had entered their territory!

Gecko Moria turned his gaze toward Perona and said in a deep voice, "Go investigate." After a pause, he added, "Remember, don't go in person. Use your ability."

A sly smile curled across Perona's lips as she let out her signature laugh. "Horohorohoro!" Then, without hesitation, she activated her ability.

With a wave of Perona's hands, countless ghosts emerged from her body like phantoms. Under her control, they moved like a well-trained army, speeding toward the harbor.

Meanwhile, Moke and Ata, who had successfully landed on the island, were happily making their way inland. However, they never expected an unexpected encounter to be waiting for them.

"Ghosts?!!!!"

Ata's eyes widened like bells, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. She stared at the ghosts before her in disbelief, secretly marveling that such terrifying creatures existed in this fantastical pirate world.

Brook's soul-projection ability had indeed frightened off quite a few people. After all, such supernatural powers were enough to make anyone's skin crawl. So Ata's intense reaction was only natural.

Seeing this, Moke hurriedly reminded her, "Gecko Moria has three officers under him, known as the Three Freaks. Absalom, the one you just killed, was one of them. The other two are Hogback and Perona. These ghosts in front of us were created