This shadow ability seemed quite interesting. Perhaps it could really amount to something! He needed to find the right opportunity to give it a proper try.
Just then, a low shout rang out: "Scattered Bats..."
Immediately afterward, Gecko Moria unleashed her technique once more—splitting her own shadow apart and swiftly condensing it into countless bat-shaped black shadows.
Like arrows loosed from a bow, those black shadows shot toward Moke in perfect formation.
Faced with such a sudden attack, Moke could not help but feel stunned and confused. He had already seen similar moves many times before and simply could not understand why she was repeating the same trick.
This level of attack was practically beneath him! It posed no threat at all to a battle-hardened man like him. In the blink of an eye, Moke turned into a dense cloud of mist again, effortlessly evading every attack from the bat-like shadows.
Then, like an invisible whirlwind, that cloud of mist circled through the air several times before stopping not far to Gecko Moria's left. It gradually gathered together, condensing into a distinct humanoid outline.
However, just as Moke was secretly congratulating himself, a low roar suddenly sounded beside his ear: "Horn Blade Shadow..."
It turned out that Gecko Moria had seemingly seen through everything long ago and immediately launched another counterattack without hesitation.
With a sweep of her hands, the shadow cast upon the ground instantly mutated. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into razor-sharp spears that stabbed fiercely toward Moke with lightning speed.
In the original story, this move possessed terrifying power. Its destructive force was enough to easily pierce through Oars's descendants, whose bodies were even larger than giants!
This was undoubtedly one of Gecko Moria's strongest attacks!
Yet the person standing before him now was