Moria's Death

"Hehehehe! Die, Bullet!"

Moria's expression was crazed, filled with the fury of being humiliated, as the massive scissors in his hands suddenly snapped shut.

However.

The expected crunch of a shadow being cut apart did not sound.

The sharp blades of the scissors were blocked by an invisible force and could not cut any farther.

Moria's pupils contracted.

"Is... is that Armament Haki?"

"You... you even coated your shadow with Haki? Damn Devil's Heir!"

Moria released Bullet's shadow. Refusing to believe it, he gripped the massive scissors with both hands and strained with all his strength, trying to break through the invisible Armament Haki barrier.

Crack!

With a sharp snap, Moria's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets as he stared at the chipped blade of his scissors and began questioning his entire life.

"This... this..."

Thud!

Thud!

Heavy footsteps slowly approached, like a death knell rung by the Grim Reaper.

They jolted Moria out of his daze.

His tiny eyes widened in panic as he looked toward the outer perimeter guarded by the Marines.

There, the burly Bullet was walking toward him step by step, his face utterly indifferent.

Moria's face twitched, and his terrified voice came out warped.

"Marines! Get over there! Stop him! That devil is coming!"

"Damn it! Gecko Moria! Can't you do something? You're one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, for crying out loud! You're completely useless!"

"When you lost to Straw Hat Luffy, we thought it was only because you were arrogant. But now it seems your strength truly no longer deserves the title of Seven Warlords."

Vice Admiral Momonga looked at Moria with open contempt and tightened his grip on his sword.

"What did you say? Momonga!"

His sore spot had been hit. Moria's enormous face twisted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

At that moment, the ground suddenly shook, and Moria's fat body trembled uncontrollably.

He saw Bullet's mountain-like body leap high from the ground before slamming a fist into the earth.

The ground immediately roared and burst apart, splitting open a massive abyss-like fissure that swallowed dozens of Marines standing before him.

"That guy, like Kaido, is an utterly unbeatable monster. If I stay here, I'll only be waiting to die!"

Overwhelming terror made Moria cast aside the dignity of a great pirate.

His bloated body suddenly turned pitch-black.

Before Vice Admiral Momonga and the others' furious, shocked eyes, the black shadow shattered and dissipated where it stood.

Moria himself vanished from that spot and appeared farther away.

"Hehehehe, Momonga, enjoy welcoming Bullet! I won't be keeping you company."

Moria cackled strangely and turned to flee.

Bullet slapped a Marine Headquarters rear admiral flying, then stared darkly at the fleeing Moria.

"Jinbe!"

He suddenly opened his mouth and roared.

The instant his thunderous voice exploded, a nimble blue figure turned around in front of Moria. Without a word, he clenched his fist and smashed it toward Moria's enormous belly.

"Jinbe! You dare ambush me? You're courting death!"

"Zombie soldiers! Come out!"

Panic filled Moria's heart. Afraid that Bullet would catch up to him, he immediately transformed his body into a shadow, scattering in every direction from Jinbe's punch.

He was a Paramecia-type Shadow-Shadow Fruit user.

He could switch the positions of his body and his own shadow.

It was an incredibly powerful ability. Used well, it could even alter the outcome of a battle.

But clearly.

Moria only used it to run away.

At his strange cry, the ground beneath Jinbe's feet trembled and the dirt split open.

Rotting, damaged corpses burst through the soil and crawled up from underground, baring their fangs and claws as they surrounded Jinbe.

Meanwhile, Moria took the opportunity to switch bodies with the Shadow Mage again, appearing dozens of meters away.

Jinbe paid no attention to the zombie soldiers surrounding him.

A massive ball of viscous water appeared in his outstretched palm, and he flung it out with force.

"Fish-Man Karate! Water Shot!"

"Swordfish Charge!"

Smack!

The ball of water shot out with a howl, transforming into a rapidly charging swordfish.

Splat!

The swordfish was incredibly fast. In an instant, it plunged into Moria's back and tore out through his front.

"Aah!"

Moria's eyes bulged as agonizing pain pierced his heart. His fat body pitched forward and crashed heavily onto the ground.

"It hurts! Damn it! Jinbe! I'll kill you!"

The pain drove him mad.

Moria split the massive scissors in his hands into two large cleavers and swung them at the charging Jinbe.

Jinbe did not hesitate. Armament Haki covered his arms as he met the attack head-on.

"Fish-Man Karate! Sharkskin Palm Thrust!"

Boom!

A massive blue hand blocked Moria's slashing scissors.

Jinbe shot into the air from the ground, clenched his right fist, and threw it straight forward.

"Fish-Man Karate Secret Technique!"

"Buraikan!"

His right fist, carrying an immense gale of force, struck Moria squarely in the belly. It blasted his entire body off the ground, blood spraying from all seven of his orifices.

His huge, flabby belly caved in completely.

A massive burst of liquid punched through his arched back.

Jinbe's Buraikan exploited water's penetrating properties.

Using the techniques of Fish-Man Karate, he fired water from his fist through the enemy's body, unleashing a powerful internal impact.

This move was particularly effective against Devil Fruit users.

Moria's bloated body, over seven meters tall, flew backward for more than ten meters before crashing heavily onto the ground.

Clutching his deeply sunken stomach, he let out a miserable cry of pain.

His body continued to struggle and roll across the ground.

But soon, a giant foot stepped onto the back of his head, pinning him firmly to the ground.

"Let me go! Are you humiliating me?! Jinbe! I'll kill you!"

Thinking it was Jinbe, Moria immediately began cursing.

The next moment.

A familiar, icy voice sounded beside his ear.

"I hate people who don't know their place. Especially when they're worthless trash."

Bullet's face was ice-cold as one foot rested on the back of Moria's head.

That foot weighed like a mountain.

No matter how Moria struggled, he could not move his head or get up from the ground.

"Bullet!!"

Moria instantly felt as though he had fallen into an ice pit.

Without a second thought, he activated his ability to switch his shadow and body.

But immediately, his face turned deathly pale.

Because an invisible layer of Armament Haki had already tightly sealed and restrained his body.

"Bastard! What are you doing? Aaaaaah!"

Crack!

Bullet's enormous foot was like a ten-thousand-ton hydraulic press, slowly pressing down.

Amid Moria's screams, it crushed and deformed his head until it burst like a rotten watermelon.

Under the terrified gazes directed at him.

Bullet slowly withdrew his foot.

"Such a powerful fruit, yet it was eaten by a piece of trash. What a waste."