Who Attacked You?

"Lock big!"

After a brief moment of shock, the surrounding pirates all roared with bloodshot eyes.

They never imagined that the Akuta would achieve final victory.

They were determined to win against their superiors.

No matter how many times they play, they will choose him to win without hesitation!

But now, the Akuta still stands in the same spot.

But the man who kept saying "we'll win" collapsed to the ground, completely lifeless.

"To avenge the prisoner!"

With a roar, dozens of figures rushed towards Akuta at the same time.

The moment the first pirate rushed towards the Akuta, his figure vanished into thin air, replaced by the shadow mage in black.

The pirate's fist slammed into the shadow mage's chest, easily turning the shadow mage into black mist.

Meanwhile, in another location, the real Akuta had already appeared behind another pirate!

With a swift thrust of the Akuta, the pirate didn't even have time to turn around before the shadow pierced the back of his head, and his body slumped to the ground.

He's over there!

"Don't let him get away!"

The pirates immediately changed direction, but just as the attack was about to hit the Akuta...

His figure vanished again, leaving only a shadow mage in the same spot once more.

The next second he appeared at the other end of the crowd.

Another pirate collapsed, clutching his chest.

"This is my exhilarating combo!"

The swapping of the Akuta's position is even more perverse than the Boogie Woogie.

He didn't need to clap at all; he could instantly switch positions with the Shadow Mage.

In terms of stealth, it's much faster than the Boogie Woogie!

As Akuta repeatedly swapped positions with Shadow Mage, his figure flickered constantly within the crowd.

Each time their positions were switched, a scream followed.

The Shadow Dagger nimbly twirled in his hand, repeatedly stabbing at the pirates.

He doesn't even need to use much force.

Not everyone possesses the combined power of Armament Haki and Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities of a pirate captain.

These pirates were just ordinary low-level pirates; their defenses were as fragile as paper in front of the Compressed Shadow Assassin.

The pirates grew increasingly panicked as the battle progressed.

They couldn't even touch the Akuta, let alone the hem of his clothes.

Just when they thought they had finally surrounded their target and were about to attack, the person in front of them would turn into a cloud of black mist.

Then his companion's screams came from behind.

Within minutes, more than a dozen corpses lay on the open ground.

When the last pirate with the pointed head fell, only deathly silence remained on the open ground of the mine.

Akuta stood amidst the corpses scattered on the ground, his breathing slightly rapid.

The repeated use of Shadow Mage's position swapping had significantly depleted his mental energy.

Just as he was about to stop, he caught a glimpse of a thin figure frantically fleeing in the direction of the mine entrance.

It was that skinny pirate who had almost been pricked with dozens of Nine Dragon Needles just now.

The massacre by Akuta completely shattered his psychological defenses. He scrambled down the mountain, utterly disheveled.

Akuta instinctively took a step forward, ready to finish off the last pirate.

But then he Akuta again and stopped.

He's just an ordinary pirate; there's no reward for killing him.

In this challenge, Akuta has already defeated two Devil Fruit users in succession.

Especially in that last match, Akuta felt that the two sides were evenly matched.

He had a feeling that after this challenge ended, he would most likely trigger the system's reward rules and receive some system rewards.

The domineering aura that Akuta has been longing for might very well be inside!

Having realized this, Akuta completely abandoned the idea of killing the pirate.

Instead of wasting time here, we might as well send him back to inform Kaido and lure Kaido's main force here.

The Akuta was sheathed, and the user shouted at the fleeing figure:

Hey! You over there!

The skinny pirate shuddered and ran even faster.

"Tell Kaido that I, Akuta, am waiting for him in this mine!"

The skinny pirate staggered, almost falling, then disappeared into the woods without looking back.

Akuta withdrew his gaze and nodded in satisfaction.

"This place is a ruined remnant of ancient civilization; people are getting numb from staying here so long."

"Let's finish this challenge quickly, collect the rewards, rest in modern civilization for a few days, and then try again."

The skinny pirate scrambled out of the mine and quickly arrived at the encampment of another Beast Pirates crew.

Upon being notified by local pirates, King returned to check on the situation.

A tremendous gust of Sky Manipulation pressure came from overhead.

A giant pteranodon descended from the Sky Manipulation, its wings folding in an instant as it transformed into a towering figure.

The skinny pirate's eyes lit up instantly.

"Lord Jin!"

He practically crawled to Jin's feet, tears and snot streaming down his face.

"Lord Jin! The mine! The mine has been attacked!"

Jin frowned, a hint of displeasure in his tone.

"The people of Wano Country are attacking again? Does Oden even care about his men?"

The skinny pirate paused for a moment.

"Uh... Lord Jin, he shouldn't be from Wano Country."

Jin's expression froze.

How do you know he's not from Wano Country?

"Because I was there," the skinny pirate replied instinctively.

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent, and everyone saw that Jhin's face gradually darkened.

But Jin didn't show it, and asked in return with a gloomy face:

How do you know he's not faking it?

The skinny pirate hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly:

"I... I don't think so. His speaking habits and appearance don't seem like those of a local."

After saying that, he suddenly remembered something, and his eyes lit up.

"Ah! That's right! Lord Jin, I remember now, he's a user of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit!"

Although the skinny pirate lacked strength, his Information Network was still very efficient.

He had read a lot of news about Gecko Moria, and the fighting style of that guy called Akuta was exactly the same as the Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability he had heard about!

However, Jhin's reaction was completely unexpected.

Jin showed no intention of praising him; instead, his expression grew even more somber.

His eyes were fixed on the skinny pirate as he asked again.

"What kind of ability user do you think he is?"

The skinny pirate was unaware of the danger.

"The Shadow-Shadow Fruit! Lord Jin, he is the user of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit..."

Before he could finish speaking...

Snap!

A resounding slap landed on the skinny pirate's face, sending him flying.

"Nonsense! Don't say things that insult my intelligence in front of me!"

Jin glared angrily at the skinny pirate.

"The Shadow-Shadow Fruit is clearly Moria's ability!"

"Are you implying that the person who attacked the mine was the already dead Gecko Moria?!"

As the wisest man in the Beasts Pirates, King knew perfectly well that Gecko Moria had recently fought a great battle against Kaido.

In that battle, Moria was knocked to his knees by Kaido and severely injured, falling into the sea.

As a Devil Fruit user, Moria falling into the sea would almost certainly mean certain death.

Even if Moria were to miraculously survive, given the power of Kaido's club, he wouldn't be able to recover properly in a short time.

Do you think Moria is like Joy Boy, who can recover from an injury just by laughing a few times?

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