When Morgana heard that, she went on alert and was about to rush into the palace!
Before she could get inside, a large man walked out, looking helpless. "Hey, hey... am I really that scary?"
He scratched his head and gave Ultear a helpless look!
Then he turned to Morgana. "Well, well... long time no see! How long was I asleep this time? And why am I the only one awake? Where are the others?"
Morgana stared at him in shock. "Qing Zhi... how did you wake up? What happened? Weren't you still asleep inside the Devil Fruit just now? How are you awake already?"
Kayle was just as stunned. "Th-this is too strange! I noticed the Ice-Ice Fruit absorbing ice elements earlier, but how did absorbing more of them wake him up?"
The two of them were shaken by Qing Zhi's return!
Brain's Six Great Generals, on the other hand, looked confused. But as they watched Qing Zhi, wariness crept into their eyes!
One glance was enough to sense how powerful he was!
The general who used Angel Magic spoke up. "Captain... what do we do? Those two women were already hard enough to deal with! Now there's Qing Zhi, and we have no idea how strong he is. We..."
Before he could finish, the general who used Distortion magic—the captain of the Six Great Generals—cut in. "Retreat! Now! The intelligence was wrong. They called these people minor threats? They're a pack of monsters!"
The intelligence had led them to expect only one or two strong opponents. Working together, they had thought they could win! Now they knew better. These people weren't merely strong—they were monsters!
They cursed whoever had supplied the intelligence. Brain, who had assigned them the mission, was another matter; they wouldn't blame him!
They quietly