"Gecko Moria!!"
Wuli stared at the massive figure ahead and spoke in a low voice.
Rumble!
Gecko Moria slowly turned around. The ground shook with a deafening roar, buildings swayed, and rocks and dirt came tumbling down.
"Marines! Hee-hee-hee-hee!"
Wuli's men looked up at the towering, demon-like figure, their nerves stretched to the breaking point.
They gripped their weapons tightly, but their hands still trembled. Cold sweat had soaked their backs.
They did their best to suppress their fear, but the former Shichibukai Gecko Moria was overwhelming. They had never felt so tense.
Even when Gecko Moria had been a Shichibukai, he had occasionally ignored the rules and attacked Marines. Still, his position had kept him somewhat restrained.
Now the two sides were outright enemies!
The Marines instinctively looked toward the back of the man standing at the front, closest to Gecko Moria, his Justice Coat draped over his shoulders. They believed Commodore Wuli could lead them to stamp out this evil!
Their gazes slowly grew resolute. They would follow Commodore Wuli to the death!
Whether the enemy was a former Shichibukai, a current Shichibukai, or even one of the Four Emperors!
"A Marine commodore?" Gecko Moria shifted slowly. At his slightest movement, the earth shook, and everyone's expression changed.
Gecko Moria had no idea what naive, foolish thoughts were running through the Marines' heads. If he had, he probably would not have bothered turning such idiots into zombie soldiers.
"Hee-hee-hee. You Marines move fast. You caught up already." Gecko Moria's strange laughter was shrill and grating, making the Marines deeply uncomfortable.
Despite his laughter, Gecko Moria's gaze was icy as he looked down at the men in Marine uniforms.
He had meant to avoid the Marines.
He had only wanted to devour the shadows of the people held in