Moria was displeased by the exaggerated reactions of his zombie subordinates.
As a zombie under Moria's command, the most important thing is to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses before you!
"What a flustered and disorderly manner!" Moria retorted, as if it were perfectly natural.
"What's the panic? Look at you all, acting like zombies! You panic like this over a small pirate crew, you're a disgrace!"
But the zombie who brought the message still looked anxious.
"No, Master, this enemy is really..."
"Really what?" Moria interrupted him menacingly.
"Really strong? Even if you are strong, can you be stronger than me, Shichibukai?"
"No, he..."
"Shut up!!"
"Now, calm yourself down first, and then talk to me when you're more composed!"
"As for Absalom? As long as Absalom mentions my name, I don't believe that pirate would dare to lay a hand on him!"
"To this day, not a single person has ever failed to give me, Moria, face..."
Moria was about to say that none of them would survive, but then he suddenly remembered that many of the people who had offended him were still alive and well, so he swallowed his words.
"Hahaha... Indeed, as long as they announce the master's name, those pirates will definitely be terrified!" Perona laughed from the side.
She was so worried that she didn't think of that thing for a moment.
That's right! With his master's reputation, who would dare to disrespect him?
Absalom's safety is top-notch; he's probably being treated to a feast by the people on the ship after he gave his master's name, Perona thought to herself.
"By the way, Master, were you trying to say something about not having one?"
"You're so talkative!" Moria glared at Perona.
After a while, the zombie soldier who brought the news finally calmed down, sat down cross-legged on the spot, and then took out a cup of coffee from somewhere and began to drink it leisurely.
Moria:???
What kind of class do you think you are? I haven't even had coffee yet, and you've already started drinking it!
However, Lord Moria is very magnanimous; let's forgive him this time.
"Tell me? Which pirate crew are you from?" Moria said calmly.
The Straw Hat Pirates!
"Oh~ So it's the Straw Hat Pirates!" Moria said casually, but then, as if he suddenly remembered something, his voice rose by more than 100 degrees.
"You mean the Straw Hat Pirates? The Straw Hat Pirates that Demon King Xia Chen with a bounty of 2 billion, belongs to?"
"Yes! That's right!" the zombie soldier said casually, taking another sip of coffee.
"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Moria stood up abruptly and yelled at him.
"Didn't you say there was no rush, Master?" the zombie soldier asked, puzzled.
"Are you an idiot? Can't you be flexible?"
Moria grew angrier the more he looked at his subordinate, especially when he saw the cup of coffee in the man's hand.
"Since you're so insensible, then you have no reason to exist!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Moria pointed his hand at the zombie soldier and began to let out a painful roar.
"Master... Master, spare... spare my life!"
Moria ignored his pleas and continued to activate his Devil Fruit power.
A moment later, a shadow detached from the zombie and was held in Moria's hand. He then casually tossed it away.
He doesn't need such a stupid shadow!
"M-Master! What should we do if it's Xia Chen?" Perona asked in terror.
He asked why that man gave him such a strong sense of oppression; it turned out he was a vicious pirate with a bounty of 2 billion.
This is many times higher than her master Moria's bounty before he became Shichibukai!
Moria didn't speak, but his face remained grim. After a few breaths, he couldn't help but curse:
"These useless fools, they didn't even bother to find out who he was before treating him like prey!"
Moria was furious with his men. They had no choice but to provoke this troublesome man and cause him nothing but trouble!
He might not care about the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates, but he was still very wary of Xia Chen, who was able to defeat Golden Lion.
As a well-informed pirate, he was aware of the strength of a powerful figure like Golden Lion.
Putting aside everything else, among his zombie generals are Captain John, Ochoku, and Silver Axe, who were once on the same ship as the Golden Lion.
Unfortunately, he didn't possess any powerful shadows and couldn't unleash the full physical strength of these three people.
Thinking of this, Moria couldn't help but think of Xia Chen, and an idea began to sprout in his mind.
Although he was wary of Xia Chen, Absalom was in his hands, so he had to go find him!
If something happens to Absalom or the other party refuses to hand him over, then he'll have to confront them.
At that moment, a flash of ferocity crossed Moria's eyes. He then stood up, turned to Perona, and said, "Go awaken all the zombie generals! Follow me... let's go!"
"Yes, Master!" Perona replied quickly, then ran outside.
Moria stood rooted to the spot, his gaze distant, muttering under his breath, " Demon King Xia Chen..."
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"Awoo~"
"What are you yelling about? Be quiet!" Luffy couldn't help but punch the three-headed dog beneath him.
"AwoooԾ‸Ծ!"
"Hahaha... this dog is quite interesting!" Luffy said with a loud laugh.
"Indeed, even as a zombie, it's still so pragmatic! It seems the owner of its shadow is quite a talent!" Xia Chen chuckled from the side.
Sanji took a drag of his cigarette and said casually, "By the way, I wonder where Brook went, and whether he got his shadow back!"
Luffy said, "It's definitely possible, after all, he's so interesting!"
Zoro was speechless upon hearing this.
Is there any connection between "funny" and him getting his shadow back?
" Xia Chen, I'm a little scared!" Nami couldn't help but come over and grab Xia Chen's arm.
"You're a Rumble-Rumble Fruit- Devil Fruit User now, so you're a complete nemesis to these kinds of monsters and ghosts. There's absolutely no need to panic!" Xia Chen said with a hint of helplessness.
Upon hearing this, Nami slapped her forehead and exclaimed, "Oh right, I ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"
Everyone:...
Whether it was because she caught it from Luffy and his crew or because Nami is inherently afraid of supernatural things, Xia Chen felt that Nami was now just as stupid as Luffy.
How could you forget that?
But what happened next made everyone's eyes widen in astonishment...