Devil's Triangle Sea—
This place is perennially shrouded in gloom, with less than an hour of sunlight a year.
After Rosen and Bullet's small boat entered here, they became lost in the fog.
Even Rosen's Observation Haki network couldn't spread too far.
In a normal sea, Rosen's perception could cover an area with a diameter of five hundred kilometers.
"I don't like it here."
Bullet said, not because it scared him.
He just didn't like the oppressive environment.
After all, he had just come out of Impel Down, and the environment here made him feel like he was back in Impel Down.
"It's good to occasionally experience the unique features of various sea areas."
Just then, the outline of a huge ship appeared in the mist.
At the same time, beautiful violin music came from the ship.
"Hmm? Why don't I feel any human Aura?" Bullet was a little surprised.
"Let's go, let's meet that undead." Rosen was the first to jump onto the other party's ship.
Bullet followed closely, but it looked like no one had been active here for a long time; the entire deck of the ship was covered in dust.
However, there were new footprints in the dust, as if someone had boarded the ship before them.
Click—
Just then, the music stopped abruptly.
Then, a scene that shocked Bullet appeared.
An afro-haired skeleton walked out of the ship's cabin.
Goosebumps rose all over Bullet's body.
"This… this is…"
"Ahhh… a living person…"
"Ahhh… a skeleton, a talking skeleton…"
Rosen glanced at Bullet, who was already scared out of his wits, not expecting Bullet to be afraid of ghosts.
Seeing that Bullet was about to lose control and attack, Rosen kicked Bullet away.
"Sorry, sorry… I scared your friend."
"It's fine." Rosen waved his hand.
Bullet took a long time to calm down.
"I ate the Yellow Springs Devil Fruit, and I've been dead for a long time. All that's left is my skeleton, Brook." The skeleton introduced himself with a chuckle.
"Does the Yellow Springs Devil Fruit prevent death?" Bullet asked curiously.
"Not exactly. The Yellow Springs Devil Fruit allows for one resurrection, but my Soul got lost on its way back. By the time I found my body, only this skeleton was left."
During their conversation, Bullet gradually regained his composure.
"By the way, do you know the location of Thriller Bark?" Rosen asked.
"Hey, hey, hey… There's a very terrifying monster on that ship. He'll steal your Shadows." Bruce said worriedly.
"It's fine. We're super awesome."
"Is that so? Then I'll go with you."
"No need. Your companions will appear soon and will join you on your journey to the top of the World."
"My companions? My companions have already passed away."
"New companions." Rosen said, "You'll like them."
"Oh ho ho ho… I'm really looking forward to it then."
"Well then, goodbye."
"Goodbye."
Under Bruce's guidance, Rosen and Bullet finally found Thriller Bark.
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"My Lord Moriah, two outsiders have entered our territory and are wantonly destroying our zombie army." A zombie ran up to Moriah and said.
"Just let Absalom handle it." Moriah said casually.
Under Moriah's command, Absalom came to the dock.
Although Thriller Bark is a ship, its area is clearly an island, with a castle area, a forest area, and also a dock.
Absalom saw zombies lying defeated everywhere, then looked ahead.
In the middle of the zombies were two people: one was a white-haired old man, and the other was a burly, tall strongman.
That strongman's height might be similar to Moriah's, but his muscles looked extremely strong.
At this moment, Bullet was holding a zombie general's head, lifting it into the air.
Absalom immediately entered an invisible state, silently approaching Bullet.
Absalom possesses the Transparent Devil Fruit, and his body has been modified with a lion's jaw, elephant's skin, and the combined strength of a Bear and a Masira.
However, Absalom's transparency was no different from being naked in front of Rosen and Bullet.
Absalom thought he was silent, but when he came in front of Rosen and tried to tear apart the old man in front of him with his sharp claws, he found that his claws could not attack Rosen.
Absalom tried a few more times, still with no results.
And Rosen acted as if he didn't know Absalom was nearby, letting him do as he pleased.
"Let's go. It's time to meet the Master of this place." Rosen said.
Absalom finally gave up attacking Rosen and turned to Bullet.
He suddenly pounced, his claws aiming for the back of Bullet's neck.
Screech—
Absalom's claws scraped a few sparks from the back of Bullet's neck.
"There seems to be a little mosquito here." Bullet said, scratching his neck.
"No choice. These kind of gutter-like places are prone to breeding such pests."
Absalom gritted his Kiba in anger, but also felt fear.
The strength of these two people was like that of monsters.
Absalom charged at Bullet again, this time aiming his attack at the back of Bullet's head.
But just then, a large hand reached over and grabbed Absalom's neck.
Absalom immediately became visible, struggling in horror.
"Do you need him killed?" Bullet asked.
"No, let him go notify his boss."
Bullet casually threw Absalom away.
Absalom took off running.
By the time the two arrived in front of the castle, Moriah, Absalom, Perona, and Hogback were already standing there.
"Hehehe… I'm really lucky. White-Haired Ghost with a 1.5 billion Berries bounty, and the Devil's descendant with a 1 billion Berries bounty. Your Shadows must be extremely powerful." Moriah looked at Rosen and Bullet excitedly.
Especially Bullet, with that physique and that Aura, he was practically made for his special zombie demon Oars.
"You want to steal my Shadow? Haha… Can you do it?" Bullet sneered, looking at the overconfident Moriah.
Rosen stepped forward with a smile: "I heard you're a Shadow-Shadow Fruit user?"
"Hehehe… You guys aren't here to challenge me, are you?" Moriah completely disregarded Rosen and Bullet.
"We are indeed here to challenge you." Rosen said, "Coincidentally, I can also control Shadows, so if you can defeat my Shadow, then I'll give you our Shadows."
Just then, Rosen's four half-Shadows appeared around him in three-dimensional form.
Sloth Demon Shadow, on the other hand, was lying on the ground, propping his head with one hand.
"This… What kind of ability is this?" Moriah looked at Rosen's five Shadow Demons in surprise.
The other party's ability was very similar to his. He could also extend a three-dimensional Shadow from his own Shadow; this skill was called Shadow's Asgard.
"You can choose one of my five Shadows to challenge."
"Arrogant fellow! Who do you think you are? Who do you think My Lord is? You will pay for your arrogance!" Moriah roared, condensing a black Shadow spear in his hand.
Horned Knife Shadow!
"Gluttony, you're up." Rosen said.
Gluttony suddenly opened his mouth wide, then immediately swallowed the Shadow spear Moriah shot at him.
A black Shadow extended from under Moriah's feet, rushing towards Gluttony.
Gluttony immediately raised a foot and kicked Moriah's Shadow's Asgard away.
Moriah had originally intended to use Shadow's Asgard to sever the link between Rosen and Gluttony.
His Shadow's Asgard had no physical attack and could be immune to any attack damage.
But he didn't expect that the other party's Shadow could actually attack his own Shadow, and the sharp pain was even transmitted from the Shadow to himself.
"Why… Why can your Shadow fight?"
"Because your Shadow-Shadow Fruit is female, and the Shadow-Shadow Fruit I ate is male. The male can suppress the female."
When Bullet heard Rosen's words, he felt a moment of speechlessness.
How could anyone believe such a thing?
But… Moriah believed it.
"I will definitely prove that my Shadow-Shadow Fruit is stronger than yours!" Moriah roared, then his body transformed into a swarm of black bats.
This move of his was very similar to the elementalization of a Logia Devil Fruit, but his move couldn't completely nullify all attacks.
If the enemy used an area-of-effect attack, there was still a chance to eliminate all the bats.
The next moment, the black bats appeared behind Rosen, his right arm transforming into a large pair of scissors, reaching out to grab Rosen's Shadow.
But the next moment, Gluttony and Rosen swapped places.
Moriah saw Gluttony's circle eyes, and those eyes filled him with fear.
Shinra Tensei! A repulsive force spread out from Gluttony's body.
It directly sent Moriah flying.
At the same time, this repulsive force shattered the nearby castle.
Moriah's subordinates were all blasted away and severely injured.
Gluttony stood in front of Moriah, raising his foot to step on Moriah: "You fat-headed guy, you look like you'd be very chewy."
"You damned Shadow!!" Moriah tried to stand up, but was stepped back down by Gluttony.
"Too weak. Are you really a Shichibukai?" Gluttony looked at Moriah contemptuously, and casually lifted Moriah by the neck: "A guy like you can only be food for me."
Negative Hollow!
Suddenly, a ghostly figure passed through Gluttony's back.
Gluttony dropped Moriah and knelt on the ground, crying.
"Why am I so greedy… I'm just a pig, I should just die." Gluttony knelt on the ground, wallowing in self-pity.
Rosen looked at Perona. Perona had taken a Shinra Tensei, and although she was severely injured at the moment, she still created an escape opportunity for Moriah.
"My Lord Moriah, hurry and go!"
Despite Moriah's many flaws, he was genuinely sincere towards his subordinates, and his subordinates were equally loyal to Moriah.
Moriah stood up again, glaring at Perona: "All of you, leave! This place is for My Lord to handle."
Moriah spread his arms, shouting: "Shadows Asgard!"
The next moment, the Shadows inside all the zombies on Thriller Bark detached from their bodies and converged onto Moriah.
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