Chapter 151: Luffy vs. Moria!
In the spacious, dim hall, only a few scattered oil lamps hung on the stone pillars, barely managing to dispel some of the darkness.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several stone pillars were smashed to pieces, and the falling rubble buried Moria's figure.
"Quick, now! Take out the Ghost Princess's real body!!"
Franky shouted, flipping open his left palm to reveal the dark cannon muzzle at his wrist, and fired at Kumae, who was about to run into the darkness.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Usopp, holding a gun in each hand, coordinated his attack, rapidly pulling the triggers as cannonballs and bullets sped towards their target.
Doppelman intercepted them, just about to make a move.
"Leave that shadow to us!"
Zoro and Sanji's eyes hardened. They pushed off with their feet and shot forward like one green and one black streak of light.
Skimming close to the ground, they arrived in front of Doppelman a step faster!
"Two Sword Style Iai: Rashomon!"
"Mouton Shoot!"
Clang!
The cold glint of a blade flashed past, and Doppelman's massive body was instantly split in two.
Bang!
Sanji's long leg, swift and powerful as a steel pillar, struck down heavily, sending it flying to the side.
The cannonball, trailing a stream of fire, streaked past the two of them, crossed the space, and exploded behind Kumae!
Boom! Boom!
The impact of the explosion made Kumae stagger, and the small body in his arms was flung out, tumbling a few times on the ground.
"You bastard! You got my body all dirty!"
The floating Perona shrieked, her figure flickering in and out like a faulty projection.
As she hurriedly flew towards her real body, she turned her head and conjured two giant bomb ghosts.
"Special Hollow: Kamikaze Rap!"
"I won't give you the chance!"
Crackle, crackle!!
Nami's gaze focused. She transformed into lightning, tearing through space, and arrived before Perona's real body in an instant, her palm outstretched.
Before her terrified eyes, a torrent of lightning crashed down!
"Noooo-ahhhh!"
Perona's astral projection let out a wail, then dissipated along with the ghosts.
And her real body, which had been motionless, was now charred black, her eyes rolled back, white smoke puffing from her mouth as she instantly lost consciousness.
"Well done, Nami!" Chopper cheered joyfully. He wouldn't be turned into a zombie!
Seeing Perona defeated, everyone couldn't help but smile.
This Ghost Princess with her tricky ability had been dealt with. All that was left was—
Bang!
Moria forcefully pushed away the massive stones pressing down on him, his face ferocious as he stared deadly at them.
"To think you'd do this to my subordinates, and my zombies!"
His eyes burned with rage, as if he wanted to swallow them all alive. Combined with his grotesque appearance, he looked ferocious and terrifying.
Moria grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth. Doppelman's torn figure instantly dispersed, transforming into a swarm of bats that flew around him.
Opposite him stood all the members of the Straw Hat crew.
Lined up with Luffy at the front, they faced Moria with resolute gazes.
"A Warlord of the Sea. His strength shouldn't be too bad," Zoro said, Wado Ichimonji held in his teeth, a corner of his mouth curling into a savage smile as he looked coldly at Moria.
Sanji slowly blew out a smoke ring and said faintly, "He looks like a giant garlic clove. It's a pity not to cook him up as an ingredient."
"You all seem to think you've got me beat today, don't you? One after another! You all think I'll definitely lose to you!"
Moria's five claw-like fingers clenched. He gritted his teeth, his expression filled with rage. Looking at this group of people before him, it was like seeing his past self.
"A bunch of greenhorns who just set out to sea! Thinking you can carve out a world for yourselves with just a rush of passion! Daring to challenge the lofty powerhouses with just a full head of steam!
"The only result is getting your heads bloodied! And then losing everything! Today, I'll let you self-righteous rookies know just how cruel this sea truly is!"
Moria waved his hand, controlling countless bats to flap their wings and attack, while revealing an insidious smile.
"Straw Hat! Do you dare accept a duel with me!"
"What's there to be afraid of! I accept!" Luffy said without any hesitation, his gaze firm.
"Hey! You accepted too quickly!"
"Don't be so casual about it!"
The others behind him couldn't help but shout.
Luffy would never treat a duel as a joke.
No matter how casual the duel invitation, as long as he accepted, it meant none of them could interfere.
"This idiot!"
Nami gritted her teeth in frustration, but still took a step back with everyone else. "Why did he have to agree? He probably didn't even think about it!"
"Don't worry, I'll definitely beat him!"
Luffy grinned and leaped forward to meet him, his hands a blur of afterimages, a storm of fists raining down on the bats.
"Rubber Gatling!!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Under the heavy bombardment, the swarm of bats exploded like globs of ink.
However, they reformed out of thin air and continued to fly out, but this time they bypassed Luffy, their target being the others behind him!
"Hey, bastard! Didn't you say it was a duel? What's the meaning of this!" Luffy's eyes burned with anger as he roared.
"Kishishishi, panicking now, are you, idiot!"
Moria roared with a savage laugh, controlling the scattered bats to reveal their sharp fangs and bite at the others, while he himself thrust out with his five-fingered claws!
"Getting distracted by your comrades in a fight can be fatal!"
Squelch!
The sharp claws tore across Luffy's chest, splattering several streaks of blood. His entire body flew backward, crashing into a stone pillar!
"This despicable guy!"
Usopp gritted his teeth and raised his hand, quickly firing at the bats. "How shameless! Using tricks in a man's duel! Even I can't stand to watch!"
"His mind and body are not one. It seems he's really broken."
Countless cold glints flashed behind Reiner, instantly annihilating the swarm of bats. "Don't worry about us, Luffy. I'm here."
"I know!"
Luffy pushed himself up, his brow furrowed as he glared angrily at Moria.
Bang!!
He spread his legs and half-squatted, slamming a fist heavily into the ground. The violent impact sent rubble flying.
The next moment, Luffy's body turned from yellow to red, and wisps of white steam shot out like long dragons with the spreading pressure!
"You bastard! Now I'm really angry!"
"Getting injured in a fight because you were distracted by your comrades is the height of foolishness!"
Moria bared his sharp teeth. As Luffy charged at him, Doppelman and his own body instantly swapped places. He suddenly appeared behind Luffy, his sharp claws tearing down fiercely!
Swish!
Luffy detected the movement behind him in time, flashed out of the way, and in the blink of an eye, appeared at Moria's real body's side.
He extended one hand in a palm strike, his other fist held at his waist as the steaming fist shot out.
"Rubber Jet Pistol!"
Bang!
A swift punch struck Moria on his thick neck, sinking into flesh and skin, the immense force sending him flying back.
Bang!
The moment Luffy landed, he pushed off forcefully again, leaving behind a cracked ground and a few wisps of white smoke. His figure appeared above Moria.
He bent his legs, feet together, and thrust down at Moria's body below!
"Rubber Jet Spear!"
"Shadow Warrior!"
Moria, in a panic, activated his ability in time, his entire body turning black.
Bang!
Doppelman was smashed into a deep pit on the ground by the immense force, its body splattering like a pool of ink!
"That position-swapping trick again, huh!"
This time, however, Luffy was prepared. He whipped his head around to look behind him, pushed off a stone pillar with his feet, coiled his body into a ball, and then shot out again.
Bang!
The stone pillar shattered and collapsed.
Moria, squatting on the ground, clutched his neck and spat out a mouthful of blood. Luffy arrived in an instant, a punch landing straight on his face.
Bang!
His thick neck bent to the side, and his entire head slammed into the ground and then bounced back up.
Moria's face was ferocious. He controlled his shadow to melt into the ground and speed over, while simultaneously throwing a punch at Luffy, who was in the air and had no leverage.
Bang!
The two fists smashed together, creating an explosive impact. The invisible air seemed to ripple and spread out.
"You bastard, you've got a lot of strength!"
Luffy's expression was grave. He flew backward, doing a few flips in the air to steady himself.
In contrast, the massive Moria plowed a trench over ten meters long in the ground, sending bricks and stones flying wherever he went.
Suddenly, a sharp blade coalesced from a pool of shadow at his feet and thrust out!
"Shadow Horn Spear!"
Startled, he subconsciously kicked out, hitting the pitch-black spear and using the reactive force to dodge the incoming attack.
Pat!
Luffy landed on the ground, his eyes fixed on the black shadow. The thick horn-spear had already dispersed into bats, which were charging at him with bared fangs.
"Attacking it is useless, right? This shadow is really troublesome!"
He ignored them and turned to look at Moria. But if he attacked the main body, the other would just use that position-swapping trick.
His expression was calm. He stood on the spot for a moment as if thinking about something, then his figure blurred and he charged out again.
Luffy's use of Soru was becoming more and more proficient.
With the enhancement of Gear Second's powerful physical functions, his speed over short distances was almost too fast to react to.
"Shadow Dancer!"
Seeing Luffy's figure disappear, Moria was instantly alarmed and subconsciously swapped positions with Doppelman.
However, after the scene before his eyes changed, he found a burning red figure appearing instantly before him!
Moria's pupils instantly dilated!
The opponent had been aiming for Doppelman from the start!
Instinct?!!
"Rubber Jet Bazooka!!"
There was no time to react. A heavy punch, like a steel pillar, sank into his fat body!
Moria's mind suddenly went blank. The scene before his eyes receded rapidly, and everything became blurry.
When he came to his senses again, he had already crashed through several stone pillars and slammed heavily against a wall. Intense pain flooded his mind!
"Puwaah!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood. Moria looked up in disbelief. "How did you see through it? Right, it must be Haki, right?"
Indeed, if his crew members knew Haki, how could the captain not?
"Nah, I just guessed!" Luffy said with a calm expression.
(End of chapter)
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