Pirate: My partner is too crooked

Led by the seriously injured old man, Lin Zhi and others came to a more secluded area deep in the forest.

Although it is said to be hidden, in fact, it is basically transparent to the terrifying barque filled with intelligence zombies.

As long as Moria wants to, he can catch them all with a little effort, but it doesn't make much sense.

For him, these guys who had been robbed of their shadows and were struggling to survive were willing to stay in the dark forest and not go outside to bask in the sun, which could actually reduce the loss of shadow zombies.

After all, the body and the shadow share a life state, and at the same time, it can add a little fun to the boring life.

In comparison, the few shadows that were occasionally snatched back were insignificant.

"Brothers, come out quickly, I met a very incredible guy, there is hope for our shadow!"

The seriously injured old man shouted into the dark forest.

Soon, dozens of scattered people came out of the bushes.

Judging from their costumes, there are merchants, travelers, and of course most of them are pirates.

When the crowd gathered, the old man excitedly recounted the whole process of Aqua's purification of shadow zombies that he had just witnessed.

The victims all looked shocked and looked at Aqua with hopeful eyes.

After such a long time, this was the first time they saw someone able to completely peel off the shadow without putting salt into the zombie's mouth!
"This goddess probably understands your situation. Don't worry, I will take care of the matter of taking back the shadow!"

Feeling people looking at her with the eyes of a savior, Aqua held her head high, and her already proud heart swelled to the extreme.

Seeing how confident the blue-haired girl was and seeing some glimmer of light, the victims couldn't suppress the depression and grief in their chests and cheered with joy.

"It must be explained that we are in the offshore restaurant business. As businessmen, the most important thing is profit, so we will not help you for nothing."

The expressionless Lin Zhi spoke, extinguishing the rising emotions of these people.

He is not like the stupid goddess, who will raise her tail to the sky after being praised a little!

"If you want money, treasures or something, we can go to the castle and grab some." The old man said in a deep voice with some determination.

They had launched several resistance actions against Moria and were quite familiar with the structure of the castle.

Because he desperately wanted to take back his shadow and regain his freedom, he had not taken the risk to grab money before.

If not, this group of people would not insist on staying in this dark and terrifying three-masted sailboat!

"That's not necessary, we are not short of money."

Although he felt inexplicably uncomfortable doing this, for the sake of the overall combat strength of the entire team, Lin Zhi still took out a promotional leaflet for the Axis Cult, "You just need to sign this leaflet and become the idiot who believes in it, ahem. , as long as you are a loyal believer in Aqua.”

"Teacher?" The seriously injured old man was a little confused.

Nonetheless, he stretched out his skinny arm, took the flyer and prepared to sign it.

As long as he can regain his freedom, let alone simply sign his name, he is willing to pay a more painful price!
"Wait, wait! Aqua? I remember, she, she is the water witch Aqua!"

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, recognizing Aqua who he had seen in the newspaper.

Thinking of the other party's title, he broke into a cold sweat and quickly reminded the old man, "Be careful, if this is the witch's curse, then we are all doomed!"

Hearing this, the old man who was halfway through signing was suddenly stunned, and the signature pen in his hand stopped in mid-air.

"Damn bastard! Don't mention that extremely dirty title to this goddess. I am a goddess, a genuine and respected water goddess!"

"What a witch's curse? Your whole family is a witch's curse!!"

Aqua, who had been so triumphant just now, broke her guard on the spot and started spitting at the passerby who was speaking, without any trace of the nobility and holiness that a goddess should have.

The more this happens, the more nervous the victims become: This fierce appearance looks more like the legendary witch, right?

Some people began to back away, keeping a safe distance from Aqua with cautious expressions on their faces.

Soon, Aqua was the only one left with the seriously injured old man.

The old man with cloudy eyes looked back at his nervous comrades, then looked at Aqua and Lin Zhi who were silent.

After pondering for a few seconds, he continued to fill in the unfinished name regardless of the warnings of the people behind him.

"A man never regrets his decision. Since he chooses to leave his fate to others, I absolutely believe in his own judgment!"

After finishing speaking, he handed the flyer to Aqua respectfully, "As long as you can let me return to the sun, Lord Aqua, you will be the god I believe in all my life!"

When Aqua saw this, she immediately became much calmer and happily took the flyer.

"I didn't expect you, an old man, to look ugly, but you have quite good eyesight."

This joy of gaining devout believers made her forget about the witch for a while.

The other victims looked at each other in confusion. After confirming that there was nothing unusual about the old man, they felt relieved and gathered around to ask for autographs.

Although the final result is to become Axis cultists, the feedback they will receive in the future will be greatly diverged by the elderly!

At this point, the "deal" between the two parties has been concluded.

"By the way, Mr. Lin Zhi, if we really want to attack Moria, we have a way to greatly increase our combat effectiveness. Do you need it?" asked the seriously injured old man.

"Yes, yes! Even though more than 50 shadows were consumed by the Electric Shock Boy before, we still have a lot of stock!" someone followed.

Lin Zhi was a little surprised when he heard this familiar name: "Electric Shock Boy?"

After asking around, they learned that the Supernova Denki Kid Pirates, who had been tortured by him before them, happened to encounter a terrifying three-masted ship.

A violent conflict broke out between the two sides, and the result was that the entire group of Electric Shock Boys were stripped of their shadows by Moria and banished to the vast sea!

The traces of battles seen along the way are what they left behind.

'It seems that Moria's strength at this time is indeed not as strong as it would be ten years later...'

Lin Zhi made this judgment in his heart.

He had fought against the Dengeki Boy Pirates before and had some understanding of the power of this supernova who had a similar personality to Luffy.

With more than 50 shadow enhancements, Fat Boy Moria's expressiveness in the original timeline has almost no chance of winning.

And now, judging from the shadow zombies active on the entire island, Electric Boy couldn't even force out Moria's ultimate move "Shadow Gathering Ground"!
(After all, Moria can go to Onigashima to fight against young Kaido. At this stage, his mentality is not completely decadent, so he will be slightly strengthened so that the whole process will not be too boring. Of course, he will not be too strong.)
"What happened to the enhanced combat power you just mentioned, meow?"

Meow Meow showed great interest in what the old man just said.

After all, he is the weakest in the entire Sea Restaurant team (in his own opinion), and even the new little Loli Kangna has considerable power.

Although he didn't say much on the surface, the feeling of powerlessness that was holding him back still bothered him deeply.

Now that I heard that there was a way to increase combat power, I was naturally particularly concerned.

"Hey! Come back and take out all the remaining shadows!" The old man raised his hand and shouted.

In the crowd behind, someone immediately ran over holding the struggling black figure.

Aqua, Miaomiao and Kangna looked confused, while Lin Zhi, who already knew this, stood aside and watched the show silently.

He really wanted to know how many shadows Miaomiao could withstand with his physique and spirit.

"Um, Mr. Talking Pet Cat, have you ever learned swordsmanship before?" The old man thought about it for a while and tentatively asked Meow Meow.

He had long noticed Meow Meow, a cat that walked on two legs and could talk.

"I'm a Pokémon, a serious man, not a pet cat!" After solemnly correcting the serious mistake in the other person's words, Meowth replied, "If you mean using swords and weapons, then you don't meeting."

In a sense, his claw attack can be considered a type of slashing attack.

"Then, watch what happens next, please try not to resist."

The old man stepped forward to Miao Miao, pointed the shadow in his hand at Miao Miao's chest, and forced it in.

Miao Miao subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but the shadow was already one step ahead and submerged into his body.

The shiny hair on his body revealed a light gray color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hey, is this a way to become stronger? It feels so disgusting, it's not as good as this goddess's blessing!"

"Meow, did he eat the shadow?"

Aqua and Kangna blinked, attracted by the magical scene they had never seen before.

"Take it!"

The next second, a bald head emerged from the crowd. He took off the saber from his waist and threw it at Miaomiao.

The rotating sharp blade continued to reflect the falling moonlight, flashing with bursts of cold light.

Miao Miao, whose eyes were a bit dark, focused his eyes, jumped out and grasped the rotating handle of the knife accurately.

At the moment of landing, he made a fairly standard drawing and slashing posture.

shhhhhh!
The light of the knife passed by, and the dead tree next to it was cut into neat sections like foam!

"Okay, that's awesome. Is this what I swung, meow?"

After coming back to his senses, Miao Miao looked at the scattered tree trunks with a confused look on his face.

"Oh~ Magiya Bakune!" Kangna clapped her hands and exclaimed.

"I see. Can you gain the corresponding abilities by receiving the shadow? It's a bit like a hero's skill book."

Even the well-informed Aqua couldn't help but nod in recognition of this strengthening.

"Great! It seems that your will is still quite clear!"

The seriously injured old man was full of joy.

The limit for ordinary people like them is only three or four shadows, and the Mr. Pet Cat in front of them, who doesn't look strong, seems to be much more than that!

As a result, the victims holding shadows in their hands stepped forward one after another and continued to stuff the shadows into Miao Miao's body.

Ten, twenty, fifty...

The remaining 73 shadows are all put into Meow Meow's body!
Just like that, the 1.8-meter-tall Nightmare Meow, with gray-black hair, fierce eyes, muscular eyes, made his domineering appearance!

Aqua was startled by Miao Miao's tall and powerful image, and asked with concern: "Miao Miao, how are you feeling? Can you still stay awake?"

"I feel like my whole body is full of power now, nya!"

Nightmare Miaomiao clenched her strong claws, with clear veins emerging on them, showing the beauty of pure strength.

"It seems that the effect is quite good, so Miaomiao, let's make a big fuss as you like!" Lin Zhi said with a smile.

Compared to the extremely shocked expressions of the victims, he was not particularly surprised that Meow Meow could withstand seventy or eighty shadows.

It is not unusual for a guy who is attacked by various Pokémon almost every day and still escapes unscathed to have such a strong physique.

"I know, nya, it's okay even if you go too far, nya?"

"Of course, this is not our territory."

"learn!"

boom!
Affected by various shadows in the body, Meow Meow inevitably becomes violent and warlike.

His legs suddenly exerted force, and after stepping on the ground to cracks, he rushed towards Moria Castle in the middle of the forest like a cannonball.

"Wait a minute Lin Zhi, Miao Miao looks a little bit wrong. Is it really okay to let him rush over like this?"

Aqua looked at the billowing smoke and dust in front of her with a worried expression.

"It doesn't matter. This is a rare opportunity. Let that guy release the pressure accumulated in his heart." Lin Zhi said softly.

It's still the same idea as before. Since these partners are willing to give up their original world and follow him, then what reason does he have not to pamper them?
Ahem, of course, except for the cheating goddess in front of me!
In the corner that no one noticed, on the branches of the surrounding trees, subtle arcs of electricity were fleeting.

Even so, Lin Zhi still unleashed his own radio wave field to monitor Nightmare Meow's movements at any time.

The amplification effect of the shadow is indeed objective, but after all, it is a borrowed power, and you don't know when it will dissipate.

"Then let's set off. I believe there are many interesting things waiting in the castle."

Under the hopeful and excited gazes of the victims, Lin Zhi, Aqua and Kangna also entered the castle, following Meow Meow.

There is the base camp where Moriah, three weirdos, and a dozen generals and zombies are stationed!

……

Meanwhile, the terrifying barque coastline.

King and Brooke, who stayed on the Infinite Dream, met their enemies as expected:

Talala, a general zombie with a giant spider body and a grotesque monkey face, is under the jurisdiction of Absalom.

And many zombie soldiers led by him!
The violent heartbeat enveloped the entire coast. Amidst the raging fire, King was floating in the air wearing a simple armor made by Meow Meow.

That domineering face has an indifferent look full of contempt (from the perspective of a passer-by and a pirate)!

"Damn it, what is the origin of this man? Not only can he instantly tell that my spider silk is afraid of fire, but he can also control such weird machine weapons at the same time!"

"I thought it was a simple sneak attack like before, but I didn't expect that group of people to still have such combat power on the ship!"

Looking at the brothers lying around, Talala, the general zombie spider monkey, broke into a cold sweat on his forehead, not knowing how to deal with the current situation.

Seeing that the attempt to steal the house completely failed, after thinking for a few seconds, it finally chose to abandon the mission and escape.

Although doing this will inevitably result in a scolding from Lord Absalom, it is still better than being pulled out of the shadow and completely "dead"!

"Monkey, monkey, monkey, you forced me to do this. Come and experience my terrifying killing move!"

It roared angrily, sprayed out dense spider silk to block the opponent's sight, and then applied oil on the soles of its six feet at the same time...

Escape the battlefield at the speed of light!

Unfortunately, someone was already standing there waiting on its escape route.

"I'm very sorry. Although I am insignificant compared to Mr. King, I have just been taken in and I want to show my own value a little bit."

Brooke, who was holding a rapier and exuding cold air, walked slowly and gracefully, passing by the confused spider monkey.

"Nose Song San Ding·Nocking Slash!"

Zheng!
As the rapier was sheathed, a powerful silent slash exploded on the spider monkey's big head! (End of chapter)