One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

Chapter 460 The Man Without a Shadow

"The people have already gone far away, why are you still looking?"

"We'll meet again someday."

Yvette smiled slightly, which Hancock found very puzzling.

However, although it did prove that she had misjudged that guy a little bit, Hancock still felt that he was not a good person.

She injured her two younger sisters and almost caused them to expose that shameful mark. How could this debt be so easily forgotten?

If the other party hadn't been unmoved by her beauty, she certainly wouldn't have given up so easily.

So Yvette's words about seeing each other again in the future gave her other ideas, and she wanted to get back at this place later.

“Abel, I will remember you.”

……

At this moment, the person being pursued by the beauty is unaware of the great trouble this pursuit will bring him in the future.

Several hours into the voyage, the second-in-command suddenly appeared.

"Lord Abel, several pirate ships have appeared ahead. We've already raised our flags, but they don't seem to be coming for us. That's strange..."

"eccentric?"

"Yes, I can't say for sure either. You should go and see for yourself."

Since his deputy had said so, Abel had no choice but to go out and find out.

Then he witnessed this bizarre scene.

Some of the pirate ships were damaged and drifted on the sea, as if they had just gone through a great battle.

There was no one on the deck, but from different angles, you could see many people standing in the cabins where the sun didn't reach.

Every time the sunlight advanced a little further, they would show fear and immediately take a big step back.

Even when faced with the Don Quixote family's smuggling ship that had already sailed in, they remained numb and indifferent.

Like a rat hiding in the sewer.

No wonder the deputy said the situation was very strange.

Even Abel himself looked surprised.

"Go and get some men, arrest a few prisoners, and find out what happened."

"Yes, Lord Abel."

As they approached one of the pirate ships, the second-in-command immediately led the fully armed crew to jump over.

Then the two sides engaged in a rather minor battle inside the ship's cabin.

Soon, an unlucky fellow was caught.

"No! No! I won't go out, let me go... Ah!!"

Just as this person was being forcibly dragged out, an incredibly bizarre scene unfolded.

Such a large, living person was burned to ashes the instant the sunlight hit them.

The two crew members who were dragging him out were so frightened that they fell to the ground.

Standing on the deck, Abel's sight seemed to awaken a memory within him. "Ask the people inside what's going on, why this is happening. If they don't want to talk, drag them out one by one to be sunbathed."

"No! I'll tell you, we'll tell you everything!"

Faced with the threat of death, the people hiding inside the cabin finally revealed their tragic experiences.

Abel's initial guess was thus confirmed.

It really was Moria who did it!

All of these people's shadows have been stolen.

Because only those whose shadows have been taken away will burn to ashes when exposed to sunlight.

As for why they weren't killed and were instead let go, the answer is quite simple.

Moriah needs their shadows, and once the owner of a shadow dies, the shadow disappears along with it—that's the reason.

As for how these people whose shadows have been taken away will survive, that is not something Moria needs to care about.

After all, these people have already been given a chance to live. If they still die after this, then so be it. At worst, they can continue collecting shadows.

Based on these people's descriptions, Abel not only identified Moria but also deduced that the somewhat obese man with a long nose next to Moria was Hogback, the surgeon who specifically created zombies for Moria.

"In other words, at this point in time, Moria had already begun implementing his zombie army plan. It's just that he hadn't yet sailed the Thriller Bark into the Devil's Triangle, which is shrouded in thick fog all year round."

Abel's eyes flickered, and then a thought suddenly popped into his head.

Should we kill Moria and get our hands on the Shadow-Shadow Fruit?!

In his view, like the Gluttony Fruit, the Shadow-Shadow Fruit is also a powerful Devil Fruit that is seriously underestimated in the original work.

Furthermore, Moria has developed some abilities that can be described as bugged, such as the ability to control clones and become a shadow mage who can ignore any damage!

Another example is the Shadow Warrior who can instantly swap positions with his own body using his shadow.

By simply combining these two techniques, one can be invincible against the vast majority of opponents.

On the contrary, the other moves are dispensable, merely materializing or changing the shape of the shadow to trap or kill the enemy.

The "shadow revolution" tactic is actually a bit of putting the cart before the horse.

The principle behind it is quite interesting. It is based on the logic that if the entity changes, then the shadow will also change.

If the subject can influence the changes in the shadow, then the changes in the shadow can, in turn, change the subject.

This is actually a very imaginative idea.

This means that one can control their shadow to make their real body perform any impossible action.

As a result, Moria, that good-for-nothing, only knew how to use the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to create some kind of zombie army, collecting other people's shadows everywhere, and only knew how to rely on external forces.

As a result, he was easily defeated by Jinbe in a few moves, and even the World Government looked down on him, thinking he was pitifully weak. They not only stripped him of his status as a Shichibukai, but also wanted to kill him outright.

It's really a waste of the power of this Devil Fruit.

Abel felt that this was indeed an opportunity, at least as a backup option.

So, after finding out the other party's movements, he immediately set sail.

The Thriller Bark is enormous, so its speed is questionable. In addition, these people are Shadows who were taken away a few days ago, so there is still plenty of time to catch up with them.

More importantly, Moria has not yet been summoned by the World Government to become a Shichibukai.

This means he can make any move he wants without having to worry about anything else.

"By the way, the national treasure of Wano Country, the sword of the swordsman Ryuma, the great sword Shusui, one of the twenty-one great swords, is also in that guy's hands. It's really a waste."

"This knife is destined to be mine."

Abel found yet another reason to kill his opponent.

In addition, he clearly remembered that Moria's zombies were afraid of salt. If this fatal weakness wasn't addressed, the zombie army would be a joke.

What's truly frightening is Perona's negative veil.

However, at this point in time, it's uncertain whether Perona, who is only 10 years old, has eaten the Ghost-Ghost Fruit.

As for the search counts for the prayer orders that have already been refreshed, you can wait and use them later.

As long as it's used within the next 15 days, it won't be wasted.

Chapter 461 The Clear-Clear Fruit User

Thriller Bark is Moria's pirate ship, and is also known as the world's largest pirate ship.

Its actual area is as large as an island.

It's hard to imagine how such a huge pirate ship could sail on the sea.

All I can say is that the world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things.

At that very moment, Moria was stuffing the modified zombie with the shadow he had stolen from someone else.

The strength of these shadow masters varied greatly, resulting in a wide range of quality in the zombie soldiers they created.

There were hardly any truly strong individuals, but a huge number of trash cannon fodder were produced.

"Trash, trash, all of it is trash!"

Moria suddenly started yelling and screaming, sweeping away all the zombies around him.

“Shadow, I need more and stronger shadows.”

Moria's face was filled with fanaticism as he looked down at his feet.

It was as if some rare treasure was hidden there.

Only after he had finally vented his anger did the obese Dr. Hogback dare to come back in.

"Master, we don't have many materials left to make more zombie soldiers. Should we go dig up some fresh corpses?"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely get you enough corpses. The rest is up to you, hehehehe."

"That's my duty and my honor, hiss! Hiss! Hiss~!"

The two men's laughter was increasingly bizarre, and coupled with the eerie and terrifying surroundings and the zombies everywhere, it was more than enough to make a horror movie.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the empty space beside them.

“Master, three more ships are approaching. They seem to think this place is an undiscovered island.”

Are there many people on the ship?

"That looks like a lot."