Chapter 237 The Riddler Wukong

"Hey! Did you guys just see something fly up and then fall down?"

In the forest under the cover of night, Nami and Robin, led by Brook, were running towards Moria's castle.

Suddenly, Nami stopped in her tracks, pointed to the sky in front of her that was just out of the way of the leaves, and exclaimed in astonishment.

Just now, she seemed to see a dark shadow flash across the sky.

Because of the high speed and the darkness, she couldn't see clearly and didn't know if she was hallucinating.

Brook and Robin stopped at the sound and were about to look in the direction Nami was pointing when they suddenly noticed the ground beneath their feet trembling. Pebbles bounced wildly on the ground, like little mice whose bottoms had been scalded by boiling water.

Immediately afterwards, a loud thud was heard from ahead, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.

A few seconds later, a gust of wind swept in from the front, carrying countless withered branches and leaves, which slapped against them, almost knocking them down.

"What... what's going on?"

When the gale subsided and the surroundings became quiet, Nami looked up in astonishment, her gaze fixed ahead.

Unfortunately, apart from the pitch-black forest, she could see nothing else and had no idea what was happening ahead.

"Wow! What an exaggerated noise! ​​It scared me to death! My heart was pounding!"

Even though I don't have a heart, yo ho ho ho!

Brooke clutched his chest, his tone still as quirky as ever.

"Brook, the direction from which that sound came was the direction of Moriah's castle, right?" Robin asked thoughtfully, gazing ahead.

"Ah, that's right, I reckon we'll be there in about six or seven minutes."

"Robin, did you find something?" Nami asked quickly when she saw Robin's expression.

Robin shook his head: "No, this forest blocked my view, and I couldn't find any information even with the Flower-Flower Fruit."

"However, I think the thing you saw flying into the sky and then falling down was probably the source of the earthquake."

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"What, what could that be? Something that could fall down and make that kind of noise must be a huge thing!" Nami said with a serious expression.

"Big guy? Could it be that Moriah's castle was blown up? Yohohoho!" Brook put forward an absurd guess.

But upon closer examination, it's not absurd.

Because what other large-scale object besides Moriah's castle could produce such a commotion?

Moria himself?

Don't be ridiculous. Even if Moria was indeed enormous, nearly seven meters tall, his fall couldn't possibly produce that kind of commotion...

Wait, what if the noise wasn't from something falling, but from some kind of attack?

The three of them suddenly realized this at the same time, and their expressions became serious.

"Could it be that Goku and Sanji have already woken up and are fighting Moria?" Nami took a deep breath and voiced her guess.

But could their battle produce such a huge commotion?

Keep in mind that they were quite a distance from where the commotion came from, perhaps two kilometers away. For such a distance to cause ground tremors, what a terrifying attack that must have been.

The three exchanged a glance, said nothing more, and then took off running forward.

No matter what happened ahead, they had to go and see for themselves.

But before they had run far, they suddenly noticed something strange coming from behind them.

"Those guys are here! Grab them right now!"

A sharp sound rang out from behind.

Nami and the others stopped and turned around, only to see a figure gritted his teeth in anger.

"Hilton! It's you! How dare you come in front of us!" Nami gritted her teeth, burning with rage, as she looked at Hilton, who was flying in the air with bat wings spread.

If the other party hadn't tricked them in the first place and brought them to the castle, they wouldn't be facing all these problems now.

"Robin, catch this pfft! I'm going to teach this guy a lesson!"

Nami tossed the still-sleeping Pupu to Robin, then pulled out the Ruyi Jingu Bang from her back and charged menacingly towards Hilton.

Although Hilton was cunning, he was a coward. Even in the air, he was so frightened by Nami's menacing appearance that he turned and ran away.

But not long after, he changed direction again, taunting Nami, "Come on! Didn't you want to teach me a lesson? Why aren't you coming any closer!"

Behind him, a horde of zombies surged from afar, baring their fangs and claws as they attacked Nami.

Nami, of course, had already seen this scene and turned to run away, no longer caring about teaching Hilton a lesson.

With so many zombies around, and Goku and Sanji not around, she can't possibly defeat them!

"Whoa! So many zombies! Run! We have to run!"

Brooke, who was ahead, also saw this scene and ran faster than anyone else. In a flash, the light bone shot out ten meters away.

"Hey! Brook! Don't you have salt? Kill them!" Nami shouted from behind.

It was only after Brooke's explanation that she realized what stopped the spider monkey from moving was not poison, but salt.

Simply sprinkle salt into the mouths of those shadow-controlled zombies, and the shadows inside will detach from the zombies and fly back to their original owners.

"Yo-ho-ho! Not many left! There are too many zombies behind! There's no way we can finish them all!"

Brooke raised his hands high, took the lead, and shouted without turning his head.

He had already used up most of the salt he carried to deal with the spider rats and spider monkeys, and now there were at least a hundred zombies behind him. How could he possibly deal with them all?

I'd better get out of here!

Inside the castle, Sanji was struggling to break free of the spider silk binding him, calling out to Goku in a low but urgent voice, "Hey! Goku, wake up! We're in big trouble! Goku, wake up right now!"

He was so anxious that he was covered in sweat.

Not long ago, after he woke up, he suddenly noticed something in the dim light around him: he and Wukong had no shadows!

Thinking back to what happened before he lost consciousness, he suddenly realized that Moria had stripped him and Goku of their shadows.

Immediately afterwards, he noticed strange noises coming from outside the castle. After finally finding a window, he looked out and saw an incredibly large creature sitting on the ground, eating voraciously.

And in front of this guy, he also saw the mastermind Moria!

Recalling what he had overheard the other person saying about reviving some powerful zombie warrior, he immediately came to a bad conclusion: the guy in front of him, who was bigger than a castle, was that so-called powerful zombie warrior!

This means that Goku's shadow has been used by Moria!

Is there still a chance to reclaim Wukong's shadow?

He didn't know this, but he knew that if Wukong's shadow couldn't be taken back, it would mean that Wukong would never be able to live in the sunlight again. This would be a devastating blow to both Wukong and his companions!

"Wukong! You really can't sleep anymore! You have to wake up right now!"

After realizing that he couldn't break free of the spider webs no matter how hard he tried, Sanji placed all his hopes on Goku and desperately called out to him to wake him up.

With his persistent efforts, Wukong's eyelids finally twitched, as if he would wake up at any moment.

Sanji's eyes lit up, and he stared intently at Goku, but after waiting for a long time, he found that Goku still hadn't woken up.

So he continued to shout desperately, and Wukong's eyelids twitched again, but he still didn't open them.

Sanji was incredibly anxious, cursing inwardly that his gluttony had finally gotten him into trouble. If he hadn't eaten so much and ingested so many sleeping pills, he would have woken up like him by now!

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

Big eater?

Yes, Wukong loves to eat so much, so I should start from that point!

Thinking of this, he changed his method of calling out: "Hey! Wukong, there's delicious food! Lots and lots of delicious food! Wake up quickly! You'll miss out if you're too late!"

In an instant, he noticed that Wukong's eyelids were twitching wildly, almost like they were spasming, a stark contrast to the previous pattern where they would only move once every few hours.

It works!

Sanji's eyes lit up, and he continued shouting, "And not only are there lots and lots of delicious food, Goku, but a really strong opponent has appeared! He specifically asked to spar with you! Don't you love sparring with strong people? If you don't wake up soon, your opponent will be gone!"

boom!!

As soon as he finished speaking, Wukong, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and sprang to his feet, shouting anxiously, "Where? Where? Where are the powerful guys? Where is the delicious food?!"

Seeing that Goku had finally woken up, Sanji breathed a long sigh of relief.

It turns out that waking up Wukong is so simple. He was so stupid before, wasting so much time for no reason.

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At this moment, Wukong finally realized that something was wrong.

He looked down at the spider silk binding his hands, then glanced around at the unfamiliar surroundings, finally fixing his gaze on Sanji. He asked with a puzzled expression, "Sanji, how did we get here? Why am I covered in this sticky stuff?"

In his memory, he had a delicious meal and then went to sleep on the soft bed.

Why does everything around me feel so unfamiliar when I wake up?

Sanji, with a solemn expression, briefly explained their current situation.

When he heard that they had already fallen into the enemy's trap and were here because they had been kidnapped by the enemy, Wukong opened his mouth in surprise.

When Goku heard that both he and Sanji's shadows had been taken away by the enemy, he was stunned. He quickly checked the ground and found that there was indeed no shadow of himself on the ground.

"Oh no! My shadow, my shadow is really gone!" Wukong shouted.

However, he quickly accepted this reality and said seriously, "Sanji, where is that guy? I'm going to defeat him and make him return our shadows!"

If he hadn't heard Brooke say that he couldn't survive in the sunlight after losing his shadow, he probably would have quickly forgotten about losing his shadow.

But after learning about this, he couldn't ignore it. It concerned his and Sanji's future lives, and he had to get the shadow back no matter what!

"That's what I'm going to talk about next," Sanji said, taking a deep breath and speaking seriously.

"Wukong, that guy seems to have used your shadow to resurrect a very terrifying being. I don't know exactly how it was resurrected, but I know that we will most likely have to fight this terrifying being next. Only by defeating him can you get your shadow back."

"A scary guy?"

"Yes! He's right outside the castle, but we need to figure out how to get rid of these things on us first."

Sanji's gaze fell on the spider silk covering the two of them: "This stuff is too tough. I've tried many times but I haven't been able to get it off. Goku, try to see if you can break free."

"Mmm." Wukong nodded, then tried to break the spider silk on his body.

But to his surprise, the spider silk was extremely resilient. Even with all his strength, he could only stretch it a little, far from freeing his hands from inside.

"No, Sanji, it's wrapped too tightly, I can't get any strength in."

After gritting his teeth and trying several times without success, Wukong frowned and said helplessly.

His arms were tied tightly to his body, making it difficult to exert force. If his legs were tied, he would be fully confident that he could break them.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from the darkness behind them.

"What, are you trying to run away? Without Lord Moria's orders, you are not allowed to go anywhere."

pat.

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The footsteps grew louder as they approached, and a figure gradually emerged from the darkness, coming into view of Goku and Sanji.

The newcomer was a man with long, light purple hair, wearing a red coat, and with two long swords at his waist.

His face was withered, his eyes were sunken, and there were no eyeballs, only two dark holes.

He was a former member of the Rocks Pirates, known as Captain John. After his death, his body was obtained by Moria and transformed into the current Shogun Zombie.

The so-called General Zombie is a transcendent being whose strength far surpasses that of ordinary zombies in all aspects, and who commands ordinary zombies!

Captain John walked a short distance in front of Goku and Sanji, raised the bottle in his hand, and took a big gulp.

After letting out a burp, he said to Goku and Sanji, "Hey, you two, did you hear what I just said?"

Sanji scoffed, "Hmph! Running away? Quite the opposite, we're preparing to settle the score with him!"

"Oh? So you're trying to cause trouble for Lord Moria, huh? Glug glug."

Captain John took another gulp of wine, then casually tossed the empty bottle aside and drew two longswords from his waist.

"In that case, I'll have to teach you a lesson."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Captain John charged forward, his two longswords flashing as they were drawn from their sheaths, leaving two streaks of cold light in the air as they slashed at Goku and Sanji simultaneously!

Goku and Sanji's eyes narrowed simultaneously. Although their hands were tied, they shouldn't forget that their legs could still move. They wouldn't be so easily cut down by Captain John.

With a single shave, they easily dodged Captain John's attack.

Captain John, having failed in his first attack, turned to look at Sanji, who had appeared on his left. He remembered that this was the guy who had spoken rudely earlier.

So he abandoned Goku who had dodged to the right and charged straight at Sanji. His two swords crossed in an arc, slashing left and right, thrusting upwards and downwards, forming a dense, cold net of sword light that forced Sanji to retreat continuously.

Swish! !

In one swing, his sword struck a cabinet, and the sturdy wooden cabinet split in two in the blink of an eye, collapsing to either side with a loud crash.

When Sanji saw this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

What a sharp sword!

If I were to be struck by that sword, I'd probably be covered in blood!

Seeing this scene from not far away, Wukong raised an eyebrow, looking thoughtful.

"Sanji! Come here, I have a plan!" he suddenly shouted.

Solution? What solution?

Sanji, whose mind was still a bit foggy as Captain John closed in again, didn't hesitate for long and rushed toward Goku.

"Wukong, what method are you referring to?"

After arriving at Wukong's side, he spoke rapidly.

"Hehe, just you wait and see."

Unexpectedly, Wukong became the riddle solver, and he just chuckled.

When he saw Captain John charging towards them, wielding his longsword and slashing down at them from above, he actually rushed forward to meet him head-on, exposing his body completely to Captain John's attack to Sanji's astonished gaze!

"Wukong!!"

Sizzle!!

Clang!

Two strange sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

Sanji stared wide-eyed, as if he were witnessing an unbelievable scene.

Captain John swung his longsword at Wukong, severing all the unbreakable spider silk on his body with its sharp blade.

When the longsword cut through the spider silk and landed on Wukong, it seemed to have encountered the hardest substance in the world, making it impossible to advance any further!

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