The Journey of Freedom After the Awakening of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit

The days he spent being whipped at the addiction center made his skin less sensitive to pain.

This also indirectly made him much more resistant to low temperatures, preventing him from losing consciousness from the cold, otherwise he would have been done for today.

"However, we need to leave quickly, otherwise it will be too cold and we might not be able to hold on."

Without hesitation, Moria switched places with Garp's shadow servant and left before Aokiji could make a move.

bump!

Unfortunately, Garp, who was prepared, appeared next to Moria in an instant and swung a punch filled with intense anger, hitting Moria right in the face, who had just appeared and was still in a daze.

The immense force caused Garp's fist to slam completely into Moria's face.

Moria's eyes rolled back instantly, and he was about to lose consciousness.

"I can't lose consciousness, or I'm finished."

In the final moments, Moria pulled through thanks to his unwavering will to survive.

With a thought, just as his head was about to hit the ground after being punched by Garp, he instantly switched places with the Shadow Servant and left.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the earth shook, and a crater a hundred meters in diameter appeared, the earth cracking open like glass.

"This ability is really troublesome!"

"besides"

"When did Moria's body become so strong?!"

Garp frowned as he watched the shadowy figures dissipate beneath his feet.

With his strength and the intensity of his Armament Haki, Moria definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it; he would be knocked unconscious or even killed by a single blow.

But in the end, Moria still managed to escape using his powers!

why?

Garp didn't understand because they didn't know that Moria could also become physically stronger by absorbing shadows.

They were still relying on previous intelligence, believing that Moria's strength lay only in his ability to create shadow servants, and that he was not strong in himself.

Therefore, their only concern was that Moria would fall into the hands of top pirate crews like Kaido and Whitebeard, thus becoming a great danger to the Navy.

However, through that attack, Garp realized that Moria was no ordinary man, and if left unchecked, he could become a powerful figure like Kaido.

That will be the most troublesome time.

Thinking of all this, Garp quickly used his Observation Haki to sense Moria's location.

"what!"

"Where did you go?"

No, Garp jumped into the air and looked around, but he didn't see Moria, nor could he sense Moria with his Observation Haki.

Tatata!

Sengoku rushed over from afar and asked, "Where is that brat Moria?"

"It's gone!"

Garp punched away a shadow servant, while responding to Sengoku.

"Gone?"

Sengoku frowned, attacking the surrounding shadow servants while also using his Observation Haki to sense Moria's location.

We can't sense it either!

"That guy has left!" Sengoku's expression was not good. Moria had appeared and almost succeeded in capturing Barrett, but they had failed to catch Moria.

"what happened?"

Sengoku approached Garp and asked with a frown, "With your strength, Moria shouldn't be able to withstand one of your attacks, right?"

Garp shook his head and said solemnly, "We all underestimated Moria's physical strength and power. First, he took a hit from Kizaru, then he was frozen by Aokiji, and finally I punched him in the face in anger, yet he was still able to escape using his ability."

"His strength is definitely not what we thought before. Given his age, he may be difficult to deal with in the future."

"Damn it!" Sengoku cursed under his breath, feeling even more frustrated after hearing Garp's assessment of Moria.

Surprisingly, Moria managed to escape in the end!

"Let's get rid of these annoying shadow servants first!"

Since Garp and Sengoku couldn't see Moria reappear, they could only speed up the process of eliminating Moria's shadow servants.

Meanwhile, Kizaru went to help Aokiji clear out the shadow servants, leaving only Akainu guarding Barrett.

He had no intention of giving Moria any chance to take Barrett away.

He'll stay here and guard it. If Moria dares to come, he'll show Moria just how hot his magma really is.

On Vico Island, in the waters near Garp, a pirate ship is anchored not far from the shore.

"John, news has come from the Dark Forces that Moria has appeared and is already engaged in combat with the Navy."

Delon came to the bow of the ship and reported to Captain John.

"Then let's go and get our comrades back, brothers!"

John shouted, then leaped with all his might, covering a distance of 100 meters, and jumped directly from the bow of the ship to the shore.

"Let's go!"

"With Moria, our domination of the New World is just around the corner."

"Hahaha!"

The stronger members of John's pirate crew followed Captain John and jumped ashore, while the weaker ones reached the shore in small boats.

"Kill the Marines and steal Moria." After landing, a group of people charged towards Garp.

At this time, the John Pirates were unaware that Moria had not actually fought the Marines, but had been driven away by a combination of punches from Kizaru and the others.

Meanwhile, in the sea near Aokiji's side, there was also a pirate ship with combat personnel from the Big Mom Pirates led by Katakuri.

At this time, they also received a message from the dark forces. Just like Captain John, they knew that Moria had appeared and had even clashed with the Navy.

Chapter 24 Just be a tool, Kaido

"Let's go too!"

"The main purpose is to prevent Moria from falling into the hands of the Navy or other pirate crews."

"If necessary, kill Moria first!"

Katakuri turned and gave the order, then jumped high from the boat onto the shore.

"Candy Bridge!"

Perospero waved his hand and used his ability to build a bridge between the shore and the bow of the ship, and the others quickly crossed over the bridge.

Clearly, Katakuri and the John Pirates are here today for Moria.

Six thousand meters above the edge of Vico Island, Moria, lying on the back of a giant eagle, recovered from the injuries inflicted by Garp and the others by absorbing life energy.

"grass!"

"We've been tricked!"

Moria got up and sat on the giant eagle's back, his face grim.

At this moment, he realized that Kizaru's instantaneous kick was a trap set for him.

Otherwise, given Kizaru's speed, Garp could reach Barrett's side immediately after leaving; his speed is definitely not as fast as Kizaru's.

"If I see that Barrett is being guarded by Kizaru, I will absolutely not risk going there. I will just continue to wait for an opportunity, and if there is no opportunity in the end, I will simply give up and leave."

But clearly, the Navy seems to want to kill him!

So after Garp left, Kizaru leisurely ran towards Barrett with Akainu.

The purpose was to give Moria the opportunity to make an adventure.

Then Kizaru appeared in an instant and kicked Moria at the speed of light, sending him flying towards the direction Akainu was coming from, allowing Akainu to finish Moria off in one blow.

If Moria hadn't reacted in time and had been hit by Akainu's high-damage magma fist, he might have been melted instantly.

Even though he dodged Akainu's attack, the Navy still anticipated that he would switch places with the Shadow Servant afterward.

At that moment, Moria subconsciously switched places with the nearest shadow servant, who happened to be within Aokiji's attack range.

Moria, who had just appeared, was instantly frozen by Aokiji.

If Moria hadn't had some resistance to the cold, he would have been frozen unconscious, and the only outcome would have been either being captured by Seastone or being killed outright.

In the end, his actions were also anticipated. As soon as he appeared, Garp punched him squarely in the face, almost killing him.

If he hadn't switched places with the Shadow Servant at the last moment to leave, he would have been punched in the face by Garp and hit the ground.

A tremendous force was unleashed, and he suspected his head might explode like a watermelon.

"That Garp guy is terrifying!"

Even now, Moria still feels lingering fear when he recalls that punch.

That extremely condensed Armament Haki was incredibly hard; with that level of Armament Haki, Garp's fist possessed terrifying power.

"It's troublesome."

Moria frowned. "The Navy is clearly prepared. Trying again would be suicidal!"

After the close call, Moria realized that his plan to seize Barrett had failed.

However, there's nothing to regret. Even without Barrett, there are other powerful individuals. If all else fails, one can cultivate on their own and wait for an opportunity.

After all, Barrett wasn't dead; he was just imprisoned in Impel Down.

"Yup!"

Impel Down!

Moriah laughed; how could he have forgotten this crucial point again?

If he can infiltrate Impel Down and face those Devil Fruit users whose abilities are suppressed by Seastone, with his current strength, surely he can kill them?