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

Garp kept watching Moria, and after Sengoku walked away, he and Kong charged at Moria again.

The three-way battle resumed.

Each strike, with its overflowing force, was like a high-explosive bomb, leaving craters tens of meters wide in the square.

The overflowing wind pressure swept across Marineford like a storm, and the swirling debris, like a sandstorm, swept in all directions, enveloping the entire city in smoke and dust.

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Chapter 200: Flattening the Marine Headquarters

The back of Marineford.

Upon arriving here, Sengoku looked bewildered, glancing at his own body and then at the shadow needle suspended fifty meters in front of him.

"how is this possible?"

Sengoku refused to believe it, and once again transformed into a golden Buddha, throwing a punch at Shadow Needle.

"call out!"

The needle shot out straight and struck the fist that Sengoku was swinging.

"Clang!"

After a metallic clang, Shadow Needle retreated ten meters, and Sengoku, looking uncomfortable, transformed back into human form from his Buddha form.

He finally realized that whenever he touched Moria's shadow, his abilities would temporarily disappear, just like when he touched Seastone.

How do we fight this?

Without his Devil Fruit powers, he, a dignified Marine Admiral, was actually stopped by a single shadow needle, and even had to be careful, otherwise that shadow needle could have pierced through his body.

If he's not careful, he might pierce through the head, and this great general of the Warring States period could die from a single needle from an actor.

What a ridiculous, yet chilling, fact this is!

"clank…!"

Sengoku engaged in a duel with a shadow needle. He had no choice but to fight the shadow needle, as it could kill too many marines.

In the sea, a needle is moving at lightning speed.

On the sea, the bodies of marines floated to the surface, their blood gushing out and staining the nearby waters red.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The marines, who had thought that jumping into the sea would temporarily protect them from danger, are now scrambling to swim ashore.

On the ground, at least they can run a little faster.

In the sea, they are nothing but lambs to the slaughter.

"why?"

"Why can this shadow move freely in the sea?"

The marines couldn't understand why Moria's Shadow Needles could move in the sea; it didn't fit their expectations of Devil Fruit abilities.

"Scatter completely!!"

"Board the ship and leave Marineford!!"

The marines split up; how many could leave was up to them.

On the main battlefield.

The battle between Moria and Garp has moved to the residential area.

After arriving here, Moria's fighting became even more unrestrained, with every strike aimed at destruction.

Its four tails condensed into blades, constantly unleashing bursts of slashing waves.

With Moria's current strength, each of his slashing waves can create a huge chasm.

The Naval Headquarters building, as tall as a small hill, is further divided into numerous ravines.

Garp and Cyborg Kong desperately tried to stop Moria's destruction.

After the collision, Moria stopped and looked at Garp and Kong across from him, asking, "Can you tell me why you're targeting me so much?"

The two people opposite him looked puzzled, not understanding why Moria would ask such a question. Did the Navy need a reason to target pirates, especially great pirates? How come they didn't know?

"All told, you didn't attack me many times, only twice, but each time it almost killed me."

Moria said in a deep voice, "And the lineup is stronger each time. Like this Wano Country attack, if it were aimed at Whitebeard, even if the attack failed, they could still take him down by forcing their way in."

Moria asked in confusion, "Why aren't you targeting Whitebeard or Charlotte Linlin, but instead relentlessly pursuing me?"

Kong glanced at Moria speechlessly, thinking that this guy was a bit shameless.

Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin are strong, but that's only their individual strength; they don't significantly impact the World Government's dominance.

Once outside the New World, the Whitebeard Pirates were no longer a significant threat.

But you, Moria, are different.

Initially, it was because they were wary of your large army of shadow servants and wanted to prevent you from becoming too powerful, so they targeted you once.

Roger and Whitebeard both experienced this kind of targeting, and they both survived it, which is why the World Government was unwilling to easily start a war with them.

Because once war breaks out, the casualties will be too great, which would be detrimental to the World Government's ability to suppress various sea areas and maintain its ruling deterrent power.

After that, you, the movie star, suddenly have the ability to travel to the world and the new world almost instantly, which changes the level of threat.

Furthermore, they developed the ability to control minds, such as the Shadow Slave.

The threat level instantly became one that could shake or even overthrow the rule of world governments.

If the world government still doesn't take action at this point, it would be foolish.

Do you expect me to keep getting stronger and stronger, and one day suddenly decide to overthrow the World Government, make all the kings of the member states my puppets, and then instantly overthrow the World Government?

What's more, you, the Movie Emperor, have also enslaved the kings and guards of ten countries in the North Sea, and even the female Celestial Dragon.

These facts are right here. If the world government doesn't target you, then who will it target?

It's just that this operation failed.

And you have the nerve to ask why you're being targeted?!

Steelbone Hollow had a lot to say, but he didn't. It's all about the winner taking all, and they're the ones who've lost now. Why would he speak out and beg for sympathy?

Garp didn't think about all those complicated details. He only knew one thing: this actor was a real pirate. Since that was the case, he should arrest him if he could, and kill him if he could.

"bump!"

Garp took the initiative to attack Moria, but was blasted away by Moria's punch.

The enormous power gap cannot be bridged in a short period of time by simply unleashing one's full potential.

"Fine, let them target us then!"

Moria stopped worrying about these things. He didn't care whether the needle was aimed at him or not. As long as he was strong enough, he wasn't afraid of being targeted.

Of course, if someone dares to target you, you should be prepared for retaliation.

"clank…!"

"Bang... Boom!"

The fierce battle resumed, and the entire Marine Headquarters was on the verge of collapse. Shockwaves from slashing and fist collisions rippled everywhere, and buildings and the ground tumbled and fell like waves, eventually turning into ruins.

"Whoosh...!"

"Pfft pfft...!"

The marines who had already fled by ship were ultimately unable to escape. The Shadow Needles were incredibly fast, and the warships were sliced ​​apart by the Shadow Needles, which transformed into blades. Not a single warship remained intact.

Marines who fall into the water will naturally not escape the slaughter by Shadow Needle.

Especially the Shadow Needle that fought against Sengoku, which abandoned Sengoku to attack the marines who had fallen into the water.

Basically, these marines then declared the end of their lives.

"what……!"

Sengoku Geppo roared in the air, but it was to no avail. He was an ability user, and he was helpless against the Shadow Needle's attack in the sea.

Even if he attacks, he will only hit those marines.

Sengoku, his eyes red, watched as the marines left behind at headquarters were killed one by one.

Then, the Shadow Needle transformed into a pool of shadows and began to silently devour the shadows of the marines' corpses.

As a shadow imbued with Moria's will, it is inherently connected to Moria's shadow space.

Moreover, devouring the shadows of corpses is much simpler and more mindless than becoming a shadow servant. So, without Moria's control, some of his shadows can autonomously devour the shadows of corpses, turning them into life energy and storing them directly in his shadow space.

After Sengoku could no longer see the Shadow Needle and all the marines had died, he angrily rushed towards the battlefield where Moria and Garp were fighting.

On the battlefield, Moria sensed that the Shadow Needle was already devouring the shadows of the Marine corpses, and he knew that on the entire Marine Headquarters Marineford, only he, Kong, Garp, and Sengoku remained.

Everyone else is dead.

"So what were you thinking? Knowing I was coming, you still left the marines here for me to kill!"

"ill!!!"

While fighting, Moria was also exchanging sarcastic remarks with Garp and Kong.

The battle had only lasted forty minutes, and the marines had already been completely taken care of by Shadow Needle.

"Damn it!!!" Garp roared, his fist clenching even tighter.

"..." Steel Bone Sky remained silent, focusing solely on the battle before him.

The reason for leaving some marines to guard the area was naturally to prevent Moria from bringing his own pirate crew.

Moreover, if the entire Navy Headquarters were to withdraw, leaving only the three of them behind, would it still be Navy Headquarters?

They can't afford to lose face.

Unexpectedly, only Moria came.

This, ironically, allowed Moria to kill with impunity.