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

Listening to the middle-aged man's final complaints, the young man agreed and said emphatically, "Understood, boss. I will remind them again."

After saying that, the young man quickly used the all-powerful Den Den Mushi to send the photo.

"The stage is set, and we're just waiting for all the heroes to take the stage!!"

The middle-aged man stood at the bow of the ship, facing the direction where Moria and Kaido were fighting, his eyes gleaming.

Chapter 57 Maybe... I can too

East China Sea.

In the conference room at the naval division headquarters, Rear Admiral Elon circled a coordinate on a sea area on the nautical chart on the table.

"The One-Punch Pirates have been found. According to the report, they are on this island."

"There are many sharks around the island," Aaron said. "Many of them are over ten meters long and have reached the level of marine mammals."

"Considering that both of those fish-men are shark-type mermaids, the pirates should be there."

Upon hearing this, Aokiji stood up and said, "Since it's already confirmed, let's set off immediately."

"Yes, Vice Admiral Aokiji!" Allen replied excitedly.

Aokiji and Major General Elon went out together, gathered four warships, and sailed toward the island they had scouted.

If nothing unexpected happens, Aokiji and his group's destination will be Shark Island, where Perona and her group are located.

the other side.

Ten warships, led by Garp and Sengoku, sailed majestically toward Skull Island.

Akainu and Aokiji didn't come this time, but Kizaru, who just showed up for work, did, along with some other vice admirals who were quite strong at this time.

It's fair to say that the plastic surgery is quite powerful, after all, it's a combination of Garp and Sengoku.

"What!!"

"The observation fleet has been destroyed!"

"No one survived!"

"That wretched Gecko Moria!!"

At that moment, news suddenly came from the Navy Headquarters that the Navy Observation Fleet had gone missing ten minutes earlier, presumably killed by Moria.

Sengoku, completely bewildered, held the Den Den Mushi and cursed Moria inwardly.

They still don't know that Kaido destroyed the ship and killed the people.

Moriah was just a scapegoat.

"I'll go check first, Sengoku!" Garp took off his coat and prepared to use Moonwalk to get there ahead of time.

They've only lost contact; there might still be someone alive. Garp wants to go and rescue them.

Because if they didn't go, given Moria's actions, they could very well be wiped out.

"and many more!!"

At that moment, Sengoku called out to Garp, and his Den Den Mushi transmitted new messages from headquarters.

"It's not Moria, it's Kaido."

After hearing the news, Sengoku said in a deep voice, "That madman suddenly appeared and destroyed three warships, and then fought with Moria."

"The two have been fighting for more than ten minutes and are evenly matched."

"Moria!!" Upon hearing this, Garp frowned slightly, somewhat surprised, and said, "That guy's strength has already reached this level, how could it suddenly increase so much?"

"Are you sure it's Moria fighting Kaido and not the Shadow Servant Barrett?"

Garp looked at Sengoku, who could fight Kaido to a standstill. If it were the Shadow Servant Bullet, it would be even better, as he had that kind of strength.

But to say it's Moria is a bit far-fetched.

On Vico Island, Garp fought Moria. He didn't use Ryuo (Advanced Armament Haki) with that punch, but if it had landed, it could have blown Moria's head off.

At that time, Moria was definitely no match for Kaido's attacks, let alone fight Kaido to a standstill.

It's impossible for someone to become this strong in just over a month, right?

Therefore, Garp suspected that Sengoku might have misheard.

"I'm sure."

Sengoku said solemnly, "The news from headquarters is that Moria and Kaido are fighting, and the Shadow Servant Barrett has not appeared."

"This is troublesome!" Garp sighed inwardly. He used to have a chance to kill Moria in one blow, but now that chance is completely gone.

Even someone as confident as Garp knew that with his strength, he couldn't kill or knock out Moria with a single punch.

In other words, if Moria wanted to use his ability to switch places with the Shadow Servant to leave, no one could stop him.

"Another notorious pirate has appeared on the high seas."

With heavy hearts, Garp and Sengoku continued their journey toward Skull Island.

Although it's impossible to capture Moria, figuring out his abilities is an important mission for the Navy this time.

The scene shifts back to Skull Island.

Many pirates have already arrived at Skull Island before the Navy.

Hawkeye, Crocodile, Wang Zhi, Silver Axe, and other pirates have arrived in the western waters of Skull Island, standing at a distance from each other on the sea, gazing at Skull Island.

At this moment, the battle between Moria and Kaido had returned to the high sky near the eastern part of Skull Island.

The Marine Headquarters is indeed quite far away, and they can't arrive as quickly as the pirates who are already in the New World, but they should arrive today.

"Dad!"

Twenty kilometers north of Skull Island, the Whitebeard Pirates' Mowaggle is sailing towards Skull Island.

At this moment, the phoenix with blue flames fell from the sky, transformed into human form, and stood next to Whitebeard.

Marco reported, "It's Kaido fighting Moria, not Garp. The Marines shouldn't have arrived yet."

"Kura la la la! La!" Whitebeard stood on the bow deck, facing Skull Island. After hearing Marco's words, he laughed loudly, "It seems this trip wasn't in vain. That brat Moria can fight Kaido to this extent. Even Garp can't do anything to him for the time being. The two of them will have a good fight!"

"Let's get closer to Skull Island. The real show is best watched up close!"

Whitebeard smiled and continued to approach Skull Island aboard the Moby Whale.

It stopped only when it was one kilometer away from the island in the sea.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

Above Skull Island, Moria and Kaido in his dragon form were still engaged in the most basic battle.

Gazing at the giant, bursting dandelions in the sky, pirates like Hawkeye and Crocodile, who were contemporaries of Moria, felt a pang of sadness.

"It's a pity he's not a swordsman!" Hawkeye shook his head and sighed as he looked at Moria fighting high in the sky.

While others couldn't clearly see Moria and Kaido, Hawkeye could, which made him even more aware of Moria's power.

But as I said before, it's a pity I'm not a sword master, so I can't exchange sword skills.

Otherwise, Hawkeye would have wanted to challenge Moria to a duel.

"How can this guy be so strong? Did he get this kind of training after failing to challenge Kaido?!"

"Maybe I can too."

Standing on the bow of his pirate ship, Crocodile, the boy who was neither here nor there, felt a slight stirring in his heart; his perspective was somewhat unique.

A massive pirate crew sailed in from the north of Skull Island; it was the Whitebeard Pirates, now widely recognized as the strongest pirate crew in the New World.

Captain Whitebeard, a living legend, lived in the same era as Roger, and is now considered the man in the New World who is closest to becoming the Pirate King.

"He'll have a white beard!"

After glancing at the Moby Whale, Crocodile made up his mind that he would challenge Whitebeard.

If Moria could become stronger by challenging Kaido, then if he challenged Whitebeard, who was even stronger than Kaido, his final strength would definitely be greater than Moria's current strength.

"and"

Crocodile, the boy with a 50/50 chance, thought confidently, "With my Devil Fruit ability, even Whitebeard would only turn into a dried-up corpse if he were drained of all his water."

Poor Crocodile was misled by Moria's increased power, thinking he could defeat Whitebeard.

He wanted to challenge Whitebeard even earlier than in the original story.

But he didn't know that in the original story, he was instantly killed by Whitebeard, leaving an unforgettable pain in his heart.

In the end, they could only pin their hopes on ancient weapons to defeat Whitebeard.

This led to a loss of confidence in his own strength, which explains why he couldn't even use Haki later on. He was defeated by Luffy, who had just entered the Grand Line and didn't even have Gear Second.

Fortunately, this misfortune turned into a blessing in disguise. After leaving the city, his confidence returned, and with it, his domineering aura returned as well.

Finally, Crocodile achieved his legendary status as a fighter who went toe-to-toe with Mihawk, Doflamingo, and Akainu during the Marineford War.

Of course, nothing has happened yet, and with Moria acting as a giant butterfly, no one knows how things will unfold in the future.

The only thing that's clear now is that Moria's contemporaries were indeed far superior in strength to him.

Chapter 58 finally begins: Garp vs. Moria

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

Three hours have passed since the battle between Moria and Kaido.

The battle remained fierce, the roar of their fighting echoing throughout the waters surrounding Skull Island.

"call out!"

"call out!"

High above Skull Island, two enormous figures collided at high speed once again.

Kaido gripped his spiked club tightly with both hands and unleashed a powerful attack imbued with the power of the Thunder Bagua. Moria then focused all his strength into his right fist and punched back.