I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

It wasn't just because their meal was interrupted and the tableware was broken all over the floor, but also because of the noise coming from the island's gate.

"Seriously... when will I ever be able to collect enough shadows?"

"At that time, I won't need to get involved in dealing with this kind of trash."

Moria said irritably, glancing sideways at his back.

The lion-faced Absalom and the ghost princess Perona followed closely behind him.

"Absalom, go and summon the zombie generals."

"It seems we've found a good prey this time. Let me see just how strong our zombie army is now."

Moriah gave the order.

Before long, a zombie army of several hundred people had gathered in front of Moria.

Yes, there are only a few hundred people at the moment.

That year, Moria had just acquired the terror dart and had only been stationed in the Devil's Triangle waters for half a month.

He hasn't had time to assemble the formidable zombie army he envisions yet.

The current zombie army is not only small in number, but also weak in strength.

For example, in the current zombie general's ranks, there's a male zombie standing lazily with one hand in his pocket, gulping down alcohol.

"Hey, Captain John, stop drinking."

Absalom noticed that Moria's gaze was somewhat hostile and immediately gave him a warning.

Captain John, however, continued to gulp down his drink, but the wine he drank kept gushing out from a hole in his chest.

"Captain John, the once-great pirate of the Rocks Pirates, is now reduced to this state..."

Moria snorted and shook his head.

Since being defeated by Kaido, he has spent more than ten years collecting the corpses of many powerful figures around the world and using the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to insert shadows into these corpses, manipulating them into zombies.

However, these zombies are not the great pirates they were in life, and their strength is incomparable to what it was in life.

To create a powerful zombie, you need not only the corpse of a strong person, but also the shadow of a strong person to match it.

Take Captain John's zombie form, for example. It's just been injected with the shadow of an ordinary pirate, so its strength isn't very high.

"After spending ten or twenty years in this Devil's Triangle, gathering enough clues about great pirates, I'll return to the New World and take down Kaido!"

Moriah said hatefully.

"I hope this prey is strong enough, so I can gain a glimpse of a powerful opponent."

"Ideally, he should be a very strong swordsman!"

Moria muttered to himself.

The strongest corpses he has collected over the past ten years are those of Captain John, the great pirate; Ryuma, the dragon-slaying samurai of Wano Country; and Oars, the giant.

However, he didn't have a single suitable powerful figure in his possession.

Among them, the samurai Ryuma from Wano Country is the most special, as his corpse comes from the battlefield of the world-famous battle between Kaido and Moria.

That is, Wano Country!

According to legend, Ryuma was the strongest samurai who had slain a dragon and was revered as the sword god of Wano Country.

Therefore, Moria placed high hopes on Ryuma, regarding Ryuma's corpse as the hope of defeating Kaido!

As Moria looked down at the zombie army in front of him.

In the distance, a mummified corpse ran towards them with a look of panic on its face.

"Lord Moria, at the island's gate is a huge whale, and also that Sieg with a bounty of one billion!"

"Sig?"

Upon hearing this, Moria's eyes widened, and his massive body trembled slightly with excitement.

Moria entered the Devil's Triangle area about two weeks ago, so he is certainly familiar with the recent major news events!

Siegfried has two of the most impressive achievements.

The duel between the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, and the incredible feat of splitting a sandstorm in Rain City with a single sword strike!

"Hehehe, isn't this the great swordsman I've always dreamed of?"

"Ryoma! The great swordsman worthy of your body has finally arrived!"

Moriah perked up, grinned, and revealed a row of sharp teeth.

"If I could obtain his shadow, and combine it with Longma's corpse, the two would be combined to make me invincible!"

However, as happy as he is, with Moria's current team, he still needs to carefully consider his strategy to take away Sieg's shadow.

After all, Sieg is renowned and should not be underestimated by Moria.

Finally, Moria turned his gaze to the two people behind him: Absalom and Princess Perona.

These two individuals, one a user of the Clear-Clear Fruit and the other a user of the Spirit-Spirit Fruit, are not particularly strong in terms of raw power, but they are often surprisingly effective when used for surprise attacks.

...........

A moment later, at the island's gate.

Sig and the others disembarked one after another, and were somewhat distressed at the edge of the island.

"Gecko Moria... another Shichibukai, how am I supposed to fight him?"

Sig was somewhat downcast, and his heartbeat had begun to quicken slightly.

Finally, his gaze fell on Crocdale beside him.

As both were Shichibukai, it's hard to say who would have won between Crocodile and Moria if Crocodile hadn't been bound by Seastone.

With the Li Jing card in hand, Sigurd felt confident he could handle Crocodile, but facing Moria...

"Too dangerous!"

As Sieg pondered this, he noticed movement coming from the depths of the island.

A huge wave of zombies is approaching!

Hundreds of mummies and zombies of various shapes and sizes are gradually emerging from the hazy mist.

Behind Sig, the bandits instinctively drew their swords, their faces turning pale.

It was only when they saw Sieg's back that they subconsciously straightened their backs and felt courage rise in their hearts.

However, these hundreds of zombies did not make any other unusual moves. Instead, they lined up neatly in several rows and stood on both sides of the road as if to welcome them.

Suddenly, a strange laugh rang out from the hazy mist.

"Hehehehe..."

A man nearly seven meters tall with a devilish appearance strode over with a strange laugh.

"What a rare guest, Sea King of the Seas."

Moria grinned and laughed loudly:

"I never expected that such a distinguished guest would arrive so soon after I entered this misty triangle area."

Moria seemed to have no intention of making a move, an attitude that surprised Sieg.

However, he did not let his guard down.

Sig glanced back at Crocdale.

Last time, he thought he had latched onto Fujitora's coattails and was completely unfazed by Crocodile, but he almost suffered a disastrous outcome...

In Sieg's memory, Moria wasn't exactly a good-tempered guy!

"Gecko Moria?"

Sig nodded slightly, then turned his head to look at the pirate ship trapped in the spider web on the shore.

"I just stumbled into this sea area by chance. Since this is Moria's territory, I won't bother you any longer."

"Please untangle this spider web, and we will leave immediately."

Chapter 272 The Invisible Man

Another sea area shrouded in mist.

A pirate ship was quietly sailing through this sea, following the sound of whales ahead.

The pirate ship's flag features a beckoning skull with a top hat and collar adorned with fur and wearing lipstick.

This is the flag of the Big Mom Pirates.

Reporter Charlotte Tiramisu stood at the bow of the ship, listening to the intermittent calls of whales coming from ahead.

"That big whale seems to have stopped somewhere? The sound hasn't moved for a long time."

Tiramisu frowned.

There are no islands in this sea area where you can stay.

If we're talking about one, it's that island boat that just sailed in about two weeks ago.

"Speed ​​up! It's never good for two great pirates to run into each other. Maybe we can use this opportunity to find out what's going on with Sig."

"Tiramisu gave the order."

............

A terrifying three-masted sailing ship, on the shore of an island.

Sig didn't seem to have any intention of talking to Moria; his first words were that he would leave immediately.

Moria wasn't too surprised.

Both of them are notorious figures, so it's normal for them to be wary of each other.

"Don't worry, the spider web trap can be removed at any time, but..."

Moria smiled and pointed to the ghostly castle behind him: