The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

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The Grand Line, the magical triangle of Gekko Gurashi, Thriller Bark Island, the edge of the coast.

The Straw Hat Pirates' Thousand Sunny was quietly anchored in the fog-shrouded harbor, but chaos reigned on deck.

A group of zombies with various appearances and movements were laboriously carrying boxes of gold and silver treasures looted from the horror ship onto the Sunshine.

The person in charge of this "moving team" was a girl with pink pigtails, elegantly holding a burgundy parasol.

It was Princess Mononoke – Perona.

"Hurry up, hurry up! You slowpokes! Get all the treasure onto this lovely ship quickly!"

Perona shouted in her characteristic, slightly spoiled, commanding tone, her face beaming with a triumphant smile of her plan succeeding.

Meanwhile, opposite her stood a woman wearing a magnificent white wedding dress that had been stolen (originally belonging to an unfortunate zombie bride).

Nami, gripping her Weather Stick tightly, stood ready to protect their ship.

"Stop! That's our ship! Put the treasure down!" Nami shouted sharply, despite feeling somewhat intimidated by Perona's strange abilities.

But her determination to protect her companions and the treasure (especially the treasure) made her stand firm.

But faced with this threat, Perona completely disregarded Nami's warning, instead letting out her signature "Horo horo horo" laugh.

"What do you want?" Perona raised her chin and lightly tapped the deck with the tip of her umbrella.

"I'm going to take all the treasure away, and I want to use your ships to leave this godforsaken place!"

"If you want to stop me..." she deliberately drew out, gracefully raising her left hand. Instantly, dozens of floating, ominous white, exploding ghosts appeared above her palm.

"Let's have a fight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless exploding ghosts swirled in the air, locking onto Nami, posing a significant threat.

However, the scene that Perona had envisioned—Nami panicking or angrily attacking—did not occur.

Instead, he noticed that Nami's gaze seemed to have bypassed him, staring intently at... what was behind her?

Moreover, his pupils were clearly dilated with shock, as if he had seen something incredible.

Perona felt a flicker of doubt, but her smugness only intensified, believing that Nami was completely intimidated by her display of power.

He was just about to let out an even more triumphant laugh and thoroughly mock this seemingly helpless opponent...

At the same time, he was completely unaware that while he was focused on confronting Nami...

A small boat, shaped like a cross coffin and lit with eerie green candles, had silently docked at the shore.

To her even greater surprise, two figures had already appeared behind her, one on her left and one on her right, without her noticing.

Just as Perona's lips parted slightly, and laughter was about to escape her lips...

A deep male voice, tinged with curiosity and a touch of mischievousness, gently sounded in her left ear.

"Hey, young lady... is your melon guaranteed to be ripe?"

Ah! No, it's...

"Can you, this ghost, really make someone negative?"

Gern and Hawkeye have arrived!!!

Chapter 407 The Negative Guern

"Hey, little girl... can you really make someone negative, you ghost?"

"!!!"

Upon hearing the voice beside her ear, Perona's smile instantly froze, her smug expression hardening.

At the same time, the treasure-carrying zombie trembled and shouted, "Lady Perona, you...you behind you!!"

"Run for your lives!! Lady Perona!!!"

Upon hearing these shouts, Perona took a deep breath and, with her neck stiff as she turned, tried to turn towards the source of the sound.

But when she saw who was behind her, her eyes widened in terror.

Because, while the zombie didn't recognize these two men, she was quite familiar with them!

At this moment, the zombies shouted again, "Lady Perona, be careful! These two are no ordinary people!"

They just walked here, doing absolutely nothing, and the zombie brothers just passed out! They didn't even have the ability to resist!

Hearing the zombie's words, Perona swallowed hard, her voice trembling slightly, "They are certainly not ordinary people..."

Admiral "White Scale" and "Heavenly Tremor" Gern, who gained renewed fame two years ago for defeating the Red-Haired Pirates, one of the Four Emperors!

The other one is... the world's greatest swordsman, 'Hawkeye' Dracule Mihawk!!

They were not in the same league as Lord Moria; in other words, Lord Moria was... not even qualified to stand before them.

As soon as Perona finished speaking, the zombies were startled and ran away in a panic!

After all, in their minds, Moria was the most powerful.

Even the mighty Moria wasn't qualified to stand... so how strong must these two be!

"How...how could he be here!" On the other side, Nami, standing on the high platform, covered her mouth in surprise as she looked at Gern's familiar face.

Back at the Thousand Sunny, Gern looked at Perona, who was frozen in fear, and slowly straightened up.

He looked down at her from above, but his face wore a "gentle" smile that was the complete opposite of his oppressive aura.

"Gecko Moria... has he already lost to the Straw Hat Pirates?" Gern asked in a flat tone, as if he were just confirming some trivial news.

Perona, still shaken, stared at the two men who shouldn't have been there, her mind racing.

"Their aura is terrifying! Especially that smiling... man!"

"I only followed Lord Moria because I thought it would be fun. If we were really in mortal danger, there would be no reason for me to stay here any longer."

At this thought, the will to survive instantly overwhelmed everything.

Perona immediately adopted an expression that said, "I don't know him," and put her hands on her hips, trying to appear more assertive.

"Hmph! What does it matter to me whether Moria, that piece of trash, loses or not?"

I cut ties with him a long time ago! Now, right now, I'm leaving this awful place!

I have absolutely nothing to do with Gecko Moria anymore! Do you understand?

Because they were eager to distance themselves from the situation, their tone was somewhat resolute.

Upon hearing Perona's eager declaration to "jump ship," the upward curve of Gern's lips became even more pronounced.

"That's what you said..." he deliberately drew out, a hint of amusement in his voice, "but you said it yourself~"

After saying that, Gern turned his head and casually patted Hawkeye Mihawk on the shoulder beside him, speaking in a relaxed tone.

"This girl is quite interesting; she's quick-witted."

I've taken a liking to her; I'm going to take her back with me.

"Mihawk, keep an eye on her for me, don't let her get away."

As soon as Gern said this, an eerie silence fell over the room.

Hawkeye: "??????"

For a rare moment, blankness and astonishment appeared on his perpetually icy face. His golden pupils looked at Gern with disbelief, as if confirming that he had not misheard.

"Let me...see this child?"

Perona: "??????"

She was completely stunned, her mind almost stopped working.

"Take...take it back? You've taken a fancy to it? What do you mean?"

This dangerous man is going to kidnap me? And he wants the world's greatest swordsman to watch over me?!

Even the zombies who were too scared to move or escape because of the appearance of Gern and Hawkeye were all stunned.

A zombie clutching a treasure chest loosened its grip, scattering gold coins all over the ground, but it was completely oblivious, simply muttering to itself in a daze.

"How...how did we suddenly start chatting like this?"

Is the Navy trying to... recruit Lady Perona?

What is all this nonsense?! Isn't the plot jumping around a bit too much?!

At this moment, Perona also snapped out of her initial shock and instantly felt a surge of pride as the "Princess Mononoke".

"What do you mean, take it back?! You self-righteous bastard!" She was so angry that her pigtails almost stood on end, and her delicate face turned bright red.

"Who wants to go with a dangerous guy like you! I'm not going back with you!"

Having lived for years in the secluded demonic realm of the Thriller Bark, coupled with absolute confidence in his "Negative Ghost" abilities...

After all, even a monster like Straw Hat Luffy couldn't withstand it, so Perona at this moment displayed a fearless, youthful spirit.

She believed that no matter how terrifying the man's aura was, he would still be forced to kneel down once her ghost passed through him!

"Take this!" Perona shouted, swung her hands forward sharply, "Negative Spectre!"

Dozens of white, semi-transparent ghosts, which had already gathered in the air, let out strange "yohohoho" laughs and swarmed towards Gern!

Seeing this, Mihawk, standing next to Gern, didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, crossing his arms and showing no intention of making a move.

"Ha, how could this level of interference be possible..."

In his view, this kind of purely mental interference ability was ineffective against a powerhouse of Gern's caliber.

It's impossible for it to have any effect, and it can't even get close.

Nami, who was watching the battle tensely not far away, and the dumbfounded zombies, shared the same thoughts.

This is the Navy's top combat power capable of severely injuring one of the Four Emperors!

How could I possibly be like this...

However, just when everyone (except Perona herself) thought that those negative spirits would be dispelled by the invisible aura or power the moment they approached Gern...

A truly astonishing scene unfolded!

"boom!"

Gern made no defensive or evasive moves, allowing the leading negative ghosts to pass right through his body!

Then, under Hawkeye's suddenly frozen gaze, Nami's mouth gaping open, and the zombies' jaws dropping in disbelief...

The renowned "Skyquake" Gern, whose name resounded throughout the ocean, suddenly collapsed to the ground with a "thud."

In a standard "Orz" pose, he lay prostrate on the cold ground.

He even weakly pounded the ground with his fist, raised his face, which was filled with "life is meaningless," and wailed in an extremely frustrated tone.

"Damn it... Why am I so strong... Bearing so many responsibilities and expectations... What's the point of living..."

"If only I weren't so powerful... I'd be an ordinary fisherman, basking in the sun and catching fish every day, how easy that would be..."

"I'm such a useless person... I can't even make myself weaker... I'm utterly worthless~"

For a moment, Mihawk froze in mid-air with his arms crossed, his eyes filled with confusion and... an almost bursting urge to complain.

He stared at Guern lying on the ground, radiating a strong sense of negativity, and felt as if veins were throbbing on his forehead.

"Holy crap!!! You knelt down instantly!!! Are you kidding me?!"

The shock this world's greatest swordsman is experiencing right now is probably more intense than when facing any formidable enemy.

Perona was also stunned, staring at Gren lying on the ground, his despondency far exceeding that of any of her previous "victims," ​​her small mouth slightly agape.

For a moment, he even forgot to continue controlling the ghost.

"Isn't this effect a little too good?"

Even a Navy Admiral couldn't withstand it? Was my ability really that powerful?!

I, Perona, am actually stronger than a Marine Admiral?!

Chapter 408 Gecko Moria has been defeated!