"Heh heh, then let me show you the power of magic!" Basha's lips curved into a slight smile, and she chuckled softly before silently chanting a spell in her heart. Instantly, her claws seemed imbued with mysterious power, and four green light beams shot out like lightning, precisely hitting the three individuals and herself.
"This is..." The three instantly cast confused glances, as if asking, what exactly is this? They only felt no change in their bodies.
"The mystery of magic is like the deep starry sky, elusive, and my magic power is immense, so it's understandable that you can't sense it. But in short, we are now fearless of mental and soul-based attacks." Basha gently shook her head, a confident smile appearing on her face, and patiently explained.
"Hulk doesn't understand magic, but Hulk knows that we shouldn't have to fear those Negatives Ghosts anymore." Hulk first showed a bewildered expression, scratching his head, but soon a somewhat forced yet confident smile appeared on his face.
Core Wolf and Azure Phoenix both nodded in agreement. They thought, that must be right.
Anyway, they should no longer fear Perona's Negatives Ghosts.
So, the group immediately continued to stride forward, carrying the unconscious, soaking wet Absalom, who was tightly bound by tree vines.
Not long after, they easily dealt with another wave of zombies and arrived in front of the castle.
However, just then, a "balabalabala" sound suddenly rang out. The four immediately looked in the direction of the sound, alert, and discovered that the source of the sound was Absalom, whom they had dragged all the way. More precisely, the transponder snail in his clothes pocket rang. They quickly pulled it out.
Looking at the transponder snail in front of them, the group naturally knew what it was. This was a unique communication tool, or rather, a magical communication creature, in the One Piece World.
Core Wolf unhesitatingly chose to answer. Moria's sinister and eerie laughter and words soon came from the transponder snail: "Heh heh heh... Absalom, how are things? Have those intruders been dealt with?"
Hearing this, Core Wolf and the other three were first stunned, and then immediately couldn't help but laugh, including Azure Phoenix, who was usually as cold and proud as snow, couldn't help but speak out.
"Hahahahaha."
"Hahahahaha."
"Hahahahahaha."
"Heh heh..."
And upon hearing the laughter, Moria on the other end of the transponder snail immediately fell silent. After all, having sailed the seas for many years, he already understood what had happened there, even if it was just a guess.
Suddenly, a sinister and angry voice came from the transponder snail.
"Heh heh heh, you must be the four intruders who broke into my territory. Where is Absalom?"
Hearing this, the group exchanged glances, and it was Core Wolf who stepped forward and spoke.
"Well, I'm not a Devil Fruit User, so I don't know what it feels like to be hit by a super-high-speed water jet and fall unconscious."
"Have you not heard of my Moria's prestige, daring to cause trouble here and injure my subordinate?" Moria's voice, full of anger, immediately came from the transponder snail.
"Heh heh, isn't he just a mere Warlord of the Sea? And a defeated subordinate of Kaido, who willingly degenerated. What's there to be arrogant about? We're outside the castle. If you have the guts, come out." Hulk stepped forward, a disdainful and mocking expression on his face, and said.
"Outside the castle. Alright, you wait." After Moria finished speaking, he immediately hung up the transponder snail.
At this, the group exchanged glances again, all showing expressions of indifference and readiness to deal with a small fry.
Soon, Moria, along with the other two, walked out and confronted Core Wolf and his companions.
In the middle was Moria, currently the weakest and largest of the Warlord of the Sea. He appeared to be an Oni, with a pair of horns on his head, but he was too fat, resembling an onion overall.
He is a Devil Fruit User of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, a shadow man, possessing the ability to steal others' shadows.
He had lost, he had fallen, but he had never cowered. He cared deeply for his subordinates, even cherished them. In the past, he was very charismatic, but alas, a hero is not as brave as he once was, and a fallen phoenix is not as good as a chicken.
From having the strength to contend with the Yonko, he became an experience pack for the Straw Hat Pirates.
To his right was Hogback, one of the three captains.
Although not a commander, he could freely choose and command any zombies he wanted from his master, Moria.
He was a genius surgeon. He had saved many patients with miraculous surgeries, earning the reputation and status a doctor should have.
In reality, he was a terrible doctor who believed money was more important than saving lives, and his actions of mass-producing zombies and insulting the dead thoroughly disappointed Chopper when he arrived later.
And to the left was Core Wolf and their important target this time, Ghost Princess Perona.
She had pink twin pigtails, wore a crown, and often carried a burgundy umbrella. She was also a Devil Fruit User of a special Devil Fruit, the Hollow-Hollow Fruit.
But at this moment, feeling the strength of these three, Core Wolf and his companions immediately scoffed.
"You hateful bastards, don't underestimate me! Quickly release Absalom!" Moria showed a devilish smile and said with an angry expression.
"Oh? Release him? Alright, I'll return him to you now." Core Wolf had a flippant expression, but he, who had already equipped the power chip, quickly grabbed the tree vine with a claw and then threw Absalom, like a flying meteor hammer. The thrown Absalom hit Hogback at the fastest speed, like an arrow shot from a bow.
"Ah ah ah..." With a scream, the two were instantly smashed into the castle, buried in a pile of ruins.
Hogback was probably not doing well right now.
"Bastard, I'll fight you! Shadow Horn Spear!" Moria saw this scene and was instantly enraged. He immediately condensed a long spear from his shadow and threw it towards Core Wolf.
But Core Wolf easily caught it and threw it back with even greater speed.
It instantly hit Moria's collar and pinned him to the wall.
"You bad guys, how dare you treat Lord Moria like this! Watch how I deal with you! Negatives Ghosts!"
Perona saw this scene, stomped her foot angrily, but still immediately extended a hand towards the four, releasing a large number of Negatives Ghosts.
The living, smiling white ghosts, like teru teru bozu, immediately flew over.
---------------------------------
I hope you enjoy this fanfiction! If you're having fun and want to read 30 chapters in advance, feel free to check out my Patreon: patreon.com/TLScarlet
Your support means a lot so if you like the story, don't forget to drop a Power Stone.