Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 188 The Fruit Men Want Most

The island was shrouded in thick fog and the air was filled with a foul smell.

The source of this stench is not any animal or food.

All from human corpses.

After Gekko Moriah lost to Kaido, he swallowed all passing ships with the help of the Thriller Bark.

Using the properties of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, he cut off the crew members' shadows, stuffed them into their corpses, and resurrected them as zombies to use for his own purposes.

This shadow contains some of the abilities and personality of its previous owner. The more powerful the owner of the shadow is, the more powerful the zombie will be.

But there are problems.

The shadow that Moonlight Moriah was able to snatch away was not a very strong one, and there was a very fatal point: in order to preserve the shadow, the owner of the shadow must be alive. If the owner died directly, the shadow would also disappear. Moria could not kill the owner of the shadow and could only expel them.

So such a big island was divided into several parts. In addition to the zombies, there were also many poor creatures who had lost their shadows and were struggling to survive.

These zombies were all shocked when they saw the pirate Fang Yu. Although there was no sun on the island, there was a faint light that showed that there was indeed a shadow following him.
If he is not a cadre of Gekko Moriah, who is this guy?

A big tree holding a coffee cup looked at Fang Yu with curiosity and greeted him quickly, "oi~oi~oi~"

"What's up?"

Fang Yu tilted his head. He recognized the tree. Luffy later invited this strange thing on board the ship, but Luffy gave up after being hit hard on the head by Nami.

Dashu put the coffee cup aside, "Ah, if you put it that way, then it's nothing."

"Oh."

Fang Yu continued to walk forward, and the tree suddenly came back to its senses, "Don't move! Who are you? Why are you on the island?"

"Why should I tell you, can you repair a boat?"

Da Shu was stunned for a moment, "Repairing the boat? That won't happen."

"I won't waste words. A good tree doesn't block the road."

"You! Humph, when you meet that adult, you will know what horror is, hehehehe."

The branches of the big tree were swinging around. "Before that, let's see if you can get past me first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless hands suddenly broke out of the surrounding ground. They were all zombies created by Moria!

As they broke out of the ground, they made low roars in their throats, which sounded very scary!

Just as the big tree was about to rush in front of Fang Yu with great momentum, an extremely terrifying aura instantly swept across the entire place like a tidal wave!
This breath was cold and evil, as if it came from an endless abyss, with a sense of oppression that made people tremble in the soul! But it was fleeting like lightning, leaving only a hint of chill in the air.

The big tree froze in place for a moment, its original arrogance disappeared completely, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down from its "forehead", and it was so scared that it immediately kowtowed to Fang Yu.

"I, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know you, I."

It couldn't speak clearly and just kept apologizing.

Those zombies that stretched out their hands quickly retracted their claws, and the thick phlegm in their throats no longer got stuck. Some of them even took the initiative to help cover the zombies next to them with soil.

It’s too, too scary!
Domineering! Domineering Haki! ?

What does this equate to?

An elementary school student saw a stranger and threatened that his cousin was in the fifth grade and had a stick in his hand. If he knew what was good for him, he would pay 50 cents as protection money.

Then?

Then Fang Yu took out his gun
"Master! Master, spare me! Spare me!"

Fang Yu had never seen a big tree kowtow, but this was his first time.

"Uncle! How can I help you? Tell me! Oh, right! You want to repair the ship? I'll find it for you!"

"You want to find it? Sure, I'll pay you for your service."

"No! No need! It's my honor to serve you!"

It’s a good thing to have someone lead the way, so you don’t have to run around like a headless fly.

Fang Yu followed the strange tree and walked forward with big strides.

Along the way, the surrounding zombies secretly looked at Fang Yu with curiosity and fear.

However, due to the shock of the previous terrifying aura, no zombie dared to come close.

They knew very well that the person who could scare the usually arrogant and domineering strange tree into this state must be a big shot who they could not afford to offend.

Soon, under the guidance of the strange tree, Fang Yu came to a garbage dump filled with an atmosphere of desolation.

It is called a garbage dump, but in fact it is more like a "grave" of ships. Countless dilapidated ships are piled here in a disorderly manner. The rotten wooden boards and twisted masts seem to be telling of the tragic experiences they have experienced in the past.

As soon as Fang Yu stepped into this place, his keen perception made him instantly aware of hundreds of weak auras around him, like candles in the wind, which could go out at any time.

He frowned slightly, thinking that the owners of these auras must be those poor people who had lost their shadows and were struggling to survive here.

The strange tree stood in the middle of the field, cleared his throat, and shouted at the top of his voice: "We need a few boat repairmen. There will be a huge reward for repairing the boat!"

The sound echoed in the empty garbage dump, startling several crows perched on the broken ship. They flapped their wings and made unpleasant noises.

After hearing what the strange tree said, Fang Yu couldn't help but curl his lips and said coldly: "I didn't say how much money I would give."

The strange tree immediately winked and put on a flattering smile, saying, "We'll talk about it after we fix it. We'll talk about it after we fix it."

After a while, several figures came out from various corners one after another.

They were thin, haggard, and their eyes were filled with despair and numbness.

One of the hunchbacked old men walked cautiously to Fang Yu and stammered, "Sir, what's wrong with your boat?"

Fang Yu looked at the old man and said, "The hull is damaged and the keel has some problems. Can it be repaired?"

The old man nodded slightly, looked at the piles of broken ships around him, and said, "We can fix it, we can fix it. As long as we have the materials, we can fix it. What do you want to pay with? Bailey or food?"

Fang Yu nodded slightly: "All right. My boat is just in the direction of the shore, you can find the materials and move them by yourselves."

Just as the other poor fellows who had lost their shadows were about to start looking for materials, the leading old man suddenly stopped what he was doing, looking a little nervous and expectant, and mustered up the courage to say, "Sir, we don't want money, but we have a few questions. May I ask which pirate group you belong to? How many people are on the ship? What is the captain with the highest bounty? This is very important to me."

Fang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. He was not surprised by the old man's series of questions. He replied casually, "300 million Baileys."

As soon as these words were spoken, the strange tree standing nearby screamed in fear, and its huge body could not help but tremble, as if it had heard some terrible number.

However, those people who had lost their shadows and were like the walking dead cheered collectively as if they had heard great news.

"Too! Great!"

There was a long-lost light of hope in their eyes, and their originally gloomy faces were filled with a hint of vitality because of this sudden surprise.

The bounty for Moonlight Moriah was only a little over 300 million Baileys, and now the mysterious adult in front of them also had a bounty of 300 million Baileys. In their hearts, this might mean a glimmer of hope, and maybe this adult could change their tragic fate.

The old man in the lead blushed and said in a very embarrassed tone: "Sir, we don't want any reward. We will definitely repair your ship in the most efficient way. But can you...can you help us get the shadow back? If so, we are willing to serve you wholeheartedly!"

As he spoke, hundreds of people knelt down and kowtowed in unison. It was an extremely spectacular scene.

Fang Yu looked at the scene in front of him and said slowly: "Well, since you don't want money but only shadows, can you use the boats here and my existing boats to build me a big boat that is stronger?"

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and nodded vigorously.

The old man stood up and said respectfully: "Don't worry, we will do our best! Although these ships are old, they have some solid materials. We will definitely build a big ship that will satisfy you!"

In that eerie and luxurious room, the candlelight flickered, and the dim light cast strange shadows on the walls.

Moonlight Moria leaned lazily on the huge throne, holding an exquisite red wine glass in his hand. The red wine in the glass sparkled with an alluring luster like blood under the candlelight.

He swirled the glass gently, and the aroma of wine filled the air.

Below the throne, his three weirdo cadres were each relaxing.

The ghost princess Perona was wearing a Gothic Lolita dress, holding a bright red tomato in her small hands, chewing it with relish, with some tomato juice still remaining at the corners of her mouth. Her big, lively eyes looked particularly bright in the dim light. Absalom was standing nearby, wearing gorgeous clothes, also holding a glass of red wine, taking a sip from time to time, with a smug smile on his face.

At this moment, they looked extremely comfortable, and this gloomy world was their paradise.

Moonlight Moria raised his head slightly, drank the red wine in the glass, and then slowly spoke in a low and hoarse voice: "The food has been running low recently, it's time to start hunting."

Hogbag, who was standing by, heard this and said respectfully, "Yes, Captain, I'll do it right away."

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a burst of hurried footsteps came from a distance, breaking the original silence in the room.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a strange tree rushing in in panic.

When the strange tree saw Moria, its face turned pale with fright. It knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed continuously, and stammered, "Captain, the master asked me to bring you a message. As long as you hand over the shadow, you will surrender to the master."

Before he could finish his words, Absalom suddenly became furious. Using the power of the Transparent Fruit, his figure instantly disappeared, leaving only the sound of wind.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of the strange tree, his eyes wide open, and shouted loudly: "You are dreaming, traitor, I will kill you on behalf of Lord Moria!"

As he spoke, a sharp dagger appeared in his hand, flashing with a cold light, and stabbed straight at the strange tree.

The tree was not a fool. It turned around and ran away, crying as it ran!

"What can I do? They are all 300 million Baileys. I can't afford to offend any of them."

The strange tree ran out and Absalom returned to the room with the dagger.

Moonlight Moriah shook his fat body slightly, and slowly looked at Absalom, with a hint of displeasure and suspicion in his tone: "Absalom, go and see what's going on. I don't even know when people came to the island. Is Hilton slacking off? Is he sleeping upside down on a tree?"

Absalom snorted coldly, his face full of disdain, and responded: "Humph, he dares to act wildly in our territory, I will make him know how powerful I am."

After saying that, his figure instantly disappeared, and the ability of the transparent fruit was activated, leaving only a slight fluctuation in the air to prove his existence.
At the same time, on a certain floor of the castle.

At this moment, Fang Yu was in a corridor. The candlelight on the wall flickered. The cold wind whistled through the broken windows, making sounds like ghosts howling and wolves howling, echoing in the empty corridor.

Fang Yu walked forward slowly, his eyes inadvertently sweeping across the ancient paintings on the wall.

In an instant, he felt as if the characters in the paintings came alive, and pairs of eyes were staring at him closely, with looks full of weirdness and malice.

Fang Yu frowned slightly, stopped, and looked at the paintings again.

However, when he looked closely, the paintings returned to normal, hanging quietly on the wall, as if everything just now was just his illusion.

Without hesitation, he quickly formed seals with his hands and whispered, "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

In an instant, a powerful flame shot out from his mouth and rushed straight towards the painting on the wall!

The paintings seemed to "jump" in fear from the sudden attack. At the moment when the fireball was about to hit, strange figures emerged from the picture frames.

They bared their teeth and claws, jumped up and down, and let out miserable howls, trying to avoid the burning flames.

Fang Yu looked at the chaotic and weird scene in front of him and commented with disdain: "You want to act in a horror movie without any talent? At most, you're at the level of Harry Potter, and you can just add some magical elements."

Just as Fang Yu was watching these guys running around
Suddenly, there was a loud "puff" sound! A rocket flew over and rushed straight to the pirate Fang Yu!
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes, raised his hand and punched without saying a word!
"Boom boom—" The sound of the punch and the rocket colliding was so loud that it was deafening! The wall of the castle could not withstand it, and a huge hole was directly blown out. Bricks flew everywhere, and dust filled the air instantly.

Those scary zombies that came out of the painting were originally yelling, but now they were all frightened, their eyes were wide open, and their mouths were open wide enough to fit two big apples.

They stared blankly at the hole. After a long while, one of the zombies suddenly shouted, "Lord Absalom is so brave!"

When the other zombies heard this, they also cheered, and the entire corridor was filled with their unpleasant cries.

But the cheers did not last long, as one of the zombies seemed to be under a spell and the smile on his face disappeared.

The other zombies looked in the direction it was looking at curiously, and their jaws almost dropped to the ground in shock!

The smoke slowly dissipated, and Fang Yu, who was at the center of the explosion, was as if nothing had happened. He stood firmly in place, still maintaining his punching posture, and his clothes were not even wrinkled!
Absalom, who was hiding in the corner, felt like his heart was about to jump out of his throat when he saw this scene!

He had never seen anyone who could blow up a rocket with one punch and not be hurt at all!
"It could be that this guy is too strong, or it could be the power of a devil fruit or something."

Although Absalom was shocked by Fang Yu's move just now, he still wanted to play a dirty trick. After all, he was the user of the Transparent Fruit, so he could run away even if he couldn't win.

Absalom stared at Fang Yu's figure, like a hungry wolf staring at a piece of fat meat, thinking secretly in his heart: "Look for an opportunity to stab him!"

He tiptoed around, holding the dagger tightly in his hand, and slowly approached Fang Yu.
Suddenly, Absalom was stunned!
He noticed that the boy in front of him was looking straight at him!
Absalom's heart skipped a beat and he almost tripped over his own feet. The expression on his face froze instantly.

coincide! It must be a coincidence!

He screamed wildly in his heart, his head in a mess, and he rushed to the other side in a panic.

As a result, Fang Yu's eyes followed him again like sticky chewing gum.

Absalom was stunned. He stood there scratching his head. His hair was messy like a chicken coop.

"That's impossible? Another coincidence?"

He was full of doubts, but this situation had never happened before, so he decided to go all out. He got excited, kicked his legs, and like an agile monkey, he "whoosh" landed on the top of the corridor!

He clung to the wall, not daring to breathe, his eyes secretly glancing at Fang Yu, still holding on to a glimmer of hope.

This time, he is on top, so it is impossible for him to glance over here too? It can't be such a coincidence, right?

But reality gave him a hard slap in the face!

Fang Yu's eyes were like a searchlight, instantly locking onto the top again!
Absalom's face immediately turned red! He jumped down from the top of the corridor and quickly lay on the ground, still fantasizing: "If it is another coincidence, could you look down again? Maybe this guy just had a cervical spondylosis."

However.
Fang Yu's gaze was still firmly fixed on the ground, as if Absalom was not invisible at all.

Absalom was completely dumbfounded now. He collapsed on the ground with empty eyes, and his soul seemed to be leaving his body!
But this guy still didn't give up. After all, such a weird situation had never happened before.

He suddenly had an idea, and quietly approached a strange zombie next to him, raised his hand and punched it, making the zombie stagger!
The weird zombie looked confused, looked left and right, scratched his head, and muttered: "Am I hallucinating?"

Seeing this scene, Absalom's face turned pale instantly, his eyes widened like copper bells, and his mouth opened wide!

The ability of the transparent fruit is still there
Then how did this guy see me!?
Everyone has different knowledge reserves. The strange tree recognized the domineering color because it had retired from the New World and was preparing to return to its hometown to spend its old age in seclusion. It had been swallowed by the terrifying three-masted sailboat and had seen and tasted it a lot.

Absalom did not have that insight.

He was still immersed in extreme fear and shock, and his legs were weak like two cooked noodles.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke tremblingly, "Can you...can you see me?"

He stared at Fang Yu closely, his eyes full of fear and expectation, hoping to get some comfort from the other party's answer.

Fang Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a mysterious smile, and nodded slowly.

This slight nod was like a huge rock, hitting Absalom's heart hard!

Absalom's eyes widened instantly, his face full of disbelief! His voice trembled and he groaned.

Hearing the voice in the darkness, Fang Yu scratched the back of his hand, "Ah, should I pretend not to see it?"

"What! What! This is so humiliating!" Absalom was in extreme panic, his mind went blank, and he subconsciously canceled the ability of the transparent fruit, and his figure instantly appeared in front of everyone.

At this moment, Fang Yu looked at the exposed Absalom and suddenly burst into laughter. The laughter echoed in the empty corridor, making Absalom feel creepy.

Fang Yu smiled and said, "I really couldn't see it just now. I was blinded, but I can see it now. Hello."

When Absalom heard this, his heart skipped a beat!

Oops! be cheated!

Absalom let out a strange cry and hurriedly activated the ability of the transparent fruit again, wanting to quickly escape from this terrible place!

However, just as he took a step forward and before he had time to react, he felt a powerful force attacking him from behind!
Fang Yu instantly appeared behind him, and grabbed his neck with his big hands like a pair of pliers!

Absalom felt his neck tighten and breathing became difficult!
"Did I let you go?"

Absalom struggled desperately, waving his hands wildly, trying to break free from Fang Yu's restraints, but it was all in vain.

"Come on, take me to see that guy Moria. I have a score to settle with him."

(End of this chapter)