Chapter 13 The whereabouts of partners and the people standing behind the scenes
When the captured three-headed dog arrived at this cemetery, no matter how Luffy threatened him, he was no longer willing to follow the others.
The information they wanted to know had been obtained from it, and everyone did not embarrass it and just let it go back the way it came. Although it didn't want to say anything, everyone still knew that the cemetery in front was the territory of another group of zombies. Not long after, everyone encountered a humanoid zombie that emerged from the ground.
For some unknown reason, Luffy sent the zombies back out of the ground. The zombies that were forced into the ground by Luffy jumped out at a faster speed, venting their dissatisfaction with Luffy with loud roars.
Using its roar as a signal, zombies emerged from the ground one after another. They were unearthed in various ways, just like a zombie comedy.
"Are all zombies so energetic?"
A zombie spirals up from the ground, and other zombies also appear in various ways. One can't help but wonder if these zombies have been practicing their favorite ways of appearing. They are not like the zombies that everyone fears, but more like them. A group of stage actors who play zombies.
In the blink of an eye, the empty space in front of them was filled with zombies. These zombies were in ragged clothes and covered with dirt and grass clippings, and their exposed skin was shriveled and rough, making them look quite deceptive.
"Let you see the horror of zombies."
The first zombie to emerge from the tomb was obviously the leader, leading the zombies to attack several people aggressively. Perhaps in his opinion, the numerically superior zombie army had already sealed the victory.
"Do you want to fight? Let you see our horror."
Luffy, who had been treated terribly by the ghost, was worried that he had nowhere to vent his anger, and everyone was gearing up and getting ready for the fight.
"rubber rubber"
"Mito stream."
"Eighteen rounds of flowers bloom."
Everyone used their abilities one after another, and a large number of zombies were knocked to the ground in the blink of an eye.
The battle ended almost instantly. This was also the first time for the group to see this group of new friends display their abilities, especially the superpowers of Devil Fruit users, which was indeed an eye-opener for him.
"Sit down and line up honestly. I have something to ask you."
Under Luffy's intimidation, a group of zombies tremblingly knelt in a pile on the ground, looking at the people in front of them in fear. Especially the leader wearing a straw hat. These guys are completely different from the pirates they have encountered before. They are terrifyingly powerful. It seems that this time their opponents are no longer something they can solve.
"Now I ask you, you answer honestly. Otherwise, the consequences will be serious."
In order to achieve the intimidation effect, Luffy deliberately clenched his fists loudly to cause them strong psychological pressure.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, we are all zombies, so we are buried here, waiting to rot."
The leading zombie was pushed to the front and answered Luffy's questions cautiously, but it was obvious that he was answering the wrong question and wanted to confuse the situation.
"Yes, waiting to rot."
The zombies behind heard the leader's answer and shouted loudly. This doesn't look like an interrogation, it's like haggling in a vegetable market.
"You are playing tricks on me"
Unexpectedly, the mouths of these soft-headed zombies were quite tight, and Luffy deliberately raised his voice to express his anger.
"Don't dare, don't dare to tell the truth. What we say is true."
"Okay, I'll ask you again."
Luffy's face was completely covered by the shadow of the brim of his hat, and those who knew him well knew that he was already a little angry.
"Did you see a man with a long nose, a woman with orange hair, and a tanuki with horns like a reindeer passing by?"
"It seems to be there, but it seems not to be."
I really don’t know what to say to this kind of answer. This group of zombies were obviously afraid of the strength of the people in front of them, but at the same time they were also afraid of the power of the master behind them, so they gave such a nondescript answer.
"No comment on this matter."
As expected of a leader, he actually found such a weird way to answer.
"We won't say anything casually. This is a rule." Several zombie subordinates sitting next to the zombie leader immediately supported him, and then all the zombies shouted along.
Such an interesting answer almost made Yi Xing laugh out loud. In addition to their ugly appearance, these zombies actually have such funny hearts. What's the difference between such an ambiguous answer and a direct admission of seeing them? It seems that these zombies are really cute.
"I'll say it again, did you see it or not?"
After asking for so long, these zombies kept talking nonsense. Luffy's patience had almost reached its limit, and the sound of rubbing his knuckles became more and more frequent.
"Three people passed by here." Finally, one of the zombies in the front row was frightened. Regardless of the dissuasion and objections of his companions on both sides, he panicked and told the truth.
"These zombies are really spineless. It's really boring to recruit them so quickly." Zoro, standing behind Luffy, said with great disdain.
Although they despised the backbone of these zombies, everyone was relieved. Since all three people have passed here, it means that they are still safe. As long as they continue to move forward into the house, they will be found.
"They are all my friends, have you ever done anything to them?" I had already gotten the answer I wanted, but Luffy still asked one more question before leaving.
"Ah, I didn't take action."
"I didn't take action either."
"No move, no move!" A group of zombies looked at each other and finally shouted in unison under the command of the leader.
"to be frank"
Everyone had already learned the virtues of these zombies when they first encountered them, so how could they not know what Nami and the others might encounter when they passed by.
"Well, the one next to me took action." A zombie in the middle was so frightened by Luffy that he became incoherent and immediately betrayed a zombie next to him in order to protect himself.
"Stop talking nonsense, didn't you bite that orange-haired woman too?" The betrayed zombie immediately rebutted the betrayer and pulled the zombie who identified him into the water.
"Why are you pushing me around when everyone has already taken action?"
The zombie on the left edge finally accidentally told the truth. He didn't realize his mistake until he shouted this sentence.
"Ah, I accidentally told the truth."
What a weird group of people. After being beaten up again, these zombies finally couldn't stand the torture and confessed everything like a straw. Even which zombie bit which person, how many bites and scratches were all clearly explained.
"Fortunately, they are fine. I just don't know where Brooke went."
Knowing that his friends were simply bitten and not in danger of turning into zombies, Luffy finally felt relieved.
The group only knew that Brooke went to the island alone first, but it was not clear why he entered the island alone. At this time, Luffy mentioned Brooke again, and the group took the opportunity to ask their questions.
"Don't you know Brooke doesn't have a shadow?"
After all, the group and Brook are together, and Luffy thinks that he should know Bones' past very well.
"After you went to Chopper's place, we took Brooke to visit the Thousand Sunny, and accidentally discovered the fact that he had no shadow. At that time, it almost caused a chaos. Brooke's explanation was that his shadow was taken away by someone, but The specific situation was not explained in detail. At that time, the Thousand Sunny happened to be stuck on the giant spider web. As soon as we arrived on the deck to check the situation, Brooke became very excited. Then he said goodbye to us and said that he had a private matter to land on. He went to deal with it, and then he came ashore without waiting for us to join him. It is probably related to the shadow he lost."
"Brooke has no shadow"
Although the two have been together for three days, they really haven't noticed this. There was almost no light source on Brooke's ship, and there was no sun in the sky. During this period of time, the group was almost immersed in their own world and thinking about problems. They really owed a lot to this skeleton who saved their lives.
"He doesn't seem to want us to get involved in his affairs, but we are already friends, so we can't be so open-minded. His affairs are our affairs. When the time comes, we will just help him get his shadow back." Luffy said firmly, No one objected.
We had only known each other for a few hours, but he had already treated the two temporary guests as friends.
Luffy's words prompted the group to re-examine Luffy's character. Although he is a pirate, he doesn't feel bad at all. He even has some inexplicable attraction. Perhaps this is the personal charm that only legendary figures possess.
"Anyway, don't be careless. There may be some crisis hidden in the house ahead. Next, what we have to do is to rescue our companions, retrieve Brooke, and get his shadow back at the same time."
Everyone left the cemetery and entered the huge mansion. The group looked at Su Wei who was walking side by side, staring at her intently, as if trying to spot a flower from her body.
"Look what I'm doing, check whether the road is good or not." This abrupt move aroused her dissatisfaction.
"Don't say you are already weak to this extent. From the moment we entered this island, although the spiritual sense cannot be used externally, the basic five senses still exist. I have already sensed someone secretly following us behind. Is it possible that you are in crisis? Has consciousness really disappeared?”
The group looked at Su Wei strangely. Su Wei turned to glance at him and said lightly, "It's not just the two of us who noticed someone behind us. Luffy and the others have also noticed it a long time ago. But since the other party is not hostile, it doesn't count." They are enemies, they will show up when they want to."
"please wait"
A shout came from behind, and just as Su Wei expected, the person who was secretly following behind finally couldn't help but appear.
Everyone stopped and looked at the people following behind. An old man with tattered clothes and injuries all over his body, like a zombie, chased after him with an oil lamp.
"Ah, it's an old man who was seriously injured." Luffy said in surprise as he looked at the person chasing him.
Although he had long sensed the unknown person following him, it was unexpected that the person was so badly injured.
"It's obviously a zombie, okay."
Zoroon on the side thought to Luffy that the old man chasing after him with a lantern really looked too much like a zombie.
"No, I am just an old man who was seriously injured." The visitor stood still panting, correcting Zoro's misunderstanding of him.
"I've seen what happened just now. Your strength is really terrifying. Could you please help me defeat someone?"
His hunched back, weather-beaten face, skinny body, and blind left eye make people feel quite pitiful, and they can't help but feel sympathy.
"A person" Robin blurted out as he realized the point.
"Yes, the person who took away everyone's shadows is also Moonlight Moria, the master of the zombies on this island. As long as he can be defeated, everyone's shadows will be liberated."
When he said the three words Moriah, the voice of the old man in front of him fluctuated violently, which was an emotion of hatred and fear.
"Of all people, can Brook's shadow come back?" Luffy was most concerned about Brook's affairs and asked the old man in front of him for advice.
"Although I don't know who Brook you are talking about, as long as Moria is defeated, everyone who has lost their shadow will be liberated. You are so strong, maybe you can really save everyone successfully."
He saw all the situations where Luffy and the others defeated the zombies in the cemetery just now.
"We who have lost our shadows can only live secretly in the shadows or hide in the woods filled with dense fog, and live a life of avoiding zombies every day. I just hope that I can stand in the sunshine again in my lifetime. You are now Having already arrived on this island means that your shadows have also been targeted by Moriah. Now even you can only leave safely after defeating him. So please allow me to entrust you with the matter of liberating the shadows." The seriously injured old man When he said that he was so excited that he cried bitterly and fell to his knees, unable to control himself.
"As long as I can take back the shadow, I can thank you no matter how much you want me to."
The emotionally out-of-control old man accidentally let go of the lantern in his hand. The lantern fell to the ground and began to roll. The light emitted through the lampshade shone on everyone, lengthening the shadows of Luffy and his group. At the same time, the light also When it was projected on his body, it turned out that just as he said, no shadow appeared on the ground.
"Gekko Moriah is the Moonlight Moriah who is one of the King's Seven Martial Arts"
Moria's name evoked Robin's memories. After all, he had joined the Shichibukai Society and became a high-level person. He also knew a lot about the other Shichibukai. When he heard the familiar name, Robin immediately asked to confirm.
"Yes, it's that Moria." The old man answered in the affirmative.
The word "Shichibukai" really aroused Luffy's interest, and he immediately asked Robin for specific details.
"Yes, Luffy, Moria originally had a higher bounty than you. It is said that he was a great pirate who once competed with Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, for supremacy. His ability is a mystery. But judging from the current situation, he should be able to Seize other people's shadows. If we have been targeted since we picked up the sea bottle, then the mastermind behind the scenes must be this Moonlight Moria."
Robin said worriedly, "I'm afraid he has taken a fancy to our shadow."
“What can a shadow do with our shadow?”
Although Luffy couldn't figure out the joints, he still agreed to the old man's request. "I promise you. Now we are going to save our companions, and we must also help Brooke get the shadow back. By the way, I'll help you get the shadow back as well." ." Luffy comforted the seriously injured old man and immediately accepted the old man's request.
"Then please take care of my shadow."
"Me too."
A large number of figures vaguely appeared in the surrounding trees, and they all asked Luffy for help. It turns out that there are so many people who have lost their shadows.
What the group is puzzled about is that people are born with shadows. What kind of ability can actually separate the shadow from the body? What will happen if the body of the shadow is lost? He raised his head and glanced at the victims hidden around him. Maybe he lost his shadow. This is probably the end of it. Awesome novel "xinwu799" Weixin official account, see more