"Look carefully, that zombie is writhing." — It was just cut in half by Karl's flying sword, and now it lies on the ground like a cricket's cocoon, crawling toward its legs. Suddenly lieutenant Nelson stepped on its back and twisted its neck with force, a look of fear and disgust on his face.
"Whew! It stinks! I hope what Colonel Karl said is true!"
"What do you want to do?"
Nelson didn't reply but immediately threw a pinch of sea salt into the zombie's mouth.
"Ahhh!" — With that sound, the zombie's face became hideous.
Soon a black substance flew out of its mouth, and the zombie was entirely drained of life and turned into a heap of decaying flesh.
"Sir, it really works!" Nelson shouted joyfully.
Seeing this, the other marines also overcame their fear and approached the zombies to sprinkle salt on them.
In just a few minutes, the graveyard truly became a graveyard.
"Clap, clap, clap!" — Karl with relief clapped his hands. "You did an excellent job. Are you still afraid of these zombies?"
All the marine officers and soldiers shook their heads and shouted excitedly.
— Not afraid!
— Very well, then we'll... — — Ahhh! Attack! Kill them!!!
Everyone looked toward the source of the sound. Emerging from the forest in front of the graveyard was a crowd of monsters of every shape and form, including zombies, animals, white ghosts, and even knights.
Nelson's pupils contracted, and he shouted loudly:
— Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Everyone, prepare for battle!
The marines quickly raised their rifles and aimed them at the army of monsters.
— Fire!!!
Bang-bang-bang~ bullets flew, but they had little effect on the monsters, or the monsters were simply not afraid of bullets.
Karl smiled at a tall, slender zombie holding a knife from the army of monsters. How cute that it came straight to the gates!
Moria is a very clever guy!
— Colonel, they're already close. Bullets are useless against them!
Nelson looked alarmed and helpless. Their strength was too weak. From the moment they set sail, they had to rely on Colonel Karl, who handled all the problems. They were completely unable to help Colonel Karl share the burden of responsibility.
If Karl knew what Nelson was thinking, he would have been very pleased, but it wasn't necessary.
Giving them the Holy Light buff for battle was a waste of time and energy, and spending his time idly was unforgivable. It was better for him to act himself and quickly resolve the fight.
Efficiency is the main principle.
"Out of the way!"
Saying this, Karl firmly held Raven in his right hand, Armament Haki instantly enveloped the sword. After a brief moment of gathering strength, he suddenly swung the blade forward.
A golden crescent of a flying slash cut through the army of monsters diagonally, leaving not a blade of grass in its path.
A group of monsters, not known for their great strength, naturally was no exception.
"Aah! It hurts! My head!"
After the cry, few of the monsters attacking Karl could remain standing. Almost all of them were severed by Karl's sword, with their limbs falling to the ground.
"What strong swordsmanship! He's a true swordsman!"
The zombie swordsman Ryuma looked at Karl with a serious expression. Although his shadow was no longer Brook but just an ordinary fencer, he could still sense Karl's strength.
However, for a typical zombie, his strength was much greater than that of the other monsters. Even so, he barely withstood Karl's flying strike, using the sturdiness of the large and swift Black Sword Shusui.
"Aah! Kumasi!"
A scream sounded as a pink-haired gothic Lolita flew out of the nearby forest, heartbreakingly hugging the body of the zombie bear.
"Perona! Are you crazy? The Marine's will kill you!"
Absalom's voice was heard from the forest, though he himself was not visible.
Perona seemed angered by these words and shouted at Karl:
"Accursed Marines, you dared to hurt Kumasi! I'll make you pay!"
"Go! Negative Ghost!"
Perona released several spiritual clones from her body, white phantoms with sausage-like mouths, which charged at Karl.
"Negative~ Negative~"
Karl's expression grew a bit serious. Perona's Negative Ghost was an extremely unpredictable control skill. In his opinion, it was on the same level as the Child Fruit of Sugar, so it was necessary to be cautious.
There are so many Marines here. If they hit him, how will he lead the team in the future?
"One Sword Style—Destruction of Gold and Breaking Jade!"
With a whoosh and a swoosh, he drew a cross in the air.
"Useless! The Negative Ghost of this Princess is invincible... invincible, invincible!!!!"
Watching the Negative Ghost, which Karl had sliced into pieces with two swords, Perona's eyes almost popped out. She looked so cute at such a young age.
She couldn't believe that the Negative Ghost, which even Master Moria couldn't stop, had been destroyed by Karl with just two swords!
Karl also calmed down, thinking that Armament Haki was indeed useful.
"How, how is this possible? My Negative Ghost..."
A spark flashed in Karl's eyes, and he immediately stomped the ground, using the Shaving Technique to approach Perona, preparing to subdue her.
A sharp black blade struck at Karl. His eyes narrowed as he deflected it with Raven, producing a resonant sound.
"ghost Princess, it's very dangerous here, please leave quickly!"
Perona glanced at General Ryuma the Zombie and nodded, saying nothing. She looked at Karl with some apprehension and quickly fled.
"Your swordsmanship is excellent. I may not be your match, but I will certainly do my best."
Karl enviously looked at Shusui in Ryuma's hand and smiled:
"How much power can the corpse of the great Swordsman Ryuma demonstrate?"
How strong is an ordinary shadow, a corpse that doesn't possess much power?
The answer: it was killed by Karl with two swords.
"Tsk-tsk-tsk~ The national treasure of the country of Wano, the Black Sword Shusui, a twenty-first level great sword, Moria truly squandered natural resources!"
Karl was very pleased with this sword. He didn't even need to enhance the Black Sword himself. How convenient!
Having obtained everything he needed, Karl immediately prepared to leave.
"Nelson, the escaped pirates have vanished, let's get ready!"
Nelson was stunned and nodded:
"Yes, Sir! Let's go!"
If nothing unexpected happens, it still might.
"He-he-he~ Marines, you destroyed the zombie army I worked so hard to create, and still want to leave? Did you really think Moria was not here?"
A giant bowling figure appeared before Karl, hungrily scanning Karl's body.
He had purple onion-shaped hair, horns on his head, a tail at the back, and wore a shirt with a bat-shaped collar and gothic clothing. His legs were very short, very short.
"That, that face, it's Gecko Moria!"
"And also, also a Shichibukai!"
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