Chapter 147

Otherwise, who knows who else might randomly board the ship.

"Hey! Stop right there! Don't go dragging anyone else along!" Zoro chased after him.

The others followed one after another.

Once they entered the "Gate of Ghosts,"

they saw an entire row of ghosts floating in the hall, staring fixedly at the Straw Hat Pirates.

Even Sima Di was startled!

What the hell is this?

Upon closer inspection,

these aren't Perona's negative ghosts—why are there so many lined up at the entrance?

Confused,

the negative ghosts charged straight at the Straw Hat Pirates!

"What the hell is this?!" Zoro exclaimed.

"Ghosts!" Usopp shrieked in terror.

"So cool! They're ghosts!" Luffy cheered.

The only thing they all had in common was,

everyone unleashed their full arsenal to slaughter the incoming negative ghosts!

But...

negative ghosts are immune to physical damage.

Only Zoro's Sea-Stone Tang Dao managed to slay a few negative ghosts; everyone else's attacks passed right through these little guys, only to be passed through by the negative ghosts themselves.

Then...

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The Straw Hat Pirates knelt in a straight line, their spirits crushed, utterly devoid of motivation.

Luffy: "I'm such a failure... I just want to be a piece of seaweed..."

Franky: "Ugh..."

Seeing his comrades kneeling all over the ground, Zoro was stunned!

Are these things really that powerful?

Absolutely must not let them touch you!

Unintentionally turning his head, Zoro saw a scene that shook him to his core!

He saw Sima Di rapidly firing out ice cream sticks—each one striking the negative ghosts and turning them against their own kind, making them kneel in a row above the Straw Hat Pirates.

This is insane!

Zoro suddenly remembered...

Sima Di once developed a similar ability, and back then, the entire Straw Hat Pirates had been hit by it.

It was precisely—

the Ice Cream Assassin's Critical Backstab!

Sima Di caught Zoro's strange look and shrugged.

He'd just felt like trying it out on a whim, fully prepared to crush these cute little things with Armament Haki.

I didn't expect the results to be so great.

And...

【Ding! Congratulations on signing in for the iconic scene "Straw Hat Pirates Kneeling in a Row with Negative Ghosts!"—Reward Received: The Sheep Talisman of the Fire Demon Lord!】

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The Sheep Talisman of the Fire Demon Lord: Originally belonging to the Fire Demon "Lord," and one of the Twelve Talismans' magical forces within his body, it possesses the power to separate the user's soul from their body, carrying immense soul energy!;

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【Reward stored in System Storage!】

This iconic scene's sign-in reward was utterly unexpected.

But...

Sima Di glanced at Usopp, who was being passed through by several negative ghosts yet remained completely unfazed.

Uh...

Didn't you just build up his confidence a moment ago?

Why is he still immune to the negative ghosts' effects...

【Ding! Congratulations on signing in for the iconic scene "Usopp, Whose Lack of Confidence Grants Immunity to Negative Ghosts!"—Reward Received: Lu Chen's Elegant Gliding Kneel from the Sky!】

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Lu Chen's Elegant Gliding Kneel from the Sky: A sincere apology delivered the instant one realizes their mistake—guaranteed to earn forgiveness upon use!;

Sima Di: "..."

This reward...

is as useless as Usopp's self-confidence—not just redundant, it's outright counterproductive!

Sima Di would never use this ability in his entire life.

"What are these? Devil Fruit abilities?" Robin asked, puzzled.

Vivi walked over with her hammer, struck one of the negative ghosts—no effect—then struck again, shattering one of them.

"Armament Haki is effective," Vivi said.

So it seems these negative ghosts aren't unsolvable after all.

"Leave it to me!"

"One Sword Style???????"

Zoro flashed from here to there, slicing all the negative ghosts in half at the waist, annihilating them into the void.

And the Straw Hat Pirates who had been affected were able to recover.

However, aside from Luffy shouting "What a strange experience," everyone else seemed to be in not-so-good shape.

Hmm...

After all, the scene just now was comparable to a socially dead situation "blessed" by fate; it would be a miracle if their state was good.

Speaking of which...

If it were negative ghosts plus a blessing, would it be negative or enjoyable?

I'll try it out later when I get the chance!

For now...

"Stop slumping. Aren't we leaving? Do you want me to help neutralize it?" Sima Di raised holy light in his hand.

Even Franky hurriedly stood up!

Only Luffy nodded and said, "It is a bit strange. Di, shine it on me."

Sima Di waved his hand and shot out holy light.

"Ah~"

Luffy bounced comfortably, as if fully revived on the spot.

"Charge! That ghost was so interesting! I'm going to find it!"

The Luffy who had received the holy light rushed headlong into the depths of the castle.

"Hey! Don't break away from the main group!" Zoro shouted and hurriedly chased after him.

Sima Di waved for everyone to follow, but Luffy ran too fast; he vanished after just two turns.

And,

it seemed no one noticed a group of small spiders hanging from the ceiling, using spider silk to bind and hoist away partner after partner.

Until Usopp noticed something was wrong and looked back.

He happened to see Sanji being bound hand and foot and hoisted away!