Chapter 150

The zombie faction over there was far more serious.

"What should we do? The originals have suddenly appeared. Should we continue with the capture plan?"

"The originals cannot die, or we will be buried with them."

"Truly troublesome."

"Each of you will capture your own original and bring it back. As for the remaining few, follow Lord Moria's orders: capture the Demon Slayer alive; for the others... improvise."

"Yes!"

Because they were zombies,

having already passed the initial "rebellious phase," Moonlight... 【text corrupted】

they quickly reached an agreement and pressed forward against the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Alright, stop fooling around," Sima Di called out. "It's time to assign opponents."

"I'll handle my own shadow myself!" Zoro said with interest.

Fighting himself?

That would certainly be fun!

But...

"No," Sima Di shook his head. "Your opponent is Brook's shadow zombie. Brook will fight Zoro's shadow zombie."

Although puzzled as to why Sima Di would arrange it this way,

Zoro trusted Sima Di's strategy completely, so without hesitation he nodded, drew his sword, and charged at Brook's shadow zombie—the swordmaster Ryuma.

"Yo-ho-ho-ho! We'll fight Zoro's shadow zombie too!" Brook rushed toward the Three-Sword Zombie.

The Dog-Headed Penguin Zombie nearby, clearly dissatisfied with Sima Di's arrangement, attempted to intercept Brook.

Sima Di simply used telekinesis to hurl Sanji out, and the two kicked each other squarely, resulting in a stalemate!

"This is your own shadow zombie; handle it yourself."

Sanji and the Dog-Headed Penguin Zombie looked at each other and said in unison—

"How could this bastard be the shadow of someone as handsome as me!"

"How could this bastard be the original of someone as handsome as me!"

Well, well!

They were already despising each other.

Sima Di continued assigning the remaining opponents.

Only the shadow zombies of Kureha, Luffy, and Chopper remained. Since their combat strengths differed greatly, Sima Di did not separate them; instead, he let each seek out their own shadow zombie.

"So... Little Di, is my opponent him?" Franky looked at a patch of empty air.

"Yes, you are the most suitable to deal with him," Sima Di nodded.

"Then leave it to me!"

Full of confidence, Franky charged toward the empty ground. Midway, he raised his palm and fired a Palm Cannon, which collided with some object in midair, exploding into brilliant flames. The distinct scent of gunpowder smoke filled the air.

Something was wrong!

Everyone present had used Palm Cannons countless times; how could there be a scent of gunpowder smoke?

"You hiding coward, come out at once!" Franky pointed to his left eye. "I am a cyborg; my left eye has infrared scanning and thermal imaging. To me, you are no different from anyone else."

Saying this,

Franky recharged his Palm Cannon again, swinging it left and right across the empty ground as if locking onto an invisible person swaying back and forth.

The Dog-Headed Penguin and Sanji, having just kicked each other apart, frowned and looked over here.

Could it be...

The next moment,

Absalom's figure slowly materialized, his face clouded as he stared at Franky.

Clearly, having his invisibility ability broken by a cyborg made him extremely displeased.

"As expected! It's the Invisible Fruit!" the Dog-Headed Penguin and Sanji said in unison again.

"Bastard! That's my dream Devil Fruit!" Sanji roared.

"It's clearly mine!" the Dog-Headed Penguin retorted.

"You are my shadow, so naturally we want the same thing!" Sanji bellowed.

"But I still have to eat it!"

"Bastard! You're asking for death!"

"You're the one asking for death!"

After Zoro,

Sanji once again encountered someone challenging him, and worse still, it was his own shadow zombie...

His mouth was just as sharp as his own!

It made one desperately want to kick in that dog's head!

But...

The Invisible Fruit was Sanji's second-greatest dream fruit after "All Blue"; he must obtain it no matter what!

"Franky! Let's switch opponents!" Sanji called out.

He then rushed directly at Absalom.

"Damn bastard! Hand over your Devil Fruit!"

—Sima Di could materialize the Devil Fruit Separation Elixir; he had mentioned this to everyone earlier, stating that anyone desiring a specific Devil Fruit could bring its user to him.

Sanji now intended to capture Absalom and personally seize his Invisible Fruit!

This left Franky a bit puzzled, and he looked toward Sima Di.

How do you mean?

"Forget it, let him be." Sima Di said: "The Invisible Man should logically be easiest for you to handle... but the Invisibility-No-Mi really is Sanji's obsession, so you go fight Sanji's shadow zombie."

"No problem!"

Franky turned and charged at the Dog-Headed Penguin. This time he didn't choose long-range cannon bombardment, but went in with a basic melee strike.

"Steel brat, how dare you look down on this great one!"

The Dog-Headed Penguin kicked at Franky with one jio, but he easily blocked it with his left hand.

"Thud—"

A muffled sound like a small golden bell rang out. The Dog-Headed Penguin was sent flying by a great force, tumbling a few times in the air before landing, staring at Franky with shock and suspicion.

Why does it feel like...

That force just now was like its own?

"No need to doubt, that really was your own power." Franky said proudly: "This is vibranium specially made by little brother Di, it can rebound 99% of physical force, specifically counters body techniques!"

Well then!

Didn't expect Franky to be such a "jack-of-all-trades," able to counter whoever he fights.

The pirate version of five-five split?

Meanwhile,

Vivi and the others were also watching with eager anticipation, and looked toward Sima Di.

How should they be arranged?

Sima Di was just about to speak when a tall pink mother pig crashed through the wall. Spotting Sanji fighting Absalom, fury blazed in her eyes!

"How dare you be rude to Lord Absalom! You shall die!"

She drew twin blades and slashed at Sanji.

"Perfect, leave this opponent to you, Nami." Sima Di said.

An opponent who in the original story had to be defeated through words—this time, Nami, you overcome her with force.

Nami's Experience from the earlier battle, though still a bit hesitant, moved fast as she transformed into a flash of lightning and charged at the pink mother pig.

"Ho ho ho ho—"

A strange laugh rang out, and a large swarm of Negative Hollows crawled out from behind the wall, drifting toward the Straw Hat Pirates.

This made Usopp's eyes light up!

The other enemies were too brutal, but against these Negative Hollows he was immune!

So...

"Leave this enemy to me! I'll go find the Hollow's master!"