Chapter 155

That was the color of one who had just entered the Intermediate level of Armament Haki!

At this life-or-death moment, Zoro broke through!

But...

It was still far from enough.

Just as Zoro was about to be killed, the sky suddenly darkened.

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Looking up,

Laboon's massive tail, blocking out the sun like a cloud, swept down and collided with Oars's giant black fist; even his own body was blasted away and swept into the distance, destroying more than half of the castle.

The results seemed impressive, but in reality, they were not.

After Laboon retracted his massive tail, his right foot was visibly twisted; the bone had been broken by the blow just now.

The gap between Advanced Armament Haki and Intermediate Armament Haki cannot be bridged by size!

"Everyone, scatter!!!"

General Franky's Energy Cannon was finally charged up; after warning Zoro and the others to dodge, it fired a brilliant, dazzling beam of energy like a rising sun, unstoppable as it roared toward Oars, who had just risen from the castle ruins!

"Boom—)))—"

Amidst the deafening roar, the violent shockwave forced everyone to bend over to steady themselves; squinting, they looked at Oars and were horrified to discover he had not been blasted away by that terrible shot, instead using his left arm to hardily resist with Advanced Armament Haki!

Sima Di's gaze suddenly shifted!

He saw Sanji activate his invisibility ability once more, leap up against the wind onto Oars's shoulder, and toss a lump of salt, the size of a human head, straight into Oars's mouth!

Unfortunately,

Moria spotted it in time, twisted his head, and dodged that huge lump of salt...

But his defense had developed a flaw; the energy beam struck his chest, and he stumbled, crashing to the ground again with a thunderous thud.

The giant beam of light dissipated at this moment,

and everyone then realized Sanji's action just now; one had to admit it was quite risky.

Looking again at Oars, who was sitting up,

the left arm he used to block revealed bare, grim bones; visible cracks crisscrossed it, so his strength must have been greatly reduced.

"Great! Franky, a few more shots and we can defeat him!" Nami said joyfully.

But...

"Not really," Franky said regretfully: "General Franky's carried energy is enough for only one shot; to use it again, I must return to the ship to recharge the power core for an hour."

"Then go recharge!" Luffy shouted.

"But..."

"Go ahead, don't worry; we've got this place!" Zoro interrupted.

"Listen to me!" General Franky shouted: "I have a better weapon! The Lion's Roar Cannon of the Going Merry has greater power and range; I'm returning now to operate it; you wait for my signal and hold him down!"

General Franky immediately shot skyward, flying toward the Going Merry.

But would Moria agree to that?

He wasn't deaf!

Oars leaped into the air, jumping toward General Franky, preparing to stomp him down from the sky.

"Get down, you!"

Luffy's rubber arm shot out, wrapping around Moria's feet.

Alone, he certainly couldn't pull Oars down from the sky; even with Zoro, Sanji, and the others added, it would still be a stretch.

However...

Laboon revealed her gigantic fish fin once more, slapping Oars into the ground with a single palm strike; the kinetic energy even made the ground tremble, as if it were about to be overturned.

The cost was a slight fracture in Laboon's left arm.

Vivi, silent, held the hammer, spinning and dancing in place, accumulating the power of the Cape Hammer Technique.

"Damn it! You all deserve to die!"

Moria was enraged!

After giving up your shadows, you should have just hidden quietly; why did you insist on blocking me?

"All of you, die!"

Oars clenched both fists, an unparalleled aura rising up, and swung a fierce battle-axe down at the Straw Hat Pirates!

As everyone dodged,

only Vivi's gaze sharpened; without retreating, she advanced against the odds, combining the twenty-seven strikes of the accumulated Cape Hammer Technique with the mass of Lei Shenzhichui itself, colliding with Oars's heavy, powerful axe strike!

"Boom—)))—"

Oars, who had not retreated even against the energy beam, was not only hammered back repeatedly by Vivi's single strike, but the bones in his left arm were completely shattered, crashing to the ground.

Vivi herself was not well off either;

the recoil force blasted her down to the ground, but even so, she desperately swung Lei Shenzhichui one more time, precisely smashing out Oars's front teeth!

And she, unable to fly without her hammer, fell into a warm embrace.

It was Sima Di.

Holy light radiated from his hands as he smiled at Vivi.

"Well done; with your current strength, you can completely defeat Crocodile," Sima Di praised.

"Mm~"

Mm...

This was the effect of the Holy Light; Vivi's mind was now completely blank, and she hadn't heard a word Sima Di said.

Vivi had officially "entered the fray."

No one noticed at all...

Sanji's figure vanished once more!

In his rage, Moria failed to notice Sanji had slipped back to Oars's mouth; the teeth Vivi had just shattered were right there.

This time, Sanji chose not to throw salt. Instead, he stepped on the Moon Walk, diving straight into Oars's mouth!

By the time Moria reacted,

Oars stood frozen, head thrown back, mouth wide open as a black shadow spat out, seemingly about to fly away...

"No! I will never allow my failure!"

"Shadow Gathering!"

To keep Brook's shadow, Moria had no choice but to unleash his strongest technique: using the power of his Shadow-Shadow Fruit, he summoned all the shadows he controlled and sucked them all into his own body.

Even Brook's shadow, which was about to fly away, turned and flew straight into Oars's belly.

Meanwhile, Moria's body swelled wildly, bursting Oars apart from the inside!

But at the same time...

Having absorbed too many shadows, Moria's consciousness began to fade.

"Brru-brru—Brru-brru—"

Nami reached into her chest, fished out a Den Den Mushi, and answered the call.

"Quick! Do it now!" Franky shouted.

"Wait!" Nami hurriedly said, "The situation has changed..."

"I've spotted a new target and have it locked on. Find cover!"

"Huh?"

As the words fell,

a miniature sun rose in the far distance, followed by a beam of destruction slicing through the sky, blasting straight through the already unconscious Moria!

He hadn't even finished "Shadow Gathering" when he was blown to pieces by a single shot!

Moria exploded into a sky full of shadows. After a brief pause, they scattered in all directions, fleeing back to their owners' bodies.

A fierce battle

was brought to an end by the Lion's Roar Cannon.

51. Kureha leaves the crew! Is Brook leaving too?

The sky filled with shadows scattering and flying away,