Chapter 52

"Master! It's bad, Master! That navy is too strong, he killed all our prey in the blink of an eye!"

Moria, who was dozing on his seat, opened his eyes abruptly: "What? What is that navy's name? Is he a Vice Admiral?"

"No, I heard them say it seems to be a Colonel."

Moria grinned: "Heh-hiss-hiss-hiss~ Great, great! I didn't expect a navy Colonel to be able to easily wipe out a pirate crew with a total bounty of over 100 million. How strong must his shadow be!"

"With him, my plan can finally be realized!"

Absalom scratched his head with lingering fear: "But, Master, that navy is really amazing. Why don't we stop bothering him! After all, you are also a Warlord of the Sea!"

This reminded Moria. According to his agreement with the World Government, he could not attack the navy, but it wasn't a big problem.

After all, this is the Florian Triangle! Accidents happen... it's normal. Just turn all these navy soldiers into zombies!

How could he let the materials delivered to his door run away!

"Absa, you go notify Hogback to prepare. You and Perona take the zombies immediately to deal with the other navy soldiers. As for that navy Colonel, I will handle him personally!"

"Yes, Master!"

"Wait a minute!"

Absalom turned back to look at Moria: "Master, is there anything else?"

"Absa, how amazing is that Colonel?"

"I don't know, I only saw a flash of blade light, and then those pirates died in a pile. Yes, that navy's swordsmanship is very strong, he can release that what..."

"Flying slash?"

Absalom nodded repeatedly: "Ah, yes, yes, yes, that's the thing, it's too terrifying! It can even cut through steel. Fortunately, I dodged quickly, otherwise I would have been cut in two by one blade."

"Alright, I know, go ahead!" "Oh, oh!"

After Absalom left, Moria touched his "neck" (forgive him for not having a chin): "Flying slash, swordsman? A bit tricky!"

"But in front of my invincible ability, he is still not my opponent, heh-hiss-hiss-hiss!"

The terrifying laughter startled a group of bats, and the empty ancient castle gradually returned to tranquility.

"His shadow is also quite suitable for the swordsman Ryuma zombie. Sigh~ what a pity, let's give it to Oars! Such a powerful shadow cannot be wasted."

"Colonel, this place is too eerie! There wouldn't really be ghosts, would there!"

Nelson gripped his saber tightly, his voice trembling slightly. After walking in from the gate, there was only a one-way path leading downward. The front was eerie and invisible, and the ground was full of bones.

Who wouldn't shiver?

"Relax! Just some corpses, what's there to be afraid of? Look at me, have I ever been afraid?"

"Besides, there are so many of us, could we be afraid of any ghosts? Are you afraid?"

Nelson pretended to be calm and shook his head: "I'm not afraid!"

Karl patted his deputy's shoulder with satisfaction; he just liked this look of yours, suffering for the sake of face.

"Roar~"

From the darkness ahead came a faint low roar, which seemed particularly creepy in the eerie environment.

Nelson hurriedly raised his gun and aimed it forward: "Co, Colonel, there seems to be some monster calling ahead!"

"Raven, go take a look!"

The Raven on Karl's shoulder flapped its wings and flew forward. After a while...

"Roar! Woof, woof, woof! Awoo!"

A loud roar came from the passage, Move Move Like a wolf's howl, and Move Move Like a dog's bark, and there was the sound of running.

Raven flew toward Karl from the passage ahead, followed by a huge monster.

"Th, three heads! It's the legendary gatekeeper of hell, Cerberus!"

Karl laughed dumbly when he saw the fox head among them; it was just as he had imagined.

Raven transformed into a long blade in mid-air, falling right into Karl's hand, and Karl took the opportunity to slash forward.

"One-Sword Style: Jade Breaker!"

"Awoo!!!"

The three-headed dog in front fell to the ground with a thud, its body split in two. The navy soldiers behind Karl were also shocked.

"See? There's nothing to be afraid of! Don't scare yourselves, we are the navy, the navy is fearless!"

"What Colonel Karl said is right! We are the navy! We are fearless!"

With this, the fear in the hearts of the navy soldiers dissipated by more than half. With Colonel Karl here, what were they afraid of?

"Continue forward!"

Soon, the team walked out of the passage, and what came into view was a graveyard, messy tombstones, mounds protruding everywhere—it had a bit of the feel of a horror movie.

"Ooh~"

Boom~ Pfft!

Pale arms crawled out of the graveyard one by one, followed by skinny heads, bodies, until they crawled out completely, staring at Karl and the others with dull eyes.

"Are these zombies? Nelson, shoot it!"

"Yes!"

Nelson suppressed the fear in his heart, aimed at the head of one of the zombies, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The bullet went straight into the zombie's head, and the zombie let out a cry: "Ah, ah, ah! It hurts!!!"

"Eh! It can talk?" Nelson was stunned!

"Don't you see it yet? These are not zombies, they are just products of a Devil Fruit ability."

Nelson frowned: "Devil Fruit?"

Karl nodded: "That's right! They are all man-made results, so don't be afraid of them. We just need to find the pirate who sneaked in here! If he dares to move against us, heh..."

Nelson immediately understood Karl's meaning and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Fire! Kill them!"

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Round after round of musket fire riddled the zombies with holes, but their actions didn't seem to be affected.

Karl scratched his head. The weakness of this thing seems to be seawater and salt? Forget it, he'd better do it himself.

"Break!"

A golden flying slash flew toward the group of zombies, and they were instantly split in two, lying on the ground wailing endlessly.

On the other side.

"That guy really took action! Too terrifying!"

"Hey, pervert, is there anything in this world you're afraid of?"

Absalom snorted coldly: "Shut up, Perona! Hurry up and let your animal zombie army go, otherwise my zombie soldiers won't be able to hold on!"

"Hollow, hollow~ It's a piece of cake. My princess's cute animal army is the strongest in the world! Kumacy, it's up to you!"

Graveyard.

"Nelson, where is the salt I told you to bring?"

Nelson waved his hand, and several navy soldiers carried over three bags of salt.

"It's all here, Colonel."

Karl nodded: "Very good, the weakness of these monsters is salt. As long as you stuff salt into their mouths, they will lose their combat effectiveness!"

"I don't need to tell you what to do next, right?"

"Yes, sir!"