Chapter 195

It was strange to say, but even though he had no face, everyone could still discern his expression.

"Thank you for your hospitality!"

"I must take my leave now!"

Had this skeleton reached some sort of decision?

He bowed slightly to the Straw Hat Pirates, then turned and walked away.

No one had reacted in time.

Perhaps because he was so light, the skeleton walked with the speed of a flying bird, almost as if he were floating.

As for his departure.

None of the Straw Hat Pirates paid it much mind.

Although they all sympathized with his past.

Adding such a thing to their crew was, indeed, a bit too abstract.

But Wang Luffy did not think so.

"How could my Straw Hat Pirates be without a musician!"

"Too interesting, I want this person!"

Looking at Wang Luffy, his eyes were gleaming.

Sanji and Zoro were both eager to try.

Franky didn't care. Robin smiled with great indulgence.

As for the Cowardly Trio, they felt like they wanted to die.

They didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a second longer.

"We've already lost our direction!"

"The compass is spinning wildly too!"

"It seems we are truly trapped!"

At this moment, the one panicking the most was Nami, who served as the navigator.

The young girl was on the verge of tears.

What kind of dump was this place, anyway?

"Wild Maoshan is just a code name for an organization!"

"It refers to a group of outlaws who impersonate the orthodox Maoshan sect."

"But I have never heard of it being a place name!"

Robin was truly a scholar.

But regardless, this place was certainly no good.

"Forget it, let's just go to the front and see!"

Wang Luffy didn't care about the details.

He led the team and charged straight out.

Leaving only the Cowardly Trio shivering in place.

Outside the armored carriage, it was already gloomy and dark.

The surroundings were deathly silent, without a single ray of sunlight.

But Nami knew very well that it was currently daytime.

Which meant this place was truly wicked.

"Luffy, are you even listening to me!"

Nami walked very slowly; she felt no sense of security.

And something that made her feel even less secure happened.

"Ah, where did Luffy go!"

Before she knew it, Wang Luffy's figure was gone.

It could only be said that she walked too slowly.

And what made her even more desperate was that she was left with Usopp and Chopper.

The audience watching had already burst into laughter.

To think the Cowardly Trio had ended up in a group together.

【Good, I can already imagine the subsequent plot; it's bound to be hilarious.】

【These three together are truly the perfect combination.】

【This is the author's usual writing style: splitting into several small teams, developing side plots, and finally converging on the main line.】

【I understand the logic, but did they really have to make the Cowardly Trio lead the way?】

Watching the three of them shivering.

The audience clearly felt the author's malicious sense of humor.

"Holy crap, what is that!"

Usopp's eyes were about to pop out.

What had he seen? A three-headed hellhound.

But the three dog heads were actually stitched together.

"Ah!!!"

The scene was immediately filled with a lively atmosphere again.

They saw the three of them being chased by a dog.

"Climb the tree, hurry and climb the tree, dogs can't climb trees!"

Someone said, and the three of them scrambled up immediately.

However, when they looked back, their eyes rolled back in terror.

It was actually a bat hanging upside down.

But that bat was also stitched together; one look and you knew it wasn't anything decent.

【Interesting, they're all stitched together!】

【Are there any legendary martial arts manuals that have this effect?】

【Can't think of any for now, it must be something made up again!】

【These three are truly miserable, putting the three biggest cowards together!】

Everyone was still discussing it, but the bat suddenly spoke.

This terrifying thing didn't express any malice.

Instead, it invited them to be guests at the mansion ahead.

Looking at the gloomy mansion in front, Nami was very resistant.

But when she heard the name of the mansion's owner, Chopper's eyes lit up.

"Hogback?"

"Are you sure that is Dr. Hogback's mansion ahead!"

The little raccoon's eyes were full of light.

"Is this Hogback very famous?"

Nami asked, feeling puzzled.

In her knowledge, only the Saint of Thieves was the most powerful.

"Of course he's powerful, he was hailed as the most genius physician of the generation a few years ago!"

"It's just that he's disappeared in recent years!"

"I didn't expect him to be honing his skills here!"

Everyone immediately understood; they had met an idol.

With Chopper's guarantee.

The Cowardly Trio decided to go take a look.

For many, a physician is a very sacred profession.

They heal the sick and save lives.

They shouldn't have any harmful intentions.

Although they trusted the physician.

But the walk over felt more and more wrong.

Not a single animal on this Wild Maoshan was normal.

They all had traces of stitches on their bodies.

And one often saw cases where the body of one animal was stitched onto another.

It was simply eerily terrifying.

But the three of them didn't even dare to breathe loudly now.

They really didn't dare to ask.

With Luffy not by their side, there was truly no sense of security.

"Chopper, I feel like something isn't right!"

"Even if you trust that physician, I think we shouldn't go to that mansion ahead!"

Nami was finally scared.

She didn't dare to walk forward anymore.

"I think what you said makes sense!"

The little raccoon also felt that something was wrong now.

But their whispering was clearly heard by someone else.

The bat, which had been somewhat kind just a moment ago, flew into a rage.

Of course, it didn't make any attacking moves.

But the Cowardly Trio only then realized that, unknowingly, they had been thrown into a mass grave.

And what made them even more desperate was what came next.

The soil on the ground actually started to loosen.

All sorts of bizarre monsters crawled out of the graves.

They were humanoid, but not quite human.

"Ah, zombies!"

The whites of the three's eyes were scared out.

Meanwhile, Lin Yi added an entry to the lecture board.

【Xiangxi Corpse Driving Technique!】

Using certain mediums to control the movements of corpses.

To achieve some simple actions.

User unknown.

A very simple string of introduction.

But it revealed a lot of information.

【No need to introduce this, everyone understands; are there any friends from Xiangxi here?】

【I've always had a question: do all you Xiangxi people know how to drive corpses?】

【We Xiangxi people will come and beat you to death tonight; are you being polite?】

【It seems the boss behind the scenes here is the one controlling these corpses.】

【Interesting, not enough martial arts, so they learned some Daoist magic?】

【Is the combat power of these zombies too weak?】

Most of the audience's eyes lit up, but after watching further, they found it was nothing special.

The atmosphere on screen was mostly comedic.

These zombies were simply trash-tier.

They only knew how to follow and run, with almost no lethality.

This made everyone doubt whether these things were even made by the boss behind the scenes.

"I can't do it, I really can't run anymore!"

The Cowardly Trio might never forget today's encounter for the rest of their lives.

It was just like entering a haunted house.

Perhaps it was the author's way of tempering the courage of the three.

Usopp leaned against a well, panting heavily.

He had always thought his mask was scary enough, but today he realized it was actually quite cute.

"Hoo hoo hoo~"

Bursts of eerie wind blew past his ears.

Usopp's body froze immediately.

He stiffly turned his head.

He almost died of fright on the spot.

A woman had actually floated up from the well behind him.

The woman's face was gloomy, and her face was covered in stitches.

"Ah!!!!"

The exclamations inside and outside the screen reached a consensus.

【I've figured it out, this guy has a different style for every arc!】

【You scared the hell out of me; I accepted the comedy and the hot-blooded arcs, so why has it turned into a horror arc now!】

【It was comedy before, the previous arc was legendary and had some depth, now it's changed tracks again, right.】

【Good grief, I have to drag along an extra half-life just to watch this now, right?】

The audience complained one after another, even cursing.

This change in style was simply too drastic.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"

"She is just a poor person who was abandoned!"

Just then, a harsh voice rang out.

Accompanied by an even uglier person.

"I am Hogback!"

"He is my servant!"

"I am very sorry for disturbing everyone!"

Dr. Hogback appeared very abruptly.

The audience raised an eyebrow, feeling that this matter was not simple.

It felt like a trap; he seemed to be squatting here waiting for these people.

But no matter what, there was the halo of an idol.

The three of them still barely managed to walk inside.

After entering the mansion, things became a bit more normal.

At least it wasn't as gloomy and terrifying as outside.

But this physician in front of them didn't look like a good person no matter how you looked at him.

"Guests from afar, please rest here for today!"

"I will send everyone away from here tomorrow!"

Hogback appeared very enthusiastic.

But everyone's suspicion of him didn't diminish at all.

【Sir, I have actually learned to judge people by their appearance. I look at this face, and no matter how I look at it, he doesn't look like a good person!】

【Not just you, me too; this guy is definitely a trap.】

【Aren't you guys being a bit too narrow-minded? What if he really is a good person.】

【Compared to that, I'm more concerned about what these things in this place actually are.】

The beginning of this arc was quite interesting.

It can only be said that the author can come up with something fresh for every arc.

Nami and the other two naturally couldn't sleep in a place like this.

They secretly gathered together.