Jabra, who was pinned under Enel's foot, quickly tried to stop him. "No, don't do it!"

However, the thick bolt of lightning still struck down, but it didn't hit Kalifa, it struck a spot right behind her instead.

Kaku and the others pointed at Enel angrily and shouted, "What do you think you're doing…"

Before they could finish, a strange cry echoed as a scream of pain emerged from behind Kalifa.

Someone was there?!

The air filled with the smell of scorched flesh, and Kalifa quickly ran to her companions in terror.

Lucci, with a serious expression, stared at the space where the attack landed and said, "I've heard that Moria has a subordinate with the power of the Transparent Fruit."

Enel scratched his head and said, "What's the use of being invisible if you can still be seen?"

Everyone gave him strange looks.

Only you can see them, okay?!

Noir, with a cold look, raised his sword and slashed through the air.

Suddenly, blood splattered in the air, and the figure of a sturdy man appeared.

Absalom clutched his neck, blood pouring out uncontrollably. His tiger-like mouth mumbled something as he tried to stop the bleeding, but it was all in vain.

Noir sneered and lifted his Devil Blade, slashing Absalom's heart, ending him.

Absalom, the Transparent Man, hadn't even lasted half a chapter before Noir shoved his death straight into his mouth.

Noir spat on Absalom's corpse, his voice filled with hatred. "Killing you like this is too easy…"

Lucci and the others exchanged bewildered glances.

Why does it feel like the captain has some deep-seated grudge against this guy?

Noir turned his gaze toward the massive shadow looming in the fog. He hadn't even gone looking for trouble, yet they had come right to his doorstep.

Thriller Bark had already emerged from the fog, its massive "mouth" forming a gate, as if it were about to swallow all the intruders whole.

The Ark Maxim sailed straight into the mouth of the massive ship, and the giant vessel slowly docked.

Since they were inside the ship, the Ark Maxim didn't need anyone to stay behind to guard it. Everyone disembarked together.

The dark, eerie environment and the deadly silence of the ship were indeed intimidating.

Even Kalifa, a seasoned agent, felt a bit nervous. Conis clung to Robin's arm, too scared to even lift her head.

Even the little fox Su in Conis's arms covered its eyes with its bushy tail, as if that would keep it safe from anything scary.

Robin, on the other hand, was excited, filled with curiosity about everything on this island.

They hadn't gone far when, as they passed a graveyard, the soft earth suddenly began to shift.

One after another, unsettling movements followed, and withered hands began to emerge from the ground. Countless zombies broke through the earth, rising from their graves.

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The zombies roared and waved their arms, their hollow eye sockets staring at the group.

Some zombies' heads even fell off, while others, missing limbs, hobbled toward them.

But the awkward thing was, Noir and his crew didn't react at all.

The guys looked at the zombies like they were idiots, and even Robin and the other girls curiously examined them.

Seeing the zombies, Conis and Kalifa weren't scared anymore.

Conis patted her chest and laughed, "I thought it was some kind of monster, but it's just a zombie…"

Kalifa asked in surprise, "Do zombies exist on Sky Island too?"

Conis shook her head and said seriously, "Enel is way more disgusting than a zombie!"

Robin kept a straight face but thought to herself: These zombies actually have pretty good taste.

It seemed that tangible things didn't have much of a scare factor for these girls…

The zombies, seeing that Noir and his crew weren't scared at all, were so furious that they wanted to die again. They yelled, "You should be scared!"

"We're terrifying soldier zombies! Do you have any idea how hard it is to keep up appearances?!"

Enel, Wyper, and Lucci exchanged silent glances and clenched their fists, walking toward the zombies…

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The graveyard, meant to be spooky, looked like it had been hit by a demolition team. Gravestones and buildings collapsed, and all the unlucky zombies were knocked to the ground.

The soldier zombies knelt in a row, their shriveled heads sporting large bumps as they rubbed their hands together, grinning ingratiatingly.

"Ah, dear guests, is there anything we can assist you with?"

Noir squatted down and asked, "Where does your Captain live?"

The zombies didn't even hesitate. They all pointed in the same direction and said, "Over there, in the castle."

Satisfied, Noir patted one of the zombies on the head like a bandit leader and led his crew forward.

As the group of ruffians walked away, the zombies breathed a sigh of relief and began whispering among themselves.

"Do you think they'll cause trouble for the Captain?"

"How could they? The Captain would be thrilled to see such high-quality shadows!"

"But I have a feeling that the Captain won't be able to beat them."

"…"

Moria resided in a massive castle, lounging in a chair with his enormous belly protruding, casually sipping wine.

The dim candlelight cast Moria's giant shadow onto the floor, creating an eerie and oppressive atmosphere.

At that moment, a fat, human-faced bat flew in, hurriedly reporting, "Captain! Intruders have entered the ship!"

"hehehehehe, "

Moria laughed dismissively and said, "Let Absalom handle it; it must be another bunch of nobodies."

The human-faced bat responded anxiously, "But Captain, we can't find Absalom anywhere; we've lost contact with him!"

Moria frowned, "Hmm? Then go find him!"

"And have Perona send her ghost zombies to deal with them."

"And whatever you do, don't let them near Hogback's lab!"

The human-faced bat hesitated and said, "But… they've already passed by it…"

"What?!"

Noir and his group were walking down a dim corridor, leaving a trail of charred, broken ghost zombies behind them.

"Where's the zombie of the swordmaster Ryuma?" Noir wondered.

Noir was 17 years old, and the plot with Luffy wouldn't begin for another three years. By that time, Ryuma would already have Brook's shadow and be a zombie.

Noir wasn't sure if Ryuma was around at this point in time.

For whatever reason, he needed to take the national treasure of Wano, the black sword Shusui…

As Noir pondered, several cute little white figures suddenly appeared from the walls.

Robin curiously said, "Are these ghosts?"

Enel looked around skeptically and said, "What kind of combat power could such tiny ghosts have…"

The white ghosts seemed to understand Enel's words and raised their little hands, charging at him.

Enel casually flicked out an electric spark, but it passed right through the ghost.

The ghost passed through Enel's body, and suddenly, he trembled all over.

Thud!

Enel collapsed to his knees, the atmosphere around him turning gloomy as he mumbled in despair.

"I'm not fit to be called a god… even a god's doormat would be better…"

"I should just bury my head in the ground… this face is just too ugly…"

The group looked at the suddenly emo Enel, utterly speechless.

Only Kalifa said thoughtfully, "Has he finally realized the truth?"

Conis nodded and said, "Enel finally sees himself for who he really is!"