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"Ugh..."
Moria, half-dead, with a bruised face, lay collapsed on the ground, covered in blood.
In less than ten minutes, this battle, which had no suspense, directly ended.
Or rather, Blackbeard was simply toying with him, otherwise, even without using his Ancient Zoan - Giant Ape Form, he could have directly finished off the opponent with his Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability alone.
Gekko Moria, who had lingered for too long in the first half of the Grand Line and lacked training, his body withered and muscles atrophied.
Though he was originally in his prime, his ambition, due to long-term lack of training, didn't rise but rather declined. He was no longer the brave West Blue powerhouse who once dared to challenge "Beast" Kaido.
"Swish, swish, swish..." Countless black shadows shot out from his mouth, instantly scattering in all directions!
And he had previously overestimated himself, absorbing a large number of shadows into his body using Shadow Revolution. As a result, Blackbeard, in his Giant Ape Form, punched him in the abdomen, causing him to spit out more than half of them.
Now that he was even knocked unconscious, those remaining shadows in his body naturally lost their restraint and returned to their original owners.
"The shadows are back..."
"That's great, thank heavens!!"
"Wooooh~~~ Moria was defeated!!!"
From the gloomy forest came bursts of surprised and joyful shouts, and not a few people were so excited they couldn't control themselves.
"Wahahahahaha, to be able to so easily suppress a Warlord of the Sea, as expected of the Captain..." Champion Jesus Burgess grinned, laughing loudly without stopping, shouting somewhat excitedly.
"Among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, there are strong and weak. Currently, this fellow happens to be the weakest one, no need to be too complacent..."
Blackbeard shrugged slightly, glancing at the shriveled Moria lying there. "If it were the previous few, I honestly wouldn't have the confidence to win."
His talent was actually not bad; otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen by Imu as the successor to that special body. However, fully developing the combat power of this body and the abilities of two Devil Fruits still required considerable time, not self-pity.
Considering this fellow's ability, he could instantly swap positions with shadows and flee at any time. It was best to directly restrain him with the Seastone cuffs that Jesus Burgess had already prepared.
"Patter, patter..." Lafitte, who had disappeared for less than a few minutes, flew back directly, with a pair of white wings on his back.
In his hand, he was still carrying a fat man with a round body like a ball, wearing a lace-netted outfit, whose face was pale with fright.
"Captain, this fellow seems to be Gekko Moria's subordinate, and should know how to contact the World Government." Lafitte smiled and spoke as he threw Hogback to the ground, skillfully twirling his sword cane in his hand.
"I know, I know how to contact the World Government..."
Hogback, looking somewhat disheveled, hurriedly crawled up, his face ashen, covered in cold sweat. He looked at Blackbeard and the others with fear and uneasiness: "Don't kill me! I just cooperated with Moria, and I'm still an outstanding doctor..."
"Don't worry, we won't kill you!"
Blackbeard and the others exchanged glances and all burst into laughter.
Not encountering any hard bones was the best outcome, otherwise it would have been a bit troublesome.
"Looks like another fork in the road of fate!" Van Augur's gloomy gun muzzle pointed at Hogback, then slowly moved away. He held his gun, revealing a slight smile.
...
The Holy Land of Marijoa, atop the Red Line.
The majestic and solemn cloud-shrouded office building, seemingly reaching the sky, symbolized the highest authority of the World Government.
In the elegant and luxurious garden, the Five Elders' office location.
The Five Elders, who controlled the highest power in the world, were either reading books, brewing tea, or closing their eyes to rest, completely unlike they were working, but rather vacationing.
"According to CP's monitoring these past few days, the Whitebeard Pirates dispatched pirates to the Sea of the Four Seas, probably to search for Golden Lion's whereabouts."
The long-bearded old man with a meticulous bonsai in his hand said casually: "That Whitebeard fellow finally learned a little common sense..."
"But there's still no news from Golden Lion; I always feel that bastard is brewing some kind of conspiracy." The blond old man who was brewing tea frowned slightly.
"There's no way around it, the ability of the Float-Float Fruit is just so envious. That lion, who always holds grudges and always retaliates, it's already good enough that he didn't directly drop several islands from above Marijoa..."
"Hmph, if that were truly the case, could he still escape?" The bald old man holding a katana adjusted his glasses, and said with a gloomy sneer.
The ability of the Float-Float Fruit allows one to fly, and its speed is extremely fast, no mistake. But the World Government cannot completely deal with him.
A mere Moonwalk from the Six Powers can make people float in the air, not to mention those with flying-type Devil Fruit abilities.
Perhaps the Golden Lion of the past wholeheartedly wanted to leave, and perhaps no one could truly stop him. After all, he was the world's greatest pirate from the previous era.
But now, with a ship's rudder stuck in his head, and breaking his own legs to escape from Impel Down, he should be in a state of advanced decline. How much of his former combat power can he still exert?
"Thump, thump..." Footsteps echoed from outside, a little urgent.
"Report!!!" A government official in his fifties, wearing a black suit, hurried to the door with a stiff collar.
"Come in!"
"Is something wrong?"
The Five Elders glanced at the person at the door and couldn't help but raise their eyebrows.
The person was an official appointed by them to the Seven Warlords of the Sea agency office, specifically responsible for receiving, contacting, and monitoring these pirates.
He also reported important information about the Seven Warlords members at any time. Coming in such a hurry at this moment, it was clear that there was no good news to report.
"Esteemed Five Elders..."
The official from the Seven Warlords of the Sea agency office walked in. After bowing to the Five Elders and standing respectfully,
he hurriedly reported: "Just now, Warlord of the Sea Gekko Moria's side suddenly sent a call, claiming to be a member of the Blackbeard Pirates, saying that Moria had already been defeated by them..."
"What!?"
"That Moria fellow was defeated?"
"Looks like he idled away for too long, he's simply a useless good-for-nothing!!"
"Blackbeard Pirates? They just popped up recently, and it's said they even defeated a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, a rare Mythical Zoan ability user..."
The Five Elders all couldn't help but sink into thought.
The Seven Warlords of the Sea was an institution they meticulously planned to balance the situation in the Grand Line, and it had deeper considerations within it. They hadn't expected something like this to happen so soon after it was fully established.
"That 'Blackbeard' specifically called, it couldn't possibly be just to show off and anger the World Government, could it?" The flat-hatted old man leaning on a cane, sitting on the sofa, asked indifferently, looking at the government official.
The official continued to report: " 'Blackbeard' Marshall D. Teach said that since that useless Gekko Moria has already been killed by him,
it proves that fellow is no longer qualified to serve as a Warlord of the Sea. He hopes the World Government can consider allowing him, Blackbeard, to replace Gekko Moria and become the new Warlord of the Sea!"
"Hmph, so he was indeed eyeing the position of the Warlord of the Sea..."
The long-bearded Five Elder snorted coldly, looking at the other Five Elders: "Then what do you think?"
The Seven Warlords of the Sea are different from other institutions under the World Government. No matter how many more of these irredeemable pirates die, they won't even bat an eye. At the end of the day, it's nothing more than mutual exploitation.
Unless it affects the World Government's prestige and the situation in the Grand Line, they wouldn't care about the life or death of these rotten pirates.
"Since Gekko Moria has already been killed by him, there's nothing more to say. Instead of bothering to search for a replacement, why not let that Blackbeard fellow take over..."
The golden-haired old man, sitting there with his fingers intertwined, said indifferently after a moment of thought: "Wasn't the establishment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea originally intended to strategically grant these Warlords power and status, to stimulate and provoke conflicts among these pirates?"
"It can indeed be considered. I heard that fellow is a Devil Fruit ability user recorded by the World Government, a new animal type that has never appeared before, and his strength is not at all on the same level as those rookie pirates...
Rather than letting him enter the New World and become a great threat, or throwing him into the subordinate of a 'Four Emperor', it's better to simply push the boat along and let him remain in the Seven Warlords of the Sea institution, under the supervision of the World Government..."
"But a single Gekko Moria is not enough. The Seven Warlords of the Sea is not something he can just become. He must show his 'sincerity'!"
"I agree!"
"I also second that!"
"...Ten thousand..."
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