Chapter 70: 070 Electric Grill Moria
"Who wants your cake?"
Lynch's face turned dark. Did he look like someone who'd steal a little girl's cake?
"Then...then you want me?"
Perona was stunned and said cautiously: "No, I'm not even an adult yet."
"Shut up."
Lynch took a deep breath to suppress his rising blood pressure.
This girl, at such a young age, already knew too much.
He came specifically to capture Perona, not for anything else but because her Devil Fruit was too tricky.
Her Negative Ghost ability is like a cheat code—no matter how powerful the enemy, they give up resistance and become helpless once hit.
Although the speed of the Negative Ghost made hitting Lynch nearly impossible, he preferred to eliminate all dangers.
Raising a finger, he released a trace of Conqueror's Haki, and the overwhelming killing intent enveloped Perona.
"If you dare to sneak attack me, don't blame me for killing you."
The killing intent hit Perona's mind.
Already terrified, she rolled her eyes and fainted instantly.
Perona's limp body fell into Lynch's hands, and the small cake dropped to the ground.
"I can't believe she fainted from fear"
Lynch shook his head, threw the now 15-year-old Perona on the bed, and turned to leave.
Arriving at the top floor of the castle, Moria was already waiting here in advance.
"Shishishishishsi, intruder, tell me your name."
Moria, who is nearly seven meters tall, gives people a strong sense of oppression.
Among all the Shichibukai, Moria is the tallest.
His body is covered with well-defined muscles, a stark contrast to the fat Moria Lynch remembers from the future.
"Go to hell! Shishishishishsi."
Before Lynch could speak, Moria used his shadow to switch positions and instantly appeared behind Lynch, aiming his large scissors at Lynch's shadow.
If the shadow were cut, Lynch would be in immediate danger.
"Aah!!!"
A blazing flame erupted from Lynch, and his shadow vanished without a trace.
Not all situations will have a shadow.
For example, as in very dark places, very bright places, or if the person is the light source
If Lynch had known about Moria's Shadow Fruit power beforehand, he would have prepared a plan to counter it.
Moria was scorched by the flames and quickly retreated from Lynch, clearly distressed.
"This Moria is quite cunning,"
Lynch thought. From the moment Moria spoke to when the shadow attacked, he had been caught off guard.
Most people would be thrown off by such tricks, failing in the recruitment attempt.
Who really pays attention to their own shadow?
If Luffy were to attack Moria now, he might be defeated in an instant.
"Bah, bah, bah." Moria spat out the ash from his mouth and finally looked at Lynch.
"I, Moria, don't kill unknown people. So, why don't you tell me your name?"
"Moria, I'm here to invite you to join Shichibukai on behalf of Marine. I hope you'll be respectful," Lynch said calmly.
"Shishishishi, Shichibukai? Sorry, I won't join!"
Moria laughed. "So you're just a Marine lackey. You seem familiar, though."
After hearing that it was Marine, Moria immediately chose to take action.
"Shadow Box·Shadow House!"
Moria's shadow spread rapidly across the floor like ink.
In the blink of an eye, the entire room was wrapped in shadows, airtight and without any sunlight.
"Moria, I advise you not to seek death."
With a burst, flames ignited beneath Lynch's feet, illuminating the space.
"You're kidding. I am Gecko Moria, can do whatever I want. It's not up to you."
"Shadow Bat!"
Moria seemed to merge with his surroundings, and a sharp, echoing sound came from all directions.
Hundreds of fierce black shadow bats swarmed toward Lynch.
"Damn it, you still don't have a shadow."
The plan to use the bats to attack Lynch's shadow failed. Moria redirected the bats to attack Lynch while switching places with a shadow bat, instantly appearing in mid-air.
"What's your relationship with Kaido?"
As the shadow bats attacked Lynch without causing any damage, Moria remembered Kaido.
Moria had once roamed the seas and fought Kaido, and only when facing Kaido did the Shadow Bat struggle to devour its target.
Moria's eyes suddenly turned red when he thought of Kaido.
"What, are you afraid of Kaido?" Lynch sneered.
"Damn it! I'm going to kill you!"
"Shadow Mage! Shadow Cut!"
A shadow of Moria appeared, and both Moria and his shadow wielded ten-meter-long swords.
"Moria, your Shadow Fruit is good, but it's a shame your minions are so weak."
The Shadow Fruit is not inferior to Fujitora's Press-Press Fruit, but it was developed like this by Moria.
If it is developed well, even if it cannot defeat Kaido, it will not be so miserable.
Why is Shadow Fruit the top Paramecia?
The Shadow Mage summoned by Moria has the unique trait of being "invincible"—it cannot be harmed by any attack.
This makes the Shadow Fruit exceptional, as few Devil Fruits offer such complete invulnerability.
With Moria's ability to switch places with shadows and teleport, he's incredibly hard to kill.
His powers make it nearly impossible for someone like Kaido to corner him.
When it comes to survival, few Devil Fruits offer better protection.
Lynch, who knew the shadow fruit thoroughly, ignored the shadow mage and punched Moria.
"Hehehe, do you think you can make me laugh to death? Go ahead, hit me," Moria said, his entire body covered in Haki, almost amused.
But the next moment, he couldn't laugh anymore.
He saw the weapon on Lynch's arm, black and purple, and realized it was far stronger than his own.
"transposition!"
In an extremely critical moment, Moria and the Shadow Mage changed places.
"What a strange feeling."
Lynch felt that when he hit the shadow mage, he felt like he had hit something, but also like he was not hit anything.
"To defeat Moria, you need to catch him off guard."
With his ability to switch places with shadows, hitting Moria's actual body is tough.
Noticing the sealed environment around him, Lynch suddenly had an idea.
"You asked for this."
"Thunder Territory!"
Lynch unleashed a storm of lightning that filled the entire room.
Since Moria can hide, Lynch aimed to cover every corner and force him out.
"What the hell, what kind of Devil Fruit did you eat? It's fire and thunder!"
Moria has ten thousand things he wants to say.
After being hit by multiple lightning strikes, he couldn't take it anymore.
His hair stood on end, and a meaty smell filled the air.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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