Chapter 71: 071 Long Lost Ambition: Moria
"Shadow Asgard!"
To withstand the continuous thunder strikes, Moria waved his hand, summoning a swarm of shadows and absorbing them into his body.
The more shadows he absorbed, the more Moria's size, strength, and defense increased.
He didn't stop until the thunder and lightning struck his body without causing any pain or itching.
At this time, he suddenly became a chubby man thirteen meters tall.
It looks a bit like Moria from the future.
"Shishishishishi, go ahead and attack me if you can. Let's see you try to kill me"
Shadow Asgard is Moria's strongest move. When he reaches his peak, he instantly forgets the beating from before and becomes as arrogant as possible.
"I tell you, boy, i once split an island with one palm in this state,"
"Becoming my subordinate and joining me to seek revenge on Kaido is your only way to survive now."
"Idiot,"
Lynch muttered, slowly drawing Dragon Slayer from his waist.
"You are looking for death!"
"Shadow Warrior, Gale Palm!"
Moria's swelling body was not slow, and she quickly came to Lynch and slapped him down with a palm.
Lynch's long sword, Dragon Slayer, gleamed as he brought it up to meet the attack.
"Three Thousand Ashura Purgatory • Emission • Hakoku!"
Shadows of evil ghosts appeared behind Lynch, and blossoming sakura flowers floated in the air. Indescribable wind blades clung to the surface of the Dragon Slayer Sword.
This sword is already close to the peak of Lynch's strength, probably 70%.
It combines ghost energy, the emission of Armanent Haki, and the giant's unique skill Hakoku.
He once used this move to split a thousand-meter-long Sea King in two!
"No no no no no!!!"
This moment gave Moria the feeling that he had once again encountered the blow he received from Kaido.
His instincts told him that being hit head-on, he would definitely die!
He couldn't muster any courage to resist, so he gave up the attack and exchanged positions with the Shadow Mage.
"I expected you to do this," Lynch said.
His blade whirled, and his arm extended, creating several afterimages. Just as he was about to hit the Shadow Mage, he redirected his strike to Moria again.
"Shadow Mage!"
Moria shouted. Recognizing Lynch's technique, he quickly switched places with the Shadow Mage again.
At this moment, the sword slash that had changed direction to attack Moria started to turn transparent.
One of the other afterimages suddenly solidified.
It turned out that Lynch's target hadn't changed. The second time Moria saw the Dragon Slayer, it was just an afterimage of the sword slash .
The goal was to deceive Moria into switching places with the Shadow Mage again. Hitting Moria's actual body was hard, so targeting the heart was the best option.
"You didn't expect it. I predicted your prediction."
"Pfft!"
The long sword slashed through, leaving a several-meter-long gash on Moria's body and causing blood to spurt out. His defenses were shattered.
Moria's body was severely injured. The shadow he had absorbed earlier could no longer be controlled and poured out of the wound.
The sword slash had cut deeply, reaching the bone.
What's even worse is that Dragon Slayer Sword, who disliked Moria, took the opportunity to spit out a mouthful of venom, which was so painful that Moria sweated profusely, felt worse than death, and almost fainted.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
"It hurts so much!!!"
Moria writhed in agony on the ground, using his shadow to try and close the wound.
Despite his efforts, the injury bled profusely.
Lynch looked astonished. Despite being stabbed in the back numerous times and managing to escape with heavy bleeding
He was surprised that Moria wasn't cut in half.
"Um?"
"So that's it."
Lynch noticed a deep gap on the Shadow Mage, which had never been injured before.
He immediately understood what had happened.
The reason Moria can still scream is that his injuries were transferred to the shadow.
However, it seems there's a limit to how much injury the shadow can handle.
"Guluulu~"
Just as Moria nearly finished transferring the wound, the poison from Dragn Slayer took effect.
His face turned green, and he started foaming at the mouth.
"Help... help..."
"Hang in there and don't die. I've controlled my strength."
After kicking Moria, who had turned green, Lynch kicked Dragon Slayer again.
"Look at the mess you've made. Why don't you help yourself quickly?"
"Woo~"
The Dragon Slayer Sword, now in dragon form, let out a frustrated cry and flew to Moria's head, spitting at him.
However, the poison was too strong. Even after receiving the antidote, it took Moria a while to recover due to his strong body.
"I think I just saw my grandma waving at me,"
Moria said, staring blankly at the ceiling, feeling death was near.
"You don't need to ask; I'll join Shichibukai."
Moria, defeated in both strength and strategy, agreed.
He couldn't die yet—he still wanted revenge on Kaido for his fallen crew.
Once, Moria was a passionate young man, the proud son of a powerful figure, and a formidable pirates.
But everything changed the day he faced Kaido.
He watched with his own eyes the crew members who had followed him for more than ten years and were like family members died in front of him one by one, but he was unable to do anything.
In the end, he could only run away like a coward,
From that day on, Moria hated Kaido and himself.
While thinking about revenge, in order to escape the pain in his heart, he overeated and degenerated himself.
"What, you still want revenge on Kaido?"
Lynch sneered, stepping on Moria's belly. "A loser who just eats and sleeps all day, and has let himself deteriorate, thinks he can seek revenge on Kaido?"
"I suggest you just go to sleep. Everything you want is in your dreams."
"You!"
Moria glared at Lynch, furious. "You defeated me, so kill me if you want, but don't question my determination to kill Kaido!"
"Really? Then look at yourself now. How far have you fallen compared to when you lost to Kaido a year ago?"
"You're only getting worse while Kaido keeps getting stronger. Why do you still want revenge?"
Lynch moved a large mirror from the room and placed it in front of Moria, asking him to look at himself in the mirror.
Moria looked at the embarrassed man in the mirror, fascinated.
"SHISHISHISHI!"
Moria suddenly burst into laughter, tears of blood streaming down his face.
He grabbed Lynch's ankle with his bloody hand and said firmly, "What should I do to kill Kaido?"
"As long as I can kill Kaido, I'm willing to pay any price!"
Looking into Moria's firm eyes, Lynch leaned down to him for the first time and sent a permanent pointer,
"Congratulations, you've found yourself."
"Go to this location and find a man named Enel. He will help you."
Moria gripped the permanent pointer tightly. With trembling legs, he managed to stand up, despite his severe injuries.
The wound was torn open again, and a large amount of blood turned Moria into a bloody man.
Contrasted with the pale complexion were Moria's bright eyes.
Gecko Moria, on this day, regained his lost ambition.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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