บท 182: Chapter 182: Heart of Freedom, Ghost Buster.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"
"This is impossible, these are all my masterpieces..."
The genius surgeon Hogback, who was watching the battle from the mansion, went from surprise to shock, from shock to fear, and from fear to terror... In just a few minutes, more than half of the zombie generals that had surged out had fallen! How could he accept this?
"One Sword Style - Azure Dragon - Flame!"
"Humming Three Verse - Arrow Notch Slash!"
As Zoro and the zombie warrior with Brook's shadow crossed paths at high speed! Zoro immediately checked his Wado Ichimonji and sighed in relief when he found it undamaged.
After all, the opponent was using a black sword, and if it had damaged Wado Ichimonji...Boom~!
The zombie warrior, who had been slashed in the abdomen by Zoro, turned around, and the flames from the wound began to consume his long-dead body.
"I lost."
"You are a three-sword style swordsman, why didn't you use your three-sword style techniques? Is the third sword not good? Well—"
The zombie warrior, engulfed in flames, sheathed the black sword Shusui and then threw it to Zoro.
"To let this invincible body taste defeat... I feel deeply uneasy..."
"Eh? My shadow is back!"
As the zombie warrior was defeated, the shadow behind him returned to Brook's feet, making the afro skeleton cry with joy—Finally, he could leave this fog and find Laboon...Facing the zombie slowly turning to ashes, Zoro contentedly put away his new equipment.
"If you feel humiliated... I really wish I could have fought you in your prime."
...Let's forget about that.
Roman, in his White Knight form, rolled his eyes. If Ryuma were alive, a single slash would wipe out the Straw Hat crew instantly. After all, the advanced Haki techniques of Wano Country were known even to the mafia bosses, so it made no sense for Ryuma, revered as the 'Sword God' by the entire nation, not to know them.
With one sword, he split an armored knight in half! Roman, while controlling the other two 'White Knights' to hold off several zombie generals, glanced at the second floor of the mansion opposite.
The balcony was already empty of the enemy commander. If these guys weren't zombies, they would have scattered long ago with more than half of them down and their leader fleeing!
"Chopper,"
Roman focused his mind, and his Observation Haki immediately saw a chubby figure running along the mansion corridor.
"The enemy commander is escaping, —I'll leave it to you!"
"Eh? Roman..."
Chopper, who was grappling with his opponent, was stunned for a moment, and Sanji had already kicked up.
"Collier Strike!"
With his immense strength and the added acceleration from the jet wind shell, Sanji kicked Chopper's opponent, a composite zombie monster weighing several tons, flying.
"Go, Chopper."
"We can all see that you have a lot to say to that 'guy'."
...
"Thank you all!"
"Jump Boost!"
Chopper didn't hesitate, transforming into a form with high jumping ability, human-like arms, beast-like legs, and a beast-like face with retracted antlers. He leaped across the entire battlefield, landing on the high second floor of the mansion! At the same time, a paper bird flapped its wings and flew down the corridor ahead.
"Roman's paper bird, is it this way?"
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In the building behind the mansion.
One by one, the negative ghosts flew back, bringing news of the zombie generals' defeat.
Perona, waking up from her luxurious bed, grabbed her pink parasol, opened it, and lightly jumped off the bed, spinning around.
"Kumashi~ gather the animal zombies."
"Yes!"
Facing the response from the giant stitched-up teddy bear wearing a mask, the twin-tailed girl angrily pointed at him.
"Who told you to answer, it's not cute at all!"
..."Absalom and Hogback are useless~~"
"Set up defenses in the courtyard immediately and lure them to me." The girl held her parasol in one hand and put her other hand on her hip, looking confident.
"Watch me capture the Straw Hat crew in one fell swoop!"
As the giant teddy bear walked away, the girl shook her twin tails.
"That's better... you're only cute when you don't talk."
'As long as you're happy, master...'"Were you just talking in your mind? Not cute at all—"
—————"Huff huff, why are you chasing me!"
Facing the round, panting middle-aged man cornered in the hall, Chopper looked at him seriously. —The doctor he once admired greatly, but whose true nature was..."Dr. Hogback, what do you think these zombies are?"
"Of course, they're the most obedient servants, soldiers, warriors. —What else could they be?"
Facing the round man's answer, Chopper calmly shook his head.
"The ultimate goal of medicine is 'immortality,' so I don't actually oppose your act of reviving zombies." Chopper walked towards him step by step.
"If you were reviving the dead for the happiness of people, you would still be the world-renowned top surgeon I respected."
"Who asked for your unsolicited admiration!"
Hogback retorted as he backed away, "We have no grudge, right? Just because your admiration was shattered, you want to cause me trouble..."
"Attack him, kill him—"
Boom!
Facing the zombies that jumped out of the picture frame, Chopper casually punched them all away, as they were only capable of 'scaring' people.
"Seeing you like this, I feel relieved. Dr. Hogback... no, Monster Hogback!"
Chopper's muscles slowly bulged, entering muscle enhancement mode.
"I'm not fighting you because my admiration was shattered, but because you trampled on the most basic human freedom! In your hands, those zombies and their shadows are truly unable to live or die."
"What does other people's freedom have to do with you? What right do you have—"
Facing Hogback, who was retreating to the wall and arguing frantically, Chopper raised his hoof.
"I don't need any rights, because I am—"
Boom!
Chopper silently turned around after smashing the man and the wall into a mess with a hoof.
"Pirates!"---
The courtyard behind the mansion.
"Hahaha, tonight's exercise is pretty good~~"
While Luffy was enthusiastically walking and eating his bento, the others were:"You can eat in a place like this..."
After the Straw Hat crew took down all the zombie generals at the front gate, they passed through the mansion and arrived at a courtyard. As the others cleared out the ordinary zombies hidden in the murals, carpets, and statues along the way, although these zombies were relatively 'clean', once they were smashed or cut open, the smell and appearance were...Only Luffy could still eat—"You glutton!"
Sanji kicked Luffy in the back of the head, causing his face to plunge into the bento while he continued chewing.
"Didn't you realize you're eating other people's portions?!"
"Ah..."
Luffy, with his face full of food, turned around and handed the bento to everyone.
"Then you guys eat."
?!!
"No, no," everyone, including Roman, shook their heads. If you ask why... Luffy's 'face mold' in the bento box was really hard to swallow.
Slurp—With a sweep of his tongue, Luffy rolled the food on his face into his mouth, making Roman's eyebrows twitch. He almost blurted out a cheeky comment...
"Forget it, anyway, we've cleared most of the elite monsters in this 'dungeon', the only thing left is—"
Boom!!
"Charge~~"
"Capture them—"
"Present them to the master as gifts..."
Groups of stitched animal zombies wielding weapons rushed over, their cute and silly appearances surprising everyone who had just experienced a fierce battle.
Just this?
Crash—The animal zombies that had just charged up were sent flying like raindrops, and then:"Ah, so scary~~"
"We can't beat them, run—"
"Help, master, I'm going to die!! Oh? We're already dead, never mind..."
..."Could it be that there are no more troops here?"
Walking through the courtyard into a corridor, they didn't see a single enemy.
In response to Sanji's question, Roman nodded, "Yes, the main force was those zombie generals just now. The remaining small fry are not worth worrying about, but—"
"Horohorohoro~~"
A clear, girlish laugh rang out, and the Straw Hat crew looked up, their expressions changing instantly!
Of course, it wasn't because of the cute pink twin-tailed girl in front of them—except for Sanji, whose smoke rings turned into hearts, the others were all on guard and serious.
"I am the 'Ghost Princess' Perona, under the master's command,"
The girl introduced herself in a very pirate-like manner—even if she didn't introduce herself, the simple-drawn ghosts flying around her were enough to remind the Straw Hat crew of their past embarrassing moments.
"I ate the 'Hollow-Hollow Fruit' and gained the ability to create ghosts,"
With a wave of the girl's hand, countless negative ghosts swarmed towards the Straw Hat crew! And this was a corridor, leaving no room to dodge..."Everyone, be careful..."
"Don't get—"
Here they come!
Roman's eyes narrowed. He had already stationed two White Knights on the perimeter, with orders to kill Perona if the entire Straw Hat crew lost their combat ability! At a critical moment, he couldn't worry about Zoro's road guide...These ghosts could certainly affect people, but they couldn't affect the White Knights, who were also creations of ability. So, let's see my Haki!—Roman struck a pose similar to 'Tekkai', ready to withstand the attack again!
Armament Haki—"What's the point of living if I can't trample the Five Elders and punch Imu..."
"If there's a next life, I want to be a kowtowing bug..."
"I'm worse than a mackerel, might as well die..."
"I'm not worthy to walk with everyone, sorry!"
Seeing the four main fighters of the Straw Hat crew kneel instantly, Nami, Robin, Chopper, and even Franky and Brook, who were walking behind, were filled with despair.
What's the point of fighting if you get knocked out in one hit?
"Horohorohoro~~"
Surrounded by ghosts, Perona snapped her fingers.
"To prevent you from escaping, ghosts—"
Swish, swish, swish,
Ten consecutive negative ghost passes!
The four main fighters of the Straw Hat crew couldn't get up again.
"First, capture these main fighters, then deal with the others..."
Thud, thud, thud,However, the zombie animals that were about to capture them suddenly knelt down one by one, their shadows quickly slipping away!
?
"No one touches my—"
A figure holding a large slingshot stood in front of Roman, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.
"Friends!"
??
"Did this guy hide in the back and not get touched by the ghosts?"
With a point from Perona, a negative ghost passed through Usopp's chest! But:
Facing the unyielding Usopp, Perona took a step back in surprise.
"Why didn't you kneel?"
"What trick did you use..."
"I didn't use any tricks," Usopp raised his head with a righteous look!
"Because I—"
"Am naturally extremely negative!!"
Perona: ??!!
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