His height close to seven meters made him look like a small giant.
Luffy and the others all raised their heads, their mouths slightly agape.
"You are so huge!!"
Luffy couldn't help but speak out, instantly drawing Moria's attention.
However, when he saw it was just the little runt Luffy, he was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into loud laughter the next second.
"Kishishishishi!!"
"Has the Navy run out of men? Now they even have to send out snot-nosed kids who haven't been weaned yet to fight?"
As he spoke, Moria shifted his gaze away from Luffy, scanning over the others one by one.
When he saw they were all child soldiers, he laughed even louder.
"Kishishi..."
"Zap!!"
The sound of crackling electricity was heard. Moria instantly felt his hair stand on end and instinctively looked forward. What met his eyes was a fist wreathed in purple lightning.
Boom.
Kyle's fist landed squarely on Moria's face. The powerful force erupted, distorting Moria's face. At the same time, the violent purple lightning wreaked havoc, making him involuntarily let out a scream.
Whoosh!!
A whistling sound followed as Moria's body shot backward like a cannonball, tracing a trajectory through the air and smashing through countless trees along the way.
"Lord Moria!!!"
The numerous zombies cried out in horror.
They looked incredulously at the figure hovering in mid-air, enveloped in purple lightning carrying an aura of destruction, with black hair flowing.
Gulp!!
All the zombies couldn't help but swallow hard.
They hadn't failed to notice this person earlier, but during the fight, they had instinctively wanted to avoid him. A strange instinct drove them not to cause trouble for this person.
So, from beginning to end, not a single zombie had gone after Kyle.
Now it seemed that instinct had saved their undead lives!!
Even their master had been sent flying with one punch. What chance would they have if they went up?
Kyle hovered in the air, his gaze sweeping over everyone as he spoke.
"I'll go deal with that guy. I leave this place to you!"
"Your strength puts me at ease. I believe you can hold back the zombies here and keep them from coming over to interfere with me, right?"
!!!
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately lit up.
Ace was the first to thump his chest and assure him.
"Kyle, you can rest easy. Today, not even a fly will get past to interfere with your fight!"
"That's right!! Leave this place to us! It's no problem at all!!"
Sabo also spoke up.
The others also confidently gave their assurances one after another.
What a joke?!
Kyle said their strength put him at ease!!
If they said they couldn't do it, wouldn't that be betraying Kyle's trust?!
They absolutely could do it, no problem at all!!!
A slight curve appeared at the corner of Kyle's mouth.
"In that case, I leave this place to you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kyle transformed into a flash of purple lightning and instantly vanished from sight.
He left behind a group of determined people and a bunch of bewildered zombies.
Zombies: ???
They wanted to meekly ask, did they themselves know they dared to go over to Kyle's side and interfere with him?
They truly deserved death!!
Having such courage and not even telling themselves about it?!
Not treating themselves as one of their own, right?!!
...
On the other side, Moria lay on the ground, occasional flashes of purple lightning crackling over his body, causing him to twitch from time to time.
His face was charred black, emitting black smoke.
Suddenly, he tried a kip-up...
His stomach was too big. He didn't make it up!
He obediently got up from the ground. Feeling the numbness and pain on his face, Moria let out a shrill cry.
"Bastard!! How dare you hit me! I'm definitely going to..."
Zap!
The familiar sound of crackling electricity rang out again. Moria instantly jolted, his eyes darting around wildly.
Suddenly, a purple light spilled down from above. Moria sharply looked up to see a massive spear of purple lightning hurtling down towards him.
The lightning spear arrived in an instant. Under Moria's horrified gaze, it struck him.
Crackle, pop, pop!!
The sound of arcing electricity continuously reverberated. Moria's entire body was enveloped in purple lightning, his large frame dancing within it.
Before long, as the purple lightning slowly dissipated, all of Moria's skin had turned a charred black. A puff of black smoke escaped his mouth. His legs went weak, and he started to kneel towards the ground.
Just as he was about to kneel on the ground, the muscles in Moria's calves suddenly exerted force, pushing his kneeling body back upright.
His body swayed unsteadily. He sharply looked up, meeting Kyle's calm gaze directly.
Kyle spoke softly.
"What, is this all the strength the so-called great pirate Moria has? How truly disappointing!!"
"Brat! Who are you?! Why are you attacking me?"
"Me?!"
Kyle laughed, clearing his throat.
"Remember this!! I am the captain of the Navy Headquarters' strongest special unit, the Dawnblade Squad. The God of Thunder, Kyle!!!"
Moria: ....
"When did the Navy get some special unit? Why haven't I received any news about this!!"
Moria asked in a low voice.
"Ah! That question of yours is a bit laughable. Do the Navy's movements and decisions need to be specially reported to a pirate like you?"
"Got such a big face, have you?"
"Oh, right, you're as fat as a pig now, so your face really is quite big!"
Kyle nodded with an air of seriousness.
"You!!"
Upon hearing this, Moria immediately became enraged. He extended his right hand, intending to launch an attack on Kyle.
But suddenly, as if remembering something, he stopped his movement and asked Kyle.
"Have you seen Absalom?!"
"That transparent pervert? Of course I've seen him. He's on my warship right now!"
"He attempted to assault the military but failed. I sentenced him to life imprisonment. Barring any accidents, he'll spend the rest of his life in the prisons of Impel Down!"
"As for you..."
"No need for reasons!! I'll give you a chance. Submit obediently and let me capture you and send you to Impel Down. The environment there is more suitable for you!"
"After all, you're considered a famous great pirate. Even though you're washed up now, you should still barely qualify for the Level 6: Eternal Hell!"
"Hah~"
Moria was directly angered into a laugh. Looking at Kyle, he said.
"Kid, aren't you being a bit too arrogant?"
"Who gave you the confidence to talk about capturing me so lightly?"
"I'll give you a chance too. Hand over your shadow obediently, and then watch how I conquer the world with your shadow!!"
"Conquer the world? Talking big without fear of your tongue getting twisted!!"
Kyle's face was full of disdain.
"If the you from back then had said this, I might have barely believed you. But the you now, do you still have that qualification?"
"You shout this phrase every day, but do you really still have that spirit left?"
"Face reality, Moria!!"
"You, who lost your comrades and lost your spirit, are no longer the great pirate who could once fight against Kaido. Now, you are just a thorough and complete failure, one who only dares to hide away in this Florian Triangle!!"
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