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Chapter 166: Loss Is Part of Life!
Chapter 166: Loss Is Part of Life!
Within the cavity was a massive bedroom, and sitting on the wall beside it was an enormous fat man. Even seated, Sag could get a general sense of his size.
With a height of around seven meters, he had hair like flaming green onions. His teeth were sharp, and his mouth was pointed. He had two horns on the sides of his forehead, and his neck was long but now looked quite fat. From his forehead to his neck, there was a vertical suture scar.
Boom!!
Before he could stand up, Sag moved. He plunged down from the edge of the high cavity and kicked that devilish-looking face. Along with his body, he flew out, crashing into the large bed in the bedroom and burying Moria under the wreckage.
Sag landed on the ground and laughed at the wreckage in front of him. "Let me say hello!"
In the dim space, an even darker shadow mysteriously appeared from under the rubble, rising from the floor like a blob of water.
"Scatter Bats!"
A sharp, strange sound emanated from under the rubble.
The watery shadow split into one small ball after another, turning into countless bat shadows that flew straight toward Sag, covering him densely and enclosing him.
A gigantic hand dug through the bed wreckage, clearing it away to reveal an extremely tall figure.
Moria's eyes widened, the veins in his eyes still visible as he glared at Sag, completely enveloped by the shadow bats.
Bang!
Not long after he had stood up, the bats suddenly exploded, turning into thick ink dots that splattered all around.
Sag crossed his arms, standing there unscathed as black flames akin to fire blazed around him. He grinned malevolently at Moria. "How do you like my greeting, Moria?"
"Haki!"
Moria's temples bulged with a clump of veins as he exclaimed, "Norton Sag! I know you—a bounty of 420 million berries! Could it be that newcomers nowadays already possess Haki? Are you here for my head, targeting a Shichibukai like me?"
"Being a Shichibukai is not within my purview, nor do I have any interest in it."
Sag laughed heartily. "Compared to your head, I'm far more interested in you, Moria. Isn't it stifling staying here? Come out with me and take a look at the New World now!"
Moria paused, then threw his head back and burst into loud laughter. "Hehehehe! What an arrogant newcomer! Do you think you're invincible just because you've learned Haki? You have no idea how cruel the sea can be!"
The ink dots around them swiftly coalesced in front of Moria, forming a shadow identical to him.
"Kagehoshi!"
That shadow moved its equally obese body, and its hands, sharp like beast claws, reached for Sag's head.
Boom!
The Haki, akin to flames, resisted the shadow's attack, emitting a dull sound.
Sag continued to cross his arms, merely glancing obliquely at the shadow. "Not bad strength. It's enough to deal with ordinary people."
He extended one hand, striking the shadow with the back of his fist from a distance. The Haki flames around him changed shape, forming a shockwave that slammed into the shadow, blasting a cavity in it.
However, the cavity was quickly filled, and the shadow continued its attack.
"Hehehe! My 'Kagehoshi' not only possesses strength equal to mine, but it also ignores all harm because it's just a shadow!"
Moria's lips curled up to his ears. "Kid, possessing Haki doesn't mean anything. Don't underestimate Ability Users! Just in time, my zombie still lacks the most crucial shadow. Your shadow is more than qualified, with a bounty of 420 million berries!"
As Sag was about to lift his foot, the shadow instantly melted into the ground and then swiftly reappeared in front of him, blocking his path forward while also relentlessly attacking, seemingly intending to deplete his Haki.
Moria guffawed, "Haki is not infinite. No matter how formidable the Haki, there will be times when it's exhausted or crushed by even stronger Haki. Only zombies—"
His neck bulged with veins as he roared at Sag, "Only zombies can fight endlessly! After I snip your shadow, after you're forever shrouded in darkness, you'll understand what I'm saying!"
"So reliant on external objects, how much of your own strength remains? Moria, you're not qualified to be on my ship like this. Before boarding, let me teach you a lesson again. The most fundamental thing is one's own power."
Sag finally unfolded his crossed arms, his knees bending slightly as he assumed a hunting stance.
Boom!!
The stone floor split open to the sides, creating a massive fissure. Sag's shadow, which had been blocking the way like a balloon, ruptured, turning into ink dots that scattered on the ground, unable to even hinder him for a moment. In the blink of an eye, a surging black flame appeared before Moria.
Sag hovered in the air, his fist already appearing at Moria's doorstep.
"Shadow Clone!"
A shadow replaced Moria's body, about to greet Sag's fist.
"Heaven Shattering Strike: Black Moon!"
However, just as Sag kicked out from mid-air, Moria quickly dodged and his body swapped positions with his shadow once more.
Barely having dodged Sag's assault, Moria's body had just returned to its original position when Sag's fist fell upon his face.
Boom!!
The stone floor was punched out, creating a crater, and the flying debris kicked up a cloud of dust.
Moria's body fell into the large hall below, creating a dent as he covered his bleeding head, staring incredulously upward.
Above the crater, the dust gradually cleared, revealing Sag's figure, surrounded by surging flames, looking down at him.
Boom!
A thunderclap sounded from outside, and its light shone through the hole that Sag had punched out earlier, illuminating the figure.
It was like going back more than twenty years, under that thunderous sky, where the terrifying guy who had defeated him was looking down at him with disappointed and disdainful eyes.
"Kaido!!!"
Moria's eyes were filled with blood, and his obese body suddenly burst out with unusual agility as he jumped up and roared, "I won't be defeated by you again! As long as I have invincible zombies, I won't fail!"
"It seems that relying on external objects won't change, so you might as well change your dependence."
The voice entered Moria's ears, causing him to pause slightly as he finally recognized the figure above, who was not that terrifying guy.
Sag landed on the ground and smiled at Moria, "So how about relying on me? Compared to zombies, I'm more worthy of reliance and trust, Moria."
"Hehehe! Are you trying to recruit me? Recruit me, a Shichibukai?!?"
Moria laughed sharply, "What are you up to? Do you want to become the Pirate King? Kid, it's good to have confidence, but confidence alone is useless! You think you're strong? That's because you haven't met those who are even stronger!"
He spread out his hands and shouted, "When you set out with confidence to fulfill your dreams, you'll find that your dreams, your ambitions, your companions...they're all illusory!"
"They will be crushed, no matter how strong you are, this world will never be a solo act! In the end, you'll find that you're all alone, forever and always!"
He spread out his hands, letting his shadow expand like twisted tentacles, forking out, "Because we live, we will lose! Because we lose, nothing has any meaning from the start!"
"Only the undead are eternal, they don't die, so they don't lose. They don't get hungry, they don't get sick, they don't get down, they don't get angry..."
Moria's head gradually lowered, and his sharp voice became low, "...they don't laugh, they don't cry, they don't fuss about where to go treasure hunting, and they don't tell their captain about their hometown..."
"...they don't do anything! So they are eternal!!!"
He suddenly lifted his head, raising his hands above, and the forked shadows rose from the ground and became substantial.
"Shadow Spear!"
The substantial shadows had their tips transformed into gecko-like spikes, piercing straight toward Sag's body.
This thing...
Sag's eyes narrowed, and his body turned into an afterimage as he withdrew from his original position.
"Shadow Clone!"
Just as he sidestepped, a shadow appeared in front of him, rising up and transforming into Moria's body.
Sag frowned, about to continue moving, when he suddenly felt his body pause.
Moria's foot was stepping on his shadow, and under that foot, there was an extra layer of strange shadow.
"Shadow Bind! Although I can't control you, restricting your movements is within my ability!"
He spread out his fingers, letting the excess shadow gather in his hand, making the sharp-clawed gloves on his fingers even sharper as he reached out to grab.
"Die, Sag!"
Moria's eyes widened as the blazing figure with black fiery flames before him suddenly transformed into a hideous and formidable giant.
Hiss!
A hand blocked his claws, and a few drops of blood fell to the ground.
The sharp shadows on Moria's fingers penetrated Sag's arm, and they seemed to want to continue toward his head, but they had reached their limit and couldn't go any further.
He glanced at his penetrated arm, seemingly unaffected, and nodded in approval, "Not bad in terms of power.
Moria staggered, stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, he felt a powerful blow to his abdomen, causing him to double over and fly backward like a deflating balloon, crashing into the wall behind him and creating a dent.
"Abilities may be miraculous, but Haki, when cultivated to a certain extent, can also negate the effects of abilities. The power of will is also a wonder of the sea."
Sag retracted his foot and shook his injured hand; the bloody hole in his arm began to emit wisps of white vapor, healing at an astonishing rate.
He turned to Moria, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth as he said, "That last hit had a bit of the Shichibukai flair to it, 'Shadow Sorcerer' Gekko Moria."
Sag was not surprised by the attack that had broken through his Haki defense. If Donquixote Doflamingo could do it, there was no reason Moria couldn't, especially since they were both Shichibukai.
After all, his Haki was currently enveloping his entire body, and its strength was naturally not as potent as when he focused it in a specific area.
However, the fact that Moria had managed to restrict his movement by stepping on his shadow took him somewhat by surprise.
As an old-time powerhouse, Moria was not someone to be underestimated, despite the apparent weakness in his will.
But Haki was not something to be trifled with either.
No matter how bizarre an ability might be, it was useless in the face of formidable Haki.
Moria tumbled out of the dent in the wall, clutching his stomach with one hand and his head with the other as he knelt on the ground, gasping for breath.
The places where he had been struck were throbbing painfully.
His head was still dizzy, and his stomach felt like it was about to burst!
This newcomer's Haki prowess was far beyond what any ordinary rookie could achieve!
Moria shook his dazed head, his eyes fixed on Sag as he shouted, "Shadow! As long as I have your shadow, I will definitely defeat Kaido!"
"Hmph, still refusing to accept reality? Shadows? But if you can't even beat me, how can you hope to obtain the shadow that belongs to me?" Sag replied with a mocking smile.
"Shut up! You don't understand what I've obtained! As long as I can get Oz to move, I will definitely become the Pirate King!" Moria yelled.
"Oz, the 'Country Bearer', an ancient giant and a long-dead relic of history." Sag shook his head. "What use is something like that? Moria, your zombie creations are weak against salt, aren't they? They have obvious weaknesses. How can you talk about defeating Kaido?"
"How do you know that?" Moria's pupils constricted, and he froze.
He hadn't gone out in a long time.
How could a newcomer possibly know the weakness of his ability's creations?
"I don't believe it!" Moria roared. "He will definitely be able to defeat Kaido! He definitely will!"
Eight years!
He had been in the Devil's Triangle for eight years.
Eight years without seeing the sun, without experiencing the vast ocean, all for this!
As long as Oz could move, it would definitely work!
It would definitely happen!
"Still not thinking straight. Looks like you need another lesson," Sag said, clenching his fists and stepping forward.
"Negative Ghost!"
Just then, a crisp cry came from behind Sag, and a snowman-like strange spirit passed through his body, causing him to pause in his tracks.
Behind Sag, a girl with the same hair color as Renetia, wearing pigtails and a crown, appeared and cried out, "Lord Moria, I've stopped him!"
At the same time, Moria's body disappeared from view.
"Who gave you permission to interrupt my fight?"
Sag flicked his finger, and a wave of Haki shot out, striking the figure in front of him.
Bang!
With a dull thud, the transparent Absalom appeared and crashed into the wall.
Without his ability, Moria's body also reappeared, kneeling on the ground.
"My... my ghost..." Perona stammered, her eyes filled with terror.
"Little girl, abilities aren't the only thing that matters," Sag glanced at her and then turned back to Moria, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth. "So, you want my shadow, do you?"
He stretched out both hands, palms facing the two, and the Haki that had been gathering around him flowed like black fire, swirling around his hands.
His words, like a devil's temptation, echoed in Moria's mind.
"Choose, Moria. Will it be your underlings, or my shadow, to help you achieve your so-called goal?"
Sag grinned maliciously. "I can give you my shadow, which contains my combat abilities. Aside from Haki, it's quite powerful. Take it and use it against Kaido; you might even win. But in exchange, I'll take the lives of your two subordinates. It's a fair trade, don't you think?"
(End of Chapter)
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