Immediately, Moria's body transformed into a swarm of shadow bats, scattering in the air and chasing after Ryuma at an incredible speed.
"Hmph, you dare call yourself Ryuma, the sword master, in front of me? Damn it, you really think I, Moria, am an idiot?" Moria roared, determined to avenge his two subordinates!
After chasing for a while, Ryuma hid in an alleyway.
The architectural style of Wano Country had many alleys to squeeze through, and many of these alleys were devoid of shadows!
If Moria came here, he would be trapped!
If he really had any brains, he wouldn't even have to think twice to realize this.
"Hahaha... So, you're here? You really gave me a hard time finding you!"
Ryuma listened to Moria's voice and subconsciously looked up. Sure enough!
Moria was flying in the sky in the form of a bat!
In the next instant, the bats in the air vanished, and he crashed to the ground. Only a loud boom could be heard. The ground cracked like a spider web, and Gekko Moria was covered in blood!
Moria was slightly dazed. After a while, he stood up and glared at Ryuma with a ferocious expression, "Kid, you're trapped this time, aren't you?"
"Yeah, I'm really trapped." Ryuma laughed.
At this time, Moria wanted to gather his shadow, but no matter what, he couldn't stir it even a bit!
Moria realized it then!
"Damn it... I've been tricked!" Moria's heart sank.
Ryuma's black blade Shusui turned its edge, his eyes cold, his sword brows and star eyes carrying a hint of killing intent.
He tried his best to recall the Armament Haki he had used when he was alive hundreds of years ago!
Ryuma's current strength was indeed not bad, but he was facing a Logia type Devil Fruit user. If he didn't use Armament Haki, he probably wouldn't be able to hurt him a single hair in this environment!
In other words, the atmosphere was right now. As long as he added a little bit of Armament Haki, it would be enough to kill Gekko Moria!
The black blade Shusui in Ryuma's hand suddenly flickered with a faint purple light!
Ryuma gently swung the black blade Shusui in his hand. At the same time, a huge crack appeared on the ground around him, throwing dust into the air!
"Boom!"
A deafening roar shook the heavens and earth!
Moria saw the huge sword energy coming towards him. His pupils contracted. Although he desperately wanted to dodge, his body wouldn't listen to him. It was constantly trembling!
Moria finally understood that if he didn't have a shadow, he was nothing!
"Ah!"
Moria screamed, knocked back several meters by the sword energy infused with Armament Haki!
Moria lay on the ground, twitching constantly, his face filled with terror. He looked back at Ryuma. Only then did he believe Ryuma's true identity!
"Ryuma... don't go too far. If you stop now, you can forget about killing my two subordinates." Moria said. He had never felt so afraid of death!
Even Mihawk, the Hawkeye, didn't have the same oppressive force as Ryuma. In fact, the two weren't even in the same weight class!
Ryuma snorted coldly and ignored him. He held the black blade Shusui, and after delivering dozens of blows, he confirmed Moria's death before stopping.
"Ding-dong, congratulations, host, you have obtained the S-level Kage Kage no Mi!"
"Ding-dong, Kage Kage no Mi, Logia type. This fruit has the ability to pull and cut off other people's shadows, and to put the stolen shadows into corpses to turn them into zombies. The user can create shadow clones as substitutes, shadow replacements, etc..."
Hearing this, Ryuma was a little surprised.
Who would have thought that the Kage Kage no Mi was actually S-level!
But thinking back carefully, the Kage Kage no Mi didn't seem to have any practical use... Why did it get such a high evaluation?
Perhaps, Gekko Moria had always been relying on external forces, which led to a biased development of the fruit.
"Hmph... This Kage Kage no Mi is a good choice for the first Devil Fruit." Ryuma laughed.
He believed that under his development, the Kage Kage no Mi would play a greater role.
"Ding-dong, congratulations, host, you have successfully absorbed the Kage Kage no Mi ability."
Ryuma was slightly excited. He walked out of the alleyway, letting his body turn into a shadow.
"Boom!"
At this time, before Ryuma's excitement could subside, the ground began to tremble!
Ryuma subconsciously looked back.
Ryuma was surprised to find a huge army behind him!
This was the army of Wano Country, samurai and ninjas, totaling over a thousand men!
The man in the center of the army was none other than Kurozumi Orochi!
This ugly bastard could be recognized at a glance!
"System, how strong is this Orochi?"
"Ding-dong, host, Kurozumi Orochi's combat strength is as follows:
Name: Kurozumi Orochi
Gender: Male
Devil Fruit: Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata no Orochi, Zoan type - Mythical Zoan
Fruit Characteristics: The user can transform into the Yamata no Orochi. Each head has its own consciousness; the eight heads are green, the middle head is darker, with the facial features of Kurozumi Orochi, the other seven heads are similar to dragons.
Combat Strength Level: Above Vice Admiral."
Seeing this information, Ryuma took a deep breath, his expression serious. He said, "Damn it... so many people, and they're all from Wano Country. How can I make a move?"
Ryuma's heart was screaming wildly.
Perhaps, Kurozumi Orochi's combat strength was not strong, but his subordinates were full of strong people, like his personal bodyguard Kyoshiro, the ninja unit Orochi's Retainers, Kurozumi Kanjuro etc. It was better not to provoke them.
One of the samurai wearing soldier's clothes pointed at Ryuma and said tremblingly, "Orochi, it's this bastard, the grave robber!"
"Oh?"
Kurozumi Orochi's lips curled up slightly. He said, "Alright, I understand. Go down."
Kurozumi Orochi walked forward step by step, looking at Ryuma and laughing wickedly, "Guhehe... You're the one who claims to be Ryuma?"
Ryuma looked at Kurozumi Orochi and said seriously, "I am Ryuma, the dragon-slaying sword master. A true man doesn't change his name or his surname."
"Good, good." Kurozumi Orochi said, "I won't hold it against you for what you did, guhehe... I love talent. If you join us, I'll forgive you for everything that happened before."
Ryuma calmly said, "Forget it. I can't afford it. Why don't you find someone else?"
"I saw your fight with Gekko Moria just now. You're really a pillar of talent. You really have some of the dragon-slaying samurai's style... If you join me, you'll live a life of luxury. If you don't join, you should know what your fate will be, right?" Kurozumi Orochi snorted coldly, narrowing his eyes. He was a complete villain!
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