Chapter 342: A Fragile Alliance

Moria and his gang seem to be just passively waiting for their prey to come to their door, but in fact, they have gradually developed a unique pattern over the years.

First, they use pre-released bait, such as signal flares disguised as Poseidon sacrifices, to lure ships sailing near the Magic Triangle to reveal their whereabouts, and then drive the Terror Trichoon in the direction of the target.

Moria currently has three non-zombie right-hand men, in addition to the zombie doctor Hogubak who created zombies for him and has little combat ability himself, there is also "Princess Mononoke" Perona and the transparent man Absalom.

Among them, Perona is just a girl who has just reached the age of sixteen this year, squeamish and willful, and has no extraordinary combat skills and awareness, she can become an important cadre relied on by Moria, relying on a special and practical Devil Fruit ability-Ghost Fruit.

The mysterious ghost that has driven the sailors of the Starlight crazy and made the skilled swordsman Brooke lose his combat effectiveness in an instant, is the one she summoned using the fruit ability, this kind of funny-looking ghost, with dark circles and a sausage mouth, sticking out the tongue and dancing with the hand is tangible and intangible, and while passing through the human body, it can make people have an extremely strong negative emotion, making people lose their fighting spirit for a certain period of time.

These ghosts can also fly, in addition, they can easily pass through walls, hulls and other obstacles, which can be said to be an excellent reconnaissance assistant.

Perona's reconnaissance ability allows the Dread Trimast to bite its prey tightly, change its target at any time in the fog, and then wait for the opportunity to cause a disturbance on the target ship, giving the Dread Trimast time and opportunity to lock its prey in the lock-like gate on the periphery of the schooner.

If the prey stubbornly refuses to land on the island, then Moria will send someone who is also a Devil Fruit to eat the Transparent Fruit, so that the whole body can become transparent, and the transparent person Absalom can become undetectable, sabotage the ship, assassinate the enemy, and force the prey to land on the zombie-infested island.

The ship's doctor, who was so badly injured that he had to venture to the island to seek treatment, was Absalom's handiwork.

The reason why Moria and his gang have to spend so many twists and turns when capturing their prey is because Moria's Devil Fruit ability has a drawback, that is, after taking the shadow, the original owner of the shadow cannot die, otherwise his shadow will disappear accordingly, so in addition to capturing the prey, Moriah also has to ensure that the prey can survive, and it is best not to return to the horror three-masted sailing ship to cause chaos.

Scouting, sabotage, production, and the many zombies that serve as combat power, for so many years, anyone who sets foot in the magical triangle and is targeted by the terrifying three-masted sailing ship will be dealt with by his men without Moriah's appearance.

Only after the prey landed on the island, after a series of tests to identify the strength of the target, in the large-scale attack that began at twelve o'clock at night, Moria would stay bored in his "work area", waiting for his subordinates who had already taken care of everything to send the target to his eyes, and then gently wave the scissors to cut off the target's shadow.

In normal times, Moria is either eating or sleeping, and when there is no prey to land on the island, he often sleeps for several days at a time, and then replenishes food for several days at a time, and overeating all year round, coupled with neglect of exercise, Moria's body gradually becomes bloated, and his bulging belly makes him look like a pregnant woman.

Moria is six meters nine meters tall, equivalent to a little giant, and the bed for him to sleep on can almost be used as an ordinary person's bedroom if the curtain is drawn, but when Moria lies on it, he can still fill such a large bed, and his obesity can be seen.

When the zombie used to report the news ran to Moria's bedside, he still had to raise his head in the face of Moriah, who was lying flat.

"Mistress Moria!Mistress Moria!" the zombie shouted loudly, and seeing that Moria was still sleeping dead, the zombie put a sharp stone from his pocket and threw it at the balloon-sized snot bubble on Moria's head.

When the snot bubble bursts, it really looks like a balloon has been punctured, making a "pop" sound, this scene happens to other people, it must be very funny, let the audience laugh, but at this time, the zombie shook his body, because Moria, who had just slept like a dead pig, suddenly opened his bloodshot eyes and turned his head to look at him.

"Mo, Lord Moria, you have been sleeping for two days, we have prepared enough food for you, a new batch of prey has landed on the island, and the night attack is about to begin, Lord Perona has called me to inform you. The messenger zombie said respectfully.

Moria struggled to sit up from the bed, leaned lazily on the head of the bed, and said in a daze, "You woke me up too early, I dreamed that I became the king of the pirates, but unfortunately it was just a dream." ”

"That day won't be too far away. The messenger zombie flattered.

Moria smiled, looking much better, and asked, "Is there any high-quality prey this time?"

"Mistress Perona said that among the people who went to the island this time, there was a very powerful skeleton swordsman, and she felt that this person's shadow should barely be worthy of the samurai's corpse. Said the Messenger Zombie.

Moria continued, "What about the others?"

"Perona and Master Absalom both said that they were minor characters, not worth paying attention to, and that no one could compare to the skeletal swordsman. Zombie said.

Moria yawned, and finally slowly moved to the side of the bed, got out of bed, and punned, "Then I can enjoy your food with peace of mind." ”

"Mistress Moria...... "Seeing that Moria was leaving, the zombie stopped talking," said Lord Absalom, who had a navy among them. ”

Moria didn't stop: "So what? It's not that he hasn't dealt with the navy and the world government's good dog, there's nothing to be afraid of." ”

His Majesty the Seven Martial Seas are the seven sea thieves recognized by the world government, in terms of preference, it is not realistic to let the original group of sea criminals who are opposed to the navy adapt immediately after changing their identities, like Moria, who has a deep-seated contempt and hostility towards the navy, and Moria has been a Seven Martial Sea for a long time, and in his limited contact and understanding, the attitude of the other Seven Martial Seas towards the navy is basically the same as him.

In terms of political status, the Seven Martial Seas are nominally on an equal footing with the Navy, and for this reason, at the Seven Martial Seas and the Navy Conference, the government even set up a special round table without a chairman, and in the vast majority of cases, the two sides resolved disputes and reached opinions through consultation on an equal footing.

After all, when the system of the Seven Martial Seas was created, the world government also considered many political matters, and politics often required compromise.

For this reason, the government allows a certain degree of "sacrifice", whether it is the release of the fish-man Aaron, or the number of ships attacked by Moria every year, or even the killing of individual navies, in order to maintain the system of the Seven Martial Seas, the world government can choose to turn a blind eye.

It's just that although the government's ideas are good, it's a pity that the unruly pirates don't pay attention to these formalistic things at all, and they rarely attend the usual meetings, and Moria himself has never paid attention to the meetings convened by the government or the navy over the years, and as far as he knows, this round table has not been called several times.

In this case, the Seven Martial Seas, including Moria, naturally don't pay much attention to the navy in normal times.