We all time-traveled at the same time, but why isn't anyone human?

Chapter 97 The Second Wish

Under the call of hero Bucky, vigorous resistance wars broke out all over the world.

however.

The world government is not just sitting idly by.

After the initial chaos, the top-tier forces, led by the "Three Generals," quickly recaptured several important member states with populations exceeding one hundred million and suppressed dozens of smaller neighboring countries.

do not forget.

The "United We Stand" technique is not only for ordinary people; naval soldiers can also use it.

Furthermore, these naval soldiers possess superior physical fitness and a more disciplined organizational structure.

Furthermore, with a lieutenant general-level expert who can use "domineering aura" leading the way, their combat effectiveness is far greater than that of ordinary people from untrained backgrounds.

Several resistance movements secretly organized by the revolutionary army were all suppressed by the navy with overwhelming force.

but.

The seeds of freedom have already sprouted in people's hearts.

The "Four-in-One" fruit brings not only a change in power, but more importantly, a change in mindset.

He relieved most people of their fear that their lives would be threatened, that they would be killed by swords, or even that their resistance would be discovered by the navy.

after all.

They only contributed one arm, just one arm. Unless they were caught red-handed, who could prove that the arm fused into the "United We Stand" fist belonged to them?

Naval Headquarters, Marineford.

Marshal "Sengoku" looked at the battle reports coming from all directions, a headache showing on his face. He rubbed his temples and sighed.

"What a hassle, this is really a hassle."

Yes.

The current situation around the world can only be described as "troublesome".

The battle was tough—but not that tough.

That hastily organized group of ordinary people was no match for the well-trained main force. Often, as soon as the warships passed by, they would immediately surrender, welcome the royal army, and even treat the navy to good food and drink and hold lavish banquets.

In fact, compared to the previous battles with those vicious pirates, the Navy's mortality rate has decreased significantly. Many soldiers feel that the civilians who rebelled against the country are actually quite nice people.

To say they are obedient is not entirely true.

When the navy arrived, they greeted them with smiles; as soon as the navy left, they immediately took action.

In this era of great division, a whole host of arms and other organs secretly steal the heads, hearts, and other vital parts of kings and nobles, burying them underground, and no one can ever figure out who did it.

When interrogated, they claimed that "Bucky the God Behind the Scenes" controlled their bodies and forced them to do this.

What was the Warring States period supposed to do?

Kill them all?

To indiscriminately issue a genocide against the rebellious populace?

impossible.

Not only would Sengoku's own moral compass forbid him from doing this, but even the Celestial Dragons wouldn't allow him to do it.

If all the common people die, who will pay taxes, and who will pay the heavenly gold?

So they were all released?

Not at all.

Without the rule of the king and nobles, the taxes of the common people could not be collected, and they would also be targeted by the Celestial Dragons.

Therefore, the Warring States period could only turn its attention to a letter sent by the Kingdom of Lulusia.

The letter was signed by the recently famous "Hero Bucky".

"Paki said that they would assist the people of various rebellious countries in forming a republic, abolishing hereditary kings and nobles, and from then on, the rulers of the country would be elected."

"As for taxes, he will persuade the newly established republic to continue paying them, but on the condition that the Celestial Dragons do not abduct or enslave their citizens—otherwise, he will bury the Celestial Dragons' heads in the ground."

"this----"

A look of inner conflict appeared on Zhan Guo's face.

From his personal perspective, this was undoubtedly the best solution, addressing both the World Government's urgent needs and quelling the ongoing rebellions in various regions—a win-win situation.

However, from the Celestial Dragons' perspective, given their arrogant nature, they would probably never accept such a proposal.

"Never mind."

Ultimately, Sengoku made the final decision to accept Baji's proposal.

What era are we living in? Even Celestial Dragons need to recognize the current situation.

With the entire population awakening to the Fragmented Fruit, where are we going to find so many slaves for them?

Even if they were caught, would they dare to use the Chop-Chop Fruit ability on so many users who are unaffected by Seastone?

that's it.

With the tacit approval of Admiral Sengoku, the commander-in-chief of the Navy Headquarters, hundreds of "republican states" were officially established.

Using the red of "Hero Bucky" as a base color, they created a flag for their new nation, with vibrant red fluttering across the sea.

The Grand Line, the second half, the New World.

In the first half of the Grand Line, most of the people who developed the Chop-Chop Fruit's abilities were ordinary people. They had unique ideas, but were ultimately limited by their own strength and could hardly reach the true limit.

In the new world where the strong reign supreme, people's exploitation of the Chop-Chop Fruit is even more domineering and ruthless.

Such as:

The king of the Kingdom of Prodens, "Elizabello II".

He fused the Chop-Chop Fruit with his signature move, King's Fist, making it even more terrifying.

Originally, he needed to charge up for an hour to unleash a powerful punch comparable to that of a Yonko. While this move was indeed powerful, it was rather useless in actual combat and difficult to use.

But now.

Elizabeth II split her hands apart, continuously gathering power in an unknown corner. Her "King's Fist" was like a satellite-guided orbital cannon, unpredictable and extremely treacherous, greatly enhancing her strength on the battlefield, and she successively conquered several small countries.

Furthermore, his King's Fist can be stacked with the Unity Fist, and his hundreds of thousands of troops can amplify his power, making the final strength of that King's Fist truly capable of injuring a Yonko.

The hero of the Navy Headquarters, "Garp".

His Fist Bone Meteor Shower was already terrifyingly powerful, and after being amplified by the Split-into-Piece technique, it swept across an entire area.

Garp also discovered a hidden use for the Chop-Chop Fruit: it can greatly increase the efficiency of "forging".

He tried splitting his body into up to a hundred fragments, training each fragment simultaneously with the highest intensity, and then piecing them back together. The improvement in physical attributes from each fragment's training would then affect the original body, increasing efficiency by a hundredfold.

Now, the title of "King of 100x Effort" is no longer just a saying. As long as their physical strength recovers, all marines can desperately squeeze out their potential and train their bodies like crazy.

Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors.

She further developed the Chop-Chop Fruit to the point of fusing it with the Soul-Soul Fruit, creating entirely new uses, even allowing the soul to split into countless fragments.

After splitting the souls of Zeus and Prometheus, Big Mom created many Homies with the power of thunder and fire. By stitching and recombining the soul fragments of other Homies, she assembled an even more powerful thundercloud and sun, causing her power to surge once again.

Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, is no exception.

He had Mo's main members, the Flying Six, and many other Devil Fruit users who had eaten artificial Devil Fruits split off the most powerful parts of their bodies and assemble them into miniature "perfect life forms," ​​thus greatly increasing their strength.

As for Kaido himself, the Chop-Chop Fruit doesn't significantly enhance his abilities. His physical body is too powerful, and having others fuse with it wouldn't increase his strength much; instead, it would become a weakness, affecting his performance.

It can be said.

In the New World, the Chop-Chop Fruit is used more for "practicality" and "power enhancement," and each strong user has their own unique techniques and characteristics.

Without experiencing a real battle, no one knows whose method is stronger or whose strength has improved more.

At this very moment, in a corner of the Grand Line that is almost forgotten.

The Devil's Triangle, a terrifying three-masted sailing ship.

Moonlight Moria leaned lazily against the sofa in the castle, his right hand flying out to catch a glass of red wine, which he brought to his lips with a unique laugh.

"Hehehehe, today is another uneventful day."

This era of great division and fragmentation had virtually no impact on him.

He stayed in that place, creating zombies, drawing shadows, and attacking a few passing ships, living a very comfortable life.

As for passion, dreams, drive, and all that—

They were already awakened by Kaido's blow back then.

"Now that everyone has the power of the Chop-Chop Fruit, my zombie army has become even weaker—at this rate, when will I be able to set sail again?"

Moria looked at the zombie soldiers in the castle, let out a helpless sigh, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

Yes.

In this turbulent era of great division, besides the swordsman being reduced to the sewers, his zombie army was also severely weakened.

Buggy's original wish was for "everyone to awaken the Chop-Chop Fruit." Even though Shenron expanded this scope to include all humanoid races such as fish-men, mermaids, long-armed tribes, and giants, zombies, who are dead, are definitely not included.

None of the zombie legions under his command possessed the power of the Chop-Chop Fruit.

In an era where everyone can split their bodies and merge into a "fist of unity," they are probably not even as good as the grunts of the Navy Headquarters.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss! Lord Moria, the situation is indeed very bad. The Devil Fruit's power cannot be transferred to the zombie through shadows, and the dead body will also lose the fruit's power—this era is simply terrible news for us."

Beside him, the bizarrely dressed genius surgeon, "Hogback," wearing sunglasses, also let out a strange laugh and shook his head.

Hogback is a medical genius who rivals Chopper in skill, and is particularly adept at human modification and cadaver suturing.

In this fragmented era, where ordinary people can freely split and reassemble their bodies, who needs suture surgery?

As for the corpses—zombies without abilities plus shadows without abilities—they were imprisoned beyond measure.

"Hehe, my strength has improved a lot. With the Clear-Clear Fruit and the Chop-Chop Fruit, I can now spy on wherever I want."

In the void, the invisible man Absalom slowly materialized, a lecherous smile on his face, his eyes and body separated, looking around in the distance.

As a member of Moria's crew, Absalom is the only one who benefited from the version update, with his Chop-Chop Fruit and Clear-Clear Fruit boosting his strength to a certain extent.

However, since his combat strength was not very strong to begin with, even with the amplification of his strength, he would only be at the level of an ordinary grunt in the New World, and he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble at all.

"Hahahahahahahahaha—being torn to pieces doesn't affect me much; my strength hasn't increased or decreased. However, it seems very dangerous outside now."

"I read in the newspaper that there are wars everywhere in the first half of the Grand Line, and the strength of all kinds of Devil Fruit users has increased significantly in the second half of the Grand Line, especially the Four Emperors, who have all mastered the art of using their Devil Fruit abilities."

Just as Moria was talking to Hogback, "Perona," dressed in a dress, floated over. She looked like she hadn't woken up yet and said casually.

For Perona, who was adopted by Moria from a young age and spent with all sorts of zombies and dolls, the outside world was nothing new.

In Perona's opinion, there's nothing wrong with spending your whole life on the Thriller Bark.

"Why."

Upon hearing Perona's words, Moria couldn't help but sigh again.

Over the years, he has indeed become lazy and disheartened. He no longer believes in his own strength, no longer trains his power, and only thinks about relying on the power of the zombie army to compete for the "One Piece" that all pirates dream of.

but.

From Moria's perspective, he truly didn't want to lose any more comrades, and he was also afraid to fight against stronger opponents again.

The great battle with Kaido back then was deeply etched in his heart, plunging him into a state of post-traumatic stress disorder, making him afraid to fight personally even though he had the strength.

perhaps.

In this fragmented era, it's not bad for him to retire and live his life with Perona, Hogback, and the others in this forgotten corner.

Clang!

However, just as the Moria Pirates' crew members were gathered together sighing and lamenting that this era could not accommodate them.

A zombie dog, appearing out of nowhere, suddenly barged into the room where they were huddled.

In an instant, everyone's attention was drawn to the zombie dog.

Their pupils constricted instantly when they saw what the zombie dog was carrying in its mouth.

"Wait! I'm not seeing things, am I? That thing is—"

Moonlight Moria's eyes widened suddenly as he stared intently at the golden orb in the zombie dog's mouth, which was full of saliva. His voice trembled as he spoke.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss! Lord Moria, it's the Dragon Balls, it really is the Dragon Balls!"

Hogback's sunglasses fell off in shock, and he quickly shook Moria's body, saying to him.

Yes.

The legendary Dragon Ball, the Dragon Ball that can grant any wish, is currently being held in the mouth of a zombie dog, covered in saliva.

"I----"

Moria suppressed his excitement and controlled the shadow inside the zombie dog, ordering it to walk slowly toward him and hand the Dragon Ball to him.

At such an important moment, he dared not be negligent in the slightest, for fear that he might accidentally break the Dragon Ball and lose this opportunity to make a wish.

Despite the power displayed by that divine dragon, no one in this world could break the Dragon Balls it created.

Gurgle.

As the Dragon Balls drew closer, Moria swallowed hard, countless thoughts racing through his mind.

What wish do you want to make?

Become the world's strongest —

Get OnePiece——

Saving Wano Country —

Rule the world —

And so on and so forth.

At that moment, Moria felt his heart calm down, his hands stopped trembling, and the psychological trauma he had inflicted on Kaido over the years began to heal.

All right.

In the short time it took for the Dragon Ball to arrive, he had already imagined a hundred different scenarios of how he would utterly defeat Kaido—a hundred different scenarios!

however.

When the golden dragon ball landed heavily in Moria's hand, he was somewhat bewildered.

Do you really want to make a wish to become the world's strongest person?

Or you could simply wish for One Piece and become the Pirate King?

Moria suddenly felt that making such a meaningless wish made him seem inferior to Bucky, who had started the "Great Four Divisions Era".

especially.

Moria glanced at the officers around him, noticing their excited expressions and shouts. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a complex mix of emotions welled up inside him.

"Make a wish, Lord Moria! Wish to become the Pirate King, the strongest in the world! Hehe, our pirate crew will be invincible!"

"Hmph, after Lord Moria finishes making his wish, I'm going to turn all the cute dolls I've taken a liking to into zombies, a thousand, ten thousand of them."

"Hiss, hiss, hiss! Lord Moria, what are you waiting for? Just make a wish upon the Dragon Balls, and all your regrets will come true, won't they?"

His subordinates had no desire for the Dragon Balls whatsoever, and without the slightest hesitation, they gave up their wishing opportunities for him, and were genuinely happy for him.

Moria's hand, holding the Dragon Ball, began to tremble slightly.

In the original work, he treated his subordinates very well. He was willing to risk his life to rescue his subordinate "Absalom" from Blackbeard's lair, Beehive Island. Unfortunately, Absalom had already been killed by Blackbeard, and his Devil Fruit ability was also stolen.

Similarly, Moria's crew were also devoted to him. After Moria was imprisoned by Blackbeard, Perona risked her life to rescue him. Absalom also rescued Moria from Doflamingo. Their loyalty to Moria had long surpassed their lives.

In this forgotten corner of the world, the Thriller Bark, they have relied on each other for survival and huddled together for warmth for many years.

To outsiders, they were four complete oddballs.

But for each other, the bond between them is even deeper than that between Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates.

and so.

Now, his dream no longer belongs to him alone.

Moria glanced at the three officers beside him, a slight smile playing on his lips, and asked them one by one.

"Hogback, your dream is to stay with Cindy, who has been transformed into a zombie, forever, right?"

"Hiss, hiss, hiss! I didn't expect Lord Moria to still remember my wish. Yes, I love Cindy, but she didn't love me when she was alive. So, this zombie-like Cindy is the best I can have now."

Hogback chuckled strangely.

He didn't want to resurrect the "real Cindy" because that girl didn't like him. The one he loved was Cindy, who was a zombie and whom he had stitched together stitch by stitch by hand.

That was the Cindy who belonged to him.

"Absalom, your dream is to become the king of cemeteries, ruling over all the cemeteries in the world, isn't it?"

"Why is Lord Moria asking this? Don't worry about me. My dream is to see Lord Moria become the Pirate King. The reason I want to become the King of the Graveyard is just to find a better zombie body for Lord Moria. I don't really want anything for myself."

Absalom scratched the back of his head and chuckled.

His original dream was to spy, but the Clear-Clear Fruit has already helped him achieve that dream. His remaining dream is to watch Moria become the Pirate King.

"Perona, your dream is to turn all the cute guys into zombies and create a dream zombie kingdom, right?"

"Hahahahahahaha, hehe, I do like cute zombies, but Lord Moria's wish is more important. Once you become the strongest, I can turn whoever I want into a zombie, hahahahahahaha."

Perona covered her face and laughed, showing that she had no desire for the Dragon Balls whatsoever.

Yes.

Everyone on Thriller Bark was saved by Gecko Moria, and his wishes had already been fulfilled.

The only remaining wish at this moment is to see Moria reach the summit.

Moria smiled as he looked at the group of officials around him, gently picked up the Dragon Ball, and made his wish in a firm voice.

"Dragon, oh dragon."

"As Moria's voice fell, I wished that a real dragon would slowly materialize from the Dragon Ball, soaring through the clouds and flying into the sky."

Amidst the rolling thunder, the massive body of the dragon Lu Ping slowly bent down, its crimson eyes staring directly into Moria's eyes, expressionless, waiting for him to make his wish.

I want to obtain the shadows of everyone in the world!

Gecko Moria resolutely expressed the true desire in his heart.

To become the strongest in the world?

It is convenient, but that is not the dream of their "Thriller Pirates".

This group of people came together because of zombies, shadows, and things that ordinary people cannot understand, fear, or are afraid of.

and so.

Even if he wants to become the Pirate King, he must do so in their own way, unleashing the power of all of them.

Hogback's stitched-together zombies are the world's first.

He wants to insert the shadow of the strongest into it, using shadow Kaido and shadow Big Mom to defeat the real Kaido and Big Mom.

Perona's dream zombie empire must be realized for her.

He wanted to entrust Perona with the likes of the Empress, Princess Shirahoshi, and others, so she could create what she considered the cutest.

The zombie.

Absalom, who aspires to be the king of the graveyards, cannot afford to be left behind.

He would entrust the guarding of cemeteries around the world to Absalom, allowing him to personally select the most suitable corpses to be placed in the shadows.

As for himself.

Gecko Moria wore a confident smile, as if he had overcome the inner demons that led to his defeat by Kaido years ago, and rediscovered his original aspirations through the wish made by this Dragon Ball.

He will use his own way, a way of "relying on others," to defeat the Four Emperors and become the Pirate King!

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