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Hunters Island:
Inside the Central Prison Walls:
"Stop struggling in vain, Moria. It's impossible to escape amidst this siege. Fufufufu~ You're already as good as dead."
At this moment, all eyes were on the young man who looked more like a vampire than a human. Moria, currently 26 years old, was trapped within a circle inside the cell, surrounded by hundreds of mocking hunters, including 18-year-old Doflamingo, who had just spoken in a mocking tone.
(Author's Note: To clarify the timeline of the story, it is exactly 22 years before Luffy sets sail… The slight age changes in characters not yet born or just born compared to the original are due to the Butterfly Effect. After all, 5 years have passed since Rob arrived in this world and contributed to many changes in the original plot, such as Robin being born earlier than scheduled, and the accelerated pregnancies of Law, Sanji, and Hyori, among others...)
Alongside Doflamingo stood his brother Rosinante and Enel, not far from them were Beckman, Yasopp, and dozens of other A-Rank hunters, all possessing strong Devil Fruit powers, formidable sword skills, or terrifying mastery of two types of Haki.
Only these individuals, all as powerful as Vice Admirals in the Marine, made Moria sweat... The characters at the forefront that terrified him the most were the six figures.
In order, the Horror Hunter, Bullet! The Sickness Hunter, Shakuyaki! The Death Hunter, Bell-mère! The Empress of Hunters, Olvia! The Sword Hunter, Mihawk! The Universe Hunter, Issho!
Their powerful auras alone made Moria contemplate surrender.
'Damn Aokiji and Kizaru... they escaped decisively before the main hunter forces arrived... why did they leave me behind? Why didn't they take me with them!?'
Moria was at a loss for words.
Previously, when they found the cell imprisoning Hogback, they immediately entered and identified Hogback near them. However, they didn't expect to be detected and countered so swiftly. Six legendary hunters were summoned to deal with them!
Seeing this, both Aokiji and Kizaru chose to escape decisively. Strange summoning circles with runic symbols appeared under both Kuzan and Borsalino. When the circles disappeared, the two also vanished, leaving Moria in his current predicament.
"Since the situation has already reached this impasse, I have no other choice... damn, I planned to use this power against your leader, you bastards."
"Arise... My soldiers, Kiiiiishishishi! Kiiiishishishishi!"
"Show them the terror of the Shadow Monarch!"
At that moment, a black darkness began to envelop Moria like a flame of black fire. However, it wasn't fire or darkness, but shadows!
In the next moment, the black shadow covered the ground around Moria for hundreds of meters like a dark, ominous shroud. Then a familiar scene for hunters unfolded, causing their scalps to tingle!
Dozens, no, hundreds of black shadows emerged from the darkness surrounding Moria. They came in various sizes and shapes—some were shadows of predatory animals like giant black panthers and dinosaurs, while others were shadows of powerful humanoid creatures, exuding a strong aura.
They were truly shadow soldiers!
"This..."
"Impossible..."
"How can this be..."
"Is this Sung Jinwoo's power?!"
"Why is he using his power?!"
"He has the Shadow Fruit, so he can draw inspiration from Solo Leveling to evolve like the protagonist in that story. They have similar powers in essence, but it's unreasonable to be as strong as Sung Jinwoo... he doesn't have any magical power to support that."
At this moment, Mihawk provided a convincing explanation to his comrades, easing their sudden fear.
"Yes, that's true. The Sword Hunter is right. It's impossible to replicate magical powers because they don't exist in our world."
"The closest power comparable to magical power in our world is Haki... his Haki can barely be compared to a B-Rank hunter... so he's just a paper tiger at the moment."
When Bullet finished speaking, a terrifying Conqueror Haki emanated from him, causing Moria's cheeks to contract as if he were about to faint. For this reason, he is called the Horror Hunter.
His shadows were unaffected because they were just puppets and not real humans with free will.
"... Well, this is very interesting..."
At this moment, a voice reached Moria's ears, a voice he didn't want to hear even in his dreams, no, in his nightmares.
Rob floated above the crowd of hunters who hadn't even noticed his arrival, considering he arrived before Moria began showcasing his new powers.
"The Sky Sword!"
Moria almost wet his pants in fear. What happened to him in Onigashima because of Rob was still fresh in his mind. He almost started laughing like a maniac, expecting Rob to let him go again this time.
"The Boss has arrived!"
"Alright, our role is done here..."
"The leader will take all the credit again... well, that's acceptable. He is the Emperor after all."
"Wonderful, I haven't finished the last chapter in the volume yet. I'll go finish it. Goodbye!"
Seeing Rob's arrival, the hunters left the prison in all directions. Most of them were not interested in Moria's fate; it had nothing to do with them.
The desire to smuggle a prisoner from the central prison amidst Hunters Island was not a rescue mission but a well-thought-out suicidal operation... a folly!
"You've perfectly imitated the Shadow Monarch's ability! Although it's just an empty shell for now, it doesn't mean the shell can't be filled. The power of the Shadow Fruit is truly amazing!"
Rob felt literal awe. He never expected Moria to develop his abilities in a way similar to Jinwoo. This made him reconsider how to punish this man.
He turned out to be talented after all... no, he was a true fan of Solo Leveling! And that deserved praise.
"Well, you can go back to your work. Thank you for your hard work. I'll deal with him."
Before saying that to the six legendary hunters who were still awaiting his orders, he restrained Moria and Hogback's movements and cleared the shadows with a wave of his hand.
"Well..."
Olvia and the others nodded and left afterward.
As for Kuzan and Borsalino, although he didn't expect them to escape so quickly, he didn't care. He would punish them later.
Later, when Moria and Hogback woke up, they found themselves sharing a cell with the mad golden lion.
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Chapter 612: Nobody Can Stop This Anymore. (The End Of The Arc.)
Chapter 613: Rob's Impression of Chapters 1096 and 1097 of One Piece! (Part 1)
Chapter 614: Rob's Impression of the Recent Chapters of One Piece! (Part 2)
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