Soon, under the astonished gazes of many people, a large group emerged. Their faces displayed sinister and wicked smiles, they held various blades, guns, and weapons, and their clothing was wild and aggressive.
However, many people immediately recognized them as pirates. But this was merely the thought of ordinary folks; those who truly knew the situation instantly had drastic changes in expression.
This was true for both the Marines and the pirates present.
The reason was simple: they recognized exactly who was emerging.
At this moment, inside a tavern on the Sabaody Archipelago.
A beautiful tavern owner, still full of charm, stared blankly as people continuously walked out of the black mist. The cigarette in her mouth dropped for the second time. (The first time it dropped was when she saw the Old Captain return.)
She immediately spoke, her face trembling: "They're back. They are all back."
"Clink..." With a crisp sound, an old, white-haired man beside her directly crushed the wine glass in his hand, his aged face displaying extreme disbelief and shock.
"The Rocks Pirates are back."
That's right. Just as they said, what Luna was resurrecting were all the former crew members of the Rocks Pirates, excluding the officers like Whitebeard and Kaido. As for the others, so many years had passed, and both the Marines and the World Government had intentionally sought to completely eradicate the Rocks Pirates. Consequently, throughout the following years, these ordinary members of the Rocks Pirates were essentially all killed.
Or perhaps they managed to escape death, but ultimately succumbed to the ravages of time, growing old and dying of illness.
But now, Luna's power had dragged all of them back from hell, and the resurrection was not limited to just these ordinary members.
At this time, in Moria's territory in the Florian Triangle, not far from here.
Seeing everything broadcast in the live stream, and witnessing the ability Luna displayed—the true power to resurrect the dead.
Not to mention Moria's three captains, even Moria himself found it unbelievable.
Because he had to admit that Luna's ability to truly resurrect the dead was far superior to his own zombies.
Of course. This was true resurrection in the literal sense, unlike his zombies, which were ultimately products of the Shadow-Shadow fruit and had more weaknesses than a typical Devil Fruit User.
First, there was seawater and Sea Stone, which all Devil Fruit Users fear. However, these zombies also feared salt containing the power of the sea, and they were somewhat afraid of fire. Furthermore, the zombies' strength was far less than when they were alive, and most of them moved very slowly.
But Luna's power was true resurrection—it genuinely brought the deceased back from hell to this sea.
Both their memories and strength were exactly the same as before. Most importantly, whether it was Luna's own strength or the fact that she had a grandfather like Rocks, taming these people would be effortless.
"Damn it, why? Why doesn't an ability like this belong to me?" Thinking this, Moria immediately cursed, speaking in exasperation, looking exactly like a living onion man engulfed in flames.
In the next moment, he and the three captains were stunned, because two zombies next to them suddenly vanished from where they stood.
"What happened? Where did they go?"
"Yeah, why did they suddenly disappear?"
"What in the world is going on?"
The three captains spoke one after another, their tones filled with confusion and doubt.
"Ahhh, my Captain John and Silver Axe!" Moria screamed as if his own father had died, especially when he realized the lost zombies were fashioned from the corpses of two legendary great pirates.
But in the next moment, he was dumbfounded, because he saw two familiar figures walk out of the black mist in the live broadcast. Weren't those the very zombies he had lost—Captain John and Silver Axe? However, unlike the lifeless, stitched-up zombies they were before, they were now truly vibrant, lifelike beings—they were people.
"That damned Luna." Suddenly remembering the situation, Moria couldn't help but curse. Clearly, he understood what had happened.
But he could only grit his teeth and endure it. After watching the Pink Hat Pirates' live broadcast, he understood perfectly that he had no ability to cause them trouble. After all, their entire team's strength already surpassed that of a Four Emperor Crew.
Especially Luna, who had the power to kick him to death with a single strike, not to mention her grandfather, Rocks, who had already been the overlord of the sea when Moria was still young.
Therefore, he could only bear it... But at this moment, on the battlefield, the truly resurrected Silver Axe and Captain John had indeed walked out of the black mist.
Upon seeing them, the former officers of the Rocks Pirates were instantly astonished that these two had returned.
However, nearly everyone on the Marines and World Government side looked grim. These were two more legendary great pirates whom they had expended significant energy to eliminate back then.
At the same time, they understood that the Rocks Pirates had truly returned, at least half of them.
"Hahahaha, they're back, my Pirate Crew."
But the happiest person at this time was naturally Rocks. He burst into loud laughter, as his Pirate Crew had returned—truly and completely returned.
As for those others, especially those who betrayed him back then, heh, they are in the New World, right? Very good, he will go find trouble with them one by one.
But for now...
"Hahahaha, Garp, you're finished today." Seeing such a massive advantage on his side, Rocks turned and laughed at Garp. Garp's expression, meanwhile, was extremely grim.
After all, the disadvantage for the Marines was growing larger, and he truly hadn't expected the one holding the power to resurrect the dead to be Luna.
This made things complicated. They had originally thought it was someone else who was unwilling to show their face, probably having weak power, meaning the Marines and the World Government could deal with them alone and seize that power for themselves.
But in Luna's hands, it was troublesome. In terms of strength, Luna was already among the world's elite, an existence standing at the very peak.
The other Marines basically thought the same thing, wearing expressions of discomfort, as if they had eaten something foul.
"Old Captain Rocks." At this moment, whether it was the ordinary members of the Rocks Pirates or the two legendary great pirates who walked out, the moment they saw Rocks with their own eyes, their hearts were instantly filled with shock, their faces blank, and some even felt powerless, cold sweat pouring down their bodies.
Good heavens, why did they encounter this captain, who seemed like the incarnation of a devil, immediately upon being resurrected?
"Listen up, you guys. I was the one who resurrected you. Since you were once my grandfather's subordinates and crew members, you still are. If you dare to do anything wrong in the future, hehe, since I can resurrect you, I can also send you back. Understand?"
Looking at the two legendary great pirates below, Silver Axe and Captain John—oh wait, since Rocks was back, John should just be called John, without the word 'Captain' afterwards.
Luna thought of this, but then she realized that if John continued to work under her grandfather, how could he possibly call himself Captain again?
She decided not to worry about it. In any case, her nominal grandfather was certainly capable. However, setting basic rules and wielding the big stick were absolutely necessary, so Luna's words were filled with menace. After all, just as she said, since she could resurrect them, she could also easily kill them, as simply as crushing a bug.
All the pirates were startled upon hearing this. They sensed a connection—if Luna wished it, with a single thought, they could easily be sent back, returned to hell.
Not wanting to return to the underworld, they immediately nodded, one after another, indicating they had no problem. After all, they were originally Rocks' crew and subordinates, and simply returning to him was perfectly fine.
Furthermore, they truly did not want to go back to that dreadful place—a land of the dead, devastated, lifeless, uninhabited, and where not even birds would lay eggs.
And of course, the most crucial point was that Luna held their lifelines. If they refused, they would likely be sent back to the underworld right now.
Seeing this scene, Luna immediately smiled sweetly, satisfied, because everything looked so wonderful.
However, when she saw Kizaru shamelessly playing dead, her mouth twitched in exasperation. She raised her hand and fired a laser beam down.
Kizaru, sensing the danger, was immediately startled. He quickly got up and retreated far away.
"Damn it, how can you be like this, you hateful little girl? Attacking someone who is unconscious? Fortunately, this old man's Observation Haki is strong enough."
Kizaru spoke immediately, sounding annoyed, but anyone with eyes or anyone familiar with him knew he was just pretending.
Especially the Marines, who wore embarrassed expressions, clearly conveying: We don't know this guy.
Space Distortion. Luna instantly appeared in front of Kizaru, then delivered a light-speed kick infused with Supreme King Haki Infusion. With the golden kick wrapped in dark red lightning, Kizaru was mercilessly sent flying away, like a kite with a broken string.
"Hmph, don't talk about being unconscious. Even if you were already a corpse, I guarantee I wouldn't leave you a whole body," Luna said with a cold laugh as she retracted her leg.
Many people who heard this instantly shivered, feeling a bone-chilling and terrifying cold wind sweep over their entire bodies.
They were all frightened by Luna's words. Damn, not even leaving a whole body—this little girl was too violent! She truly lived up to being Rocks' Granddaughter.
"Hmm?" But suddenly, Luna detected many auras appearing in the distance. She paused for a moment, then immediately looked over. Many people followed suit, and then they all saw...
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