One Piece: I will become stronger by checking in

Several people jumped back simultaneously. Oz's eyes narrowed at the sight and he swung his massive arm, sending several of them flying through the air.

Seeing the giant palm coming toward them, everyone's eyes widened, and they braced themselves with their Haki.

"Whoosh!"

Like swatting flies, Oz easily batted them away, breaking countless trees in his path.

After a while—

"Ahem!"

"Even with his size, he's still incredibly fast?" Sanji observed, looking at Oz with concern.

"It seems we're in for a real fight!" Zoro said, tearing his already tattered shirt to reveal his muscular frame.

"Size doesn't guarantee strength. The pressure this giant puts on us is much less than what Kai does!" Luffy added.

"Exactly! This is nothing compared to Kai! If you can't beat Kai, how can you defeat this zombie? Stop laughing so hard!" Zoro shouted, then readied his next move and instructed, "Nami, discharge!"

"Got it!"

"Black Rope· great Dragon Twister!"

"Ten million volts discharge!"

The combined attack of sword energy and lightning struck Oz, leaving small scratches on his enormous body.

At this moment, Moria's irritated voice echoed.

"Damn it, my body's numb from the electric shock!"

"It's time, everyone!" Sanji shouted, charging forward with his right foot heating up and turning red.

"Diable Jambe!"

Sanji delivered a powerful kick to Oz's ankle.

"Tear!" The sound of bones cracking echoed as Oz's body toppled to one side, though his other foot kept him upright.

"Giant Wheel Flower!"

Robin's attack followed as countless small hands formed a giant hand that slammed Oz's body sideways.

"Carved Hoof!"

"Fire Star!"

Chopper's attacks hit Oz's other foot, causing him to lose balance and fall backward. Usopp's subsequent attack ignited a blazing flame upon Oz.

"Do you... think you can defeat me like this?" Moria roared. Just as he prepared to attack everyone in the air, a black shadow loomed above him.

"Third Gear!"

Luffy's palms swelled to a massive size, covered in Haki, and he yelled at Moria:

"Gomu Gomu… Gigant Bazooka !"

Two colossal palms struck Oz with tremendous force, sending his massive body crashing backward.

Oz's enormous form flattened all of Moria's fortresses, and the impact was felt clearly under everyone's feet.

"It seems this giant isn't so tough after all!" Usopp said with a grin.

"Don't get too confident; this strategy won't be enough to defeat him! The Seven Warlords of the Sea aren't easy to handle!" Zoro warned calmly.

And Zoro was right. Oz slowly sat up, extinguished the flames on his body, and stood up again.

"It seems your crew is quite formidable! So many of you have mastered Haki already!"

"In that case, I won't just kill you; I'll also steal your shadows and make you my zombie soldiers!" Moria declared menacingly.

"Ha! If you can, then give it a try!" Luffy relaxed his limbs and said.

"Hey! Straw Hat! You're here!"

Just as Luffy and the others prepared to continue their assault, a voice called out from the distance.

Brooke was seen running toward them, waving.

"Oh, Brooke, it's you!" Luffy waved back.

Brooke joined them, smiling:

"My shadow returned on its own earlier, and I heard you were fighting here. I thought it was you who dealt with the zombies in my shadow!"

"Then I saw this massive zombie and decided to come help you!"

"Oh, that's it! Hahaha..."

Brooke then proposed, "Let's fight side by side!"

"Alright, let's go!" Zoro said calmly, rushing forward.

Sanji, seeing this, became anxious and said, "Green algae head, don't try to steal the spotlight!" He then dashed out like an arrow.

"Haha, you two wait for me!" Luffy said, charging forward, leaving Brooke astonished.

It wasn't until Robin and the others caught up with him that he asked quietly, "Facing such an opponent, are you just rushing in like this? Don't we need a strategy?"

"That's how it is! Just get used to it!" Nami patted his shoulder.

Brooke: . . .

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"Alright, I understand what you're saying! In other words, unless I find a remote place to hide, Im will come after me sooner or later, right?"

"Exactly!" Rocks nodded.

"Hey! Then there's nothing we can do about it..."

"Our only option is to kill !"

Hearing the first part of the sentence, Rocks thought Kai was ready to give up, but he was surprised by the next words and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Anyone chosen by the Devil Fruit can't be a coward!"

"Yes, if he wants to kill us, why can't we kill him first?"

"But just the two of us can't defeat Im alone. We still need to find the final Host with the Sun God Nika Fruit!"

"Sun God Nika! I haven't found this fruit's owner yet," Rocks admitted with some disappointment.

"Well… I'll keep an eye out for it!" Kai said with a glint in his eye.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet—why are you here? Can you leave?" Kai asked casually.

"I told you before that I used the Nether Fruit to resurrect myself, but the injuries I sustained at that time still persist!"

"Im's attacks carry a demonic power that opposes divinity. This power has hindered my recovery until I eliminated it a few years ago and fully healed!"

"I've been training here since then, strengthening myself and waiting for someone with divinity like mine to grow strong enough to defeat Im!"

"I can leave now, but I'm used to staying here, so I'm too lazy to keep moving!"

With that, Rocks pulled a Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

"This Den Den Mushi is for you. You can use it to contact me anytime!"

"When your divine form awakens and you find someone who has awakened the Nika form, we can go after Im!"

"Got it! I understand!" Kai nodded and took the Den Den Mushi.

"Then I'll head out. My friends are still fighting Moria. I'm not sure how they're faring!"

"Alright! You go ahead! I'll continue to stay here!"

Kai turned and walked toward the exit. Halfway through, he paused and asked, "Need any help fixing the hole you made to get in?"

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