Despite the temporary addition of several new members led by Lucci to assist the CP9 agents, Lorn was unaware of this and it made little difference. It was merely a matter of having a few more or fewer people in the Dead River. After all, the Dead River already contained millions of undead souls and minions.
'I wonder if I can use the system's abilities to summon only a portion of them in the future?'
'That would be wonderful if it were possible.'
While waiting, Lorn, bored out of his mind, couldn't help but let a small thought rise in his heart. In the original storyline, Alucard's Zero-Type Dead River releases all the lives he has devoured to attack enemies. However, using this technique means that if he dies, he cannot be revived. In a sense, Alucard's strongest form is also his weakest. In a way, it's a double-edged sword, similar to the Grim Reaper's final technique, the 'Last Moon Blade' — transforming into a crescent moon, with the final strike resulting in the loss of reaper powers.
Currently, Lorn had inherited all the power of the Vampire King, Alucard. But Lorn was not Alucard. Therefore, there had to be some differences.
'They... are coming.'
As Lorn pondered this, Perona spoke in a low voice beside him. At the same time, the ghostly form of the Ghost Fruit passed through the outer walls and returned to Perona's side.
The Challenge of CP9
Seeing Lorn sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and surrounded by women took Lucci aback. However, he didn't dwell on it, eventually fixing his gaze on Lorn.
"Hmph."
'It seems... you know why I'm here.'
Lucci said indifferently.
'Hahaha, of course I know. The World Government's lackeys aren't guarding their own homes at night; they're here to attack people.'
Rokuya's words caused everyone in the living room to burst into laughter. Even the other agents behind Lucci couldn't help but chuckle. However, as World Government agents, they managed to restrain themselves as much as possible.
The only exception was Jabra. Ranked third in CP9, he had always believed that his martial arts skills were no inferior to Kaku's. He loved to deceive others, had an opposite personality to Lucci's and despised him deeply. His relationship with Kaku was also strained. Thus, he laughed unrestrainedly and without reservation.
"I hope your mouth stays this tough later!"
Lucci said coldly. Now that Lorn knew their purpose, they naturally did what they had to do. Except for Nero, the newcomer, who was ordered to stay on the outskirts to prevent others from breaking in. The other CP agents had completely surrounded Lorn in the shape of a crescent.
'To be honest, you're not even enough to warm up my teeth.'
"Perona, you take care of them!"
Lorn didn't plan to act first; he left these minor foes to Perona. Her Devil Fruit ability was quite effective against all but Lucci.
'Hmm, this is interesting.'
'If I'm not mistaken, you're an officer of the Moria Pirates, aren't you?'
'I didn't expect you to defect to Rokuya, an escaped convict!'
'The Lion' Kumadori suddenly spoke up.
'Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah! That's just how pirates are!'
'Loyalty is nothing but a joke to them!'
Fukurou continued.
Perona's ghostly attack
While the two were talking, Perona had already made her move. Her ghost fruit ability activated. In the blink of an eye, the Princess of the Underworld released multiple spirit clones from her body. Under her control, they floated towards Lucci and his group.
Seeing these entities, Fukurou, Kumadori and the others were at a loss. They had never encountered anything like this before. Those with Devil Fruit abilities immediately transformed to dodge. Those without Devil Fruit abilities relied on the Navy's Six Styles to evade. However, Perona was relentless, and the number of negative soul entities she summoned continued to grow. Perona's vampire-like constitution gave her greater stamina than before. Additionally, she had recently received guidance from Lone, enabling her to control the soul entities with ease. On average, each of her soul entities possessed the power of five Ghost Fruit entities.
The CP agents were surrounded by negative soul entities, making it impossible to avoid them. Attacks were also ineffective as the entities had no physical form and could not be touched. If a soul entity passed through a person's body, it caused their mind to become extremely depressed. However, this had no effect on those who were already negative. Unfortunately, there were no such individuals in the entire CP team.
Consequently, one by one, they fell victim to the Ghost Fruit's ability, becoming increasingly negative. The weaknesses in everyone's hearts were magnified to unimaginable proportions. For spies like the CP9, who had grown up in such a high-pressure environment, Perona's manoeuvre was particularly deadly, causing the agents to suffer a collective psychological breakdown. It was a complete shift in tone.
In an instant, the entire living room scene became utterly bizarre.
Kaku pressed his head against the wall and closed his eyes, saying, 'Woo woo woo woo woo... A long nose isn't a sniper's talent... It's Pinocchio reincarnated, a master of lies... What a four-sword genius, spinning around like a bamboo dragonfly crushed by a giant.'
Jabra was kneeling on the living room carpet, repeatedly pounding the ground. 'What a proud wolf... Every ambush relies on it wagging its tail like a stray dog to get close to the target. Even eating bones gets stuck in its fangs... Woof... Woof woof... Woof, woof, woof! I should be a prison guard in Impel Down, shovelling dog poo! Woof woof woof... Woof woof woof..."
Meanwhile, the Door-Door Fruit user Blueno failed to dodge a negative soul entity and was pierced by it as he was about to enter the alternate dimension of the Door-Door Fruit. At that moment, his head was stuck in the air door he had opened. He muttered, 'Woo woo woo woo woo... The Door-Door Fruit is perfect for being a gatekeeper... No, even a toilet door latch is more reliable than me. Every time I open a teleportation gate in battle, I send my comrades into the Navy mess hall's slop bucket..."
As for the lion Kumadori, he sacrificed his life to restore his long pink hair, which was tied into a tight knot. He cried out, "Mother, you said that a son forged through a hundred trials is a lie! This layer of fat isn't even good enough to be a sumo wrestler's floor cloth... Iron? It's just mouldy rice cake disguised as armour... Yoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-ee~.'
Onna Fukurou is also wrapping himself in suture thread like a dumpling. 'Zha ba ba ba ba... What kind of living human safe is this? I'm just a broken trash can that leaks secrets!…!! Every time I speak, it's like I'm being pulled apart by strings... Even Rob Lucci's pigeons are more discreet than me!!!"
As agents whose souls had been pierced by the negative soul ability of the Ghost Fruit, their inner selves were now completely unleashed. They listened to the sounds around them.
The sole survivor, Lucci, was also struggling to hold it together.
"Damn it!"
Watching his teammates fall into self-doubt one by one, Lucci calmed down and aimed his attack at Perona. Since the ability was difficult to deal with, he decided to focus on the Devil Fruit user. As long as the Devil Fruit user was dealt with. It must be said that Lucci's thinking was correct.
But how could Lorn not know?
"Hehe... Perona, give Lucci a big one. Let me see... What will the man who claims to be the strongest and coldest killing weapon in the history of CP9 — known as 'Dark Justice' — say after being pierced by a negative soul?"
Rokuya, sitting on the sofa enjoying the show, smiled.
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