"Yun Lie, the Devil's Triangle is just ahead. Are we really going in?" Nami looked at the fog-shrouded sea, her voice betraying her unease.
Even before deciding to enter this area, as a navigator, she had consulted a lot of information and heard about the horrors of the Devil's Triangle.
Countless pirates mysteriously disappeared here every year. Even before truly entering, they had already seen many pirate ship wrecks floating on the sea. Those ships were rusty and dilapidated, and the fate of the people on them was imaginable.
Yun Lie laughed heartily: "Hahaha, Nami, if you're scared, just go back to the ship and wait."
"No way! I'm the ship's navigator, how can I hide in the cabin!" Nami instantly bristled, waving her hands and pouncing at Yun Lie with bared claws.
As a navigator, even if this sea area was heavily fogged, with a permanent log pose in hand, she would never retreat due to fear and hide in the cabin; that would be a great insult to her.
Just then, Karina's eyes suddenly lit up, and she excitedly pointed in one direction, shouting: "Yun Lie, I've sensed the ship you mentioned!"
Upon hearing this, surprise flashed in Yun Lie's eyes. He grabbed Nami's small hand and checked the direction against the pointer.
Although there were some deviations, they were generally still on the correct course, and the target ship was currently adrift in the Devil's Triangle.
Everyone looked in the direction Karina indicated, and soon, a dilapidated ship appeared in their sight.
The ship looked shaky, its sails torn, and its deck rusty.
"Yohohohoho!" A demonic laugh came from the ship, and the sudden sound startled the girls on board.
"Ghost!" Nami shrieked, and a bolt of lightning instantly struck from her hand towards the direction of the sound.
As the lightning tore through the thick fog, Yun Lie only felt a flash of white light before his eyes, and the skull sticking out from the bow of the ship was already charred black.
Wisps of smoke floated out of the skull's hollow chest cavity, maintaining a bizarre, tilted-head, grinning smile, its limbs hanging limply over the ship's side.
"Wow!" Yun Lie's eyes widened in shock at this sudden attack, seeing the skull that had popped its head out of the ship instantly lose consciousness after Nami struck it.
Yun Lie, worried that others might kill the opponent, quickly used his ability to grab the unconscious skull: "Don't attack yet, this is a Devil Fruit user!"
"Nani!!" Everyone's eyes widened in shock. Who would have thought that this moving, talking skeleton was actually a Devil Fruit user?
Everyone was muttering to themselves, wondering when skeletons could eat Devil Fruits.
Yun Lie began to explain to everyone: "This guy was a Paramecia Zoan-type Yomi Yomi no Mi user in his lifetime. This Devil Fruit has the ability to revive the dead…"
Robin had already quickly taken out the Devil Fruit encyclopedia and started flipping through it.
The Paramecia Zoan-type Yomi Yomi no Mi is an extremely special Devil Fruit. It can open a passage between the underworld and reality, and its potential is infinite by utilizing the power of the underworld.
However, this fruit also has obvious drawbacks; it seems to require the user to experience death once to activate its ability.
Just like Brook in front of them, after he died, his soul wandered around, and by the time it finally found his body, the body had already become a skeleton.
Since they encountered it, they naturally couldn't miss such a precious fruit.
At this time, Brook, who had lost his shadow and had no determination to become stronger, was very vulnerable and completely lacked any power to resist.
Thus, Brook, the Paramecia Zoan-type Yomi Yomi no Mi user, was taken into Yun Lie's space.
Immediately after, everyone continued sailing in the direction of the permanent log pose and soon arrived at a small island.
The island was also shrouded in mist, and an ancient castle could vaguely be seen standing within it.
The castle looked eerie and old, its walls covered in moss, giving off a mysterious and dangerous feeling.
"Something feels really wrong here. Do we really have to go to this island?" Nami's face was full of hesitation, and her eyes showed fear.
Except for Robin, the other girls, more or less, showed expressions of fear.
Most girls are inherently afraid of ghosts and similar things, and this mist-shrouded island only added to the eerie atmosphere.
Just as everyone was hesitating, a red light suddenly flashed in Nojiko's eyes. She quickly formed a barrier behind Kalifa.
"Ow!" A scream resounded as the barrier struck out.
Immediately after, Kalifa rushed towards the point of impact at an extremely fast speed.
Soon, Kalifa appeared before everyone, carrying a strange, lion-like man.
"This guy is so strange, he can even become invisible!" Karina said in surprise.
All the girls on the ship possessed Observation Haki. As Absalom, the Clear-Clear Fruit user and one of Moriah's three main cadres, his defeat was sealed from the moment he approached.
He had initially set his sights on the sexily dressed Kalifa but overestimated his abilities and was directly knocked away by Nojiko's barrier.
Robin, taking out some material from somewhere, explained to everyone: "Shichibukai Gekko Moriah's cadre Absalom. It seems this is indeed the Devil's Triangle."
"Shichibukai? A Shichibukai like Yun Lie?" Nami and Nojiko asked with some concern, "Is he very strong? Should we leave quickly?"
In their hearts, anyone who could become a Shichibukai must possess extraordinary abilities, and it was best to avoid provoking them if possible.
Yun Lie comforted them: "Don't worry, Shichibukai are also divided into different ranks. Moriah is just a failed pirate, his edges have long been worn smooth."
He then recounted Moriah's past challenge against Kaido of the Beasts Pirates in Wano Country when he was young.
In his youth, Moriah was powerful enough to contend with Kaido. Although he ultimately lost, his courage and strength proved his might.
However, that battle also became a turning point in his destiny. His crew was annihilated by the Beasts Pirates in that battle, and only he miraculously survived.
This heavy blow completely changed Moriah's mindset and personality.
From then on, he no longer trusted his own combat strength and instead used the Shadow-Shadow Fruit's ability to create a zombie army, attempting to seek revenge in this way while also avoiding the pain of losing comrades again.
Moriah, hiding in the Devil's Triangle, was like a trapped beast coiling in the shadows. Years and crushing defeat had dulled his sharpness; now, his strength was less than half of his peak.
The hero who once dared to confront Kaido now could only maintain his prestige through a cold zombie army, and his proudest reliance was merely the Giant Race zombie—Oars the Demon.
Listening to Yun Lie's detailed explanation, the tense nerves of the women finally relaxed slightly, and their hearts, which had been hanging, slowly returned to their original place.
"So, what do we do with this guy?" Kalifa casually nudged the sprawled Absalom with the tip of her boot, her tone filled with disgust.
As a former agent who worked for the World Government's intelligence agency CP, she had some understanding of the Shichibukai's background and knew that Moriah, in his current state, was no match for Yun Lie. Therefore, her attitude towards handling his subordinate was a bit more dismissive.