The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

The strange black stone disappeared, causing Perona to scream loudly, waking up Gekko Moria who was sleeping in the big bed.

"Who's coming...who!"

Without the power to control, the sectional bed under the Shichibukai creaked and broke into several pieces, and his body fell directly to the ground, hanging among the debris, looking very miserable.

After Gekko Moriah stood up again, he took the initiative to ask Perona what had happened. It was impossible for anyone to come in yesterday because he blocked the door with his body and anyone who wanted to come in had to step over him.

After understanding the situation, he thought his companions were making a fuss. A broken stone was gone, and it was just the right time to leave now that it was daybreak. There was no time to delay any longer. Maybe they could even hunt some game for breakfast if they went into the mountains.

Perona did not continue to dwell on this matter. The most important thing at the moment was to go into the mountains with her adoptive father to find a grave. There was nothing to pack in their room, so they opened the door and prepared to check in to the hotel.

At the corner of the quiet corridor, a figure suddenly appeared. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an old lady. Her face was gloomy, especially her one eye, which exuded a mysterious aura that made people feel nervous. The other eye was a deep black hole.

Her figure was like a ghost, looming in the dim light of the corridor, as if she came from another world, her steps slow and strange.

The owner's expression was cold and serious, without the slightest smile, as if he was full of resentment and dissatisfaction with the world. The whole scene exuded a weird atmosphere that made people feel creepy.

"Leave quickly if nothing happens, this island doesn't welcome outsiders"

It was another unkind reminder, and the two men frowned. They didn't know what the owner was thinking. How could there be any weaklings staying in a hotel on the island in the middle of the night?

If Gekko Moriah hadn't been in a hurry and didn't want to bother with this store, he wouldn't mind wasting time exposing the store's tricks. Pretending to be mysterious in front of the Thriller Barge Pirates was simply showing off his skills in front of an expert!

After paying for the repair of the bed, the Gothic girl and her adoptive father went alone to the depths of the island without any guide to find the ancient tomb they had been longing for.

The old lady shop owner, in the room where Moonlight Moria and the others had stayed, kept muttering: "The flesh and blood are dozens of times stronger than those of the islanders. I want to eat them so much. Bitch, why did you stop me from coming in?"

A deep masculine voice came out from the woman's body, as if it was a cry from another world. The voice was low and powerful, making people shudder.

At the same time, two tentacles emerged from under the woman's skirt. They were soft and flexible, slowly crawling on the floor. These tentacles were strangely green, and their surface was covered with tiny scales. They seemed to have life, exploring the surrounding environment on their own.

The old woman's body began to tremble and her expression became distorted and painful. She tried to control the tentacles, but they seemed to have their own will and were completely out of her control. The tentacles left trails of sticky liquid on the floor, emitting a foul smell.

The whole scene was filled with a weird and terrifying atmosphere, making it impossible to imagine what this woman had experienced. For Moonlight Moria, a nightmare had just begun.

Deep in the island, the dense jungle spreads out like a green ocean. There are no ready-made roads here, only tangled trees and dense branches. If you want to go deeper into this mysterious area, you must actively open up a path.

Gekko Moriah rushed forward with his physical superiority, causing the fragile trees to make crisp sounds, leaves to fall, and occasionally sawdust to splash, emitting a faint wood fragrance. The two pirates walked cautiously along the newly opened path, with soft rotten leaves and slippery soil under their feet.

The sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves, creating mottled light and shadows. The jungle is filled with a damp smell mixed with the fragrance of grass and trees. Various insects sing in the ears, and birds jump on the branches, occasionally making crisp calls, adding a touch of vitality to this silent jungle.

The deeper you go into the jungle, the more mysterious and solemn it appears. The tall trees block out the sun, making people feel the insignificance of human beings.

"These trees are quite old. Maybe the son of the devil did not deceive me. There really is an ancient tomb under this island."

After digging graves for so many years, Moonlight Moria has summed up some experience. The tombs of ordinary people are mostly scattered together with no rules, and there are no valuables.

The tombs of princes and nobles are a bit interesting, usually they are guarded by soldiers sent by the state, and the burial objects are rich, digging them out can bring a huge amount of money. When Gekko Moriah was thinking about making a fortune, he often picked these tombs to make money from the dead to prepare for the pirate group.

For big figures who were somewhat famous during their lifetime, their tombs would not be too luxurious after their death, but their descendants would usually go to pay their respects and lay flowers. Some people even have the privilege of having their names engraved on tombstones. Ryuma from Wano Country received such treatment, otherwise he would not have been dug up so accurately by pirates.

What we encountered today has an 80% probability of being related to ancient tombs. Due to their age, these tombs are hidden in primitive jungles and have not been visited by outsiders for hundreds of years. We can only judge the location of the tomb by the direction of the mountain. Whether we can enter the tomb passage depends on luck.

It is certainly not easy for a pretty girl to take part in this kind of work of digging holes and finding tomb passages. Perona hid under the shade of a tree to avoid the sun and watched her captain start working.

Moonlight Moria squatted down with a determined look in his eyes. He clenched his hands into fists and began to punch the ground again and again. Each punch was powerful, and the earth and rocks splashed everywhere as if telling of his determination. His breathing was rapid and sweat slid down his forehead and dripped into the soil.

After a hundred or so punches, as time went by, a big hole was dug out in the ground. But he did not stop at all, still punching non-stop, with only one belief in his heart - to find the tomb passage.

If one of the two people has the ability of Observation Haki, there will be no need to go through so much trouble. Digging a hole with bare hands can only be a matter of luck. If you want to find the tomb passage, you have to dig more pits.

The first pit failed and there was nothing but rocks underneath. The second pit failed and there was nothing but water underneath. The third pit failed and there was nothing but a pile of animal bones underneath.

Perona sat under the tree, yawning, watching her adoptive father busying himself nearby. The place had become full of potholes and all kinds of vegetation had been severely damaged. However, Moonlight Moria seemed to have endless energy and was doing his best to find the tomb passage.

At noon, thanks to his persistence, a piece of earth and rock under the twentieth pit was lifted up, revealing a pitch-black hole.

Moriya's eyes flashed with joy, and he quickened the speed of digging the ground. The hole became bigger and bigger, and the outline of the tomb passage inside gradually became clear.