Ep 342. The Zombie's Secret! Hogback's Nightmarish Laboratory

As the crew makes their way through Thriller Bark, they stumble upon Hogback's Laboratory. Despite warnings from Brook, they enter the eerie building and discover a shocking secret - the doctor has been using his medical expertise to revive the dead as zombie minions.

The crew splits up to investigate, with Chopper and Robin discovering an operating room filled with the remains of countless previous experiments. Hogback himself is nowhere to be found, but the room is guarded by zombies who attack the duo.

Meanwhile, Luffy, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji find themselves in a different section of the laboratory, facing off against a group of zombie animals. After battling their way through, they come across a room filled with candles, where they encounter a strange, ghostly woman who cryptically warns them of the dangers ahead.

Back with Chopper and Robin, they hear a strange melody and follow it to a room where Hogback is accompanied by a powerful, shadowy figure named Moria. It becomes clear that Hogback has been working under Moria's orders to create a powerful army of zombies, and Moria himself possesses the power to take the shadows of others and control them as his own.

The crew must now fight their way through countless zombies as they make their way towards Moria, with Chopper determined to free the zombie minions from their cursed existence. Meanwhile, Luffy faces off against Moria himself in a high-stakes battle. In the end, the crew emerges victorious, but not without suffering some major losses and discovering a shocking truth about one of their own.

The episode is a thrilling addition to the arc, further exploring the dark, horror-inspired world of Thriller Bark and introducing major new threats to the Straw Hat crew. Fans of the series will be on the edge of their seats as they watch the intense battles and shocking revelations unfold.