after all,
After more than a year, he cannot be the only one who has made rapid progress.
Admiral-level navies like Gion stationed in the great waterway have to deal with pirates who do whatever they want all day long.
In terms of strength, it is naturally impossible to stand still.
Mod didn't know how much Gion had become stronger during this period, but he could confirm the fact that he was still unable to defeat Gion with just one close encounter.
Taking advantage of the opportunity gained by suppressing it, Gion suddenly withdrew Jinpira, and immediately slashed at Maude with a sword like a storm.
Cold and full of murderous intent.
Maud's expression changed slightly, and he raised his awareness to the extreme, raising his sword to parry with difficulty.
Clang, clang, clang...!
Waves of dazzling sparks burst out between the two.
Maud is retreating and Gion is advancing.
It’s clear who is better and who is worse.
The two sides who were fighting fiercely crossed Luo in such an advance and retreat.
Silently watching Maud lead Gion away, Luo turned to look at the four admirals at the passage, his mind gradually becoming more active.
The roots of the hanging lamp vine seem to have no choice but to give up.
As Luo was thinking, he saw four naval commanders headed by Wolf Rat rushing towards him.
"It's very timely."
A gleam flashed in Luo's eyes, and he slowly stepped back, trying to stick to the edge of the battle circle between Maude and Gion as much as possible.
The wolf rat stared at Luo closely and raised his hand to signal his companions to disperse.
The three generals immediately took off with moon steps, left the wide stone path, and flew over the roots of the hanging lantern vines on the rocky ground, trying to form a cross encirclement around Luo in a roundabout way.
Luo immediately noticed the intentions of the three generals, but did not take them seriously. He still slowly retreated, keeping a certain distance from Maud, who was fighting fiercely with Gion.
Soon, the three generals came around behind Luo and on both sides of the stone road.
And directly in front is the wolf rat coming in long strides.
The first to attack was the naval commander who circled behind Luo.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Luo ignored the attack from behind and raised his middle finger.
"Room."
The spherical space that appeared out of thin air instantly included everyone present.
Forcibly increasing the diameter of the domain caused Luo to consume a lot of energy in one breath.
"Swap"
Luo sneered.
The naval officer who slashed at Luo's back with a knife suddenly disappeared out of thin air, and was replaced by Maud, who raised his knife to parry.
Under the influence of the power of the surgical fruit, the two people completed the position exchange in an instant.
On the other side, the general who was transferred was almost killed by Gion.
"here you go."
Maude smiled slightly, without looking behind her, she decisively reached out her left hand and grabbed Luo's back collar.
"Um???"
Luo was slightly confused.
Maud didn't have any extra time to explain. He carried Luo and quickly passed the wolf rat blocking the front with a silent step.
"Don't even think about escaping!"
A red light flashed in the wolf rat's eyes, and his figure disappeared on the spot.
But he used Shao and stepped in front of Maude.
At the moment of appearance, the wolf rat had already transformed into a human-animal form.
Finger gun, wolf fang!
The wolf rat flexed and extended its right fingers, using its sharp claws to stab at Maud, who was still not fully exposed.
"Have you seen the color..."
Maude paused and her figure was revealed.
But he paused this time, not because he was forced to stop by a wolf rat.
Silent Steps—Shadows!
When Maud paused, his ankle that was on the ground suddenly turned, and he took advantage of the situation to drive the sword towards the wolf and rat with a wave of sword light.
"Stop it!"
The wolf rat's eyes opened.
The pointed spear fang that was pushed forward inexplicably passed through the sword light and hit Maude's chest.
"Um?"
In Wolf Rat's field of vision, Maud's body turned into a string of afterimages and disappeared in the wind.
Immediately afterwards, a cold voice with a hint of sarcasm came from behind.
"Brother Wolf Rat, there are strong and weak levels of knowledge and color. Your knowledge and color... are really weak."
When the sound was heard, before the wolf rat could react, Maude slashed him to the ground.
After killing the wolf rat, Maud did not even look at the wolf rat's condition. He jumped down from the passage immediately without any intention of fighting.
"Wolfrat!"
The sudden situation made Gion's expression become cold and he came to the wolf rat as quickly as possible.
After confirming that the wolf rat was not in danger, she looked coldly at the passage not far away.
Got fooled…
Gion gritted his teeth, anger appeared on his face, and he immediately jumped down from the passage and chased after the escaping Maud.
When she chased down...
"You bunch of trash, please save me!!!"
Digar, who was held hostage by Maud, was at a loss and did not forget to cry out for help.
"His Majesty!!!"
The army and guards also looked at Digar in confusion as he was held hostage by Mod.
A second ago, Digar was clearly under their protection, so why was he kidnapped by Maud in the blink of an eye
Luo leaned against Maud's side, lowering his head and breathing heavily.
The ability to overuse the surgical fruit twice in a row almost exhausted his physical strength.
"Master Maude, I..."
"Know."
"?"
Luo looked at Maude doubtfully.
He wanted to say that because his physical strength could not keep up, he would not be able to use the ability of the surgical fruit to support him in the future.
As a result, you already knew before I finished speaking
"Luo, your physical strength is not very good. You only used it twice and it's not enough."
“…”
Luo's doubts deepened and he could no longer think about it. He let his body weight rest on Maude and tried his best to adjust his breath.
Maude placed the Chidori blade across Digar's neck, and immediately looked at Gion falling from the sky.
"Old woman, this guy is the king of the franchise country, is he qualified to be a bargaining chip?"
"Bacardi Mod."
Gion looked at Maude coldly, word by word.
Maud had a smile on her face, but her eyes were as cold as ice.
"Don't worry, even if I escape this time, I can guarantee that it won't be long before we meet again, but... it might be quite interesting then."
“…”
Gion was silent.
Degar was still yelling.
Chapter 87: There’s a long way to go
If the strength is not enough, then continue to develop.
If you can't do it but still fight to the death, that's the most stupid thing.
Anyway, the future is long...
Maud smiled and looked at Gion who was motionless.
It was as if there were reins invisible to the naked eye coming from all directions, tying Gion tightly in place.
The navy obeys the orders of the World Government, and since the World Government has received some benefits from the franchised countries, it is natural that it must provide some substantial assistance to the franchised countries.
What if Gion, who is a lieutenant general of the headquarters, wants to defeat a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million, thus disregarding the life and property of the king of the alliance country
So…
That's very interesting.
This kind of restriction brought about by identity, position and even status is what Maud hates the most.
But he is more than happy to use this kind of restraint to deal with annoying people.
Just like now.
Very happy.
"Old woman, please look forward to our next meeting..."
Seeing Gion's silence, Maud's hand holding the knife exerted a slight force and pressed a bleeding wound on Digar's neck.
When blood was drawn from the knife, Digar's heart beat rapidly and he hurriedly closed his mouth and stopped shouting.
Maud held Digar in this position and slowly retreated.
Luo's physical strength was at its lowest, and he leaned half of his body on Maude, letting Maude drag him around.
"His Majesty!"
The soldiers, as well as the subordinates and nobles, all stepped forward and looked at Digar in panic.
"Don't move!!!
The person who ordered them not to move was Digar.
Several blue veins popped up on his forehead, and his eye sockets were bloodshot.
His extreme desire for life made him abandon his manners.
"Your Majesty..."
Everyone gritted their teeth, but there was nothing they could do.
"Maude, do you think you can escape by doing this?"
Gion swung his sword and slashed to the side, leaving a deep slash mark on the stone road.
Following Gion's demonstrative slashing action, the marines who came with the team stepped behind Gion, forming a sharp contrast with the group of soldiers who did not dare to move rashly.