With this reference in mind, what Mod said on a whim gave Xiliu and Runti a glimmer of hope.
Will he die without fear, or will he linger on
The choice between life and death was placed in front of Xiliu and Runti.
However, it cannot be ruled out that this is Maude teasing them.
The instinctive reaction made Xiliu and Runti hesitate for a moment.
Maud saw this and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
Hesitation means that you are considering it.
Compared with rejection on the spot, this reaction still has a slight possibility.
However, when Mod made this choice, it was mostly on a whim, so he would change his mind at any time and directly take away the experience points of Xi Liu and Run Ti.
"I heard… "
Maud suddenly looked at Runti.
"What Kaido likes to do most is to use force to make some pirate captains who are not weak in strength and have a good reputation to surrender. If he encounters a pirate captain who still refuses to surrender, he will directly kill him. Then steal your companions and treasure."
Speaking of this, a gleam of light flashed across Maud's eyes and she said: "This kind of thing shouldn't be a rumor, Runti."
"what do you want to say in the end… "
Even though she was tortured to death by pain, Runti looked at Maude with a fierce look, as if she wanted to blow Maude's head off.
Mod smiled and said seriously: "It's nothing, I just suddenly felt that Kaido's actions were reasonable."
"You want to imitate Lord Kaidou!?"
Runti realized that Maude was planning to use force to make her loyal and surrender, and a strong look of ridicule suddenly appeared in her round and bright eyes.
"You want to compare with Lord Kaido? Stop dreaming!!! If Lord Kaido were here, it would only take one 'Thunder Gossip' to make you lie down obediently without any resistance. Do you understand?" , idiot, idiot!!!”
What Maud said obviously stimulated Runti. As soon as her outspoken temper came up, she immediately put the matter of life and death behind her.
With such an extreme reaction, it can be seen that Runti probably thinks from the bottom of her heart that Kaido is the strongest existence in the world. No matter who it is, they are not qualified to compare with Kaido in her mind.
"Is this woman an idiot?"
Xiliu frowned and looked at Runti who spoke freely, thinking silently in his heart.
Luo looked at Runti coldly, and was about to squeeze his heart again to make Runti understand his position.
But Mod's subsequent stop gesture made Luo subconsciously put away his strength.
"This woman hasn't figured out her position yet. It's necessary to make her more knowledgeable."
Luo looked at Maude, his slender fingers slightly embedded in Runti's heart membrane.
As long as Maud withdrew his gesture of restraint, he would squeeze his heart hard, causing Runti to experience intense pain again.
"It doesn't matter."
Maude chuckled and shook her head at Luo, then looked at Runti who didn't hide her sarcasm at all.
"I'm suddenly curious, how would you react if I put Kaido's 'head' in front of you with my own hands?"
"Didn't I say it..."
Runti raised her head, veins appeared on her snow-white neck, and said coldly:
"I'm afraid you, who can't even hurt Lord Kaido's 'skin', will have less time to dream there!!! If the woman with the ax hadn't deliberately created the illusion of being a 'non-abled person'... Believe it or not, I could do it now. Hammer your brains out with your head!!!"
This woman who clings to everyone she sees seems to have completely given up on her chance of survival. She stares at Maud with fierce eyes and is even more rude in her words.
Luo frowned, wanting to shut up this unpleasant woman, but it was difficult for him to overstep before Maud spoke.
Since Runti's temper improved, Xiliu has been silent, but in his heart he has determined that Runti is a dead person.
"Is there any chance of survival if I surrender..."
From the corner of his eye, Shiliu glanced at Diemei's body and Blackbeard, who was seriously injured and unconscious.
The ambitious future described to him by Blackbeard himself was stillborn before it officially set sail. How ironic...
But no matter what—
He didn't want to stop there.
If there is still a chance to place a bet…
Shiliu lowered his head silently, thinking of Lafayette's show-off gesture.
Maud looked at Runti, who was grinning and speaking as if he meant what she said. She raised her hand and pinched her chin lightly, with a look of thought flashing in her eyes.
After a while, Maud raised her index and middle fingers together, and the curtains in front of the window opened a little.
The bright sunlight passed through the gap in the curtains and covered the area below Runti's neck.
rustle-
The body that was hit by the sun immediately began to turn into sand.
"Um?!"
Runti was startled, but quickly calmed down and still stared at Maude coldly.
A few seconds passed.
The sunlight shining into the room turned Runti's body below her head into a handful of inconspicuous fine sand.
However, Runti not only did not die, but also retained consciousness.
This is the ability effect of the Shadow Fruit.
Under the premise that the shadow is taken away, even if the body is exposed to sunlight until only one finger is left, it will not die in the true sense.
As long as the shadow is returned within the time limit, the body transformed by the sun and sand will return to its original state in an instant.
"You're still of some use."
Maud took a few steps forward and looked down at Runti calmly.
As the curtains slowly opened, the sunlight slowly covered Runti's chin.
rustle-
Runti's chin began to turn sandy, followed by her lips, nose, lower eyelids...
The warm sunshine seems to be slowly eating away at life at this moment.
Runti still looked fierce, but her heart was already cold.
When the sunlight spread across Runti's eyes, Modhu suddenly exerted his strength and kicked Runti on the temple.
Bang!
Half of Runti's head flew out and hit the wall made of thick stone slabs.
Half of his head sank directly into the stone wall, almost breaking through it.
Seeing Mod's cruel behavior, even Shiliu, who was used to various punishments in Impel Down City, couldn't help but feel shocked.
In contrast, Luo didn't react at all.
After all, he often cuts his enemies into dozens of pieces and then throws them away.
Although it will not cause substantial physical damage to the enemy, the mental damage is still quite intense.
After kicking half of Runti's head away, Maud returned the shadow to Runti.
As soon as the shadow returned to Runti's body, in just a blink of an eye, Runti's body, which had been turned to gray by the sun, returned to its original state out of thin air.
Then, Maude immediately cut off Runti's shadow.
"Luo, cut her into pieces."
Maude glanced at Runti, who lost her shadow and lost consciousness again.
"Eight dollars might not be enough."
Luo raised his index finger, opened the domain space, and cut Runti's body into sixteen pieces on his own initiative.
There are no sea-floor stone handcuffs on the ship. Even if the heart and shadow have been taken away, Runti's freedom of movement can only be restricted in this way.
Mod glanced at Runti who was cut into sixteen pieces. Without saying anything, in front of Shiliu, she stuffed Runti's shadow into Crescent Hunter Diemei's body.
A few seconds later.
Diemei suddenly opened her eyes, slowly stood up from the ground, then lowered her head and looked at her body.
"Huh? How could I wear such ugly clothes? And my figure is too bad!"
As she said this, she touched her face a few times with her hands, then stared in disbelief and said, "What's going on with this face? It's disgustingly ugly!"
Diemei Zombie, who carries Runti's soul, bluntly slandered her body as soon as she woke up.
With such a distinctive character, once he becomes ruthless, he will even scold himself.
"Master, this body is too bad, help me change it!"
After slandering her poor body, Runti looked at Maude pitifully.
"Say more, you go out first."
"Ugh... okay."
Runti whimpered and left the room obediently.
As soon as she left, the room suddenly became quiet.
Maude then looked at Shiliu.
Facing Mod's gaze, Xiliu's heart froze and she said in a deep voice, "Is this why you won't kill us for the time being?"
"not completely."
Mod's eyes were fixed on the star above Xi Liu's head, and he said calmly: "So, what is your choice?"
"Surrender."
Shiliu took a deep breath and answered without hesitation.
Not only did he want to save his own life, he also wanted to continue many things that had not been accomplished before.
"Even if you choose to surrender, I will not return the 'heart' and 'shadow' to you."
"It doesn't matter, even if you lose part of your 'freedom', I will let you see the value."
Shiliu's expression was full of confidence at this moment.
As long as Morde is willing to give him a chance, he firmly believes that with his own abilities, he will live up to Morde's expectations.
And what he wants is very simple, as long as he can actually satisfy his own desires.
Maud looked down at Shiliu and nodded slowly after a moment.
Seeing Mod's reaction, Shiliu's heart finally dropped.
His loyalty to Blackbeard will only stem from Blackbeard's success.
But let alone success, Blackbeard couldn't even complete the first step of his plan...
When he met Blackbeard in Impel Down, Shiliu thought that Blackbeard was the man he had been waiting for.
But he was proven wrong.
And the man in front of me might be...
"You should go downstairs first, Luo, and move Shiliu to the lobby on the first floor."
Now that he accepted Xi Liu's choice of surrender, Mod had no intention of wasting time on Xi Liu and directly asked Luo to send Xi Liu to the hall on the first floor.
Luo nodded, opened the domain space, and transferred Xi Liu down in an instant.
Uh-huh!
Lobby.
Shiliu appeared out of thin air and lay directly on the floor.
Immediately, Xiliu looked up blankly, and what came into view were Qingzhi, Jia Ya, Xia Qi, and Lafayette, four strong men who were not easy to mess with.
“…”