The gunfire inside the coliseum came to a halt.
Amid the chaos, all that remained were the sounds of the spectators fleeing in panic.
On the arena floor.
The lifeless Buffalo and the unconscious Baby-5, whose body had been driven into the floor, caused Maud's image in everyone's eyes to suddenly loom larger.
They had witnessed Maud's strength with their own eyes.
He was strong!
So strong that even two ability users from the Donquixote Family couldn't last three rounds against Maud.
Even so, they had no intention of stopping there.
The confidence brought by strength in numbers was one reason. Another was the value of the Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit.
"Bagard. Maud..."
Countless gazes from all directions converged on Maud before shifting to Lafitte, who stood beside him.
Just moments ago, Maud had tossed the crystal box containing the Devil Fruit to Lafitte.
"Heh heh, so this is the legendary Ancient Zoan..."
Lafitte completely ignored the malicious gazes coming from all around and calmly examined the Devil Fruit inside the crystal box.
Compared to Lafitte's composure, Jim wore a solemn expression.
They were standing on the arena floor, the easiest position in the coliseum to focus fire on.
Amid the silence, Jim's tall, sturdy body moved behind Maud, blocking some of the potential lines of fire aimed at him.
Maud, however, lifted the unconscious Baby-5 with one hand.
Blood seeping from her nose and mouth, mixed with dust, stained Baby-5's beautiful face.
"Self-detonation isn't a good habit."
Maud looked coldly at Baby-5's head, which lolled backward without strength.
Just now, if he hadn't moved quickly enough to knock Baby-5 unconscious before she completely turned into a missile...
If Baby-5 had successfully self-detonated at such close range, the outcome wouldn't have been pleasant.
"Lafitte, I'll leave the Devil Fruit in