He had barely managed to withstand Maud's Armament Haki-infused slash. With Cavendish's current strength, there was no way he could completely neutralize it.
The stark and unmistakable gap in power directly shook Cavendish, causing his consciousness to grow hazy.
Once a close-quarters battle had reached this point, Cavendish could already be declared dead unilaterally.
During this period, Cavendish had done everything he could to raise his bounty so he could surpass Maud.
As far as the result went, he had indeed surpassed Maud's previous bounty of 360 million with his own 380 million bounty.
However, bounties and strength could not be treated as one and the same.
Cavendish's current bounty was even higher than it would be three years later, but his strength had barely improved.
Faced with Maud's alternating use of Shadow Step and Silent Step, Cavendish had been defeated in no more than two exchanges.
"This is... the gap between him and me...?"
Before his consciousness completely blurred, Cavendish's pride suffered an unprecedented blow. He even subconsciously stopped referring to himself as "this young master."
Maud looked coldly at Cavendish, who had lost the ability to resist.
The women not far away cried out in alarm and began cursing Maud one after another.
Maud turned a deaf ear to them. He raised his blade and slashed at Cavendish's vital point.
He had no Two-Color Haki, yet he had managed to make an impeccable defense during their clash just now.
Maud praised him inwardly.
But he would take his experience.
A blade glint filled with killing intent shot straight toward Cavendish.
Once the blade flashed past, Cavendish's head would hit the ground.
Fang Sword Percy, who had been watching from the side, clenched his fists and suppressed the urge to launch a sneak attack on Maud.
He had been