After absorbing Brogy's experience, Maud grasped the principles behind using the Hagoku starting stance in an instant.
But,
Maud had not expected the Hagoku starting stance to consume so much energy.
If stamina and Haki each had their own energy bars,
then that Hagoku starting stance he had just unleashed at full power had directly drained 30% of Maud's stamina and 20% of his Haki.
In other words, in a head-on battle, Maud could use the full Hagoku starting stance at most four times.
And despite its absurd cost, it still had not knocked Dorry down.
Ultimately, this was because it was Maud's first time using the Hagoku starting stance. When converting his power into output, he had not considered controlling the attack's area of effect.
As a result, when he pushed the area of effect to its maximum, he had the imposing force and spectacle, but the power of the Hagoku starting stance had been dispersed along with it.
On top of that, Dorry's physique and endurance were already far beyond the norm. Thus, after taking the Hagoku starting stance head-on, he had not suffered serious injuries or fallen unconscious.
To a certain extent, this was also the price of low proficiency, causing Maud to waste a great deal of stamina and Haki without realizing it.
But after using it once, Maud now had a clear understanding of it.
When he had bombarded Dorry with the Hagoku starting stance just now, there had indeed been no need to unleash it at full power.
As long as he controlled the area of effect properly, he could probably use 10% of his stamina and 5% of his Haki to produce the same power as that Hagoku starting stance.
That might be the Hagoku starting stance's most valuable characteristic.
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