Only torrential rain could extinguish the fury in the hearts of the King's Army and the Rebel Army.
Other than that,
the only option was to cow them with overwhelming power.
That was what Maud was about to do.
Tap, tap—
Maud walked along the Shadow Skywalk.
But his attention was not on the King's Army and Rebel Army below. Instead, he looked toward the west side of the palace.
That was where the royal tombs of the Alabasta Kingdom lay.
As the war reached its fiercest point, the aura belonging to Luffy finally converged with Crocodile's aura inside the royal tombs.
"Who wins or loses doesn't matter."
"As long as I'm here, the outcome is already decided."
Maud's gaze seemed capable of piercing through the smoke and buildings to see Crocodile laughing wildly.
He did not know whether the battle between Luffy and Crocodile would end as it had in the original story, given the influence he had brought about.
If it could not,
then he could only personally kill Crocodile and pin the blame on Luffy.
Even the deaths of Baroque Works' senior agents could be blamed on the Straw Hat Pirates.
Maud walked nearly a hundred meters forward, then stopped on the Shadow Skywalk extending from the clock tower.
Below him was a chaotic battle that kept sending smoke and dust billowing into the air.
The clang of iron weapons,
gunshots,
and screams.
All sorts of sounds rang out everywhere.
Perona came behind Maud and glanced down at the chaotic battle.
Bodies lay piled up, and blood flowed freely.
It was a scene of utter carnage.
And this was the true face of the world.
"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and find a way to stop the war! Even saving just one person would