From Doflamingo controlling Atmos and making him hack at his comrades, to Maud's gun shadow arriving and pinning Atmos to the ground with a single slash.
The entire process, from beginning to end.
Had not even taken ten seconds.
In a sense, compared to being controlled by Doflamingo and forced to hack at his comrades, dying at Maud's hands might have been a little better.
Maud stood on Atmos's corpse, carefully sensing the slight changes coming from his body.
As expected of a captain-level figure, the gains fed back to him were far greater than those from the prisoners on the Fifth Floor of Impel Down.
Roughly—
The gains from one captain could equal those from around fifty prisoners on the Fifth Floor.
But compared with the physical gains brought by Little Oars, it felt like comparing a minor shaman to a great one.
Still, Maud was already quite satisfied.
The smile on Doflamingo's face gradually vanished, replaced by an expressionless stare at Maud.
The killing intent in his eyes surged like a flood. His slightly curled fingers were already prepared to attack Maud at any moment.
But,
The last shred of reason was struggling to suppress his killing intent.
Without a legitimate reason, if he killed Maud in a situation like this, it would certainly feel satisfying.
But afterward, he would most likely be held accountable, and he might even lose his position as a Shichibukai.
Without the convenience brought by the Shichibukai position, his deal with Beasts Kaido would be indirectly affected.
At that thought, the image of Beasts Kaido flashed through his mind. Doflamingo's raised index finger slowly lowered again.
What he feared was not Maud, but that man with incredibly powerful strength, unimaginable vitality, and immense defensive power—Beasts Kaido.
In the end, reason triumphed over impulse.