White Fist and Black Cage came one after another.
"An ability user...!"
Skuard and Fossa hurriedly raised their swords to block White Fist and Black Cage.
The blades, each over two meters long, scraped against the fence-like Black Cage, sending sparks flying, while the fist wreathed in white smoke slammed heavily into the flaming blade.
The sharp clang and dull impact rang out almost simultaneously.
The ensuing force sent Skuard and Fossa reeling backward.
The reinforcements from Hina and Smoker had cut off their assault on Maud just like that.
Seeing Skuard and Fossa knocked back, Bruhheim decisively withdrew his attack and retreated, forming a pincer formation with his companions.
"The Logia-type and Paramecia abilities look pretty strong."
They stared expressionlessly at Smoker and Hina, who had suddenly intervened.
On this battlefield, rank was not the only measure of strength.
Therefore,
no matter who they faced, they had to fight with everything they had.
Maud also looked toward Smoker and Hina, who had stepped in to help him.
"I never thought you two would actually help me."
"Help you? Don't get the wrong idea. That would only make me uncomfortable."
Smoker gently rubbed his slightly aching wrist. He first glanced at the somewhat surprised Maud, then turned coldly toward Fossa, who held the flaming blade.
Just now,
that man had used the flat of his blade to block his White Fist.
The Armament Haki that was by no means weak had transmitted force through the recoil, slightly straining his wrist.
After all, he was a commander-level figure under the Whitebeard Pirates...
Against an enemy like this, he had to first cast aside the arrogant notion that "turning into an element meant being invincible."
Hina came to Maud's right and raised a hand to remove the cigarette between her lips.
"Hina