The formation that had taken position in advance revealed Sengoku and Kizaru's killing intent.
Kill if possible.
Capture if possible.
Starlike light condensed at Kizaru's fingertips, accompanied by an unending, ear-piercing sound.
Biu--!
The beam took its time forming, but the laser it fired was incredibly fast.
The starlike light abruptly transformed into a yellow beam and shot straight toward Luo.
Clearly,
Kizaru remembered the small loss he had suffered when Maud kicked him away earlier. This time, he intended to deal with Luo first.
Luo was currently weak and powerless, with openings everywhere.
The stamina he had finally recovered had already been completely drained by the several small-scale Rooms he had used just now.
Simply standing was already difficult, let alone dodging Kizaru's laser beam.
However,
with Maud beside him, he had no intention of dodging.
Maud promptly extended his arm, placing it across the laser beam's path.
The Shadow Waves attached to his arm transformed into a pitch-black hand. Its five fingers spread open and forcibly seized the incoming laser beam into its palm, then clenched hard.
With a deep, muffled boom, like a firecracker exploding after falling into water, the laser beam suddenly detonated inside the pitch-black hand formed from the Shadow Waves.
Wisps of faint light flickered through the gaps between the black hand's fingers, but the hand itself merely trembled slightly.
The explosive force of the laser beam was thus easily neutralized by Maud's shadow hand.
"How scary~~~"
Watching Maud forcibly crush the laser beam, a trace of surprise flashed deep in Kizaru's eyes.
Since obtaining the Glint-Glint Fruit, this was the first time he had seen someone deal with his laser beam in such a way.
The slightly strange sensation made him habitually tug at the corner of his mouth before crossing his arms.