The life or death of Vice Admiral Dalmatian was unknown.
Maud's casually contemptuous words instantly enraged every Marine present.
They glared furiously at Maud, their momentum surging.
Maud remained unmoved. He glanced back at the heavily wounded Perona and Urouge, his gaze turning slightly cold.
His eyes paused briefly on Hawkins before quickly moving away and shifting back to the surrounding Marines.
"Have you thought about how you want to die after hurting my people?"
Maud looked coldly at the Marines around him.
He had noticed Aokiji battling Shakky.
But so what?
Before Aokiji could free himself, Maud was absolutely confident he could eliminate all the Marines present.
"Arrogant..."
The Marines' expressions darkened at Maud's words.
Onigumo said grimly, "What can you accomplish by yourself?"
Such confidence naturally came from Aokiji's presence.
"By myself?"
Maud smiled.
Just then, figures carrying fearsome momentum descended from the sky.
"Yohohoho...!"
Brook's distinctive laughter echoed across the skies above the entire Sabaody Archipelago.
Hearing the commotion, the Marines looked up one after another.
"Hm?"
Lafitte, Brook, Jaya, Jim, and Philo descended from the sky in succession.
Just before landing, Lafitte spread a pair of wings from his back, dispelling his downward momentum and landing steadily beside Maud.
Brook, Jim, and Philo used Geppo almost simultaneously. Accompanied by a series of deep explosive sounds, they landed one after another and stood beside Maud.
Jaya, meanwhile, floated down slowly to one side as lightly as a balloon.
"They're members of the Maud Pirates, who disappeared for a while...!!!"
The Marines could barely conceal their astonishment as they watched Lafitte and the others safely land beside Maud using their own methods.
After being separated for such a long time, all the members of the Maud Pirates had finally arrived at the threshold of the New World in