The thunderbolts crashed into the scorched earth behind him in an endless barrage.
With his back to the falling lightning, Maud stood by the shore and snapped his fingers, shattering the chest and life force of the Celestial Dragon Shalria from a distance.
It was a move he had made without hesitation after seeing more than a dozen warships appear in the distance.
And so, right before the Marines led by Smoker, he had taken the life of a Celestial Dragon as easily as crushing a fly.
Beside Maud stood Lafitte and the others.
They understood the meaning behind that snap of Maud's fingers all too well.
"Yohoho..."
A meaningful smile appeared on Lafitte's pale face.
Perona covered her small mouth, her eyes trembling slightly.
Luo's expression was somewhat solemn. Always thoughtful and cautious, he was already considering the consequences.
A gleeful smile showed on Jim's scarred, slightly ferocious face. As he silently bared his teeth, his neat row of white teeth seemed tinged with a hint of blood.
From the moment Maud killed the Celestial Dragon, they understood one thing perfectly.
That was—
They would raise the flag of the Maud Pirates and embark on a road from which there was no turning back.
On the warship.
All the Marines, including Smoker and Hina, stared wide-eyed at the Celestial Dragon Shalria, whose chest had been blown open and who had lost his life in an instant. Some were shocked, while others were horrified.
"That guy... he actually dared to do that..."
Smoker stared at Shalria's corpse in disbelief.
During the hostage exchange, he had clearly used Smoke Sense to thoroughly examine the Celestial Dragon's physical condition, so he was certain there had been nothing unusual inside his body.
Even if his heart had been replaced, it would merely have