The shock wave that carved a massive ravine across the battlefield stunned the vast majority of the Marines.
A technique with such terrifying power was far beyond anything they could withstand.
After all, even Admiral Kizaru had been gravely wounded—
If it had been them, they would probably have been reduced to ashes in an instant.
Countless Marines stared in shock at Maud, who had severely injured Kizaru.
They knew that Maud was immensely powerful, a complete and utter monster.
But Kizaru was also one of the Marines' top combatants. Yet in barely any time at all, he had been defeated before Maud.
"Bagard. Maud..."
"Was it really worth provoking a monster like this?"
"Don't say something that would sully the two characters behind you. We... are Marines!!!"
"Sorry..."
The commotion caused by Maud since his departure from Impel Down had left the Marines' emotions in turmoil, making it difficult for them to calm down.
Only now did they finally understand Marine Fleet Admiral Sakazuki's resolve.
No matter the cost, Bagard Maud had to be stopped here!
They absolutely could not—
let such a monster continue advancing!
Many Marines recalled Maud's unstoppable rise all the way to this point. It felt as though a mountain were pressing down on their hearts, leaving them so weighed down that they could barely breathe.
A monster among monsters like Maud, whose rate of growth defied description, was, in their view, already far more threatening than the Four Emperors who had long been famous throughout the New World.
And—
the many legendary vicious criminals who had escaped from Infinite Hell, including the Successor of the Demon Bullet, Red the Aloof, and World Destroyer World.
The hidden dangers and threats posed by those troublesome figures were nothing compared to the heavy shackles the Marines had