The floating ability was the Maud Pirates' means of escaping the battlefield.
But that was under the condition that Fujitora did not interfere.
Otherwise, with gravity pulling them down, trying to float directly away from here was clearly unrealistic.
To force Fujitora to let go, Maud had crossed most of the battlefield to get here.
But how could a single sentence possibly make Fujitora let go?
Besides, with the two sides opposed like this, their past friendship would not count for much.
In the end, they still had to rely on strength to speak for them.
Seeing that Fujitora remained silent, Maud stopped talking as well.
When it was time to solve things with force, saying more was meaningless.
Under countless gazes, black-red arcs of electricity suddenly flashed across Shusui, the sword in Maud's hand.
In the next moment, Maud launched himself at Fujitora.
The air currents churned violently along his path.
Fujitora raised his head slightly. He showed no courtesy at all. The instant Maud moved, he swung his blade and sent a horizontal gravity wave slashing toward him, one powerful enough to distort objects with ease.
This attack method, completely different from a conventional slash, was also why so many powerful figures called Fujitora a monster.
Faced with the overbearing horizontal gravity wave, Maud had no intention of retreating. He raised his hand and unleashed Hakuoku.
A cylindrical shock wave, resembling a comet, met the gravity wave head-on.
Two immense forces collided in midair.
The power contained within them tore at each other before erupting all at once.
Boom—!
The rocks at the point of impact instantly shattered into countless fragments.
A violent blast of air surged in all directions like a tsunami.
The pirates and Marines nearby hurriedly raised their arms, struggling to block the oncoming blast.