Listening to Kazt's voice, thick with resentment.
Whether they were the hidden sentries harboring ill intentions or the pirate onlookers who had moored their ships nearby, everyone immediately understood the cause of this gunfight.
Before the Battle Axe Tavern incident, no one had ever heard the name Usopp.
Calling him unknown would have been putting it mildly.
Yet this ruthless man who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere had not only slapped Aibe across the face in the Battle Axe Tavern, humiliating him to the extreme.
Now, he had even come alone to ride straight onto the faces of the Sharp Bull Pirates?
The pirates stationed on the surrounding ships had originally intended to remain uninvolved, but that did not stop them from watching more closely.
On the deck of the Sharp Horn Pirate Ship.
The moment he heard Kazt's voice, Maud swiftly untied Usopp from his back and fired at Kazt without a word.
Bang—
The lead bullet pointed straight at Kazt's chest.
Maud knew that firearms were unlikely to have any effect on pirates with such high bounties.
So he deliberately aimed for the upper body, where his chances of hitting were higher.
Kazt's eyes widened in fury. By the time he shouted Maud's name, he had already transformed into his human-beast form.
Facing the incoming lead bullet, he simply brought down a hoof.
Sparks flew as he shattered the lead bullet with his hoof.
The shot had failed, but Maud calmly secured Usopp onto his back again.
Against an opponent of this level, firearms were extremely ineffective when used head-on. Their firing line would be seen through easily.
Before Kazt could attack, Maud took the opportunity to charge at the Sharp Bull Pirates' members. With a slash of his dagger, he killed another one.
By this point,