Giving Slaughter Meaning

"Here."

Luo casually tossed the heart he had just taken out to Maud.

Maud raised a hand and caught the heart, thinking that Luo was becoming more and more practiced at this job. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

Sizzle—

Shadowy waves seeped from his palm, flowing slowly like drifting smoke.

In just a moment, a fruit appeared out of thin air in Maud's palm.

"Luo, hold on to these for now. I have to take this guy up for a lap."

Maud tossed the heart and fruit backhandedly, preparing to take the severely injured and unconscious King into the sky for a lap or two and deal another blow to the Beasts Pirates' morale.

After all, with twenty thousand people, it really wouldn't be easy to sweep them all away in a short time.

But continuing to crush their morale would greatly improve their efficiency.

Luo caught the heart Maud tossed over and said calmly, "I don't think that's necessary. That move of yours just now has already sent the Beasts Pirates' morale to rock bottom."

"The more, the merrier."

Maud smiled as he tossed out those words. Then, under Luo's gaze, he grabbed King, who looked utterly battered, and flew straight into the sky.

Every move Maud made undoubtedly tugged at the nerves of countless people.

When the Beasts Pirates saw their faction's only real combatant being carried by Maud like a tattered sack, they felt utterly miserable.

Deep despair and helplessness spread through the heart of every Beasts Pirates member like a virus.

Kaido wasn't on Onigashima, and King, the strongest fighter on the battlefield, had been defeated by Maud with such ease.

The cruel reality completely stripped the Beasts Pirates' members of their will to fight.

Aokiji and Shiryu, who had just entered the battle,