The all-out Bringer of Storms had failed to destroy Maud.
It had not even managed to critically injure him.
Seeing this result, Charlotte Linlin was extremely displeased.
Even Kaido, whose fighting spirit Maud had stirred, was slightly annoyed.
No matter how one looked at it, Maud had directly blocked their Bringer of Storms.
In terms of strength alone, he had become their greatest threat.
They had to eliminate him here. Otherwise, endless trouble would follow.
Kaido had already realized it...
The Maud before him would become the greatest obstacle on his future path.
Unfortunately, Maud had realized it too.
The Kaido before him would become the biggest stepping stone on his road to the summit.
"Now this is exhilarating..."
A gleam shone in Maud's eyes.
He had never considered such a thing before.
However, as one's strength grew, many things naturally became commonplace.
"I'll use you two to convert the gains that have been piling up for so long..."
Maud crossed his two blades.
Visible black-and-white radiance flowed back and forth along the blades like two tiny streams.
The experience gains obtained through Hunter's Notebook would accumulate in part, remaining dormant.
Only intense combat could draw out the accumulated experience gains.
Maud himself was not a battle maniac.
But to pry out those accumulated experience gains, he was always looking for one battle opportunity after another.
The most obvious example was when he had served as the gatekeeper to the New World in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Back then, even when he spent money to buy pirate captain slaves, Maud would give those pirate captains a chance to fight before harvesting their experience.
It was all for the sake of converting his gains.
Now, facing the Four Emperors Kaido and Charlotte Linlin alone certainly carried enormous risks, but it would definitely