Mord Was One Step Ahead

There was no way out. It was a fight to the death.

Shusui and the Wolf Fang Mace clashed, constantly erupting with black-and-red arcs of lightning.

The two palpable killing intents from Maud and Kaido spread a terrifying aura in all directions through the clash of their Conqueror's Haki.

The clash between top-tier powerhouses caused even heaven and earth to change color.

Kaido's dragon eyes were filled with bone-chilling killing intent. His gaze pierced through the black-and-red arcs of lightning and landed on Maud.

This newcomer in his eyes had, at some point, already gained the capital to fight him head-on.

Whether it was strength or Conqueror's Haki Coating...

Kaido's eyes grew colder and colder.

He had to kill Maud here.

The thought was colored by his violent killing intent.

In his human-beast form, Kaido suddenly opened his mouth, and a scorching light gathered inside.

Whether in his dragon form or human-beast form, Kaido could freely control the elemental abilities of the Azure Dragon Mythical Zoan.

"Heat Breath!"

The flame breath, containing destructive heat, shot straight toward Maud's face.

Maud reacted extremely quickly. The instant the Heat Breath's flames appeared, he activated Shadow Shift and swapped places with a Shadow Mark he had prepared beforehand.

That Shadow Mark was behind Kaido.

Maud had silently placed it there while their blades had clashed moments ago.

Whoosh—!

After using Shadow Shift, Maud vanished into thin air.

Kaido's close-range Heat Breath missed and flew into the distance in an instant.

At the same time.

Maud appeared behind Kaido, Shusui in his hand surging with black-and-red arcs of lightning.

With Shusui suddenly no longer blocking it, the Wolf Fang Mace, which Kaido had been continuously pouring power into, abruptly lost its resistance. It dropped violently, smashing toward the ground with tremendous force.

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