The Foreseeable Issue Facing the World

The dark ring-shaped slash fused with Shadow ability struck with the force of thunder, crushing the momentum of the Holy Land guards.

With that single move, another thousand or so Holy Land guards fell.

Adding those who had previously been knocked down by Maud's single Thunderous Might, more than a thousand Holy Land guards lay dead across the social plaza.

More than two thousand corpses now lay scattered across the social plaza.

Setting aside the effects on his stamina, as long as Maud still had the strength to swing his blade, it was impossible for these Holy Land guards to get anywhere near him—even if every one of them were an elite proficient in Armament Haki.

Corpses covered the ground in every direction, with Maud at the center.

Maud stood in the middle, his right hand still resting on the hilt of the sheathed White Weasel. His expression was indifferent.

The Holy Land guards whose path was blocked by their comrades' corpses could barely conceal their fear as they stared at Maud.

If the range of that ring-shaped slash had not been limited, those charging from behind would certainly have followed their comrades' fate and ended up as corpses on the ground.

Because...

That was not a technique they could defend against with Armament Haki. Being struck by it meant death the instant the blade landed.

"This monster...!!!"

The Holy Land guards, who had never once retreated from beginning to end, finally began to falter.

One move, Thunderous Might. One move, Shadow Ring Severance.

Those two moves alone had caused so many of their comrades to die and fall to the ground.

Facing such a monster, even if they used their lives to wear him down, they probably had no hope of victory.

A deep sense of helplessness and fear