Lost Interest

Ten stars.

The pinnacle of the world.

Whether in intensity or power, it was on an entirely different level from the previous nine and a half stars.

With his Haki advanced to ten stars, Maud had effortlessly shattered Bullet's Haki with that single slash.

The person who was most surprised was Maud himself.

He had never expected the power of ten-star Haki to be this overwhelming.

After all—

Before absorbing Charlotte Linlin's experience, his Haki could at most suppress Bullet.

It could not break through his defenses with a single slash like it had just now.

It was almost a complete overpowering.

Maud sheathed his blade and watched as Bullet retreated to widen the distance.

As long as he wished, he could close in on Bullet in an instant and continue slashing at him.

But he did not. Instead, he stood where he was and let out a sigh.

This battle.

Maud had never felt much pressure in the first place. That was why he had hoped Bullet and Charlotte Linlin could join forces. Unfortunately, things had not gone as he wished.

Now that his Haki had advanced to ten stars, the battle had become even more effortless.

Maud suddenly lost interest in the fight.

In his eyes, Bullet was now nothing more than a mass of experience he could take away at any moment.

The obvious intensity of the battle could not possibly make the experience rewards stored in Hunter's Notebook settle and transform.

Having lost interest in the fight, he prepared to end it directly. But before that...

"Bullet, I'll give you one last chance."

Maud slowly raised Shusui and pointed it at Bullet, whose arms were streaming with blood.

"A chance? What do you mean?"

Bullet forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and frowned at Maud,