Apart from Purple Pig ending his hiatus, who else could stop Bacak D. Maud?
All the pirates harboring delusions about the Great Treasure stared at Maud on the screen with fearful expressions.
They had originally hoped to see both sides suffer heavy losses.
At the very least...
With Charlotte Linlin and Bullet's monstrous strength, even if they were no match for Maud, they should have at least injured him or drained most of his stamina.
But the result was completely different.
Charlotte Linlin and Bullet had been defeated one after another, yet they had not injured Maud in the slightest.
Not only that...
"Doesn't he get tired?"
Most of the pirates lying low and waiting for an opportunity suddenly realized something.
They stared at Maud on the screen, who showed not the slightest sign of fatigue. It was as if a bolt of thunder had suddenly struck through their hearts, making their entire bodies tremble uncontrollably.
How was this possible?!
They could barely accept the fact that Maud had defeated Charlotte Linlin and Bullet without suffering a scratch, but they could not accept the fact that Maud did not even look tired.
"Even metal gets fatigued, let alone a human..."
"In a sense, he isn't human at all!"
"..."
"Even if he's a monster, after such an intense battle... it's impossible for him to have expended nothing, right?"
The many pirates were deeply shaken.
It was as if an invincible monster stood before them. Why, then, were they still harboring delusions about the Great Treasure?
Apart from hoping that Charlotte Linlin and Bullet could cause Maud some trouble...
The one thing they relied on was this—
An extremely intense battle would cause Maud to expend a massive amount of stamina and Haki.
That would create the necessary conditions for ants