The person who should least have appeared here and now.
Had appeared just like this.
With a single slash.
As the biting blade light flashed past.
The glasses worn by the Bald Five Elders shattered abruptly. A line of blood appeared between his brows, severing his life force.
This man, powerful enough to cut an island in half with a single slash, collapsed toward the ground.
His powerless right hand could no longer hold the fiendishly demonic First Generation Kikoku.
His five fingers loosened, and the First Generation Kikoku fell toward the ground.
Thud.
The Bald Five Elders fell to the ground, his life force extinguished.
But before the First Generation Kikoku hit the ground, Maud caught it.
The White Weasel had already returned to its sheath.
In its place was the demonic blade that had just lost its master, its entire body radiating an ominous black aura.
"Fine blade."
Maud examined the demonic blade, his gaze involuntarily drawn to its clear, gleaming grain.
As for the black aura that seemed ready to devour anyone it touched, it was no more than air in his eyes, barely worth noticing.
Around him.
The Marines, the Holy Land's guards, and the CP members all stared at Maud in utter horror.
Even after the Bald Five Elders fell, they still could not understand what had just happened before their eyes.
Why was this monster here?
Why was this monster completely unharmed?
This monster...
How were they supposed to resist him?
Shock, accompanied by one soul-rending question after another, echoed through every person's heart.
Everyone was watching Maud, yet no one could utter a word.
The three Five Elders present also struggled to hide their shock.
They were stunned not only because Maud had appeared completely unharmed, but also because the strongest among them—the