Chapter 42: The Mad Woman
Things are getting worse and worse.
Looking at Gatzt and Abbey, who were about to fight, the pirates in the tavern who had nothing to do with the matter couldn't sit still.
They had the heart to leave, but they could only look at the gate blocked by the members of the Sharp Bull Pirates.
The gate was blocked, and I couldn't walk if I wanted to.
You can't shout for Kazt and the others, who are obviously on the verge of an outburst, right?
It's not impossible to do that, the question is who comes out on top?
As for the other exit, which is the back kitchen passage on the side of the counter, there should be a back door to get out.
It's just that, if you want to go there, you will inevitably have to pass through the interweaving point of sight between Gatzt and Abbey.
So, here comes the problem again.
Who's coming out on top?
No one wanted to, so they had to retreat to the wall as much as they could, so as not to be affected later.
If you don't have a chance to leave through the gate or back door, you'll have to break the wall.
Although the walls of the tavern are harder than ordinary wood, it is still wood, so it is not difficult to break the wall.
Coincidentally, Maude's thinking stance is exactly the same as that of these pirates, and he has no consciousness of being the initiator.
Breaking through the wall is also one of the retreats he is thinking.
As for the closer kitchen passage, he didn't have any plans.
It's not that I'm worried about accidentally injuring someone in the Tomahawk Tavern, but because I'm worried that the people behind Mad Hatter will get in trouble afterwards.
"It's a fight, huh?"
While Maud was guarding against Abbey, out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at Gatzt and her gang in front of the door, as well as the dozen or so sturdy pirates who had come with Abbey.
Compared to the angry Gatzt, Maud felt that the Abbey in front of him was more dangerous.
The sword that stabbed at him without warning gave him a better understanding of Abbe's ruthlessness.
It is also a last resort to use this kind of pervert to block the gun.
Abbey stared at Maude with a smile on her face, as if she could detect Maude's thoughts at the moment.
Although he was smiling, his eyes were full of cold killing intent.
She turned her back to Kazit and the others, holding a foil in her right hand, and her left hand slowly raised high, and suddenly snapped her fingers.
The crisp sound is unusually noticeable at this time.
With this snap of her fingers, a dozen of her subordinates suddenly drew their long knives, ignoring the skunk hiding under the table, and walked directly towards Abbey.
At times like these, a pet is not worth their distraction.
And the people on Gatzit's side, as early as when Gatzt entered the state of beasthood, they had already shown their weapons.
Several people, led by Wells, the cadre of the Sharp Bull Pirates, unceremoniously raised their guns and aimed them at Abbey and his gang.
But all pirates will basically be equipped with members who are proficient in gunmanship, and the Sharp Bull Pirates are no exception.
On the other hand, the people brought by Abbey were not equipped with guns, and all of them were mainly cold weapons.
In this environment, the Sharp Bull Pirates have more advantages than Abbey's group in terms of numbers and weapons.
The tension is like a taut rubber band, about to be stretched to the limit.
Battle, on the verge of breaking out.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the wolf mouse immediately put away his emotions.
In this calm atmosphere before the storm, he didn't want to draw the attention of the two groups by crying too professionally.
He quietly moved closer to where Maude was.
The distance is very delicate, not stepping into Abbey's attack range, and not too far from Maud.
This distance ensures that he can rescue Maude at any time.
"Well, why do I have to do this?"
The wolf rat was unwilling and helpless.
Crying and crying, if Maud hadn't escaped this.
Not only did he cry in vain, but he also got into trouble in vain.
Therefore, even if it is as uncomfortable as eating at the moment, he has to endure the feeling of nausea to help Maude's plan to get out of trouble.
It's all about getting the job done as quickly as possible!
He told himself.
Maud didn't have the time to comprehend the wolf's "kindness" at this point, and after Abbey snapped his fingers, he didn't even have the energy to pay attention to the Gatzt group.
Because, Maud found that even though Kazt and his gang had put pressure on Abe, Abe turned a blind eye to it, and instead only looked at herself.
"Big Sister Abbey, there's no point in you staring at me like this, it will only make your men die faster."
Maude's reminder hits the nail on the head.
"I think so, too, little brother Usopp."
Abbey's smile grew more and more charming, and her sword-wielding arm bulged slightly.
"But who told you to tease me?"
Before he could finish speaking, Abbe stepped forward, the sword in his hand turning into a streamer, and once again striking Maud.
【Triple Stacks】
The slender blade sliced through the air, and a buzzing sound rang out.
The sword blade streamer was divided into three, pointing at Maude's throat, chest, and lower body.
"This mad woman ......"
The feeling of oppression came with the sword, and Maude's face changed slightly, and he turned sideways, trying to avoid the tip of the sword that stabbed straight in.
The three-way sword light swept by, so fast that only the afterimage could be seen.
Snort——!
Maude's clothes on her chest and at her navel were torn open almost at the same time.
If it goes deeper, you will inevitably see blood.
Maintaining her sideways stance as she dodged the sword strike, Maude drew her flintlock pistol and fired a shot at Abbe's face without hesitation.
Bang!
Buckshot shot through the smoke into Abbey's face.
However, it hit the afterimage.
The buckshot cut through the afterimage and hit an unlucky pirate.
Abbey's speed surprised Maud.
In a place like the West Sea, Abbey, who can deserve a bounty of 38 million, really lives up to his name.
Realizing that with her current strength, she couldn't bargain for Abbe, Maud decisively changed her mind and put away her flintlock pistol while retreating backwards.
Another loaded flintlock pistol, which he would not use lightly.
Next, he didn't care about other threats and was ready to focus on defense with all his might.
As long as Abbey is contained, then Abbey's men will definitely be annihilated by Gatzt and his gang in a short time.
The longer it drags on, the worse Abbey's position becomes.
At that point, even if Gattitt could discern anything from the fact that Abbe was going to kill himself at the expense of his men, he would definitely take Abbey out without hesitation.
He had to force Abbey to give up attacking him.
Between the lightning and flint, Maude's thinking was clear, and the concentration of looking at Abbey was raised to the extreme.
【Heart Drop Fist Listening】
As her concentration increased, Maud used a technique similar to the Primary-level See-Hear Domineering effect.
Eyes locked on Abbey.
The flow of killing intent, the vibration of limbs, the trajectory of sword strikes.
All the information was contained in Maude's eyes in an instant.
Just like Abbey only has Maude in his eyes, Maude at this moment only has Abbe and a sword in his eyes.
That's all he can do.
Because, the prerequisite for activating [Heart Drop Fist Listening] is that all the minds must be concentrated on a single goal.
Abbey was keenly aware of something.
For a moment, I had the illusion that I had been seen naked by Maude.
But she didn't think much about it, and drove the sword to use the [Ringing Triple Stack] triple stab attack in succession towards Maude.
Being able to continuously stab high-speed combos is her real killer weapon.
In order to kill Maud as soon as possible, she did not slack off at all.
The stormy sword momentum suddenly enveloped Maude.
Maud, however, swayed back and forth in the sword, dodging every sword that Abbey stabbed at her.
In just a few seconds.
A dozen of Abbe's sword strikes missed.
Her face changed.
Not far away, the wolf mouse looked shocked.
He had been ready to support Maud, but he didn't expect Abbey's sword to be fast and powerful.
So I could only watch as the sword momentum woven by Abero covered Maude.
At that moment, the wolf rat seemed to foresee the fate of Maude who was about to be poked into a thousand holes.
However, what appeared in front of him was the scene of Maude coping with the sword momentum with ease.
"Paper, paper painting? No, it's not paper ......! ”
"And this bastard actually hides his strength!"
The thought of deliberately approaching this kind of guy.
The wolf rat was shocked, and a chill inexplicably appeared in his heart.
It's obvious that he is in the dark, why does he feel this way?