Chapter Seventy-Nine: A Gun in the Left Hand, a Knife in the Right Hand
How many pirates have been killed?
Maud didn't go into detail.
He could only be sure that most of the prey he had written down in his notebook was inside the Colosseum.
These prey are mostly pirates.
At his request, the Revolutionary Army will collect information only against those who have high bounties or are notorious.
Only pirates like this will be the main force to snatch the Devil Fruit.
Even if they encounter an unexpected situation, they will not give up easily if they have a little capital.
That's what Maude would love to see.
It's just that before implementing this plan, Maud didn't expect that the army of the Ahab Kingdom would give him such a great assist.
Thanks to the "love" of the army, Maud was able to successfully collect most of the experience.
By the time the pirates who wanted to break through the encirclement and escape here reacted, there were less than three hundred of their peers who could gain a foothold around them.
On the other hand, the army, with 10,000 against the enemy 2,000, also lost about 2,500 elite soldiers.
Judging by the number of casualties, the losses of the army were undoubtedly a little more serious.
You can also see the strength of the pirates from the side.
You know, the strength of the army is already five times more than that of the pirates, and there is also Maude who keeps backstabbing in the back of the pirates.
But even so, the undisciplined pirates still caused the army to lose a quarter of its strength.
In terms of individual strength, it is clear which is strong and which is weak.
Although the army lost 2,500 soldiers, the remaining number of soldiers remained at 7,000.
With such troops, it is not difficult to maintain the strength of the encirclement.
In comparison, the pirate side, which had less than three hundred people left, looked a little depressed and miserable.
The huge disparity in strength means that the probability of them breaking through is basically zero.
Despair, or unwillingness.
It's hard to tell how they're feeling at the moment.
The only thing that can be said for sure is anger.
Anger against Maud.
"Maude Pirates...... Aren't you pirates? Why join forces with these soldiers against us? β
In the endgame, a wounded and bloody pirate looks at Maude angrily.
The other pirates who had fought until now, and even the soldiers who wanted to kill the pirates, all looked at Maude secretly.
At first, the fighting was so chaotic that the warring parties were unaware of Maude's backstabbing move.
As more and more people fell, they began to notice something unusual.
Obviously, he was also trapped in the encirclement, but instead of doing something to the army, Maud was killing the pirates.
This is also the root of the pirates' questioning.
Maud ignored the skeptical glances of his peers, let alone took the initiative to explain.
In the midst of this group of pirates, Bottran of the Tooth Pirates sensed Maude's true purpose in a short time.
It's not about snatching the Devil Fruits, it's about killing them here.
It's like the Twin Islands incident.
And Botron has been dead for a long time, and as for these pirates who have fought so far, they will be no exception.
Maude's silence added to the pirates' anger.
They couldn't figure out Maude's motives.
If Maude hadn't destroyed two warships that were responsible for escorting the member states, they would probably have decided that Maude was a member of the navy.
Otherwise, they are also pirates, why would Maud target them like this?
The many angry eyes that looked at Maude gradually changed to killing intent.
"Bacardi. Maude, we're stuck here because of you!! β
"Even if I die, I'm going to pull you on your back!"
Seeing that there was no hope of breaking out, the pirates began to point the finger at Maude.
In their opinion, Maude is undoubtedly the culprit who has made them fall here.
In this regard, even if the pirates were more bound by human desires, Maud did not intend to deny the fact that he was the culprit.
In the face of the hostility of the pirates, Maude was even more fearless.
As for the encirclement laid by the army of the kingdom of Ahab, it was a void in Maud's eyes.
If the pirates could understand Maude's confidence, it would not be surprising why Maude would attack them while they were under siege.
"Come on."
Maude was very calm, pointing his knife at the murderous pirates.
The previous chaotic battle made his physique star level directly break through from four stars to five stars, and he was only one step away from condensing the sixth star frame.
With the improvement of his physique, the domineering spirit has finally crossed the first stage and has been promoted to a three-star level.
As for the income of knife skills, it is even more gratifying, from three stars to four stars, directly rising one star.
This is also due to the fact that most of the pirates' weapons are mainly knives, so under the accumulation of numbers, it is the benefits of knife skills that are more significant.
The drastic boost from this [Best Hunting Ground] made Maude's heart flutter.
The feeling of wanting to fight became especially strong.
So, with the experience points already harvested, even though he had no interest in the remaining group of pirates, he didn't mind wasting time and energy pestering them.
Because only by fighting can the benefits brought by the notebook be completely transformed into real strength.
Taking a step back, combat experience is also a very important asset.
Maude's arrogant posture of holding the knife and speaking loudly attracted the murderous intent of this group of pirates.
But the armies of the kingdom of Ahab were also witty.
Seeing that a dispute between Maud and the remaining pirates was about to arise, they resolutely withdrew from the battle circle and continued to strictly guard the passage, making it clear that they wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
Anyway, no matter what the outcome, they will take out the remaining pirates.
The pirates who had already put the pot on Maude's head broke the jar and broke it, spontaneously gathered in a ball and killed Maude.
Lafayette and Jim, who had just eaten the Devil Fruit, walked towards Maude, while Bailey cowered in the corner to guard the unconscious Baby-5.
"I'll do it myself."
Maud turned her back to Lafayette and Jim, waving her hand to signal that they didn't need to help.
Seeing this, Lafayette and Jim stopped one after another.
Maud turned to look at the group of pirates who were rushing towards him.
"If it's now......"
Maude's eyes flashed, and he took out the raven with his free left hand.
"Samsung's domineering, coupled with the 'gun sense' of the old gun, shouldn't it explode."
With a thought, Maud raised the Raven and pointed his gun at the group of pirates rushing in a group.
In silence, the mottled body of the gun was dyed black by Maude's armed domineering.
Seeing Maude's action of raising his gun, this group of pirates was not afraid.
There are hundreds of them, so what's the threat of a flintlock pistol?
"Compress, eject."
Maud carefully controlled the output rate of the armed color, and quickly pulled the trigger.
Bangββ!
The tongue of fire flashed away.
Armed buckshot burst out of his chamber, and in the blink of an eye, a fist-sized hole in the chest of one of the pirates running at the front was pierced.
The pirate didn't realize what was happening, and fell to the ground in amazement.
Then, the lead bullet that passed through his chest continued unabated, killing all seven other pirates in a straight line.
It was also at this time that the smoke produced by the fully burned gunpowder turned into a circle of wind visible to the naked eye from small to large at the muzzle of the gun.
One shot, piercing and killing eight people.
This is...... The power of the flintlock pistol???
The power of the gunshot, beyond recognition, made the breath of everyone in the stadium stagnate.
A shot was successfully fired, and there was no bore.
Maud was satisfied.
He lowered his left hand holding the gun and raised his right hand holding the knife instead.
"Next ......"
He muttered to himself expectantly.
immediately
Hold the knife and slash at the pirates who were shocked by the power of the gunshot.
A dark blue crescent moon slash wave shot out from the body of the plunging Chidori Knife, and in turn, it spanned a distance of 100 meters, slashing through the bodies of dozens of pirates.
Suddenly, flesh and blood flew sideways.
The pirates who were hit by the slashing wave didn't even react and fell to the ground with their heads in different places.
Maude's left hand shot and right hand knife directly made this group of pirates lose their fighting spirit.
"Good."
Maud smiled with satisfaction.
After a wave of hunting, he did step to a new level.