The most courageous pirate hunter

Hermes had no time to pay attention to these things; after taking a nap, he found a gambling den and bet all his wealth.

If you don't seize this opportunity to profit from others, you'll be wasting your time.

He never expected that declaring war would benefit an entire industry chain. He could do more of this in the future, after all, it's a way to get rich.

The fact that his own percentage was very high indicates that most people still believe Captain Joa will win.

If he doesn't make these leeks lose everything, he'll change his name to something else entirely!

Chapter 10 [How to find it in this pitch black?]

night.

It gradually got deeper.

A crescent moon hovered in the sky, occasionally obscured by a few dark clouds, making the earth sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

At this moment, at the Dog Pirates' base, a large bonfire was burning in front of the houses, and many pirates were sitting on the spot having a feast, showing no signs of tension about an impending war.

After all, the other party is just a kid.

Many of the pirates who had been watching the show had left; it was getting late, and that brat Hermes Jormungandr probably wouldn't come.

The declaration of war during the day was nothing but empty boasting.

Little did anyone know that Hermes, having eaten and drunk his fill and slept soundly, had already secretly entered the house, his target being Captain Joa, whose bounty was thirty-eight million.

He's ruthless and doesn't talk much; he goes straight for the strongest person.

This is very social, and very Hermesian.

In the lavishly decorated house, only Josiah lay on a throne covered with tiger skins, surrounded by scattered wine bottles, indicating that he had drunk quite a bit.

It was very noisy outside.

Hermes maintained a body size of five millimeters, running and jumping continuously, almost like a flea born of the same parents, very agile and fast.

Seeing the fast-sleeping Joa, Hermes immediately took action.

Its size changed to fifty centimeters, and the finger gun was thrust out quickly, as if the air was being torn apart, heading straight for Joa's vital neck.

As expected, something unexpected still happened.

Joa, who was snoring and fast asleep, suddenly opened his eyes and shifted his body. The finger gun slammed into his shoulder, and the air was instantly filled with a fishy smell.

This change was something Hermes had not anticipated.

"Kid, we've been waiting for you."

Blood stained his entire arm, but Joa seemed oblivious to the pain. His face contorted in a grotesque grimace, and his body rapidly expanded, growing hard fangs and thick hair. Moments later, what appeared to Hermes was a humanoid pug.

It looks hilarious and is quite cute.

But the aura it emitted was very violent, like it had rabies.

"So he was pretending to be asleep."

Hermes quickly performed three backflips, then stood on the ground, keeping his distance from Joa, who remained in her human-beast form. He showed no panic, only composure.

"In nature, dogs have the most sensitive nose."

Josiah's nearly four-meter-tall frame cast a shadow over Hermes's small, 1.77-meter frame, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

Not long after Hermes entered the house, Joa had already smelled an unfamiliar odor, but then she woke up and continued to pretend to be asleep.

He hadn't expected Hermes to attack so swiftly, which not only deprived him of the initiative but also injured him. However, this injury would heal in two or three days for a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user.

And judging from this, Joa already knew that Hermes possessed the ability to shrink.

The reason there wasn't a single pirate in the house was intentional on Joa's part. He wanted to lower Hermes's guard, but more importantly, he wanted to crush all of Hermes's bones himself; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to quell his hatred.

"You brat, you're going to die a horrible death."

Joa began to approach Hermes step by step, extending her sharp claws that gleamed coldly, showing no doubt that they could easily tear a human body apart.

"Just a lapdog."

As soon as Hermes finished speaking, he bravely charged towards Joa, concentrating all his strength in his hands, and simultaneously slammed them towards Joa's throat and kidneys.

Every move is fatal.

boom! ! !

Instead of engaging in a direct confrontation, Qiao Ya quickly retreated and rolled around, then used one hand to support himself and executed a sweeping leg kick. Just from this move, it was clear that Qiao Ya was no ordinary person and had experienced many battles.

Caught off guard, Hermes tripped and fell, shrinking to five millimeters in an instant as he hit the ground, thus dodging Joa's grab.

As the opponent finished his attack, Hermes instantly returned to his normal size and aimed his finger spear at Joa's waist. Unfortunately for her, the latter reacted quickly and blocked it with his tail.

The two sides clashed briefly, then separated and stared at each other.

pressure.

Unprecedented pressure.

Hermes was on edge. A true expert can tell a lot from a single move. This lapdog was on a completely different level from the pirates he had killed during the day.

With the added speed, attack, and defense boost from the Zoan type, this is probably the strongest opponent Hermes has ever faced since his debut.

I just never expected it to be a dog, let alone a pug.

Qiao Ya was also somewhat surprised. This kid looked weak and frail, but he actually had some skills.

Almost simultaneously, the two rushed out.

As it drew near, Hermes shrank to fifty centimeters, dodging Joa's finger-gun attack and heading straight for the two quail eggs. This insidious attack made Joa's entire tail bristle.

He withdrew his second attack and quickly retreated to dodge it, but Hermes seemed to have anticipated it, so he chased after him like a leech, his size returning to normal as he aimed his finger gun straight at Joa's heart.

A loud crash was heard, and drops of blood fell onto the floor.

Two bloody holes appeared in Joa's chest, and he stumbled backward, crashing into a pillar in pain. Before he could catch his breath, Hermes' attack came again.

He narrowly escaped, but two fingerprints appeared on the pillar.

"court death."

Enraged, Joa blocked Hermes's continuous attacks with a ferocious grin. He then kicked out from the side, but Hermes instantly shrank by thirty centimeters to dodge it. He then leaped high into the air, returning to his normal size, and delivered a powerful whip kick to Joa's head.

clap clap.

A row of tables, chairs, and benches were broken. Qiao Ya slid five or six meters on the ground, then quickly jumped up with one hand on the ground, shook his head, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

However, this kind of injury didn't break any bones or tendons.

Hermes noticed it too.

It's no wonder he's a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user; his "flesh" alone is quite remarkable.

"What a troublesome ability."

Qiao Ya's face was very ugly. The opponent's ability to change size completely avoided many of his attacks. If the opponent didn't have this ability, he could easily beat a hundred of them.

"kill!"

They clashed again, and the two fought fiercely, neither gaining the upper hand.

Neither side had a fixed fighting stance; they relied entirely on their reflexes, attacking vital points whenever they had the chance, and raising their hands to defend when there was no opportunity.

slowly.

Josiah had many more wounds, while Hermes had several scratches on his chest, with flesh turned inside out to reveal the bone.

As they continued to fight, Joa began to get used to Hermes' ability to shrink and use it for dodging or attacking, making Hermes' situation increasingly difficult.

outside.

Because it was so noisy, no one had noticed the battle inside yet. Apart from the initial order from Joa not to approach, the most important reason was that most of the pirates were too high.

He never really took Hermes seriously.

Or perhaps they simply didn't believe Hermes would come to his death tonight.

boom! ! !

A huge, deafening explosion shattered the walls of the wooden hut, and a dark figure shot out, crashing into the pirates and eliciting screams of agony.

This moment.

All the pirates around them sobered up.

"My hand, my hand is broken."

"Who's pinning me down?"

A cacophony of curses and insults erupted.

Hermes, who had crashed into the crowd, coughed up blood and shrank by five millimeters in size. He quickly weaved through the crowd and moved away from his original spot, completely unnoticed by the pirates.

Five millimeters is far too small, and given that it was nighttime and the crowd was chaotic, perhaps only the few pirates who were hit felt it.

"captain."

"Captain, what are your injuries?"