The most courageous pirate hunter

Hermes, maintaining his normal form, leaped out of the white mist and stood upright in mid-air. His right foot was abnormally twisted and swollen, with even the shinbone piercing through the skin and exposed, looking like a grotesque skeleton.

His face contorted in a grotesque grin; he had gone too far with that attack.

The injury was quite serious.

I endured the pain.

Life was restored and wounds were reduced through a full range of measures. Visibly, a cracking sound was heard in the right foot, which eventually returned to its proper position and began to heal slowly.

He vomited bloody water onto the ground with his mouth turned to the side, and his internal organs churned.

Oh shit.

As expected of Sakazuki, that attack almost crippled his own leg.

He had stacked up a lot of buffs, such as using the finger gun on his foot, as well as Iron Block and Armament Haki, so you can imagine how tough he was. In addition, there was the force of the fall, and even so, his leg was almost broken.

My kidneys were twitching.

very scary.

Hermes looked at the sparsely smoked area, used his Observation Haki to sense it, and in an instant, he left a shadow on the spot and appeared on a mountaintop.

next second.

A giant pillar of lava pierces through the afterimage.

"Cough cough cough~"

The coughing continued.

Sakazuki emerged from the smoke, but his condition was dire.

His clothes were tattered, his chest was sunken, blood was flowing from his seven orifices, his face was covered in filth, and he vomited a mouthful of blood containing fragments of internal organs before kneeling on one knee.

Sakazuki's survival was not unexpected by Hermes, after all, the monsters of this world all share a common characteristic: their physical constitution is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

"What's going on with this man's attack?"

Sakazuki's face was grim. The opponent's attack was strange, directly affecting his body. Even in elemental form, he could not completely avoid it. His internal organs had already been damaged.

"As expected of you, Sakazuki!"

Hermes sighed, looking at Sakazuki who had stood up, and could only give him a thumbs up in admiration. No wonder he was able to survive Whitebeard's attack during the Marineford War and still retain his fighting ability.

It seems there are more than just two brushes.

It's time to leave; I can't let myself be held up.

Sakazuki didn't speak, but his veins and blood vessels bulged, his eyes were full of killing intent, and a large amount of scalding magma dripped from his body. His entire right arm swelled and exploded repeatedly, and his eyes were filled with violence.

"AOE - King's Fist".

Hermes spoke softly, and as a crater formed beneath his feet, he charged forward, pouring almost all his domineering aura into this single strike.

"Jormungandr, you'll stay in Impel Down for the rest of your life!"

"The Great Spitfire."

Sakazuki had no intention of delaying either. He charged out in a rage, his entire right arm forming a massive, earth-shattering lava fist, advancing with unstoppable momentum.

The violent power it contains is like a real volcanic eruption.

boom! ! !

The whole world fell silent. In an instant, an endless storm spread, and all the ruins and rubble around the island were swept away. Most of the island began to tremble.

Countless lightning bolts burst forth, two halos of light surrounded the mushroom cloud, one a black cloud that swept across the sky, and the other a cloud that plunged down to form a basin. The entire landscape was rapidly transformed, with mountains rising from the ground and eventually forming a desolate mountain valley that stretched all the way to the end.

Click!

A bolt of lightning struck, and the storm gradually dissipated.

When the billowing smoke and dust dissipated, what appeared in the air was a huge basin, with one end forming a broad road that extended to the sea, like a giant spoon filled with red lava.

Suddenly.

Lava continued to churn and spew, and Sakazuki, dragging his battered body, blood dripping from his mouth and nose, and pale-faced, emerged from it. He looked into the distance, wanting to chase after it, but after only two steps, he couldn't help but kneel down on one knee.

The damage to his internal body was far more severe than the damage to his external body, causing him to feel dizzy, lightheaded, and weak in his limbs, making it impossible for him to chase after the enemy.

It needs time to calm down.

the other side.

Hermes had already fled and didn't seem to be in good condition, but with the healing power of the Mini Fruit and Life Return, many of his wounds were shrinking and disappearing rapidly.

However, the internal injuries are quite severe.

A real man never lingers in battle; he fires a single punch and runs. If it weren't for the fear of being surrounded, he could have taken care of Sakazuki today, since he hasn't taken drugs yet.

The G-20 naval base has also been successfully destroyed; it's time to head to the Grand Line or enjoy the bounty of the four seas.

Almost an hour later.

A golden light condensed above the scorched earth of the G-20 naval base; it was Borsalino, who had rushed over at top speed. Sakazuki sat on a rock with a gloomy expression.

The fortress and port were completely destroyed, and he had to wait for the navy to rescue him.

"Didn't you manage to keep them?"

Borsalino appeared before Sakazuki, looking at the fortress that had been leveled to the ground, with no survivors except for Sakazuki, who appeared to be seriously injured.

"I underestimated that guy."

"The other party is very cautious, and I cannot stay in the short term."

Sakazuki didn't hide anything and spoke the truth: he couldn't defeat his opponent in a short time. At first, he underestimated his opponent, but not anymore.

"That's terrible, even you say that."

Borsalino appeared nonchalant, but he was actually taking it seriously. Both Kuzan and Sakazuki had made contact with him, but neither had been able to defeat him.

It seems I need to be more careful in the future.

"Let's go to another fortress for treatment first!"

No matter how.

This stakeout was a failure. Not only was the G-20 naval base destroyed, but the enemy was also not captured. The problem was more serious than imagined: a general was unable to play a decisive role.

soon.

The Navy held a video conference, and when they learned that even Sakazuki couldn't capture the enemy, everyone was shocked and grave. If even an admiral wasn't 100% confident of stopping him, what would happen if a lieutenant general encountered him...?

Chapter 157 [Encountering the World's Most Beautiful Woman (Becoming the Leader of the Cute Emperor Organization +4)]

"Have you heard? The G-20 naval base was also destroyed by the Hunter Emperor, and he even encountered Admiral Akainu. The two sides fought a great battle, and the Hunter Emperor left calmly."

"I also saw the latest news. Even the Navy Admirals can't do anything to the Hunting Emperor. This shows that the Hunting Emperor's capture of Kaido of the Beasts was not a fluke."

"How terrifying, even a general couldn't be saved."

"He truly deserves to be called the bravest man in the world."

"The King of Hunters, he definitely possesses the strength of one of the Four Emperors, my idol!"

The next day.

News reports about the G-20 naval base have once again sparked a wave of trending topics. As usual, there is video evidence. This style is clearly the work of the Hunter King, who would never do anything superficial, unlike some people who rely solely on a photo and then make up all the content.

no doubt.

From the capture of Kaido, one of the Four Emperors of the Beasts, to Hermes' declaration of war against the Navy and his enmity with the world, and his repeated destruction of Navy fortresses, Hermes has become the man of the world's most courageous reputation among all those who are involved in the underworld.

The titles such as "King of Hunting" and "Emperor of Hunters" are becoming increasingly solidified.

Whether we admit it or not, in terms of fame, the Hunting Emperor is on par with the Four Emperors. Perhaps it's because Hermes isn't a pirate that Kaido of the Beasts remains one of the Four Emperors, while Hermes can't become one of the Four Emperors. At most, he's just a strongman on par with the Four Emperors.

Even in the pirate world, one still has to maintain some dignity; the throne cannot be taken away by someone from another industry.

That's really bizarre.

Hermes had no time to pay attention to the opinions of others. He had already arrived at the foot of the Red Earth and was looking up at the towering red mountains that stretched into the clouds and out of sight.

He was planning to cause trouble on the Grand Line and didn't intend to pass through Fishman Island, so he had no choice but to cross the Red Line.

This wasn't difficult for him; after all, even Tiger the fish could climb up.

boom!

Shrink the Little Death, and Hermes is lifted up from the ground by an explosion beneath his feet.

The red earth is notoriously barren and hard, far more solid than some islands, and it is difficult for plants to survive on it.

So how did this thing form?

Ancient warfare?

Or is it some kind of ability?

unconsciously.

The entire red earth continent was shrouded in mist from the mountainside onwards, which Hermes estimated to be at least tens of thousands of meters high.