The most courageous pirate hunter

really.

Neither Lucci nor Bruno disappointed Hermes, making a wise decision within three seconds to submit to Hermes's tyranny, which was clearly a delaying tactic.

Hermes didn't pay much attention; absolute power can suppress everything.

Kalifa and the others were about to stop him, but Lucci stopped them. The difference between them and the Hunter King was like that between a grain of rice and the bright moon; they didn't even have the right to struggle.

He believed that weakness was a sin.

For a while.

Hermes then headed towards the Franky family, who made their living by dismantling ships. He wanted to get his hands on the blueprints for Hades, even if he couldn't use them for the time being, he didn't mind keeping them in his own hands.

Bruno then helped Lucci along behind.

Hermes didn't subdue Kalifa and the others along with them, partly because they were relatively weak, and partly as a warning to Lucci and Bruno to behave themselves, as he could crush them at any time if he wanted to.

What do we do?!

The owl watched helplessly as Lucci and Bruno followed each other to save them, feeling both desperate and powerless.

Is this the King of Hunters? Even Lucci was almost killed by a single punch; it's terrifying.

Just looking at it gives you a chill that goes straight to your heart, a cold that runs from head to toe.

"Go back and report first."

Kalifa looked grave. Even Lucci couldn't withstand her. Their rash actions would only be suicide. Now they could only ask for help from above, hoping to get rescued.

Here.

Hermes had only gone halfway when his target appeared, clearly having come specifically because of the loud noise. Just like in the original story, he was very unconventional, dressed like an exhibitionist in black shorts.

If I remember correctly, the blueprints for Hades were hidden inside Franky's body. That guy is a genius; he actually modified himself. If that technology existed in my previous life, he would definitely be a genius scientist.

"Huh~"

"Aren't these the shipwrights and the bar owner from Iceberg Company?"

Franky strode around with an air of nonchalance, accompanied by two young women in swimsuits with distinctive square hairstyles, earning them the nickname "Square Sisters."

It seems Franky knows Lucci and Bruno, and has obviously been drinking at Bruno's bar quite often. Because of Franky's relationship with Iceberg, he is also under the surveillance of Kalifa and the others.

A green light flashed in Hermes' eyes as he activated the Soul Transfer Technique. Franky, who had been posing, lost his focus and walked to Hermes like a puppet, opening his chest to reveal a large amount of contents.

"Frankie?"

"what happened."

The square sisters were dumbfounded.

What's the situation?

Hermes rummaged around inside Franky's body, pulling out quite a few things, and finally found a file that had never been opened. He opened it and glanced at it, only to discover that it was the blueprints for Hades.

Lucci and Bruno wanted to take another look, but Hermes quickly used his powers to shrink the file, as he didn't want to reveal the Hades blueprints yet.

About a minute later.

Franky returned to normal, by which time Hermes had already left.

Franky, are you alright?

The Square Sisters originally wanted to take action, but the ethereal man looked eerie no matter how they looked at him, and they couldn't help but feel afraid just by making eye contact with him.

"what happened!"

Franky looked down at his chest. The door wasn't even closed, and the floor was covered with some of his collected items. He quickly realized something was missing, and his expression changed drastically.

“You were standing there like a fool, and then that white-haired man who was emitting smoke like a chimney took something out of your body.”

Let the Square Sisters explain it simply and clearly.

"damn it."

Without a second thought, Franky chased after Hermes. That thing absolutely could not fall into the wrong hands. How did the other party know about it? He had never revealed himself.

"stop."

It didn't take long.

Franky, panting heavily, caught up with Hermes and his companions and launched an attack without a word, perfectly demonstrating his overconfidence and lack of tact.

call out! ! !

Hermes didn't even bother to stop. He turned around and flicked his finger. A finger gun tore through the air and instantly pierced Franky's chest. The enormous force sent Franky flying backward. When he hit the ground, he was already on the verge of death. He gasped for breath for a couple of seconds before closing his eyes and passing out.

His modified body, which could even stop bullets, was as fragile as paper.

"This finger gun."

Lucci's entire weight was on Bruno, and when he saw Hermes's finger gun, it was unclear what he was thinking.

It didn't take long.

News of the Hunter King's appearance in Water Seven spread quickly.

By the time the navy arrived, Hermes had already vanished.

In a blink of an eye.

A month passed.

On the shimmering sea, Hermes stood at the bow of the Little Death, steam rising from his body, with occasional bursts of hot sparks and flowing purple-white liquid.

Hermes was not in a good mood as he looked at the nautical chart in his hand.

How did he waste that month? He went to Skypiea and Alabasta, trying to forcibly recruit Enel, the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, and Crocodile, the Logia-type Sand-Sand Fruit user.

Isn't it a coincidence that neither of them is in their own base?

Calculate the time.

Enel had already ruled the Sky Island, but that bastard had wandered off somewhere and wasn't on the Sky Island at all. After waiting for about five or six days without seeing him, Hermes reluctantly emptied all the gold from the Sky Island.

Yes.

Nothing left.

Because there were too many of them, it was really inconvenient to carry them around, so it took about fifteen days to gather all the gold together and shrink it, and finally hide it fifty meters underground in some desolate wilderness.

They plan to collect this fortune once everything has settled down.

With so much gold, Hermes was overjoyed; it's safe to say he'd easily become the world's richest person, if not the richest, at least the fifth or sixth richest.

Oh shit.

With such a large sum of gold, wouldn't the navy be able to do whatever it wants?

Currently, the world government has put bounties on pirates and thugs all over the seas, but Emperor He insists on going against it by putting bounties on the world government and the navy as well, so that everyone can hurt each other together.

From now on.

Whether this world is in chaos or not is up to Emperor He.

After leaving Skypiea, he went to Alabasta, but he still couldn't catch Crocodile. I'm guessing that bastard went to the New World to catch him instead.

They haven't made it back yet.

Hermes, not wanting to wait any longer, was on his way to the small garden, where learning another AOE ultimate skill was the most important thing.

"madman."

On the magnified Little Death Ship, Lucci and Bruno, shirtless, were practicing the Six Powers of the Navy and Haki. They glanced at that figure from behind and felt a ripple in their hearts.

This month of contact allowed the two to fully understand the man.

The most direct impression is that they are crazy, lawless, ruthless, and powerful.

The madness came when, on Skypiea, this man suddenly said he would offer a bounty on the entire Navy and the World Government with all that gold. Does he even know what that means?

There is never a shortage of thugs on the high seas.

As long as someone dares to offer a bounty, someone will dare to assassinate them, and the world will definitely descend into chaos.

The current situation will spiral completely out of control.

no doubt.

This man can decide the course of the world.

It is foreseeable that once the bounty era begins, it will be even more chaotic than the Great Pirate Era started by One Piece, and the world will become an era where everyone hunts each other.

Most people would hesitate to consider the consequences of a bounty, as not everyone can withstand naval retaliation. But this man is a lawless madman who has already taken action.

Chapter 166 [Learning Another AOE Ultimate Skill (+1 for Yu Sheng being such a cold person)]

No.

I need to find a way to leave this man. If I really join the Emperor's organization, I might die any day now. It's too dangerous; it's like dancing on a knife's edge.

This is not how a normal person would operate.

Little did Lucci and his companion know that something even more outrageous was yet to come.