The most courageous pirate hunter

The tiger's attack was fierce, but Hermes dodged it as easily as an eel, without even using his Devil Fruit powers.

He was trying to rediscover that silky feel.

But things didn't go as planned. Despite exchanging blows with the tiger several times, that feeling never came.

"Is it because there's not enough pressure?"

Hermes, seeing the forest king roar in frustration as he couldn't hit him, roughly guessed why.

There is not enough pressure.

Without feeling the danger of death, the adrenaline cannot rise, and naturally, the potential cannot be stimulated. Sure enough, we still have to take advantage of Cocos.

So far, it seems that only Cocos in the entire town of Meyout is qualified to receive this favor.

Chapter 20 [Truly a junkyard among junkyards]

Still haven't found it?

Twenty days have passed since the last battle.

At the Twin Wheel Pirates' headquarters, Cocos looked at his subordinates and knew that he had missed the best opportunity and that the previous pattern would repeat itself.

damn it.

Just a little bit different.

"No, we turned the whole of Meyut upside down, but we still couldn't find that bastard."

"All the medical clinics."

"We've searched both clinics and herbal medicine shops."

"What are we going to do now? That bastard will definitely take us down one by one."

Many pirates felt a chill run down their spines.

Or maybe we should leave the pirate crew first, just like last time, and let the captain fight that bastard one-on-one. Anyway, the captain is stronger.

"Keep searching for me, that brat definitely hasn't left Mayute."

Cocos had a gloomy face.

Given that brat's personality, there's no way he'll be let off the hook. Last time, that guy was clearly out of sorts. He was okay at first, but in the middle he was just passively defending.

This is strange.

"Yes!"

The pirates, each with their own thoughts, left the hall and then continued their investigation in small groups.

"Where do you think that brat might be?"

Suburbs.

The five pirates heading east of the town wore worried expressions, knowing that the pirate hunter could strike at any moment, just like many of their brothers who died without even knowing how.

"The captain said that guy was seriously injured. It's only been twenty days. He's probably still hiding somewhere. He might already be dead in some corner."

"There is a possibility."

"Let's just put on a show. After the investigation, we'll go out for a drink. I'm a pirate here to enjoy myself, not to be miserable."

"That makes sense. After drinking, we can go and steal a few women to vent our frustrations."

"Hahaha!"

The five pirates laughed lewdly, after all, that's how life should be.

"You guys are the worst of the worst."

"He's just as good as me."

A sudden sound came from a tree, abruptly stopping the laughter of the five pirates.

"who."

The five pirates looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man wearing a white shirt, black trousers, and with messy hair, squatting on a thick branch, looking down at them.

"Damn it."

Hermes Jormungandr.

"Run away."

The five pirates' expressions changed drastically. They recognized Hermes at a glance and turned to run away without thinking. They knew they were no match for him.

"Damn it, why am I so unlucky?"

A tall, thin pirate cursed loudly, wondering how he had run into this bastard.

"Run away!"

When one of the pirates looked back, he found that Hermes was no longer on the tree branch. He quickly sped up, fearing that he would be the first one to be targeted.

"what!!!"

With a scream, the last pirate, who was also the fattest of the five, collapsed.

"hateful."

The second-to-last pirate sensed the danger approaching from behind. With a ferocious expression, he drew his pistol from his waist, stopped, turned around, and fired a shot.

He was determined to fight to the death.

That's what pirates are like—sometimes incredibly cowardly, but sometimes willing to fight to the death.

Unfortunately, the shot missed. What awaited him was a lightning strike, and then a figure quickly brushed past him. Looking down at his chest, he saw a finger hole from which blood was gushing out.

His heart had been pierced; death was only a matter of time.

"Forgive me."

Some pirates prayed, but in the end they still collapsed to the ground.

Just as they were approaching the main camp, all five of them were killed, which alerted the other pirates. Hermes did not flee immediately, but stood outside the camp and waited.

Hermes didn't turn and leave until more than a dozen pirates ran out with weapons. He was silently telling the Twin Wheel Pirates that he, Hermes Jormungandr, had returned.

"It's that brat, he's back."

"Jormungandr."

"Damn it, go and report this to the captain."

"This is going to be troublesome!"

The pirates' expressions changed drastically; what were they going to do now?

More than ten minutes later, the main officers of the Twin Wheel Pirates gathered together. Cocos, who was at the head of the group, had a gloomy face, which made the atmosphere very oppressive.

"Captain, what should we do now?"

"How about we try the same trick again, leave first, and then the captain fights him one-on-one?"

"If the captain can defeat that bastard once, he can defeat him a second time, and a third time."

Some pirates chimed in, all outwardly expressing their trust in Cocos, but what they were really thinking was anyone's guess.

That night, none of the Twin Wheel Pirates slept well. After discussing the matter several times, they ultimately decided to repeat their old trick and let Cocos fight alone.

Sometimes Cocos even doubted whether he was the boss, since he was the one who started the fights first.

This time, however, the Twin Wheel Pirates were overthinking things.

Hermes did not follow their plan, but instead began to systematically eliminate them one by one, targeting any pirate from the Twin Wheel Pirates.

one day.

Two days.

The Twin Wheel Pirates are being attacked by Hermes repeatedly, and their numbers are rapidly decreasing, a move that terrifies many pirates.

"Damn it, that guy isn't going to let us go."

"In just two days, we lost half of our members."

"hateful."

Many members slunk back to base camp, now too afraid to go out at all, they're practically going crazy.

Just when everyone thought they were safe, the ubiquitous attacks continued unabated.

late at night.

At the Twin Wheels Pirates' headquarters, many pirates were already asleep, with only a small team patrolling the area. Hermes swaggered into a room.

puff! ! !

A faint rustling sound rang out, and the bedsheets were soaked with blood.

Just like New Year's Eve.

With a single pirate easily dealt with, Hermes began his hunt.