The most courageous pirate hunter

Their overall strength is very balanced.

"Are we just going to give up such a good opportunity?"

"Now we must think about the bigger picture; our primary objective is the impending war."

"Alright, the Monarchy's enemies aren't just our Navy. Go and send messages to other factions right now. I'm sure the Revolutionary Army, Big Mom, Kaido, and Shanks are all very interested. Be discreet."

Sengoku was also cunning; he had the same idea as Doflamingo—to use someone else to do his dirty work.

If he could free up his time, he would definitely take action himself.

Unfortunately, it happened at this particular time.

"Yes!"

The adjutant nodded and then left the office.

soon.

The Red-Haired Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and the Revolutionary Army all received the news. Some rushed to Punk Hazard without stopping, while others held back for the time being, choosing to secretly create Pluton at home.

In fact, the navy was secretly deploying a large force.

The Whitebeard Pirates also began to take action.

The Blackbeard Pirates, the masterminds behind all this, are looking forward to reaping the rewards.

It's predictable.

As time goes by, the news that Fire Fist Ace has fallen into the hands of the Navy will inevitably be revealed, and it will certainly attract worldwide attention, whether from individuals or organizations.

You should know that those old monsters imprisoned in Impel Down are all itching to make a move.

Chapter 223 [Come and work for me!]

Two days later.

The Death Ship has set sail again.

Hermes only stayed one night in the kingdom of Prodens, met with Elizabeth II, said some nonsense, and temporarily entrusted Greenbit and the Lilliputians to Elizabeth II.

The latter indicated that there was no problem.

Then, early the next morning, Hermes set off for Punk Hazard.

Vinsmoke Judge was unusually quiet on the ship. He had no choice but to accept his fate; there was absolutely no hope of escaping. Even if he did manage to escape, it wouldn't matter. Rather than living a life of being hunted down, he might as well do his job honestly.

Perhaps in the future, we can use the Monarchy organization to create an opportunity to revive the Vinsmoke family.

Judge is now just like Hody Jones before him. Knowing that he can't resist, he can only enjoy it. After getting to a certain level in the organization, he will use this power to achieve his own goals.

Punk Hazard, located in the New World.

It has become a deserted island filled with toxic fumes.

The culprit was a mad scientist named M. Caesar Courland; otherwise, Punk Hazard wouldn't have become a poison island.

In the future, Kuzan and Sakazuki will fight for the position of Marshal here, causing a drastic change in the island's climate, turning it into an ice and fire island that is half ice and snow and half fire and flames.

This is also the first island that Straw Hat Luffy landed on when he entered the New World.

Above the building deep in the jungle, Hermes and his companions, in another dimension, were looking down at the building.

"It should be right here."

"Get out!"

To be honest, Hermes still had some regrets.

Compared to Judge, Caesar, and Queen, Vegapunk was actually the better scientist.

This is one of the most mysterious figures in the pirate world, who is said to be 500 years ahead of current technology and is known as a scientist who surpasses human wisdom by 500 years.

It not only unlocked the conditions for transmitting Devil Fruit abilities, but also enabled objects to possess Devil Fruit abilities.

There are also experiments on human gigantification, lineage factors, artificial Devil Fruits, biomechanics, and pacifists who are human weapons...

Vegapunk is the only man who truly understands Devil Fruits. Although he has never appeared in the original work, his influence is everywhere. He is known as the world's number one scientist and is proficient in everything from Devil Fruits to mechanical manufacturing.

Sometimes mystery means the unknown. Hermes even speculated that Vegapunk was either an extremely terrifying final boss or a scientist who was powerless to kill a chicken.

Little did Hermes know that he was half right. Vegapunk's true form was indeed a scientist who was powerless, and much of his technology was inherited from a vast kingdom.

Because when Hermes traveled through time, there was very little information about Vegapunk.

The figure landed.

Hermes' red eyes glowed green, and the guards outside went berserk, pointing their weapons at their colleagues and firing without hesitation.

As one corpse after another fell into the pool of blood, the last guard took out a dagger and ended his own life.

Hermes looked up at the enormous steel gate, which was at least a meter thick and made of special high-quality steel.

But Hermes only needed to kick it out, and the door, which was more than a meter thick, was broken down.

“Beep…beep…”

The massive explosion triggered an alarm throughout the base, and many guards rushed out with weapons, staring at each other at the damaged gate.

"what happened?"

The gate was completely empty; there were no enemies at all.

"what!!!"

Amidst screams, the guards followed suit and began killing each other.

The group walked deeper into the base as if it were deserted.

After advancing a distance, there was another large door, but this door only broke after Hermes kicked it twice.

"Fire."

As the gate shattered, all the guards lying in ambush inside opened fire.

But the result horrified all the guards, because the dense barrage of bullets hit the smoking and sparking men without even creating a ripple.

Each one of them seemed to be made of steel.

"despair."

"suicide!"

The Soul Transfer Technique took effect, and all the guards, filled with despair and losing the will to live, turned their weapons on themselves and ended their own lives.

beep~

The alarm blared louder and louder, alerting everyone in the base.

Squads of guards picked up their weapons and rushed toward the area.

Meanwhile, in the monitoring room, many people looked at the wispy smoke and the figures that seemed almost sacred, their expressions solemn and shocked.

"Gate No. 3 has been damaged."

On the monitor screen, the No. 3 gate was violently kicked open. It was a meter-thick steel gate; if it had hit someone, it would have been smashed to pieces on the spot.

"Can anyone tell me why they're killing each other?"

The leader stared intently at the screen and discovered that the third team of guards had started killing each other, and the last survivors even took their own lives.

"Sir, it's a demon...it must be a demon..."

Some of the people in the monitoring room were terrified, some even almost crying.

This is area four.

It was a huge research lab, surrounded by nutrient nests and various high-tech equipment. The nutrient nests contained all sorts of strange creatures, which were obviously created through genetics or some kind of biotechnology.

Hermes looked at these things and knew he had not made a mistake.

soon.

We arrived at the deepest research room.

With two or three loud roars, the heavy doors of the research lab were opened.

"A world without emptiness."

As soon as Hermes stepped into the research room, he couldn't feel the air. Before him was a man with long, dark purple-blue hair, a headdress resembling ram's horns, and an appearance like a Japanese monster. He was surrounded by a gas-filled coat over which he wore a striped suit.

Hermes smiled as he looked at this guy who didn't seem like a good person.

Who else could this guy be but M. Caesar Courland?

"Whoosh..."

Caesar spread his arms, using his Devil Fruit power to suck away the surrounding air, but the next second his eyes widened in disbelief. He couldn't be mistaken, could he? These people were...

A chill ran straight up to the top of his head.

The steam halo standing upright behind his head, his flame-shaped white hair, red-based white eyes, scarlet tattoos, the purple-white flames burning around his body, the constantly exploding sparks, and the strange and unusual creatures around him all revealed the identity of the man in the lead.

"Hermes Jormungandr, the King of Hunters".