The most courageous pirate hunter

Chapter 415 [Jormungandr, I've seen through you]

An astonishing chill continued to spread.

Kuzan staggered to his feet. His pierced chest was frozen, temporarily stopping all the wounds, but the experience still left him with lingering fear.

He was completely unaware of Jormungandr's elusive movements.

"Die!"

Kuzan produced an ice spear and swiftly thrust it towards the frozen Hermes. He knew that his ice spell wouldn't last long, and that Hermes could easily break it with his Haki.

But it was too late.

With a series of crackling sounds, the ice that had frozen Hermes shattered rapidly, and a large hand burning with purple-white flames gripped the ice spear tightly, preventing it from advancing an inch.

"That's all you are."

Hermes looked at Kuzan, recalling how he had been caught in the blast and frozen, barely surviving. Back then, Kuzan was no match for him; Kuzan could have killed him with a flick of his finger.

But everything has changed now.

It really is true that fortunes change every thirty years.

Kuzan, his face grim, quickly created distance and appeared not far away, staring at Hermes coldly and saying, "You've said more than once that we have a life-or-death feud, but I can't remember where I've seen you before."

Kuzan was puzzled by this.

This wasn't the first time Hermes had mentioned it; he had brought it up before. But after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't recall having any contact with Hermes long ago.

Click-clack!

At this moment, Kaido, Sakazuki, and the others around them also broke free of their ice seals, and everyone shivered. It seemed that the power Kuzan unleashed at the moment of his life or death was enough to threaten anyone.

"Jie Jie~"

"You really do have a bad memory, but I understand. Who would remember an ant that you could crush with a flick of your wrist? Unfortunately, life is unpredictable. The ant of the past has grown to a level that you can only look up to."

"Kuzan, whether you did it intentionally or unintentionally, you will die a terrible death."

"After all, I was almost nipped in the bud by you."

Hermes grinned, but it was somewhat sinister.

If he hadn't awakened Armament Haki back then, perhaps there would be no Hunter King, no Jormungandr.

In contrast.

What are his grudges with Kaido, Big Mom, and Sakazuki compared to that? You have to remember that Kuzan almost killed him back then, which was a real life-or-death feud.

"Kuzan, you miscalculated. You should have killed this beast back then."

Although they were frozen, Sakazuki and the others still heard their conversation, which is a real shame.

"I don't remember."

Kuzan frowned, still unable to recall it.

"Enough with the nonsense, Jormungandr, bring Yamato back to us."

Kaido had no time to dwell on those old stories; all he wanted to do now was kill Hermes. He immediately appeared in front of Hermes and hurled a spiked club at him.

But Hermes vanished into thin air.

Then a sun rose slowly, and Hermes reappeared behind Kuzan, causing everyone around to change their expressions drastically. How on earth had that beast disappeared?

Kuzan's heart stopped beating.

Death, a suffocating threat, loomed over him once again.

"AOE - King's Fist".

The world went silent, then was enveloped in countless rays of light. A giant mushroom rose up, surrounded by a halo, and swept across the earth, instantly sending Sakazuki and the others flying.

After everything calms down.

A crater was left in its wake, and Hermes floated in mid-air, displaying his invincible aura.

"Cough cough cough~"

"What's wrong with this bastard?"

Big Mom climbed out of the mud and looked at the figure above the sinkhole. She felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. Several times she couldn't see the other person's movements clearly.

This is undoubtedly terrifying.

"Katakuri."

"Mom, I'm here."

Hear the shout.

Katakuri burst out of the ground not far away, looking somewhat disheveled, with blood still dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"Only you can detect Jormungandr's next move now, remember to remind him."

"indeed."

As soon as Big Mom finished speaking, Kaido also crawled out from the side, his cold eyes fixed on Hermes. His speed was so fast that it seemed impossible to predict his movements.

"Lingling, find the right opportunity."

"Mmmmmm~"

The three exchanged glances, knowing without a word how to threaten Jormungandr—a testament to their experience and combat talent as top-tier warriors.

Here.

On the rock wall of the sinkhole, a pile of broken ice reformed into a body. Kuzan was pale and coughing up blood. He looked terrible. Before he could catch his breath, Hermes appeared out of thin air.

"Ice Spring".

Act immediately.

A massive burst of cold air, like a fountain, transformed into countless thorns and engulfed Hermes. But the moment they made contact, the terrain shifted dramatically, and the distance between them instantly increased to over a thousand meters.

Kuzan's expression suddenly changed.

A blink of an eye.

They closed the distance of over a thousand meters again. Hermes, gripping Van Gufried, thrust forward. Kuzan rolled on the spot without thinking, and the rock wall behind him was pierced through, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Hermes tilted his head, like a cat playing with a mouse.

Red background, white eyes, full of mockery.

The Shrinking Earth technique was activated again, rapidly shrinking the surrounding terrain. Kuzan, who had rolled to the side, returned to his original position, and Hermes still held Van Gufried and thrust.

Blood splattered.

Kuzan screamed as his shoulder was pierced and pinned to the ground. It all happened so fast that there was no time to react. The best he could do was avoid a vital spot.

They had clearly created some distance between them.

Why did it return to the original position in an instant?

"Ice Age."

Guzan, a ruthless man, spat out blood repeatedly. He grabbed Van Gufried with both hands and activated his power, freezing everything around him once again. At that moment, Sakazuki and Borsalino appeared.

The timing of the intervention was perfect.

"The Hound of the Underworld".

"Yata no Kagami: Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi".

One left and one right.

Sakazuki and Borsalino launched a fatal attack, but Hermes broke free at the last second. Instead of teleporting away immediately, he released a powerful shockwave of Haki.

"The field unfolds."

The purple-white pressure shield expanded without any blind spots, forcibly blocking the attacks of Sakazuki and Borsalino. Kuzan, who had no time to retreat, was pressed into the mud, his entire face contorted.

"Roaring Thunder Eight Trigrams".

"Mom's attack."

At this moment, Kaido and Big Mom also attacked, striking the purple-white pressure shield from the front and back. The shield was already struggling to withstand the combined attacks of Sakazuki and Borsalino, and with the addition of Kaido and Big Mom, the shield was shattered in just one second.

In an instant, all the attacks were directed at Hermes.

"Kaido, watch out, behind you."

Katakuri, who was not participating in the battle, frantically activated his future prediction. He saw that the four people's attacks still missed, and Jormungandr appeared behind Kaido in an instant.

really.

As soon as Katakuri finished speaking, Hermes appeared behind Kaido, ready to launch an attack. Kaido turned around and swung his staff without hesitation.

With the clash of swords and spears.

Countless black and red lightning bolts roamed in the air. Hermes, holding Vangufried, stared at Katakuri with his red eyes and white pupils, then activated Shrinking the Earth to an Inch, instantly teleporting everyone a hundred meters away.

"This guy can change the terrain at will, and as long as he doesn't touch the earth, he won't be affected."

"Well, well, Jormungandr, I've seen right through you."

Big Mom stood on Zeus, holding Napoleon and glaring menacingly.