The most courageous pirate hunter

Let's rewind to Hermes' side.

After altering the raven's memories, Hermes planned to go to the End Island. He was determined to set a complete trap, as he was an expert in this area.

The other party will most likely send someone to investigate first, which is called being cautious.

No matter how many come, he'll modify their memories as much as he can. The point is to wipe out the God-Slaying Alliance in one fell swoop, so as not to waste time searching for them one by one. Just thinking about it makes me really want to see the expressions on Long and the others' faces when they discover they've been ambushed.

That should be a pleasant surprise.

"Brumuru."

The Den Den Mushi suddenly rang, and Hermes stopped teleporting to answer it.

"Boss, we've very likely encountered the Flying Pirates."

the other side.

In the research lab on the Sky Island, Caesar and the other three looked at the floating archipelago on the holographic projection. It was obviously man-made, because those islands floating in the air did not have the White Sea.

Only one man on the high seas could achieve this: the legendary Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, Shiki the Golden Lion.

Legend has it that it once dominated the world with its overwhelming power.

Unexpectedly, while drifting peacefully on the sky island, they encountered the Flying Pirates here. It's hard to say whether Shiki was lucky or unlucky, as the chances of meeting in such a vast sky are extremely slim, yet they still managed to run into each other.

"Jie Jie~"

"Golden Lion?"

"That old bastard is unlucky. He let Lucci and the others come back. I set a trap for the God Destroyer Alliance."

Hermes decided not to go to the End Island yet. It would only take about ten minutes to deal with the Golden Lion, and even including the travel time, the total time would not exceed one hour.

It's impossible for the God Destroyer Alliance to act so quickly within an hour.

The crows will definitely hold a meeting when they get back, then discuss and maneuver among themselves before finally sending someone to the End Island to investigate. It will take at least two or three days, so there's plenty of time.

"The God-Slaying Alliance?"

“Come back and tell me.”

The Den Den Mushi hung up.

Hermes vanished in a flash, and just a few seconds later, he reappeared in front of the Sky Island, with some strange islands floating in the air in the distance.

High mountains and flowing water.

It’s like a paradise on earth.

"The BOSS is back."

Caesar and the other three were already used to seeing Hermes suddenly appear in the holographic projection. Quinn had just dialed a member's number, Guyram, on Venus.

As for Burgess, Lucci, Hody Jones, and Bruno, they are all on different planets.

Too far away.

Even if we return through the Mirror World, it will take some time. By the time we get back, the boss will probably have already defeated the Golden Lion.

"S-Snake Woman"

Vegapunk was slightly taken aback. Hermes went out with three people, but returned with one more, who was the Seraphim he had been researching.

"It seems the BOSS has gained something from this trip."

Judge wasn't very interested in Seraphim because he had Vegapunk's memories, and given enough time, he could create an identical Seraphim.

However, compared to these Seven Warlords of the Sea Seraphim, what they are currently researching is the third generation of Pacifistas, which is the true masterpiece of human creation, because the subjects they are working on are all at the level of the Four Emperors.

For example, the legendary Golden Lion that is about to be acquired.

The main feature is the ceiling.

They are much more prestigious than the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

This project is also called Project Archangel.

Chapter 482 [Mini Mode: Silky]

"Hehehe~"

In the center of the floating archipelago is the largest island, on which sits a palace. When the Golden Lion encountered the sky island, he noticed it, but before he could act, his expression turned somewhat surprised.

"A very important person has arrived."

"Let's go out and meet them."

The Golden Lion summoned two of his men, Indigo and Scaledo.

Indigo is the ship's doctor on the flying pirate ship, skilled in using chemical weapons to attack enemies, while Scaredo is an ape with intelligence no different from that of an ordinary human.

Just imagine how glorious those flying pirate ships were back then.

They were once the overlords of the seas, capable of annihilating the Roger Pirates. However, due to a natural storm, the Flying Pirates declined day by day, mainly because Shiki suffered a severe blow.

If it weren't for the ship's rudder on its head limiting the Golden Lion's strength, this sea would probably be incredibly lively.

Here.

Hermes soared through the air, traversing among the strangely shaped islands, and finally arrived at the central island palace square, just as the Golden Lion appeared with Indigo and Scarede.

Can feel it.

The floating islands are home to many bizarre and ferocious beasts, far more ferocious than normal animals, and clearly modified.

"Jörmungandr!!!"

"It's been a long time, Golden Lion."

Hermes stood in mid-air, looking at the golden lion on the ground with a playful expression.

The two sides have a history of grudges.

However, for Hermes, one more golden lion or one less golden lion wouldn't make a difference; in any case, he would be practically at odds with the world anyway.

"I never imagined that the headquarters of the Monarchy organization would be on the legendary Sky Island."

The golden lion didn't come out with a murderous aura; instead, it acted like a long-lost friend.

It was just too coincidental that the two sides met this time.

The world is so big, how did we end up meeting?

"Kalekale~"

"Is this the legendary most courageous man in the world?"

"The strong one who will rule the seas after Roger."

Indigo made a comical gesture, tilting his head in interest at Hermes, because such a figure was of great research value, and his main interest was in chemistry.

"Huhuhu~"

Scaledo, standing nearby, kept pounding his chest, looking eager to try. In his eyes, only the Golden Lion was the strongest, and the other humans were nothing special.

"Looks like today is going to be a bit troublesome."

"Slice the Waves".

Seeing Hermes' body ablaze with purple-white flames, the golden lion, with a cigar in his mouth, glared slightly, and his domineering Conqueror's Haki spread throughout the entire area, causing lightning and thunder to suddenly appear in the clear sky.

At the same time, with a kick of his right foot, Sakura Jū unleashed a terrifying slash that tore through the air and swept towards Hermes—a true master swordsman's strike.

In some ways, the Golden Lion is also a hexagonal warrior.

With a Float-Float Fruit of natural disaster level, swordsmanship of a great swordsman, and top-tier three types of Haki, he truly deserves to be called the man who rules the sky.

Whether it was forcing Roger to work with him, or storming Marineford alone, nearly destroying it under the combined attack of Sengoku and Garp, or becoming the first man to break the myth of Impel Down, every single one of these feats was unprecedented and unparalleled.

But with the emergence of Hermes, all myths ceased to be myths.

The world today.

There is only one name that can truly be considered mythology: Hermes Jörmungandr.

"Chemical magic".

"Gorilla Fist".

As the Golden Lion made his move, Indigo and Scaredo were not idle either. They had to finish the battle quickly because Monarchy had other members besides the Hunter King.

All three of them scanned the area with their Observation Haki, but found no extra traces.

This indicates that this is a great opportunity.

"The realm of God."

Hermes remained unmoved by the attacks of the three, simply activating his Small-Size Fruit ability. Visibly, as the attacks drew closer, both their size and power rapidly decreased, and even the remaining remnants caused no real pain when they hit him.

"Kantori."

At the same time, Hermes reached out and aimed at Indigo, activating his teleportation fruit ability.

A beating heart appeared out of thin air in my hand.