The most courageous pirate hunter

Bages struggled to his feet, his head buzzing and his bones aching terribly. Just two blows had severely injured him.

This man must die.

"Wave Elbow Strike".

This time, Burgess launched the first attack.

Like a savage dragon, its elbows covered in Armament Haki, it charged toward Hermes at incredible speed, creating a shockwave even before it arrived.

"Indestructible".

Hermes had no intention of dodging this attack.

Boom! ! !

The deafening explosion spread outwards, creating air pressure that lifted the surrounding ground, and Bages' elbow slammed solidly into Hermes' chest.

The expected sound of bones cracking did not occur. Instead, a surge of energy emanated from behind Hermes, but Hermes himself remained motionless; only the ground beneath his feet began to tear rapidly.

Chapter 71 [This really stumped him]

"Is this all the power you have?"

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of Hermes' mouth, but he looked very disappointed.

He was destined to be someone important in the future, but at this moment he was pitifully weak, and a direct attack only made him bleed.

Or is it that your iron block has reached its pinnacle?

"How can it be!"

Bages' eyes widened, and he even seemed to doubt his own existence.

This move of his had defeated countless opponents, at best forcing them to kneel, at worst crushing them to pieces, yet this frail man before him had only bled a little.

He could tell that the other person had only bled a little and was not seriously injured.

next second.

A chilling sensation spread throughout his body, and before Bages could react, he was bent over like a shrimp again. Hermes delivered an uppercut that sank into Bages' abdomen. The immense force caused Bages to lose control of his body, and he was instantly thrown into the air and shot into the clouds. Large amounts of blood gushed from his seven orifices.

boom! ! !

Hermes crouched down, the ground beneath his feet lifted, and he transformed into a streak of light, soaring into the sky and appearing first in the air. He then stomped heavily on Bages' chest.

At that moment, Bages turned into a shooting star.

A massive explosion erupted, creating a pressure halo that swept away everything around it, leaving a crater at its very center that was a hundred meters in size.

Burgess lay there, covered in wounds, his breath weak and his former arrogance and confidence gone.

Hermes descended from the sky, hovering three feet above the ground, and used Moonwalk to observe the crippled Bages. After a moment's thought, he bent down, grabbed Bages by the neck, and flew him out of the crater.

"Spare...spare me."

Like a dead dog being grabbed by the neck, Bages finally felt the threat of death. Blood and foam kept gushing from his mouth and nose as he begged for mercy intermittently.

I had bad luck today; I messed up with a tough guy.

First, keep your life safe; everything else is secondary.

"I told you you'd get beaten to death."

"How dare you bully me."

"Hermes, kill him."

By this time, Mansherry had recovered a lot of strength. When she saw Hermes coming over, she was urging him with a fierce look on her face, which fully demonstrated what it means for a petty person to get ahead.

Cuckoo.

Burgess wanted to say something, but all he vomited was blood and foam. He couldn't hold on any longer and his neck tilted to the side as he fainted. His last sight was the scarlet tattoo on Hermes' neck.

On his deathbed, he finally remembered who this man was.

“We need someone to do odd jobs on our ship, so he'll do.”

Hermes decided to spare Bages' life, as the boy had great potential and should achieve great things under his tutelage.

In the original story, he was also extremely loyal to Blackbeard; otherwise, he wouldn't have become the number one captain and the number one henchman.

"He's the one who bullied me."

Mansherry was furious. She thought Hermes had lost his mind. This was an enemy, how could she take him in as a follower? Just by looking at his face, she could tell he had done a lot of bad things like bullying men and women.

That's because you're weak.

"Besides, didn't you complain that it was boring on the ship? Once he gets on board, you won't be the youngest anymore. You'll become the second-in-command and have someone to command under you."

"Yes, I agree that we should spare her life."

Upon hearing Hermes' words, Mansherry's eyes lit up, and she immediately changed her mind.

With this scapegoat, she could bully Hermes whenever he bullied her, and she would make him do all the dirty and hard work.

Thinking about it this way, it seems pretty perfect.

Next, Hermes and Mansherry bought everything they needed and then left Crab Island.

The next day.

dusk.

On the turbulent sea, the Death Ship was sailing against the wind and waves.

Hermes had already set up the barbecue grill on the deck, and Mansherry was diligently skewering unknown skewers; it seemed they were planning to have a barbecue tonight.

Inside a room in the ship's cabin.

After being unconscious for a day and a night, Bages opened his eyes, stared at the ceiling for a moment in a daze, and then suddenly sat up, looking around warily.

I had a bad feeling after realizing I was on a boat.

The good news is that I am still alive and have bandages wrapped around my body, so it seems that someone has treated me.

I cautiously got out of bed, opened the door, and after passing through the cabin corridor, I quietly opened the door a crack and was shocked to see two figures, one large and one small, busily working on the deck.

Burgess's face turned green.

Has he been captured and become a prisoner?

"Come and help when you wake up."

Hermes would keep his Observation Haki active as long as possible, as this would greatly help him train the range of his Observation Haki. He had already discovered this when Bages woke up.

"You are Hermes Jormungandr, the King of Hunters."

Burgess felt a little flustered, but he forced himself to calm down. In his dying moments, when he saw the scarlet tattoo on the other person's neck, he remembered where he had seen it before.

That news report a while ago caused quite a stir.

To be able to fight to a draw with one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and even be recognized by the Navy as the King of Hunters, he is definitely not an ordinary nobody, and his defeat was not unjust.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be me."

Hermes smiled faintly, revealing the panic beneath Bages' feigned composure.

Or perhaps they're thinking about how to escape.

However, with the vast ocean all around, escaping would not be easy.

"What do I need to give in order for you to let me go?"

Burgess got straight to the point; smart people don't need pretense in conversation.

The fact that he is still alive means that his situation is not so bad.

"Three choices: either work for me, or you jump into the sea, or I'll help you jump into the sea."

Hermes expertly flipped the skewers, his tone relaxed and indifferent.

"I don't want to die yet."

Burgess has a normal IQ, so he doesn't want to die.

Of the three options above, the first one is definitely the best choice.

"Damn it, if I hadn't saved you, you would have bled to death long ago. Remember, from now on I'm your boss, and you have to listen to me in everything, or I'll have Hermes beat you up."

Mansherry began to act arrogantly and domineeringly, asserting her dominance in a menacing manner.

Its small size made it seem intimidating, so Bages just shrugged and didn't take it seriously at all.

If it weren't for that man, he could take on a hundred of these weaklings by himself.

"You should thank her; she was the one who saved you."

Hermes didn't falter at the crucial moment, after all, what Mansherry said was true.

If it weren't for Mansherry's tear, Bagges really wouldn't have made it through.

"Thank you."

Bages paused for a moment, but still managed to say thank you with some difficulty. He had just been thinking of kidnapping and selling the person when he was rescued.