Chapter 45: Titan Makes His Move
Facing the Pirates blocking the way, Hades glanced around with disdain.
Their weak aura made it an insult for Hades to personally take action.
Their clothes were filthy, emitting a foul stench.
The smell of their bodies combined with a strong alcoholic odor and a bloody aura.
Some dried blood stained their bodies, unwashed, instead used as a mark of pride, smeared into strange patterns on their robes.
These remnants of the Great Sea were simply nauseating to him.
Although he was also about to step into the ranks of Pirates, they were fundamentally different.
This was a quagmire; once ordinary people fell in, they could never break free.
Many people were branded with this label for life, unable to tear it off, regardless of whether their initial step was voluntary.
But Hades had never thought about being a Pirate for his entire life.
In fact, from beginning to end, he wouldn't even consider himself a Pirate.
Was it really that difficult to revoke a bounty?
"Are you trying to die, you bastard?" The Pirate Captain in front of him sobered up slightly from his drunken state, gripping his long saber tightly.
A surge of anger rose in his heart as he roared at Hades.
Hades' undisguised look of contempt was as if he was looking at a group of Underground rats or stray dogs fighting over food.
That somewhat condescending gaze instantly provoked widespread anger, not just among the Pirates surrounding them, but also among the many onlookers.
These illegal dark factions detested such gazes the most.
This was what they had once feared the most, but after becoming Pirates, they became reckless.
Facing nobles, it instead ignited their desire for slaughter.
How could they tolerate it!
The turn of events was so sudden; just a single look from Hades caused such a huge commotion, stimulating the hearts of countless criminals.
They wanted to brutally torture Hades and his companion, plunder their treasure, and listen to their painful screams.
Hades clearly felt those waves of twisted, frenzied, and angry emotions.
However, his heart remained completely unchanged.
What pathetic self-esteem!
"Tch!" Hades curled his lip, turning his head to the side.
"Titan, deal with them. Leave none alive!" Hades said, his gaze turning sharp, his tone cold and carrying an undeniable authority.
"Yes, His Highness!" Titan was already prepared, holding his large hammer.
Anger flashed in his eyes, and he bared his teeth in a cruel expression.
From the moment this action was decided, their outcome was death.
And now, there was one more reason to sentence them to death: offending the dignity of the King.
Hades was a born King! How could he be provoked by this group of arrogant fools? When the weak challenge the powerful, what is that if not arrogance?
At this moment, Titan somewhat grasped the meaning of that sentence.
If Zoro were here, he would have already drawn his sword and charged.
Just the reason of disrespecting His Highness would be enough to have them cut into a thousand pieces.
But now, he just wanted to kill them, leaving none alive!
"Charge! Kill them!" "Steal their treasure!" "I'll cut off his head!" "Dig out his eyes!" "Cut them into minced meat and feed them to the rats.".
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Titan's aura was very powerful, yet it didn't instill fear in them.
Instead, Hades' recent words further provoked them.
They wanted to kill this noble and his Guard, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
That inherent nobility and arrogant attitude gave them ten thousand reasons to tear Hades apart.
Hades hadn't expected a simple sting operation to turn out like this.
The cause wasn't his treasure, but the jealousy stemming from within their hearts.
However, this suited him perfectly; the bigger the commotion, the better.
This was his true first step towards this Great Sea, integrating into this era.
His spreading Observation Haki had already detected the presence of certain individuals resembling intelligence agents, watching from the surroundings or heading towards this location.
On the densely populated Island, Hades precisely pinpointed their positions.
He wasn't interested in knowing who they were or which faction they belonged to, as long as the news spread.
Suppressing the impulse to use his Death-Death Fruit Ability to reduce these remnants to withered bone, he had to admit that within Hades' body and heart, there was an innate hidden desire for battle and destruction.
Certain things that were absolutely impossible in his Past Life could now be done without any restraint.
The evil within human hearts was stirring.
Before they could even make a move, Titan struck.
His massive and heavy body wasn't fast, but his short-term explosive strength was astonishing.
The sky seemed to darken instantly.
Titan appeared before the Pirates who had first targeted Hades and his companion.
His arm was raised high, gripping a gigantic iron hammer that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
The Drumming Urn Gold Hammer, with its 1.
5-meter long handle and one-meter diameter head, swung through the air, carrying unparalleled strength, like a meteor descending from the sky.
The group of Pirates was too shocked to move.
No one wanted to be hit by such a hammer.
But Titan's speed was too fast; they had no time to react.
The giant hammer fell, cutting a beautiful arc through the air, but bringing only death.
"So annoying! All of you, die!" Titan didn't want to hear these pieces of trash chattering in his ears.
He roared loudly, his arm muscles swelling by two sizes, like inflated balloons.
As if he had anticipated the commotion Titan's strike might cause, Hades lightly leaped onto the rooftop of a House on the side of the Street, watching the unfolding scene with interest.
Boom! Along with the giant hammer's descent came the sound of bones shattering.
The ground cracked inch by inch, dense fissures spreading outwards like a spiderweb.
Terrifying strength, centered around the falling hammer, caused the ground within a hundred-meter radius to sink deeply, forming a small basin.
The overbearing strength, the shockwave unleashed by the collision of the iron hammer and the ground, continuously spread, creating a terrifying air current.
The many surrounding Pirates and criminals, facing such strength, were completely unable to resist.
They were directly hit by the powerful shockwave and sent flying into the sky.
Their entire bodies trembled, blood flowed from their noses and mouths.
Facing the impact caused by this move, many of them were severely injured, some even losing consciousness and falling into a coma.
The worst off were the Pirates who were close by.
Their entire bodies were deformed and their bones shattered under the terrifying impact.
The few Pirates who directly faced the hammer were smashed into bloody pulp, leaving behind lumps of flesh.
The moment they came into contact with the hammer, their heads and upper bodies were instantly blown apart.
Flesh and blood splattered, creating an extremely gruesome scene.
Two entire Streets were completely destroyed by the overwhelming destructive power.
Only a few people were still standing.
Only the House beneath Hades' feet remained half intact, not collapsing.
(end of chapter)