Werther stood still, his eyes closed.
He spread his Observation Haki across the Sabaody Archipelago, searching for any trace of Hancock.
"You've hidden yourself well."
Werther smiled. His Observation Haki had found no trace of her.
"So you've found somewhere hard to sense."
Observation Haki was keen, but it could not see through solid objects.
If Hancock had hidden in a Basement or a sealed room, Werther was unlikely to detect her.
Observation Haki was mainly used to sense an enemy's attacks in battle, not to search for people.
But some forms of Observation Haki could penetrate buildings. Sensory types, for instance, could sense a target's presence through any obstacle.
Werther's was a shielding type, not a sensory type, so he had to use another method.
"Intent Blood, track the woman from earlier."
At Werther's command, several tendrils emerged from Intent Blood's hilt.
They swayed in the air for a moment, then pointed the way. Werther set off after Hancock.
This ability of Intent Blood's only worked on enemies whose blood it had absorbed.
Once Intent Blood had tasted someone's blood, that person could not escape its tracking within a thirty-kilometer radius.
If Hancock had managed to get even a kilometer away in so little time, it would have been a miracle, especially with her injuries.
Intent Blood in hand, Werther walked at an unhurried pace through the streets of the Sabaody Archipelago.
He was in no rush. Hancock would not escape today.
As for the person who had been above the archipelago, they had left after Werther defeated Rayleigh. Apparently, they had no intention of protecting Hancock.
Rayleigh's decision to step in had little to do with Hancock herself.
He had acted because he had known a former ruler of Amazon Lily.
Given Hancock's personality, Rayleigh would never have