Tartarus Hades

A sudden, gigantic roar echoed through the vast and dense jungle, causing the entire forest to shake and a large flock of birds to rapidly flee the area.

A giant elephant standing dozens of meters high lifted its head high, its entire upper body suspended in the air, and a pair of pillar-like elephant legs slammed fiercely downward as its forebody dropped.

Its target was precisely this "little fellow" who had come to provoke it.

Boom!

An area of tens of meters in radius seemed to experience an earthquake, and the entire ground constantly fractured under the terrifying force, with flying gravel and rock.

The explosive impact even stirred up a gust of air.

Under the heavy stomp, the ground even sank by a notch, and the spreading cracks were densely packed like a spider web.

The giant elephant let out a long howl to the sky; after all, it was the overlord of this region, and countless enemies had died beneath this pair of legs.

Hm? What was going on?

Seeming to sense that something was a bit wrong, its gaze shifted downward and it noticed that one of its legs was somewhat suspended in the air.

Beneath the shadow, a single arm supported its elephant hoof, and indeed its entire body, preventing it from continuing downward.

"Your strength isn't enough yet, is it?"

A rather calm voice rang out from below.

Before it could even react, the next moment, matchless force surged from bottom to top.

The sky and the earth seemed to reverse at that very moment, and only when it came to its senses did it realize it had been flipped over.

Its massive body crashed heavily onto the ground, and after twisting its body, its thick elephant trunk and legs propped up its frame to stand back up.

Instinctively sensing something, the entire elephant trunk swung forcefully to the side, driving its body to change direction.

Its heavy physique displayed unprecedented flexibility.

The "insignificant" figure was directly struck by the elephant trunk, and flew backward amid a violent impact, crashing through several trees in succession before stopping.

The figure slowly descended and landed steadily on the ground, looking somewhat disheveled, yet without suffering a single injury.

In an open space a few hundred meters away, a unit of a thousand men was observing this battle from afar, all of them wearing elite armor and fully armed.

"Don't worry, Zoro, that level of destructive power can't possibly hurt His Highness. Don't you know that?"

The sturdy, fat man who was gnawing heavily on a roasted leg saw the somewhat eager-to-move Zoro and could not help laughing softly.

"You don't need to remind me of that, Titan."

A young commander clad in leather armor with a long sword hanging at his waist, named Zoro, glanced at Titan, then looked forward once again.

Although he knew just how terrifying his Highness was—possessing a physique and vitality like a monster, leaving no scars on his body to this day, and surpassing even Titan who had eaten a Devil Fruit—

That was only natural, for after all, this was His Highness, who had inherited the blood of the King and was the successor of the Tartarus Family.

Yet in his view, letting His Highness make a move himself was a disgrace; any enemy should be dealt with by them, his subjects, to sweep away all obstacles.

It was not a matter of right or wrong, but purely loyalty.

However, this was His Highness's own decision, and he had no right to interfere.

This was also an instinct of his; long ago, he had already decided to offer everything he had to His Highness, even his own life.

He was the future of the Kronos Kingdom!

"Were you a bit careless?"

Touching his slightly aching chest, Hades looked at the giant elephant not far away—a creature that would have absolutely shocked the world in his past life, one that definitely would have been placed in a zoo and worshipped.

By now, he was long used to it; this was simply the norm of this world.

He touched his somewhat messy purple hair, brushed the dust from his body, and paid no mind to the giant elephant in the distance that was huffing angrily through its nose due to being ignored.

"Hah!"

The giant elephant let out a long cry, then immediately broke into a rapid charge, targeting none other than Hades.

With every single step, the ground shook in response, its thick skin resembling a wall cast from steel.

"Who do you think I am? Come at me!" Watching this scene involuntarily brought another image to his mind.

Yet the ending was the same; it had run right into the barrel of a gun.

"Truly foolish, have you still not recognized yourself?"

Hades's purple pupils flashed with a cold glint, and an invisible pressure suddenly erupted, mixed with a surge of rapidly spreading fury that swallowed the giant elephant whole like a tidal wave.

The giant elephant's body stalled, its entire form enveloped by an intangible oppression.

Its original running motion suddenly ceased, and its massive physique continued to slide forward purely due to its formidable momentum.

The "little fellow" before it had somehow become so terrifying, and the aura he emitted caused its body to tremble instinctively, with sweat visibly welling up beside its small eyes and dripping down continuously.

Standing before it seemed to be a monster countless times more ferocious than itself, and a horrifying phantom that blotted out the sky appeared behind him, causing its very bones to involuntarily bend.

It made the Beast King, who ruled over a region like a tyrant, feel a primal terror.

It wanted to flee, but it was already too late.

Time seemed to freeze; under this coercive pressure, it had yet to regain control of its own body.

Hades's figure vanished from the spot in an instant, a piercing sound of breaking air rang out, and he arrived right in front of it when he reappeared.

Following closely, that fist wreathed in a ferocious aura, carrying a terrifying force, smashed fiercely against its head.

Crack!

The sound of bones fracturing could be heard clearly, and the giant elephant's left eye bulged unnaturally, as if it were about to pop out.

Boom!

The dust scattered, and the giant elephant had already fallen to the ground, unconscious with its eyes rolled back.

I have to say, Hades's mood recently was very bad, extremely displeensed, and he wanted to vent, so for the giant elephant, it could only be said to be an unmerited disaster.

Yet who would care?

Besides, it was not the only one that had been tormented, as not many in this mountainous forest were able to escape unscathed.

"Let's go, we're heading back."

Hades made no concealment, his expression looking unkind while his entire body exuded an aura that meant he was not to be messed with.

Something had definitely happened, though they were not clear on what it was, and at a time like this, no one dared to cross Hades.

"Yes, Your Highness."

The ancient and magnificent grand hall reflected the traces of time, and any single piece of the decorations on the walls would be a treasure scrambled for by numerous nobles out on the seas.

They usually needed to be properly preserved and collected.

Yet here they were merely displayed at random, just like a museum styled as a palace.

At this moment, Tartarus Bane, the King of the Kronos Kingdom, was wearing relatively casual robes as he looked at the youth beside him, unable to conceal the satisfaction in his eyes, along with a trace of worry.

At only twelve years old, his height had already reached one meter nine, and anyone would find it hard to discern his true age.

Yet in this world, especially the chaotic New World, this was very common.

Moreover, the family genes were right there, and even he himself stood over three meters tall.

Splendid purple hair, a handsome countenance, and purple pupils that exuded an aura of majestic nobility.

He looked alike, truly so much alike, and that familiar figure was reflected within his eyes, the two figures overlapping into one.

Older brother, Hades is also growing up, Bane sighed with emotion in his heart, feeling somewhat gratified, since Hades was, after all, someone he had watched grow up.