Kronos Kingdom had gained the most from this operation, yet its role remained hidden.
To make the whole affair look like an accident, they had to wait for Ignis to act.
Without enough evidence, it could only be treated as an accident.
An accident caused by Vegapunk's death.
And the cause of Vegapunk's death? The enormous bounty on his head in the Underworld, worth as much as an Overlord of the Sea.
On the third day, news spread rapidly throughout the Underworld.
A mysterious man in a black hooded robe had brought Vegapunk's head to a Hunters Guild outpost on Dark Island.
Once the head was confirmed to be genuine, he collected the staggering bounty of 1.5 billion Beli.
The moment the news broke, people had questions.
Who was Vegapunk? Why was he worth 1.5 billion Beli?
Many wondered the same thing. After all, few had paid attention to the matter.
A bounty of 1.5 billion Beli, and they hadn't even known about it?
Under the leadership of the "Hunter King" Bessolo, the Hunters Guild had firmly established itself in the New World's Underworld as a vast neutral power.
Anyone who completed a job could claim their reward at one of the Hunters Guild's Underworld outposts.
The money came from those who posted the bounties. It might be supplied by one person or by many.
After all, the bounty on any one person at the Hunters Guild was the total of every reward posted for them.
The Hunters Guild relied on its credibility and strength. It had the power to safeguard the bounty money entrusted to it by all manner of factions and individuals.
For convenience, people generally registered an identity with the Hunters Guild.
That way, they could collect two rewards: the payment for the Hunters Guild job and