On a yellow, desolate land, amidst ghost fog, Oboro and his team members were hunting Chimera Ants…
They were completely surrounded by the ant swarm.
This was another corner of the Chimera Ants' activity area, far from the forest.
Different territories were managed by different division chiefs, each with their own army.
They competed to make contributions by finding food for the Queen… and there was also rivalry among them.
And different division chiefs naturally adopted different attack strategies and tactics when facing enemies.
This time, the number of Chimera Ants deployed exceeded ten thousand, making it the strongest ant army Oboro's team had encountered so far. However, with Oboro present… no matter how numerous the ants were, they couldn't gain any advantage; at most, they could only delay him.
Anthony and Fante were within the mist, using the Nen skill 'En.' The ghost fog had no effect on their Nen, allowing them to hide in the mist and slaughter the ants swarming from all directions.
As for Menchi, Gabvich, and Rita, they had already left NGL.
They were heading to the sea outside the Yubian Continent, as planned, to take care of some matters along the way.
Pariston knew Oboro coveted the Chimera Ants and wanted to make a move, but he didn't know Oboro's exact objective… Therefore, based on his thinking, Oboro didn't believe Pariston wasn't monitoring the situation in NGL, mainly to keep an eye on him.
So, he had Menchi and the other two appear in a coastal city in the Yubian Continent, creating a diversion.
And staying away from human-scannable areas, heading to a distant island, to create a false impression… Oboro had already handled the necessary procedures using the Fiers family's influence. The island's location was similar to the coordinates of the island where he killed Youpi.
Although it might not fool Pariston completely, it would at least distract him.
Making him think that Oboro had finally lost patience and wanted to go to the Dark Continent before Beyond, breaking his promise with Netero.
This bait and motive were enough to attract Pariston's attention.
"Let alone division chiefs, even squad leader level ants haven't appeared…"
After killing from morning till night, when the battle finally ended, Anthony, disgusted, took off his blood-stained outer garment and said.
He still marveled at the terrifying power of the captain's Nen ability. Within this kilometer radius, it had become almost Oboro's domain… all life that intruded would have their souls silently absorbed. Moreover, because the mist could block perception, it became a protective zone, minimizing the danger faced by him and Fante.
In contrast, the ants, upon entering the mist, were like headless flies.
"Menchi should have already notified Kite's team, and the Association probably knows too…" Fante, without Anthony's fastidiousness, sat directly on the ground, lit a cigarette, and looked at Oboro. "Will he… keep it a secret for us?"
Fante was referring to Kite. Menchi had only given Kite a small portion of the information about the Chimera Ants. Oboro had done this to keep the Hunter Association in the dark… and to ensure that the source of the information wasn't them, but that Kite discovered it himself.
Kite was Ging Freecss's disciple. Given Oboro's relationship with the Twelve Zodiacs, Fante didn't fully trust the former.
Oboro, sitting on the ant corpses, chuckled and said, "Kite can probably guess some of it. Without confirmation, he won't expose us… Pariston won't know either."
"In other words, Ging Freecss will know."
Fante understood the implication.
"Regarding him, you can rest assured… At least, as long as Netero is alive, he won't team up with Pariston."
Oboro.
Fante nodded.
Since the captain had a plan, he was relieved.
The four of them were different from Menchi. Menchi was originally a member of the Hunter Association, while the four of them followed Oboro first and only officially joined the Association later… so they didn't have as strong a sense of belonging to the Association. Even knowing that some fellow Hunters would die in this premeditated plan, they didn't care too much.
As expected, the Association should soon send specialized personnel to investigate.
There were quite a few people who accepted the Kakin biological investigation commission back then.
And the first wave of people, due to the information asymmetry, would inevitably suffer setbacks at the hands of the Chimera Ants, thus becoming experimental material for the ants' research on 'Nen.'
The first wave of people to arrive were also the weakest. By the time the Association realized the situation, they would likely issue orders prohibiting ordinary members from investigating NGL and increase the mission level.
"Captain, with the Chimera Ants' warlike nature, they wouldn't be this cautious, would they? Didn't you say some of those division chiefs were ruthless characters?" Anthony changed the subject.
The Chimera Ants killed by their team were countless.
In such a situation, the ant nest had remained strangely silent.
His gaze focused on the distant horizon, under the deep night sky.
"Although they are warlike… they are also afraid of death, but they are not stupid…"
"They're already here… you just haven't noticed…"
Oboro replied.
Fante and Anthony simultaneously looked in the direction he was pointing.
Could it be… Their expressions turned solemn.
There were Chimera Ant division chiefs lurking nearby, but they were at a considerable distance, and their aura was extremely well concealed… Most importantly, even in the darkness of the night, they could still clearly see everything happening on the battlefield from a distance.
Tsk tsk tsk… as expected of higher life forms, species from the Dark Continent.
...
Meanwhile, on a hillside several miles away.
A division chief with a human metal necklace around its neck and a face resembling a small panda, along with its two deputies, squad leaders… occupied a high vantage point, looking towards the silent battlefield.
The two squad leaders couldn't see clearly… they could only sense the loss of signals from the ant swarm.
But Division Chief Nairo could see clearly…
"Are they all dead?"
The squad leader stared at Nairo.
"Hey… what's wrong? Why aren't you speaking? Did you get a clear look at that human's appearance?"
Another squad leader raised a hand and waved it in front of the small panda.
Nairo took a step back, his throat bobbing. "Let's go, back!"
The two squad leaders exchanged glances.
Now, Nairo finally understood what Colt and Peggy meant… During this period, because these humans had been rampaging and killing indiscriminately in their territory, some division chiefs had become indignant. However, they had been restrained by Colt and Peggy. Just as the division chiefs were about to fall into internal conflict, Nairo, as a mediator, volunteered.
And brought the main ant army!
Although his eyesight was excellent, he couldn't see very clearly…
However, he sensed the 'mysterious energy' Colt had mentioned.
And an indescribable terrifying aura.
It belonged to a transcendent being, surpassing his life-form hierarchy…
A ruler.
In Nairo's eyes, the battlefield in the sky was marked with two big words: Forbidden Zone!
"He… he found me… but… but it seems he doesn't intend to attack…"
Sweat trickled down Nairo's face. After speaking, he immediately turned and left.
"That… is not human."
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