According to the known intelligence, the Ant King, Meruem, had occupied the Royal Capital and was preparing to gather all the residents of East Gorteau into the capital as a food reserve.
The Ant King was powerful, but it had been born too recently. Not only did it possess tremendous strength, it also had an extremely high intelligence. Therefore, it knew one thing: it could not expand recklessly, but had to stabilize itself first.
The Ant King was unfamiliar with this continent. All the humans it had encountered were relatively weak, which puzzled it. Why were humans able to multiply and thrive here?
The memories inherited through its bloodline told the Ant King that it came from a dangerous continent, where many powerful beings existed. Its Chimera Ant species had been driven out of that continent.
The scenes in the Ant King's memories had been passed down to it by its mother. On the Dark Continent, the Chimera Ants could forget about ruling it—they could barely survive there. Their bodies had been compressed to around ten centimeters, leaving them no room to evolve further.
The Ant King understood how terrifying the Dark Continent was. Compared to it, the continent where it now lived was practically paradise. This left it puzzled. Why didn't the other creatures on the Dark Continent invade this continent?
The Chimera Ants possessed astonishing reproductive and combat abilities, and V5 Organization had now learned of them. Therefore, V5 had assigned the Hunter Association to resolve the problem. Its chairman, Isaac Netero, had already arrived in East Gorteau.
V5's decision had actually been somewhat casual. Its attitude faintly conveyed the idea that the Chimera Ants were nothing to fear. Sending the Hunter Association would be enough; there was no need to deploy a large-scale army and risk causing