Target: NGL-Oboro's Lesson

Time flies, and it's already the end of March.

At this point, after a long period of training, Menchi and the others were able to remain calm and focused on their 'mind' training even when disturbed by ghosts.

Furthermore, even when the Ghost Mist interferes with perception, it allows for quick reactions to hidden dangers, such as sudden attacks.

Under Oboro's tutelage, their improvement was particularly noticeable.

In addition to having more acute five senses, there is also a sixth sense, an awareness of danger.

Human intuition!

Intuition can be trained. So-called intuition or a sixth sense is actually the brain processing visible information while receiving certain signals, resulting in a vague premonition. It's just that the 'information' hasn't been thoroughly analyzed, leading to a failure to realize it.

Of course, there are also some exceptionally gifted people in this world, whose abilities may stem from birth.

The training method used by Oboro is only for ordinary people to hone their skills.

"Let's go."

The following day, the six-member team packed their belongings and prepared to set off.

Head to NGL.

Oboro is about to begin hunting Chimera Ant and absorbing souls and black mist on a large scale.

We must act before the Association.

According to the original timeline, in early April, Kite led Killua and Gon on a month-long Biological Investigation in the Kakin Empire, and then went to a region Southpiece in the south of the Yorbian Continent, where they finally confirmed the existence of the Chimera Ant.

However, Killua's return to Greed Island was delayed because of Jed's matter in the Kingdom of Grusia, and the time for the duo to meet with Kite may also be postponed, which would naturally benefit Oboro's plan.

Whether it's hunting Chimera Ant or absorbing souls... he doesn't want outsiders to know.

Otherwise, the Association might use security as a pretext to convict their team.

They believed that the Chimera Ant had been discovered long ago but had not reported it to the Association.

Yorkshire, one of the Zodiacs, would absolutely not let this opportunity pass by...

The Fills Family's spaceship slowly descended from the sky, the wind generated by the propeller causing the vegetation in the surrounding wilderness to sway from side to side.

"How about it?"

Before boarding the spaceship, Long looked at Menchi, who had just returned from making a phone call, a few dozen meters away, and asked.

"Kite is indeed in the Kakin Empire ... It seems he and his team have discovered some clues and submitted data to the Association, but these are all small ant samples, and the source of the dangerous species cannot be determined yet. NGL is, after all, a closed country located in the Mitene Union. Coupled with NGL's unique national circumstances, it's even more difficult for the Association to enter than East Gorteau ... it's practically impossible. Besides, no one expected the Chimera Ant Queen to be there..."

Menchi said softly.

"Good."

Long smiled.

The two then boarded the spaceship and left the area.

Initially, the Chimera Ant in NGL were mostly ordinary Soldier Ant, the lowest-level species laid by the Chimera Ant queen. Their role was to build nests and gather food—characteristics of ants. Furthermore, the Chimera Ant at that time retained the primitive appearance of the colony, lacking any anthropomorphic thinking or intelligence. However, as the queen received more and more food and nutrients, the ants she laid naturally became stronger, and evolutionary phenomena emerged.

A very typical example of feeding and mating.

As long as they eat, they can lay eggs.

During the process of the queen laying eggs, she retains some biological characteristics, which is why the later corps captains and Squadron Leader have such varied and strange appearances.

In other words, the more diverse the types of food, the more diverse the genes.

Ordinary Soldier Ant are not capable of reproduction.

Chimera Ant are a species known for their warlike and highly aggressive nature. Their feeding and mating habits result in the queen producing even stronger offspring. They are insatiable, constantly seeking out genetically perfect food. Therefore, any life form targeted by Chimera Ant and deemed a 'delicacy' often faces extinction.

Initially, the ant nest was mostly inhabited by Soldier Ant, whose food for the queen consisted mainly of various wild animals. But after they ate humans and laid eggs, multiple genes fused together to create the optimal life form. Along with this came human thought and memory.

This is also the reason why some corps captains or Squadron Leader later awakened their memories of their past human lives.

When Menchi and his group arrived, the ants in NGL were rampant, but still within a manageable range, and almost all of them were Soldier Ant.

If things dragged on like this, the ant population would inevitably explode exponentially. As for those Squadron Leader, I suspect they've probably already been born long ago...

The spaceship headed towards NGL.

For most international powers, gaining access to the NGL would be extremely difficult, but for the Fills Family, who now control the entire global underworld, it would be relatively easier... because the purpose and original intention of the NGL was to destroy the human world.

This closed-off little country continuously supplies drugs and guns to the world, and the Fills Family happens to be able to provide NGL with a channel for trafficking, so the two sides hit it off and became business partners.

This was something that Oboro had been planning for several years.

The market share that the Fills Family provided to Gyro was actually only a small part, but it was quite important to NGL, which had always been regarded as a thorn in V5's side... Most importantly, the Fills Family, with its gangster background, was somewhat like Gyro in his eyes.

In the ship's living room, Oboro was sharing information about NGL and Gyro with his teammates.

"Gyro is a rare and ruthless figure. Despite V5's targeting and suppression, he managed to maintain NGL as a separate entity, developing its own economic chain and surviving to this day, which is quite remarkable. However, he is also extremely cautious... I originally intended to meet with him in the name of the Fills Family, but I was refused. He doesn't want to reveal himself to outsiders; even among his subordinates, few have seen his true face..."

"Oboro said."

Why do you want to see him?

Anthony was puzzled.

Anyway, they're going to kill ants, not to deal with diplomacy... It has nothing to do with them, right?

"Kakin offered a bounty for the Biological Investigation several years ago... The time when the Chimera Ant appeared in the human world is even more untraceable. I don't know when Beyond started planning this conspiracy, but it was most likely before he returned from the Dark Continent and handed over the 'Beyond's Diary' to V5. Pariston probably joined later and wasn't the mastermind. The mastermind is still Beyond."

Long embellished his understanding of the whole affair and recounted it in detail.

"Actually, Chimera Ant have been in the human world for a long time, but they have not been taken seriously. Due to the limitations of the environment and human isolation, these ants look no different from ordinary ants... They are scattered all over the world. It is precisely because they are not much different from ordinary ants that they are overlooked... Fortunately, Kite is observant. If it were someone else, it would probably have taken a long time to discover Chimera Ant."

"The Queen entered the Mitene Union later. Its original habitat was probably between the human world and the Dark Continent, or in a relatively remote sea area, most likely on a small island. Because of the scarcity of resources, it needed a lot of food to produce food, and its original stronghold could no longer meet its needs, so it came to the human world."

"The fact that Chimera Ant are scattered all over the world undoubtedly adds uncertainty to Beyond's efforts to understand and observe the characteristics of this creature and to find out which environment is more suitable for its survival and reproduction, making it very difficult to completely eradicate Chimera Ant..."

"Hiss."

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances and gasped in shock.

He secretly sighed at Beyond was.

They went to great lengths to get rid of the chairman.

"What he wanted wasn't just Netero ... I guess his initial idea was more likely to bring humanity to the brink of a great catastrophe, causing human society to collapse, so that he could seize the opportunity to go to the Dark Continent again... But in the end, Netero stepped forward to fight the Chimera Ant King and then perished," Oboro said softly.

"Captain, are you so sure that the Chimera Ant King you mentioned can kill the old man?"

Anthony was skeptical. Although Oboro had told them some things about the Chimera Ant King, those were just Oboro's speculations and might not be accurate.

Moreover, in Oboro's words, the so-called Chimera Ant King was described as being a bit too detached.

"That's right... the Chimera Ant King... was born to the Queen, he's... her son. Shouldn't the Queen be... more powerful than the Chimera Ant King...?"

Gabe Vich also looked puzzled and stammered as he spoke.

"The Chimera Ant King is a product of evolution, a perfect work of genetic art, belonging to another dimension of life, while the Queen's genes are already fixed and will not evolve further. The two are not comparable," Oboro said with a smile.

"Then there are the Chimera Ant. At the bottom of the ant colony's hierarchy are the Soldier Ant and the construction worker ants, which pose the least threat... Most Nen user can kill them, which are the species you filmed back then. But things are different now... Now there are soldiers in the ant colony."

"I'm sure," Long affirmed.

"Soldier?"

"That's right, they are ants with intelligence comparable to humans. They can launch attacks in an organized and orderly manner, just like a human army. Some can even use human tools, melee weapons, and firearms. You need to realize that the closer the Chimera Ant are to this time, the better their genes will be. This is because during the reproduction process, the queen is constantly selecting superior genes, eliminating inferior genes and selecting good genes... This makes the Chimera Ant stronger and stronger, perhaps in terms of size or intelligence... In short, in the same unarmed situation, Chimera Ant can easily kill an adult human male."

"..."

Above the soldiers are the ant captains... This level of ants is fundamentally different from and has undergone a transformation from the soldiers, Soldier Ant, and worker ants below them.

Oboro continued, "Even Nen user, if their strength is not strong enough, may still fall to them."

"Can't even use Nen power to harm them?"

Fante frowned.

"Yes... but don't treat them as inferior beings. In terms of sheer physical strength, they far surpass humans. To put it bluntly, they can make up for the gap in Nen power simply by using their physical attributes... If you're not strong enough, and the gap isn't large enough, you naturally won't be able to win."

"How much time has passed? These ants have already evolved to this level?"

Anthony couldn't help but swallow again.

"Don't be too nervous. With your abilities, handling this should be a breeze..."

Long laughed.

"Phew... that scared me to death."

Anthony breathed a sigh of relief.

"Above the platoon leader is the Squadron Leader, who is directly under the Queen's command... In a one-on-one situation, you can take action without much trouble. But if you encounter two or more, do not engage in battle; retreat first."

Long instructed.

"Captain... you... really haven't... been to... the Dark Continent?"

At this point, Gabe Vich blinked and asked again.

It's unbelievable that Oboro knows so much about Chimera Ant... because Oboro has never been to NGL.

Moreover... even if the Chimera Ant are from the Beyond, the latter is probably completely clueless about their Chimera Ant situation.

This thing... comes from the Dark Continent.

Furthermore, it seems that Oboro also possesses some intelligence about that other land.

This is unbelievable... he's never been there.

"I've really never been there."

Long smiled at his teammates and said sincerely.

"..."

The five teammates' faces were filled with doubt.

Yet, one has no choice but to believe it.

Because the captain is too young, judging from his age, it is indeed impossible for him to have been to that continent... After all, he only became a Nen user when he was a teenager.

There's not enough time.

Another issue is the extreme difficulty of reaching the Dark Continent.

"I estimate that this ant incident will last for at least several months, possibly until August, and that's an optimistic estimate... So, this period is crucial for you. You can think of this mission as a trial before going to the Dark Continent... If you can't even handle this level of danger, I won't agree to take you there no matter how much you beg me."

Finally, Oboro added a sentence.

"These ants, in the Dark Continent... are like the crawling insects under human feet, understand?"

"Yes!"