Massacre X Insectoids

NGL Autonomous Region.

A sparse forest.

A massacre is underway.

"Aaaaah! You monsters, die!"

"Don't kill me! Don't eat me!"

"Get out of here, you damned monster!"

"Run!"

"... The screams of all the humans echoed here."

The source of these screams was a variety of enormous, bizarre insects that had gathered in this area.

These insects are generally about the same size as humans, and you can find similar insect arthropod structures in them.

However, aside from their mostly humanoid appearances, they all have a variety of styles.

It gives the impression of a monster created by mixing different animals together, stuffing them all into the body of an insect, and then sculpting it.

Some look like Bat, with Bat wings, but their limbs and bodies are structured like insects.

Some walk upright on land, but their heads and other structures resemble those of aquatic mammals.

There are countless insect monsters that resemble cats, Rat, and all sorts of animals.

This is something that could never have come into being in human society.

Bang bang bang!

Gunshots rang out from below.

In a region where there should be no civilized artifacts of human society, firearms are possessed.

The shooters were not the humans who were being slaughtered.

Instead, it was a strange insect that looked like a lizard, holding two pistols and repeatedly pulling the trigger at the fleeing humans.

He laughed loudly as the bullet hit him.

It's downright insane.

"This thing is so useful!"

This thing clearly doesn't look like something they made themselves; it's more like something they captured.

This so-called autonomous region is not, as they claim, truly integrated with nature.

On the distant cliff.

The group half-lay prone, using the surrounding vegetation for cover, and carefully observed the massacre below.

They hadn't considered offering help; they simply didn't have the capacity to do so at the moment.

Pakunoda's face turned ashen as she watched the scene unfold.

This kind of monster is completely beyond the capabilities of ordinary humans, or even humans without Nen user.

"Hey! Let's leave."

"Passing the message out is no longer a situation we can handle."

His teammate beside him looked terrified and spoke in a trembling voice.

"Yes, our combat strength is only slightly stronger than that of ordinary people, and we didn't bring any firearms at all; we weren't allowed to bring them in."

Humanity's strength lies in its use of tools.

The existence of firearms has bridged the gap between almost all ordinary people and Nen user.

Even the difference between Nen user and Nen user.

Although they are all Nen user, they are just ordinary, possessing more specialized skills.

The current situation is completely beyond their professional capabilities to handle.

"This is no longer an ordinary unknown creature; it's Demonic Beast that poses a great threat to humanity."

This person clearly categorized this unknown creature as a Demonic Beast.

The classification of Demonic Beast is very simple.

Intelligent Beasts, that is, creatures that possess high intelligence like humans.

This includes, but is not limited to, having the ability to think independently, being able to speak and use tools, being civilized, and having one's own lifestyle habits.

The monster below, wielding firearms and slaughtering humans while letting out joyful screams, undoubtedly evokes the feeling of Demonic Beast from Warcraft.

Judging from its appearance, it seems to be a highly aggressive entity, and its nature is unknown.

"Leave now, pass on the message. You were mentally prepared for this before we even came in, weren't you?"

Pons said seriously from the side.

Pakunoda stood up and nodded.

The situation here is now more than ten times more dangerous than Kevin warned; it's a massive conspiracy.

"Bang!"

Suddenly the ground cracked.

A gigantic insect monster, three meters long, emerged from within, its enormous fists slamming down.

One of the teammates, who was trying to persuade the other to leave, had his head blown off on the spot, and his body fell to the ground, blood splattered everywhere.

"We've been discovered!!!"

Another companion screamed in terror.

The scene he had just witnessed had already put him under immense psychological pressure, and now he had been discovered by the enemy.

Damn it!

Pakunoda cursed under her breath, her face grim.

He made a bow and arrow gesture with his left hand, and an arrow appeared out of thin air with his right hand.

It was an arrow made of golden Nen Aura.

It rests on an invisible bow of Nen Aura.

"Golden Arrow!"

He drew his bow and shot.

Silently, the arrow formed from Nen Aura shot out without causing the slightest ripple.

The armored monster, who had just killed an enemy, was instantly pierced by a golden arrow that pierced right through its head, leaving a hole the size of a thumb.

The massive fists fell limply to their sides, and the corpse collapsed.

"Run! We've been exposed! The enemy is closing in!"

"Pakunoda!" said loudly.

A rushing sound came from the cliff next to us; someone was climbing up from the bottom.

Meanwhile, the three of them had already run into the woods.

A bizarre, spider-like insect crawled up from the bottom of the cliff. Its head had a human face, and it looked like a lewd old man.

"Oh dear, we can't let you get away!"

As he spoke, the giant spider's tail lifted, and a strand of spider silk flew out from its jet nozzle.

Sensing the attack from behind, Pakunoda leaped and flipped over to dodge the spider web attack.

But the spider silk didn't stop; instead, it went straight forward and stuck firmly to the back of another companion.

Then came a sudden tug.

It bounced back at an extremely high speed.

The whole process took less than a second. Pakunoda only had time to dodge and had no time to intercept her opponent.

He landed, turned around, and fired another arrow.

A golden arrow.

"Smack!"

I caught it.

This spider-like creature, capable of speaking human language, forcefully grasped the Golden Arrow constructed from Nen Aura with its bare hands.

Pakunoda's eyes widened.

What happened?

In his eyes, the other party was undoubtedly an ordinary Demonic Beast, or rather, a powerful Demonic Beast.

But they definitely don't have Nen ability.

But now, the opponent has seized the attack made of Nen Aura in this state.

This does not conform to the normal rules of Nen ability.

"You're shocked? Why? This is very clear. Hmm, the lower-ranking Soldier Ant probably can't see it."

The spider muttered to itself.

He then said, "Isn't the Life Force enveloping you the source of this weapon?"

"For Her Majesty the Queen, this is the highest level of nutritional food; we can't let you escape."

As the spider spoke, it habitually grabbed its teammate who had been pulled towards it with its other hand and bit down on the other's head, creating a huge gash in its skull.

He was killed on the spot.

"Oh no! I've taken a bite out of my prey out of habit. Now I can't present it to Her Majesty the Queen. Lord Shacuan will be furious."

Anger, astonishment, and shock—a mix of emotions surged through Pakunoda's mind.

What kind of monster is this?

His mind involuntarily recalled what Kevin had once said.

It concerns powerful Beasts.

Human Life Force is inherently weaker than that of powerful Beasts.

That's why it's necessary to learn Nen ability, to connect with one's Life Force through human will, and to train and strengthen oneself.

However, some powerful Beasts are born with extremely strong Life Force.

The foundation upon which Nen ability are used is Nen Aura, which is essentially Life Force.

Therefore, Beasts with strong Life Force are born with the instinct to control their Life Force.

That is, the instinct to control Nen Aura.

The problem is that Kevin said something like this back then.

Such Beasts are almost impossible to exist in human society.

Because of the limited resources and conditions here, such organisms cannot survive; they would suffer from malnutrition.

Damn it.

Pakunoda was already sweating profusely.

This matter was increasingly beyond the limits of his ability to intervene.

We need to get out of here quickly.

"Green Arrow!"

A green arrow shot out.

Like a gentle breeze, it arrived in an instant.

This time, the other party failed to catch him because it was too fast and pierced directly into his forehead.

However, this attack did not cause a fatal crisis.

"Ouch! I can't get a grip!"

Amidst the other person's cries of pain, Pakunoda had already run outside.

Pons, seated in his Charging Armor, was already waiting for backup.

Suddenly Pons seemed to have discovered something and shouted, "Behind us!"

Pakunoda instantly became alert and abruptly turned her head away.

A huge, scorpion-like tail slid past his cheek, its stinger leaving a scratch on his face.

"Did he actually dodge it?"

A humanoid creature, almost identical to a human but with joints resembling insect arthropods, appeared nearby.

The only thing that distinguished her as a non-human being was the enormous scorpion tail on her back.

"Poisonous!"

Pons, Charging Armor, reminded her.

Having dodged the Pakunoda pulled out a vial from his waist and poured it directly into his mouth.

Without hesitation, he then pulled out another vial and drank it.

The first one is used for detoxification.

The second one is for dealing with the current situation.

He took the folding bow off his back, his hands brimming with a mixture of Nen Aura.

He conjured three arrows of different colors, then drew his bow and shot them.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The three arrows were fired at different speeds.

The fastest Green Arrow arrived in an instant.

However, the other party dodged it by tilting their head.

"I'm not a nobody."

It flicked its tail, trying to deflect the Red Arrow that was about to arrive.

"Bang!"

Red Arrow explodes.

The explosive attack directly affected the movement of her tail, and the Golden Arrow arrived instantly, striking her in the lower abdomen.

It penetrates directly.

Damn it!

The woman with insect-like features instantly contorted her face, radiating an aura of frenzy and madness.

Her inhuman nature was immediately apparent.

He clutched the wound in his abdomen with one hand, looking at the two who had already jumped into their Charging Armor and were preparing to escape.

"Don't even think about running away!"

It charged forward at an extremely high speed.

A spider silk also shot out from the side, trying to stick to the Charging Armor.

"Dual-Color Arrow!"

This is the limit that Pakunoda can achieve right now.

The green arrows were mixed with the red arrows.

It shot towards the insect-like woman in an instant.

The sudden change in attack caught the insect-woman completely off guard, leaving her only able to dodge.

However, faced with Green Arrow's speed, she could only dodge to a limited extent and could not create a greater distance.

So although it didn't hit her directly, the Green Arrow flew to her side and then exploded.

This time, its power seems to have diminished.

But having been interrupted like this, he was no longer able to pursue it.

The spider silk that flew past was blocked by a beetle the size of a human head that jumped down from somewhere, dragging back only an ordinary insect.

Another vial was tossed over.

It was shot and exploded in mid-air.

The poisonous gas spread instantly.

Although Kevin doesn't sell Toxin to outsiders, he still manages to produce quite a few suitable Toxin internally.

As Kevin's apprentices, Pakunoda and his companion naturally prepared some as well.

This completely eliminated any chance of tracking them down.

"Shacuan, are you alright?"

The spider monster quickly crawled to the insect woman's side and asked.

The insect woman, known as the Shacuan, looked somewhat disheveled, her face contorted with madness.

"Chase them! Kill them!"

There were more than just the two of them around.

The Charging Armor is extremely fast, and nothing can stop it.

It roared forward.

The insect's back, Pakunoda, warily surveyed its surroundings.

Pons then used her hand to control the outward movement, sending out a large number of flying insects.

"Go, find all the humans with strong Life Force, tell them about the danger here, and tell them to run away quickly."

This time, there were ten Hunter x Hunter groups that came to accept the commission.

While not everyone is Nen user, it must be admitted that none of these people can be considered powerful.

At best, she's comparable to Pakunoda.

This is a situation they simply cannot handle, not to mention the current lack of communication and the dispersed nature of information.

We can only try to get the message out; we can save as many people as we can.

Bang bang bang!

Gunshots rang out from the side.

The strange-looking insect with animal shells pointed at the two men and pulled the trigger.

The two skillfully dodged all the bullets.

"Dual-Color Arrow!"

The attack, a mixture of gold and green, instantly pierced a hole in the monster's head.

The body lay on the ground.

"Weaker than the last one."

Looking at the fallen corpses in the distance, Pakunoda muttered to himself.

Meanwhile, the surrounding insects had begun to form a detection circle.

"The bugs are no longer chasing us; we're a little safer now."

Fifteen minutes have passed.

The medication's effects have worn off.

The toxin has been neutralized.

Somewhat exhausted, Pakunoda sat on the back of the Beetle.

"The strength of these creatures seems to be on par with their intelligence; the more human-like they are, the more human-like their characteristics, and the more intelligent the individual, the greater their strength."

This is the conclusion he drew from their recent exchange.

Of the four monsters they fought, the weakest was the beetle with extremely strong insect-like features and almost no human-like appearance.

Attacks using Nen are impossible to defend against; judging by the appearance, they could be easily dealt with by firearms.

It's just like any other, dangerous, giant insect.

But that spider had a human face, could talk, had its own personality, and was even capable of some analysis.

Even without Nen ability, they were able to detect Nen attacks and even block and grab them.

Finally, there was that woman.

They are almost indistinguishable from humans, except that they have certain insect-like characteristics.

It appears to be in the role of a commander, and its intelligence is indistinguishable from that of humans.

They are also the strongest.

Even without Nen ability, he is stronger than Nen user possesses both Nen ability and strong combat skills.

The one we just killed was probably somewhere between an insect with almost no intelligence and an insect with human-like intelligence.

It doesn't have many human characteristics, but it can speak human language and has its own personality.

Pakunoda already had very bad thoughts in her mind.

Based on the conversation between these monsters...

Disaster, an undeniable disaster.