An Unthinkable Scenario

NGL Autonomous Region.

The area near the Boundary line.

Two horses are galloping across the wilderness.

The rider on the horse in front was Kite, one hand on her Newsboy Cap and the other holding the reins.

At that moment, Kite seemed to sense something and tugged at the reins, bringing the galloping horse to a slow stop.

The horse following behind also stopped.

The rider on this horse is a translator provided by the Border Organization.

While they are called translators, they also have supervisory responsibilities.

"What's wrong?"

The translator asked, somewhat puzzled.

Why did it suddenly stop?

Kite didn't speak, but instead squinted at the air.

Then a buzzing sound began.

A bee flew over, and this bee had different colors on its body, which was obviously marked by humans.

Kite held out her finger, and a bee landed on it.

This is a giant honeybee bred in captivity.

"Black-tailed Bee?"

Kite, Unknown Creature Investigation Hunter, immediately recognized the species of the bee.

It needs to be made clear that this type of bee should absolutely not be present in this area. It is completely unsuitable for the local ecosystem. More importantly, although the Black-tailed Bee is the largest bee, it shouldn't be this big.

The markings on it also indicate that the other party is controlled by a human and carries a faint Nen Aura.

He took a small piece of paper from behind his back.

Kite frowned as the document unfolded.

The strip of paper had very simple Boundary lines drawn on it, with a few crosses drawn in a series of areas.

Next to it were subtle warning words, indicating that the unknown creature Danger Level than imagined.

"The situation is critical."

Kite muttered to herself.

He simply dismounted and looked at the young lady riding beside him.

"I'm so sorry, Miss Translator, I'm in a bit of a rush."

The translator looked somewhat puzzled, but nodded nonetheless.

"Then let's quicken our pace; these horses can run even faster."

"No, riding a horse is still too slow."

"Why?"

A sharp whistle rang out.

The cry of an eagle echoed from the sky.

A falcon swooped down and landed on Kite's arm.

Kite quickly wrote a letter and tied it to the falcon's leg.

"Send it back."

The falcon took off and disappeared from sight in no time.

The translator knew perfectly well what the problem was.

I was just about to say something.

Kite, however, said directly, "Let's go back quickly, there's a problem inside."

After saying that, he looked into the distance and suddenly stomped his foot, shooting off the ground like an arrow, raising a cloud of dust that disappeared in a short while.

The translator sat on horseback, her eyes wide and mouth agape as she watched this scene.

She finally understood why the other person had said riding a horse was too slow.

Because the other party runs much faster than a horse.

There was no other way; it seemed something serious had happened, so she had no choice but to ride back to the city.

Kite ran forward.

He held his Newsboy Cap with one hand, his face extremely grim.

If nothing unexpected happens, the warning letter must have entered the country before him, and it's unknown who hired those reconnaissance groups.

NGL and Chimeric Ant.

This combination alone is enough to give Kite a splitting headache; what kind of outrageous combination will this pairing create?

Kite didn't even dare to think about it.

And the most important issue is also the one he dares not delve into.

What if these Hunter x Hunter in the detection groups are acting intentionally, orchestrated by someone behind the scenes?

The severity of that problem would be amplified many times over.

Will those Subsequent Soldier Ant, whose genes are mixed with those of humans, learn Nen ability?

If so.

Kite dared not think about it anymore and could only silently quicken her pace.

Such a future is like a nightmare.

Even if the current situation does not worsen, it will still be an unprecedented Biological Disaster.

Not to mention, through Kevin's information, Kite already knew that someone was deliberately manipulating things behind the scenes.

Please, please don't let anything happen.

At times like these, all Kite can do is pray.

I pray things don't escalate to the worst possible outcome.

On the other side.

Pakunoda and Pons have arrived near the border.

Suddenly.

The Charging Armor stopped, throwing the two men off.

The two landed steadily and looked at the Charging Armor.

By this time, the Charging Armor was completely sprawled on the ground, utterly exhausted.

After encountering the Insectoid, they rushed towards the Boundary without stopping.

There's no time to worry about that now.

"We're almost there. Let's run. We have to get this message out of here."

Pons nodded.

The two ran towards the outside.

During the journey, Pons's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Only one bee returned—meaning the original expedition team, excluding us, has been wiped out."

Hearing this result, Pakunoda felt upset, but not surprised.

He had personally fought those monsters and understood their fighting prowess.

And based on the initial quantities they observed, it certainly wasn't small.

Most of the members of the ten exploration teams were ordinary biological investigators, or even mercenaries.

Upon entering this autonomous country, their combat capabilities were significantly reduced because they were not allowed to bring weapons.

Half of them couldn't even defeat the most ordinary soldier Soldier Ant.

The other half will be wiped out by monsters of the spider-like level.

In this situation, there's not much they can do to help.

They ran all the way to the Boundary.

Upon seeing the two large trees, the two stopped and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because they saw staff members still on the Boundary and vehicles parked outside, it meant that the area had not yet fallen.

This is already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

The two men carried the message to the border.

"Is that so? Well, there's nothing we can do about it then. Perhaps it's just the natural order."

The person in charge looked pitiful and said helplessly.

Do you even realize how serious this matter is?

Pakunoda's anger surged, and he grabbed the person in charge by the collar, lifting him up and roaring.

However, the person in charge simply shook their head slightly.

"This is the selection of nature, and the same is true for invasive species. We live in harmony with nature, receiving its blessings as well as its disasters."

"Bullshit! Those monsters are armed with firearms. Do you think they built them themselves? Do you think we don't know what the inside of your NGL is like?"

"Stop deceiving yourselves. This place is a Drug Processing Factory. This is a global crisis, something your small autonomous region can't handle."

Pakunoda cursed without any politeness.

The other person's behavior made him want to kill him on the spot.

However, the person in charge remained unmoved.

"Ignore him. Let's pass the information to the Hunter Association; Association 'll make the right choice."

Upon hearing Pons's words, Pakunoda nodded and simply left the other person aside.

He was too lazy to talk to these idiots.

The two had just walked out.

Then they saw an eagle descend from the sky and land in the hands of a group of people camping outside the Boundary.

Seeing this, Pakunoda and Pons looked at each other in bewilderment.

Something's fishy.

However, the conflict they had just had with the other side had also been witnessed by this group.

After they finished reading the letter on the eagle's leg...

One of them stepped forward, looked at the two, and asked...

Are you Professional Hunter?

Pakunoda nodded, making no attempt to hide it from him.

Without hesitation, the other party led the two to the camp.

A group of people handed the letters they were holding to Pakunoda.

"One of our Hunter x Hunter companions went in, and before he went in, he seemed to know Danger Level it was inside, so he told us to wait outside."

"This letter must have been delivered not long ago. You must have experienced something inside, right?"

Pakunoda looked at the letter.

Recognizing the information inside, he immediately turned to look at Pons.

"Wasn't this the warning you issued?"

"It seems the only one delivered to us was someone who just went in."

This means that, apart from them, the entire exploration team has been wiped out.

Pons immediately started sending messages to the Association, and several others helped assist her.

After the message was sent out.

The reply they received was that they had already organized everything and the team was on its way.

It will take about three days.

"Three days! If it's only three days, the problem will become serious."

One of them couldn't help but say something.

"Why?"

Pakunoda somewhat puzzled.

If the Association finds out, three days should be acceptable.

"You encountered enemies, didn't you?"

Pakunoda nodded and explained his situation to the other party; for now, they could only stay there and wait.

"It's over, this is the worst-case scenario. The Chimeric Ant Queen has indeed incorporated human genes into her."

"Wait, you know about these Insectoid?"

"Pakunoda," she quickly asked.

The other party nodded and said, "The reason we came here is because we found unusual animal parts elsewhere."

Based on this, it is likely a giant Chimeric Ant.

"Chimeric Ant, Chimeric Ant —can these Chimera Ant fuse with human genes?"

He recalled the last phone call he made when he crossed the Boundary.

That was a call from Kevin.

Tell them that this biological invasion may be orchestrated by someone, and warn them to be careful.

The source of the biological invasion is a giant Chimera Ant called the Chimeric Ant.

At that time, neither Kevin nor he himself expected that the Chimeric Ant would have incorporated human genes and become so dangerous.

At the time, he didn't know what Chimeric Ant were, he only knew the name, so he didn't think much of it.

He had always believed the Danger Level stemmed from the masterminds behind the biological invasions.

I never imagined it was these creatures themselves.

Kevin is the same.

After learning about the ecological habits of Chimeric Ant, Pakunoda rubbed his temples.

"It's over. This is the worst disaster ever. I don't even want to think about how many people are still alive inside."

Pakunoda held a pessimistic view; he even believed that if one-tenth of the entire GL Autonomous Region survived, it would be a blessing from heaven.

He then began exchanging intelligence information with the other party.

The two sides began to exchange information and reached certain conclusions.

"According to the Chimeric Ant system, they are an organization consisting of five tiers with the Queen at the top."

"At the very top is the Queen, below whom is her Direct Guard, then the division Division Leader, and under the Division Leader are the Army Leader."

"The Army Leader is responsible for commanding the ordinary Soldier Ant are roughly divided into Combat Soldier and Logistics Soldier."

From a human perspective, Chimeric Ant are a militarized force.

Stick told Pakunoda what they knew.

The Queen's Direct Guard a Division Leader, an Army Leader, and a Combat Soldier.

The whole is structured in this way.

"After the Queen settles down, she will give birth to a separate species, which is called the Ant King."

"After being born, the organization will split as a whole."

"The Ant King and Queen will then be of equal rank, and the Queen's Direct Guard will now be under the King's direct command."

Others nearby added to the discussion.

"The Queen will live in the nest her entire life, and every certain period of time she will give birth to Ant King. The Ant King will then travel and mate with various creatures to produce a new Queen."

After hearing the story, Pakunoda's face turned completely ashen.

Pons was scratching her head frantically beside her.

"This doesn't sound like an insect at all; it sounds more like Demonic Beast or something."

Pons felt somewhat ignorant. As a future entomologist, she didn't even know Chimeric Ant.

Of course, this is understandable, as she had previously focused solely on beekeeping and was not interested in other insects.

I only started developing in this direction after learning from Kevin.

Chimeric Ant are the least common, rarest, and most strictly restricted type.

"Yes, among almost all known insects, Chimeric Ant are a very special type, and many scholars have studied them."

"Although it sounds like Demonic Beast, this organizational structure is ingrained in their genes, so they are essentially just insects. The most intelligent Chimeric Ant known to date is a species that was fused with Monkey."

Another person said, "This structure allows Chimeric Ant to proliferate explosively, which is why countries have strictly prohibited it."

"Almost all known wild Chimeric Ant live in protected areas, and these are mostly uninhabited and resource-poor protected areas, which effectively limits their development."

Pons seemed to understand a little, nodded, and said, "So, to stop this Spiral ascent, we have to eliminate the Queen before she gives birth to the Ant King, right?"

"That's right, especially now that it's been confirmed that human genes have been combined with those of Chimeric Ant. As you've said, they can even wear clothes, talk, and have their own personalities."

"This is now a fully-fledged Demonic Beast, and a highly invasive one at that. Its strength is beyond the reach of ordinary Hunter x Hunter."

"If the Ant King is born and escapes into the wild, penetrating deep into human society, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Thinking about such a future, everyone fell silent.

Pakunoda was deep in thought.

He probably has never met the Queen.

But the woman with the scorpion tail who looked extremely human was undoubtedly the Division Leader.

The Man-faced Spider, which obeys the Division Leader, must be the Army Leader.

The other Soldier Ant, which have almost no human characteristics, are probably Combat Soldier.

The one who was killed later, the one who used firearms, could talk, and was clearly intelligent, was probably also Army Leader.

Just like there are differences among human beings.

These Army Leader, or rather division Division Leader, should vary in strength among those of the same rank.

However, in general, Division Leader should be stronger than Army Leader, and Army Leader are undoubtedly stronger than Combat Soldier, only differing within their respective ranks.

He had never seen Direct Guard that was even stronger than that of Division Leader.

There is also the Queen and the potential King.

With that in mind, he decided to call Kevin.

It's not necessarily true that Kevin should be the one to solve this problem; in essence, this matter has nothing to do with Kevin.

But if such powerful Chimeric Ant exist, could these Chimera Ant possess any unexpected materials?

Kevin was also paying attention to this matter, especially to the mastermind behind it.