Hunter x Hunter: Infinite Growth
Chapter 361

Late-Night Battle X Arrival

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Another team is coming from our direction.

Men Qi closed her eyes and sensed the movements in the distance, then spoke.

Those birds, one by one, perched in various parts of the forest at night.

Men Qi uses these Nen Beast she creates to perceive the situation outside.

She cannot directly share the vision of these Nen Beasts, but she can give them simple commands.

Whether or not these Nen Beast can understand these commands depends on the stage of their original racial intelligence.

Although these birds are not very intelligent, Men Qi's order is that "only creatures of a certain size that see her will give her feedback."

This is how the reconnaissance area is expanded.

"Okay, I'll head over now. Be careful on your own."

As she spoke, Melusina leaped off the cliff, landing lightly on the ground, and followed the silhouette of an owl.

Deep into the jungle.

Deep in the jungle.

A small team is moving slowly forward.

"Be careful, I've heard that many people have been wiped out by unknown enemies recently."

A chimeric Chimeric Ant with Toad- like features spoke while warily surveying its surroundings.

Following him was a group of Chimeric Ant with little human-like characteristics, resembling animals randomly pieced together.

Unable to answer his question, they nodded knowingly.

Lacking human genes, they are not highly intelligent, but they are not far behind.

These are all ordinary Soldier Ant.

"I heard yesterday that Teil's team was wiped out immediately."

"Smack!"

Before he could finish speaking, a crisp sound rang out.

The Toad's head disappeared, and blood gushed out like a jet of water.

The surrounding Soldier Ant froze in place for a moment.

Only a very few Chimeric Ant, which seem to have incorporated some wolf genes, reacted quickly.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The sound of a sharp object slicing through the air could be heard.

The Soldier Ant that tried to react were instantly cut in two, with large amounts of blood and corpses splattered around them.

This Chimeric Ant squad, led by an Army Leader, was wiped out in less than a minute. The two Maid Nen Beast landed on the tree branch.

One man held Meteor Hammer, while the other wielded two swords.

Upon closer inspection, one could almost see the gentle breeze swirling around the blades of the maid wielding two swords.

In the blink of an eye, the two Maid Nen Beast vanished from the spot.

On the other side.

A Chimeric Ant that looked like a bull stared at Buhaci in front of it.

"I'm really lucky. Humans who Nen ability, you guys are really bold."

Buhaci looked at the other person but did not speak.

His fat had completely turned into muscle, and his entire body stood there like an iron tower.

He watched the enemy before him warily, fully focused on the situation.

Many dead Chimera Ant could be seen around the two people.

That was Buhaci had cleared out earlier, which then attracted the Chimeric Ant in front of him.

"Are you a Division Leader?"

I asked Buhaci asked.

"You have a good eye, human. I'll make good use of you when the time comes."

"Shouldn't someone like me be offered to the Queen?"

I suddenly said Buhaci said.

Nen user are beings with extremely vigorous Life Force, which is a great tonic for the Queen.

How could we possibly allow these inferior Chimera Ant to enjoy it at will?

"Hehe, I want to try it too, and see if it's as delicious as they say."

The Chimeric Ant's eyes were filled with greed as it stared at Buhaci.

"Go to hell!"

In an instant, the earth shook violently, and the Chimeric Ant, which was as big as a cow, instantly grew to a whole size larger.

The horns on its head are curved and elongated.

With a sudden forward thrust, the ground beneath his feet instantly dented.

"Great Charge!"

He roared and charged forward with great momentum, reaching his maximum speed due to his strength.

In the blink of an eye, he rushed to Buhara's side.

Push!

Buhaci his hands and pushed them forward forcefully.

A powerful force was gathered, and a region in front of them was instantly pushed into a vacuum. The force that propelled them forward compressed and slammed a large amount of air outwards.

"Bang!"

A deafening roar followed by a fierce gust of wind.

The corpses that were originally scattered around were blown away, a large number of tree branches were broken, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

But such a push alone did not seem to be enough to knock away the Chimeric Ant; its powerful force forced it right up to Buhaci.

However, the force of the push reduced the brute power of the opponent's charge, Buhaci's palms reached forward and gripped the opponent's horns tightly.

"Trying to outstretch yourself? I'll crush you!"

The Bull Chimeric Ant laughed loudly and instantly channeled all its power upwards.

Buhaci had pretty much confirmed the opponent's Nen ability.

The Enhancement Type enhances forward momentum, and also provides some enhancement to the horns.

At this moment, Buhaci was suddenly pushed backward.

"Chimera Ant, witness the power of humankind!"

Buhaci roared, his muscles bulged instantly, a large amount of air gushed out, and his entire body grew larger.

The muscles in both arms are tense, and the blood vessels are bulging.

"Rise!"

It forcefully held the bull's horns and lifted it upwards.

"What! This is impossible!"

As the Division Leader, he was extremely confident in his strength. Among all the Division Leader, no one could match his power, especially since he had already learned Nen ability.

But now, he was actually being suppressed by a human in terms of strength.

Buhaci down and lifted the other person up forcefully.

With a sudden stomp on the ground, he leaped high into the air.

"Wait, put me down!"

The Chimeric Ant's voice trembled, and its words were filled with fear.

She even closed her eyes.

He's actually afraid of heights.

Buhaci didn't care about any of that; he jumped into the air and flipped his entire body over.

The Chimeric Ant was pushed directly downwards.

Smash it!

Buhara pushed downwards with a sudden force.

Like a meteor striking the ground, the roar echoed throughout the entire forest.

The top of the nest.

Neferpitou jumped and looked in the direction the sound came from.

A soft male voice sounded beside him.

"Is that the enemy?"

"That's right, that's the enemy."

Neferpitou said, turning to look at the male Chimeric Ant beside him.

He was another of the Royal Guard.

Youpi.

Aren't you interested? Why don't you give it a try?

This Chimeric Ant, whose appearance was almost identical to that of a human except for the Butterfly wings on its back and the two antennae on its forehead that revealed its non-human existence, glanced at Neferpitou.

"I can't leave. Protecting the birth of the Ant King is the most important thing. I won't make the same mistake you did."

Upon hearing this, Neferpitou's face instantly fell, and he glared fiercely at the other person.

Then, as if in a fit of pique, she turned her head away.

"I won't let you leave either."

I will not leave!

Neferpitou said angrily, his cat-like pupils narrowing into needles as he stared intently at the person in front of him.

"Really? That's good."

"Youpi is about to be born, which will provide greater assurance."

As it spoke, the Butterfly -Chimera Ant fluttered its wings and left.

Neferpitou was left sullenly perched atop the Ant Nest.

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

On the other side.

Melusina landed beside the battlefield.

As the smoke and dust cleared, Buhara emerged from the huge crater.

He was dragging a corpse in his hands.

"These Chimera Ant are really strong."

As he spoke, Buhaci exhaled, sat down beside him, and poured a vial of medicine into his mouth.

After assessing the strength of both sides, he immediately went all out to prepare for a swift and decisive victory.

Even Enhancement Type like him felt uncomfortable after taking the opponent's head-on collision.

"Division Leader?" Melusina asked, puzzled.

Buhaci nodded.

"Didn't expect to run into you? But you don't seem too reluctant?"

Upon hearing Melusina's words, Buhara shook his head weakly.

"Luckily, this Chimera Ant is also a melee-type Chimeric Ant, and it only knows how to use brute force and has little experience."

"If it were another type, I could only try my best to stall them, but I might not be able to kill them."

This was the first time in a week that Buhaci had encountered Division Leader as his opponent.

He roughly understood the degree of compatibility between himself and these Chimera Ant in terms of social standing.

He could kill the Army Leader with a little effort, even if they possessed Army Leader Nen ability.

If it's the Division Leader, then it's very troublesome.

He had previously witnessed the battle between Melusina and another Division Leader.

Including today's match.

The conclusion is that if the characteristics of his Nen ability are suitable, he can suppress or even kill his opponent in combat.

However, if he makes even the slightest mistake, he might fall into a disadvantageous position and can only try his best to stall. If the enemy wants to escape, he might not really have any way to stop them.

Simply put, in terms of his strength, he should be at the level of a Chimera Ant Division Leader, but within that range, he would probably be in a mediocre position.

"Let's go then, the Chimera Ant around here have been cleared away."

With that, Melusina jumped down, Syringe appearing in her hand, which she then injected into the corpse.

Only then did he leave with Buhara.

A few hours passed.

Some Soldier Ant appeared and collected the corpses.

Inside the Ant Nest.

A Chimeric Ant with wings, resembling a kappa, is conversing with a Penguin Chimeric Ant that looks like a penguin.

"Another team has disappeared. Kiona's team discovered that the bodies have been completely wiped out."

Upon hearing this news, the Chimeric Ant, which had wings and resembled a kappa, felt somewhat helpless.

"Just as Lord Neferpitou said, we have been targeted by the enemy."

"That's what the Penguin next to me said."

"The food reserves in the warehouse are running low, and two-thirds of the teams that went out are not coming back."

"This is terrible. The prey is becoming increasingly scattered, and we've already caught all the prey around here."

The nests they chose were actually located in areas where humans were relatively concentrated.

But after more than a month, the surrounding humans had been almost completely wiped out.

If they want to hunt even more prey, they will have to travel to even farther places.

There's no guarantee how many will come back.

Especially now, with their teams being targeted and disappearing one by one.

What happened to the recovered bodies?

Upon hearing this question, the Penguin- like Chimeric Ant shook its head helplessly.

"The lower-ranking Soldier Ant were alright, but the corpses of the Army Leader and Division Leader were all poisoned, and some Soldier Ant even had toxins in their bodies."

"The enemy seems to know we might be short of food, so they did this on purpose."

They couldn't possibly offer poisoned food to the Queen; sorting through the corpses alone would take them a considerable amount of time, and these were mostly poorly nutritious individuals.

"Shall we go find Lord Neferpitou?"

"Impossible. After they returned last time, they told us they were being watched by the enemy, and they haven't left their hideout since."

"Yes, if I were the enemy, my primary target would definitely be the Queen, but there are many enemies inside the lair, especially the Royal Guard. I would definitely want to lure them out and then launch a surprise attack."

Thinking like that gets me stuck again.

"The good news is that the teams that disappeared or died were the ones that didn't follow the rules. The only team that followed the rules and cooperated with each other was the very first one that disappeared."

After Neferpitou returned, he rearranged the combinations of Division Leader and Army Leader.

It's still being adjusted from time to time.

It seems they want their individual Nen ability to work together.

That being said, whether it was Division Leader or Army Leader, they were inherently incompatible and each had their own ideas.

Some teams followed the rules and acted together, but quite a few teams completely disregarded these rules and began to act arbitrarily once they left their lair.

These are the types of teams that were eliminated.

"Well, there's nothing we can do now. We can only wait quietly and, most importantly, protect the nest."

"Focus on gathering food on the teams that follow the rules; only they have a chance of bringing back any food."

The power gap between the Royal Guard and the Division Leader has led to their current predicament.

The Royal Guard who can solve the problem cannot leave, and the Division Leader who can leave are not strong enough.

We can only wait patiently for the birth of the Ant King.

MIAE NN

Early morning.

Temporary camp.

Melusina and the others gathered together with Morel.

"You guys made quite a commotion last night."

Morel chuckled.

"We've run into a troublesome Division Leader; our strength is still insufficient."

"I can't help it, "Buhaci said helplessly.

If you're strong enough, you can be like Melusina, defeating your enemy after a few rounds of fighting.

The noise level is much lower.

"They're already very strong. Those Division Leader, I find them troublesome just looking at them."

Morel patted Buhaci on the shoulder and comforted him.

Nobu adjusted his glasses. "They're better off than us; right now we can only work as porters."

Even if the two of them were to fight, they might not be able to defeat the Division Leader.

He simply used his abilities to transport these formidable enemies into the Apartment, leaving the Chairman to deal with them.

"However, our elimination speed is not bad. At least half of the Chimera Ant that left the nest are left behind. If this rate continues, the Chimera Ant population will be significantly reduced in less than a month."

Morel looked pretty good; things were going more smoothly than they had expected.

At that moment, Melusina suddenly stood up, as if sensing something, and looked towards the distant forest.

"What's wrong?"

"Kevin's here."

The words had barely left his mouth.

Everyone saw a commotion coming from that direction, and two figures rushed over at an extremely fast speed.

In just a moment, it landed right beside them.

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