Hunter x Hunter: Infinite Growth
Chapter 364

Daredevil Operation X Secrets Hidden in Poetry

2,671 words9 min read4 views3mo agoSource
Next

"Needs sufficient nutrition--"

"Youpi murmured."

Looking at the division Division Leader petitioning before him, his eyes were filled with nothing but cold indifference.

"Sending out troops one by one seems to be unable to break through the enemy's encirclement, but they haven't been able to break in, clearly because they don't have enough troops."

The enemy used this method to force them to send troops out to find food and then annihilate them, thus weakening their strength.

At this point, a seemingly kind smile flashed across Youpi's face.

"Then why don't you all go out together?"

These words were spoken.

Everyone froze in place.

Youpi kept talking.

"Isn't it obvious? If things continue as they are, you will gain nothing but wasted lives."

"And it will also prevent the unborn king from getting enough nutrition. In that case, you should all prepare to go out together."

"There will always be those who manage to escape the encirclement, won't there? And those weaklings have no reason to live; becoming corpses, food, or stepping stones for the king to obtain more nourishment might be more useful."

Youpi's words were extremely cold, even ruthless.

It possesses human intelligence, yet is also ruthless like Chimera Ant.

Perhaps in the eyes of the other party, these Chimera Ant in front of them cannot even be considered as their own kind.

The environment became very quiet.

Everyone fell silent.

Although the plan sounds cruel, it is undeniably a good idea.

The previous situation suggested that the enemy might be increasing its troop strength, but its current forces are clearly stretched thin.

In order to increase their chances of winning, the enemy has been constantly reducing the fighting strength on their side.

Even if they were surrounded, there wouldn't be many enemies capable of dealing with them.

In this situation, their remaining Division Leader led their respective troops out in droves.

Overwhelming the enemy with sheer numbers might not necessarily cause them much trouble, but a significant number of troops will certainly break through the encirclement, retrieve food from more distant locations, and then return.

Even before, there had been teams that went out to find food that successfully returned.

It was only in the last week that the situation became completely hopeless.

In other words, even with foreign aid, the number is still insufficient.

They might still be adding foreign players, so why not take advantage of this opportunity to make a run for it?

There will always be Chimera Ant that can return, and they will naturally bring back food.

This opportunity only comes once.

Moreover, they will suffer extremely heavy casualties; more than half of the deaths may be unavoidable.

"Anyway, you can't provide better protection here, our Royal Guard are enough."

Youpi laughed heartily.

Only the strong survive, which suits him perfectly.

The Chimera Ant in front of him were so weak that he felt he could kill a whole swarm in an instant.

It seems there's no difference whether they're there or not.

"Let's do it this way. I hope you can survive and bring back enough food."

After saying that, Youpi turned and left.

Youpi laughed a few times and left, leaving only Neferpitou standing there.

He looked at the Division Leader in front of him and spoke with the same cold expression.

"The guard team I selected earlier doesn't need to participate."

A few Chimera Ant in the crowd flashed a look of delight.

Their strength was not particularly high; they were among the lower ranks of Division Leader.

However, their Nen ability are slightly unique; when several Chimera Ant work together, they can provide excellent protection within the nest.

Until all these people have left.

Rukira stood up again, his face silent.

He turned around and looked at the division Division Leader behind him.

"You've all heard the orders, so get ready."

But not every Division Leader below him has such a good temper.

"Damn it, they're sending us to our deaths while they're enjoying themselves in their lair."

"Looks like I won't be seeing you guys for a while, haha, I'll definitely bring back enough food."

"Perfect, I also want to see just how strong those humans really are."

"I'm the fastest; I can easily get through the encirclement. Wait for my good news, haha."

The Division Leader reacted in different ways.

Some were very dissatisfied with this arrangement, while others were fearless.

Rukira sighed.

Lately, the Division Leader have become increasingly uncontrollable and individualistic, and most of them no longer consider their opinions at all.

The Strategist beside him, Penguin -shaped Chimeric Ant, sighed helplessly.

"Have you awakened your memories from when you were human? After all, you chose this name yourself, didn't you?"

"Time-like memories? Those things are meaningless; I must protect the Ant Queen."

"This already shows signs of having memories—I really don't know what the future will hold."

The Penguin Chimera Ant murmured to themselves.

He is also beginning to awaken more memories of his human past and is not optimistic about his current situation.

Moreover, as human memory increases, he can feel that the limitations at the genetic level are decreasing.

Many Division Leader may have already reached this level.

Perhaps, like that Division Leader who completely broke free of control before, he will live for himself.

However, it should be able to hold on at least until the king is born.

That's the only way he could think of it.

He didn't have many awakened memories; his protection of the Queen stemmed more from his memories or a sense of responsibility rooted in his blood.

Genetic control is merely a link.

And the one next to him.

Perhaps it's a projection of some emotion from a memory onto the Queen, but that's not a bad thing.

At least not now.

"It's the second day, and still not a single Chimera Ant has left the nest? Have they really decided to stay huddled inside and wait?"

Kite stood atop the tree, holding binoculars, carefully observing the nest.

Kevin lay on a nearby tree branch and casually said, "No matter what happens, there's no need to worry. I'm already influencing those Chimera Ant, and they'll figure out a way to get out soon."

"If, under this subconscious influence, they still refuse to come out, then we can get a definitive answer."

Even with strong external constraints, subconscious influence may not necessarily achieve the desired effect.

But this can also be considered a form of information.

At that time, they can revise their plans based on the situation then.

"Wait, there seems to be a commotion over there."

Kite seemed to have noticed something and reminded her.

Upon hearing this, Kevin jumped up, leaped to the top of the tree, and gently extended his Nen Aura forward.

However, at that moment, the situation had already occurred.

A massive number of Chimera Ant poured out of the cave like a burst dam.

"Sure enough, they chose a convenient but clumsy method."

With that, Kite turned directly to Kevin, her expression serious, and asked, "This is an opportunity, shall we seize it?"

The Chimera Ant in the nest scattered and swarmed to the surrounding area.

Judging from the sheer number of ants gushing out, they have definitely taken up the vast majority of the Chimera Ant in the nest.

The fact that these Chimera Ant were completely dispersed suggests they were preparing to break through the defenses by sheer numbers, indicating that their internal food reserves were indeed inadequate.

"Let's go and meet up first."

With that, Kevin and Kite headed towards the place where they had gathered earlier.

When they arrived.

Sure enough, everyone had arrived.

No one tried to stop the Chimera Ant that were trying to break out.

At this moment, Netero also emerged from the Apartment amidst the commotion.

Morel looked at the Chairman.

"Chairman, the situation has changed. The pressure we've brought has caused these Chimera Ant to swarm out of their nest, attempting to use their numbers to break through the encirclement and reach farther places to obtain food."

"Now, the only ones responsible for protecting the nest are probably the Royal Guard; even if there are other Chimera Ant, their numbers are at a minimum."

Simply put, now is the best time to break in.

If we miss this opportunity, even if we proceed with our plans step by step afterward, we may not be able to achieve the same results.

Netero didn't speak, but simply looked up slightly at the black dots in the sky, which were now beginning to move away from the nest's perimeter.

But then, Nobu couldn't help but speak up.

"But what if those departing Chimera Ant are also plotting? What if they're waiting for us to enter the nest, then returning to attack us from both Chimera Ant and eliminate this threat entirely?"

This possibility is not nonexistent; in fact, it's quite high.

"But there's a time lag; if we move quickly enough, we might be able to threaten the Ant Queen."

Men Qi said seriously.

Netero stroked his beard at that moment, his voice calm and serious.

"What we're doing is wiping out the future of a race; nothing is without risk."

Clearly, Netero had agreed to launch the attack at this time.

Kevin then spoke up.

"This operation should proceed without problems, but the target may also not be achieved."

These words drew the attention of everyone present.

Melusina and the others merely glanced at Kevin and said nothing more; they understood the reason.

Facing the gazes of Netero and his ilk.

Kevin, however, remained quite calm.

Netero chuckled.

"That's a good thing, at least it lets us know information about the Royal Guards. These three are enemies we absolutely cannot avoid."

In other words, there will be gains no matter what.

"Since that's the case, let's go. I've left a few spies inside; let's hear what they know."

With that, Kai led the group and rode directly onto the Griffin.

Once they reached a certain distance, everyone jumped down.

I watched as three Chimera Ant, who looked like Army Leader, huddled together in the distant jungle, talking about something.

The Hunter x Hunter present all had excellent hearing and could clearly hear what the Chimera Ant were saying.

"You... you took control of them?"

Morel was somewhat surprised.

"No, it seems more like the influence of the subconscious, which is more subtle and harder to detect."

Nobu adjusted his glasses.

"Heh, this information really came in handy."

Under Kevin's subconscious influence, the three Army Leader kept exchanging information. Because of this subconscious influence, the three Army Leader were somewhat afraid of death, so they hid themselves.

Here, they keep complaining about the various Army Leader and Division Leader, and about what just happened.

This is exactly the information Kevin and his team want.

"I see. In addition to the Royal Guards, a Guard Regiment was also left behind."

After the intelligence was gathered.

Netero grinned and said, "Let's go, everyone, continue with the previous groups, we'll attack from three different directions."

C

After saying that, Netero led Morel and Nobu straight ahead.

"Alright then, let's get started."

Melusina and Kevin exchanged a glance before parting ways.

Each led their people towards the central lair.

Once again, only Kevin and Kite remained on the journey.

Kite frowned and couldn't help but say, "The Chairman doesn't seem to think we can achieve our goal this time."

This idea didn't just come to him after Kevin finished speaking; he'd had this vague feeling ever since he arrived.

"Have you forgotten? There's a mastermind behind this. These Chimera Ant in front of you are just pawns used to achieve a certain goal, only they're very dangerous and have attracted almost all the attention."

Kevin reminded him.

Kite was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

Indeed, Chimera Ant pose a great deal of pressure; the danger they represent compels everyone to take them seriously.

As a result, their attention couldn't be shifted to other goals.

Even the matter of the mastermind behind it all had to be temporarily forgotten.

"You mean, the Chairman might know?"

"I think he might not have known, but rather, under certain circumstances, became the target of the mastermind behind it all."

Kevin said in a deep voice.

"Why?"

Kite was somewhat confused.

But upon closer reflection, it seems somewhat understandable. After all, to target someone like the Chairman, one must make things serious enough to achieve the goal.

"Are you trying to damage the Chairman's reputation through this?"

"No, I want the Chairman dead."

Kevin said it with absolute certainty.

Before he came, he had already made a prophecy for himself.

The prophecy states that he will not experience loss, meaning no one will die.

This cannot be completely confirmed, but at least apart from Chairman Netero and the other two, they should not be lost.

Chairman Netero's death must have been a significant event for him as well, and he is described in later paragraphs.

Only Morel and Nobu are cases where the outcome cannot be determined.

But Sacrifice are inevitable in the face of such a crisis, and Kevin never imagined that no one would be injured.

At least the people I know well won't suffer fatal accidents in this crisis, and that's enough.

For him, anything that isn't fatal can be saved.

However, unexpected events can also occur, making it impossible to achieve the goal.

In the prophecy, the leader of the group undoubtedly refers to Netero.

However, there is some ambiguity in the terminology used to refer to Netero.

Kevin roughly interpreted it as: people who willingly walk into a trap.

Combined with the information about Netero that I learned from Biscuit, and almost all the intelligence related to this matter that I gathered along the way.

Mix these together.

That will confirm one thing.

Netero vaguely knew who was behind this, probably guessed it was aimed at him, and had even identified his target for battle.

According to Biscuit, Netero is a monster who has become incredibly skilled at playing with young girls, enabling him to become the world's number one Nen user and giving the Loli Hunter Association its current status.

This old man is not only incredibly strong, but also extremely shrewd.

There are two pieces of information.

The enemy has expended so much effort and taken such great risks to ensure Netero's death.

Given the formidable strength of the Royal Guards, and the immense time and resources invested in nurturing them, what level of power will the Ant King possess?

Therefore, the enemy needs to ensure that the Ant King will kill Netero. But if Netero dies in the battle with the Ant King, how will the Ant King deal with that?

Therefore, it is essential to ensure that the Ant King is also controllable and can be eliminated.

The second piece of information is something Netero likely guessed and willingly entered into.

Perhaps the other person is Lo, who understands Netero's personality very well, and knows that Netero will definitely go even if there is a dead end ahead.

Let's synthesize this information.

You'll get a loli like that.

Kevin had only heard of Lori.

" By Beyond, son of Netero."

"Beyond?"

Kite frowned; he seemed to have never heard of this Rosie.

"His stronghold is in the Kakin Empire, a place where very little information is available. You have to go back several decades to find detailed information about him."

"I also learned more about Gongren from Jin. The only reason I'm focusing on Gongren is because he's currently the longest-preparing team heading to the Dark Continent —there's a lot of information, so it's not appropriate to continue this small talk."

They have entered a certain area.

A sense of malice had already spread towards them.

That is a circle from Neferpitou.

End of Chapter
Prev
NovelSummaries
Next

Comments