Uncontrolled Rage X Meaninglessness

"This is troublesome."

Kevin's lips curled into a helpless smile as he refocused his gaze on the red figure radiating a berserk aura before him, muttering to himself, "Looks like I'll have to speed things up on my end too."

He had previously planned that once Netero successfully took away the Ant King, he should also be able to deal with this troublesome red-skinned monster in front of him.

But who knew that Netero's side was so efficient, they took the other side away with almost no effort.

He underestimated the arrogance of the Ant King.

I don't understand.

To ensure the precious medicine reaches its perfect effect within half an hour, it must be injected using Syringe.

This crucial injection could only be performed by Kevin himself.

If you resort to oral administration as a second-best option, the duration of the effect will be halved, leaving only a mere fifteen minutes.

"We need to speed things up, otherwise it would be ridiculous if that old man failed and I was still not done."

Kevin muttered to himself.

Just then, a piercing shriek that tore through the air struck again.

The crimson whip, formed from the twisted and deformed flesh of Youpi's arm, lashed out fiercely at Kevin's head once more, fueled by boundless rage, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole!

Are you insulting me?!

Youpi's furious roar nearly shattered the surrounding walls. His bloodshot eyes were fixed on Kevin, burning with the fury of being looked down upon.

The two were engaged in such a fierce, life-or-death struggle, and this human dared to be distracted by other thoughts?!

This is a blatant and shameful insult to his status as a bodyguard!

"Ah... I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Kevin deftly sidestepped, like a gentle breeze brushing against willow leaves, causing the deadly whip shadow to miss once again, a relaxed smile even on his face.

"Mainly because your attack intent was too obvious, and your trajectory was too straightforward, making it easy to dodge. For a moment, I relaxed a little."

No way.

He had been fighting Netero for some time now, and compared to Netero's extremely tricky attacks...

The opponent's attack was far too direct and naive.

Too naive.

I felt a little out of place at first.

These seemingly explanatory but actually inflaming words were like sparks falling into a pool of boiling oil, instantly igniting and detonating Youpi's already raging anger, which was on the verge of exploding.

Youpi felt his blood boiling, every muscle trembling violently with rage.

The pent-up anger was like a bomb compressed to its limit, threatening to tear his reason and body to shreds at any moment.

However, he has learned how to maintain a sliver of clarity amidst his rage, and how to finely control this violent power.

Yes—he has clearly already learned it—

He learned nothing!

He felt a surge of rage.

"Aa..."

Kevin's flippant contempt was like the last straw, completely breaking down the fragile dam of composure that Youpi had painstakingly built.

Since the first battle in the forest, in order to ensure the successful birth of the Ant King, he was forced to suppress his raging anger and choose a strategic retreat.

He, a dignified guard, actually ran away.

Loyalty led him to make his choice without hesitation.

But the humiliation and anger that were forcibly suppressed, like Volcano, never died out.

It was just accumulating and fermenting deep within the soul, waiting for a trigger to erupt.

And now, he has encountered Kevin once again, the culprit who made him taste the bitterness of defeat.

His very first battle after birth was so disastrous.

During this time, he had been constantly rehearsing in his mind how to tear Kevin to shreds and grind him into dust in the final battle, using the most cruel and satisfying method.

He envisioned countless attack angles and ways to unleash power.

However, what he got in return was Kevin's nonchalant attitude during the life-or-death struggle.

It was as if the battle with his guard was just an insignificant stroll, a boring pastime.

He's a guard!

It is the king's shield and spear!

They are now shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting the King!

Yet they were treated with such contempt by the enemy!

The composure I had finally learned was instantly burned away by this overwhelming sense of humiliation.

The pent-up anger and the raging inner Nen Aura within him seemed to undergo a violent chemical reaction, expanding and merging wildly.

"Roar--!!!"

With a deafening, wild, inhuman roar, Youpi's body completely lost control.

His muscles bulged and sprawled like balloons, and his bones cracked under the strain.

In the blink of an eye, its entire body swelled into a huge, twisted, and terrifying mass of flesh, radiating an ominous dark red color.

Its enormous size instantly reached the high ceiling, shattering the ceiling that was already covered with spiderweb-like cracks from the previous battle.

Stones fell like rain, and dust billowed and swirled.

However, Youpi's expansion did not stop.

His body continued to grow larger and twist at an alarming rate, like a deformed ball of flesh that was inflating out of control, its interior teeming with destruction.

However, faced with this horrifying sight, Kevin surprisingly did not choose to flee. Instead, he remained standing in place, simply tilting his head slightly upwards, observing the sudden change with great interest and composure.

"Oh? So angry?"

Kevin's voice carried a hint of surprise.

He didn't mean to provoke Youpi to this extent; he was just telling the truth.

Dodging Youpi's straightforward attacks was indeed not a difficult task for him.

As for those words----

It's just an instinctive tactic to distract the opponent in battle.

If, in the heat of battle, a few words can completely throw the enemy off balance and expose their weaknesses, it's an incredibly worthwhile deal.

Why not?

Who could have imagined that Youpi's reaction would be so intense, like a volcano ready to Volcano at any moment?

"Maybe he's just the type who's naturally quick to anger and has a very short temper."

Kevin stared at the ever-expanding Meat Mountain, radiating a dangerous red glow, and muttered to himself.

However, it is indeed astonishing that the enemy could forcibly gather and compress such a massive amount of Nen Aura simply out of anger.

Without joking, Kevin could clearly sense that the level of Nen Aura his opponent was unleashing was, for a brief moment, comparable to his own.

But then, Kevin's previously calm and observant gaze suddenly sharpened, and a clear look of surprise flashed across his face.

"What the hell? This Nen Aura —it feels like it's about to explode out of control?!"

You, a dignified guard, can't even control such a powerful creature's Nen ability?

What's the difference between this and being unable to hold in one's own excrement?

On the surface of Youpi's Meat Mountain body, which had expanded to its limit, Nen Aura surged and churned violently like boiling water.

In Kevin's eyes, it exuded an extremely unstable, heart-stopping, and destructive aura.

The entire ball of flesh resembled a super bomb about to explode.

Seeing this, Kevin didn't hesitate and suddenly exerted force with his feet.

Is this some kind of suicide mission?

"Boom!"

The ground cracked and collapsed instantly.

His figure vanished from his spot as if by Teleportation, instantly creating a distance of tens of meters, and transformed into a streak of Flowing Light that rushed directly out of the Palace the Gate.

Having just steadied himself in the open space outside the Palace, Kevin immediately turned around and looked back.

A blindingly bright light.

It exploded!

It was as if a miniature sun had suddenly been born inside the Palace.

The violent energy shockwave, carrying rubble and broken wood, instantly tore the surrounding buildings to shreds.

The enormous roar was like the beating of drums by the gods, deafening and echoing throughout the entire battlefield; even the air seemed to mourn.

Sensing the terrifying power of the explosion, Kevin didn't distance himself any further, as he felt safe enough there.

The flying sand and stones, whipped up by the shockwave of the explosion, struck the Nen Aura barrier that had instantly materialized in front of Kevin like bullets, creating a rapid, tinkling sound like raindrops.

When the devastating light finally faded, Kevin gently waved his hand.

A gentle breeze arose out of nowhere, swirling up and dispersing the swirling sand and dust.

The explosion revealed a horrifying scene at the center of the explosion. The entire central area of the Palace had completely vanished, as if a large piece of a biscuit had been viciously bitten off by an invisible giant mouth, leaving a huge and grotesque crater in the ground.

The Palace's structure groaned in a sickening groan, teetering on the verge of collapse.

At the bottom of that deep pit, a figure suddenly leaped out.

It was Youpi.

That angry self-destruction did not seem to have caused him fatal damage.

But the figure that leaped out had changed drastically.

The head did not change much, but several pairs of eyes flashing with a fierce red light appeared on the forehead, sides, and even the back of the head, like the compound eyes of an insect, capable of receiving the outside world's gaze from all directions without blind spots.

The body still retained a roughly human shape, but horrifyingly, four arms grew out.

Two relatively normal arms hang down at the sides, but behind the shoulders, there are two pairs of strangely structured limbs.

Those two pairs of limbs had large joints and sharp, spear-like ends, clearly designed as deadly weapons for high-speed thrusts.

The legs still have a reverse-bending structure, but the muscle lines are smoother, and the joints seem to have been optimized, obviously giving them more terrifying explosive power and agility.

Even more striking are the several unique structures of varying sizes, resembling exhaust vents, that appear throughout the body, from which a faint heat emanates.

Its entire body became more streamlined and biomechanically beautiful, like a sophisticated biological weapon born for battle, exuding a primal and efficient killing aura.

The changes to the body are more reasonable than before.

Seeing this, Kevin instantly understood, having completely grasped the core mechanism of the opponent's Nen ability:

Anger is a source of energy.

Anger provides him with enormous energy that can be created out of nothing.

But the energy provided by anger is not entirely controllable.

When the accumulated anger energy exceeds its control threshold, it will cause a devastating self-destruction, just like what happened before.

However, this self-destruction was not pure destruction; it was more like a process of releasing energy.

Once the enormous energy beyond control is released, the remaining energy returning to the body will be used for intense physical evolution, causing drastic changes in its structure to make it more suitable for the current battle.

Therefore, once an angry self-destruction exceeds the threshold, it can not only cause devastating area damage, but also bring a significant increase in one's own strength.

Just like now.

The excess energy also seems to guide his body to evolve in a direction best suited for combat.

If Kevin wasn't mistaken, Youpi now seemed to have completely abandoned the ability he had painstakingly learned to maintain a semblance of calm in the face of anger.

"What a monster! He found the crux of the problem so quickly?"

Kevin couldn't help but sigh.

Because learning to "give up" the ability to remain calm might actually be an advantage for him in this battle.

If both sides are evenly matched, then calmness is crucial, since fighting is not simply a matter of brute force.

If you have the upper hand, remaining calm will ensure a swift resolution to the battle and prevent you from falling into the trap of a weaker enemy.

However, there is only one situation where pure anger might be the optimal solution: when the enemy is strong and we are weak.

When there is a significant gap in strength between you and your opponent, calmness itself becomes meaningless, because the opponent possesses overwhelming strength and will not lose control due to anger.

By completely unleashing the shackles of anger, and allowing power to explode and grow unchecked, the gap can be forcibly narrowed.

In this situation, even losing one's composure is acceptable as long as it leads to an increase in strength.

Because at least, there is still a sliver of hope.

Youpi may have keenly perceived this, which is why he completely abandoned calm control.

The anger burning in their eyes now seemed impossible to extinguish.

"Whoosh--Bang!"

The sharp whistling sound rang out almost simultaneously with the sound of the impact.

Youpi launched an attack.

His evolved, special legs unleashed astonishing power, leaving him almost as a blur in Kevin's sight before vanishing from his spot in an instant.

But instead of charging straight at Kevin, he mysteriously dodged to the side.

He wasn't entirely angry; even in his anger, he maintained the fighting instincts of a wild beast.

The two pairs of newly formed arms on the sides and back of the shoulders, specifically designed for thrusting, are like spears released instantly by a powerful spring.

With a piercing shriek, it stabbed fiercely at Kevin at a speed far exceeding the previous blade whip's limits.

The linear attack was as fast as lightning, instantly striking the Nen Aura barrier in front of Kevin.

With a few crisp "crack" sounds, the sturdy multi-layered barrier shattered.

"Smack!"

However, a clear, crisp sound, like metal clashing, followed immediately.

Youpi was stunned.

His most prized attack structure, which he modified and evolved to be the most effective, does not seem to have achieved the desired results.

The arm that had just shattered the barrier and was unstoppable was firmly gripped by Kevin's wrist, like an iron clamp.

No matter how hard he struggled, his muscles bulging, he couldn't pull his arm out of that seemingly casual hand even an inch.

Kevin simply turned his head slowly, looking at him calmly, with a faint hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth.

"The speed is indeed quite fast, but—" Kevin's tone was flat, "It's still lacking something."