Gelman landed inside the palace. The next moment, he unleashed his En without reservation, covering the entire palace.
He didn't need En to scout the enemy—not entirely, at least. He did it to announce his arrival to every Nen user in the palace.
En was Nen Energy released outward. Most Nen users could sense it.
For the Chimera Ant Extermination Team, this sudden En carried none of the evil stench of a filthy sewer. That meant it couldn't belong to one of the Three Royal Guards.
Everyone on the Chimera Ant Extermination Team already knew that the Ant King had left with Chairman Netero.
After ruling out one candidate after another, the team would gradually reach a startling conclusion: this En had been released by one of their own.
It wasn't Chairman Netero, and it wasn't Zeno, who had just left. That left only one possibility...
The Chimera Ants would understand that this was their enemy—a powerful one.
The palace's defenses had all been breached in a matter of minutes. But as long as the Three Royal Guards were still there, the advantage belonged to the Chimera Ants.
Now another enemy had arrived to disrupt things, making the situation even less predictable.
Gelman didn't know whether this would lift the team's spirits or shake the Chimera Ants' confidence, but he did it anyway.
He'd worry about the rest later.
He wouldn't hesitate over a small thing like this. His experiences over the past year, especially in the labyrinth and wilderness, had made him increasingly decisive.
Still, En had detected a few things.
A few Chimera Ants were active in the underground world beneath his feet, but none were especially strong. The strongest were no more than Division Leader level—the same level as Gido, whom he had killed in an instant.