Gelman had no intention of stopping to talk with Nob. He nodded to him, then sprinted out of the palace.
His objective here had been achieved.
With two of the Three Royal Guards confirmed dead, the Ant King could no longer be reborn as an even more terrifying monster.
He had eliminated the threat in advance. All that remained were the problems still at hand.
Now, there was only one thing left for him to prevent.
If possible, he had to stop Netero from activating the Pauper's Rose. He had to stop the Hunter Association chairman, a man devoted to the pursuit of martial arts, from choosing to die alongside the Ant King.
Gelman vaulted over the high courtyard wall, keeping his aura concealed with In.
He raced toward the abandoned weapons testing ground, waiting for the Rune Veins in his chest to take effect.
The Hunter Rune Veins lit up, and Gelman's stamina and aura rapidly recovered.
The Night Owl trait lit up, too, and his speed through the night increased.
Before long, formations of people appeared before him.
Gelman took a closer look. Every formation was made up of people with vacant eyes.
They had been standing here for a long time, yet showed no signs of fatigue.
These people were residents of the East Gorteau Republic.
At the call of Commander Digo, whom Menthuthuyoupi had turned into a puppet, they had gathered here in groups, then fallen under Youpi's hypnotic flower pollen.
Now that Menthuthuyoupi was dead, Commander Digo and the other puppets had lost control and fallen, all of them true corpses.
However, Youpi was still alive, so the residents of the East Gorteau Republic remained under hypnosis.
There was even the extreme possibility that the hypnosis would remain unbroken after Youpi died, instead growing stronger