Gelman noticed that information for Greed Island Z had appeared in the lower-right corner of his vision, highlighted in gold.
"Countdown: 2 minutes 51 seconds"
At the same time, the Ant King's long, thick red health bar hovered conspicuously in front of it.
Bang—
The second-phase Ant King, its entire body surging with murderous Dark Nen Qi, gathered itself for an instant before launching off the ground like an arrow loosed from a bow.
"Careful!" Under the boost of Godspeed, Killua could barely make out the Ant King's opening move. "After it teleports over, it always uses a three-hit combo..."
At that moment, he was the only one on the team who could catch every frame of the second-phase Ant King's movements.
He didn't know why Hero's Arrival had summoned Gelman, who had been missing without a trace.
But now that Gelman was here, Killua felt it was his duty to warn him and share the information and experience their team had gained during the fight.
Once again, though, everything that suddenly happened before him cut off his words.
Bang, bang, bang—
The Ant King's right fist, fast as lightning, its turning left leg, and its tail stinger were all brilliantly and perfectly blocked by Gelman's hands.
He wasn't hurt. He hadn't even moved half a step from where he stood.
Killua's eyes widened slightly, and he forgot to close his half-open mouth.
He realized Gelman might not need his warning.
The Ant King abruptly performed two backflips to open the distance. Seeing that Gelman remained where he was and didn't pursue, it moved closer again and tentatively swung its Tail Whip.
Whack—
The Tail Whip cut through the air, but Gelman caught it with one hand.
The Ant King yanked desperately, but couldn't pull its tail free.
When Gelman