Sure enough,
Kyoka Suigetsu had restarted.
Although he had sensed the presence of the black mycelium when entering the Ant Nest...
It still could not compare to seeing it with his own eyes now.
The black mycelium was already spreading. All he needed to do now was keep Neferpitou here for roughly three minutes, and he could turn her into a crucial asset for killing the Ant Queen.
"Is the Ant Queen nearby, or farther away?"
Moyu stared silently at Neferpitou, pondering inwardly.
Neferpitou was staring at Moyu as well, but her eyes gradually widened, an incomparably cold killing intent rising within them.
With Her Majesty the Queen under threat, Neferpitou suppressed her nature.
At this moment, her sole thought was to eliminate any existence capable of threatening Her Majesty the Queen's safety.
The instant her eyes widened to their limit, Neferpitou abruptly attacked Moyu.
This attack skipped every stage of probing. Her opening move was her strongest killing technique.
"Terpsichora."
A phantom-like demon figure emerged behind Neferpitou.
Part of the figure possessed substance, but most of it remained an illusion.
Strands of red-and-black Nen threads descended from the demon figure's hands onto Neferpitou's body.
In an instant, the speed at which she rushed Moyu surged considerably.
However—
A gentle ring of light came straight at her then, striking directly across Neferpitou's face.
"En...?"
In that brief interval where the slightest mistake would lead to irreversible ruin, Neferpitou realized that Moyu had actually used En. Amid her overwhelming killing intent, a trace of confusion inevitably surfaced.
As a monster exceptionally skilled in using En, she knew its drawbacks better than anyone.
It was a technique that required sacrificing defensive power.
Thus, in an intense battle that demanded one's utmost effort, no one would use a technique like En.
That would