Meruem...
Had been born!
As that aura, an ill omen made manifest, raged through and around the Ant Nest, everyone fighting there learned the news at once.
Some things needed no visual confirmation.
His presence blazed like the sun; even with their eyes closed, they could clearly feel him.
Realizing that Meruem had been born, Moyu and the others, and even the Division Commander Chimera Ants, were shaken. Only the Royal Guards, who had been waiting for his birth all along, were exceptions.
That aura, which seemed poised to devour every living thing, held an unimaginable concentration of evil.
In a passage deep within the Ant Nest.
Moyu raced through it, his expression utterly grave.
Meruem's birth...
Had come at least a week earlier than in the original story!?
Had some unforeseen factor caused this?
The unexpected development sent Moyu's mind racing.
Ahead, in the dark, silent depths of the passage, countless pitch-black hands seemed ready to drag everything that passed into the darkness.
Moyu knew this distortion of his senses came from Meruem's aura. Like a warning of danger, it told him not to go any farther, or endless darkness would swallow him.
"..."
But his hesitation lasted only an instant. Moyu continued forward with unwavering steps.
Although Meruem's premature birth had come earlier than expected, there was still a chance!
He just had to make good use of the trump card he had newly acquired, named Neferpitou...
Moyu no longer had time to consider why Meruem had been born even earlier. Accepting the reality, he assessed the entire situation as quickly as he could.
His conclusion was—
He had to eliminate Meruem before he came into contact with Nen Abilities!
At the Chimera Ant Queen's birthing chamber.
Shaiapouf, who should have been monitoring the battle from behind the