The Serpent's Revenge, Now Stronger Than Before

At the mouth of the Underground River.

The murky green water churned.

The six of them, Gang included, had only just climbed out of the underground river, drenched from head to toe.

Gon stretched, his bones cracking loudly.

"After eating that Poison Boar, I feel full of energy!"

Killua shook out his hair, scattering droplets everywhere.

"More than energetic—I feel like I could take on ten of those Demon Giant Serpents from before."

Leorio rolled his wrists, looking smug.

"Of course. After eating a level-twelve ingredient, shouldn't we be taking off on the spot?"

Kurapika said nothing, his fingertips twitching slightly.

The Chains within his sleeves trembled softly.

He could feel it.

His physical strength, Nen reserves, and reaction speed.

They had all skyrocketed.

Blue light flickered in Genos's eyes as he scanned the data.

"The Poison Boar's compatibility with all members is extremely high. The increase in strength has exceeded expectations."

"Detected an average increase of over forty percent in all physical functions."

"Estimated overall combat power has surpassed the Capture Level 15 threshold."

Saitama yawned.

"Let's go. Find somewhere to start a fire already. Being all wet feels awful."

The moment Gang finished speaking.

"Hiss—"

A cold, sinister hiss came from behind the rock wall to the side.

From within the shadows.

A massive triangular snake head emerged.

Its dark yellow vertical pupils stared fixedly at the six of them.

It was that Demon Giant Serpent.

The one Saitama had smashed half the face off with one punch before, which had barely escaped into the depths of the Underground River.

It had hidden for so long.

Just waiting.

Waiting for the instant these humans emerged, so it could launch a fatal ambush.

A Capture Level 11 Fierce Beast.

It was the absolute ruler of the first-layer underground river.