Plundering the Leftover Soup, Escaping with Ice Release

A freezing aura swept down the passage, and the cavern's temperature plunged.

A black-cloaked executive walked slowly into the soup pool chamber. Deep-blue profound ice Nen churned around him, while more than twenty elite modified soldiers fanned out behind him. Their mechanical eyes glowed cold red as they sealed off every escape route.

"Well, look who it is." Ice-blue lightning crackled at Killua's fingertips, and a cold smile tugged at his lips. "Perfect timing. Let's see how much stronger I've gotten."

A low chuckle came from beneath the cloak.

"Power? Strength?" The executive's voice held a trace of mockery. "I was only playing with you before. You've absorbed the essence of the World's Soup, and you've certainly grown stronger, but—"

He raised a hand, forming a long black ice spear in his palm.

"Against an overwhelming difference in strength, it's all futile."

"Attack."

At his command, more than twenty modified soldiers moved at once.

Alloy arms flashed coldly as ice-energy guns fired in unison. A dense barrage of ice spikes hurtled toward everyone in the pool.

"Just what I wanted!"

Gon was the first to leap from the pool. His body still radiated golden-red warmth, and his Enhancement Nen surged to unprecedented heights. He threw a punch that made the air boom.

"Spinning Rock!"

Bang!

Every ice spike in the path of his punch shattered.

The three modified soldiers at the front had no time to react. The force sent them flying into the ice wall, warping their mechanical bodies and putting them out of action on the spot.

The executive's pupils contracted.

One punch.

Just one punch had taken out three of his elite modified soldiers.

The boy was more than twice as strong as before!

"How is that possible..." His voice tightened. "The World's Soup made them this