So that was how it was. Netero was no fool; he nodded and waited to see how things unfolded.
After that, Uchiha Hikaru did not return. Instead, he personally flew toward Peir's location.
It seemed to be in the central-eastern region of the planet. As expected, it was the perfect place for filth and corruption to hide.
The moment Uchiha Hikaru secretly laid eyes on Peir, he sensed an exceedingly evil aura.
An aura like that was highly abnormal. For a time, Uchiha Hikaru had almost believed the man to be a terrifying person whose heart was so twisted that he had reached an extreme state of cold calmness.
When Netero had first told Uchiha Hikaru the name of his chosen candidate, Uchiha Hikaru had suddenly recalled those events.
After the Pincer Ant Queen devoured Peir, she incorporated his territory into her development base. She hid in the deep mountains, while the outside world became a paradise for her monstrous offspring.
Naturally, everything fell into chaos after Meruem emerged. The squad leaders under the Royal Guard each declared themselves king. Meruem simply pretended not to see it, because those creatures were nothing more than ants to him.
Perhaps in his eyes, aside from the guards who were his servants, everything else fell into only two categories: food and enemies. If not for the unexpected appearance of the blind girl Komugi, there probably would not have been any other ending.
Even ordinarily, Peir behaved with extreme inhumanity. Human trafficking, drugs, even arms dealing—he seemed to be the strongest figure in the entire underworld, because he alone truly held complete control over a country.
Peir's personality was also unique in that he never trusted anyone. Even when he slept, he entered a secret location.
There, he possessed the absolute ability to protect