Meruem's aura, filled with resentment to the extreme, suddenly mutated. Its originally bloodthirsty crimson color completely transformed into something that seemed to come from the depths of the underworld. More than that, it carried a power Uchiha Hikaru found very familiar.
That... was... Corpse Ki? It was evil enough to chill the heart.
Only now did Uchiha Hikaru understand the truth—the Pincer Ant Queen's real method of combining genes.
It was actually very simple. The corpses she devoured, even their genes, would be tainted with a layer of deathly aura. If they were then combined to slowly form a body...
Then every one of Meruem's cells was essentially synthesized from corpses.
He himself was a corpse-like undead creature.
No wonder he was so evil. There was no point expecting such a creature to possess humanity.
Meruem's aura rose again, and his combat power instantly surpassed five hundred million, reaching five hundred and ten million—enough to stand against Uchiha Hikaru.
The battle between the two completely reached a stalemate.
On Earth, the battle had gradually come to an end, and the entire Kingdom of Pir had been reduced to ruins.
The shattered ground was littered with buried severed limbs and broken bones.
With the help of the Twelve Zodiacs, Kalluto finally killed Menthuthuyoupi. To keep him from expanding and reviving again, they thoroughly pulverized Menthuthuyoupi's corpse.
Likewise, Hawkman and Neferpitou were slain under the combined suppression of Killua and Kurapika.
However, before Neferpitou died, he took nearly half of the Twelve Zodiacs' lives with him!
The casualties were devastating.
Ging Freecss took the lead as they headed toward where Menthuthuyoupi was.
The instant he saw Gon struggling amid the countless moths constantly transformed by Menthuthuyoupi, he froze in place.
Compared to two years ago, under Uchiha Hikaru's guidance, Gon's body had