Even though Netero showed no outward reaction, Kirkia could still tell that his demeanor had changed from his earlier casual ease.
What was behind him?
Kirkia turned to look. The next second, his pupils contracted sharply.
Odin and Ponzu, who had said they were coming barely a dozen seconds ago, were now standing a few meters behind him, watching him. He had no idea when they had arrived.
Odin got straight to the point. "What's the situation?"
The others were still in a daze.
Only when Netero stroked his beard and chuckled did they snap out of it.
Even then, Morel, Knov, and Kirkia couldn't hide the astonishment in their eyes.
Their instincts were screaming warnings at them, telling them to stay away from Ponzu, who stood beside Odin!
Yes, Ponzu, not Odin.
Even though Odin's cultivation was stronger than Ponzu's by an unfathomable margin.
That was because Odin had reined in his aura, while Ponzu had only recently broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm and wasn't yet adept at concealing hers.
Knov hurriedly pulled a map from his coat, unfolded it, and laid it on the table.
The map showed the NGL region, along with several red markings.
"This is the location of the Chimera Ant nest." He pointed to a red dot in the center of the map. "The Queen is here, constantly producing new soldiers and sending them out to hunt."
Morel continued, "The place is heavily guarded. There are several Squadron Leader-level individuals with considerable strength. We need to stop them before Meruem is born."
Kirkia looked at Odin. "This is a serious situation. We need that long-range detection ability of yours."
"No wonder." Odin was speechless. "Those people messing around online... I really want to kill those bastards."
Ponzu looked at him. "I'm going