Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye’s group overcame Aijia’s blockade and the Skywing Eagle to obtain the Fruit of Wisdom, then drove Genthru away when he tried to seize their cards. Biscuit identified Razor as their next challenge for Greed Island’s final key card.

• Aijia and his Battera-recruited Hunters barred players from approaching Star-Picking Cliff, but Lin Ye used Precision Intimidation to make them clear the way.
• Lin Ye’s group climbed to the summit, where Gon and Killua distracted the Skywing Eagle while Lin Ye took the Fruit of Wisdom and added card No. 044 to his Card Album.
• Genthru and his two deputies confronted the group on their way down and demanded the True Red Ore and Fruit of Wisdom.
• Biscuit and Lin Ye threatened Genthru, who withdrew with his deputies without taking the cards.
• Biscuit told Lin Ye that Razor was the next trial and that defeating him would earn the final key card; Lin Ye sensed Razor’s Nen and prepared for the challenge.

Lin Ye's group reached Greed Island's Central Arena and accepted Razor's Nen Dodgeball challenge for the core cards. Their fifteen-person match was set for the next morning, leaving them to prepare and improve their coordination overnight.

• Biscuit explained that Razor would only award the core specified cards through a fair fifteen-on-fifteen Nen Dodgeball match.
• Lina reported that Genthru, the Phantom Troupe, and Hisoka were converging on the central region, with Hisoka following Lin Ye's group.
• Lin Ye's group arrived at the Central Arena, where they met Razor, his fourteen guardians, Tsezguerra, Genthru's men, Shalnark, and Hisoka.
• Razor announced that the winning team could take core cards, while the losing team would surrender its cards and leave Greed Island.
• Lin Ye and his companions joined Tsezguerra's Hunters to form a fifteen-person team and accepted the match scheduled for the next morning.
• After Razor and the others departed, Lin Ye told his companions to practice their coordination for the match.

Lin Ye and the other challengers trained their teamwork and prepared to face Razor’s team in a Nen Dodgeball match. The fifteen-on-fifteen game began at the Central Arena.

• Tsezguerra and Biscuit assigned team roles and explained how to defend against Razor’s Super Nen Balls, while Lin Ye agreed to handle key catches and counterattacks.
• Gon, Killua, Kurapika, Leorio, and Lina offered support using their Nen abilities, and Lin Ye promised to catch Razor’s ball with Armament Haki.
• The team practiced as Biscuit corrected their movements, and Lin Ye combined will, Nen, and Haki to make a counterattack that unnerved a catcher.
• By morning, the team’s coordination had improved, and they entered the arena as Razor and his fourteen guardians prepared to face them.
• The referee announced the start of the fifteen-on-fifteen Greed Island Nen Dodgeball match.

Lin Ye caught Razor’s full-power Super Nen Ball and forced Razor back with a stronger return throw, then led his team through an intense dodgeball match. After Razor’s Guardian Team was eliminated, Razor faced Lin Ye, Gon, and Killua alone for the final showdown.

• Razor opened the match with a full-power Super Nen Ball, but Lin Ye used Future Sight and his layered defenses to catch it.
• Lin Ye returned the ball with Conqueror’s Haki Will and Ryuo Aura, driving Razor back three steps and shocking the players watching.
• Razor ordered the Guardian Team to coordinate their attacks as Lin Ye, Gon, Killua, Kurapika, Lina, and Leorio worked together against them.
• Lin Ye’s team and Razor’s Guardian Team eliminated players throughout the match until Razor was the only Guardian left.
• Razor faced Lin Ye, Gon, and Killua alone and challenged them to recreate Ging’s victory over him.

Razor unleashed his ultimate Oracle Ball against Lin Ye, Gon, and Killua in the Central Arena. Gon and Killua weakened the attack, allowing Lin Ye to catch it and fire it back at Razor with their combined strength and his Haki.

• Razor prepared his Super Destruction: Oracle Ball, and Biscuit told Gon to occupy him, Killua to disrupt him, and Lin Ye to use Haki.
• Razor launched the Oracle Ball at Lin Ye, and Gon took the hit head-on before being thrown to the edge of the court.
• Killua attacked Razor's wrist, disrupting his Nen flow and weakening the ball.
• Lin Ye combined Armament Haki, Shu Defense, and Ryuo to catch the Oracle Ball despite his injured hands.
• Lin Ye infused the ball with Gon and Killua's strength and his own Haki and will, then blasted it back at Razor.

Lin Ye, Gon, and Killua defeated Razor’s Guardian Team after Lin Ye mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion and landed a decisive attack. Razor awarded them three key cards and shared Ging’s message, leaving Gon more determined to find his father as Lin Ye’s enemies took note of his growing power.

• Lin Ye infused the Nen ball with Conqueror's Haki, and Razor met the attack with his full-power defense.
• The clash shattered Razor’s Nen barriers and left him on one knee, while Lin Ye, Gon, and Killua remained standing and won the match.
• Genthru left the arena, Shalnark departed to report to Chrollo, and Hisoka bowed to Lin Ye with renewed interest.
• Razor awarded Lin Ye’s team the Guardian’s Medal, the Greed Island Map, and Ging’s Message Card, then told Gon that Ging awaited someone who could complete the hunter’s path.
• Razor warned Lin Ye about the Phantom Troupe, Hisoka, and other threats, while Biscuit healed the injured companions.
• Gon vowed to find Ging, and Lin Ye’s victory made his name resound across Greed Island.

After his battle with Razor, Lin Ye consolidated his Conqueror's Haki Infusion during an ambush by Genthru and his followers. With Greed Island's specified cards still to collect, Lin Ye and his companions prepared to face the looming threats of Hisoka and the Phantom Troupe.

• Lin Ye recovered at camp while Biscuit explained that he needed to nourish his will with nen and temper his new Conqueror's Haki Infusion in battle.
• Lina warned the group that Genthru had gathered his followers outside the camp to ambush them while they were injured.
• Lin Ye used Precision Intimidation to incapacitate Genthru's followers and disperse Genthru's Explosive Nen Bombs.
• Genthru fled in terror, and Biscuit praised Lin Ye for gaining control of his Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
• Gon, Killua, and Lin Ye resolved to keep collecting specified cards and clear Greed Island despite the threats from Hisoka and the Phantom Troupe.

Lin Ye and his companions defeated the Sand-Armored Giant Insect to obtain the Hourglass of Time, then crushed Genthru’s final ambush in the Forgotten Desert. They continued collecting designated cards and ended with only three left to clear Greed Island.

• Lin Ye, Gon, and Killua defeated the Sand-Armored Giant Insect and obtained the No. 061 Hourglass of Time card.
• Lina detected Genthru approaching with fifteen followers and two powerful lieutenants.
• Lin Ye assigned his companions to counter Genthru’s forces, and they quickly defeated the puppeteer, demolition expert, and hammer-wielding lieutenant.
• Genthru threw his two Doom Bombs at the group, but Lin Ye neutralized them with Armament Haki, Ryuo, and Conqueror’s Haki Infusion.
• Lin Ye struck Genthru with the suppressed Nen, shattering his Nen Channels without killing him.
• Lin Ye and his companions continued collecting cards and discovered they needed only three more to clear Greed Island.

After collecting all one hundred designated cards, Lin Ye faced Hisoka in a battle to the death at Sunset Bay and defeated him with his combined Nen, Haki, and Six Powers. Hisoka accepted the loss and left Greed Island, while Lin Ye’s abilities settled into a stable, unified power.

• Lin Ye completed the Card Album, triggering Greed Island’s game-clear ceremony as Hisoka challenged him to fight alone at Sunset Bay.
• Hisoka created the Bewitching Magic Field with dozens of illusions, but Lin Ye used Future Sight to see through the deception and countered Hisoka’s attacks.
• Lin Ye and Hisoka fought across the bay from sunset until nightfall, trading full-strength attacks that shattered reefs and churned the water.
• Hisoka unleashed Magic Giant Hand: Crush, and Lin Ye pierced through it with Six Powers: Dragon Tempest Emperor Pistol, striking Hisoka in the chest.
• Hisoka acknowledged Lin Ye’s victory, promised to fight him again when he was stronger, and left Greed Island as Lin Ye’s abilities stabilized.

Lin Ye and his companions cleared Greed Island, received their rewards, and learned that Fei Lan’s death and Meteor City’s secrets were connected to the Dark Continent. After leaving the game, they discovered the Phantom Troupe was preparing for a final showdown with Lin Ye.

• Razor confirmed that Lin Ye’s team had become the third team to clear Greed Island and revealed Ging’s clue to Gon.
• Razor showed Lin Ye memories explaining that Chrollo had killed Fei Lan and that the Phantom Troupe and Meteor City’s secrets pointed toward the Dark Continent.
• Lin Ye received the Greed Island Conqueror emblem, while his companions claimed their rewards and resolved to pursue their own goals.
• Lin Ye and his companions entered the Portal and returned to the game base in the Nampis Republic.
• Shalnark reported their return to Chrollo, who ordered preparations for a final showdown with Lin Ye.

After clearing Greed Island, Gon, Killua, and Lin Ye used the Accompany card to seek Ging, but found Kite at the NGL border instead. They learned that Chimera Ants had overrun the country and prepared to fight three approaching Captains while awaiting the Hunter Association’s extermination team.

• Gon used the Accompany card while naming Ging Freecss, teleporting himself, Killua, and Lin Ye to a dangerous forest.
• Lin Ye sensed numerous hostile Nen presences and a powerful presence deep in the forest, while Gon could not find Ging.
• Kite introduced himself as Ging’s student and explained that Ging had gone to investigate the Dark Continent, while Chimera Ants had turned NGL into a nest.
• Kite told them the ants devoured people and Nen users, rapidly gaining abilities, and that the Hunter Association was assembling an extermination team.
• Gon, Killua, and Lin Ye agreed to help Kite hold the border and gather intelligence until reinforcements arrived.
• Lin Ye sensed three Chimera Ant Captains approaching, and the group took positions to face them as the ants charged.

Lin Ye used Conqueror's Haki Infusion to kill two Chimera Ant officers, while Kite and Killua helped defeat the third. After Lin Ye sensed Squadron Leader-level ants approaching, the group hurried toward an abandoned Hunter outpost to prepare.

• Kite, Gon, and Killua struggled to damage three Chimera Ant officers, whose hard shells resisted their attacks.
• Lin Ye used Ryuo to wound an officer, immobilized it with Conqueror's Haki, and killed it with a Haki-infused Tempest Kick.
• Lin Ye stopped another officer from attacking Gon and killed it with Finger Pistol empowered by Ryuo and Conqueror's Haki.
• Killua pierced the last officer's joint with an electric sword, and Kite finished it with his spear.
• Lin Ye found traces of absorbed human Nen in the ants and sensed Squadron Leader-level ants approaching.
• Kite led the group toward an abandoned Hunter outpost as Lin Ye watched for the approaching enemies.

Lin Ye and his companions were cornered at an abandoned outpost by the Chimera Ant Squadron Leaders Pitou, Meleoron, and Shoot. Lin Ye killed Shoot, but Pitou injured Gon and the battle against Pitou and Meleoron continued as Meruem approached.

• Kite discovered that the outpost’s Communicator could not be repaired, while Lin Ye sensed three Squadron Leaders searching nearby.
• Lin Ye assigned roles against Pitou, Meleoron, and Shoot, and the group prepared to defend the outpost.
• Pitou, Meleoron, and Shoot burst into the outpost, and Lin Ye killed Shoot with help from Kite’s attack.
• Pitou badly injured Gon, while Killua detected Meleoron’s invisible ambush and fought back.
• Lin Ye confronted Pitou as Killua fought Meleoron and Kite tended to Gon, while Meruem sensed the battle and approached.

Lin Ye and his companions fought Neferpitou and Meleoron at the abandoned outpost, but Kite lost his right arm while protecting Gon. Lin Ye led the wounded group into the forest, where he sensed a stream and the approaching Hunter Association extermination team.

• Neferpitou targeted the injured Gon, and Kite shoved him aside before Neferpitou severed Kite's right arm.
• Lin Ye unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, stopped Neferpitou from killing Kite, and ordered Killua to help Gon retreat.
• Lin Ye, Kite, Killua, and Gon escaped the outpost, while Neferpitou stayed behind to obey the Chimera Ant King's orders.
• As they fled, Gon blamed himself for Kite's injury, and Lin Ye and Killua urged him not to give in to guilt.
• Lin Ye sensed a stream ahead and the approaching extermination team led by Chairman Netero.

Lin Ye brought the injured Kite, Gon, and Killua to Netero’s camp after discovering that the Chimera Ants had devastated NGL and that Meruem’s power was growing. Netero set a three-day preparation period before the Extermination Team marched on the Ant Nest, leaving Lin Ye to train Gon and Killua and prepare to face the Royal Guards and Meruem.

• Lin Ye treated Kite’s severed-arm wound and expelled Neferpitou’s Nen poison from his own chest while surveying the destruction across NGL.
• Lin Ye, Killua, and Gon witnessed the Chimera Ants’ growing forces and Meruem’s overwhelming aura; Gon vowed to become strong enough to protect people and defeat the ants.
• Netero’s Nen guided the group to the Extermination Team’s temporary camp, where Morel and Knov helped Kite into medical care.
• Kite told Netero that Neferpitou had taken his arm and warned that Meruem was far stronger than expected; Netero confirmed he had requested the highest-level Extermination Order.
• Netero ordered the team to rest for three days before marching on the Ant Nest and tasked Lin Ye with training Gon and Killua under his guidance.
• Lin Ye planned to push his speed, Armament Haki, Conqueror’s Haki, and Observation Haki to their limits before the battle.

At the Temporary Camp, Kite recovered while Lin Ye prepared for battle and trained alongside Gon and Killua. Three days later, the assembled Extermination Team entered Knov’s Portal and set out for the Ant Nest, where Lin Ye’s confrontation with the Royal Guards awaited.

• Gon stayed beside the injured Kite, who urged him not to let revenge distract him from protecting others, while Killua recovered and kept watch.
• Lin Ye planned his training, and Netero restored his strength and arranged a tenfold-gravity training ground for him.
• Morel reported that Meruem had been born and that the Ant Nest held three Royal Guards and a large organized army; Knov explained how his Portal network could bring the Hunters near the nest.
• Netero assigned himself to lead the attack on Meruem, Morel, Knov, and Botobai to clear the nest’s perimeter, and Lin Ye to face the Royal Guards with Gon and Killua.
• Lin Ye trained under tenfold gravity while Morel and Knov trained Gon and Killua, and the three strengthened their abilities over the next three days.
• Netero rallied the Hunters, and Knov opened a Portal through which the Extermination Team departed for the Ant Nest.

Lin Ye, Gon, and Killua approached the Chimera Ant Nest while Netero infiltrated it alone to find Meruem. Lin Ye prepared to draw the Royal Guards’ attention, and his group neared the point where Neferpitou would detect them.

• Knov brought the Hunters through his Hide and Seek portal to a forest near the Ant Nest, where Netero assigned Morel to attack the perimeter and Lin Ye, Gon, and Killua to occupy the Royal Guards.
• Netero slipped past Neferpitou’s En to seek Meruem, while Lin Ye urged Gon to control his anger and Killua offered to track Pitou.
• Lin Ye used his Willpower Pressure to knock out three approaching Chimera Ant Captains without touching them.
• Morel engaged a Squadron Leader on the nest’s left flank as Lin Ye, Gon, and Killua moved toward the nest while staying near the edge of Pitou’s En.
• Lin Ye’s Future Sight showed that Neferpitou would detect them once they came within five hundred meters, and he readied his aura for their first confrontation.

Lin Ye and his companions fought the Chimera Ants at the Ant Nest, where Gon and Killua defeated Brobda while Lin Ye held off Menthuthuyoupi. The Royal Guards joined the battle, and Lin Ye's first direct clash with Neferpitou began.

• Lin Ye sent Gon and Killua to exploit Brobda's vulnerable abdomen, and they killed the Squadron Leader with a coordinated attack.
• Menthuthuyoupi left his post and charged Lin Ye, who blocked his blows and kept him occupied while drawing the Royal Guards' attention.
• Lin Ye repelled Shaiapouf's psychic assault with Willpower Pressure and sent a counterattack that made Shaiapouf withdraw.
• Lin Ye sensed Neferpitou ambushing him and turned to meet the Royal Guard's lethal strike head-on.

Lin Ye fought Neferpitou, using Willpower Pressure to disrupt their healing and land a grave wound. Meruem awakened and Netero began their battle, but Lin Ye blocked Neferpitou from leaving and prepared his strongest attack as their fight turned lethal.

• Lin Ye and Neferpitou clashed at the Ant Nest while Gon and Killua watched from a safe distance.
• Lin Ye infused his attacks with Willpower Pressure, staggering Neferpitou and disrupting their healing before striking behind their heart.
• Youpi tried to help Neferpitou, but Lin Ye drove him back and insisted that their fight would end only when one of them died.
• Neferpitou expanded their En and charged Lin Ye at greater speed, but Meruem awakened and Netero began fighting him inside the nest.
• Neferpitou tried to reach Meruem, but Lin Ye blocked their path and resumed the duel, gathering power for his strongest killing move.

Lin Ye used his new Ryuo: Will-Piercing Heart technique to cripple Neferpitou, whose regeneration could not repair its damaged mental core. As Lin Ye prepared to finish Neferpitou, Menthuthuyoupi and Shaiapouf attacked him to save their fellow Royal Guard.

• Neferpitou attacked Lin Ye with Toy Knife, but Lin Ye blocked the strike with a Ryuo barrier while Gon and Killua watched from a distance.
• Lin Ye realized that Neferpitou's healing could not mend its mind and prepared a concentrated strike combining Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.
• Lin Ye used Ryuo: Will-Piercing Heart to pierce the Nen Channels behind Neferpitou's heart and damage its mental core, leaving it unable to heal or fight back.
• Gon celebrated Lin Ye's victory, while Killua and the distant Morel and Knov watched in disbelief.
• As Lin Ye raised his hand to finish Neferpitou, Menthuthuyoupi charged from the left and Shaiapouf attacked his mind from above.