Chapter Summaries

Killua used his electrical Nen to trap Youpi while Gon held Shaiapouf back, giving Lin Ye a clear chance to finish Neferpitou. The chapter ended with Lin Ye preparing a final strike against Pitou.

• Killua charged at Youpi to keep him from interfering with Lin Ye, while Gon rushed to hold Shaiapouf back.
• Killua dodged Youpi’s attacks and used electrical Nen to slow him, then asked Gon to keep Shaiapouf occupied for ten seconds.
• Gon fought Shaiapouf long enough for Killua to unleash Electricity: Heavenly Lock and trap Youpi in a cage of electricity.
• Morel and Knov cleared nearby soldier ants, leaving Lin Ye and the boys free to focus on the Royal Guards.
• Lin Ye confronted the dying Neferpitou over Kite and the victims in NGL, then prepared a final Ryuo strike.

Lin Ye shattered Shaiapouf’s Mind Maze with Conqueror’s Haki and killed Neferpitou, collapsing the Royal Guard’s outer defenses. As Netero began fighting Meruem at the Ant Nest’s core, Lin Ye prepared to regroup with Gon and Killua before facing the King.

• Shaiapouf trapped Lin Ye in the Mind Maze while Gon, Killua, Morel, and Knov failed to break through the psychic mist.
• Lin Ye unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, shattered the Mind Maze, and crippled Shaiapouf with the psychic backlash.
• Lin Ye killed Neferpitou by piercing its mental core with Ryuo-infused Nen.
• Youpi struggled against Lin Ye’s electrical cage as Lin Ye faced the broken Shaiapouf and the Royal Guard’s defensive line collapsed.
• Netero announced that his duel with Meruem had begun, and Lin Ye told Gon and Killua to rest and regroup before confronting the Ant King.

Lin Ye killed Menthuthuyoupi after saving Killua and Gon, then learned that Netero was losing ground against Meruem. As Lin Ye prepared to finish off the wounded Shaiapouf, the Royal Guard launched a mental Nen attack at him.

• Killua's lightning cage shattered, and Gon moved to shield him from Youpi's attack.
• Lin Ye blocked Youpi's punch and killed him with Ryuo-infused Nen.
• Morel and Knov reported that the perimeter was clear and that Netero was weakening against Meruem.
• Lin Ye told Gon and Killua to stay behind while he dealt with Shaiapouf and went to support Netero.
• Shaiapouf taunted Lin Ye, then sent a deadly mental Nen attack toward his mind.

Lin Ye defeated Shaiapouf’s final mental attack and killed him, wiping out Meruem’s three Royal Guards. He rushed to the Ant Nest’s heart, where an injured Netero faced Meruem and Lin Ye realized the chairman intended to use the Rose Bomb to kill them both.

• Shaiapouf launched Spirit Death Spike at Lin Ye, but Lin Ye’s Conqueror’s Haki Will shattered it, and Lin Ye killed him with Ryuo Nen.
• Meruem’s aura turned violent after his guards died, and Lin Ye ordered Gon, Killua, Morel, and Knov to hold their positions before charging into the Ant Nest.
• Lin Ye reached the central chamber and found Netero badly injured while Meruem remained unharmed by the chairman’s attacks.
• Netero told Lin Ye to stand down, and Lin Ye sensed the Rose Bomb within the chairman and understood that Netero planned to sacrifice himself to kill Meruem.

Chairman Netero unleashed Zero Hand against Meruem, then triggered the Rose device when the attack failed, dying in the resulting explosion. Lin Ye survived the blast but was badly injured and poisoned, while Meruem also survived, weakened and facing death.

• Netero used Zero Hand, but Meruem shattered the Bodhisattva’s attacks and defeated him.
• As Netero lay dying, he activated the self-destruct device in his chest.
• The Rose explosion destroyed the heart of the Ant Nest and killed Netero.
• Lin Ye was caught in the blast, injured by its force and afflicted by Rose poison.
• Meruem survived with severe injuries and failing Nen, and felt fear of death for the first time.

Meruem struggled toward Komugi while the Rose’s poison destroyed his body, but Youpi and Shaiapouf sacrificed themselves to restore him. He left the Ant Nest to find Komugi as Lin Ye watched without pursuing him.

• Meruem coughed up black blood and continued toward the exit, focused on finding Komugi.
• Youpi and Shaiapouf arrived to protect their dying king, and Lin Ye told them the Rose’s poison could not be cured.
• Meruem ordered Youpi and Shaiapouf aside and said he needed to find Komugi.
• Shaiapouf and Youpi sacrificed themselves, giving Meruem their life energy and Nen and purging the poison.
• Meruem fully recovered and walked toward the village, while Lin Ye stayed among the ruins and let him go.

Meruem returned to Komugi and died quietly after finishing one last Gungi game with her, ending the Chimera Ant war. When Gon’s Nen began to collapse, Ging revealed that sap from the World Tree on the Dark Continent could save him, and Lin Ye vowed to go there with his comrades.

• Meruem returned to Komugi, played Gungi with her, and died from the Rose’s poison as she held his hand.
• The Extermination Team mourned Netero and gathered in NGL, where Kite thanked Lin Ye for saving him.
• Gon collapsed as his Nen dissipated, and Lin Ye discovered that Gon’s Nen Channels were severely damaged.
• Ging arrived and warned that Gon would lose his Nen permanently without help, then identified World Tree sap on the Dark Continent as the only cure.
• Lin Ye vowed to travel to the Dark Continent with his comrades, retrieve the sap, and uncover the remaining truths.

Ging explained that the Dark Continent was the source of the Five Great Calamities and the only place where Gon’s shattered Nen Channels could be healed. Lin Ye accepted the nomination to become Hunter Association chairman so he could secure an exploration permit and lead a journey to the Dark Continent, while Chrollo Lucilfer turned his attention toward him.

• Ging told Gon that only sap from the World Tree on the Dark Continent could restore his collapsed Nen Channels.
• Ging described the Dark Continent, the Five Great Calamities, and the disastrous expedition led by Chairman Netero a century earlier.
• Ging revealed that he and Kite had secretly explored the Dark Continent’s outer reaches and said Netero believed Lin Ye should lead humanity’s next expedition.
• Kite, Gon, and Killua urged Lin Ye to become chairman so he could obtain an exploration permit and gather a team to heal Gon.
• Lin Ye accepted the nomination and declared that he would seek a permit, assemble a team, heal Gon, and uncover the truth.
• In Meteor City, Chrollo Lucilfer focused his attention on Lin Ye after learning how the Chimera Ant battle had ended.

At Netero’s funeral, Lin Ye became the Hunter Association’s thirteenth chairman and ordered an expedition to the Dark Continent to find World Tree sap and save Gon. With the Phantom Troupe also heading there, Lin Ye began preparations and resolved to grow stronger before the expedition.

• Lin Ye attended Netero’s funeral, then accepted the chairmanship after the Supreme Council unanimously approved him.
• Lin Ye required the Association to authorize and prioritize a Dark Continent expedition, and to make the Phantom Troupe its highest-priority targets.
• An intelligence Hunter reported that Chrollo Lucilfer and the Phantom Troupe had assembled and were searching for Lin Ye while heading toward the Dark Continent.
• Lin Ye assigned Morel, Knov, Kite, and Killua expedition preparations and said the team would depart ahead of schedule.
• Lin Ye visited Gon, stabilized his Nen Channels, and promised to cure him with World Tree sap.
• Killua left for the Zoldyck Family to obtain specialized equipment and supplies, while Lin Ye sensed the growing threats and resolved to strengthen himself.

Lin Ye completed his final training for the Dark Continent, learning a Nen technique from Ging to defend against its strange calamities. With Gon and Kite, he promised they would stay together, find the World Tree Sap, uncover the truth, and return alive before their expedition departed in three days.

• Lin Ye perfected his Haki and combat abilities at the Hunter Association training grounds while Ging watched.
• Ging warned Lin Ye that direct combat would not counter the Dark Continent's calamities and gave him an ancient Life-Guarding Nen Technique.
• Lin Ye learned the technique, which combined with his Haki to defend against mental interference and toxins.
• Kite told Lin Ye that the supplies and exploration team of fifty elite Hunters were ready, with three Zoldyck assassins joining them, and that they would leave in three days.
• Lin Ye, Gon, and Kite clasped hands and promised not to abandon one another, to find the World Tree Sap and cure Gon, uncover the truth, and return alive.

Killua returned from the Zoldyck Family with elite assassins and supplies for the Dark Continent expedition, but the Phantom Troupe ambushed the departure harbor. Lin Ye went alone to confront them, leaving the team to prepare at the Hunter Association.

• Killua arrived with three Zoldyck Family assassins and supplies, including armor, pills, a beast compendium, and Nen Explosive Talismans.
• Morel and Knov prepared the team and supplies for departure while Gon and Killua learned the Phantom Troupe had gathered at the harbor to ambush them.
• Lin Ye used Observation Haki to identify the eleven Troupe members waiting at the docks, including Chrollo, Feitan, and Phinks.
• After Kite ruled out taking a detour, Lin Ye told the team to wait at the teleportation array and went alone to face the Troupe.
• Chrollo sensed Lin Ye approaching and said he had been waiting for him.

Lin Ye confronted the Phantom Troupe at the departure port, where Chrollo demanded his Dark Continent intelligence, supplies, World Tree Sap, and will ability. Lin Ye overwhelmed Phinks and wounded Feitan, prompting Chrollo to prepare to fight him personally.

• Lin Ye arrived at the departure port, where all eleven Phantom Troupe members surrounded him and prepared to attack.
• Chrollo demanded Lin Ye's Dark Continent intelligence, expedition supplies, World Tree Sap, and will ability in exchange for letting him travel without interference.
• Lin Ye rejected Chrollo's terms and warned that none of the Troupe would leave the port alive.
• Phinks charged Lin Ye, but Lin Ye's Conqueror's Haki Will froze him and dispersed his Nen.
• Feitan attacked Lin Ye with Nen blades, but Lin Ye evaded them and struck Feitan with a Ryuo aura blade, leaving him wounded.
• Chrollo closed Bandit's Secret, released his full Nen, and announced that he would fight Lin Ye himself.

Lin Ye defeated Chrollo and forced the Phantom Troupe to retreat, then joined Gon, Killua, and the other Hunters aboard the Exploration Ship. The expedition departed for the Dark Continent, where Lin Ye hoped to find World Tree Sap and save Gon.

• Chrollo attacked Lin Ye with four stolen Nen abilities, but Lin Ye blocked them and wounded him with a single Ryuo-infused strike.
• Lin Ye unleashed his Conqueror's Haki Will, knocking out all the Phantom Troupe members except Chrollo and warning them to stay out of his way.
• Chrollo gathered the unconscious Troupe members and retreated from the pier after Lin Ye ordered him to leave.
• Gon, Killua, Kite, Morel, Knov, and the other Hunters arrived at the harbor and learned that Lin Ye had defeated the Troupe alone.
• The fifty-member Exploration Team boarded the ship, and Lin Ye departed with them for the Dark Continent.

Lin Ye led the Exploration Ship toward the Dark Continent while shielding its crew from the contaminating Nen waves. The Phantom Troupe followed behind, and the chapter ended as Lin Ye detected the Five Great Calamities’ Gas Lifeform Ai closing in.

• Lin Ye confirmed that Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe were secretly following the ship to seize information about the World Tree Sap.
• Kite, Morel, and Knov joined Lin Ye on deck as Dark Continent contaminating Nen waves began weakening Nen and disrupting spatial abilities.
• Lin Ye used his Conqueror’s Haki Will to shield the ship and its crew from the Nen waves, while warning that the protection would become harder to maintain.
• The Exploration Ship passed an uneventful night as Killua helped Gon rest and the Hunters kept watch.
• The next morning, Lin Ye detected Gas Lifeform Ai approaching the ship from a hundred miles away.

Lin Ye protected the Exploration Ship from the Gas Lifeforms by containing them with his Haki and Nen until the ship passed through the mist. After the group emerged safely, they saw the Dark Continent on the horizon.

• Lin Ye ordered everyone into the cabins to suppress their Nen as the Gas Lifeforms converged on the ship.
• Lin Ye formed a will barrier around the Exploration Ship while the Gas Lifeforms battered it, and the Hunters watched from inside.
• Lin Ye sensed Chrollo observing and waiting for the barrier to fail, then strengthened it by fusing his Haki and Nen.
• Lin Ye held the barrier and steered the ship through the mist until the Gas Lifeforms retreated and the group emerged unharmed.
• Killua, Gon, Kite, Morel, and Knov came out to help Lin Ye, and Kite gave him Nen-restoring medicine.
• Lin Ye pointed out the Dark Continent as it appeared on the horizon.

Lin Ye led the Exploration Team across the Dark Continent’s dangerous black shore and fought off waves of lesser beasts as they approached the Black Thorn Forest. He sensed the forest’s powerful overlord awakening, while a Phantom Troupe scout watched the team and reported their movements to Chrollo.

• Lin Ye led the team ashore in Zetsu, and Kite and Knov warned that the forest’s contaminated nen and restricted teleportation made the coast dangerous.
• Three Three-Headed Black Thorn Wolves attacked, and Lin Ye killed one with a single Ryuo strike after the others struggled to damage its scales.
• The team fought off further beast ambushes as Lin Ye cleared the path, Killua protected Gon, and Kite, Morel, Knov, and the Zoldyck assassins handled attackers.
• At the Black Thorn Forest entrance, Lin Ye sensed the Black Thorn Giant Python awakening deep inside.
• A concealed Phantom Troupe scout observed the team and relayed its movements to Chrollo.

Lin Ye led the group into the Black Thorn Forest, where they fought and killed the forest’s ruler, the Black Thorn Giant Python. As they caught their breath, Machi attacked Gon from the shadows, revealing that the Phantom Troupe had made its move.

• Lin Ye warned everyone to stay together and move quietly through the forest while the Phantom Troupe watched from the shadows.
• Lin Ye identified the Black Thorn Giant Python and directed the group to prepare for its attack.
• Lin Ye held the python off and exposed the weak gaps on its belly while the others supported him with their attacks.
• Lin Ye struck the python’s weak point with Ryuo-infused Nen and Conqueror’s Haki, killing it.
• Machi fired a Nen Thread from the branches toward Gon as Lin Ye’s Observation Haki warned him of the ambush.

Lin Ye and the others survived an ambush by Machi, Feitan, and Phinks, who had been sent by Chrollo to assess his strength. The group pressed onward through the Black Thorn Forest as mutant beasts closed in and the Phantom Troupe continued to follow them.

• Machi tried to ambush Gon with Nen Threads, but Lin Ye blocked the strike with his willpower and exposed the Phantom Troupe members hiding nearby.
• Feitan and Phinks attacked Lin Ye while Machi targeted Gon, but Lin Ye dodged their blows and wounded both attackers, and Killua shielded Gon from Machi’s threads.
• Machi ended the probe and withdrew with Feitan and Phinks after Lin Ye warned them to tell Chrollo to face him directly.
• Lin Ye ordered the group to leave for the Black Rock Plains as Knov sensed mutant beasts approaching and Morel warned they might be surrounded.
• Killua reassured Gon as the group moved deeper into the forest, while Lin Ye sensed the Phantom Troupe still tracking them and wondered what Chrollo was planning.

Lin Ye led the Exploration Team through the Black Thorn Poison Miasma Zone after Black Thorn Poison Spiders overwhelmed them and their defenses began to fail. They escaped and rested at the edge of the Black Rock Plains, while Chrollo watched them and anticipated their next danger.

• The team entered the Black Thorn Poison Miasma Zone, where the toxic air weakened their Nen and Lin Ye warned them about the Black Thorn Poison Spiders.
• The spiders attacked in swarms, exhausting the team's defenses, so Lin Ye searched through the miasma for an exit while the others held them off.
• Lin Ye found the exit and returned to guide the wounded team out of the zone, where he gave Morel and Kite antidotes.
• The team rested before continuing toward the World Tree, and Lin Ye promised Gon they would seek the World Tree Sap to restore his Nen.
• Machi sent Chrollo footage of the team's escape, and Chrollo anticipated that Rock-Armored Mammoths awaited them in the Black Rock Plains.

Lin Ye and the Exploration Team fought ten Rock-Armored Mammoths on the Black Rock Plains, defeating them at the cost of five Hunters and severe exhaustion. As the survivors rested before continuing toward the Life Mist Zone, Chrollo prepared the Phantom Troupe to attack them and seize the World Tree Sap.

• Lin Ye led the weakened Exploration Team across the Black Rock Plains toward the Life Mist Zone while they avoided lesser beasts and suppressed their presence.
• Lin Ye detected ten approaching Rock-Armored Mammoths, and the team spread out to face the charging herd.
• Kite, Morel, Knov, the Zoldyck assassins, and Lin Ye targeted the mammoths' weak points, and Lin Ye killed the last one after a two-hour battle.
• The team lost five Hunters, and Lin Ye and the other fighters were badly depleted; Lin Ye reassured Gon and ordered everyone to rest before moving on.
• Chrollo watched the battle footage and ordered the Phantom Troupe to attack when Lin Ye's group entered the Life Mist Zone, steal the World Tree Sap and Lin Ye's will ability, and kill them.