Time ticked by, second by second.
The heat at the bottom of the deep crater finally stopped scorching everything.
After more than ten minutes of intense devouring.
The churning layer of black Nen aura around Luo Ye slowly thinned.
At last, it all withdrew into his pores.
The dark red clouds of deadly poison in the air.
He sucked them clean like a whale drawing in water.
The severe burns covering his body vanished completely.
His newly grown skin did not bear a single scar.
It even gleamed beneath the moonlight with an indestructible metallic sheen.
The Rose's deadly poison, enough to wipe out an entire nation.
Was less threatening to him now than an ordinary cold virus.
He had gained permanent immunity to toxins.
"That hit the spot."
Luo Ye stretched hard.
Every bone in his body cracked and popped.
It sounded like a heavy armored vehicle starting its engine.
He now felt that his body's density was absurdly high.
Even a casual swing of his fist could produce a sonic boom.
He looked down at Meruem, who lay on the ground drawing in more breath than he could release.
The ballpoint pen in his hand kept tapping against his little notebook.
"Hey."
"Green-skinned boss."
Luo Ye nudged what remained of Meruem's shoulder with the tip of his foot.
"Playing dead won't settle a debt dispute."
"Hurry up and give me the password to your secret stash."
"I've got a shift to clock out of, boss."
Meruem's breathing was faint.
His clouded eyes watched Luo Ye.
He had no intention of begging for mercy.
Nor did he fear death.
His extraordinarily brilliant brain understood perfectly.
He did not have long to live.
The utterly destroyed cells inside his body were rapidly failing.
The Rose's poison had invaded all his