Chapter Summaries

Cordis learned that the necklace he helped steal was worth billions and realized Chrollo had underpaid him, so he stormed off after sending Chrollo an angry message. Chrollo discovered Cordis was gone and left the city alone after Hisoka delivered a teasing, invented message.

• Chrollo led Alice through the Shopping Mall while Cordis carried her purchases, and they stopped for lunch when Alice got hungry.
• Hisoka sat with Cordis, ordered expensive dishes at his expense, and revealed that Alice's necklace was worth billions of JN.
• Cordis realized Chrollo had cheated him out of a much larger commission, paid Hisoka's bill, and left on an Airship bound for Uvogin's Cemetery.
• Chrollo emerged from the Café and asked Hisoka where Cordis had gone, and Hisoka falsely claimed Cordis planned to marry him.
• Chrollo poured out Hisoka's wine and left the city alone.

Cordis visited Uvogin’s grave and encountered Nobunaga, who blamed himself for failing to avenge his friend and set out to find Kurapika. After receiving Gon’s message about entering the NGL Autonomous Country, Cordis decided to head there.

• Cordis found Uvogin’s grave, left flowers, and spoke with Nobunaga, who was mourning beside the headstone.
• Cordis told Nobunaga to move on, and Nobunaga struck him with a liquor bottle before ordering him to leave.
• Nobunaga said he was going to avenge Uvogin and asked Cordis where to find Kurapika.
• Cordis warned Nobunaga that he could not defeat Kurapika alone, but Nobunaga left to pursue his revenge.
• Gon messaged Cordis that he and Killua were preparing to enter the NGL Autonomous Country with Kite, and Cordis replied that he was heading there.

Cordis entered the NGL Autonomous Country and encountered dangerous insect-like creatures in the forest. He rescued Ponzu from two of them, then spotted more familiar people nearby.

• Cordis traveled to the NGL Autonomous Country, surrendered his modern belongings, and rented a horse from Emma.
• Emma guided Cordis through nearby villages, where he sensed danger and saw a monster kill two horses.
• Cordis jumped from a cliff after spotting familiar figures in the forest and recognized Ponzu among them.
• Two enormous insects cornered Ponzu after she fell, and Cordis used Flowing Woman to slice off their heads.

Cordis rescued Bokukuka, Ponzu, and their companions from giant insects in NGL and led them toward safety. After another monster killed their white-haired companion, Cordis confronted a speaking, educated creature that collected humans for its queen.

• Cordis killed two giant insects, rescued Ponzu, and joined Bokukuka and the others.
• Cordis led the group through the forest and helped them reach the cliff, where they saw winged creatures carrying humans away.
• Bokukuka proposed escaping NGL, raising a defense force, and returning to destroy the monsters, while Cordis mocked the frightened white-haired man.
• A giant pincered monster killed the white-haired man, and Bokukuka brought it down with a flaming arrow.
• A speaking spider-like creature arrived, and Cordis questioned it about the queen it served and the creatures' resemblance to ants.

Cordis and Bokukuka confronted a spider-man who killed one of their companions before Lady Shacan arrived and knocked Bokukuka unconscious. After Cordis struck Shacan, the spider-man abducted both her and Bokukuka, leaving Cordis and Ponzu behind.

• The spider-man caught Cordis's orange arrow, recognized Cordis and Bokukuka as valuable prey, and dragged a black-haired man over with sticky silk before eating his head.
• Cordis attacked the spider-man with an internal blast, but its tough shell survived the strike.
• Shacan appeared behind Bokukuka, knocked him unconscious, and offered Cordis a trade; Cordis agreed, then punched Shacan when she began to speak.
• The spider-man shot silk at Bokukuka and Shacan, and Cordis lost his grip on Bokukuka after silk hit his face.
• The spider-man leaped off the cliff with the unconscious Shacan and Bokukuka and disappeared from Cordis's sight.

Cordis carried the distraught Ponzu through the forest while a horde of monsters chased them, then hid with her in a deserted village farmhouse. The monsters were drawn away by a deer, leaving Cordis and Ponzu safe for the moment.

• Cordis silenced Ponzu and carried her away from the cliff as monsters approached.
• Cordis attacked a monster, which survived the blow to its skull and screeched, drawing a huge horde toward them.
• Cordis fled with Ponzu into a deserted village and hid with her inside a farmhouse.
• Cordis activated [Zetsu] and watched the monsters search the houses through a keyhole.
• A deer rustled through the woods, and the bull-faced leader and the other monsters ran after it, allowing Cordis and Ponzu to remain hidden.

After escaping the creatures, Cordis and Ponzu found Gon, Killua, and Kite, and Ponzu reported that her companions had been killed and a Nen user captured. Kite set out to investigate the dangerous creatures with Gon, Killua, and Cordis, while Ponzu was sent back to safety.

• Cordis reassured Ponzu after the creatures left, and Ponzu used her wasp to guide them toward Gon and the others.
• Cordis carried Ponzu until they encountered Gon, Killua, Kite, and two other riders around noon.
• Ponzu told Gon and Killua that two companions had died and a Nen user had been taken captive by humanlike, animal-featured monsters.
• Kite instructed two riders to escort Ponzu back and notify the Hunter Association about the dangerous creatures.
• Gon and Killua agreed to go with Kite, and Cordis accepted Kite's invitation to join them.

Kite, Gon, Killua, and Cordis investigated a Chimera Ant attack and feared the queen was consuming humans, including a captured Nen user, to produce a powerful King. They hurried toward the queen, then found a village devastated by an attack and discovered three rotting cows hanging from trees.

• Gon mourned the headless victim while Kite found an empty shell casing and warned the group that Chimera Ants might be using firearms.
• Kite explained that the queen inherited traits from what she ate and might be consuming the people who secretly ruled the country.
• Cordis warned that a captured Nen user had probably been eaten, and Kite resolved to eliminate the queen before she gave birth to the [King].
• The four reached a wrecked village by evening and found dried blood and damaged houses.
• Gon detected a foul smell, and the group found three rotting cows hanging from trees in a clearing.

Gon and Killua faced a rabbit Chimera Ant after it attacked them, while Kite and Cordis stepped aside and challenged them to prove themselves. The two Hunters began fighting the ant as Cordis tearfully praised them and sought credit for encouraging them.

• Gon, Killua, Cordis, and Kite found beasts impaled on trees, and Kite explained that shrikes stored food that way.
• A rabbit Chimera Ant accused Gon and Killua of touching its prey, charged Cordis, then struck Gon and Killua instead.
• The rabbit sensed Cordis's powerful aura and considered eating him, but Kite stopped Cordis from taking over the fight.
• Kite told Gon and Killua to handle the Chimera Ant themselves, warning them to go home if they could not win, while Cordis also called them children.
• Gon and Killua declared they were professional Hunters, gathered their aura, and attacked the rabbit as Cordis praised them and asked Kite for credit.

Gon, Killua, Kite, and Cordis entered the Chimera Ants’ territory after deciding to face the danger ahead together. They discovered a blood-filled lake and a network of humanlike caves, then proceeded cautiously into the passages.

• Gon and Killua fought the rabbit Chimera Ant, but a winged Chimera Ant rescued him and carried him away.
• Kite asked Gon, Killua, and Cordis whether they would continue despite the danger, and all three agreed to come.
• The group followed the stench of corpses to a lake filled with dead bodies.
• Gon spotted orderly caves across a cliff, and Cordis suspected that people had dug them.
• Kite led the others into the caves, where they found a long corridor with branching passages and proceeded on guard.

Gon, Killua, Kite, and Cordis discovered the NGL ruler’s drug factory and encountered a Chimera Ant torturing human captives. The ant killed Pokkle in front of them and turned its attention to Koro as the group held back from attacking.

• The four found the damaged drug factory, and Killua uncovered guns hidden in a crate.
• Kite and Cordis sensed Chimera Ants in the tunnels and told Gon and Killua the ranges of their detection abilities.
• A man crawled out barking, followed by Pokkle, who begged the group to save him.
• A horse-bodied Chimera Ant emerged from the shadows and crushed Pokkle’s head with a hoof.
• Gon tried to charge the ant, but Kite and Cordis stopped him as the ant said it would kill Koro next.

Gon, Killua, Kite, and Cordis confronted a centaur Chimera Ant and its allies. After Gon and Killua defeated two ants, Kite summoned his Nen ability Crazy Slots and shot the centaur, leaving the group to discover how the weapon worked.

• The centaur crushed a helpless man and declared that Gon and the others would become its pet dogs.
• Killua and Gon charged at the two Chimera Ants, and Killua quickly beheaded his opponent.
• Kite questioned why the ants had come to the pungent location, while Cordis guessed that the centaur liked the smell.
• Kite summoned his clown-shaped Nen ability, Crazy Slots, and it rolled a four to produce a long black gun.
• Kite shot the centaur between the eyes, and Gon and Killua recognized Crazy Slots as the thing that had attacked them earlier.

Kite, Gon, Killua, and Cordis traveled toward the Chimera Ant nest, discussing their Nen abilities and preparing for danger. A group of Chimera Ants ambushed them, and Gon won the right to fight first as one of the ants drew the number six.

• Kite dismissed Crazy Slots and discussed the drawbacks of his Nen ability with Cordis, Gon, and Killua.
• Cordis revealed that Flowing Woman let him control anything flowing within a hundred meters, but using it consumed his stamina.
• After traveling through the silent forest for a day, the group encountered a giant frog and dozens of Chimera Ants.
• Kite and Cordis urged Gon and Killua to take the fight as training, and Gon won their rock-paper-scissors contest to go first.
• A beetle-like Chimera Ant drew a slip marked number six, and the frog called for the ant assigned that number.

Gon fought Baro, a pangolin-like chimera ant who killed humans for fun, while Cordis insisted Gon was guaranteed to win. Gon stopped dodging Baro’s charges and caught him in a crushing embrace, leaving Baro bleeding.

• Baro stepped forward to fight Gon, and Cordis admired his pangolin-like appearance as a rare medicinal ingredient.
• Baro declared the fight would end when one of them died, then charged at Gon, who dodged his attacks.
• Baro rammed Gon into trees, but Gon emerged unharmed as Killua worried and Cordis said Gon was certain to win.
• Baro admitted he killed people because it was fun, and Gon impatiently told him to finish the fight.
• Gon caught Baro’s next charge in a tight embrace and squeezed until blood seeped between Baro’s scales.

Killua, Gon, Kite, and Cordis defeated the chimera ants blocking their way and continued toward the nest, but Kite’s growing sense of danger proved justified when winged ants ambushed them. The chapter ended with the attackers dodging Killua’s lightning and Gon’s punches.

• Killua killed the bull-like chimera ant with a bolt of lightning after Cordis and Kite warned that they had a bad feeling.
• The frog leader exploded, and a gust from Cordis sliced apart the remaining chimera ants.
• Cordis stopped biting his thumb and urged the group to keep moving, while Kite warned Gon not to pity their enemies.
• Kite sensed something approaching, and Cordis told the others that attackers were coming from both sides.
• Two winged chimera ants swooped in, dodging Killua’s lightning and Gon’s punches.

Kite, Gon, Killua, and Cordis fought their way toward the Chimera Ant nest, where Cordis struggled with fear and Kite gave Gon Ging’s Hunter License to return. The story then shifted to the author’s personal analysis of Hunter power rankings, focusing on Hisoka, Chrollo, Netero, and the unexplained Wedding Ring contract.

• Kite used Crazy Slots’ scythe to cut down the attacking Chimera Ants and a wide swath of forest.
• Cordis sensed danger as the group approached the nest, while three Squadron Leader-level Chimera Ants watched them and then retreated.
• Kite admitted he was afraid but said he would risk his life to kill the queen and prevent Meruem’s birth.
• Kite gave Gon Ging’s Hunter License and asked him to return it, and Gon promised to find Ging after helping Kite finish the mission.
• The author began an out-of-story power ranking analysis, arguing that Hisoka and Chrollo were evenly matched and speculating about Hisoka’s contract with Illumi.

Kite, Cordis, Gon, and Killua encountered Neferpitou, who destroyed Cordis’s right eye and sent Kite flying. As Kite drew Neferpitou away and Gon and Killua tried to carry Cordis to safety, a Chimera Ant swarm blocked them, and Cordis hurled the boys away to face the swarm alone; the chapter ended with an author’s note discussing character power levels.

• Cordis urged Kite to run, but shoved him aside when Neferpitou attacked and lost his right eye to her claws.
• Kite summoned Crazy Slots and attacked Neferpitou, but she struck him into a tree and he fell, unable to rise.
• Neferpitou swallowed Cordis’s eyeball, while Kite ordered Gon and Killua to carry the badly injured Cordis away.
• Gon and Killua refused to abandon Kite, but Kite sent them to safety with Cordis and then lured Neferpitou away.
• A Chimera Ant swarm blocked Gon and Killua’s escape, and Killua fought until he ran out of electricity.
• Cordis hurled Gon and Killua away from the swarm, leaving himself behind to face the ants alone.

Cordis sacrificed himself to get Gon and Killua away from the Chimera Ants, and the boys searched through the bloodied forest for him. They found Cordis alive but gravely injured, and he collapsed unconscious after trying to reassure them.

• Cordis threw Gon and Killua to safety, then disappeared beneath the rushing Chimera Ant swarm.
• Gon and Killua searched the forest for Cordis, following the scent of blood and finding his button in the mud.
• Gon refused to believe the button meant Cordis was dead, and the boys continued to the place where Cordis had thrown them.
• Cordis emerged from the forest covered in wounds and missing one eye, then collapsed unconscious while trying to comfort Gon and Killua.

Cordis woke from surgery and reunited with Gon and Killua, then learned they had been unable to find Kite. After Cordis encouraged them to keep searching, his wounds began bleeding again, though the doctor was amazed by how quickly they were healing.

• Cordis woke during surgery and saw Killua watching through the operating-room door, so the medical staff gave him more anesthetic.
• Cordis woke five days later in a hospital ward, sat up, and reopened the wound around his right eye.
• Gon and Killua rushed to Cordis’s room, and Gon told him not to scare them like that again.
• Killua explained that Gon had gone looking for Kite but could not find him, while Gon insisted Kite might have reached Netero and the others or entered the nest.
• Cordis encouraged Gon and Killua to get stronger and find Kite, then coughed up blood as they called for a doctor.
• The doctor examined Cordis and marveled that his wounds had healed so much in five days.

Cordis refused a discounted artificial eye and tried to hide his grief over losing his right eye from Gon and Killua. After they left, Hisoka unexpectedly appeared at his bedside and teased him about his injury, but his smile faded when Cordis hurt himself.

• The doctor told Cordis his wounds would leave scars and offered him a discounted artificial eye, but Cordis refused it.
• Gon and Killua stayed with Cordis, shared news about Netero, Palm, and Biscuit, and left after he insisted he was fine.
• Alone in the dark, Cordis struggled to understand why he could not cry over his lost eye and the scars on his body.
• Hisoka appeared by the window, teased Cordis about his missing eye, and Cordis demanded to know how he had learned of the injury.
• Cordis's shout worsened his pain, and Hisoka's smile faded as he stood up.