After the ant flew away, most of the villagers cowered inside their houses. A Luo handed the little girl over to her family, then gave the villagers a few quick words of advice, urging them to leave NGL as soon as possible if they could. Then she hurried in the direction Colt had pointed out.
Along the way, A Luo began noticing clear differences from before.
She started seeing more and more armed personnel dressed in white protective suits.
Looking at them, A Luo knew the ants had at least not taken control of all of NGL yet, which actually eased her mind a little.
Then she heard screams coming from the woods nearby.
Knowing that ants might have appeared, A Luo rushed over in a few swift leaps and spotted Ponzu running at full speed.
Several Chimera Ants were chasing her.
They had not seen each other in over a year, and Ponzu had awakened her Nen Ability too. But compared with Gon and Killua, her progress was much slower. She only knew the basic Four Major Principles of Nen.
Perhaps that was why Ponzu was clearly struggling against these ants.
Ponzu visibly froze when she saw A Luo, then shouted to her in delighted surprise:
"A Luo! What are you doing here?"
A Luo had no time to explain. She immediately mobilized all her Nen and darted forward. In a few flashes, the Dagger in her hand pierced the ants' heads one after another, taking care of the grunts chasing Ponzu.
Then the two found a small wooden hut to hide in for the time being.
Ponzu clutched A Luo's arm tightly.
"And Pokkle? Everyone who came with us was killed. A spider monster with a human face and a woman with a long scorpion tail killed everyone,