Chapter 96: Deductions × The invasion begins again
Knov's words silenced everyone in Hide and Seek.
"Are you sure? How reliable is the information?" Morel was the first to recover.
"Meruem and two of the Royal Guards, Shaiapouf and Youpi, appeared outside the palace. Neferpitou was nowhere to be seen."
Knov rubbed his hands. Although his trembling body had settled down, his movements were still somewhat unlike his usual self. "And he noticed me. When he charged at me, I felt anger and killing intent in his aura."
"In other words, Meruem's En can cover a distance of over two thousand meters." Killua was clearly focused on what this information revealed about Meruem.
Although the size of someone's En did not fully represent their strength, there was little disputing that anyone with a large En was powerful.
Battles between Nen users were not simply a matter of squaring off and comparing aura reserves, but when one side had an overwhelmingly greater amount of aura, the scales of victory tipped toward that side from the outset.
"You think the incident involving Neferpitou meant death or serious injury!" Kite picked up on another key point. "And someone from outside the palace must have done it to Neferpitou. That would explain why Meruem was angry enough to want to tear apart anyone he spotted."
"Could someone the Chairman recruited have made their move? Does he have other powerful reinforcements?" Knuckle offered his opinion.
"We lost contact with that old man ages ago." Morel sounded somewhat helpless. "But judging by Knov's information, there's a very high chance something happened to Neferpitou.
"For Meruem to be so furious, he must have discovered something! And his decision that killing Knov to vent his anger was fine also suggests he already had some information."
Morel's analysis made