Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 361 A Shocking Scene (5k)

The news about the Chimera Ants came from Kate's team.

Does this mean the plot hasn't changed?
Or perhaps some changes have occurred?

Moro couldn't be sure.

But since things had come to this, he was determined to join the extermination squad.

Ideally, the "star" should be implanted into the army commander and division commander before the Chimera Ants awaken their Nen abilities.

The reason Morrow attaches so much importance to this is because...

When starlight is focused on a "non-ability user", the "dodge" condition can be skipped, thus implanting the star mark into the target remotely.

This is crucial.

But it seems he doesn't have much time left.

He could foresee that, regardless of whether Pokkuru provided information about Nen abilities, his three direct guards, who were born with Nen abilities, would eventually realize the power of Nen.

The worst-case scenario is that, just like in the original story, Kate is attacked by Neferpitou as soon as she gets close to the anthill.

Then it is possible that Neferbitt could use it as a source of intelligence.

If Kate accidentally replaces Pokkuru's role and value, then the Chimera Ants will definitely be able to uncover more information about the Nen system.

After all, newcomers like Pokkuru, when receiving Nen training arranged by the association, mostly follow the same path as Gon and Killua in the Heavens Arena in the original work, and do not touch upon advanced Nen techniques.

For the Chimera Ants, however, the more important intelligence is clearly advanced application technology.

Because chimeric ants have incorporated human genes, they are born with a greater capacity for manifestation than humans.

This is an innate racial advantage.

So if they were to master advanced application skills, just imagining it would be comparable to a hellish level of difficulty.

"..."

Morrow waited in a meeting room not far from the review department's conference room, his hands clasped together, for the review meeting to end.

Not far from him, the Bean Man was also waiting for the meeting results.

"Moro looks so serious."

While waiting, the Bean Man glanced somewhat nervously at Moro, whose expression was solemn.

He had wanted to chat with Moro for a bit, but after sensing the slightly somber atmosphere, the Bean Man had to give up the idea of ​​approaching him.

"Drip."

Some time later, the Bean Man received a message from Netero.

"Is the review meeting over? But... why didn't the chairman just state the results directly, instead telling me to go see him first?"

The man with the bean-shaped face looked at the message and felt a wave of doubt.

But he didn't think much of it and hurriedly left the reception room to find Netero.

quickly,

He then understood why Netero had asked him to come first.

The review department rejected the proposal to "let Moreo go with us" because Moreo's performance after obtaining the license and his contributions to the association were negligible.

As a concession after rejecting the proposal...

After intense discussion, the review department finally agreed to allow Mo Laowu and Nobu to travel together.

"This is the final result, and it will not be changed."

Netero raised a finger to his forehead, looked at the Bean Man opposite him, and said calmly, "I need to meet up with Moro and the others as soon as possible. As for informing Moro, I'll leave that to you, Bean Man."

"This……"

Recalling Moro's tense and solemn aura in the reception room, a few beads of sweat involuntarily rolled down the forehead of the Bean Man. He then stole a glance at Netero's calm and composed expression and finally couldn't help but ask, "Chairman... you had already anticipated this outcome, hadn't you?"

"Yes, that's true."

Netero glanced at the floor-to-ceiling window and said in a flat tone, "The review department has always been stubborn. Their selection criteria have always only focused on contribution value and the thickness of one's resume. With Morrow's qualifications, there is indeed no possibility of him being selected."

"Then why did you make him wait in the meeting room for so long..."

The moment the words left his mouth, the man with the bean-shaped dough regretted them.

This is a done deal; asking further won't change anything.

But perhaps it was because he had deeply felt Moro's almost tangible anxiety in the meeting room that he unconsciously asked this question at this moment.

Netero didn't pay attention to the Bean Man's unusual reaction. He just stroked his beard as usual and said in a strange tone, "If we let him participate in the selection, the review department will make concessions more quickly in order to dispel my insistence."

“President, you…”

The Bean Man hesitated, but ultimately said nothing. He then hurriedly turned and left to inform Moro of the news.

In the reception room.

Upon hearing the result, Moro's pupils contracted slightly, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. He asked, "Bean, are you saying that Chairman Netero doesn't even have the 'decision-making power' to select his companions?"

"Well, from a systemic perspective..."

The man with the bean-faced face kept wiping his sweat with a handkerchief. The explanation he had prepared circled around his lips a few times before finally turning into a sigh: "That's true."

"..."

Silence spread in the air.

Moro frowned.

He couldn't possibly remember every detail of the Chimera Ant chapter.

What left a deep impression was the appearance of Netero, Nob, and Morel at the NGL border when Killua, having lost all will to fight, faced off against them.

So, even before that, bringing along Nobu and Mo Laowu had caused the censorship department and Netero to argue for half a day?

It's outrageous.

A legendary professional hunter, the only one of its kind in the world, has once again propelled the Hunter Association, a civilian organization, to its zenith...

Are we to be constrained by the so-called review department?
No wonder Pariston was able to thrive and act so recklessly after becoming vice president.

Nitero's permissiveness certainly played a role, but it is also closely related to the current "environment" that we have become accustomed to.

Humanity has indeed established a stable order and just laws.

But beneath this lies a cold class system, so even civilian organizations like the Hunter Association can only blend into the environment.

In contrast, the chimeric ant system...

"I understand. Thank you for making the trip. Bean noodles."

Moro remained expressionless, and after speaking, walked straight toward the door of the reception room.

Becoming a member of the extermination team would make things much easier, no matter what you do afterward.

That's what he values, not so-called achievements or contributions.

Since this path is blocked, then...

To participate in this incident as a non-member of the extermination team.

He wanted to seize the opportunity and break through his current strength within this limited time.

First-class?
not enough.

Compared to those top experts who have already reached the summit, he, Leizha, and the robot girl are still just standing on a steep cliff.

Those powerful figures at the summit could be sent plummeting to the bottom of the valley with just a casually thrown stone.

Morrow left the Hunter Association building.

Netero's gaze, subtly fixed on him from inside the building, watched him depart.

Netero could tell of Moro's determination from the moment he offered to get involved.

But Netero also knew very well that, given the stubbornness of the censorship department, there was absolutely no way they would choose Morrow.

This was an inevitable outcome.

Despite knowing the outcome would be this way, Nitero still agreed to Moro's request...

It was because Netero knew that even if Morrow wasn't chosen, he would most likely act on his own.

Therefore, to avoid the review department holding Moro accountable later, as long as Netero insists on making Moro a member of the expeditionary force at the personnel review meeting, then...

Given the inevitable outcome of losing the election, if Moro were to participate in this operation without authorization, the review department would hold Nitero responsible.

This is what Nitero was considering.

In his view, young talents such as Moro, Menchi, and Kurapika have the potential to become the backbone of the Hunter Association in the future.

………………

After leaving the Hunter's Mansion, Morrow immediately met up with Kurt, who had been waiting for him.

Now that things have come to this, his next task is to get to NGL as quickly as possible.

“Moro, this is a paper doll that can receive ‘sound’, so we can communicate in real time even without a cell phone.”

Kurt handed a paper figure cut out in his own likeness to Morrow, while he himself held a paper figure in Morrow's likeness, saying:
"But my ability is not mature enough yet. I need to use another small piece of paper to connect with the paper figure, so be careful not to lose that small piece of paper. If you lose it, the paper figure will not be able to receive the sound."

"If you stick it to the paper figure, it won't be easy to lose it."

Moro said it casually.

Upon hearing this, Kurt suddenly realized what was going on.

This ability was originally designed for eavesdropping.

The small piece of paper is like a microphone, while the paper figure is like a sound receiver.

Therefore, the small pieces of paper used for sound recording usually need to be stuck to the target discreetly enough.

But now that it's being used for communication, there's no need to worry about that; you can simply stick the small pieces of paper onto your respective paper figures.

Kurt was acting out of habit and didn't think of this point immediately.

Moro carefully put away the communication paper doll and said, "After this matter is over, I will teach you how to use the word 'God'. If you can inscribe your abilities on the word 'God', you might be able to skip the step of using the small paper doll."

Perhaps it was because the idea of ​​going to the Dark Continent had taken root in his mind.

So much so that they felt that Kurt's ability was perfectly capable of handling communication issues in the harsh environment of the Dark Continent.

"Okay!" Upon hearing Moro's words, Kurt's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded quickly as if afraid that Moro would change his mind.

Moro smiled.

To eliminate the possibility of being tracked down by his family, Kurt quickly abandoned his cell phone after leaving home.

Without cell phones, we can only use paper dolls as communication devices.

In terms of functionality, it is definitely inferior to a mobile phone.

But something is better than nothing.

Morrow knew that if he kept bringing Kurt along, the Zoldyck family would probably cause trouble for him afterwards.

However, since he had already agreed to let Kurt make his own decisions, he no longer had any concerns about these things.

“I will use ‘Flying Star’ to enter NGL as quickly as possible. Kurt, you can take regular transportation. It will take about three or four days to reach the NGL border. Once there, wait for Mencius to come and meet you.”

Moro emphasized, "In short, you must not enter the country without authorization, understand?"

"understand!"

Kurt actually wanted to use the Flying Star to enter NGL with Morrow.

But since Moro made this arrangement, they had no choice but to obey.

If you ask why, you'll definitely get a flick on the forehead.

After saying a few more words to Kurt, Morrow then rode the flying star toward NGL.

At the speed of a flying star—

Crossing the ocean and the continent of Eurubian, flying to the NGL Autonomous Region within the Mitne Federation, it is estimated that it will take less than a day to arrive.

As for endurance during long journeys, there is absolutely no need to worry.

Flying Stars achieve ultra-long-distance flight through constraints, and their consumption and endurance are unmatched by Zeno's Nen Dragons.

Kal't realized this back then, which is why he found it incredible and thought that Morrow's abilities at that time were actually stronger than Zeno's in terms of mechanics.

Night fell.

NGL, which reveres nature, has not been harmed by modern industry, and at night, you can see a sky full of stars.

Moro rode on a flying star, soaring across the border of NGL like a shooting star in the night sky.

"Ok?"

Having just flown over the vast, desolate rocky region and arrived above the lush forest, Morro, with the help of "Condensation," quickly spotted a large army of chimeric ants in action.

"It seems the thought hasn't been uttered yet."

Under the cover of night, Moro could clearly see the Nen energy that naturally flowed and emanated from the chimera ants.

Even the naturally dissipating spiritual energy is much more concentrated in form and quantity than that of humans.

That's why it's much easier for Morrow to spot this swarm of chimeric ants than to find a sniper lurking in the night.

Without the slightest hesitation, Moro leaped straight down from the flying star after just one glance.

The group of chimeric ants he just saw, roughly estimated, numbered at least four or five hundred; it was worth his time to deal with.

As he fell from the sky, Moreau made a new discovery.

In the forest shrouded in night, there was a Nen user?
"No wonder so many have gathered here."

Seeing the flame-like aura below, Moro immediately understood the reason for the collective action of the large group of Chimera Ants.

At this very moment, in the dark forest.

Peng Si was pale as she desperately ran through the woods.

When she realized that the Chimera Ants had suddenly mobilized a large number of troops to form an encirclement, she immediately abandoned her plan to gradually advance and instead released her maximum amount of Nen without hesitation.

With this power, she unleashed her fastest speed ever.

These monsters...

They're obviously after her!
They not only pinpointed the approximate location, but also devised a capture plan!

They were already being careful enough, so why did they suddenly deploy so many chimera ants...?

What caused this?

No, now is not the time to think about this. We need to escape quickly, quickly!

"I just need to be one step faster than these monsters, but... will I make it in time?"

The scene before Peng Si's eyes kept receding, and in the darkness beyond his sight, it seemed as if soldier ants wielding sophisticated firearms could leap out at any moment.

A sense of crisis as intense as the pitch-black night caused her heart to beat at an unprecedented rate.

then,

Despair descended.

The only escape route ahead was suddenly blocked by several large chimeric ants.

Peng Si's eyes widened in an instant, and she stopped in despair.

The leader was a chimera ant master with human and lion features, who looked down at Pons, who was completely surrounded.

“That’s right, this human is a rare species, but…”

The Lion Chimera Ant coldly sized up Peng Si and said, "It seems so-so. With this level of threat, it's unlikely that it could wipe out the Kazakh team and the Iru team."

"It doesn't matter if it's her or not."

The other chimera ant leader beside him said calmly, "As long as it's a rare species, we must bring it back to the anthill."

"..."

The lion-chimera ant glanced at its colleague who had spoken, then remained silent, but subtly bared its teeth.

As the two were talking, the chimeric ants carrying out the encirclement plan had already arrived nearby.

Up to five hundred chimeric ants, just by being so densely packed around, created a huge visual impact on Peng Si.

"I will... die here."

Peng Si looked at the swarm of chimeric ants that had completely surrounded the area, and was so desperate that she almost collapsed to the ground.

The reason she was able to stand was...

It was because I was thinking of Barbara, who was also surrounded, whom I had seen before.

If you can't escape, then kill as many as possible!

But Peng Si knew that even if she could kill a dozen or so chimeric ants here, it would be nothing compared to the terrifying reproductive ability of chimeric ants.

"Be careful when you do it, don't accidentally kill someone."

Another chimera ant spoke up.

In fact, he could have directly commanded the lower-ranking soldier ants present using radio waves, without having to say it in front of Pence.

This is probably due to the sense of superiority derived from being able to decide the life and death of others at will.

In a sense, human genes are truly powerful, even the one whose genes are taken can still occupy a superior position.

As the order was given, the lower-ranking soldiers moved toward Pence.

The army commanders and division commanders present weren't stupid either, given the fact that several units had been wiped out in the past two days...

Even though he felt that the extraordinary human in front of him wasn't as powerful as he had imagined, he couldn't be foolish enough to rush over.

It's wise to let the lower-ranking soldiers wear them down first.

Peng Si realized this, and felt even more desperate.

Even if there is a possibility of capturing the leader first, the remaining soldier ants would not be affected.

Just when Peng Si was in utter despair, a whooshing sound came from above.

Almost the instant they heard the sound, the division commanders and army commanders present suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

"Another rare breed?!"

Driven by an intense sense of impending crisis, the chimera ants ignored Peng Si and all looked up.

Then, Moro, enveloped in surging psychic power, descended from the sky. Seemingly using a strange technique, he landed steadily in front of Pons as if all his weight had been removed.

Along with it came the aura that emanated freely from Moro.
"The levels... are completely different!!!"

Faced with that powerful aura, all the chimeras, including the lion chimeras, who possessed humanity and intelligence, instantly looked at Morrow with surprise.

It is precisely because of Pence that the level of threat posed by Morrow can be more intuitively felt.

Compared to the Chimera Ants' astonishment, Pence's mind went blank when she saw Morro suddenly appear, feeling as if she were in a dream.

"Starlight Convergence"

Moro remained silent, only activating his ability through telekinesis.

In the forest where only a little moonlight shone, suddenly a myriad of starlight appeared out of nowhere, instantly enveloping all the chimeric ants.

next moment.

Golden chains appeared out of thin air, imprisoning each chimeric ant.

"W-what!"

"This is……!?"

The chimeric ants were firmly controlled by the golden chains that appeared out of nowhere, and they were immediately filled with fear and panic.

When they noticed that all their companions were being chained at the same time, their fear reached its peak.

This was completely beyond their comprehension.

Even Peng Si, who is an ability user, found it hard to believe after she realized what had happened.

This scene before her eyes also overturned her understanding.

"Walk."

Then she heard the first short and powerful words spoken by Moro after he appeared.

(End of this chapter)