Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 397 Fighting is fun

A circle measured in kilometers can create a very strong warning effect.

If it's Neferpitou...

When the fraudulent flying star enters the warning range, it can be detected immediately, and countermeasures can be taken as quickly as possible.

But Xiao Yapuf couldn't do that.

Even with the ability of the "Fly King" to create tiny clones to enhance the density of vigilance, it is impossible to replicate the round effect of Neferpitou.

Therefore, when the aura fluctuations of the Deceptive Flying Star arrived above the Flesh Tree Garden, although Xiao Yapuf's senses could capture the information immediately, he had no opportunity or space to intercept it.

This is an inevitable result of the difference in the scope of alert.

Moreover, the target of the deception was not the main hall where the Ant King was located, but the central courtyard, which was far away.

When Xiao Yapuf flew out of the main building, he saw the dazzling star draw a smooth arc in the air.

As if guided by some force, it followed that arc and landed precisely on one of the flesh trees in the courtyard.

In an instant, it was like a giant rock crashing into the water.

After an extremely brief silence, the destructive energy contained within the flying star suddenly swept outwards like a raging tide.

The nearby flesh trees, the land, and the motionless soldier puppets were all instantly swallowed up by this energy.

Immediately afterwards, a surging wave of air spread out, affecting the flesh trees further away.

The numerous fleshy eggs hanging on the tree, as if caught in a hurricane, were powerless to break free from the branches and were swept into the air by the gale as they were about to be crushed.

The energy of the explosion was quickly dissipated, leaving a huge crater at the point where the flying star landed in the central courtyard.

Far from the giant pit, only five or six flesh trees remained stubbornly standing, but most of the flesh eggs that were originally hanging on the trees were scattered on the ground like fallen leaves.

Closest to the pit, two flesh trees had broken and fallen to the ground. Most of the flesh eggs on them had ruptured due to the impact, and viscous liquid flowed out, enveloping the curled-up humanoid bodies.

The flesh tree that was originally located at the center of the explosion had long since been reduced to ashes, with only a few fragments and remnants still discernible.

On the high walls surrounding the palace.

Moro stood there, holding a star-marked coin in his left hand, while his right hand controlled the Nen energy that spun at a steady, flowing speed.

He paid little attention to the devastation left by the explosion in the central courtyard, but instead looked up and stared at the owl-yapf hovering above the main hall.

With just a focused gaze, one could see that an uncontrollable rage was rapidly spreading across Oyapuf's face, which was indistinguishable from a human's.

And in the air around him, some faint points of light could be seen.

At first glance, it looks like scales scattered in a more distant place.

But Morrow knew that was another of Owl Yapf's abilities: the Fly King.

This ability allows Shayapov's body to split into countless clones, each measured in nanometers.

It is likely because the scope of "circle" is far less than that of Neferpitou, so this ability is used to make up for the deficiency.

Based on his understanding of Owlapf's abilities, Moro could easily guess the reason.

“Very well, he’s angry…”

Moro deliberately controlled the power of the flying star, intending to use the tragic state of the flesh tree garden to provoke Owl Yapf's emotions.

The ant king probably doesn't care about these thousands of fleshy eggs that are hatching soldiers.

But Xiao Yapuf is different.

He was single-mindedly focused on helping the Ant King become the ruler of the world, and he valued the start of this future army more than anyone else.

Now that someone is trying to ruin the first step of his carefully laid plans, he will naturally be furious and may even lose his temper.

The fact that the meat tree garden only lost one-third of its area will only fuel Owlapf's even stronger desire to protect it.

This is Moro's intention in deliberately controlling the power of the flying stars.

He controlled not only the power of the explosion, but also the fluctuations in people's hearts.

With this design targeting human nature, a clear flaw was torn open in Xiao Yapuf's seemingly calm and collected, yet actually highly emotional, personality.

However, he did not immediately launch the second deception star. Instead, while observing Xiao Yapuf's reaction, he also kept a close eye on the situation inside the palace.

"No response...?"

Moro remained calm, muttering to himself, "Does he think Shayapuf is capable of handling the attack, or... is he more concerned with the overall game?"

Before he could think any further, he saw Xiao Yapuf flapping his beautiful butterfly wings, flying menacingly towards him through the air.

"The level of Nen displayed should be around Lv.90. It is obvious that too much Nen was taken away by the ability of the 'Fly King', but driven by strong emotions, the main body's Nen has increased significantly, probably 2 to 3 levels higher than Lv.90."

In a single glance, Moro was able to estimate the level of Oyapuf's aura.

The Fly King's unique abilities are the fundamental reason why he considers Shayapof his next target.

For example, right now, Shayapov has split into too many clones, causing his main body to lose the Chimera Ants' natural racial advantage over humans.

This situation presents Moro with an excellent opportunity to kill Xiao Yapuf in one fell swoop.

"Fraudulent Flying Star"

The Nen ball, which had been poised to strike, was casually tossed out by Moro, transforming into a fluorescent green shooting star that hurtled straight toward Owlapf.

"The speed isn't fast, so it's easy to dodge... and this angle won't affect the flesh tree garden either."

Seeing the fluorescent green trail reflected in Xiao Yapufu's eyes, he made a judgment instantly.

With Neferpitou protecting the King Ant, he was not worried about the safety of the main hall.

The most crucial thing right now is to prevent the succulent garden in the central courtyard from suffering any further damage.

Therefore, he must close the distance as quickly as possible and use direct pressure to prevent his opponent from continuing to launch ranged attacks.

Although the decision was made in an instant, it also revealed a sense of helplessness.

The root cause is a shortage of manpower, which reduces the options available for decision-making.

If Yupi were still around...

Then we won't be so passive!

Just before the flying star got close, Xiao Yapu suddenly flipped halfway and nimbly dodged it.

Just as he completed his dodge, a crisp clanging sound came from the high wall surrounding the palace.

That was the sound of a coin being flicked.

The moment the sound rang out, a coin, imbued with spiritual energy, shot towards the direction of the flesh tree garden like a streak of light.

Guided by the star symbol, the star that Oyapuf had avoided, which should have soared directly into the sky, paused briefly before suddenly turning and plummeting downwards, heading straight for the Flesh Tree Garden.

all of these,
All of this happened behind the scenes.

However, it seemed as if Xiao Yapuf had eyes in the back of his head, and his reactions were extremely fast.

Just as Fei Xing suddenly changed direction, he also suddenly accelerated, turning around at an even faster speed and chasing after Fei Xing.

This sudden acceleration made Moro raise an eyebrow.

This guy is obviously...

On the surface, he appeared to be out of his mind due to excessive rage, but as he flew through the air, he secretly kept his speed under control.

It's unclear whether they were consciously using such tricks or had simply become accustomed to cunning tactics.

Anyway, with the directional indication of the starred divine symbol, from the moment the deceptive flying star turned and attacked the Flesh Tree Garden...

Moro's plan will not change the outcome.

He quickly gathered his spiritual energy under his feet and then stomped down.

Bang!
The wall suddenly cracked.

Moro shot into the air like an arrow released from a bow.

"Blitzkrieg"

After using explosive force to propel himself and shorten the distance, Morona's figure, billowing into the air amidst dust, suddenly vanished into thin air. At the same time...

With a sudden burst of speed, Xiao Yapufu took a straight trajectory like a spear thrusting diagonally into the ground, and at the last moment, he used his physical body to intercept Feixing.

Boom!

The flying star exploded violently in the air like a detonated bomb.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yapufu curled up and withstood the onslaught of the violent energy.

Although the flying star was successfully detonated ahead of schedule, visible wounds were torn into his body.

"Damn humans!"

Xiao Yapuf had no time to care about his body ravaged by the explosion; his pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

He suddenly stretched out his body, assuming a defensive posture.

Just after making that move, a burning sensation suddenly came from his face, followed by a blackout, and he lost his vision without warning.

"Um?!"

Xiao Yapuv hovered in the air.

At that moment, his face above the nose, along with his entire skull, vanished into thin air.

Just two or three body lengths away from him, Moro's figure appeared in the air, holding the already disfigured half of Xiao Yapuf's head in his hand.

puff!

With a twist of his hand imbued with psychic power, half of the head shattered in his palm, turning into splattered bits of flesh and blood.

"Tsk."

Moro lowered his eyelids, gathered his Nen energy beneath his feet, and then unleashed it.

Using the sudden thrust, Moro adjusted his posture, briefly breaking free from the constraints of gravity, and then soared into the air behind Xiao Yapuf.

With a hovering motion, he raised his hand and placed it on the back of Xiao Yapuf's body, which only had half a head left.

It's as if they want to desecrate a corpse...

A surge of powerful psychic energy erupted from Moro's palm, piercing a huge, bloody hole in Shayapuf's back.

But the next moment,
Despite losing half his head and having his upper body severely pierced, Xyapuf's body burst open like fireworks.

In an instant, his body split into hundreds and thousands of clones, which gathered in the distance from all directions.

Moro was not surprised by this turn of events.

Just now, using the flying star that attacked the flesh tree garden as bait, they successfully tore a flaw in Xiao Yapufu.

Finally, using the teleportation ability of the Blitzkrieg, strike the weakness with lightning speed.

As a result, he easily destroyed Xiao Yapuf's brain.

This is a fatal injury.

However, the tree rings showed no signs of upgrading.

This allowed Moro to instantly grasp the situation and understand that Shayapuf had already separated his "main body" before being attacked.

As for being able to react so quickly, it's probably because they used the vision of the other clones.

The reason I was able to react so quickly when my back was turned to the deceitful flying star is also because of this.

After confirming the situation, Moro decisively used an Emission-type technique to turn around in mid-air and blast away most of Shoyapo's body with a psychic wave.

On the surface, it seems like they're whipping a corpse, but in reality, they're further damaging the remaining forces of the Yapf.

Or should I say...

It is a cell of Xiaoyapf.

So when Shayapuf's mutilated body split into clones, Moro casually attacked twice, blasting away a portion of the clones.

His move was simply to expand his advantage.

However, in Xiao Yapu's "stance" and "perspective," he saw a powerful insight that startled him.

"I had prepared in advance to 'fake dead,' and there shouldn't have been any flaws, but how did he see through it..."

"They were so decisive in launching further attacks and mutilations against a mutilated body that was meaningless in the eyes of common sense."

"Is this a targeted judgment, or a habitual act of finishing off an opponent?"

"Regardless of his motives, his actions... not only disrupted my plan to retaliate using the state of death, but also clearly... had the intention to deliberately destroy my cells!"

"Damn it, this human must have already seen through the true nature of my abilities."

"But exactly when..."

Xiao Yapuf's thoughts raced.

At the same time, countless clones gathered on the main body, which was only the size of a bee, and in the blink of an eye, they created a replica of Shayapuf's unharmed appearance.

After regaining his balance, he looked at Moro, who was falling from the sky to the ground, with a gloomy expression.

If it weren't for his duty to remain vigilant around the king at all times, which prevented him from recalling the numerous tiny clones near the palace...

Perhaps we wouldn't have been able to use "vision assistance" to avoid Morrow's killing move.

in other words,

He just brushed shoulders with death.

But what bothered him even more was Moreau’s irrational insight.

And when he was attacked just now, he suddenly realized that he had been tricked.

I was outsmarted by a mere human...!
This was the outcome that Yapf found most intolerable.

"Should we recall the 'remaining clones'...?"

Xiao Yapuf thought quickly. Although he knew the importance of setting up a protective net around the king, the strength that Moro showed in his attack forced him to consider more things.

Ultimately, he made the decision to reclaim the remaining clones.

Only by killing or suppressing this human can further unforeseen events be avoided.

Xiao Yapu immediately recalled the numerous clones used for guard duty, reserving only a few small clones to provide vision assistance, and sending one clone to the palace to report the situation.

While he was retrieving his clone, Moro kept a close eye on the situation at the palace.

Despite all this commotion, they remain unmoved...

Unfortunately, Pons' "Classmate" ability can only be shared with one teammate, otherwise he could use the "Hive" ability to look at Pom's crystal ball and observe the situation on the Ant King's side.

"Nothing happening is barely acceptable..."

Moro withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Xiao Yapuf in the air, thinking to himself, "Then let's take advantage of this opportunity and see if we can kill Xiao Yapuf here."

Just then, a shower of shimmering scales fell from the sky, covering the entire central courtyard.

That's the ability of Aizumi, the scale powder of Oyapov, which allows him to read the target's emotional state.

In addition, people who inhale the powder will be affected by his manipulative hypnotic abilities.

"Ok?"

When the information read by the scales was transmitted to his mind, Xiao Yapu's expression changed slightly.

He did not detect any emotional information.

It was as if Moro was a cold, hard stone devoid of any emotional fluctuations.

"What's wrong with this human?"

Xiao Yapuf was once again greatly alarmed.

(End of this chapter)