Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 416 The Ant's Powerlessness
The future horizon is the limit of what can be observed...

By further compressing the range of "Starlight Convergence" and then continuously locking onto Neferpitou's position like a spotlight, we can keep track of his movements at all times.

The way this ability is used is equivalent to concentrating the power of starlight into a single point, making it especially suitable for one-on-one combat.

At this moment.

The tubular starlight, like tentacles or spotlights, remained focused on Neferbitt's location, feeding all the information back into Morrow's consciousness.

The second attack arrived as scheduled.

It remains as swift and fierce as ever, a deadly move that even human ability users would find difficult to withstand.

However, Morrow simply sidestepped cleanly, stepping through the mud and rain, once again avoiding Neferpitou's potentially fatal and vicious attack.

Two figures passed each other.

Amidst the pouring rain, a flicker of surprise crossed Neferpitou's eyes.

Moro, on the other hand, had a gaze as calm as a deep pool of water, without the slightest ripple.

Their eyes met in that instant.

In his starlight-condensed state, Moro was almost in a meditative state, devoid of any emotion, and could control his mind and body at will even with his eyes closed.

His calm and composed reaction gave Nefertiti an even more impactful feeling.

"My every move...was completely under his control?"

Neferpitou's figure shattered through layers of rain, and after passing Morrow, his heart began to stir.

Even though they had mastered the technique of concealing their attack intentions and trajectory, why did it seem as if they could see right through them?
With this inexplicable doubt in mind, Neferpitou flipped in mid-air and landed, stabilizing himself as he looked up at Moro, who was still in a sideways position.

Then go even faster!
Driven by intense killing intent, Neferpitou's eyes glowed with a scarlet light, and the mental strings that had been extending from the puppeteer Kuroko's hands to various parts of her body suddenly taut and trembled, releasing bursts of mist.

"Snapped!"

A jellyfish-shaped splash erupted from the rain-soaked ground as Neferpitou lifted off the ground, his figure blurring into a blur, and with an even more terrifying momentum, he lunged at Morrow once more.

As she moved, the tubular starlight, like a stage spotlight, also moved along with her.

Instantly, even the slightest movement would be broken down into countless pieces of information, which would flow and be analyzed at high speed in Moro's consciousness.

With this information, it seemed that even Neferpitou's actions in the next second of the future could be predicted by Morrow.

then--

As expected, Morrow once again dodged Neferpitou's swift attack.

In the midst of their exchange, he casually unleashed a harmless wave of energy that struck her solidified aura defense, barely creating a faint ripple.

It is insufficient to break through the defenses, and naturally cannot cause any substantial damage.

However, it quietly accumulated one attack count.

"My abilities, while not yet at their 'perfect' level, are indeed evolving little by little as my level increases."

Feeling countless pieces of information surging through his consciousness, Moro suddenly closed his eyes.

In the pitch-black darkness, Neferpitou, its body gleaming, suddenly emerged from the darkness.

She was so bright, her presence so strong.

And light in the darkness has nowhere to hide.

Moro "saw" it more clearly now.

Swah——

The skin felt the turbulent air currents stirred up by the strong wind, and the rain pounding heavily in the air.

This is Neferbitt's second attack.

But Morrow saw clearly in the darkness, calmly dodged to the side, and then unleashed a psychic wave that accurately struck Neferpitou in the abdomen.

Apart from the forehead, which is the smallest area to be hit, the other six areas on the body where sparks are ignited are obviously easier to hit and accumulate conditions.

After several rounds of exchanges.

Unless Neferpitou's speed can increase to another level, or his body returns to normal, otherwise...

Morrow was confident that he could defeat Neferbitt in a direct confrontation.

With the defense of "Starlight Condensation" and the offense of "Sparkling Fire".

"He actually closed his eyes..."

Neferpitou increased her speed slightly, but her attacks were still easily dodged. However, what she was more concerned about at the moment was Morrow's action of closing his eyes.

This kind of behavior, which is tantamount to suicide in battle, seems to have made Moro's senses even more acute.

Neferbitt realized this in an instant.

She finally understood that the tubular starlight that moved with her was essentially Moreo's eye.

Do not,
It's something even more powerful than eyes.

That's how the other party avoids her attacks.

Neferbitt immediately changed his strategy and added a step to his offensive.

That is, before launching a direct attack on Moro, they must first get rid of the dazzling tubular starlight that is relentlessly pursuing them like a spotlight.

She did indeed take action.

However, the tubular starlight followed her relentlessly, and despite her several attempts, she couldn't shake it off.

Even a feint seems unable to fool Morrow's "eyes".

After a series of attacks failed, Neferpitou gained a deeper understanding of Morrow's abilities.

Faced with this ability, even without revealing one's intentions in the flow of Nen, the opponent can react quickly.

This suggests that what Moreau "saw" was probably something deeper than the surface.

If you can see the deeper things clearly, then the superficial things are more likely to become weaknesses.

At this point, Neferpitou suddenly thought of Kuroko Mai, who was controlling her body.

More precisely, they are the strings of thought drawn from the puppeteer Kuroko Mai.

"Perhaps it was the rhythm of the strings being plucked, or the puppeteer's hand movements, that gave the human a warning?"

In order to restore speed and power to their original levels as much as possible, the only option is to shift the focus to the application of Kuroko Mai's ideas.

So when the energy consumption increased, Kuroko Mai's thoughts basically materialized.

If it's just about taking away more of the manifested energy, that's nothing to Neferbitt.

Once the ability is materialized, Kuroko Mai's actions of manipulating the Nen string like a puppeteer could indeed directly reveal her intentions during battle.

"If we start from this point, we might be able to fool him with a feint!"

To break the deadlock, Neferbitt will not overlook any possibility.

She acted swiftly and decisively. After Moro dodged her attack once again, she immediately began to tamper with the Nianxian.

By subtly removing the function of a few thought strings, she could mislead Moreo's judgment according to her own ideas.

After a series of stealthy maneuvers, Neferpitou once again transformed into a blur, heading straight for Morrow's vitals.

"Did you notice...?"

Moro noticed Neferbitt's subtle movements immediately.

His starlight condensation was indeed achieved by plucking the strings and observing the puppeteer's hand movements to obtain more information, thus obtaining more precise and specific results.

Even if Neferbitt doesn't make these underhanded moves, the effect of his Starburst Condensation ability can still reach deeper, allowing him to control any movement within the domain.

Therefore, it makes no sense.

Despite Neferpitou's attack, Morrow still did not open his eyes.

Avoidance, counterattack.

In another swift and decisive move, after dodging Neferpitou's sudden change of attack, he struck her chest with a wave of psychic energy.

This resulted in another effective attack.

"It was still dodged."

Smash through the rain and hurtle into the distance, Neferpitou somersaulted in the air before slamming heavily onto the ground, splashing water everywhere. She was somewhat prepared for this failure.

After all, according to her speculation, if Moro could have a comprehensive grasp of all the subtle operations and movements of Kuroko Mai as a puppeteer, then he should also be able to see through her little tricks.

The situation on the field has thus returned to square one.

Neferbitt's offensive repeatedly failed.

But she did not give up thinking about it.

"Is there a way to conceal the puppeteer's presence while preserving the effects of their abilities?"

At this moment, Neferpitou did not realize that her line of thinking was actually a hidden technique in telepathy.

This is because none of the intelligence extracted from Boku's head contained information about this technique.

But now, in order to find a way out of this predicament, her thinking has begun to take root and sprout.

Thus, relying on his terrifying talent...

This idea quickly came to fruition.

Neferbitt did it.

Just after her 31st attack missed, she successfully concealed the existence of Kuroko Mai, the puppeteer, and Nengen using the technique of "concealment".

"He actually learned stealth without a teacher because of the strong tactical need for it..."

Moro knew that Neferpitou had never possessed this skill before, and he couldn't help but marvel once again at the talent of his direct guard.

These monsters are not only born awakeners, but they can also master a level of Qi that far exceeds human limits without even needing a long period of systematic training.

That's one thing, but their talent is also terrifying.

Again……

Given more time, they could easily destroy human society.

"It's really powerful, but it's useless."

Even with the concentrated starlight of Morrow, he could still completely discern Neferpitou's every subtle movement.

Whether or not the puppeteer exists will not affect this outcome.

So Neferpitou ultimately failed to break through Morrow's death line.

The 32nd offensive was launched covertly.

It ended in failure once again.

However, Neferpitou did not give up easily, but continued to use "stealth" and launched a series of fierce attacks on Moro.

Neferbitt had to accept the outcome only after his 50th failed attack.

Even with the puppeteer's presence concealed, they couldn't hit Moro...

The root cause seems to be that the speed is not fast enough.

This left Neferbitt somewhat at a loss.

If it weren't for the snake venom in my body...

After failing to break through for a long time, Neferpitou inevitably felt a little anxious.

Against a human expert of Moro's caliber, she actually had a more reliable way to win.

That is to use their superior hardware to completely exhaust Moro's potential.

If we follow this line of thinking, there's no need to rush into an attack.

We just need to maintain the status quo until Moro runs out of his last bit of energy.

however……

Porter's presence is like an hourglass, constantly reminding Neferpitou of the reality of "limited time".

The idea of ​​winning through a protracted war was thus stifled.

Therefore, we still need to launch a preemptive attack and find ways to increase our speed.

Until the speed or frequency of attack is increased to a level that Moro cannot react to.

Then all that's needed is one more strike!
That's right,

One strike would be enough to take down this troublesome human!
"How can we significantly increase the frequency of our attacks?"

After the 63rd failed attack, Neferbitt's thinking yielded initial results.

It's the terrain.

To increase the frequency of attacks, the only option is to rely on the terrain.

This means using the foothold of walls or ceilings to greatly reduce the time and unnecessary movements required to regroup and launch an offensive.

But this is an open, flat area...

However, Neferbitt quickly came up with a solution.

If you have no place to stand, then create one yourself.

The storm in Neferpitou's eyes seemed to vanish into thin air, leaving only the figure of Morrow.

Swish.

It was still a fleeting afterimage that streaked through the air with a sharp, piercing sound.

However, Moro still managed to dodge it with his skillful movement.

But this time, when Neferpitou flipped in the air, it did not fall directly to the ground, but instead stepped directly into the air.

Actually,
She materialized the doll maker's broad, thick hands at an incredibly fast speed.

Using this palm as a foothold, they can regroup and launch an attack at an even faster pace.

then--

Neferpitou completed its mid-air turnaround in a very short time and attacked Morrow once again.

However, without breaking free from the condensation of starlight, the attack naturally failed.

However, Neferpitou's tactic was designed to achieve a specific effect.

That means it's getting faster and faster!
Bang bang bang...!
Through repeated aerial attacks, Neferpitou's offensive speed gradually increased.

Thus, in the rain, a path almost invisible to the naked eye was drawn from all directions, concentrating all the "ends" at the center, on Moro.

When Morel emerged from the four-dimensional apartment and witnessed the battle between Morel and Neferpitou, he could only slowly widen his eyes, revealing an expression of disbelief.

This is definitely not a battle he can easily intervene in.

In that instant, Mo Laowu was shocked and also felt a sense of powerlessness.

Within the battle zone.

A sense of powerlessness quietly crept into Neferpitou's heart.

She had increased the frequency of her attacks to this extent, yet she still couldn't touch that human at all.

With Porter constantly timing her and her body continuing to swell, all of this inevitably affected her mindset.

Feeling powerless and anxious.

"Why... can't I hit it?"

Neferpitou seemed to be caught in a huge vortex woven by humans using Nen abilities once again, unable to break free.

………………

at the same time.

Deep underground, in an ancient ruin supported by countless giant stone pillars, the Ant King and Netero engaged in a fierce clash.

Why... can't I dodge it?

The Ant King, having pushed its offensive rhythm to the extreme, was still repeatedly slapped away by the giant palm of the Hundred-Style Guanyin.

this moment,
What he felt was so similar to what Nefertiti felt.

(End of this chapter)