Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 373 This is the second time (Seeking monthly votes)

The capability requirements have been met.

Moro took advantage of the retreat to quickly create distance.

Yupi stood frozen in place, his gaze fixed on the countless golden specks of light drifting across the sky.

He came with overwhelming killing intent, his momentum fierce and unstoppable.

But this violent aura became his weakness at that moment.

Not only did he fail to gain the upper hand with a fierce attack, but he was also marked by Morrow the moment they met.

But even if Yupi hadn't been affected by anger, given his rudimentary understanding of the Nen system, the outcome wouldn't have been any different.

This is precisely why Moro chose to target him.

Before Yupi could recover, Moro gathered all his strength and focused it into his palm.

As the Ant King's direct bodyguard, Yupi's manifested aura definitely exceeds Lv.100, a height that is unattainable for humans.

Not to mention its almost unreasonable strength of muscles and bones.

Moro was unsure whether "Flying Star," when used at full power and then amplified upon its return, could break through Yupi's astonishing aura defense.

However, even if it cannot cause any real damage to Yupi, it can still activate his newly developed ability.

The aura emanating from Moro as he concentrated his Nen finally brought Yupi back to his senses.

"What was that golden chain just now?"

"Is it related to those spots of light?"

"What kind of ability is this?"

"I can't figure it out... but my body doesn't seem to be acting normally."

Yupi pondered quickly, then quickly gave up.

He couldn't understand the connection between the starlight and the golden chains, let alone the underlying mechanism of their abilities.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that I did not feel any discomfort.

That's why he stopped worrying and suddenly looked at the flow of Nen energy on Moro's body.

The life energy that originally covered the whole body was rapidly converging into the palm.

This is clearly a buildup of strength in preparation for an attack.
However, this also leaves other parts of the body completely exposed without protection.

Witnessing this, Yupi launched a fierce attack on Moro without hesitation.

Despite being inexplicably restrained by the golden chain for a moment, his actions were still decisive and without any hesitation.

not far away.

Mo Laowu and Xiutuo, who were watching from the sidelines, also clearly saw all of this.

According to the original plan, now that Moro has successfully attracted Yupi's attention, what they should do now is to find another direct guard.

Moreover, Nakuru should have sensed Yupi's astonishing aura, and may even have witnessed Moro falling from the sky. He would definitely rush over to support Moro as quickly as possible.

So now, should they continue to carry out their missions according to their respective duties, or should they step in to help at this critical moment and buy Moro time to complete his power-up?

Mo Laowu and Xiutuo made their judgments at almost the same time.

At least for now, if they lend a hand, it might alleviate the pressure on Moro to restrain Yupi.

Without the slightest hesitation, Mo Laowu gripped the huge pipe and, relying on his rich combat experience, launched his attack in an instant.

"Purple Smoke Machine Troops"

The large amount of white smoke that spewed from his mouth instantly condensed into sixteen smoke soldiers, who cut into the battlefield from the side and blocked Yupi's attack route.

On the other hand, Xiu Tuo, who had reached the same conclusion as her master, failed to take that step.

His legs seemed rooted to the spot, pinning his body firmly in place, leaving him only able to stare blankly at Mo Laowu's departing figure.

Facing a critical juncture,
He remains the same—

Hesitant to move forward.

This is a weakness that Xiutuo has always struggled to overcome.

Even though he deeply loathed himself for this version of himself, he just couldn't change it.

again and again……

He always does this when faced with a decision.

Just like now, even though I know exactly what I should do, I still hesitate and miss the opportunity.

Mo Laowu's sudden move immediately attracted the attention of Youpi and Moro.

Yupi caught sight of the sixteen smoke soldiers and, without hesitation, swung his willow-like arms, destroying all the obstacles in his path.

All sixteen smoke soldiers lasted only a second.

Meanwhile, Moro was still gathering his strength, glancing at Mo Laowu out of the corner of his eye.

Their eyes met briefly in mid-air.

Moro nodded slightly to Mo Laowu.

Mo Laowu nodded slightly, and then, just as the smoke soldiers dissipated into flying smoke, he suddenly stopped, held his pipe horizontally in front of him, deliberately releasing the maximum amount of his power, and assuming a posture of all-out attack.

This move, as expected, once again attracted Youpi's attention.

Yupi glanced at Mo Laowu, who was closer and more menacing, and naturally switched his target, regarding him as the next person to be eliminated.

The life energy intensity of these humans is utterly insignificant.

With just one strike, it can be completely crushed.

Yupi's eyes flashed with ferocity, and his extended arm was about to swing out, determined to tear this ignorant human to shreds.

However, just before he made his move, Mo Laowu suddenly turned around, carrying his pipe, and ran away at full speed.

It was as if the posture and aura of fighting to the death just now were just a harmless joke.

"?"

Yupi was slightly taken aback.

Are you kidding me? !

Once he realized what was happening, his first thought was to rush towards Mo Laowu and strike him in the back.

But just then, a fluorescent green light swept across his field of vision.

Yupi turned his gaze and saw a psychic bullet emitting a fluorescent green glow shooting obliquely into the sky before suddenly hovering.

It was only at this moment that Youpi suddenly realized that he had been tricked by Mo Laowu.

Whether it was those soldiers using smoke as bait, or those feigning a desperate fight,
Everything,
All of this was simply to buy Moro time, allowing him to complete his final power-up without any risk.

"Damn humans!!!"

Yupi's face was contorted in rage, so ferocious that he almost lost his original form. A violent mental pressure surged from his body, stirring up a large amount of dust.

His roar echoed around him.

However, before the last note had completely dissipated, the divination bullet suspended in the air drew a dazzling arc and plummeted like a meteor.

The fluorescent green light magnified rapidly in Yupi's suddenly contracted pupils.

next moment,
A deafening explosion suddenly rang out!
The fluorescent green energy, like a blooming flower bud, instantly engulfed Youpi's figure.

The violent shockwave exploded outwards in a ring shape, cracking the ground inch by inch. Debris and dust were violently thrown up and then turned into dust under the powerful impact.

This was yet another incredibly powerful attack.

The violent commotion caused by the explosion once again gripped the nerves of everyone on the battlefield.

It was as if they were openly declaring to the chimeric ants: the attackers of the nest are here.

However, for Neferbitt...

Even without the explosion, she could have located Morrow immediately.

She simply hadn't expected that, having only come out a few steps later than Yupi, she would see Yupi being directly hit by that fully-forced Nen bullet.

Given Yupi's personality and fighting style, how could he allow the opponent to maintain a safe distance so that he could launch a full-scale attack?

What happened in between?

Neferpitou didn't understand, but she knew what she had to do. "The Puppeteer"

Neferpitou, leaping from the height of the anthill, used the same trick to materialize the puppeteer in mid-air.

This time, however, she did not roughly use the puppeteer as a stepping stone, but instead landed lightly in the puppeteer's outstretched giant hand.

One of the puppeteer's abilities is levitation.

This means that even in the air, it can generate power just like it does on the ground.

The next moment, the puppeteer suddenly brought his hands together, gently and steadily holding Neferpitou in his palms.

Then, as if throwing a baseball, he threw her violently towards Moro below.

A direct, swift, and fierce attack.

According to Neferbitt, there is no risk involved.

She had already confirmed this based on her precise perception of the intensity of human life energy.

Therefore, whether it's a direct assault or a sneak attack, even without focusing her Nen on a single point, she is confident that she can achieve a complete victory in her clashes with humans.

This is the most direct advantage brought about by the intensity of life energy.

Before the aftershocks of the explosion had even subsided, Moreau sensed the aura fluctuations that Neferpitou had generated when he activated the Puppeteer.

But he only glanced up at the figure above before immediately turning his gaze to the still-unresolved dust and smoke ahead.

The surging and violent energy of Yupina still surged and churned in the smoke and dust, showing no signs of abating.

"As expected... I still can't break through their defenses."

Despite being mentally prepared, a hint of disappointment still crossed Moro's mind.

It's important to understand that this is in order to achieve the star-mark locking ability that allows for the condensation of starlight.

If he makes even the slightest mistake, he could be killed by Yupi's ferocious attack in the next moment.

This is the risk he has to take.

After successfully planting the star, while shouldering the task of restraining, he also had to release the deception star in a "hard" way in front of Yupi.

This also means that he will be in greater danger while he is building up his power.

From activating the ability to delivering a full-force strike.

Moro was like someone walking on a tightrope high in the air; the slightest disturbance could send him plummeting into an abyss of no return.

However, even with such enormous risks, the offensive failed to achieve any substantial results.

This is the most unsolvable aspect of the direct guard system.

The sheer hardware advantage derived from that overwhelming amount of manifested energy is enough to render any all-out attack by humanity meaningless.

However, Moro's disappointment lasted only a moment.

After all, even Netero's powerful strike could not inflict any truly effective damage on Neferpitou.

So how could he expect to cripple Yupi with just one attack?

Moro maintained his Nen aura at a high yet steady critical state as he gazed at Yupi's surging aura fluctuations amidst the smoke and dust.

Until a sharp whooshing sound came from high above.

Moro finally turned his gaze to Neferpitou, who was flying towards him, intent on taking his life.

Only by using "hardness" to concentrate all the manifested energy at the point of impact can one possibly block her attack.

The moment Neferpitou's murderous figure came into view, this judgment naturally arose in Moro's mind.

However, faced with this imminent and deadly threat, Moro's eyes remained calm, as if the other party's target was not him at all.

Thus, amidst the highly contradictory interplay of movement and stillness,
With an almost indifferent gaze, he met Neferpitou's eyes.

Time and setting
It was as if we had suddenly been transported back to that night when we clashed.

In that moment, which seemed to stretch out infinitely, Neferpitou saw once again Morrow's eyes, calm as if he didn't care about death.

This is the second time.

Neferpitou was filled with deep doubt.

Now that the safety of the ant nest was no longer a constraint, she was absolutely confident that she could end Moro's life with her next strike.

But why...

This human being remained so calm and composed, without a trace of awe for death in his eyes.
It was as if from the moment she made her move,

He was already certain—

Her attack was completely meaningless.

I don't want to think about anything anymore.

Those deadly claws were about to touch Moro's lifeline.

But what followed was an even more unbelievable scene.

In the infinitely long stretch of time, Neferpitou saw Morrow suddenly avert his gaze and look again at the lingering smoke and dust.

I was ignored?

In that instant, she completely suppressed the inexplicable doubts in her heart.

His only thought was to pierce Moro's chest completely with his claws.

However, just as she gave up thinking...

The answer, however, revealed itself.

It was a golden light.

It was an attack that could not be avoided.

It came from nowhere and made no sound.

She only realized it a moment before the arrow struck her.

The image of Moro turning his head away, so close yet so far, rapidly receded into the distance in her rapidly widening field of vision.

The fact is——

Someone intervened at the critical moment, abruptly interrupting Neferpitou's seemingly inevitable strike.

And so, she missed her second chance to kill Moro.

The person who knocked her away was none other than Netero.

The reason Morrow dared to completely ignore Neferpitou's threat was because he was certain that Netero could intervene before she could pierce his chest.

Therefore, he preferred to focus his attention on Yupi, who was regrouping his attack amidst the smoke and dust, rather than diverting his attention to dealing with Neferpitou.

His bold and meticulous actions, seemingly a provocation against death, actually stemmed from his unwavering trust in Netero's abilities.

However, Nitro had no way of knowing Moro's true thoughts.

What he saw was Morrow's almost impeccable tactical skills and composure when facing a formidable opponent.

That is undoubtedly a kind of spiritual strength.

Because of this conclusion, even Netero noticed the rapidly condensing aura of euphoria within the smoke.

He chose not to intervene.

Just like Morrow believed he could stop Neferpitou.

He also believed that Moro had his own ways of keeping Yupi in check.

Then, Netero used the Hundred Style Guanyin's palm strike to hit himself, and his body shot into the sky like a cannonball, chasing after Neferpitou.

The instant he left the battlefield, a crimson spear formed from flesh and blood suddenly tore through the dust and shot straight at Moro!

But Morrow, who was fully focused, would not fall for this move.

He easily dodged it.

And a feeling of emotion arose in my heart.

Fortunately, the target I chose was you, Yupi.

(End of this chapter)