Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 382 The Only Victory

Yupi's aura vanished into thin air.

For Xiaoyapf, this was undoubtedly a very bad sign.

He couldn't tell whether Yupi was dead or alive, nor did he know what had happened here.

But one thing is certain: it is human intervention that has led to this situation.

Xiao Yapuf thought of Mo Laowu and Xiutuo, who were being restrained by him.

Although these two humans fell for his trick, the personality traits and abilities they displayed in the smoke prison still made him take them seriously.

What concerned him most was the situation on Neferpitou's side.

Of the three Royal Guardians, Yupi, the strongest in terms of direct strength, has disappeared, while Neferpitou, the fastest, has yet to return to the anthill.

This can only mean one thing—

Neferbitt, who is skilled at high-speed attacks, was unable to eliminate the attacker in a short time.

Instead, they were held back by the other side?

Shayapuf was well aware of Neferpitou's personality traits and had indeed considered that Neferpitou might become interested in his enemies and thus prolong the battle and toy with his opponents on a whim.

But he quickly dismissed the idea himself.

In any case, this concerns the safety of the queen ant and the birth of the king.

For such an important matter, even if Neferpitou is easily attracted to new things, he would never be unable to distinguish between what is important and what is urgent.

Therefore, the conclusion is...

There are also entities within the human camp that warrant our vigilance.

And their understanding of humanity may only be superficial.

So, even if it was disrespectful to the king to decide to hunt himself at that moment...

Owl Yapf also had to consider the risks the king might face while hunting.

But Yapf's worries were completely unnecessary.

When he arrived at the devastated battlefield, he did not see any human beings.

Only the King Ant's imposing figure and Neferpitou kneeling before him with his hands clasped to his chest stood out.

It seems that she was unable to defeat the humans, and was even suppressed by them at one point, which led to her being unable to defeat the newly born ant king...

Therefore, with a deep sense of remorse, I bow my head and submit.

The King Ant did not blame Neferpitou for his defeat.

His gaze swept over the completely leveled land around him, and a hint of almost longing appeared on his cold face.

For the king, hunting is no fun if the enemy is easily defeated.

More importantly, if he could taste that rich flavor again after a successful hunt, just like he had tasted it many times from that woman's belly...

That is what truly gives meaning and value to the act of hunting.

But the Ant King was ultimately disappointed.

Because those humans who were worth hunting had all escaped unscathed and reached a place he could never find.

Owlapf descended from the sky, immediately knelt on one knee, and respectfully reported to the Ant King:
"Your Majesty, the humans who attacked the ant nest have disappeared without a trace, and Yupi's aura has also suddenly vanished. If I may be so bold as to speculate, among these extraordinary humans, there may be those capable of spatial teleportation."

"Oh."

The ant king's reaction was very indifferent.

In the king's eyes, the only difference between special humans and ordinary humans is that the former have the right to be hunted by him.

Essentially, both are just food.

Therefore, he didn't care at all about the special abilities that Oyapuf had described.

"I'm hungry."

The ant queen tilted her head slightly, glancing out of the corner of her eye toward the direction of the ant nest.

The rich flavor he extracted from the queen ant's abdomen could no longer satisfy him.

That's why he was so eager to hatch.

But before the obstructive membrane could be torn apart, she felt her body being gently pushed.

By the time he realized what was happening, he had already stepped onto a soft mattress.

The queen ant who gave birth to him was not around, but there were many fleshy balls piled up around him, but they tasted bland and did not arouse his appetite at all.

So, after sensing the aura fluctuations coming from Neferpitou, the King Ant decided to personally hunt down a rare species.

Driven by an innate arrogance inherent in its species, despite being able to sense the presence of prey inside and near the anthill, it still chose without hesitation the more distant and powerful aura.

Even Xiao Yapuf, who rushed over, was powerless to stop this thought driven by primal desires.

Unfortunately, the ant king's decision to go to such lengths instead of seeking closer options resulted in nothing.

But no matter how many times it happens again, the queen ant, who stands at the pinnacle of life due to her ability to feed and mate, will make the same choice.

Upon hearing the Ant King's words, Shayapouf quickly replied, "Your subordinate will prepare food for you immediately."

"No need."

The queen ant strode toward the ant nest.

He knew that the food that Xiao Yapuf could prepare immediately was nothing more than those unpalatable meatballs or mediocre living humans.

This is not what he wants.

Since we can't find a rare species for the time being, we'll use something else as a substitute.

Owlapf did not use the "Scale Powder Love Spring" ability on the Chimera Ant King, but the Chimera Ant King made no attempt to conceal his intentions.

Therefore, it was easy for Shayapov to see what the Ant King was going to do next.

Without any hesitation, Xiao Yapu immediately followed.

Neferpitou naturally followed closely behind the King Ant.

From the moment the king was born, her and Xiao Yapuf's duty was to protect the king's safety as his direct guards and to carry out any tasks the king commanded.

Inside the ant nest.

Before the expeditionary force launched its attack, six division commanders' teams went out hunting.

The other six division commander teams were responsible for staying behind to guard the ant nest.

However, with the fierce attack by Kate and other members of the expeditionary force, the remaining soldier ants suffered heavy losses.

Only two division commanders survived, and of the original thirty-odd soldier ants at the rank of army commander, only six survived.

On the contrary, more than thirty of the weakest lower-ranking soldier ants were unharmed. "Fortunately, the king was born in time and scared away those damned humans."

"It was a surviving division commander who said with lingering fear," he said.

Even though he had mastered Nen abilities, he could still feel the threat of death in front of those powerful humans.

“But Her Majesty the Queen has disappeared… I’ve searched several times, but I can only smell a faint trace of her scent.”

The other division commander looked grave.

More than the ferocity of the battle, he was worried about the safety of the queen ant.

Just then, an innate aura of superiority swept in from the passage.

They are the Ant King and his direct guards.

Just by sensing the aura emanating from them, the two division commanders immediately recognized the newcomers and knelt down in submission.

The same applies to other army commanders and lower-ranking soldiers.

The Ant King emerged from the passage and went straight to the two division commanders.

Shayapouf and Neferpitou stood silently behind the King Ant, one on each side.

The two division commanders knelt and bowed their heads, the shadow of the Ant King looming over them.

No one dared to raise their head without receiving instructions.

The king's oppressive aura pressed down on every inch of their bodies with the same merciless force as a mountain.

The ant king did not speak, but its thick tail arched like a snake and suddenly stabbed at one of the division commanders.

puff.

The needle at the tip easily pierced the opponent's skull.

The powerful force caused blood to splatter, splashing onto another division commander nearby.

"Eh?"

The warm touch that brushed against his cheek made his pupils shrink and his expression turn to horror.

He struggled to turn his head and saw that his companion, who had just been guarding the ant nest alongside him, was now having his brains sucked out by the queen ant's stinger.

Instead of dying in the battle against the attackers, they became food that the Ant King could easily eat?

The division commander could hardly believe his eyes.

The king is a creature completely different from us.

At that moment, those words came to mind.

In less than ten seconds.

He followed in his companions' footsteps.

The army commanders who witnessed this scene were so frightened that they trembled and quickly lowered their heads, almost pressing their entire bodies to the ground.

Even though they could clearly hear the ant king starting to chew his flesh and bones, they dared not look up again.

Only when the sounds of eating ceased and the footsteps of the Ant King and his personal guards could be heard receding into the distance did the army commanders dare to look up.

Then they saw that where the two division commanders had been standing, only some tattered clothes remained.

"The king...ate Turt and Seger!"

The army commanders present could not hide their shock.

Soon after.

Two division commander teams arrived near the ant nest almost simultaneously.

One of them was led by Lei Oulu.

He gazed at the devastation left by the battle between Netero and Neferpitou, a somber look creeping into his eyes.

"Melena told us to go hunting in the opposite direction as much as possible. Did she foresee this outcome?"

The terrifying traces left behind by the terrifying power before him made it difficult for this chimeric ant, whose body contained the genes of the king of beasts, to calm down.

The other team is led by Guido, who has genes from both cheetahs and humans.

When he saw the site that had been violently razed to the ground, he could not hide his shock.

"What... happened here?"

His pupils trembled as he looked at the ant nest further away.

Crooked and dilapidated.

It felt like we had been bombed several times.

Without lingering, the two division commanders' teams quickly returned to the anthill.

They quickly gathered information from the other soldier ants in the nest, and then remained silent, watching the things left behind by the queen ant after she had eaten.

Those were some small, blood-stained pieces of clothing.

………………

With Nobu's help, Netero was able to return to the 4D apartment.

Mo Laowu and the others hoped to get good news from Chairman Netero.

However, they were disappointed.

Netero did not eliminate a single of his personal guards.

Nob, the only one who knew beforehand, could see the disappointment in his companions, but he simply stayed in a corner and remained silent.

Netero glanced at Yupi's corpse, then looked at the badly injured Morrow, a strange light flashing in his old eyes.

He failed to eliminate even one of his personal guards, but Moro did.

This can be considered the only result of this operation.

…………

Late that night.

The queen ant's corpse appeared on the mattress.

The cause of death was a severe blow to the abdomen from the inside out, resulting in excessive blood loss.

Upon discovering the queen's corpse, the soldier ants instinctively felt fear and unease, yet under the influence of human nature, they quickly developed ambition.

Her Majesty the Queen is dead.

Then they could all establish themselves as kings.

(End of this chapter)