Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 385 Let's use roses, it'll save us trouble.

Without "restricted" Nen abilities, dealing with a speed-type Chimera Ant like Gideon would be extremely difficult.

The problem is not that hunting itself is difficult to succeed.

The problem lies in the fact that the prey is far too easy to escape.

Take the situation just now as an example. Nakoruru had already used his ability to attack Guido from the sky, and with the support of his allies, he had basically secured the victory.

Even so, if Guido was determined to escape, they couldn't stop him.

The hunt thus failed, and Morel was already considering entrusting the pursuit to other Nen users who could counter Guido.

Unexpectedly, Moro, who should have been recuperating in his hospital bed, suddenly appeared at this time.

And in the blink of an eye, he unleashed a devastating burst attack on Guido.

Mo Laowu, Nakulu, and Xiutuo stood frozen in place, watching the explosion that shot into the sky in the distance.

Moro didn't pay much attention to their reactions, but simply lowered his head slightly and glanced at the ring characters on the back of his hand.

Level 90.

In terms of sheer charisma alone, he has already reached the pinnacle.

But compared to their direct guards and the Ant King, they were still far from being a match for him.

This hardware gap is largely determined by race and can never be bridged.

The only way to narrow this hardware gap is through software development.

Moro's ability to gather starlight is specifically designed to counter speed-based opponents.

However, if the opponent's speed exceeds the threshold that "Starlight Condensation" can handle, then Moro will face the risk of being instantly killed.

However, against a Chimera Ant of the level of Gideon, the battle can be ended in a few rounds.

But if it were Neferpitou, relying solely on the condensation of starlight would probably be meaningless.

Even if they could rely on the ability of starlight condensation to counter Neferbitt's speed.

Subsequently, due to the absolute difference in the amount of energy displayed, the destructive value of "Star Lock" and "Deceptive Flying Star" will be unable to be exerted.

The real ability to bring victory is actually the mechanism of overwhelmingly killing opponents of higher levels.

However, this ability was mainly prepared for the purpose of getting the Upi to level up.

If you want to use it on Neferpitou, Shayapov, or even the King Ant...

The difficulty of succeeding will only become more demanding.

Moro looked up at the smoke and dust billowing from the distant explosion, thinking, "Using level 90 manifested energy in actual combat does indeed provide an unprecedented sense of exhilaration. Whether it's offense or defense, it's much easier than before, but..."

He sighed silently and slowly lowered his eyes. "In front of an enemy of the level of a direct guard, it seems that there is not much difference between level 81 and level 90. No matter how you deduce it, the result is that there is no chance of victory."

Having just easily defeated Guido, Moro's mind was filled with images of Neferpitou in battle.

Using her as a hypothetical enemy, they couldn't find a single chance of victory.

As for the Ant King, forget about it.

On the contrary, it was Oyapuf...

There seems to be a sliver of a chance.

However, all things considered, if the expeditionary force were to launch a second offensive, the probability of failure would be very high.

Even if we bring in members of the Twelve Earthly Branches who are skilled in martial arts, it probably won't make much of a difference.

It's important to know that the King Ant possesses a racial talent that makes him stronger the more he eats.

A one-on-one fight is fine, but if you choose to gang up on someone, you might be giving the Ant King a buff.

After much deliberation, Morrow concluded that there were roughly only two feasible methods to completely resolve this incident.

One option is for him to voluntarily use a precious backtracking opportunity to solve the problem at its root before the ant king is born.

The only concern is the crucial information Kurt mentioned: Killua had invaded the ant nest but couldn't find the queen.

This is something that Moro has always cared about.

Even now, he still doesn't know why the King Ant was born earlier than in the original story, and can only temporarily attribute it to the butterfly effect.

Another method is to simply disregard martial ethics and directly drop the poor man's roses at the location of the ant king.

In this way, there is no need to consider the risks that might result from a failed attack.

Rather than deliberately wasting hard-earned rewind opportunities, Moro prefers to directly use the Poor Man's Rose.

As for how to upgrade from Lv.90 to Lv.95, or even higher...

For now, let's use these fleeing soldier ants to fill the gaps in our experience.

Just as Moro was pondering, Mo Laowu and his two companions approached.

"Moro, is it done?"

Mo Laowu asked.

Due to the distance and the obstructed vision by the smoke and dust, he could not confirm Guido's condition. He could only deduce that Guido might have been killed based on Moro's continued presence in the same spot.

"Well, he's dead."

Moro finished thinking and nodded to Mo Laowu.

There's no need to explain how he determined Guido's death; Mo Laowu and the others would trust his judgment without reservation.

This is a change in relationship brought about by going through life-and-death battles together.

After the battle ended, not only has Nob's attitude towards him changed drastically, but he has also been more responsive to Nob's intelligence requests after Nob woke up.

Even the relationship between Kurt and Pence improved significantly after they worked together.

Nakulu glanced at Mo Laowu, thinking that his master was probably too surprised by Moro's sudden appearance and the huge commotion caused by that thunderous strike.

That's why I didn't immediately think to check with myself to see if the chimeric ant was alive or dead.

After all, as soon as Porter's disappearance is confirmed, the other party can be immediately deemed dead.

However, upon further reflection, Nakuru realized that he himself was also shocked, which was why he hadn't taken the initiative to report the result to his master and Xiutuo.

But more than that, what Nakuru cared about was...

"Moro, have your injuries...healed completely?"

Nakuru carefully examined Moro's body.

He had personally witnessed Moro's severe injuries; the extent of the damage was such that it wouldn't be surprising if he died at any moment.

Before Moro could answer, Nakoroo pressed on with concern, his voice trembling: "You did it with your ability, didn't you? That ability... shouldn't have any limitations or side effects, right?"

Mo Laowu and Xiutuo also cast concerned glances at him.

In less than two days, he has recovered from a critically injured and near-death state to being completely unharmed...

Such powerful healing abilities are normally accompanied by strict constraints.

The most common consequence is that it burns cells and shortens one's lifespan.

"There are no restrictions and no side effects."

Moro shook his head, not intending to hide anything, and explained frankly: "My healing ability is similar to the monster-killing and health-restoring mechanism in games. The original healing effect is not as efficient as you see, but if the target is a Chimera Ant, then it's a different story."

"That's good."

Nakulu was truly relieved after hearing him say that.

Mo Laowu, however, seemed to be deep in thought.

He thought of the extraordinary resilience of those division commanders and army commanders, and felt that Moro's endurance was simply the nemesis of chimeric ants.

Moreover, he thought of the only victory achieved in the arduous battle.

That is, to kill Yupi, one of his direct guards.

Even Chairman Netero couldn't do it, but Moro did.

It seems that what it relies on is precisely this highly targeted, mechanism-based capability.

The suggestion to attack the ant nest ahead of time was also put forward by Moro. Thinking of this, a strange look unconsciously flashed across Moro's eyes.

However, hidden behind his sunglasses, no one noticed the change in his eyes.

Moro looked at the faces of Mo Laowu and the others, and could see their obvious fatigue. He asked, "Have you guys not rested yet?"

"Yes."

Nakulu rubbed his wrist and sighed, "It's all because those old fogies in the association's review department are so unreliable. For such an important task as the encirclement and suppression of soldier ants, they actually sent a bunch of useless guys."

“I’ve heard Kurt and Norb tell me about it.”

Moro pointed towards Kuwen City and said, "Kuwen City is very close to here. You should go there. I have asked Menchi to prepare a medicinal meal for you at a restaurant called Reda, which can effectively restore your energy."

"Forget it, going back and forth would take too much time. We still need to continue chasing the remaining soldier ants."

Mo Laowu shook his head.

After the siege ended in failure, he and his two apprentices did consider taking a break and handing over the task of killing the soldier ants to the reinforcements sent by the association.

But who would have thought that these reinforcements would struggle to effectively intercept even chimeric ants at the rank of army commander, let alone a division commander?

What's even more troublesome is that those division commanders are very cunning; they know how to disband their army commanders and lower-ranking soldiers, letting them disperse and lead the charge.

Over the past two days, the only intelligence they had on the movements of the Leopard Division commander who had just been killed by Moro was about to be revealed.

This is only because that guy acts too flamboyantly and recklessly; otherwise, even this clue would be difficult to follow.

In Mo Laowu's view, each of these surviving division commanders was a potential threat that could not be underestimated and had to be identified and eliminated as soon as possible.

So there's no time to rest, let alone make a special trip to eat medicinal cuisine.

They are no longer fighting for "achievements".

Rather, it was to minimize the number of victims and to avoid holding Chairman Netero too harshly accountable.

Seeing Mo Laowu's resolute attitude, Moro thought for a moment and said bluntly, "To be honest, given your current state, you're just lucky that the division commander you're blocking is a novice ability user whose energy can't keep up with his speed..."

Some words should be said only when they are sufficient.

Mo Laowu and the others will understand the reason behind it.

Physical fatigue can be overcome by willpower, but mental exhaustion directly affects the performance of one's abilities.

The pressure from the direct guards and the Ant King was already immense for them during this crucial battle.

If they are to carry out a high-intensity pursuit mission in this state, it wouldn't be surprising if they were to fail if they insisted on pushing themselves to the limit.

Mo Laowu, Na Kulu, and Xiu Tuo were momentarily at a loss for words to refute.

Indeed...

If Guido's Nen technique hadn't been so crude, given their state of mind at the time, they might have indeed suffered a defeat.

This time we were lucky, but what about next time?

Moro continued, "I'll take over the pursuit mission. Give me the 'intelligence on their movements'."

"That won't work!"

Before Mo Laowu could express his opinion, Na Kulu said urgently, "Moro, you didn't get any credit or reward for attacking the ant nest. If you're put in charge of the pursuit mission now, won't you be working for nothing again?"

"It doesn't matter. I didn't get involved for the sake of achievements or rewards."

Moro calmly countered, "Are you all working so hard just for achievements and rewards?"

Nakuru was immediately moved upon hearing this, and even Xiu Tuo looked at him with admiration.

"Moro, you bastard..."

Na Kulu, overcome with emotion, sporting his signature delinquent hairstyle, burst into tears and said:

"It's one thing to be strong, but to have such a good personality... Damn it, how can you be so nice? I don't even know what to say."

"..."

Moro silently took a step back to avoid being splashed with Nakor's saliva and snot.

Beside him, Mo Laowu glanced at his apprentice, couldn't help but chuckle, and began to seriously consider the matter of taking a break.

The harm caused by this biological disaster is not only to the swarm of soldier ants that are scattering in all directions, but also to the more troublesome queen ant and her direct guards, who are waiting for them to deal with.

Although we don't yet know what Chairman Netero plans to do, but...

It's best to maintain your best condition now, so as not to affect the final battle.

With that in mind, Mo Laowu had already decided to accept Moro's proposal.

Moro suggested they rest, not to steal the prey, but because he genuinely cared about their safety.

With Mo Laowu making his decision, the two parted ways.

Moro watched them leave, then carefully sensed the star marker corresponding to the Chimera Ant.

There are six stars remaining.

Each of them corresponds to one of the six division commanders or army commanders.

This means that the lower-ranking soldiers who were previously used as "blood packs" are now dead, and their stars have disappeared.

After all, they were still young, so it's not surprising that they easily perished during the migration.

Even chimera ants at the level of army commanders will have a very high mortality rate if they act too flamboyantly and ostentatiously.

The truly difficult opponents are those division commanders who are both cautious and intelligent.

Suddenly, a name flashed through Moro's mind.

Zaiyiluo.

This is a unique being in the original work who can fight against the queen ant's will by relying on memories from the human era.

It is unknown whether it survived by following the original storyline and whether it has already broken away from the ant colony.

If that's the case, we need to take it seriously.

Since the queen ant is dead, the soldier ants under her command will theoretically have the right to reproduce.

If Zailuo wanted to, he could easily rebuild a completely new ant colony through clandestine reproduction.

"Let's deal with the nearby soldier ants first."

Moro shook his head slightly, refocusing his attention on chasing the soldier ants.

With the latest intelligence provided by Mo Laowu, plus the soldier ants corresponding to these six stars, if the hunt goes smoothly, there should be an experience gain of about fifteen soldier ants.

With this in mind, Moroma immediately took action. Relying on intelligence on their movements, he eliminated the soldier ants scattered across the two cities in just half a day.

In terms of efficiency, it's incredibly fast.

This is also a change that occurs when you reach level 90.

With ample firepower, by combining abilities like Deceptive Starfall, Starburst Condensation, Star Leap, and Blitzkrieg, not to mention soldier ants, even Leza and Kate...

Moro is also confident that he can take it down in a short time.

"Ok?"

Just as Morrow was about to take action against the Chimera Ant with the star markings on its body, he suddenly discovered that the star markings' guidance ability had failed.

The star is still there, but its guidance capabilities cannot be activated.

"This is... a suppressive type of exorcism ability?"

Morotin was an accident.

He quickly confirmed that four of the six stars were invalid.

Before he could investigate further, his phone suddenly started buzzing.

Moro took out his phone.

It was Nitero calling.

(End of this chapter)