Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 392 He's gotten so much stronger again!
The attack on the ant nest and the death of Youpi quietly brought about some changes.

Neferbitt and Ojapf were both aware of the threats posed by humanity, as well as the potential unforeseen consequences of the manpower shortage.

The sense of pressure created by these two intertwined perceptions prompted them to invest even more urgently in military training.

Thus, the first batch of soldiers truly possessing the abilities of the Ant King were born.

Using the capital's army and residents as materials, after being forcibly awakened, Neferpitou then surgically implanted the genes of other organisms into their bodies.

Finally, after the incubation process, these soldiers with special abilities took shape.

Its overall appearance is similar to that of humans, but it also retains some characteristics of other creatures.

These characteristics mostly come from the genes of ferocious beasts, mainly manifested as sharp claws and teeth that enhance attack power, as well as scales or shells that strengthen defense.

However, although these soldiers acquired a more combat-ready physique, the highest level of their aura after awakening their inner energy was only at the level of an army commander.

This displeased Neferbitt and Oyapuv.

However, they also understand that while choosing to "modify" instead of "reproduce" greatly improves the efficiency of "proliferation," they also have to face the cost of a lower upper limit for individual quality.

"Neferbitt, while maintaining the 'circle,' what is the maximum number of soldiers you can control simultaneously?"

Looking at the five hundred Chimera soldiers standing like statues in the courtyard, Xiao Yapufu suddenly asked a question.

Neferpitou rested his finger on his chin, thought carefully for a while, and then answered:

"If you only set simple commands like 'eliminate nearby enemies,' you can control 500 at once without any problem. But if you make the commands more complex, the number of controllable enemies will be reduced by at least half."

"Is this so..."

Xiao Yapuf frowned slightly and said calmly, "We can't rely solely on your control abilities; we must instill in these soldiers the awareness to fight independently."

"Of course, but the first batch of soldiers were just experimental products rushed out. Once the second and third batches of more mature soldiers hatch, the only purpose of the first batch of soldiers will be to become the king's food, meow."

Neferbitt spoke matter-of-factly and in a relaxed tone.

Xiao Yapuf glanced at her and sighed softly, "It's still too slow."

"Even if you say that, the progress won't speed up, meow."

Neferpitou sensed Ooyapuf's anxiety and turned to look at him, asking curiously, "You seem particularly anxious... Is it because of Yupi's death?"

Since the ant nest was attacked by humans, Yupi has been missing without a trace.

Wang didn't care about this, while Neferpitou and Owlapf had already tacitly accepted Yupi's death.

It was this incident that raised their vigilance towards humanity to a new level.

According to Neferbitt, Xiao Yapuf was clearly still brooding over Yupi's death, which caused his sense of crisis to inflate excessively, making him appear so anxious and uneasy.

"I do care about it."

Xiao Yapufu raised his gaze to the distant outline of the capital city of Peijing, and inexplicably thought of the girl playing chess with the king in the palace.

A mix of complex emotions surged within him, making his gaze grow increasingly somber.

Human beings are such creatures...

This is extremely troublesome.

He thought to himself, then looked up at the sky.

Dark clouds rolled and churned, spreading like ink in the gale, creating a scene reminiscent of an impending storm.

"The most important thing right now is to build a reliable defense force as soon as possible, and not let other things distract us."

Xiao Yapu closed his eyes, trying to dispel the chaotic thoughts churning in his chest.

After several attempts, I still couldn't achieve a state of perfect tranquility.

It seems that there is a high proportion of human genes embedded in the body...

Xiao Yapuf was filled with mixed emotions.

He opened his eyes, propped his chin up with the back of his hand, shook his head, and let out a long sigh.

"???"

Beside him, Neferpitou watched with puzzlement as Ooyapuf performed a series of bizarre, silent acts.

However, she did not delve into it further and instead turned her attention to more practical tasks.

She was piloting a newly hatched chimera soldier squad, heading towards the distant city of Peijing.

Since the selection ceremony began, it has been subject to continuous interference from the human side.

She and Xiao Yapuf had to stay in the palace and could not take the initiative, so they could only use the Digo puppet to keep calming people down through speeches.

After that, while keeping information as secret as possible, they waited for more human subjects to come and walk into their trap.

At this time, a human soldier force under her control was maintaining order in Peijing City, demanding that people coming to the capital stay indoors and remain silent under the guise of martial law.

The newly dispatched chimera soldiers will now be responsible for countering any actions by the human side that attempt to interfere with the chosen ones.

Anyway, the other party's "human resources" are limited.

Even if they kept interfering with this selection process in secret, it only caused them to lose some human materials.

As long as the basic population remains, it is still possible to create a sizable army of ability users.

Then, we will steadily expand our territory outwards.

Neferpitou is also extremely intelligent, and her advantage is that she doesn't complicate things with sentimentality like Shayapouf.

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Peijing City.

A damp, cold wind came from afar, and dark clouds churned in the sky.

The members of the expeditionary force were scattered around the outskirts of the city.

With Nob's "Four-Dimensional Apartment" ability, they can disappear into thin air at any time, so there is no need to be overly cautious.

After all, no matter which direction one approaches the palace, Neferpitou will inevitably notice.

Moreover, since the start of the interference operation, they have essentially revealed their identities, so there is no point in trying to hide them anymore.

"so quiet……"

Peng Si stood atop a building, her face slightly tense as she gazed at the desolate city shrouded in gloom.

As if sensing her unease, the swarm of bees inside the hat emerged and hovered low around her.

Peng Si took a deep breath, extended her index finger and gently twirled it twice, signaling the bees to return to the hat.

The swarm of bees obediently flew back into the hat.

Just then, Morrow moved and appeared silently beside Pence.

Almost the next second, Kurt, dressed in a deep purple kimono, also landed lightly to the side.

Upon seeing Moreau, Pence's tense emotions involuntarily eased.

Some people can bring an indescribable sense of security simply by existing.

In Pence's view, Moreau was such a person.

Her expression softened slightly, and just as she was about to speak, a chilling coldness swept down her spine without warning.

If Moro's aura was as comforting as the warm winter sun, then the source of this chill was like the most biting wind on a deep winter night.

Peng Si subconsciously looked in the direction behind Morrow.

On another rooftop a dozen meters away, Hisoka was leisurely playing with a playing card, his scrutinizing gaze fixed on her without any attempt to conceal it.

Kurt, standing nearby, also keenly noticed Hisoka's wickedly amused gaze.

Although it wasn't directed at me, I still glared at her coldly.

Hisoka simply waved casually, as if greeting someone.

Kurt's thin eyebrows, hidden by his bangs, furrowed involuntarily; he felt that this pervert shouldn't be here at all.

"Ignore him."

At this moment, Moreau's gentle voice drew Pence's attention back.

Upon hearing this, Peng Si withdrew her gaze and nodded slightly to Moro. Moro then asked, "Regarding the possibility of sharing the 'Boundless Bee Window' vision ability with others, can that be done now?"

"Yes, it can be done."

When the topic of ability improvement came up, Peng Si's eyes became serious, and she replied softly, "But at the moment, it can only be shared with one person at most."

"Just one..."

Moro's mind flashed with the image of Pum, and he nodded, saying, "That's enough. When we gather later..."

Halfway through his sentence, Moro suddenly sensed something and his gaze flashed like lightning towards the direction of the palace.

One could see clusters of flame-like spiritual energy surging into the city, and at a rough glance, there were no fewer than a hundred people.

The other team members scattered nearby also noticed the group of uninvited guests.

Unlike the mechanically patrolling, armed soldiers in the city, these suddenly appearing ability users had a much stronger presence.

"Soldier ants?!"

"How can there still be so many? Could it be that..."

Upon seeing this suddenly appearing army of ability users, Mo Laowu and the others felt a collective unease.

The worst happened.

The direct guards were creating an "army of ability users" far more efficiently than they had imagined.

Afterwards, Nobu led everyone back to the 4D Apartment.

With only half a day left before the operation began, the appearance of that legion of ability users hung over everyone's hearts like a dark cloud in the sky.

"It's only the initial stage of recitation, yet the strength of the qi has already reached this level!"

Na Kulu slammed his fist into the ground, his expression unusually grave.

Although they had considered this scenario, they reasoned that, based on common sense, the human puppets who had just been forced to awaken their consciousness were at most at the beginner level.

But the group of ability users I just saw showed a level of power that was clearly close to that of an army commander.

This was completely different from what had been envisioned.

"Although it is unclear what methods the direct guards used, to achieve this level, it must be related to Nen ability."

Mo Laowu remained calm, habitually hoisting his huge pipe onto his shoulder, and said, "Now that we have confirmed this intelligence, we can no longer remain inactive. We must seize the time to reduce the number of these puppet soldiers."

Everyone naturally had no objection to Mo Laowu's suggestion.

If Chairman Netero's action plan is to be executed precisely at midnight...

Therefore, the time before midnight is the key opportunity to weaken the Chimera Ants' combat power.

From this perspective, the fact that the other side suddenly sent this army of ability users actually provided them with an opportunity.

This also allows for early psychological preparation.

"In other words... we may have to fight until the moment the operation begins."

Xiu Tuo spoke cautiously.

To reduce the enemy's strength, we must begin continuous combat from this moment on.

This means they will lose precious rest time and must continue fighting until the operation officially begins at midnight.

By then, they would be forced to face monstrous personal guards, as well as an unknown number of other ability-wielding soldiers, while exhausted.

Just imagining it is a disaster-level of difficulty.

Everyone clearly realized the importance of "rest and conserving energy".

Just then, Menqi spoke first: "I will prepare special medicinal meals for everyone in advance. Although the effect is not as good as a long period of 'abstinence' to recover, it should be helpful in this situation."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gai Lu, who was leaning against the wall of the dimensional room, raised her eyes and replied in a cold tone:
"One of my professions is a pharmacist, and I am also licensed to make some 'stimulants' that are banned in many countries. If you don't mind the side effects such as general weakness afterward, I can provide the drugs, so that you won't have to worry about exhaustion during the fight."

Medicinal cuisine combined with stimulants.

These two things combined are enough to solve the physical and mental exhaustion caused by continuous combat.

With these concerns resolved, the members of the extermination team quickly left the 4-Dimensional Apartment and returned to Peijing City after confirming the contents of the Zero Hour Operation Plan.

Pence and Pum did not participate in the battle directly, but stayed in the dimensional room.

Pons' "Boundless Bee Window" ability has been proven to allow for remote control of bee swarms in dimensional space.

Her newly developed vision-sharing ability, "Classmate," can be applied to Pom.

Once Pom uses the swarm's vision to observe his direct guards or even the Ant Queen, he can immediately fulfill the activation conditions for "Lonely Deep-Sea Fish".

At that time, she will be able to monitor her direct guards and the Ant King's every move in real time through the materialized mermaid skull crystal ball.

So another task for Pence and Pum was to use their combined abilities to conduct reconnaissance missions at the palace while their teammates began attacking the ability-wielding puppets.

While there's no guarantee they'll be able to record either Shayapouf or the King Ant, Neferpitou, who's always on guard duty outside, will inevitably be exposed to their surveillance.

Furthermore, they can try using a number of bumblebees to scout out the number of ability user soldiers and other situations.

In this extermination operation against the Chimera Ants, every member of the expedition team strives to make the most of their abilities.

In Peijing City.

Moro stood atop the tallest building in the city, taking in all the ability-wielding puppets scattered throughout the city.

"It seems that Neferpitou used her 'surgical ability' to modify these puppets after they were awakened. To be able to increase their energy to such a level in such a short time and to brutally integrate the genes of other species, it must have been achieved at the cost of squeezing out their life force."

Moro pondered silently.

To chimeric ants, humans are nothing more than a resource that can be used and discarded at will.

It's not surprising that they would try to transform humanity in this way.

Moro's eyes gradually sharpened, and a surge of powerful energy suddenly erupted from his body.

"Um?!"

Hisoka, who was not far away, and the other members of the expedition team couldn't help but look at Moro standing on the top of the building with surprise.

The intensity of this aura...

It is far more powerful than before.

Hisoka, who hadn't seen Moro in a long time, no longer had the relaxed expression on his face.

"It has become even more dazzling in such a short time..."

The surprise in Hisoka's eyes faded, replaced by a rare and complex expression.

Just as everyone's attention was unconsciously drawn to Moro's powerful aura, they saw Moro leap up and kick into the air.

A sudden airburst was heard.
Moro's figure suddenly twisted in the air, turning into a sharp afterimage, and shot straight down towards the city below.

When everyone looked closely, they saw that two ability user puppets had suddenly been decapitated.

Moro continued his movements without stopping, attacking the next ability user puppet at incredible speed.

That's fast!
Everyone was shocked, feeling that the strength Moro was displaying at this moment was quite different from their previous understanding.

He has clearly become stronger.

It seems that his battle with Netero honed a sharp edge.

At the palace.

Above the building's dome, Neferpitou's expression suddenly changed.

The number of puppets is disappearing rapidly.

"Meow, someone is attacking the puppet, and they're moving very fast and using very sharp attacks."

"Have those humans started making their move?"

"Could it be that old man, or..."

Neferbitt looked in the direction of Peijing City.

(End of this chapter)