Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Does the number of chapters in Chapter 417 really matter? (Bonus chapter for monthly votes)

The King Ant cut off his own arm.

Although he received treatment, it was interrupted by Moro halfway through.

The result was that the arm was initially stitched up, but the energy could not be circulated smoothly.

This results in the King Ant's left arm having far less defensive capabilities than other parts of his body.

Therefore, even with the incredible strength of the Ant King's bones and muscles, it would be impossible for him to completely withstand Netero's dense onslaught of "Hundred Styles of Guanyin - Ninety-Nine Palms" without the protection of his psychic powers.

The result is no surprise.

The left arm, which was only half-stitched, was quickly shattered and severed by the continuous heavy blows.

Although Netero was aware of the weakness in the King Ant's left arm, he did not deliberately target it.

However, each of Guanyin's Hundred Forms Palms enveloped the Ant King's entire body like a net from heaven and earth.

As the number of times the palm strikes accumulates, the damage naturally spreads to the weaker left arm.

The Ant King didn't seem to care too much after his left arm broke again.

With his species-specific abilities, stopping bleeding is a piece of cake for him.

It takes some time to adjust to the body's balance after losing an arm.

He quickly adapted to the intense onslaught of the Hundred Styles of Guanyin.

He was very proud.

He believed he could break through Nitero's lifeline with just one arm.

However, after hundreds of clashes between the two sides, the King Ant truly realized how formidable Netero was.

That was the pinnacle of skill.

That was also the pinnacle of his recitation.

The countless paths formed by various palm techniques now resembled a towering wall, ruthlessly blocking all his offensive intentions.

"This is definitely not the result of the missing arm."

The Ant King knew very well that even if his left arm was intact, he would not be able to break through the opponent's Hundred Styles of Guanyin in a short time.

Yes.

Even though the Hundred-Style Guanyin displayed an unsolvable offensive, and even with only one arm, the Ant King was still confident in breaking the deadlock.

Just like playing chess, you only need to find the one and only correct move through countless trials and errors...

That can secure victory in an instant.

The king ant didn't know "how many steps" it would take to do that.

But he was certain that he could hold on until "that step" came.

Before this, he sincerely hoped that Netero could maintain his form until that moment, so as not to disappoint his current high fighting spirit.

The ant king's doubts were quickly replaced by his fighting spirit.

He continued his relentless, rapid attack on Netero.

The result was that, amidst Netero's clasped-hands prayer, he was heavily struck and sent flying by the palm of the Hundred-Style Kannon.

The king ant's body always flies backward at a faster speed.

However, he always managed to adjust his posture immediately, using the surrounding giant stone pillars as a foothold to launch a swift and fierce counterattack.

This is the King Ant's tactic.

Extremely simple, extremely crude.

All you have to do is ignore the damage from the Hundred Style Guanyin and keep attacking.

Therefore, every attack he made was aimed at taking Netero's life.

"Hahaha……!"

The feeling of wanting to break through the opponent's attack was what the Ant King enjoyed.

Netero saw the Ant King's barely suppressed excitement in the lightning-fast exchange.

Are you enjoying it...?

He whispered to himself, then responded with an even more forceful slap.

Bang!
An unstoppable palm strike sent the Ant King flying once again.

The king ant was used to this outcome and could always readjust his posture as quickly as possible before turning back to attack.

In this relatively short period of time, the collision between the two sparked countless ideas.

Thousands of times.

This is the number of attacks the Ant King has endured.

Even so, the King Ant's offensive showed no signs of weakening.

He remained defiant, determined to break through the Hundred Styles of Guanyin's palm strikes and deliver the killing blow to Netero's heart.

Faced with the increasingly aggressive attacks of the King Ant, Netero's predicament is that he must not make the slightest mistake in this high-frequency offense and defense.

And in every attack and defense, you have to choose the right palm strike that can accurately hit the Ant King.

This gradually increased the defensive pressure on Niterói.

On many occasions, the Ant King almost passed right through the Hundred Forms of Guanyin's palm that was swung down.

So, is it possible to break through the ant king's monstrous defenses before exhausting all strength?
Netero had not considered such a thing at all.

He was simply prepared for this to be his last battle, and he made sure that every strike of the Hundred Styles of Guanyin would be powerful enough to leave no regrets.

Nevertheless, the King Ant, despite missing an arm, gradually approached his death.

bang bang bang...

The ant king was being constantly bounced around like a ball.

He had lost count of how many times he had been hit, but it didn't matter.

The important thing is that he can now vaguely see the only source of light leading to victory, which exists deep in the darkness.

Soon……

We'll be able to take down this old, decrepit warrior very soon.

The Ant King could already foresee the impending outcome.

Netero, who had been leading the offensive throughout the battle, had lost count of how many times he had hit the King Ant.

The only certainty is that no matter how many times he hits the Ant King, the opponent's strength and offensive power not only do not weaken in the slightest, but instead become even stronger.

Should we feel discouraged or frustrated by this result...?
Netero still doesn't have a place in such emotional gains and losses.

But even though they had pushed their spirit and strength to the limit, why did they not achieve the desired result?

So, does the number of times really matter?
Despite Netero's consistently calm demeanor, he couldn't help but have doubts when facing an opponent like the King Ant.

........................

In the pouring rain.

Neferbitt's offensive continues.

In order to hit Moro, she thought of many ways and tried every means possible.

The final result is a contest of "speed".

According to Neferbitt, as long as the speed of regrouping the offensive can outpace Morrow's defensive speed, it will be a success.

Then she can end the battle in an instant.

The only thing to consider is to do this as quickly as possible within the limited time available.

As for Morona's numerous counter-attacks interspersed throughout their defense...

superficial.

So it doesn't matter how many times Moro hits you.

shhhhhh...

Attacks failed time and time again, and counterattacks were launched time and time again.

After Neferbitt increased the speed of his attack to a certain threshold, he finally broke free from the ever-present condensation of starlight.

"Killing him is only a matter of time, but with this unknown object present, I still need to try to end the battle as soon as possible."

Having already foreseen Morrow's defeat, Neferpitou began considering how to end the battle more quickly. After all, Portklin remained an unstable, potential factor, constantly reminding her to keep an eye on the time.

"She has gotten rid of the future vision... It seems there's no way to steadily accumulate the number of times the sparks are ignited to the critical point."

Seeing that "Future Vision" could no longer lock onto Neferpitou, Morrow had no choice but to revert the Starburst Condensation ability to its original state.

At this moment, the dazzling starlight, like circles in a technique, spread out regularly around Moro.

This also means that he can no longer predict Nefertiti's attack trajectory efficiently.

Thus, in the ensuing offensive and defensive battles, he will truly be standing on the edge of a cliff, ready to be shattered at any moment.

"We just need to narrow the range to the straight line from when she adjusts her posture to when she turns back to counterattack. That way, even if the ability is not as effective as the local lock-on of 'Future Vision', it should be able to barely deal with her offensive."

Facing the ever-present risk of death, Moro had no superfluous emotions in his mind, always focusing on victory.

"The conditions for accumulating sparks everywhere should be met soon. In other words, as long as I get through this most difficult moment, I can give the number of hits I have accumulated before the greatest significance."

Moro's gaze pierced through the countless twinkling stars, as if his eyes, bathed in starlight, could clearly see Neferpitou's figure flying back and attacking.

You could even see the palpable killing intent brewing in Neferpitou's eyes.

It seemed that the immense risk that loomed over him caused Moro to slowly and powerfully step into the realm of "Heart Drop Fist Listening" once again, under the construction of the information flow formed by the condensation of starlight.

Breaking free from the lock of the future vision, Neferpitou's figure was like a sharp sword, slicing a sharp trajectory through the starry sky, heading straight for Morrow's vitals.

In this extremely brief moment, Neferpitou suddenly felt a compression of time and was even able to see Morrow's expression clearly.

"With his abilities, he should have been able to foresee his own defeat soon, but he's still so calm, meow... never mind, it's not important."

Neferpitou adopted a more aggressive offensive stance, charging forward with lightning speed and ferocity, directly confronting Morrow.

However, Morrow narrowly escaped a fatal blow at the last second.

And after dodging the attack, he used the same tactic again, unleashing a psychic wave at the side of Neferpitou's arm.

However, this time, the counterattack by Nenbo missed.

Moro was not surprised by this.

Because the speed of "reading and processing information" has slowed down, his reaction time has inevitably been lengthened.

This brief moment might not affect his ability to evade Neferbitt's attacks.

However, this greatly reduced his accuracy in sending the psychic wave to Nefertiti during counter-attacks.

There is nothing we can do about it.

This also means that while facing huge risks, Moro needs to use more defensive counterattacks to improve the accuracy of the Nen Wave until he can successfully ignite the spark.

However, before that, Morrow had already accumulated the same number of hits in batches at six other body positions of Neferpitou.

All six positions accumulated 43 hits.

Next, he will continue to accumulate the 44th hit in each of the six positions by shuffling the hit order.

Then all we have to do is wait for one of the sparks to ignite...

If the remaining five areas are hit just one more time, the conditions for "a single spark can start a prairie fire" will be met.

In this way, even if Neferbitt becomes aware of it, he will hardly have much time to react.

The high-speed offense and defense between them continued continuously.

Neferpitou kept attacking, while Morrow kept dodging and counterattacking.

When the number of hits finally reached 46, a second spark ignited in Neferpitou's chest.

The remaining five areas—the abdomen, left and right hands, and left and right thighs—have accumulated 45 hits each.

Therefore, just one more hit is needed to gradually ignite the spark.

Only then will it be the moment that truly determines life or death.

"Fire again..."

Neferbitt glanced quickly at the eerie blue flames on his chest.

From the moment the first flame inexplicably appeared on her forehead to the sudden appearance of the second flame, she has clashed with Morro thousands of times.

This left her with a lack of sufficient understanding of the conditions for the generation of flames.

But in the next few rounds of attack and defense, her right thigh was hit by Moro's telekinetic wave, and a third cluster of flames immediately appeared.

This allowed her to instantly determine the conditions for the generation of flames.

but……

Amidst this relentless and increasingly rapid onslaught, she had little time to think, and she could see that Moro was already at his limit, and could fall off the cliff at any moment.

In this situation, should we suddenly stop the attack because of this flame with unknown power?

So, should we, as a precaution, halt our offensive and carefully probe for more information about this flame?
Doing so would essentially give Moro a chance to rest and recuperate.

By then, it may take some time before Moro can be pushed into a precarious situation again.

The pressure from "time" caused Neferpitou to hesitate, and his left arm was struck by Moro's telekinetic energy, which then ignited a fourth flame.

Both sides are engaged in a high-speed offensive and defensive battle, which means that the costs of hesitation and deliberation will be significantly amplified.

This is also the result Moro wanted to see.

He's definitely nearing his limit.

If he hadn't reached Lv.94 and recovered some of his potential energy, he wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.

Therefore, his precarious situation is also one of the conditions that can be exploited.

Based on this, the time pressure that Porterclint brings to Neferbitt can be maximized.

"When dealing with different types of powerful enemies, as long as you reasonably adopt the corresponding strategies, you can complete the stringent constraints with the same level of difficulty..."

Morrow focused his attention on the fifth spark ignited on Neferpitou, muttering to himself, "Let's continue to hesitate for this limited time; this is the vital nourishment that will allow me to reap the 'fruits of Excalibur'."

The fifth spark is ignited!

The scales of victory, which had been tipping in Neferpitou's favor, suddenly shifted to Morrow's side.

………………

The Hundred Styles of Guanyin's attacks hit her countless times.

However, it could not stop the ant king's progress in evolution.

turn out to be--

The balance of power, known as "the process," was tipped in favor of the Ant King from the very beginning.

Even if Niteró firmly grasps the scales of victory in the "outcome," can he truly call it a victory with a clear conscience?
Can not be done……

That was only a victory for humanity.

"Pfft!"

The Hundred-Style Guanyin ultimately failed to stop the Ant King, allowing him to pass through the afterimage of the palm strike and plunge his hand into the middle of Netero's chest.

Before the Ant King could inflict further damage, a belated palm strike landed on him from the side.

Bang.

The shockwave exploded, sending the ant king flying out.

Netero's eyes trembled violently as sweat streamed down the wrinkles etched by the relentless passage of time.

"Puwa."

He coughed up a mouthful of thick blood, his frail body looking as if he would collapse at any moment.

"What a... failure."

Muttering to himself, Netero's lips curled into a bitter smile.

His individual defeat would allow the collective human forces behind him to maliciously plunder the life of the Ant King.

It would also desecrate his pursuit of martial arts.

"And the final Zero type..."

When he reached his wit's end, Netero finally saw his true self.

If only we could fight fair and square...

Enough.

(End of this chapter)