Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

The arrival time of a professional hunter at the ant nest should ideally coincide with the birth time of the queen ant; if the difference is too great, unexpected problems are likely to occur.

He couldn't go back and report without seeing the Queen's condition with his own eyes.

but.

What is that evil and powerful aura emanating from the top of the anthill?

Horus quietly raised his head, squinted, and glanced at the towering anthill.

His instincts were screaming warnings—

Run! Run fast! You'll die if you don't run!

'This sense of threat is beyond what soldier ants can achieve. Could it be that the queen ant has already been born? Then why haven't they migrated?'

Horus was completely baffled and could only bite the bullet and quietly make his way toward the anthill.

As Horus continued to evade eye contact, he drew ever closer to the anthill, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

His legs felt like they were filled with lead, growing heavier and heavier.

The closer I got to the ant nest, the greater the pressure became.

It was as if his nemesis was hiding there.

'No, in this state, it's impossible to complete the reconnaissance mission...'

He ducked back behind a rock, took the musket down, and gripped the handle and trigger tightly, his hand trembling slightly.

He kept stroking the gun barrel, feeling the few [special bullets] inside, and the tension in his heart eased slightly.

But is it really necessary to continue this mission...?

……

Inside the ant nest.

The winged, bird-like soldier ants dropped a perfectly preserved human corpse onto the ground with a solemn and meticulous expression, as if they were performing an extremely delicate task.

"Lord Cordoba, there seems to be some disturbance in the third-floor living area. Shall we go and take a look?"

A red-haired, bird-shaped chimera ant approached and asked in a low voice.

Korudo glanced at him and said coldly:

"The third layer is managed by the Leio Lu Group. As long as it doesn't threaten the upper areas, just ignore it."

The ant nest is a huge three-dimensional structure, with each division responsible for a part of it.

The Corudhone Pirates, whose members mostly possessed the ability to fly, were assigned to the top tier, closest to the Queen.

Ant nests are a melting pot of all sorts of people, and coupled with the frequent activation of human genes that lead to disturbances, various kinds of unrest are not uncommon.

If every disturbance requires the entire division to mobilize, then how can we continue hunting? How can we continue feeding the Queen?

The Queen now eats the food of nearly 350 people every day!

"Can……"

The red-haired, bird-like soldier ant, Lamodo, looked anxious and was about to speak when Kordo impatiently interrupted him:

"But what! Have you met your hunting quota for today? What if the Queen isn't full? Are you going to feed her?"

Ramodo fell silent instantly, lowered his head, and a hint of anger flashed in his half-closed eyes.

He knew that Krudo was not joking. If the Queen was really not full, they, the soldier ants, were the backup food. There was absolutely no option to let the Queen go hungry!

But what he was about to say was indeed not something unimportant...

Suddenly, a sweet voice, accompanied by playful laughter, came from the passageway beside the entrance:

"He meant that the Leo Legion might not be able to handle the riots over there, meow..."

Corudo and Ramodor felt a chill run down their spines and looked toward the source of the sound.

It was accompanied by a powerful and ominous aura.

A white-haired, cat-shaped chimera ant slowly emerged from the passageway, smiling at Corudo and the other two ants as it spoke:

"It's a [special breed], isn't it? The one on the third floor, was it captured by you?"

In an instant, evil thoughts erupted!

Neferpitou's icy voice, like an invisible, ferocious demonic claw, hung mercilessly over Corrudo's head with terrifying killing intent!

If he says the wrong thing next, death will be his only fate!

A bead of cold sweat instantly trickled down Korudo's face, and he hurriedly lowered his head to answer:

“Lord Neferpitou, every prey we capture has undergone rigorous screening; there is absolutely no possibility of any live prey being brought in!”

Not to mention [special varieties]...

The so-called special species refers to certain species among humans that are particularly powerful and seem to have strange abilities.

In the early stages of establishing the ant colony, one or two humans of this species came to harass it, and they killed several of the worker ants.

But even when the legion commander or division commander intervened, those special species of humans were easily eliminated.

I haven't heard any news about any special species being caught in the past few days, so how could something like this suddenly spawn in the nest?

"Hmm...you're not lying, meow..."

Neferpitou, feigning cuteness, pressed his finger to his lips and said to himself in a sweet voice:

"That's truly baffling. If some special species had infiltrated, I would definitely have noticed, but right before my eyes, a living person suddenly jumped out..."

After a moment of contemplation, Neferpitou decisively tossed his hair and roared like a yawning cat:

"Ugh! What a mess! Where did these bugs come from? They're so annoying!"

"Never mind, I'll go take care of it."

With that, Neferpitou turned around and walked toward a passage.

Upon seeing this, Corudo was taken aback and quickly said:

"Lord Neferpitou! That's the exit leading to the top floor and the outside world. The entrance to the lower level is in another place..."

"I know, meow."

Neferpitou interrupted him without turning his head, saying calmly:

"I didn't say I was going to deal with that cat on the third floor."

Korudo was taken aback.

If it's not the one on the third floor, then which one is it?

Are there other special varieties?

……

"You! Go look there! You! Go to that cave entrance!"

The dragonfly-like soldier ants hovered in the air, urgently directing their minions, shouting commands in a frantic manner:

"Search carefully! Don't miss a single bottle or jar. Lie down and sniff every footprint until you find a scent that isn't from our kind!"

"squeak!"

The ants made a noisy commotion, scattered in a chaotic mass, and retreated in all directions like a receding tide.

The dragonfly-chimera ant was sweating profusely and kept muttering:

"How can we not find it? How can we not find it? Have we already left this floor?"

After hesitating for a moment, the dragonfly-chimera ant gritted its teeth, flapped its wings, and rushed into a hole.

He's going to check out the Merleon Pavilion on the fourth floor.

In any case, that missing special breed must not be allowed to rise to the upper echelons...

After the dragonfly chimera ant left.

That terrifying aura... has vanished...

Maji, completely naked, hid among a pile of cleanly shaved bones, staring intently at the ceiling above him, too afraid to even breathe.

Since his resurrection, an ever-present aura of death has been seeping out from the ceiling above, or rather, from the top floor of the building.

That aura sent chills down his spine!

It was as if he would die a violent death any moment from now!

But now, that aura has disappeared.

Although the patrolling soldier ants were still rummaging through boxes and cabinets looking for his whereabouts, those things were no longer a threat.

However, the problem came again.

Could this be a trap to lure him out?

Maji swallowed hard, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart:

Whether it's a trap or not, this is my last chance to escape! If that unidentified monster shows itself, I'll only be dead!

'I've used up my last chance to revive with [Even a Wild Dog Has Three Lives], this ability is completely ineffective now, and this is my only chance…'

'The four amateur hunter teams that entered NGL with me were all wiped out. Those monsters... were slaughtering humans!'

Maji gritted his teeth, trying to hold back the fear and anger in his heart:

'This message must be spread!'

'Only by summoning powerful professional hunters, even rank-one hunters, can we possibly destroy these monsters! Avenge them!'

Thinking this, and sensing that there were no more soldier ant queens passing by outside, Maji decisively leaped out from the pile of bones!

Splash...

The sound of bones scattering echoed in the empty space, which was about ten meters high and filled with all sorts of holes on all sides, which were entrances or exits to other spaces.

Without any hesitation, Maji charged straight toward a hole!

He observed while he was in hiding.

The wind coming from this cave carries very fine sand, while the other caves do not.