Hunter x Hunter: Card Master, the Strongest in the World.

Chapter 253 The All-Powerful Lynn! The Unlucky Lion Haga!

"Now that we know most of what's going on, it's time for us to set off."

Netero flipped his hand, revealing two wooden plaques broken in half.

"I've arranged for two people to stay in the nearest town."

"If you want to continue fighting in the team, then defeat them."

"If you still want to live as hunters."

Chairman Netero placed two wooden plaques in the hands of Kishi and Gon, which were inscribed with the words "Fly" and "General" respectively.

This is not an ordinary wooden plaque, but something called a "talisman," which can be considered a kind of spiritual tool.

Cut the marked bamboo board in half, and then each person holds one half.

Nen users generally believe that the [sign] is evidence of their companionship and proof of their identity.

After you channel your inner energy into it, the wooden plaque will merge into your hand, and the words on it will be imprinted on your hand.

Lynn guessed that the effect of this [talisman] was mostly related to the text on it.

Perhaps this script, like the "divine script," possesses various effects, or perhaps it is a type of divine script?

This clearly indicates that the other two people had corresponding wooden plaques, and only when the two are combined do they form a complete wooden plaque.

The old man probably had a bit of a "watching the show" attitude, since neither Xiao Jie and his group nor Nakoruru and his group were the type to give up easily.

"Although it sounds a bit boastful, I still want to remind you."

"Those two people I arranged are my apprentices. They're not weak. You'll have to work hard if you want to defeat them."

Mo Laowu scratched the back of his head, then gave a thumbs-up and revealed a confident smile.

"Uh... okay." Qi nodded.

"We will try our best!"

Xiao Jie clenched his fist and said solemnly.

Although Kate was unharmed, he wanted to do his best to join Kate and the others in defeating the Chimera Ants.

Therefore, he and Qi Ya had to work hard to gain recognition.

Since Kate was unharmed, she joined the expedition team, which, along with Lynn, made a total of five people, each of whom was no ordinary individual.

Even the weakest of them, Nobu, is quite strong, and possesses the extremely useful support-type Nen ability, [Four-Dimensional Apartment].

Having finished giving his instructions, Netero took the lead and walked ahead, with Lynn and the other three following behind him.

The group walked forward, leaving only the backs of the two little ones in sight.

Just as they were about to enter the interior of the ancient tree, the five figures flashed and disappeared instantly.

Qi's pupils contracted, and he stared blankly.

In just a moment, the group disappeared from that spot.

I need to believe in them, but at the same time, Xiao Jie and I also need to put in our own efforts!

Qi took one last deep look at the spot where the others had disappeared, then walked resolutely toward the delivery truck with Xiao Jie.

Kate's team will help them transport them to the town the chairman mentioned.

The five people were speeding across the grassland.

They didn't choose to pass through the ancient tree, but instead took a detour, not wanting the staff to inspect them.

They came here to resolve a problem, so it's really unreasonable for them to take away their high-tech products.

What time is it? Naturally, I can't be bothered with those so-called "rules".

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The defenses designed to protect ordinary people are practically useless to them; they can easily slip into NGL territory with a mere blink.

In addition to reaching their own territory, their mission also included dealing with the chimeric ants along the way and preventing them from expanding further.

Netero and his two companions also wanted to learn more about the current situation in the NGL Autonomous Country.

Therefore, Lynn did not use the portal.

Otherwise, he could teleport to the ant nest in one go.

He has two coordinates, one at Youkexin's house and the other on the catwoman.

The five people all moved in roughly the same way, running normally.

Only Lynn rode a Dragonite, flying close to the ground, maintaining the same speed as the others.

Seeing this, Mo Laowu couldn't help but think to himself, "Lin En truly lives up to his reputation as a powerful beast master."

This spirit beast appeared to be some kind of sub-dragon; even the faint aura it emitted was enough to make one instinctively wary.

He even doubted that he could defeat this Nian beast.

During the operation, Netero explained to Lynn, "When I called Norb and Mo Laowu over, their disciples insisted on coming along as well."

"So I left them another piece of wood, intending for them to compete against Qi Xiaojie."

Mo Laowu followed up, saying, "I have two apprentices, named Nakulu and Xiutuo."

"They are quite capable." He was quite confident in his two apprentices.

Mo Laowu's expression immediately darkened, and he sighed.

"I originally thought this operation would be easy, a good opportunity for them to hone their skills, but now it seems the situation has spiraled out of control and is no longer suitable for them to join."

The scene from just now was still vivid in Mo Laowu's mind.

Even he sensed something was wrong, let alone his two apprentices.

If they're not careful, they could be killed in a very short time, so fast that they won't even have time to react.

"Disciple—" Nobu's expression was complicated when the topic of disciples came up.

The image of Pangm, with her disheveled hair and ghostly appearance, involuntarily surfaced in my mind.

The old Pum wasn't like this at all.

She used to be a very normal, pretty girl.

He was of good character and talented, which is why he took Pang Mu as his apprentice. He never expected things to turn out like this.

Nob shook his head and sighed, "I'm really not a good enough mentor—Mr. Lynn is much better. I remember he had two apprentices, right? One of them was even a one-star hunter."

"Yes, the eldest apprentice is Leorio, and the second apprentice is Kurapika," Lynn nodded.

Of the five people present, four were other people's mentors.

For example, Netero took Bisge as his apprentice.

Kate is the only one who has never actually taken on any apprentices; she is still in the state of being "someone else's apprentice" rather than "someone else's master."

Once the topic of apprentices came up, the group got quite animated.

Mo Laowu and Norb also humbly sought Lynn's secrets to training apprentices.

It's clear that Lynn has trained both of his apprentices exceptionally well, even surpassing Netero's abilities.

In the past, he thought Bisge was the most suitable person in the world to be a master, but Lynn's appearance made Bisge pale in comparison.

It's truly admirable; how can there be such an all-around person in the world?

Not only is it powerful, ranking among the strongest.

It also has diverse abilities and can easily solve any problem.

And he is also the best candidate to be a mentor.

No one can compare to him in any field.

Speaking of which, Lynn also planned to find an opportunity to destroy the cards of Nakoruru, Shota, and Pum, as their Nen abilities were quite interesting.

However, his actions might be a bit like bullying the weak, so he might as well bring Leorio and Kurapika over as well.

Let them handle it and there won't be any problems.

While they were chatting, they soon encountered their target—the Chimera Ant!

In a large forest.

This is the largest forest in the NGL Autonomous Region.

This area is home to many animals and plants that can meet the needs of the local people, hence its nickname "Harvest Forest".

But it is also filled with ferocious, large wild beasts.

Each entry and exit here is a challenge, hence its other name, "Forest of Challenges".

It is said that the local people also hold "coming-of-age ceremonies" from time to time.

The main idea is to send eligible young people into this forest and have them live alone there for a certain number of days.

But now this forest, which used to be teeming with all sorts of creatures, is filled with deathly silence.

There were no larger creatures in sight.

Only the occasional insect crawling across the ground tells us that there are still creatures living in this forest.

"How surprising! There aren't even any animals left?"

Mo Laowu walked forward carrying his pipe, looked around, and then pursed his lips before speaking.

Even Lynn put away his Dragonite and chose to walk, just like the others.

"That really is the mindset of a beast," Nob said calmly, adjusting his glasses.

"They were probably all eaten and used as food for chimeric ants."

"Especially the queen ant, which needs to give birth to the king ant, usually needs a lot of nutrition, and it is estimated that many organisms end up in her stomach."

Netero walked through the woods, ahead of the others, and shared his thoughts.

As the five walked, Lynn's expression changed slightly.

A moment later, Netero's body suddenly trembled. Although it was only a slight change for a moment, Lynn still noticed it.

"Old man, you should have sensed it, right?" Lynn said calmly.

Nitero stopped and looked into the depths of the woods.

Although invisible to the naked eye, the circles formed by the two of them depict the scene deep within the forest.

"Hehehe, there are quite a lot of them."

Netero stroked his beard and laughed heartily. At this moment, beneath his "circle," there were signs of a large number of creatures deep in the forest!

Judging from the intensity it could feel, it could only be a chimeric ant!

Is there a large group of chimeric ants deep in the forest?

Mo Laowu was taken aback at first, then immediately realized what the two were referring to.

It can only be the goal of this trip.

The strength of Mo Laowu and the other two was far inferior to that of Lynn and Netero, so naturally they did not have the distant [Circle].

The only information they could glean was that there was a chimeric ant colony deep inside, based on the two people's conversation.

"Yes, there are more than thirty in total."

"A few of them will be stronger."

Lynn's words immediately perked up Mo Laowu and the other man.

They assumed that when Lynn said "slightly stronger," he meant the kind of strength that would scare away Chiya.

Norbu quickly took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, while Mo Laowu put his pipe to his lips and started puffing away.

Next is their first battle against the Chimera Ants, so they must not let their guard down!

With Lynn's previous introduction, Mo Laowu and his companion were now on high alert regarding the Chimera Ants.

Deep in the forest, a chimeric ant resembling a spider is at work.

Its eight spider legs are exceptionally long and sharp, and on its head are a pair of compound eyes and a ferocious mouth. Its body is covered with black and yellow stripes.

The lack of human characteristics indicates that it is a chimeric ant born from an animal, belonging to the lowest level of soldier ants, and is unable to speak normally.

Even though it is only the lowest-ranking soldier ant, its strength should not be underestimated; it is much stronger than an ordinary human.

They have come to this forest primarily to find more meat to satisfy the queen's demands.

The spider-chimera ant shook its head from side to side, and white images appeared in its eyes.

Suddenly, wisps of white smoke appeared in the once-dead forest, growing thicker and filling the area.

At first, I didn't notice anything, but now the spider chimera ant has realized that something seems wrong.

Although it lacks human genes, resulting in low intelligence, it can only obey some common commands.

But its wild animal instincts warned it that danger was about to strike!

Just as the spider chimera ant was about to retreat to find the division commander, the white smoke swirling around it quickly gathered together!

The slowly drifting white smoke suddenly transformed into a needle, piercing towards the head of the spider-chimera ant.

snort~

With a piercing sound, the spider chimera ant's head shattered completely, and its headless body fell straight to the ground.

The headless corpse twitched several times before settling down and becoming completely still.

This demonstrates the remarkable resilience of chimeric ants; even when their heads are blown off, they will still twitch a few times.

An ordinary creature would be completely immobilized if it got its head blown off.

However, the situation of spider chimeras is not an isolated case; similar things are happening all over the forest.

One after another, the chimeric ants fell to Mo Laowu's white smoke attack.

In the sky, Captain Frata, a soldier wearing a green shirt, with dragonfly compound eyes and a head of fluffy black hair, noticed something was wrong.

For some unknown reason, white mist appeared in the forest, and the soldier ants that entered it never reappeared.

The dragonfly chimeric ant Frata quickly landed in the forest and reported the situation to his division commander, Haga.

Haga is the leader of the lion-type chimera ant master team. He wears hip-hop style clothes and has a thick mane around his head. He appears to be a bold and easygoing person, but he is actually very cunning.

At this moment, Haga was accompanied by another soldier captain, but she looked almost indistinguishable from a human, a cute and gentle girl, the rabbit-type chimeric ant Hina.

At this very moment, the chimera ant army led by Haga is searching for food in this great forest, with Haga as its supreme commander.

As a dragonfly chimeric ant, Frata is very good at reconnaissance, so it usually flies in the sky and reports the situation at any time.

"What? The soldier ants are disappearing one after another?" Haga frowned.

Haga felt displeased upon hearing of the changes that had occurred among his men.

However, being cunning and cold by nature, he felt he had to be careful. He had seen Kate take action before, so he knew that there were powerful and formidable individuals among humans, and he couldn't risk taking unnecessary risks.

Should we retreat?

The thought had barely crossed Haga's mind when he suddenly looked into the depths of the forest. His pupils contracted—it was too late!

Wisps of smoke drifted over, and five figures were walking towards them.

From left to right: Kate holding a giant scythe, Nob, an expressionless office worker, Morel carrying a large pipe with a relaxed expression, and Netero stroking his beard.

And Lynn, who showed interest.

This is a top-tier team consisting of two S-class and three A-class members!

"Found a pretty nice little ant."

Lynn's lips curled into a smile, showing particular interest in Haga and Sheena.

These two are also suitable chimeric ants to be added to your collection.