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

Chapter 265 Ant King VS AlphaGo? Spy Combination Device!

As the name suggests, Demon Slayer is a work that uses different sword techniques to slay demons, and its special feature lies in the various breathing techniques.

Different breathing techniques have different effects. For example, the characteristic of Thunder Breathing is its extreme speed and explosive power.

It's worth mentioning that although the breathing technique has an attribute prefix, it doesn't actually release elements like lightning or water when attacking; it just has this characteristic.

For example, Thunder Breathing emphasizes lightning-like speed, while Earth Breathing's attack style is like a stable and solid rock.

Thunder Breathing is indeed very similar to the Nen abilities of the Strange.

As a Transmutation-type Devil Fruit user, Qi was shocked countless times from a young age, which gave him the ability to change the nature of his Nen into electrical current.

The most common method is to pass an electric current through the entire body to achieve extremely high speeds, also known as "lightning speed".

Although Thunder Breathing doesn't produce actual electricity, the effect is similar, it helps him somewhat in combat, and it also benefits his swordsmanship style.

His swordsmanship style has long been established, but it has not been fixed. Instead, he is constantly absorbing new styles, adopting an inclusive and eclectic approach with an extremely high ceiling.

For someone with the ability to access all worlds, sticking to only one sword style would be a waste, so even though this path would be more difficult, he still persisted.

In addition, Thunder Breathing is a technique, not just a special ability, so he can teach it to others.

Character cards, apprentices, and subordinates can all learn Thunder Breathing, making it a decent skill to pass on.

His two apprentices were both skilled with knives, which was very useful to them.

As for the characters—he guessed that someone like Zoro, who is obsessed with swordsmanship, might be interested, but it's hard to say about the others.

Besides Qi, Pangmu also got some cards. This time he was lucky and got an A-grade card.

【Name: Spy Combination Device】

[Grade: A]

[Type: Item Card]

[Background: Doraemon]

[Description: A face-shaped device specifically designed for espionage and reconnaissance. After identifying the target, pressing a button will cause the eyes and ears to fly out and become invisible. The remaining screen will then display the scene and sounds seen by the eyes. Locking onto a target requires a certain range, but once locked, there is no distance limit. However, it consumes energy, and only one target can be targeted at a time.]

Doraemon's Spy Gear

It mainly consists of three parts: eyes, ears, and the main screen.

First, he needs to lock onto the target within a certain range. Once the lock is successful, he can monitor it regardless of distance limitations.

The eyes and ears can be used to monitor targets invisibly, and what is seen and heard is expressed through a screen. Monitoring consumes energy.

This is a very suitable tool for surveillance and reconnaissance, and it can be used in many situations, so it's a real bargain.

And these are just the cards dropped by Poom before he was modified.

After being transformed into "Ant Soldier Experiment No. 1" by Shayapov, Pum's abilities, which possessed the Chimera Ant talent, underwent a huge change.

First, his original Nen ability, Lonely Deep Sea Fish, has been enhanced.

The crystal ball was implanted in the forehead, eliminating the need for bloodshed. The activation method changed to first using the left eye to record the people seen, then closing the left eye and using the right eye to monitor at any time, up to three people at a time.

Then he also acquired a second Nen ability, which is an Enhancement type.

【Dark Demoness】: Can wrap her entire body in enhanced hair to form armor, combining offense and defense.

Its defensive capabilities are astonishing, allowing Pum to focus all his offensive efforts on it, and it can even shatter the uniquely made, heavy yo-yo.

It is evident that the revamped Poom can drop more powerful cards.

However, she no longer needs to fight like in the original story; instead, she can stay as a support staff member, and that's enough for her.

However, it must be admitted that simply changing one's identity to that of a Chimera Ant can enhance one's Nen ability, or even grant one a second Nen ability.

This is truly a very attractive thing.

If there were no chance of losing oneself, most people would probably be willing to be transformed into chimeric ants.

That's why he had Orochimaru continue researching the Chimera Ants; if they could successfully achieve results, the benefits would be astonishing.

Imagine an entire group of obedient Nen users with the Chimera Ant talent, each possessing multiple Nen abilities, strong in strength, and capable of being mass-produced. That would be terrifying to hear.

Lynn gathered his thoughts and looked at Xiao Jie and the others who had gathered together. With that, the selection of the expedition team came to an end.

Next, they need to make final preparations for the battle.

We're just waiting for news from Netero.

While Lynn and the others were preparing, the Ant King was also busy.

It aims to gather people from all over the country.

The King Ant looks down on ordinary people; it only likes to eat Nen users.

The final decision was to bring all the residents over and forcibly open their pores to make them Nen users.

This method of violently opening the urethra has an extremely high mortality rate, equivalent to the "baptism" in the Sky Arena.

Of the five million people in the Republic of East Godot, probably less than half a million would survive using this method.

Even if someone manages to become a Nen user by sheer luck, their ultimate fate is to be eaten by the Chimera Ant King and become part of his power.

In a sense, Nen users are like the Ant King's experience points; the more they eat, the more experience points they gain.

It takes some time for the residents to arrive, and during this time, the idle ant king begins to take an interest in various board games.

Board games are generally considered to be games that test intelligence, but the Ant King believes that he wants to be more than just the world's number one in strength.

It wants to be number one in every field!

This board game was the first area it chose, and it turned out to be not only the first area, but also the last.

In the name of Commander-in-Chief Digo, the champions of various board games came to the palace, their mission being to fight against the Ant King.

The Ant King's thinking was simple: honestly participating in some kind of competition was too troublesome.

As long as it beats those "champions", it will be the new number one.

The King Ant truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier chimeric ant, possessing not only formidable strength but also remarkably high intelligence.

He defeated every champion who came to the palace, though the fact that the King Ant's appearance was too frightening might also have played a part.

The opponent was already breathing heavily just facing the Ant King, let alone playing chess properly.

With the Ant King unstoppable, the champions of several board games were defeated.

If the story were to follow the original narrative, the only board game that would suffer a setback would be the military ceremonies made by the Republic of East Godot.

Although Military Honor is a game created by the Republic of East Godot, it has a great influence across the six continents and has hosted many world championships.

The world champion of Jungi is a blind little girl named "Xiaomai".

The King Ant will face an unprecedented challenge in his game against the wheat.

But before that, it encountered another hurdle that was not present in the original work.

Inside the main hall of the East Godot Palace.

The Ant King, exuding a cold and domineering aura, remained expressionless.

Opposite him was a blond, fat man who was trembling uncontrollably, a sign of extreme fear.

If it weren't for his strong will to survive, he would have wet himself with fear long ago and wouldn't have been able to calmly play chess with this strange guy.

He is a world champion, there is no doubt about that.

However, he has already lost his composure and is unable to exert his full strength. Moreover, the Ant King's learning ability is extremely strong, and he can surpass a genius who has been immersed in a certain field for decades in a short period of time.

As expected, the blond fat man was quickly defeated and met his end, while the Ant King won once again.

"Congratulations to Wang for winning another world championship."

Behind him, Xiao Yapu, dressed in a suit, spoke with a fanatical expression.

The guards were all loyal to the Ant King, but Shayapof's emotional expression was the most obvious and undisguised.

When the ant king is somewhat satisfied, he will be so happy that he will burst into tears.

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When the King Ant is a little unhappy, he will be so sad that he will burst into tears.

He is very easily swayed by his emotions, especially when it comes to matters related to the ant master.

Upon hearing Shayapov's words, the Ant King's indifferent eyes showed no joy, remained completely calm, and offered no sense of victory.

Although it doesn't believe deep down that humans can surpass it, its so-called challenge to every "world champion" is nothing more than an attempt to take the title that rightfully belongs to it.

But it will eventually get boring.

Some people would like a decent opponent, not necessarily someone they can beat, but someone whose victory is less easy for them.

Unfortunately, after so many events, there hasn't been a single person like that.

"Is there not a single challenging enemy?"

"It seems I overestimated humanity."

The Ant King said calmly, sitting cross-legged on the ground, his left elbow supporting his knee, his palm supporting his chin, and a bored look in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xiao Yapufu felt a mixture of sorrow and joy.

He was pleased that the king was indeed the king, and no one could be his match!

He firmly believed this.

But he was also quite sad, his eyes subconsciously reddening, and he picked up his violin, playing a tune while inwardly condemning himself.

You, Xiao Yapufu, have not fulfilled your responsibilities as the king's most loyal, capable, outstanding, and trustworthy guard!

How could we not grant the king's wish?

He did a terrible job as a guard!

Immersed in such sorrow, Xiao Yapufu wept uncontrollably.

But this atmosphere didn't last long.

The catwoman entered from outside the palace and asked, "Your Majesty, shall we summon the next champion?"

The ant king did not speak, but simply nodded silently.

Although it was quite disappointed, it still wanted the title that was rightfully itss, so it would continue down this path until it became the champion in every field.

Then Catwoman brought over a tall, thin man of unremarkable appearance and briefly introduced him: "This is the world champion of Go."

Go (Weiqi) 1.

Go is one of the most famous board games on the six continents, so the Ant King had already learned about it before and believed that his Go skills far surpassed those of humans, and that he could easily win.

It seems like another match that's not worth looking forward to.

With this in mind, the Ant King began playing Go with a man named Frank, while various knowledge of Go appeared in his mind, such as the gold corner, silver edge, grass belly, etc.

Go is divided into black stones and white stones. As the name suggests, the goal of Go is to continuously surround the opponent's stones in order to win.

This should have been a game with no suspense whatsoever.

That's what the Ant King was thinking.

But as time passed and one piece after another was placed on the chessboard, the Ant King's expression changed, and for the first time, he showed hesitation.

It actually started to feel strained!

This is the first time in all its games that it has felt thwarted.

This person is no ordinary person!

The Ant King became even more serious, placing each piece very cautiously, probing Frank's moves and guessing how he would place his pieces, with images constantly flashing through his mind.

But the ant king never imagined that it was not playing chess with "humans" at all.

Inside Youkexin's villa.

Lynn was sitting on the sofa, with the main screen of the [Spy Combination Device] on the table, showing the Ant King.

Seeing the ant king's changed expression, Lynn couldn't help but smirk.

"Underestimating humans is not a good thing."

"In particular, don't underestimate the power of technology."

In fact, at this very moment, the Ant King is playing a game against AI.

Before this, he thought that the Ant King would challenge the champion of every board game, so he set up this game just to have some fun.

He first sent someone to find Frank, the world Go champion, and used one of the Doraemon gadgets he had acquired on him.

That's a C+ grade item, the [Mind Connection Sticker]. Just stick the two stickers on two different people, and they can communicate through telepathy for a limited time of one month.

The other sticker, of course, is placed on the mechanical ball, which is an intelligent AI.

Then, using the coordinates on Catwoman's body, they could find an opportunity to open a portal and send the spy device's eyes and ears there.

Only then could he appreciate the grand spectacle of the Ant King battling the AI.

In other words, the current Ant King is actually playing a game of Go against Machine Ball.

It's true that the King Ant has a strong learning ability.

However, against the AI ​​machine that had prepared in advance, it was still insignificant. Forget winning, a draw would be a good result.

In board games like Go, the dominance of AI is extremely formidable.

For example, Ke Jie, the last Go master of Earth, became famous because of his story of playing against the AI ​​AlphaGo.

Hmm—he thought it could also be described as Ant King vs. AlphaGo, which would make people more eager to watch.

Arrogant Ant King, you believe humans are incompetent, but can you still be as invincible as before in the face of AI developed by humans?

The ending was inevitable.

Time passed slowly, and the Ant King's face grew increasingly gloomy as his heart was stirred, experiencing the most intense emotional fluctuations he had ever felt since birth.

It—it's actually going to lose to a human?!

Although it's just a game called "Go," it's undeniable that losing is losing, meaning that one's previous ideas were too arrogant and that more effort is needed.

Thinking of this, the Ant King was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, but even if he didn't want to admit it, the situation on the chessboard had already spoken for itself.

Soon, with Frank placing his last piece, the game came to a complete end.

The King Ant suffered its first defeat.

Just like in the original story, it died in the "Rose of the Poor" created by humans, and now it has been defeated by Lynn's AI.

Being inferior in terms of military strength does not mean everything.

From beginning to end, humanity's greatest strength has always been technology!