Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 252: Sympathy for Chimera Ants is either stupid or arrogant

Zeno conceded defeat, then opened his eyes and put his hands behind his back.

It was hard to imagine that such a hunched, skinny, sixty-something body could have just burst out with such powerful energy.

"Did you enjoy it?"

Geno's question made Germann visibly stunned.

"Hahahaha...you actually reacted like that...I'll just assume you enjoyed yourself. Come on, let's go upstairs."

Geno twirled his white beard, which was almost at a right angle like a shrimp claw, with his fingers, turned around happily, and walked steadily towards the top of the basin.

He walked on the sloping earth wall as if he were walking on flat ground, without any sign of slipping or unstable balance.

German, dressed in a black robe, followed like a shadow.

The two men climbed out of the basin in silence. The boundary originally drawn by Netero had already been destroyed and blurred due to their fierce fight.

Shiba walked over calmly and quickly accepted the fact that his father also surrendered to Germain.

Perhaps for other people who think highly of themselves and are arrogant, admitting defeat is a humiliation, but this father and son do not have this psychological burden.

"Great fight."

This is Shiba's evaluation.

German's answer was a simple "thank you". He was still immersed in the rhythm of the fierce battle and failed to break away completely.

The boiling blood and desire to kill during that period made German wonder whether it was the influence of his bloodthirsty nature or just his nature.

It took him a while to finally calm down.

Zeno glanced at him, thought of something, and slowly turned around to face him.

"German, what Netero said at the dinner party yesterday was very interesting. It made me think of a question."

"What's the problem?" German looked at Geno, somewhat curious.

A playful smile appeared on Zeno's wrinkled face.

"Many of the Chimera Ants that appeared this time have memories of their human days. Their bodies are mixed with human genes. They can talk to humans and make the same judgments and actions as humans."

"They are like humans, with different personalities. They are cunning, greedy, curious, kind, smart, stupid, pedantic, and clever..."

"Even now, they have occupied the Republic of East Gotuo and launched a massacre of humanity, trying to transform the 'inferior race' into something as noble as themselves."

"It can be said that apart from their appearance, they are no different from the members of the dictatorial governments that have implemented bloody rule in other parts of the six continents."

"So why do we go to all the trouble to take action against them, but ignore all the other tyrannical governments around the world? What's the difference between them?"

A good question.

Germain took the cocked hat from his bosom and put it on his head, casting a shadow over half his face.

He really wanted to answer that he came here to try his best to prevent Netero from dying together with the Ant King.

But he knew that this was not the answer Zeno wanted.

"Because they are just like humans, but they are not humans. They will not commit suicide or sign a surrender agreement due to defeat."

"They eat humans. Humans are on their menu. To them, humans are even the most delicious food. They will keep eating as long as they are alive, so hunting never stops."

"Humans don't eat certain meats simply because they taste bad, are poisonous, or have better alternatives, not because they are dangerous. The same is true for chimera ants."

"They are chimera ants, an invasive alien species that evolves very quickly. If we don't eradicate them in time, it will be the end of our species."

German is not exaggerating.

In the timeline that only he knew, Netero finally used the explosion of the Poor Rose to defeat the Ant King Meruem.

However, after the explosion, the Ant King Meruem was actually reborn.

The reborn ant king gained a terrifying teleportation ability. As long as its circle can cover the area, it can reach the destination in the blink of an eye.

After its rebirth, the range of its circle far exceeded the entire palace of the East Gurdjieff Republic and Neferpitou, reaching an extremely terrifying level.

In other words, if it was the reborn Ant King, even if the Poor Rose exploded in front of it, it could immediately teleport to a safe place without any harm.

In front of such an ant king, all human thermal weapons will be meaningless.

Moreover, the ant king's wisdom is constantly improving, and it will be very difficult to trick it into the trap again.

It can even be said that if it weren't for Xiaomai, the King of Ants might not have taken the initiative to leave Netero and engage in a one-on-one duel.

The reason why Netero, V5 and the Hunter Association chose to use the Rose of Poor is that they hope its poison will eliminate all subsequent possibilities.

Facts have proved that this choice is extremely correct.

Zeno chuckled a few times.

"German, don't you have compassion for these species that have similar intelligence to ours?"

Germain shook his head.

"I feel compassion for stray cats and dogs because they pose no threat to me when I can see them with my own eyes."

"I pity them because it can satisfy my spiritual needs, give me the pleasure of being able to control everything about them, and let me enjoy the social and family status that I cannot enjoy anywhere else."

"Chimera ants cannot be pitied. They have self-respect, and their species talents are far superior to ours."

"Our advantage is the mature human social system that has evolved to this day. As individuals, most humans are no match for them."

"They can completely replace humans and become the new rulers of the six continents, at the top of the food chain."

"That is to say, humans are not special. Other species can also evolve and rule the world. This is what humans fear the most."

"As a stray cat or dog, I will not pity humans." "Even if the ant king is a benevolent monarch and does not want humans to become extinct after his victory, this emotion is only temporary... because it and other chimera ants will soon feel the same fear."

"They worry that one day, they will dominate humans, and humans will dominate them in turn after they gain new evolution."

"From the beginning, there was no other way but to eradicate the problem completely."

"You know clearly that when they grow up, they will be able to destroy human society, eat humans to extinction, and replace us. To still worry about their future is either stupid or arrogant."

After hearing this, Zeno couldn't help but laugh a few times. He heard an answer that satisfied him.

"It seems that President Netero specifically asked you to come here not only because of your fighting ability... but also because of your sobriety."

"Well, our 'fun' is over. Let's go to the airship and wait for President Netero to come back. I have a feeling that he will laugh at me severely when he knows the result."

However, Netero did not return that night and did not leave any message for them.

Everyone waited calmly, without any impatience.

It was not until November 11 that Netero suddenly returned to the airship, looking contented as if he had never left.

Just as Geno had expected, after learning the result of the martial arts competition, he made fun of Geno without any hesitation.

And Zeno couldn't even get angry because President Netero was much older and more senior than him.

Afterwards, Netero told Germain, Zeno and Silva three things.

The first thing the three guards did was to start the large-scale selection and transformation of the people in the Republic of East Goto.

These people will live out their second life as a Chimera Ant Army.

Once humans, especially those who use Psychic abilities, are transformed into Chimera Ants, their own abilities will be enhanced. An ordinary Psychic user may suddenly increase his combat power.

Such centralized selection and transformation is dangerous.

The second thing is that the time for the final battle of the Chimera Ant subjugation war has been determined, which is 11:23 on November 0rd.

Netero has already informed Mo Laowu, Nob, Nakulu and Xiu Tuo.

At that point in time, no matter what happens, everyone will launch an attack on the palace where the Ant King and his three guards are.

The third thing is that Netero told everyone that if he was defeated by the Ant King in the final battle, he would use the ultimate means - the Poor Rose Bomb, and die together with the Ant King.

This was a decision made at a combat meeting in the rear, far away from the Republic of East Gothia.

Zeno's quests have been updated.

In addition to preventing the three guards from interfering with Netero's decisive battle with the Ant King, he also used his Nen ability to send Netero and the Ant King to the wilderness above an underground war weapons testing site some distance away from the palace.

This wilderness is vast with only a few mountains and no houses around, making it a great place to fight.

Netero was gone for a few days, having an operation to insert the Rose of the Poor into his body and set the detonator to be connected to the beating of his heart.

If his heart stops beating for more than two seconds, the detonator will detonate the Poor Rose buried in his body.

This extremely small bomb could explode with terrifying power in an instant, enough to cover the entire underground war weapons testing site and swallow him and the ant king together.

The reason why the Poor Rose was not detonated directly in the palace was because there were many humans still alive in the palace.

The people at the combat meeting were unwilling to take responsibility for what happened afterwards.

In addition, since Netero wants to fight the Ant King, it would be a good idea to just go with the flow and let Netero take the responsibility alone.

This way it should be foolproof.

Zeno was silent for a moment, then agreed.

Netero used his eyes to stop German from saying anything.

"I know why Lin Nie wants you to come here, but if you don't have a better way, then there's no need to say anything more."

"It is meaningless to just raise questions without providing solutions... and I have a specific task to hand over to you."

"Theoretically, the explosion and toxins of the Poor Rose are enough to kill the Ant King. However, since this Ant King is the most special one among all the Ant Kings that have appeared before, it needs to be treated differently."

Netero stroked his short beard and looked at the night view outside the airship window.

"According to the intelligence, Neferpitou, one of the three guards, has awakened a mind ability that can repair and transform limbs..."

"Although the possibility is very low, it may be able to repair the shattered body of the Ant King, eliminate the toxins of the Poor Rose, and allow the Ant King to survive."

“No matter how low the possibility is, we must completely eliminate it.”

Netero's tone became grim and unquestionable.

"German, your target is Neferpitou. You must either prevent it from reaching the Ant King before he is definitely dead, or kill it and put an end to it once and for all."

"If you can't do it, then there's no need to think about it."

German was not a sentimental person, and he agreed without much hesitation.

Because Netero's words were not random speculation.

The Ant King gained the abnormal abilities after rebirth if he ate two of the three guards. What if he ate all three guards?

The next day, Netero took the initiative to propose a martial arts competition with Germain.

Zeno and Silva came to watch the battle.

　Thanks to Lyuio and Shushan Yali for the tips!
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　　 My fellow book friends Lyuio have given me a lot of rewards, but the headache is that I don’t have the ability to update more now. 6000 words a day is my current limit. I decided to try to update more on the weekend. Doing nothing will definitely not work.

　　In addition, there is a high probability that Togashi will resume updating, but the exact time is still unclear. The next plot will definitely be the King's Selection, which is cause for celebration.

　　By the way, why did the protagonist choose the materialization system?

　　Because there is Netero in the Strengthening System, Meruem in the Release System, Mentuozuyupi in the Transformation System, Owleyepoof in the Operation System, and Neferpitou in the Trait System, only the top of the Materialization System has no monster occupying it yet, which means that among the six paths, only this path is the correct one (laughs)!
　　
　
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