Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 268 I Want to Know Your Name
When Netero saw Germain coming, he knew that the mission he gave to Germain had been completed.

Unexpectedly, Germann actually exceeded the task and killed two of the "Three Guards".

Ok.

He couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Two of the "Three Guards" died at the hands of Germann and could not decide the outcome of the current battle.

But Netero still felt excited and happy.

He actually had a mental plan for the Chimera Ant expedition team not being able to defeat the "Three Guards".

The mission Netero gave them was just to hold back the "Three Guards".

Now, two of the "Three Guards" have been eliminated and one has been restrained, so they will have more time and space for the final battle with Meruem.

Meruem showed no anger or resentment, he simply thought about it for a while before accepting the possibility.

"Perhaps that's possible. I never thought that the Chimera Ants were invincible... No matter how powerful they are, there's a chance they could be defeated by you."

"So, I can assume that you have rejected my surrender again, right?"

Germain's silence and Netero's laughter expressed their attitudes.

Meruem's eyes turned cold.

He took a step forward, and the energy in his body was mobilized in an instant, as if it were a natural process.

boom--

He took a step forward and leaped up, shooting out like lightning, his figure disappearing in the air so quickly.

The next moment, when he appeared again, he was not in front of Germain, but in front of Netero.

Even after hearing that Neferpitou and Yupi died at the hands of Germain, Meruem still remained calm and thought.

The old man specifically mentioned the "poor man's rose" in order to make me cautious and restrained in my fight.

The young man mentioned the deaths of Neferpitou and Yupi to attract fire.

So, in this case, attacking the old man is the best solution.

I attacked the old man, and the old man had to ensure that he did not die unless it was absolutely necessary, so as to prevent the "Poor Rose" from exploding and affecting the young man.

At the same time, in order to protect the elderly, the young man also needs to share some of his attention with the elderly.

If we really attack that young man, I will be the one who will be restrained.

What I have to do is very simple. I will try my best to eliminate all the means of resistance of the old man and ensure that he does not die. Then I can fight the young man calmly.

By ensuring this order of priority, the rhythm of the battle is still under my control.

Meruem had sorted out his thoughts.

Netero saw Meruem appear several meters in front of him in the blink of an eye, and he understood instantly.

His face darkened.

Haha, I never thought that one day I would become a burden.

Raise your hand, pray, and strike out—

Boom boom boom——

The palm wind of "Hundred Styles of Guanyin 99" blew in his face, and the golden light of Thousand-Armed Guanyin was as dazzling as a phantom, all poured into Meruem.

However, Meruem had already fully understood all of the moves of "Hyakushiki Kannon" in previous fights.

He could even tell how Netero was going to strike just by looking at the rhythm of Netero's breathing.

Meruem dodged most of the attacks almost perfectly and blocked the last few.

In an instant, he broke through all attacks and came in front of Netero.

First remove the old man’s hands and feet.

It's a pity though, that without Neferpitou, there's no one to help him take over.

But with Owl Yapfu here, if we transform him into a Chimera Ant, we should be able to complete our limbs.

Just as Meruem was about to do so, he suddenly felt a chill approaching his back.

German appeared behind him at incredible speed.

Meruem narrowed his eyes.

The next moment, his tail instinctively swung backwards with great force, and with a clang, it collided with some metal weapon.

Meruem turned his head and first saw the meat saw colliding with his tail, causing sparks to fly. Then he saw several other strange weapons attacking him.

He turned in the air, deflected the incoming shotgun shells with his left hand, and chopped off the spiral cane and the sword Chikage with his right hand.

Whoosh——

However, he was still engulfed by the raging flames!
Meruem, however, opened and closed his hands and feet while being entangled by the fire snakes, and used his mental energy to force the flames away.

Then he pressed forward, his fists as fast as the wind, smashing towards German with a loud bang.

Germain, whose dark crown had long since been switched to a silver-white halo, was wearing a black-based, white-bone hard armor, and he fought Meruem's fists without giving in!
bang bang bang-

The mental energy exploded and overflowed!

The ground was sinking continuously due to the fluctuations, revealing holes that looked like they were constantly hit by meteorites.

Meruem couldn't help but open his eyes wide during the rapid battle.

He was actually able to catch my punches and kicks at close range?
He accomplished what the old man couldn't do.

Meruem possesses a strong physique that Netero does not have, namely the gifted body of the Chimera Ant King.

This means that he can make countless mistakes. If Netero makes one mistake, he will lose a leg, and if he makes another mistake, he will lose a hand.

Now, a human being appeared who could fight him with fists and feet like him!

Is it because of the armor he is wearing?

Meruem vaguely guessed the key.

Originally, he was only half-believing and half-doubting the deaths of Neferpitou and Yupi, but now he is 80% convinced.

In "Three Guardians", Meruem happened to have attacked Neferpitou and Yupi once, so he knew very well what kind of attacks their physical strength could withstand. This man could indeed kill them. He was stronger than the old man, much stronger.

But I am stronger than him.

Meruem learned a lot from his game of military chess with Komugi.

One of them is to predict the opponent's chess moves and find the flaws from them.

Before, Netero not only had a weaker physique than Meruem, but also failed in this aspect.

To make such predictions, one must first understand all of Netero's attack modes and know them all by heart.

Afterwards, Meruem judged how Netero liked to attack and how he didn't like to attack based on Netero's breathing.

Then, Meruem can predict his next attack and block it in advance, which is similar to the fighting strategy of Jeet Kune Do.

Therefore, Meruem wanted to fight back against Germain in the same way.

Then, he was surprised to find that he had missed three points during the fierce fight.

First of all, he didn't have enough time to figure out Germann's fighting style.

This is solvable and not a big problem.

Secondly, he figured out all of Netero's moves, based on the fact that Netero could only barely keep up with his speed, and Netero's attacks could not penetrate his shell and cause substantial damage.

However, not only did Germann keep up with his speed with ease, but he could also sense from the exchange of punches that Germann's attacks could penetrate his defense.

In other words, German's attack was threatening to him.

Third, he is very good at sensing his opponent's breathing and judging his opponent's thoughts based on his breathing.

To deal with such tactics, his opponent must either be able to hold his breath for a long time like Mo Laowu, or be able to maintain steady breathing during high-intensity games like Xiao Mai.

That means having a big heart.

He tried to disrupt Wheat's breathing by intimidation.

It turned out that Xiaomai's obsession with Junyi chess was far beyond imagination, and he still maintained his mental focus on the game.

The only thing she was unwilling to lose to was military chess.

Germain is the latter, like Wheat.

While fighting with Germain, Meruem sensed the rhythm of Germain's breathing, trying to find a flaw in it, but he was unable to find one.

Even for that old man, Meruem found a flaw in him. Why couldn't he find a flaw in this young man?

Are he and Xiaomai the same kind of people?
In addition, Meruem's strategy of attacking Netero and forcing Germain to keep coming back for help has basically failed.

Because the prerequisite for the success of this strategy is that Meruem has the calmness to deal with the attacks of Germain and Netero at the same time.

Only in this way can you distinguish the real from the fake, the real from the fake.

However, the fighting power displayed by Germain was beyond Meruem's expectations.

Like Komi, Germain is not an opponent that Meruem can easily defeat even if he distracts himself to do other things.

Looking at the dazzling life-and-death struggle before him, Netero clasped his hands together and did not interfere.

In fact, he couldn't interfere.

At this time, when "Hundred Styles of Guanyin" blasts out a palm, it is hard to say who will be hit.

Now, he feels more and more joyful that the longer he lives, the more he sees.

Now, in the entire six continents, the only human who can really fight Meruem in hand-to-hand combat is probably Germain.

bang——

The mental energy waves vibrated strongly, separating Germain and Meruem in an instant.

They stood at a distance from each other, adjusting their breathing.

boom--

Netero took the opportunity to strike Meruem with a palm, but Meruem dodged it and flew further away.

He had never thought it would work, he just wanted to disrupt Meruem's rhythm.

After Meruem regained his balance, he temporarily stopped his attack.

After thinking for a while, he pointed at Germain.

"tell me your name."

Xiaomai and this man are the only opponents who can be evenly matched with him.

He wanted to know the name of the man in front of him, just as he wanted to know the name of wheat, and then wanted to know his own name.

Calling out the man's real name is a sign of recognizing the man as an equal.

"Germain," Germain replied calmly.

Meruem paused, then pointed at Netero.

"What's your name?"

Netero snorted coldly, slowly closed his palm, and did not answer.

He already understood why Meruem wanted to know Germain's name, and his name was only incidental.

Germain answered on Netero's behalf: "His name is Netero."

Meruem nodded.

"Listen, Germain. Before this, I thought Netero was the strongest among humans. Now after fighting you, I realize that this is not the case."

"I have to thank you for letting me know in advance that there may be stronger people among humans. I will be more cautious from now on."

"But that's all you can do. Whether it's Germain or Netero, I have memorized all your attack methods."

"Next, I will decide the outcome with Germain within five seconds, and then remove Netero's hands and feet within two seconds, so that you can't activate the "Rose of the Poor"."

"This is my declaration for the future. I will not hold back on you. I might even accidentally kill Germain."

"If that's the case, this is where you end up."

(End of this chapter)