Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 269: The Early Declaration of Victory Will Fail
When Netero heard Meruem's declaration of victory, he wanted to make a few rebuttals.

But when he thought about how his "Hyakushiki Kannon" was figured out and cracked by Meruem, he stopped talking and looked at Germain with a gloomy face.

If it was Meruem, it is really possible that he had memorized all of Germain's attack routines and patterns, and found a way to inflict a heavy blow from them.

but……

Things have come to this point, I can only help Germain to the end and try to use "Hundred Styles of Guanyin" to fill all the gaps for Germain.

Thinking of this, Netero clasped his hands together, stood on one leg, and raised the other leg and folded it under his crotch.

The power of "Hundred Styles of Guanyin" bursts out, and its thousand golden hands are clearly revealed like lotus petals.

Next, he must concentrate and push himself to the limit.

Germain took a quick glance and then focused on Meruem, observing the subtle changes in Meruem's mind and limbs.

Meruem's words may sound arrogant, but he does have the talent and capital to do so.

Meruem is currently immature both physically and mentally.

If he could allow this terrifying talent and capital to blossom, there would indeed be no human on the six continents who could defeat him in a one-on-one fight.

German was not willing to take it lightly.

Meruem has read many books and experienced many things, but his mind still remains innocent in some aspects.

It can also be said to be self-righteous.

For example, he would inform his opponent of his next move.

"German, I'm coming."

boom--

As soon as he finished speaking, Meruem was ejected and instantly appeared in front of Germain.

Netero was surprised.

Because he realized that at that moment, Meruem's continuous movements of gathering his energy, lifting his legs, and flying had surpassed his "Hundred Styles of Guanyin" in speed.

Too late!
My "Hyakushiki Kannon" didn't have enough time to check for Germain and block Meruem's actions!

At the moment when frustration, tension and worry arose, Netero heard a sharp explosion before he could see what was happening!
bang——

What Netero couldn't see clearly, Germain saw clearly.

He suddenly raised his armored arm, and at the critical moment, blocked Meruem's fist that was aimed at his chest, and withstood the blow firmly.

At the same time, the meat saw, shotgun, flamethrower, spiral cane and sword Chikage were like Germain's six extra arms, launching a fierce bombardment on Meruem who was so close!

Bang bang bang bang——

Meruem's response proved that his previous words were not an exaggeration.

His fists and feet blasted out swiftly, like an airtight umbrella, blocking all the heavy raindrops coming from German!
This dazzling attack and defense lasted only two seconds.

Netero took a deep breath, and with "Hundred Styles of Guanyin" hanging down, he could not find any space to intervene.

Unless Germain and Meruem separated, Netero would not be able to find a gap to attack.

This kind of thing is really horrible.

In the third and fourth seconds, Meruem still seemed to be just defending against Germain's attack, without any unnecessary movements.

However, Meruem is the "king" who sticks to his word. If he says the outcome must be decided within five seconds, then the outcome must be decided within five seconds.

Once he has said something, he will never go back on it or repeat it easily.

Meruem once said words of persuasion to Netero to surrender, and he also said them to Germain who had entered the battlefield.

Next, he will no longer use words to persuade the enemy to surrender, but will turn to powerful force.

In his opinion, only a strong person can control everything and decide the future direction of the species and the life and death of everyone.

He thought it was unreasonable, like humans, to worship a group of weak and powerless people as kings and commanders.

Even Xiaomai can only be called a genius in military chess and his best friend, but not the "king".

Junyi chess has reached its peak, but it cannot rule the world.

This is not the same thing at all.

Meruem wanted to teach Germain this lesson, to make him submit like the "Three Guards", even if he had to use force to instill it.

it's time.

In the fifth second, Meruem's tail, which had been curled up behind him, suddenly stood up and delivered a devastating blow to Germain!
call out--

The sound of breaking wind is like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue and stabbing its fangs!

Germann's attack and defense were not perfect, and there were always omissions, which Germann could only make up for with speed. In other words, in theory, as long as he exceeded that speed and accurately predicted the location of all of Germann's attacks, he could find the route that penetrated Germann's weakest defense at that moment.

Netero couldn't do that.

When he attacked German before, he mostly used the method of increasing the attack surface to allow the attack of "Hundred Styles of Guanyin" to hit him forcefully.

In other words, Netero used a rougher and more direct attack.

However, his attack could hardly cause any real damage to monsters like Meruem and German who had terrible defensive physiques.

Meruem, on the other hand, uses a more refined, focused, and perfect offensive approach that aims to kill with one strike.

As long as it can be used, it will catch the opponent off guard, resulting in great and beautiful results.

This requires extremely high talent and strength, strong logical thinking ability and memory.

Like the "heart flow" that Netero pursues, it is a different branch of the same tree and a manifestation of the unity of body and mind.

Among countless attack and defense combinations, Meruem found the right moment.

He cut in at the perfect time, stabbing at the weakest point, his tail piercing German's abdomen.

However, at that moment, Meruem noticed a change in Germain's breathing.

It was an extremely subtle, almost imperceptible change.

Are you panicking?

The panic of being forced into a desperate situation?
No.

Meruem felt that unknown emotion again, making his hair stand on end.

He had felt the same emotion moments ago when he tried to attack Netero and Germain suddenly appeared behind him.

Wasn't that an illusion?

And even longer ago, during the game between Meruem and Komi, he had felt the same thing.

The next moment, Meruem's tail was caught.

Germain's fingers tightly grasped it, and almost all weapons attacked Meruem at this moment.

swish swish—

But Germain only had eyes for Meruem's tail.

The fangs and claws were like hooks, grabbing the tail at the joint and emitting a terrifying white light.

「Critical Hit」!
laugh--

A large section of Meruem's tail was torn off, and dark red blood dripped onto the gray floor like raindrops.

The Chimera Ant King's face darkened.

He rolled several times like lightning and retreated to a safe distance, but still maintained a hunched and alert posture.

Then he took a quick glance at the severed tail, which was still bleeding.

Did Germann react in an instant and counterattack?
No, that's not right. It's a trap.

It was a trap set in advance, and he deliberately exposed the flaw to make it look real.

Apart from that, even the unexpected silver-white light was not within Meruem's calculations.

It seemed that at that moment, Germann dealt more damage than usual.

But no matter what, five seconds had passed, and he, as the "King", had not been able to realize his declaration of victory.

Instead, he lost his tail.

This defeat was undoubtedly a shame for him.

Meruem raised his head and looked at Germain again.

At this time, German threw the torn tail aside and stood there silently, as if blending into the night.

Meruem realized something.

He lowered his center of gravity further, like a loaded bullet, ready to go.

Netero witnessed the shocking scene just now.

Although he had a premonition, he was still surprised when it actually happened.

Meruem is injured.

As a human, Germain caused the Chimera Ant King to be injured and lose his tail.

(End of this chapter)