HxH : Pokemon Master-Chapter 165: A One-Man Army!

At this moment, Knov and Morel were still stunned by the drastic transformation of this female Chimera Ant.

Beyond their shock, their expressions grew solemn.

If they had found her manageable before, dealing with her now in this transformed state would be far more troublesome.

The talent of Chimera Ants was truly terrifying—even ordinary Soldier Ants could surpass many humans.

Let alone a Squadron Leader, whose potential was second only to the Royal Guards.

Chimera Ants grew at an alarming rate.

In the original story, barely any time passed between their first exposure to Aura and the manifestation of their abilities.

Yet they displayed formidable strength.

The power gap between Squadron Leaders was vast and Zazan, the Scorpion Woman, ranked among the stronger ones.

In her normal state, she hadn’t yet reached A class, but her transformed self had already touched that threshold.

Perhaps by the time of the Meteor City arc, even her base form would reach A class.

"To have grown this powerful in such a short time, these Chimera Ants is terrifying"

Witnessing this shocking scene, Knov face darkened further, utterly shaken by the terrifying potential of Chimera Ants.

Chimera Ants defied logic with their gifts.

By assimilating the strengths of other creatures, they possessed incredibly robust physiques and near-limitless potential.

What humans struggled for years to achieve, they could attain effortlessly.

Especially their rapid growth.

’Shape-shifting, huh...’ Chairman Netero let his arms hang naturally as he observed the rampaging Zazan, his mind thinking.

Given that Chimera Ants contained genes from multiple species, drastic physical transformations made sense.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see variants with multiple forms or hybridized features from different creatures.

Netero speculation wasn’t wrong—soon, the third member of the Royal Guards, Menthuthuyoupi, would emerge.

Devoid of human DNA and composed entirely of magical beast genes, it could freely alter its physical form.

’Hmm?’

Just then, Akira took that light step forward, drawing reactions from the other three.

Was he making his move?

As the thought crossed their minds, a blinding white light erupted before Zazan.

Before the radiance could fade, a rainbow of colorful beams shot forth like a prismatic barrage.

Having just transformed, Zazan couldn’t react in time, her massive body completely becoming a target.

The beast pupils were filled with terror.

"BOOM!"

The powerful beams not only shattered Zazan completely but also blasted a huge crater into the ground, sending thick clouds of dust into the air.

Akira casually waved his hand, and the swirling dust settled back to the ground—everything returning to calm.

"A Nen beast?" Knov muttered under his breath as he stared at the Porygon-Z floating in the air, beads of cold sweat instinctively forming on his forehead.

The Aura emanating from that Nen beast far surpassed his own, leaving him feeling weak and powerless.

Clearly, those devastating beams had been unleashed by this toy-duck-like Nen beast.

Knov couldn’t help but imagine what would happen if he were the one facing these attacks.

The conclusion he reached was the same as that Chimera Ant’s fate.

No—his body wasn’t as strong as the ant’s. If he took those hits, he’d likely be reduced to dust.

The beams were fired at incredible speed.

Even if he tried to evade using his ’Four-Dimensional Mansion’, it would probably be too late.

Against Porygon-Z’s attacks, both Knov and Zazan stood on equal footing.

And this was just one of Akira Nen beasts!

Noticing Knov reaching for a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, Akira recalled Porygon-Z.

Zazan wasnt that strong, so she didn’t provide much experience.

But Akira wasn’t particularly concerned about them anyway.

The primary targets of this mission were the Ant King and the Royal Guards.

These Squadron Leaders were merely appetizers.

"Hmm, seems we’ve cleared out the Chimera Ants here. Let’s proceed" Chairman Netero said slowly, his voice tinged with anticipation.

Having witnessed ants like Zazan, he grew even more interested in the ones that had forced Gon and Killua to flee in panic.

Encountering Chimera Ants meant they were drawing closer to the nest.

***

Meanwhile, Gon and Killua were preparing to train hard to defeat their opponents.

In the hallway

"So we need to grow stronger significantly within a month" Killua said to Gon.

"No, that’s too slow. We have to achieve our goal in a week and return to NGL" Gon shook his head, startling Killua as he reached to open the door.

"Are you an idiot?!"

The moment the door opened, a sharp voice rang out, followed by an approaching fist filling Gon vision.

"Bonk!"

Gon was sent flying into the opposite wall.

"Oww, that hurts..." Rubbing the back of his head, Gon eyes widened upon recognizing their visitor.

Both boys exclaimed simultaneously "Biscuit?!"

Standing before them in a wine-red princess dress, Biscuit Krueger stood with hands on hips, glaring at them.

"Why are you here, Biscuit?" Gon asked, climbing to his feet, utterly confused by her sudden appearance.

"Don’t speak yet! I have a question for you!" Biscuit eyes bore into Gon with unusual intensity.

"Why must you go to NGL?!"

"That place is no longer safe for children like you!"

"With Akira and Chairman Netero handling the situation, why do you two need to interfere?"

How could her students be reckless like this? Always rushing heading into danger.

They knew the power gap better than anyone—why insist on tasks beyond their capabilities?

In Biscuit’s view, with Akira on the case, the situation would be resolved.

If even Akira couldn’t handle it, sending these kids would be suicide.

Yet despite her protests, soft-hearted Biscuit still designed a training regimen for the stubborn duo.

Over the week, the two youngsters would face even harsher hellish training than what they had endured on Greed Island.

From dawn till dusk, they would train until they collapsed from exhaustion before being allowed to rest.

***

As night slowly fell, the sky was dotted with countless stars.

A bright moon cast its silvery light upon the earth, illuminating the faces of the four individuals.

"Hohoho, this is bad."

"That one might be stronger than me~"

Chairman Netero formed a gesture resembling "OK" with his fingers and placed it before his eyes.

Currently in Chairman Netero view was a cat-like Chimera Ant sitting atop the ant nest.

Chairman Netero could sensed immense power radiating from her.

Moreover, Neferpitou gave him a sense of revulsion—an effect of the intense malicious Aura emanating from her.

After a long journey and eliminating Chimera Ants along the way, the four had finally reached their destination—the Ant nest.

They now stood on a rocky platform still quite some distance away from it.

"Stronger than you, Chairman?!" Morel expression stiffened.

Even with prior mental preparation, the chairman’s words still shocked him.

"If even you can’t defeat it, then wouldn’t we have to..." Morel hesitated mid-sentence, turning his head to glance at Akira, who appeared calm.

Though Morel didn’t finish his thought, the other three present understood his meaning.

If Chairman Netero couldn’t win, then they could only pin their hopes on Akira.

"How cruel time is~ I’m no longer the world strongest. More and more people will surpass me."

"Someone like that is standing right beside me now." Netero lowered his hand and glanced at Akira beside him, as if seeing his younger, more spirited self.

"My current strength is probably less than half of what it was in my prime. I really don’t want to grow old~" This was Chairman Netero heartfelt lament.

As a powerful warrior, he was well aware that his prime had long passed.

Even living to this age was already something to boast about—maintaining peak strength was simply impossible.

But for someone who dedicated his life to martial arts, watching his power gradually decline was truly painful.

"Don’t want to grow old?"

"Chairman, don’t be so disheartened. There might still be a chance." Akira calm voice came from beside them, causing all three to turn their gazes toward him with puzzled expressions.

Was he joking?

Indeed, Akira wasn’t joking he was speaking honestly.

Immortality might sound like a jest, but it wasn’t impossible to achieve.

Setting aside the Dark Continent, even Pokemon possessed such abilities.

For instance, Celebi, capable of time travel, might be able to freeze someone age?

Or Jirachi who could grant wishes, Ho-Oh who could resurrect creatures, Xerneas can extend his life force...

There were too many legendary Pokemon that could bring things back from death.

Let alone simply preventing aging.

"Immortality~"

"This old man probably has no hope left in this lifetime." Chairman Netero gazed into the distance while Akira observed the old man from the corner of his eye.

Both the expression on Netero face and the tone of his voice made one thing clear.

He had already prepared to sacrifice himself if necessary.

Moreover, this was largely a voluntary march towards death.

After all, dealing with the Chimera Ants would be extremely simple, especially now before the Ant King’s birth.

Just having Morel Purple Smoke Troopers deliver a ’Poor Man Rose’ to the nest would suffice to eliminate the Chimera Ants.

Compared to the devastation caused by the Chimera Ants, detonating a single ’Poor Man Rose’ would be far less destructive.

The surrounding area had long been devoid of human presence, inhabited only by Chimera Ants—making the use of ’Poor Man Rose’ perfectly reasonable.

But Akira understood that Chairman Netero had his reasons for not taking this approach.

The current situation wasn’t just about his inevitable death—it was about someone forcing him to die.

Even if the Chimera Ants were eliminated with ’Poor Man Rose’, there was no guarantee other threats wouldn’t emerge later.

Before Netero death, they could at least grant him one last exhilarating battle—this was the "mercy" of those pulling the strings behind the scenes.

"Chairman, don’t underestimate yourself like that. If even you can’t defeat the Royal Guards, what hope is there against the Ant King?" Not just Netero—Akira also saw Neferpitou atop the distant ant nest and the terrifyingly vast ’En’ she had unleashed!

Neferpitou ’En’ was unique, capable of expanding in irregular shapes.

In the original story, she had demonstrated an ’En’ spanning several hundred meters, with her maximum range reaching two kilometers.

To put this in perspective, elite Nen Users could typically maintain an ’En’ of about fifty meters.

The gap between them and Neferpitou was absurdly vast.

Of course, this was partly because ’En’ was Neferpitou specialty.

Even among fighters of similar strength, the scale of their ’En’ could vary significantly.

Precisely because Neferpitou was the most skilled ’En’ user among the three Royal Guards, she was usually assigned surveillance duties.

Akira estimated Neferpitou’s power had reached S-class range.

The three Royal Guards were likely around S- tier in strength.

Through Akira ’Gyo’, a massive crimson Aura dome enveloping the surrounding area became visible in the distance.

This was Neferpitou ’En’, centered around the ant nest.

An ordinary Nen User would be terrified just witnessing the scale of this ’En’.

"Well then, as you’ve all seen, there’s a monstrous ’En’ over there. What should our next move be?" Netero turned his back to the ant nest, addressing the group with a thoughtful expression.

"Chairman, you really have a twisted sense of humor. You must’ve already devised a plan, right?"

"Naturally, we’ll weaken the enemy first." Knov crouched down, pressing his palm against the ground as refined Aura gathered around his hand.

In an instant, a dark, fathomless Nen space portal materialized before them.

Reaching inside, Knov pulled out Morel massive smoking pipe.

Since carrying it around was too troublesome, Morel had opted to store it in Knov ’Four-Dimensional Mansion’.

This ’Four-Dimensional Mansion’ is indeed incredibly useful—not only can it store items, but living beings can also enter it.

Gengar can’t compare in this regard, its stomach can only hold inanimate objects.

Suddenly, Akira realized that he too, possessed something similar to the ’Four-Dimensional Mansion’.

That was the digital world!

With Porygon-Z, the digital world essentially became his own ’Four-Dimensional Mansion’.

Not only could living beings can enter and exit, but items could also be stored there.

The only drawback was that it could only be used in places with an internet connection.

But that didn’t matter—Porygon-Z abilities were growing stronger by the day.

Soon enough, it would likely evolve from merely utilizing networks to creating them outright.

Having an ability akin to the ’Four-Dimensional Mansion’ was crucial for exploring the Dark Continent.

"Take it slow. Enjoying the process of battle is its own kind of pleasure." Morel took a deep drag from his large pipe, his face brimming with confidence.

With Chairman Netero and Akira by their side, Morel and Knov felt an overwhelming sense of security.

Now, they wholeheartedly approved of Chairman Netero decision to invite Akira.

Without Akira accompanying them, they wouldn’t have been nearly as composed and calm as they were now.

"Indeed, lets enjoy the process of a battle." Akira casually sat cross-legged on the ground, a faint smirk tugging at his lips.

Suddenly, a fierce gale erupted and a suffocating pressure descended upon the platform. ƒгeewebnovёl_com

The sheer force of the Aura created a wind pressure that sent Chairman Netero robes flapping wildly.

Behind Akira, figures began to materialize one after another, leaving Morel and Knov utterly stunned.

One Nen beast after another, each with a distinct appearance, appeared before their eyes!

Though their sizes and forms varied, they all shared one common trait—their Auras were terrifyingly powerful!

"This... this is the legendary Nen beast army of Akira!" Knov stared intently at the assembled Pokemon, his voice trembling under the oppressive Aura.

Every single one of these Nen beasts far surpassed him in strength!

A one man army!

This was the true essence of what it meant to be a "Nen Beast Master"!

Any enemy attempting to overwhelm him with sheer numbers would only be digging their own grave.

This was the power of the World Strongest!!

Gardevoir, Lucario, Arcanine, Dragonite...

In an instant, the rocky platform was crowded with Pokemon!

Surrounded by this overwhelming force of Nen beasts, Morel and Knov felt even more secure.

Faced with the horde of Chimera Ants, Akira intended to unleash his Pokemon army to thoroughly farm experience points!

At that moment, the same thought flashed through Morel and Knov minds.

Did they even need to weaken the enemy forces?

With just Akira Nen beast squad, could they just bulldoze their way through?

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