And once she's discovered, then…
The thought of the outcome she would face made Palm shiver.
Luckily, she had pulled back in time and hadn't exposed herself to the enemy's sight.
Palm felt an immense sense of relief and deep gratitude toward the person who had sent her the message.
She wasn't foolish and knew that among the members of the Chimera Ant Extermination Team, the one capable of achieving such a feat was none other than Lan.
She had also realized that he had been able to leave messages on her computer the moment she infiltrated it, suggesting that he monitored every move she made.
In this case, after all the effort, risks, and dangers she had faced to get here, it seemed that the man named Lan had already accomplished what she came for.
This thought made Palm feel a wave of disappointment. After all, her proud ability to assist the team had turned out to be completely useless in his hands.
However, what followed was a wave of relief and a deep breath of relaxation.
This meant that she no longer needed to risk her life carrying out surveillance.
The task of monitoring the Ant King and the royal guards could now be left to Lan, which would greatly increase the success rate of their operation.
With that in mind, Palm thought: "So, all I need to do now is hide completely. I can't expose myself at all..."
If she were to reveal herself, all her previous planning would be ruined.
The actions of the Chimera Ant Extermination Team would also be exposed to the Ant King and the royal guards, completely destroying the favorable start they had.
Now, her best course of action was to remain silent and still, completely unnoticed in this place.
With this resolve, Palm quietly returned to her room, pretending as if nothing had happened.
She would wait for the moment when the Chimera Ant Extermination Team began their full-scale assault.
When the time came, she would reveal herself and do everything she was supposed to do!
As for now, she needed to do nothing. She couldn't even contact her comrades outside.
Any of her actions were under the opponent's En (Circle), and any abnormal behavior would be close to being exposed.
Thus, her friends outside, like Gon and others, were unaware of her situation.
The best scenario now was to pretend she had already ended her mission and to ignore her existence completely.
Palm's actions were certainly prudent.
"At least she hasn't caused us any more trouble, so that's a good thing."
Lan and Ging casually chatted as they watched this unfold from the luxury room.
These two, who hadn't met the Chimera Ant Extermination Team in person, were working behind the scenes to help the members avoid the dangers coming their way.
"Ensuring the safety of our comrades is no small feat."
Ging said as he ate a red dragon fruit, his mouth covered in red pulp.
The two of them lived in enviable conditions, with good food and good living arrangements, and their primary task was simply relaying information to their comrades.
Meanwhile, on the large screen in front of them, Neferpitou had successfully healed the Ant King's arm and reactivated her En. With a leap, she jumped to the rooftop, keeping a vigilant eye on the surroundings to guard against any potential enemy attacks.
Previously, when she withdrew the puppets in the capital, she had already gained a rough understanding of the enemy's abilities.
The people causing havoc throughout the city were, in fact, just smoke puppets created by a single individual.
These puppets had complex, unpredictable movements and were capable of performing high-level actions.
This excited Neferpitou, who also specialized in puppets.
"Though the number of their puppets is fewer than mine, their precision is incredible..."
Neferpitou's cat-like eyes sparkled. "I really want to take them on and spar with them!"
Of course, she could only dream about it. As one of the royal guards, her primary responsibility was to stay by the Ant King's side and couldn't leave for such trivial matters.
"Ahhh, I wonder if they'll come to attack... Meow!"
Thinking about it made her feel…
"I'm a little excited... Meow!"
Neferpitou jumped up and stood on the rooftop, wildly waving her arms and howling in excitement.
Below, at the palace gate, Menthuthuyoupi stiffly looked up, his face showing a rare expression of human-like helplessness.
Having already witnessed Shaiapouf's insanity, Menthuthuyoupi felt that another one of the royal guards had gone mad.
So, he's the only normal one out of the three?
Sitting there, Menthuthuyoupi doubted the meaning of life as he stared blankly.
Inside the palace, Komugi, who had just finished sleeping, sat back at the chessboard, resuming her game with the Ant King.
Fortunately, in the rules of the Republic of East Gorteau's Gungi, blind people weren't forbidden to play.
Otherwise, Komugi might have already lost to a deceitful opponent and met her untimely death.
After all, in competitive games like Gungi, the true masters were not only skilled but also virtuous.
Who would have thought that among Gungi masters, there could be those who were talented yet villainous?
Or perhaps it was a case of a despicable nation giving birth to despicable players.
In the eyes of certain inhuman beings, these Gungi matches were merely about winning or losing, with no other value.
That said, this wasn't entirely correct.
Meruem, though not human, still knew how to play and win the game.
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