"Oh ho ho ho, I never thought we'd meet again in this way." After seeing Jed, Netero still maintained that nonchalant tone, as if chatting with a friend. Although Jed was indeed his friend, once his best friend.
"Hmph, you know what? I've wanted to see you for a long time, because I can't wait to tear you to pieces." Jed also used the same tone to tell chilling words.
"Do you really hate me that much?"
"Hate you? No, I hate the entire Hunter Association. Full of greed, fawning over those in power in major countries, completely disregarding the lives of civilians, doing everything for personal gain. An organization like this should disappear as soon as possible."
"So you did this? Controlling the entire Heaven's Arena and using all the spectators in the arena as hostages to threaten - what's your purpose in doing this?" Netero's smile gradually disappeared. The Jed in front of him was no longer the Jed he used to know. Although the former Jed sometimes acted in dark ways, he would never do something so despicable as threatening with ordinary people's lives as hostages.
"Of course it's to see you, then capture you. I want to use you to threaten the Hunter Association to make them publicize the Dark Ledger! Let the world see your ugly, dark side, let the world see what you've actually done!" Jed grinned, his black eyes and golden pupils showing madness.
"In the end, satisfying your own selfish desires - aren't you doing exactly these things now? Actually, you're also a hunter doing what you despise hunters for doing. Moreover, do you think that by threatening with me, the association will agree to publish the Dark Ledger? That thing has already been sealed, sealed together with you from that time." Netero's words carried slight self-mockery. Was his own life really that precious? Would the Hunter Association and various countries really make public the Dark Ledger that hid the history of dark transactions between nations for his sake? Don't be ridiculous, how could that be possible. Those people would do anything to cover up their crimes. Moreover, he really wasn't that important. As long as whoever became the Hunter Association's chairman didn't oppose them, they wouldn't care. Otherwise, he wouldn't be here equipped with the "Rose." At this time, Netero also touched his chest, where a deadly weapon was buried - the Poor Man's Rose.
"You're so annoying, you're still as detestable as before. I must teach you a harsh lesson, Netero." Jed was the first to leap into the air and attack Netero. This was quite fast speed and power. As an Enhancer, martial arts was indeed their strongest technique.
"Teach me a lesson? Let's see if you have that ability. Let's continue that battle that never had a victor! Decades ago you couldn't beat me, and the current you still can't possibly beat me." The instant Jed launched his attack, Netero made the same reaction. Actually, if you ignored the face, Netero's body was completely like that of a person in their prime years, powerful.
As the battle between the two began, the entire building also shook due to the impact of some of their power. Was this the legendary building shake?
Hunter Association Chairman VS Shadow Leader
"This Nen? Is it the Chairman?! Who is the person fighting him? How is it possible to have such powerful strength? Unbelievable." At the same time, all the Nen users in Heaven's Arena felt these two strong and destructive Nen auras.
"Saving the hostages is urgent. Chairman Netero will definitely win! He's a super strong monster who has lived for countless years!" Although Morel was very worried about Netero's safety in his heart, he said different words with his mouth. At this time, he couldn't panic.
"Watch out!" Suddenly sensing something, Morel held his large pipe horizontally in front to block an oncoming huge blue fireball. Due to the excessive impact force, Morel took a small step backward.
"Look what I found? It's hunters." A lazy and arrogant voice rang out in front of everyone.
"Who's there?" The four hunters immediately became alert. From the attack just now, the opponent's strength looked quite strong.
"You came to our territory and actually ask who I am? How ridiculous. Don't you think so, Lord Leol?" The blue mohawk-haired Demon walked out from the shadows. Standing beside him was a monster with a lion's head wearing casual clothes. Shadow Three Giants - Demon and Division Commander trio - Leol make their appearance.
Whether this was destined confrontation or something else, Leol, who died at Morel's hands in the original work, once again faced off against him in the Heaven's Arena battle. However, this time, Leol might not die. Because his current power was more than double what it used to be.
"Chimera Ant! How is this possible? How could there be Chimera Ants here?" Morel widened his eyes in some surprise. Originally thought there were only the three people in the files. Although the opponent's strength wasn't weak, with their several people, taking down the opponent wouldn't be difficult, which was why he allowed Yin Tiger to leave. Because whether Yin Tiger's strength was here or not didn't matter - they could handle it with just their few people. But he never expected that Chimera Ants would appear here. Having fought Chimera Ants multiple times, Morel clearly knew that although his strength wasn't weak, in a head-on collision, he might not gain any advantage against Squadron Leader-level monsters. Moreover, the current situation was unclear. Jed was actually cooperating with Chimera Ants, and whether there were beings above Squadron Leader level here was still unknown. This was really troublesome now. You have to know that someone of Knov's level with spatial escape abilities never returned after going to investigate the Ant King's palace. They basically knew nothing about the opponent's intelligence. How many Squadron Leaders had come? Or was the Ant King here or not? No, this information must be transmitted.
"Morel, what exactly is that monster? To make you so surprised, is it a former enemy?" The Two Star Bounty Hunter immediately noticed Morel's abnormality and asked.
"You all know about Chairman Netero being injured, right." After thinking for a while, Morel decided to tell everyone about this matter. Although the higher-ups all knew about the Chimera Ant situation, they definitely didn't have as complete intelligence as he did.
"You mean when the Chairman's arm was broken? Are you saying this person did it? Impossible. Although I feel he's very strong, he's definitely not as powerful as Chairman Netero." The non-mainstream Gourmet Hunter spoke up. Although Leol's strength had increased a lot, there was indeed still a large gap compared to Netero.
"It's not this guy. It's the king of their race. You all know about Chimera Ants, right? That race from TV and guild documents." Morel continued.
"You mean the recent major magical beast eating people incident? Could it be that this Chimera Ant did it?" The muscle brother seemed to remember something and said.
"This isn't some magical beast eating people incident. Chimera Ants are a race from the Dark Continent. Just a few months ago, that race occupied NGL and gave birth to an extremely terrifying monster, namely the king of their race. The reason Chairman Netero was injured was because he was attacked by their Ant King, and that Ant King only used one move. The reason we could come back alive was also because the opponent had no intention of killing us." Morel revealed facts that shocked all three Star Hunters.
"How is that possible? How could the Chairman not even block one of the opponent's moves?"
"So that's how it was? Really hard to believe." The Two Star Bounty Hunter slowly said. Chairman Netero, who symbolized invincibility, was actually defeated by the opponent. Was there anything more unacceptable than this? Then the Bounty Hunter seemed to remember something and his face changed greatly.
"That Ant King isn't here too, is he?"
"That's exactly what I'm worried about. If the Ant King is here, we probably don't have a shred of chance to win." Morel said with difficulty.
"You've been muttering there since just now, what are you muttering about? Don't worry, the King isn't here. Even if he were here, he wouldn't bother dealing with weak guys like you. We Squadron Leaders are sufficient." Leol looked somewhat impatient. The King's order was to eliminate everyone who invaded this building. He had just sensed that a fairly strong guy had encountered Zazan. If he could eat someone of that level, his own strength should improve further.
These three Squadron Leaders wouldn't care about Meruem's so-called rule against eating people. As long as they weren't discovered, it would be fine.
"Good thing that guy isn't here. Then these Chimera Ants who joined Jed should be Chimera Ants that scattered to various places before. Previously heard reports that those guys had been completely eliminated, didn't expect a few were still left here. No, there's also the possibility that these guys received orders from the Ant King. But if the Ant King isn't here, then why send these Squadron Leaders here to die? He should know that these Squadron Leaders are completely no match for the Chairman. Or does he think Jed can beat the Chairman? Hmm, Jed's strength is indeed not weaker than the Chairman's. That's possible." Based on available intelligence, Morel quickly analyzed some conclusions, and these conclusions were already quite close to the truth.
"Demon, you handle one. I'll take care of the remaining three guys." Leol said confidently. Just right that his strength had greatly increased and he hadn't had a good fight yet. Let these humans witness Lord Leol's strength. Tremble, humans! Due to his great increase in strength, although being disciplined by Meruem and Jed had made his overconfidence restrain slightly, when facing these humans who were originally weaker than him, he was still somewhat underestimating his enemy. But facing three Star Hunters at once - unless the opponents were very weak, even strong members of the Zodiac Twelve wouldn't dare say such arrogant words.
As for the three Squadron Leaders, because of Meruem's orders, they had always followed Jed, so initially the Shadow Three Giants and the three Squadron Leaders all found each other displeasing. But because the hunters' genocidal actions made worshipping the strong become a consistent principle of these Shadow descendants. So the relationship between the Squadron Leaders and the Three Giants had also eased, with Leol and Demon having the best relationship. The reason was simple - Demon's personality was more straightforward and easy to fool.
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