The C-class ant soldier leader has already surpassed most ordinary "Nen users",
non-elite Hunters, and the Spider group's talented individuals can't handle them at all.
Moreover, what's in front of them is...an endless legion of C-class "berserker mites"!
"Hoho...looks like it's time for the real deal." Netero was at the peak of his life, this expedition to the Dark Continent was both to fulfill the commission from the Ancient Gan Yu Kingdom to find the "Trinity Water"...and equally importantly...Netero wanted to challenge his own limits and venture into the Dark Continent, engaging in duels with mightier opponents!
"Here they come!" Linne held a pot as a shield in one hand and a spatula as a sword in the other, gazing intently ahead...beside him, Jager looked leisurely, tilted his head towards Roy and said, "Young man, aren't you going to run?"
The appearance of the sandworms had already terrified many, and some barely managed to calm their nerves. Right after, seeing the swarms of giant mites with their sharp mouthparts rushing towards them, those with weaker mentalities rolled their eyes upwards, fainting directly,
However, running...can it really solve the problem?
The ship they landed on had long been smashed by a sandworm's tail; otherwise, where would the "paddleboard" and "rudder" come from?
Humans...ultimately have to confront reality...Roy said nothing, opened his right hand, and conjured a Shallow Strike in his hand, advancing instead of retreating, charging towards the mites head-on, raising his hand for a flying slash wrapped in flames!
His great-grandfather reminded him this morning, "The great path is simple"...this young man had a belly full of thoughts without a place to unleash them, chasing the slash, he was the first to rush into the mite swarm, drawing his sword to slash!
"Hoho...he indeed is in a rush."
"Isn't it praise-worthy courage?"
"I think...the young man's swordsmanship is pretty good..."
Netero, Linne, and Jager exchanged a glance, revealing a Buddha's light, wielding a pot spatula, flashing a hand blade, and closely followed, charging into the mite swarm. From a height, they drew a clear, distinguished line!
"Ding..."
Such hard shells!
Roy's blade struck the head of a berserker mite, immediately producing a clear "ding" sound, like striking a block of steel coated with [Ken]!
The blade sharply bounced upwards, nearly out of his grasp, but midway through, Roy flipped his wrist, firmly catching it again!
Saying silently to himself...each of these mites were no less formidable than the pig-headed men such as Sajin and Gongerdan encountered in the Hunter Exam's illusion; perhaps...mentally inferior, but simply by coating their entire shells with [Ken] and reckless charging, ordinary Nen users had a hard time fending them off...
"Shell insects, their weaknesses are generally in the abdomen and mouth cavity. If the shell can't be cut, try other places."
Jager executed a [Snake Life] infused with [Ken] through the head of a mite, in a reverse grip summoned a few "cookie soldiers" with horned helmets, wielding large swords, sporting long beards stuck to the ground as they dove low, specifically targeting the mites' abdomens, accompanied by several shrill screams...
Roy seeing this, was deep in thought, suddenly a swamp appeared underfoot, quickly sinking into the ground...causing Jager, along with Netero and Linne who had been observing him, to narrow their eyes in surprise.
Spatial-type Nen abilities are rare...
Netero palm-struck a mite into flight, kicking another that was biting from the side to death, then..."fist", "palm", "elbow", "leg"...directly ignored the mites' tough shells, relying purely on brute force to carve a bloody path through the swarms!
Looking towards the young man's direction now...Roy's progress was even faster than his, relying on [Swamp Space] to stealth underground, using [En] to track the mites' positions. He was much like the "cookie soldiers", specifically attacking the soft abdomens of the mite swarms, stabbing one dead whenever he surfaced. Compared to...some "Enhancement-type" "Human's Strongest" only knowing "brute force",
it was both time-efficient and labor-saving. In no time, he had consecutively stabbed six or seven dead...[Hint: Life Energy +5+5+5...(Remark: Non-intelligent species), Life Energy halved...]
"This guy is literally the nemesis of these shell-type magical beasts." Linne used an iron pot to send a mite flying, swinging a spatula to crush the mouth that attacked her, all the while keeping an eye on Roy, her beautiful eyes reflecting shimmering light.
"Screech..." a white blade in, a red blade out. Where the swamp appeared, the "death scythe" was present...Jager, close to Roy, saw more clearly than even Netero and Linne; the young man's seemingly clever method of stabbing...between slashes appeared to contain certain considerations, indicating he...was thinking!
Perhaps it was a Zoldyck's innate sensing, or perhaps understanding as fellow "Conjuration" classes, knowing each other better than other systems...Jager felt right...Roy was contemplating, also trying...
Trying to combine [Swamp Space] and [Sword], creating unique sword techniques for himself...with [Fiery True Intent] paired with [Sword] and [Ken], it could merge into [Residual Fire Tachi]...[Magnetic Force] paired with [Sword] and [Ken] could fuse into [Gravity Blade]...there's no reason [Swamp Space] and [Sword] can't combine...
In deep thought,
The young man's "clever" killing finally aroused "public anger"!
With the sandworms' tremendous roar...at the moment Roy opened up the swamp again, dozens of mites suddenly curled into a ball, shockingly burrowed into the swamp simultaneously alongside him,
[Earth Escape Sharing...]
[Symbiotic Lending...]
As the host, the Sand Worm seemed to lend its innate Nen ability to the Mad Vermin, seizing the moment Roy dove underground, lending them its talent Nen ability [Earth Escape], driving them to follow Roy underground, immediately curling up into a ball, wrapping around the vulnerable abdomen, and relying only on the strong armor plates covered with "Ken", raising each one like sharp swords, grinding towards Roy!
The swamp closed and disappeared in a flash...
The ground was empty with no trace of the boy... Jager frowned, manifested a [Wolf Tooth Club], game notes... the "exclusive" weapon of the Two-headed Ogre, "Heavy Strike on Enemy" +50%, swept horizontally, spun around in a circle, smashing the heads of countless Mad Vermin!
He cast [En] to search for the boy's trace, gaining a bit of time.
"Ho ho... The boy isn't that fragile, Jager... stay focused." The supersonic Buddha Fist sent one flying, Netero was covered in blood, glanced over, and said quietly.
He casually raised a palm, slapped away a few Mad Vermin sneaking behind Linne... Linne's twin ponytails fluttered with the palm wind, she held a spatula in one hand, put her other hand on her waist, took a breath, and said: "Space-type Nen abilities are rare, Jager sees talent correctly, in the future... we might have to rely on that boy."
Running away when unable to win is the first survival rule Linne always keeps in mind, which allows her to remain active on the elite Hunter front line. She's not here, like Netero, to challenge her own limits. On this trip... besides experiencing the legendary "Trinity Water," which can transform into any liquid, the most important thing is... to find [ingredients]!
For an experienced Gourmet Hunter, nothing is more important than [eating] and [ingredients]...
"It's a pity the boy is hidden so deeply, otherwise if I had known he had this ability, I would have cooked more to build a good relationship with him sooner..." Linne regretted silently.
Beside her, Jager suddenly said: "It's not too late now."
Nen formed [En] penetrated underground and seemed to discover something, immediately Netero and Linne felt something, turned their heads to look——
The surface exploded with a "boom," dozens of Mad Vermin were skewered on an infinitely elongated Samurai Sword like candied hawthorns, stuck into the ground like a flagpole, invisibly exuding a terrifying power, forcing the frantically swarming army of Mad Vermin to stop abruptly, silencing them!
"What kind of move is this?" Linne swallowed, looked up at the Samurai Sword extending into the sky, hundreds of meters long, and teasingly said to Netero: "This seems more powerful than your Buddha hand."
Indeed... the Hundred Forms of Guanyin has a hundred hands, though the long sword is long, it is only one, and when comparing numbers, Netero undoubtedly has a huge advantage, and besides... the swamp reappeared, the boy crawled out of the surface in embarrassment, obviously unable to maintain the "hundred-meter long sword" due to the massive Nen consumption from sudden extension.
The sword shortened, returning to its Shallow Strike form, he flipped his hand and jabbed it into the ground, started gasping heavily...
"Boom... boom... boom..." The Mad Vermin lost the support of the long sword and fell powerlessly....
Jager, being the closest to Roy and the only one using [En] to capture his current state, saw more clearly than Netero and Linne... the boy seemed to have combined his [Nen ability] with [sword], creating an incredible sword technique!
"What is this move called?" He looked at Roy with admiration, repeating Linne's question, asking for both Netero and himself.
Curiosity drives humans to deepen their understanding of each other.
Roy leaned on the short sword, recovering Nen, and replied: "[Divine Spear]."
'Utilizing the extension of [space], lengthening the sword, shooting like a spear unexpectedly...'
Jager savored it carefully, praised: "Good name."
"In the realm of Conjuration and 'unconstrained imagination,' truly no other system can compare."
Indeed, as Jager said... with the intent of merging [Swamp Space] and [sword] as the grand premise... Roy initially followed the principle of "reference" then "imitation" and finally "creation", and thought of "Knuckle" and his Nen ability... [4th Dimensional Apartment] immediately...
During future expeditions against "ants", he had used "set up an entrance", "create an apartment", "control apartment keys", opening doors at will, drawing people in... highlighting the flexibility of "space".
It's a pity, Roy knows he is not Knuckle, his conceptual image is "the sun" rather than "space". His understanding of "space" clearly lags behind Knuckle, but that does not stop him from trying to utilize the flexible aspect of "space"——"extension"...
Transform the sword into a spear, delivering a fierce strike to the Mad Vermin!
As proven, this path he chose was not mistaken, the Mad Vermin smashed on the ground beside his feet are the testimony!
"You did well, but..."
A thunderous roar sounded... the paused Mad Vermin "awakened"....
Accompanied by the Sand Worm personally smashing its tail towards them!
Jager took a step forward, gripped the Wolf Tooth Club, shielding the boy behind him, took a deep breath, and said: "The big one is coming!"