"Awoooo!!!!"
A small wolf pup, covered in fluffy white fur and looking rather adorably goofy, tilted its head back and let out a howl. However, Lupos quickly swiped a paw at it, forcibly turning the howl into a series of pitiful whimpers.
Clearly, the Shadow Wolf King was quite dissatisfied with this descendant who had caused him to lose face; he even seemed a bit embarrassed and bashful...
There was no avoiding it. For any male creature, the idea of giving birth himself was a situation so unsettling it would likely be viewed as an indelible stain of shame for a lifetime. If he weren't incapable of resisting, Lupos would have had half a mind to bite his unscrupulous master to death.
"Alright, don't be grumpy. I promise there won't be a second time. Besides, the enemies we're facing this time aren't like the small skirmishes before, this is a real army."
Allen, noticing the resentful gaze, reached out and stroked his pet's head to soothe him. He didn't forget to pass the newborn pup to Knov behind him, leaving the "gatekeeper" to handle the babysitting.
He was well aware that when it came to the "Pregnancy Stones," he had indeed gone a bit too far. But at the time, for some reason, the sheer absurdity of a male creature becoming pregnant felt so amusing that curiosity drove him to perform a small experiment on Lupos.
Just as the Wolf King was looking for an opportunity to vent his inner anger and dissatisfaction, a dense mass of black dots suddenly appeared in the distant sky. There was no need to ask; these were the Chimera Ant forces flying in from the hive. Those with the ability to fly carried those without, rushing toward the location at top speed.
"My god! That number is staggering!"
Baise felt goosebumps erupt across her body, and she couldn't help but shudder.
"It looks like the elites have mobilized in full force," Morel said, standing up with a grave expression. He began rapidly creating Deep Purple Soldiers, turning some of the smoke soldiers into doubles of the other team members. Clearly, this tactical master was about to begin his micro-management again. With his support, he could enable every main attacker present to exert two to three times their normal strength.
As everyone entered combat readiness, Neferpitou, the "Catwoman" of the Royal Guards, was the first to descend from the heavens, slamming into the ground with a resounding boom and creating a massive crater.
She leisurely scanned the members of the Extermination Team before locking her eyes on Allen. Her lips curled into a smile as she asked, "You're the strongest one here, aren't you?"
"That's right. It's me." Allen nodded without hesitation.
"Hmm, compared to that old man from yesterday, which of you two is stronger?" Pitou continued to press, rubbing her chin.
"I'd say I'm probably a bit stronger. What do you think? Want to give it a try?" Allen offered a combat invitation with great interest. He could sense that the Aura of the two guards before him wasn't much lower than his own, both were over a million, making this the perfect chance to test how much his strength had truly grown.
"I'd love to!"
Pitou's eyes widened with excitement. The muscles in her legs tensed instantly, followed by an explosion of unimaginable force. In less than a second, she lunged forward at supersonic speeds.
The next moment...
BOOM!
The two fists collided violently, erupting in a deafening roar. The terrifying shockwave and air pressure swept surrounding dirt, rocks, branches, and leaves into the air.
"Eh? You actually caught my full-strength strike! You really are strong!" Pitou retreated two steps, her face showing unmasked surprise.
Not only her, but even Youpi, who had just landed, wore a similar expression. Since their birth, the three guards had never encountered an opponent capable of rivaling them. Even when facing Netero, they could sense that the Chairman's Aura capacity was far inferior to theirs.
But this time was different. Whether in terms of Aura, physical constitution, or muscle explosiveness, Allen was not at all inferior to a Chimera Ant infused with the finest genes of countless species.
"What a pair of monsters! If it were us, we'd probably be killed in a single punch," Knov muttered to himself, wiping sweat from his cheek.
Morel agreed with a heavy nod. "Monsters indeed! In any case, stay as far away from those two guards as possible; leave them to Allen. Our mission is to draw in all the Squadron Leaders, Officers, and soldier ants."
"You handle the offense! Leave the defense to me! As long as I live, I won't let a single person get hurt," Bodoro promised, holding up his two shields.
"Hahahahaha! Now this is the ultimate battlefield and stage! Come! Let the carnival begin!"
Accompanied by that neurotic declaration, Hisoka immediately pulled out a deck of cards and fired them at the dense swarm of soldier ants ahead. Illumi, silent as ever, frantically hurled needles imbued with Manipulation Nen, forcing the ants at the front to turn and attack their own comrades.
A tragic, large-scale war had officially begun.
Lupos, acting as battlefield support, showed no mercy. He summoned over a dozen shadow clones at once, sending them straight into the densest part of the enemy lines to self-destruct. Each blast claimed dozens of ants, and even Officers couldn't escape.
Ultimately, under Morel's cover and Bodoro's Defense of the Indestructible, the Extermination Team, despite being at an absolute numerical disadvantage, held their ground against the frontal assault of over two thousand Chimera Ants. Baise even managed to successfully control one Squadron Leader and four Officers with an Instant Lover kiss.
Watching the brutal, deadlocked slaughter on the main battlefield, Allen drew his bow and smiled at the two guards. "Since this is a race war, let's skip the meaningless parts and use combat to decide who is right and who wins."
"Fine by me! That's exactly what I wanted to say!"
With that, Youpi leaped forward and initiated the attack. Compared to Pitou, his speed was noticeably slower, but his power far exceeded hers; every punch he threw generated immense destructive force.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the attacks continued, the red-skinned guard began to shift his form to launch faster and more vicious strikes. If Allen's reaction speed hadn't already undergone a qualitative leap, he might have been pinned and beaten in a matter of minutes.
Now, however, he could not only see every attack route clearly but also dodge them with composure. Seeing this, Pitou quickly joined the fray, using her speed advantage to launch constant ambushes from the flanks.
For a time, the entire area was filled with the afterimages of the three combatants; no outsider could hope to interfere. Only the thunderous clashing of Aura upon Aura and the occasional terrifying arrow flying out broke the blur.
Any other ants that tried to get close to help were either blown apart or shredded within minutes. The arrows, in particular, created "no-man's zones" whenever they flew into the dense clusters of ants; every soldier ant and Officer in range died instantly.
Meanwhile, the Red Dragon, Vaelstrasz, took the opportunity to charge in, materializing into solid form to turn the half-dead unfortunates into cocoons and swallow them down.