Hunter x Hunter : Germain Joins The Hunt

Its severed left arm and wounds all over its body began to rapidly regenerate as it twitched and writhed.

It glared viciously, its back suddenly swelling, then with two wet sounds, it spit out a pair of wings, with goo splattering everywhere!

With the wings spread out, it pushed off the ground with its four hooves, and despite its massive size, it actually flew into the air!

Knuckle stared in shock at Youpi, never expecting that it could still evolve at this point!

The Chimera Ants were truly full of surprises in every aspect!

Youpi roared at the fallen Germain on the ground!

"You don't have the ability to fly, do you? Watch this! This is the direction of my evolution, the way I will defeat you and protect the 'King'!"

But after saying this, it was unbelievably struck by the realization that it had made a similar tactical choice to Shoot, who had just been unconscious not long ago!

Both of them tried to gain air superiority, to defeat an enemy they should never have been able to defeat!

No, I'm not that fragile human!

I'm not like him, and the result will be different!

At that moment, it suddenly widened its eyes in realization.

Youpi saw a chimera ant sitting beside Germain, looking like a chameleon.

It seemed to be a traitor named Meleoron, the squadron leader. Youpi had never really cared about it, because it was too weak.

It remembered that Meleoron's ability was to disguise and become invisible. Just an insignificant character, nothing more.

But when it saw Meleoron whispering to Germain and then jumping onto his back, it realized something was wrong.

Soon after, both Germain and Meleoron completely disappeared.

Youpi shuddered.

The odd feeling it had sensed before now turned into clear clues, all connecting to reveal the truth!

It turned out that Meleoron had been up to something!

Not only could it disguise itself, but it could also hide its presence completely!

This traitor had concealed its most important ability, and it had clearly been planning to betray the "King" all along!

Youpi was both angry and fearful!

The situation now was like when Shoot, during a tough battle, had stolen one of Youpi's compound eyes, finding a small chance of victory.

But then, it realized that Germain had completely disappeared under Meleoron's ability, its presence gone without a trace.

Had the last hope been completely extinguished?

At the same time, the puppet "A.P.R." kept repeating meaningless numbers in Youpi's ear, making it even more frustrated.

Youpi tried several times to attack and drive A.P.R. away, but realized that this doll was a product of some kind of nen ability, and would not disappear until certain conditions were met.

No, no, no, what am I thinking...

At times like this, I should focus on where that guy is.

But where is he?

Youpi realized it was intentionally avoiding thinking about the question.

Because it realized that it couldn't find Germain at all.

So, it made the best decision in this situation.

"Yes, it has to be like this!"

Youpi, in his centaur form, once again transformed into a swollen, grotesque giant-like appearance and exploded mid-air!

Boom—

Watching the expanding shockwave and flames, Knuckle quickly grabbed Shoot, flipped, and rolled to the side.

This time, they weren't affected as much.

He suddenly looked up into the sky, his heart filled with worry.

Knuckle had already figured out Youpi's reason for doing this.

Earlier, after seeing Youpi's new form, Knuckle immediately decided to send Meleoron to help Germain.

So, when the two of them disappeared at the same time due to the "Perfect Plan" and "God's accomplice," Knuckle wasn't sure what choice they had made in that split second.

Had they been swallowed up by Youpi's explosion on the way to him, or...?

Youpi's body shrank from its swollen state, then turned back into a powerful centaur form and continued to soar through the air.

It used its claws to swipe through the smoke, eager to see the result.

But it didn't see Germain or Meleoron's figures and couldn't feel their presence either.

Of course, one possibility was that Meleoron had been killed by the explosion.

In that case, it was possible that Meleoron's Post-mortem Nen had amplified the strange power, allowing Germain to remain hidden as long as he was holding the corpse.

It was indeed a possibility, but Youpi couldn't make a judgment.

Of course, the best outcome would be that the explosion severely injured or killed Germain.

Could it get this best result?

Just then, Youpi felt something strange.

Crack—

When its head was split in two, the strange feeling became even more intense!

Youpi realized it was being torn apart by some unknown force.

First, his entire body was sliced in half from top to bottom, then from the waist of his centaur form, it was cut into four pieces!

In the chaos of his consciousness, Youpi realized he had been attacked by Germain.

He was still alive...

Youpi's heart sank to the bottom.

Germain had predicted Youpi's explosion, so he didn't act impulsively right away.

His body was strong enough to survive the blast, but Meleoron on his back was not.

Therefore, instead of attacking, Germain withdrew with Meleoron on his back.

Meleoron, who had been holding its breath, was confused at first, but when it saw the explosion from Youpi, it suddenly remembered Youpi's ability.

It had almost become a victim of the explosion!

In the next moment, Germain charged towards Youpi, who was floating in the air, and swung his Cleaver during Youpi's moment of confusion!

"Critical hit!"

The silver-white Virtue aura enhanced Germain's next two strikes, both of which were critical hits, and he quickly sliced Youpi in his centaur form into four pieces!

The pieces fell to the ground with thuds.

Knuckle stared at the four large chunks of bloody flesh on the ground, still unaware that they had already won.

However, his delay allowed him to narrowly avoid disaster.

Suddenly, the four pieces of Youpi emitted a dark, Post-mortem Nen, and the pieces reassembled into one, charging at Knuckle and Shoot!

Since Germain and Meleoron were hidden under the "God's Accomplice," Youpi, with his lingering grudge, attacked Knuckle and Shoot as if he were controlled by Post mortem Nen like Neferpitou!

Youpi was almost about to pounce on Knuckle and Shoot.

At that moment, Knuckle suddenly felt the ground beneath him disappear.

After a sensation of weightlessness, he and Shoot began to fall!

Knuckle screamed in shock!

Bang—

At the same time, Youpi was slammed to the ground!

The Post-mortem Nen attached to it spiraled out and disappeared into the air.

Once Youpi could no longer move, becoming a true corpse, Meleoron released the "God's Accomplice" and began breathing heavily.

It was both shocked and overjoyed.

I... I really fought alongside this man to defeat a "Royal Guard"!

I did it!

And the one holding down Youpi, naturally, was Germain.

He stomped Youpi into the ground with one foot and used the "Hunter's Badge" to absorb Youpi's Post-mortem Nen.

This battle was finally over.

A new rune pattern appeared on Germain's chest—"Hunter."

It was a straight line that pierced through a square from the outside in, and it allowed Germain's physical strength and energy to recover faster.

This would undoubtedly enhance his ability to keep fighting.

He had Meleoron climb down from his back and then lifted his head, looking toward the black hole in the distance, and the white-haired man crouching near it.

Knov looked at Germain for a moment, adjusted his glasses, and pressed his lips together.

In the end, he made a choice and came.

It turned out that it was Knov who, using the "4D Mansion" entrance he had set up earlier, brought Knuckle and Shoot into the space.

His expression was solemn, but his body still couldn't stop trembling.

"I'll send Shoot to the doctor for treatment. Knuckle will decide his own course… Go, support Chairman Netero… leave this… leave this to us."

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