Seeing Netero's movements, Neferpitou grew wary. 'Absolutely… absolutely… I can't let this person approach the nest and threaten the Queen.
Seeing Netero's movements, Neferpitou grew wary.
'Absolutely… absolutely… I can't let this person approach the nest and threaten the Queen. The King hasn't been born yet; the Queen can't be harmed.'
She turned her gaze to Loki.
Compared to Netero, Loki's power wasn't enough to make Neferpitou truly apprehensive.
While Loki's Nen was strong, it wasn't significantly stronger than hers.
Netero still held the upper hand in their battle, controlling the initiative.
'This new human King must be eliminated. If he continues to grow, he'll become a huge threat,' Neferpitou thought, deciding to strike when both were exhausted.
The Chimera Ant Squadron Leaders communicated telepathically.
'Humans can be this terrifying?' 'I can't even see their movements clearly.' 'Humans are terrifying!'
Neferpitou scoffed at the Squadron Leaders' comments.
'Shut up! They're just humans.'
These Squadron Leaders had learned to use Nen, but their power was far inferior to Netero or Loki. They weren't even in the same league.
Clang! Loki, wielding the Shinsō, parried Netero's attack with his Zanpakuto.
The clash of power created a terrifying shockwave, cracking the ground beneath Loki's feet.
He gritted his teeth, raising his Zanpakuto to deflect 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva's palm. He panted slightly.
Seeing Loki pause, Netero didn't immediately attack, smiling.
"What? Can't keep up?"
It wasn't exhaustion. Loki realized he'd oversimplified things. He thought memorizing 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva's attacks would reveal weaknesses.
He hadn't anticipated the countless variations possible from only one hundred techniques.
Even memorizing the attack patterns wouldn't reveal Netero's weaknesses; his current Sharingan wasn't enough.
Finding Netero's weaknesses would take hours.
Loki couldn't last that long.
He'd overestimated his durability.
In under a minute, they'd clashed countless times.
While each 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva strike wasn't a problem, hundreds of attacks were starting to take their toll. His Nen flow was slightly affected.
If this continued for hours, even if he found Netero's weakness, Loki would be incapacitated.
'This won't work!' Passive defense left him at a disadvantage. He needed another plan.
Loki gripped his Zanpakuto, looking at Netero. 'Will the Shinsō still work?' Netero had seen its power and was likely prepared.
Gripping the spear, Loki focused. 'Let's try. If it works, it's a one-hit kill.'
Boom!! A burst of Nen propelled Loki towards Netero, spreading rapidly.
Netero chuckled. 'What trick are you trying?'
Loki's intense, murderous gaze suggested this wouldn't be simple.
But Netero could only counter with 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva; unlike Loki, he had only one ultimate technique, honed to perfection.
As Netero raised his arms, Loki erupted in a terrifying blaze of fire, rapidly ascending.
This surprised Netero. "Trying to create distance?"
But as Netero thought that, Loki, in mid-air, casually swung his left hand.
"Flame Ring!"
Boom!!! A torrent of flames erupted, engulfing Netero, spreading wildly like a fierce wave, shocking the Chimera Ant Squadron Leaders.
They hadn't expected Nen to be used like this. The area instantly became a sea of fire.
Netero stood in a clear space, looking up at Loki. "That won't work on me. You're wasting Nen."
Netero stopped speaking. Loki held a spinning fireball in the sky, seemingly drawing the ground flames towards it.
"Great Flame Ring—Flame Emperor!"
A miniature sun appeared in Loki's palm. Netero frowned. 'So, the earlier attacks were to ignite the trees!'
Loki looked coldly at Netero. Hisoka and the others were pale, Hisoka taking two steps back, Pakunoda and Baise hastily retreating.
"That's…" Hisoka said uncertainly.
Pakunoda nodded. "Yes, his strongest flame technique—Flame Emperor."
"Flame Emperor? What's wrong with that?" Morel asked, ignoring their conflict.
Pakunoda, Hisoka, and Baise jumped back, Pakunoda glancing at Morel as she leaped.
"Get away if you don't want to die! That's how he destroyed a whole building," she said coldly, looking at the flames in Loki's hand.
"This time it's stronger. Staying here is suicide."
They fled. Morel and Knov exchanged glances. "It's not safe here either."
They looked towards the battle.
They were over a hundred meters away, separated by uneven terrain and forest.
Even this wasn't safe. Morel looked at Knov.
"I don't know if it's true, but we can't let those people go. I'll follow them."
He glanced at the stunned Balda and the others.
"Those three don't seem to be his companions. Protect them."
Knov nodded. With his four-dimensional space, he didn't need to escape.
Loki held the Flame Emperor high above; Netero below stared at the blinding flames.
'That's his plan,' Netero thought, understanding Loki's intention.
The scale of the attack and the Nen consumption suggested it was a large-scale attack.
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