Oboro returned to the royal palace from an unknown region after a full day.
The V5 representative, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Oboro and immediately rushed towards him, furious.
Ready to demand an explanation.
Meanwhile, Anthony and Fante wore grim expressions.
Because they had just received some news.
Ging Freecss, the Boar of the Twelve Zodiacs, had taken over as Chairman.
This undoubtedly caused a huge stir within the Association. Everyone had been discussing how the Association would choose a leader after the Chairman's death.
With different factions within the Association, their respective supporters naturally varied... Those with strength, status, and reputation were almost all brought up for discussion and debate.
But no one expected that the candidate had already been decided internally, and it was Ging Freecss... Even if it were Yorchha or Pariston, some people could barely accept it.
"Captain."
Anthony caught sight of Oboro returning and quickly composed himself, preparing to inform him about Ging Freecss.
After all, Ging's election was not part of their plan.
It had also exceeded the Captain's expectations.
Unexpectedly, before he could speak, a figure rushed out impatiently.
It was the V5 representative, who had already reached Oboro.
"Oboro! I am now formally informing you as the representative of the Association... You, as..."
The man, arrogant and overbearing, was about to point his finger at Oboro's face.
Suddenly, Oboro blew a breath at him...
Literally, just a breath.
The next second, the representative's words abruptly stopped. His body became stiff as stone, and his eyes lost their color.
Outsiders couldn't see it.
But from Oboro's perspective, that gentle breath caused the other party's soul to detach from his body, dissipating like mist from his back...
A weak soul... or rather, will, that didn't even qualify to fall or be absorbed.
Soul Pressure.
This was another deep development of Oboro's Nen ability.
The extraordinary strength of his Nen allowed him to alter it to any extent and shape it according to his will.
It also better matched Thresh's skill characteristics.
Oboro casually walked past the deceased representative, as if he had done something trivial.
But Fante and Anthony's pupils contracted.
They realized... the V5 representative's aura had vanished in an instant...
"Something wrong?"
Oboro noticed the expressions of his two companions and asked.
"Captain... you..."
Anthony swallowed, but after disappearing for a day, he had returned... Externally, the Captain seemed no different than before.
But as he met Oboro's deep, dark eyes, Anthony's heart inexplicably pounded.
"Mhm, I've already absorbed it."
Oboro knew what he was going to ask and smiled slightly.
"Captain, we received news from the Association that Ging Freecss became Chairman half a day ago. He was personally appointed by Netero before his death, and the process was completed, reported to the authorities, before his death. In other words, his position as Chairman is legitimate."
Fante added.
Oboro pondered in silence.
Then he suddenly smiled.
Anthony and Fante thought he would be angry or immediately start strategizing.
To their surprise, his reaction was so relaxed.
"Captain, what should we do? However, most members of the Association are currently opposed to this. Many people have suggested that you become Chairman... rather than any of the Twelve Zodiacs. Some have even spontaneously held a vote, and your votes are far ahead. According to one of the Association's founding regulations, when more than seventy percent of the members are dissatisfied with a decision made by the management, it can be unconditionally overturned and revised. This includes the appointment of the Chairman... If we work on it properly, we can exploit this rule to find some loopholes..."
Anthony suggested.
"No need..."
Before he could finish, Oboro waved his hand, "Since Ging Freecss could become Chairman, he is fully confident that I won't be able to interfere from within the Association and will be powerless."
"That man's mind is very sharp."
"So... we just admit defeat like this?" Anthony stammered.
After speaking, his gaze sharpened, "Or... should we kill him?!"
He believed his Captain was absolutely powerful enough to surpass Ging Freecss.
The teammates knew about Oboro's Nen ability, the characteristic of absorbing souls... but at this moment, they couldn't sense how powerful Oboro had become.
But before this, Oboro had said that compared to Netero, he had a better chance of killing the Ant King.
This proved that Oboro's strength at that time was already comparable to the Chairman's, or even stronger...
Not to mention now.
"Dealing with someone like him, killing him, although effective... is often the most primitive approach. Moreover, he must have been prepared to die, using his own life as a price to lure me into a trap. He knew he was bound to die, and once I made a move, he would definitely have the ability to bring me down, preventing me from ever touching the Hunter Association again. This move of acting first and reporting later... already shows his resolve." Oboro spoke to himself.
"Then what do we..."
"Let's go."
Judging by Oboro's expression, he clearly had a plan in mind and was confident of success, but he didn't say it directly.
Instead, he turned and led Fante and Anthony away from the scene.
"Stop right there! Oboro!"
"What did you do to him?"
Not far away, the V5 personnel discovered the V5 representative's strange condition and rushed to check.
Seeing that his body was cold and his aura had vanished... they were all stunned.
The representative's assistant even shouted at Oboro's retreating back, "You bastard, you killed him?!"
"Are you crazy?! Do you know what you're doing?"
"You've not only broken the law but also committed a heinous crime..."
Oboro stopped and slowly turned his head.
He looked at the group of V5 investigation teams and armed personnel.
There were about a hundred of them.
In just over a day, they had almost finished collecting the samples... They were still here precisely to wait for Oboro.
Because according to the orders of the V5 high command, they needed to take Oboro to the V5 headquarters to await judgment.
"Law?"
Oboro raised an eyebrow.
"Are you new to the V5?"
The assistant was speechless.
"In my dictionary, there are no words like 'law,' especially not for those high and mighty, power-hungry parasites. Go back and tell them... if they want to die, I can help them collect their corpses!" As he spoke, Oboro's eyes trembled.
An invisible aura surged from his body, like rolling waves.
It wasn't visible Nen, but more like pure pressure.
Mental fluctuations!
Fante and Anthony beside him felt it most clearly; this pressure was not directed at them.
Even so, their body temperatures plummeted, their consciousness became hazy, and they had the illusion that their minds were being torn from their bodies.
Compared to the two, the V5 members who were brushed by this fluctuation were far worse off!
Like rows of candles lined up on the ground, instantly extinguished by a gust of wind.
Each person maintained the posture and expression they had in life, but they had all become lifeless.
Their eyes were dull.
Only the assistant stood there, pale-faced, his legs trembling.
A foul smell emanated from his lower body... he had urinated himself.
Then, he began to scream, acting like a madman, looking at Oboro as if he had seen a demon.
He frantically tore out his hair, handful after handful, and ran away.
Oboro turned back and continued walking forward.
"…"
Fante and Anthony looked at the group of over a hundred people who had been alive just moments ago, now dead in unison and mysteriously... their hearts filled with horror.
What had their Captain done?
They could only feel a slight mental fluctuation emanating from him...
It seemed like a Nen ability.
But it didn't quite feel like it...
Host: Oboro.
Race: Human.
Age: 27.
Specialty: Three-star Ancient Text Hunter.
Combat Power Rank: Dark Continent Rank A Lifeform and Consciousness Entity (No Rules).
Comprehensive Attribute Evaluation: Transcendent Lifeform in the Human World.
As he walked, Oboro opened his status panel to take a look.
It was different from before. After absorbing the souls of Pouf and Youpi, he had glanced at it at the time, and the panel indicated his combat power rank, which was his Nen level.
It ranked him 2nd in the world.
The surge in power was mainly due to the three souls of Netero, Pouf, and Youpi.
And after absorbing Meruem's soul, for the first time, his panel looked different.
Many small boxes had disappeared, and in their place was the 'Race' category.
As for the combat power rank, the Hunter rankings and levels were gone, replaced by a classification into the Dark Continent's 'Lifeform Sequence.'
His comprehensive attribute evaluation, which Oboro had expected to be Tier 4 Transcendent Human, was now 'Transcendent Lifeform in the Human World.'
The analysis of several Nen abilities, including attribute stacking, was also gone.
The system was also changing and judging based on his current situation.
Indeed... the additional value from the armor had caused a chain reaction, leading to his physical transformation.
"In other words, my current personal abilities have exceeded the understanding of the conventional Hunter world, breaking out of the ordinary power system... reaching the level of the Dark Continent. Continuous development and research of Nen abilities have also pushed my abilities to the extreme, breaking through the framework of 'Nen'... In terms of life dimension, there's no longer a need to rely on numerical values."
"Rank A, huh..."
Oboro murmured.
He owed this evolution to Meruem.
This ant had dedicated its soul to him to the greatest extent possible.
Of course, it was mainly due to Komugi.
Rank A, Oboro recalled the V5's danger ratings for the Five Great Calamities.
Had he now become a 'source of calamity'?
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