Roy's mind was tumultuous, his heart alarmed, his hair standing on end... He lowered his eyes slightly, staring directly... as Maha's seemingly ordinary punch was about to land on his chest,
In just an instant, the boy felt like a lone leaf boat that had rashly ventured into the ocean, any wave could come and submerge him, for the first time in his life... he tasted the fear of death!
'Grandfather's punch could kill me!'
Even though he had [Blood Rebirth],
Roy's instincts told him that Maha's punch could truly kill him!
"Whoosh~" The punch came, stopping suddenly just before touching his chest.....
The wind from the punch howled, blowing the boy's silver hair back along with the shimmering light.... Once more, the boy looked,
Maha withdrew his right hand with a smile, then patted him on the shoulder, saying: "Let's eat."
Roy took a deep breath, sweat pouring off him, just like someone who just got out of the water, he replied in silence: "Okay."
Then, standing still, he watched Maha's retreating back as he returned to his room... raising his head to look at the sky,
Clear blue sky, thunderous dark clouds all vanished, repeating the light.....
The whole Kukuroo Mountain seemed to let out a sigh of relief.....
Once more, Roy took a deep bow towards the room, with a heavy heart he turned and walked towards his room.....
"Step... step...." The sound of footsteps echoed softly on the stone hallway.....
In the housekeeper's villa, Kurajing came to with Kurapika's support,
Tsubone soothed the child, wheeling a food cart out from the back kitchen,
In the castle garden, Silva hugged Killua and returned to their room,
Netero and Zeno exchanged a glance, silently,
These mortal beings resumed their normal state, as if everything that happened previously never occurred, each busy with their own affairs... But once a memory is etched with a mark, forgetting it is no easy matter......
"You don't have to receive it," the room was reached,
Long, smooth black hair fell to the waist,
Illumi stood with arms crossed, leaning against the door wall, watching Roy approach and raised his eyes to speak.
The foolish brother obviously understood what happened just now....
"Step... step...." Roy walked past Illumi's shoulder without saying a word, at a certain moment, he stopped, looking past Illumi toward the corner, calling out softly: "Milluki, come here!"
A shadow flitted in the corner, just about to run, but was bound and dragged over by a Nen Line flung by Roy.....
"Big brother, I just came to take a look!" Milluki shouted in panic,
Flying in the air, a bag of chips in his arms dropped down, caught steadily by Roy with one hand.
"Cucumber flavored, you've got quite the taste...."
"If big brother wants some, I have more,"
"There's no need...."
Chips are good, just for a taste... Roy let go of Milluki, allowing the plump figure to slip away in haste.....
Tearing open the packaging, throwing a piece into his mouth, "Crunch~ crunch~" he chewed, then glanced leisurely at Illumi and asked: "Why not receive?"
"Knowing I couldn't catch it but insisting on trying, only a fool does that...."
"Are you calling me stupid?"
"I'm merely stating a fact."
"Crunch... crunch...." Roy nonchalantly offered the chips to Illumi: "Want some?"
Illumi reached into the bag, but before touching the chips, his backside suddenly felt pain and he was kicked out by Roy...
"Knowing I wouldn't give you any, yet still trying, aren't you also a fool?"
Illumi: "...."
His mouth twitched as he smashed through the window, transforming into a black dot in the sky, disappearing.....
Roy withdrew his foot at the right moment, leisurely saying: "Idiot, people need to understand the gap before they think about progressing..."
Then, he turned and returned to his room.
"Dong..." At noon, the wooden clock in the corner chimed, reporting the hour.....
Roy raised his head and poured the chips down his throat, simply satisfying his hunger, then... pushed aside the chair and sat by the desk, taking advantage of the time before Tsubone delivered lunch, pulled open the drawer and took out paper and pen, starting his review,
First, it could be confirmed that the grandfather's punch was far beyond his understanding, how it compares to Uncle Gang's punch that slaughtered Nephelpito in the original story Roy did not know, but... one certainty was—
That wasn't a punch a B+ creature could deliver,
Speaking of comparing, maybe... only that Sand Worm that once blocked Netero, Linne, and grandpa Jager's landing, with its tail splitting the land with one strike, could be worth a look....
However, it must be known that the sandworm's level is A,
a full level higher than a Chimera Ant!
Which means... 'if I want to catch this punch, or even... unravel Grandpa's aura, I need to reach at least level A.'
And for A-level,
perhaps only those at the super shadow level, like Ashura, Indra, and their reincarnations, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, can reach this level!
This means... Roy slowly writes a sentence on the white paper -
"To become A-level, one must possess combat power of at least local 'Explosion Star' level."
This requires more 'Life Energy' and 'Power Of Faith,' thus a large amount of 'food supply' and 'followers' are necessary...
As Roy pondered, he simply glanced through Wutong's 'follower panel'...
"Tip: Follower Wutong, evolution process continues..."
"Current process: 6/7 (days)"
"One more day until evolution is complete..."
"(Remark: Loyalty overflowing)"
"Current state: evolving..."
"Constitution +1+1+1+1..."
"Current: 1594... increased by a thousand and hundred points compared to before evolution (Remark: still increasing)"
"Manifested Nen Amount: C+ (15784/100,000)→C+ (38741/100,000) (Remark: still increasing)"
"Potential Qi Amount: B- (200,000/1,000,000)→B- (470,000/1,000,000) (Remark: still increasing)"
"System: Release"
"Initial Telekinesis Ability: Coin Guessing"
"Initial Embrace Telekinesis Ability: currently awakening..."
"Awakening progress: 88%"
"Evaluation: C++"
"Remark: Compared to the ants, your follower 'Wutong' has reached the level of a top ant Master General, currently at peak Kate level, advancing towards B- level"
"Dominant state - Absolute control"
Roy slowly retracts his gaze, noticing the remaining opportunity for 'Initial Embrace' in the panel bar hasn't been used. He thoughtfully gazes toward the southern NGL Autonomous Republic...
"An ant... would it be a good target?"
The young man murmurs, his thoughts drifting into the wind...
...
Yaluban Continent, southwest corner,
On a cliff near the sea, hidden among the overgrown weeds, there lurks a damp cave...
The cave is dark, with a faint 'rustle' of eating sounds echoing from within...
Occasionally, a few live sea fish swim inside, dead, their flesh devoured, leaving only bones spat out...
Deeper inside, a massive ant can be vaguely seen, with a swollen belly, complaining while eating...
"Hungry... so hungry... I need more, better food... for the king..."
"Crunch~" Another fresh sea fish has its head bitten off, struggling as it loses life,
accompanied by a faint light flashing deep within the cave...
Above the cave, on the cliff by the sea, a handsome blonde young man in a suit smiles wickedly, satisfied watching the monitor screen. He turns to a few nearby aides, saying: "Go down, send her more food,"
"Too slow... too slow... I want to see her go crazy, lose her mind, stir the world! If it could attract my most beloved treasure..."
"Roy Zoldyck!"
"That would be really... too perfect..."
However... "Pariston-sama, the fishing boat we've sent out will take another two hours to return..."
One of the aides carefully says,
Upon hearing these words, the blonde young man suddenly tilts his head, watching him, squinting with a smile...
"I said, go down!"
"If the fish are insufficient, don't you know how to be flexible and offer yourselves to be eaten?"