Chapter 1134

"Never heard of it."

Su Xiao was not in the Republic of East Gorteau two days ago, so of course, he didn't know what had happened here.

"The matter is roughly like this: that guy's strength was not weak. His main ability was Nen energy, and it was a very specially structured Nen energy. That kind of pure Nen energy would never appear in the Hunter World; it was obtained through reinforcement in the Reincarnation Paradise..."

When Old Smokey said this, Su Xiao had already guessed what was going on.

"That person was eaten by the Ant King?"

"Guessed right. You should know the Ant King's ability: the more it eats, the stronger it gets."

Old Smokey's face was already very ugly.

"What type, Specialist?"

Su Xiao also knew the severity of the situation. The Ant King was not only powerful in combat, but his Nen ability also possessed terrifying growth potential.

The Ant King's Nen ability was Specialist; it could enhance its own Nen by devouring the flesh and blood of Nen users. If it were just enhancement, that would be fine, but it could also choose to deprive itself of favorite abilities.

In the original work, after eating the cells of Youpi and Pouf among the three Royal Guards, the Ant King possessed the abilities of both, and both abilities were enhanced in the Ant King's hands.

"If it were just Specialist, that would be fine. That guy was Enhancer, a physical enhancement so pure it was outrageous. Although the Ant King didn't gain special abilities, it obtained a more powerful body. Otherwise, Shui and Dust wouldn't have taken the initiative to find me, and I wouldn't have spent the cost to have Chairman Netero look for other Qiyuezhe. The Ant King is stronger than in the original work."

Old Smokey hammered the wooden table beside his hand, becoming more and more excited as he spoke. This guy was originally a prisoner, and his biggest hobby was gathering fellow inmates to riot to find opportunities to escape from prison, but he had been betrayed by those inmates many times. If this guy had been born in ancient times, he would definitely be the leader of an insurgent army, the kind that would revolt even in a peaceful and prosperous age.

"So, we must unite and wipe out the Ant King together! For a better..."

The good-natured personality shattered instantly. Old Smokey lit that giant cigarette with trembling hands. Even with his butt, one could tell that this guy's mental state was not quite normal.

In fact, it could be seen in the war world that most of the strong people in the Reincarnation Paradise were more or less abnormal. Xiang Yanchen, Black Blood, and others were top-tier lunatics, while Old Smokey, Shui, Dust, and others were relatively normal.

"Here we go again."

Shui rubbed her temples; her head hurt. Compared to the venomous Dust, she felt that Old Smokey, who had entered 'insurgent mode,' was even less reliable.

"I am just a scheming bitch; why do I have to cooperate with you guys? Life is truly full of bumps."

Shui sat cross-legged on a wooden table. Although she said that, the expression of wanting to watch a show exposed her true nature.

"Compatriots, we must work together and strive to wipe out... before today."

The impassioned Old Smokey became more and more high as he spoke and couldn't stop at all. Because he smoked heavily, the room gradually became filled with smoke. Su Xiao looked at the unlit cigarette in his hand, silently threw it on the ground, and stepped on it.

Su Xiao, Shui, and Dust all remained silent. Old Smokey seemed to have turned on some switch and began to talk endlessly. In his impassioned speech, he had actually planned a 'great blueprint' for the four of them to cooperate and kill their way to the Fifth Tier.

"Dust, hurry up and say something, make him shut up quickly. My head is already buzzing; how is he even more long-winded than my aunt?"

Shui tried her best to suppress the urge to chop Old Smokey immediately. Dust hesitated for a moment, took a puff of secondhand smoke, and spoke.

"Old Smokey, don't fantasize. Your leadership ability is terrible. Besides, we haven't even seen the Ant King yet. Even if we can kill the Ant King, we will be in a hostile relationship after that."

As soon as Dust's voice fell, the chattering Old Smokey stopped abruptly. His eyes widened, staring fixedly at Dust.

"We must unite!"

Old Smokey's expression at this moment could be said to be heartbroken, as if Dust had done something to betray him, and it was a crime deserving of death, but... Old Smokey forgave him in his heart.

"Severe delusional patient."

Su Xiao immediately guessed Old Smokey's situation. Old Smokey was a good-natured person when he wasn't having an episode; as for after the episode...

Dust was rendered speechless by Old Smokey's heartbroken expression. His mouth opened and closed, and after comparing the linguistic strength of both sides in his heart, he chose to remain silent.

Old Smokey continued to chatter. Bubu Wang's eyes looked at Su Xiao; it had already imagined an 'anger bar' on Su Xiao's head. Now the 'anger bar' had accumulated to 30%. When it reached 100%, Su Xiao might just chop Old Smokey.

In fact, 'anger bars' had also appeared on the heads of Shui and Dust. If Old Smokey continued to chatter, he might very well die before the Ant King.

As for Old Smokey, he had no self-awareness in his heart and continued to be impassioned. Shui wanted to leave, but the meeting place agreed upon with the Chairman was here, and leaving rashly would be considered breaking the appointment.

In fact, Su Xiao didn't care about Old Smokey's chatter at all. Compared to his deceased friend, the chatterbox Haidong, Old Smokey was only at the kindergarten level. That guy Haidong could chatter with Su Xiao for more than ten hours, talking about everything from what to eat tonight to wetting the bed in childhood, and would even eat a few throat lozenges when his throat was dry.

About ten minutes later, the door was knocked. Chairman Netero pushed the door and entered. The chattering Old Smokey seemed to have been pressed by a switch and suddenly stopped talking, switching directly from lecture mode to good-natured mode.

What Su Xiao didn't know was that one of his acquaintances had a grudge against Old Smokey, and that person was Xiang Yanchen. Xiang Yanchen had once made a ruthless statement that he would pull out Old Smokey's tongue and stuff it into his anus.

If it were a comparison of the number of enemies, then Old Smokey was definitely the one among the people present. This was an indisputable fact.

"It seems the few of you are getting along very harmoniously."

Netero looked at the thick smoke in the room; this was no longer a concentration that could be dissipated by opening doors and windows.

"Chairman, you are too slow."

Shui stood up; if she hadn't been waiting for the Chairman, she would have gone out long ago.

"It was only ten minutes."

"You wouldn't imagine what I experienced in the previous ten minutes."

The Chairman was a bit puzzled.

"Chairman, are we about to set off?"

Old Smokey smiled, and there was a vague sense of relief in that smile.

"Yes, the Chimera Ant incident must be handled as soon as possible. Let's strive to resolve it before dark tonight."

Netero turned and walked downstairs. Su Xiao, Shui, Dust, and Old Smokey all stood up to follow, and the group headed straight for the capital of East Gorteau.

The speed of the group was very fast, so it didn't take long to arrive near the capital.

Boom!

A loud noise came from the courtyard of the capital, and then a figure flew high into the air.

The Hunter Association had already begun to attack the palace. Now they were fighting in the courtyard area. It wasn't just the Hunter Association; those adventure groups or solo players had also taken action, fighting various Chimera Ants in the courtyard, striving to gain more benefits.

The Ant King was in the palace, but those Qiyuezhe fighting in the courtyard didn't seem to worry about the Ant King appearing. The reason was simple: before the Chimera Ant side was completely defeated, or before the aura of a strong person appeared, the Ant King would not leave the palace. It was playing chess with someone. The Ant King's mind was not on fighting at all right now. In its view, those fighting in the courtyard were just small fry, and the only ones who could be slightly noticed were its two direct Royal Guards.

"Resolve the Ant King first. As for the heart, it will depend on ability afterward. If we can't resolve the Ant King, we will all die."

Old Smokey finally didn't talk nonsense this time. The fact was indeed so; the penalty for failing the main mission was forced execution.