Responding to Netero's request to exterminate the Chimera Ants, and here he obtained the final solo movement. It was an unexpected delight.
Once this matter was handled, he would have to seriously consider whether to absorb the Nen from the scores.
Having his numerical value break through one hundred percent was something quite worth anticipating.
However, the subsequent Zetsu he would have to deal with was a huge trouble that couldn't be avoided no matter what.
Milsy Wetlands, also known as the Swindler's Nest.
This is a dangerous magical domain full of predators.
Humans lacking survival skills who come here become food in seconds.
The Chimera Ant eggs hatched here, becoming an invasive alien species.
They lacked hunting instincts but had feeding needs.
Thus, the overlords of Milsy Wetlands all became food for the Chimera Ants.
The ecosystem faced severe challenges, but fortunately, Netero arrived in time.
A golden Buddha stood in the marsh, emanating waves of imposing Aura.
The Chimera Ants sensed the Aura and, like moths to a flame, continuously swarmed towards Netero's location.
Watching the Chimera Ants coming from all directions, Netero grinned with delight.
"Saves me the trouble of finding you."
With Knov as a backup, Netero had no worries and unleashed his palms freely.
Golden streams of light shot through the air, swatting away each attacking Chimera Ant.
One palm wasn't enough to kill instantly.
But it didn't matter… if one palm wasn't enough, then two.
The numerous palms of the Guanyin sprayed out like machine guns, each Chimera Ant toyed with within its palms.
Countless golden streams of light interwove, occasionally shaking out fragments of flesh and limbs.
All Chimera Ants charging forward were without exception kept away from Netero, then continuously battered into broken bodies by Guanyin's relentless palm strikes.
Despite this, the Chimera Ants still came wave after wave, as if unaware of fear or retreat.
If Zizhu and Pianno were here, they would probably be puzzled.
After all, they had indeed seen fear on the Chimera Ants, and they had seen the Chimera Ants flee.
Superficially, Netero's 100-Type Guanyin had quite a strong visual impact, far surpassing Law's casual stroll-like slaughter earlier.
The difference between the two was that the former seemed like a general on the battlefield, while the latter was a leisurely stroll after a meal.
However, the Chimera Ants charging at Netero gave off an Aura of relentless determination, even a confidence that they could defeat Netero. They never thought of retreating, nor did they find Netero's 100-Type Guanyin terrifying.
Why this disparity?
What's certain is that Netero lacked something that Law had. So the Chimera Ants feared Law but not Netero.
No matter how the Chimera Ants came wave after wave, the majestic golden Guanyin was like an unshakable mountain, impossible to budge even slightly.
Unaware of how much time passed, a ring of piled corpses surrounded the Guanyin.
Netero's face and clothes were soaked with sweat. He hadn't kept count of the kills. When his stamina and Aura were about to run out, Netero didn't linger in battle.
He left the ground covered with corpses, entered the pre-set entrance, and went into Knov's Hide-and-Seek.
"I'm old, I'm old."
Netero caught the mineral water bottle Knov threw over, opened the cap, and poured it over his head.
Cool water flowed from his hair, sliding down his face into his collar.
He seemed to frequently mention being old lately, a bad habit he needed to change.
Thinking this, Netero casually tossed the empty bottle.
Seeing this, Knov threw over another bottle of mineral water.
This time, Netero took the water and gulped it down in one go.
"How long to rest?"
Knov adjusted his glasses and asked.
Netero thought for a moment. "Six hours."
After saying that, he lay down on the spot and fell asleep instantly.
Watching the sleeping Netero, who maintained Zetsu, Knov quietly sat on a chair, took out a book, and started reading.
This was the advantage of Hide-and-Seek. Used in guerrilla warfare, even a single strong combatant could take out a large force.
Outside, Netero disappeared completely. The Chimera Ants attracted by the Aura suddenly lost their target.
They had no idea what happened. After all, their understanding of Nen was limited to instinctive offensive and defensive applications… they had no concept of further optimization or usage.
Six hours passed.
Netero woke up as scheduled, not fully recovered but enough to continue fighting.
Knov opened a passage, letting Netero out.
Returning to Milsy Wetlands, Netero immediately summoned the 100-Type Guanyin.
Before long, the Chimera Ants roaming Milsy Wetlands were drawn over again.
Netero couldn't help but marvel at these Chimera Ants' cooperation. Just releasing Nen attracted them… it really saved him a lot of trouble.
Time passed minute by minute.
The 100-Type Guanyin couldn't kill a Chimera Ant with one palm, but its attack frequency was high, compensating for efficiency.
Time flowed. More and more corpses piled on the ground.
When the number of corpses was about to exceed a thousand, Law and Kuro arrived.
Kuro, transformed into the size of a truck, couldn't wait to charge into the Chimera Ant ranks. Swinging his sharp claws, he fiercely tore open a large gap.
Law followed but didn't engage in a grand massacre. Instead, he kept a low profile, controlling his power, killing enemies with minimal consumption.
After all, he wasn't like Kuro, who stored vast amounts of Nen.
After the round trip without stopping to rest, his Potential Aura was now less than twenty percent, but enough to deal with the remaining Chimera Ants.
Two humans and a cat transformed into gods of slaughter, killing the Chimera Ants gathered there until they were scattered and broken.
Kuro, wanting to increase the number of blackened pages, worked diligently without slacking off at all.
Until evening, all the Chimera Ants had become corpses on the ground.
"It's over."
Law glanced at the ground covered with corpses, took out his phone, and notified Knov to come out.
After that, Kuro became the janitor again, starting to clean up the Chimera Ant corpses.
Netero stood beside Law, looking somewhat tired.
A moment later, Knov emerged from Hide-and-Seek and saw countless Chimera Ant's corpses, causing fine beads of sweat to appear on his face.
He looked at Law and Netero. Apart from sighing inwardly about monsters, what else could he say?
After Kuro finished cleaning up all the corpses, the group didn't rush back to the Association. They rested for the night and set out early the next morning.
Several days later, the group returned to the Association.
Beans came to welcome them and also informed Netero of some news.
Pariston had voluntarily resigned from the position of Vice-Chairman and had already left.
Upon learning this, Netero wasn't surprised at all, just felt a bit regretful.
Now, within the Association, he couldn't find a suitable source of amusement anymore.
Regarding Association's internal affairs, Law had no interest. He took Kuro back to the Lawlin Museum.
It seemed he had missed the deadline for publishing his book.
That day, Law was alone in his room. On the table lay the flute solo movement of the Dark Sonata.
Black Nen swirled around the score like smoke, and the White Smoke Font were frantically prompting.
Law stared at the score, still hesitating.
Kuro watched from the side. He wouldn't offer any constructive advice, just wanted Law to quickly take him to a prison several times and kill tens of thousands of death row inmates.
'Although Kuro can protect me, I don't know how long the duration will be this time.'
Law pondered.
Completely unlocking it would give him more capital for going to the Dark Continent.
But if the time limit didn't align, it would be troublesome.