"Puh" The instant the vines broke, the long-haired man spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and collapsed to the ground as if struck hard, with the listless expression of someone who had overdone it and collapsed from exhaustion.
"Damn it, my World Tree Vines - Binding Force was actually broken by him." The long-haired man's voice sounded extremely weak.
"What a terrifying technique. I originally thought Chairman Netero's Hundred-Type Guanyin was already the limit of human martial arts, but I never expected to witness a technique that could rival it today." Zeno Zoldyck looked at that huge black shadow and praised without reservation.
It had to be said that Zeno's experience was very rich - he could see at a glance the extraordinary nature of Meruem's technique. It was definitely a killing technique that could equal Netero's Hundred-Type Guanyin.
"Truly a remarkable technique, truly a terrifying monster. This technique should be one this monster created himself, right? Quite frightening." Beyond was equally shocked by Meruem's Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, but then the shock in his eyes turned to... joy? Yes, it was an expression of pleasant surprise.
"Hahahaha, I never expected it, never expected it. I thought that after father's death, no one would ever make me use this technique again, but I didn't expect to encounter a new opponent so soon."
"What? Could it be you have some method to counter this technique? Or rather, are you confident?" The speaker was Silva with his somewhat thick lips.
"I do have some confidence." After Beyond finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Silva, but looked at Meruem with a face full of fighting spirit.
"Whatever techniques you have, feel free to use them." Meruem looked at Beyond with great interest. Since becoming the Ant King, Meruem had developed a bad habit of extremely enjoying showing off. Honestly, this feeling of villain showing off was just too damn satisfying. He now understood why villains in novels and anime loved to show off so much - because it felt secretly amazing.
Moreover, he really wanted to know what abilities this mysterious man, who had never revealed his strength in the original work, actually possessed. In the previous battle, Beyond had been mediocre, with nothing outstanding or exceptional, his performance really somewhat disappointing. This didn't match his reputation in the original work for gathering quite a few decent experts. Although the original work said he was suppressed by Netero and thus didn't act, who could say for certain? Perhaps it was because of Beyond's respect for his father that he didn't act - that would make sense too.
"You'd better watch carefully! Hundred-Style Guan Yu!" A huge red-faced Guan Yu statue appeared behind Beyond, with countless Green Dragon Crescent Blade designs appearing behind the Guan Yu statue.
"What the hell? What kind of ghost?" Puh, while waiting seriously for Beyond's ultimate move, suddenly hearing this name made Meruem lose his composure for a moment. Hundred-Style Guan Yu - Meruem had heard of this technique in his previous life. That's right, it was a technique created by some internet user as a parody of Beyond. He never expected this technique to actually exist, and it really was Beyond's ultimate move.
"2333333" The previously wind-like showing off atmosphere was instantly destroyed by the appearance of a certain technique. Meruem, laughing while holding his stomach, looked at Beyond's big beard then at that huge Guan Yu statue, and found they really did look somewhat alike.
"What's so funny! Are you looking down on me?" Beyond didn't know this meme, instinctively thinking Meruem was mocking him. Meanwhile, a group of people who also didn't know the meme looked at the two with bean-eyed expressions like a comedy manga dialogue. Was the approach wrong, or was there a problem with the art style?
"23333 no no no no... wait, let me rest a moment... okay, I've laughed enough. cough cough" Having finally restored his image somewhat, when he looked at Beyond's face again, he suddenly couldn't help himself.
"Enough! Hundred-Style Guan Yu - Green Dragon, Slash!" This was the first time Beyond had been so angry. Ever since he used his strongest technique, Hundred-Style Guan Yu, this guy had been laughing at him non-stop. Was this contempt for my technique? Or provocation? I must show him something fierce, so he used his strongest attack right from the start. The huge Guan Yu statue also seemed to get angry - that originally red face turned crimson, and countless giant guan dao behind him floated in the air, finally converging into a huge guan dao emanating green blade energy. Guan Yu picked up this guan dao and fiercely swung it toward Meruem's position, as if to split Meruem in half.
"Puh puh... cough cough, quite a good technique. But I'm not weak either. Night Parade of a Hundred Demons - Lord of Demons and Spirits." The huge black shadow behind Meruem also emitted terrifying red light from its pupils, not to be outdone as it launched an attack toward the huge Guan Yu statue.
Thus Meruem and Beyond fought back and forth, with victory and defeat uncertain for a time.
"Beyond probably won't last much longer. If that monster wasn't trying to learn Beyond's techniques, Beyond probably couldn't have lasted until now. After all, that monster's strength and speed are simply too terrifying. Is there really no method that can harm him?" Silva bit his thumb tightly, feeling very annoyed at his complete uselessness in this battle. After all, he was also an expert who could push open a 256-ton door, after all, he was also the current head of the Zoldyck family. When had enemies been powerless to resist before him, when had he ever been helpless against an enemy? Damn it! I still need to become stronger! An nameless anger surged up, and although he was an assassin who needed to stay calm at all times, that didn't mean he couldn't get angry.
"Let's attack together, one more time." Zeno Zoldyck extended both hands again, with two dragon heads appearing on his palms once more.
"Hey, slob, this time you still guard against that female, don't let her make a move." At this time, the long-haired man Shady seemed to have recovered from his injuries. Of course, the target of his words was that stubbled uncle. When several people had confronted Meruem earlier, it was the stubbled uncle who had been guarding against the cat girl Pitou. The cat girl Pitou seemed quite wary of those black balls that appeared around the stubbled uncle.
"You're so heartless." The stubbled uncle had an expression of 'you don't want me anymore, I'm very hurt and heartbroken', while secretly trying to wipe his booger-picking finger on the long-haired man's clothes. Unfortunately, he was discovered before he could wipe it.
"Yo, little miss, it's me against you again this time." The stubbled uncle greeted Pitou with a familiar expression. Pitou's expression was abnormally unnatural - rarely, Pitou didn't respond. She stared at the stubbled uncle with extreme wariness without moving. For Pitou, who loved challenging the strong and had extremely heavy curiosity, this was very incredible. If you looked closely or touched Pitou's skin, you could understand that Pitou's palms were already sweating profusely. Moreover, her whole body had puffed up - this was a display of threat when felines encountered danger.
"King, this guy is the most dangerous existence among those people. His strength is simply... simply unfathomable... How could such a terrifying guy exist in the human world? Fortunately, I can maintain a standoff with him here now. King, please be very careful. If necessary, I will sacrifice myself. Please be sure to survive." A drop of cold sweat slid down from Pitou's forehead. Never had anyone seen Pitou afraid to such a degree. Even in the original work when facing Black Gon, Pitou had never shown such a wary expression. Pitou's evaluation of Black Gon was merely that he could injure the King, but when facing the stubbled uncle, Pitou actually only asked Meruem to be able to survive. You have to know that the current Meruem was even more perfect and powerful than in the original work.
"Time, tick, tick, tick. Little miss, you must not act rashly. Let us properly appreciate the young man's performance. I'm very much looking forward to his show~ I really want him to join my script, kekeke." Sharp teeth like a shark's appeared before Pitou's eyes. What kind of person was this man? What was his purpose? He didn't seem worried about his companions at all. No, maybe they weren't companions at all. Pitou's mind was racing at high speed. Too terrifying, the pressure this man gave her. Moreover, the others hadn't noticed at all that this guy had problems. This guy! He wasn't human at all!
If Meruem knew there was such a super big BOSS here playing the pig to eat the tiger, he would definitely say - Damn, I overdid the showing off this time, screwed up.
At this time, the battle between Beyond and Meruem was also nearing its end, because Meruem had already seen through Beyond's techniques. Brave! Very brave and invincible, charging forward in attack. As the saying goes, the best defense is offense - Beyond's techniques completely explained this saying. But unfortunately, he encountered Meruem, this monster with super learning ability, even stronger power, and even more terrifying.
"Supernova - Bud!" Just as Beyond was about to be unable to withstand Meruem's attacks, support from the long-haired man Shady arrived. A huge flower bud blocked Meruem's killing strike.
"Oh? A very good technique, actually able to take one of my strikes. You indeed have some ability." Meruem adopted a high and mighty attitude. Recently he had become more and more obsessed with this tone and showing off style!
But frequently using this villain's exclusive skill might very well lead to being countered by the protagonist and hero. The price paid might be something you can't bear in your lifetime. Are you prepared, Meruem?
"Ha! Super Destruction Christina." From Silva's hands came two Nen bullets like ki blasts aimed at Meruem. This was a technique that also appeared in the original work. But why was this move called Destruction Christina?
"Boring." Not taking Silva's Nen bullets seriously at all, Meruem prepared to casually scatter them.
It's just that Meruem didn't notice that the flower bud the long-haired man had summoned earlier had already begun to bloom.
"True Twin Dragons Playing with Pearl!" Two Eastern dragons even larger than before appeared before Meruem's eyes. This time it was a combination technique between Zeno and Silva. It was also the most powerful move they could use so far. If this move still couldn't do anything to Meruem, then they really had no options left.
"Are you finished or not! I'm already tired of this kind of game!" Meruem flew up and charged straight toward Zeno and Silva's techniques.
"What?" In less than three seconds, the Nen dragons and ki blasts were torn to shreds before Meruem's hands.
"I said I'm already tired of this kind of game. Please go die!" Although in my previous life I also liked the character designs of Silva and Zeno, unfortunately now I am the Ant King! So die.
"Just in time! Die! Ant King! Supernova - Withering!" The cold voice of the long-haired man Shady rang out.
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