Circles of strange black runes formed an object like a disc that appeared in the stubbled uncle's hand, then began spinning crazily.
It looked somewhat like a clock? Meruem's thoughts seemed to grasp something, but always felt something was off - it should be said there was some dissonance.
"Go die! Young man!" The disc-like rune circle flew rapidly toward Meruem, but the speed wasn't as fast as Meruem imagined.
However, when Meruem prepared to rise and avoid this attack, he suddenly discovered his body was out of control and couldn't move at all.
"Time Stop!" At some unknown point, the stubbled uncle pulled out a pocket watch from his chest.
"This is?" Suddenly a terrifying thought about the stubbled uncle's identity floated up in Meruem's mind. But it was interrupted because he had to deal with that disc-like attack.
"Take this! Night Parade of a Hundred Demons - Lord of Demons and Spirits!" The huge shadow behind Meruem fiercely met that giant disc. The collision was like an explosion, raising a massive impact.
"Oh my, oh my, so dangerous, so dangerous." The stubbled uncle was sent flying by that explosion, but many demon black wing-like wings suddenly appeared behind him, steadily stopping in mid-air while continuously patting his chest. But he himself had no injuries at all.
Looking at Meruem, he wasn't so fortunate - not only was the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons behind him destroyed, even his body became tattered. Well, it should be said countless wounds appeared.
"This guy is too strong, from every aspect. Physically, in techniques, even in abilities. Is this the power of a god? And not the strength that ordinary gods could possess." Meruem's muscles contracted once again, and the wounds all over his body stopped bleeding again.
But this was only treating symptoms, not the root cause. Meruem's body itself was still damaged, just temporarily suppressed. As expected, without Cell's or Majin Buu's recovery ability, fighting was still very disadvantageous.
"Oh my, young man, you actually survived. Very good. How about it, lend me that thing. After all, it's useless to you!" The stubbled uncle proposed again.
Never mind whether that system thing could be lent - even if it could, I wouldn't lend it to you. Moreover, even if I lent it to you, you'd definitely kill me anyway, right? Don't think I don't know, you damn deities.
"Since you can come to this world, that means you don't need that kind of thing at all."
"Young man, you're wrong to say that. I spent tens of thousands of years to discover one world like this, and to be so lucky as to find you in this world, young man~ It can truly be called my lucky day. How about it? Give me that thing, and perhaps I can consider letting you join my script."
Meruem knew what the stubbled uncle's so-called script meant. Who the hell would want to participate?
"Before that, can you tell me why you're here? Younger brother of the ancient god of time, Kairos!" Meruem revealed the stubbled uncle's identity in one sentence - younger brother of the ancient god of time, Kairos. Or he could be called Specter - Tenmasei - Mephistopheles Yoma, or Tenma's dad.
This guy first appeared in "The Lost Canvas," famous for his powerful strength and control over time. But why would such a terrifying deity appear in the "Hunter x Hunter" world? These were clearly two different worlds - Nen wasn't the Cosmos. The two worlds had completely different worldviews and power systems. Why would this guy appear here?
Yoma wasn't just powerful in abilities - even his physical body was terrifyingly strong. If Meruem crushed Nen users with his physical body in the Hunter world, then Yoma crushed Gold Saints with his physical body in the Saint Seiya world. Which was stronger between the two was clear at a glance. (In the side story, Yoma crushed Cancer's Manigoldo with just a clone.)
"Looks like you know me, young man. I never expected that I, a brother who was sealed and had my existence erased by my brother, would be known after coming to another world. This is truly a surprise." Hearing Meruem call out his identity, Yoma was first stunned, then pleasantly surprised, and finally returned to normal.
"As a reward, telling you doesn't matter. This world is far more vast than you imagine, you know? And this land where humans live is just a very small corner of this world. I came from that endless Dark Sea, or what you humans here call the Dark Continent. There are many monsters in that place so powerful even I must marvel at them. However, because the space in one area there isn't very stable, I found a spatial node and entered quite easily. But I quite like this world - at least this world doesn't have the shadow of my damn brother." After Yoma finished speaking, he made a gesture of embracing the sky.
The Dark Continent? I already knew this world wasn't so simple, and now it seems it really isn't. The Dark Continent actually has creatures that even the god of time must marvel at. And unstable space? So in the future there might be characters from other worlds appearing? The Crimson Lord from the "Shakugan no Shana" world? Or mechas from the "Gundam" series? Or those universe-level monsters from the "Dragon Ball" world? Really makes one - have absolutely no anticipation.
But one thing - how did Yoma determine the system on me? And how is he sure it can let him go to other worlds? This guy probably won't tell me. Hmph, gods really do have some privileged methods. And this guy's purpose is probably to unseal the seal that the ancient god of time Chronos placed on him.
Once the seal was lifted, his strength would far exceed those so-called gods of the "Saint Seiya" plane, whether the Olympian Twelve Gods, the Titan gods, or even the Norse god series. Even the "Omega" series' Apsu, Mars, and Saturn couldn't compare. As for whether Saturn was Chronos or not, I personally think they shouldn't be the same person. Because Chronos in the Saint series seemed to be an ethereal existence without a physical form.
The current Yoma was just a sealed form, but as long as I had enough time, even a god - I'd kill one for you to see.
Compared to these guys who had lived countless years, Meruem, who had only been born for a few months, indeed had a great disadvantage. Even if Meruem's talent was strong and he possessed great power from birth, he had after all only been born a few months and couldn't compare with these deities. But just give him more time, and beating up gods wouldn't be a dream.
"Well then, hand over that treasure, and I'll spare your life!"
"I refuse." As the king of the Chimera Ant race, even death wouldn't make him submit to some so-called deity from another world. Of course, even gods from this world wouldn't work either.
"Audacious! If that's the case, then I'll kill you first and take that treasure myself." Enraged by Meruem's words, huge black runes appeared in Yoma's hand once again.
Honestly, if possible, Yoma really didn't want to fight Meruem. If it were truly an absolute instant kill, why waste so many words? Even a monster of Yoma's level, under the premise of physically clashing with Meruem, might not gain much advantage. Moreover, without the ability to control time, whether he could even beat Meruem was still uncertain. Of course, this referred to the sealed state of Yoma.
The previous attack - Yoma had actually used full strength, but still couldn't severely injure Meruem.
"Die!" Clock Hand Shooting - countless huge black clock hand-like things appeared before Yoma, continuously shooting toward Meruem's position. If this move hit Meruem, he would die without a doubt. After all, this was a technique that could even shatter Gold Cloth.
"One more time! Hundred-Type Guanyin - Ninety-Ninth Style!" The massive Guanyin statue appeared behind Meruem for who knows how many times. The previous Night Parade of a Hundred Demons was shattered, and in the short term, Meruem probably couldn't use this technique. So settling for second best to block Yoma's attack - Meruem didn't think he could beat Yoma. He was just stalling for time, because in a few more minutes he could leave this world.
The collision once again produced an explosion, but this time the Guanyin statue didn't disappear, though its body was covered with cracks and could shatter at any moment.
"Young man! You're quite good. But I've already seen through it. Although your body is very powerful, unfortunately I have a technique specifically designed to counter you." Yoma looked at Meruem confidently.
"Farewell, young man! Return to infancy until you disappear! A huge translucent clock appeared beside Meruem.
"This is bad!" This was Yoma's signature technique, also a move that could be called a bug - it could extract the internal time of opponents and control it. It could even reverse internal time, making opponents return to infancy and ultimately disappear.
Never mind Meruem - even all humans in the "Saint Seiya" plane couldn't block this move. In the original work, it only failed because Yoma's opponent was in soul form with no so-called internal time. Otherwise, anyone would have died under this move.
"Life Reversal!" The huge clock began to turn.
Damn it, as a transmigrator, I'm actually going to die at the hands of another transmigrator god. What an irony.
"King!" It was Pitou. At this moment, Pitou's body blocked in front of Meruem.
Blocking this fatal strike.
Pitou looked at Meruem face-to-face and smiled, her smile containing satisfaction. This poignantly beautiful smile was so beautiful.
Deeply imprinted in Meruem's heart.
"King, this is all I can do for you... Live well. Being able to die for you is so wonderful..." Along with the transparent clock's rotation, Pitou's body began gradually shrinking, finally becoming a huge egg-like form, and the egg's volume continued shrinking.
"Yo, beauty saving the hero. Little miss is truly great."
"No! No! I won't allow you to die! Who told you to make decisions on your own! Who told you to selfishly decide..." They were tears. Meruem's face was covered with tears of self-blame.
It's all because I was too weak, all because I was too weak. If I could be stronger...
Weakness is the original sin.
"Ding dong, Transmigrator System update complete. Host can begin transmigration journey." At this moment, a cold mechanical voice rang out in Meruem's mind.
(End of Chapter)
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