Chapter 50: Slaughtering the Chimera Ants

Chapter 50 Slaughtering the Chimera Ants

Utilizing Overdrive to move to Killua’s location took about ten minutes. Killua held again from going after the sniper because it was apparent he’d be led right into a entice. If he did not have any backup, that was the one possibility he had, however with Rayleigh on his approach, that wasn’t crucial.

Instantly, Rayleigh felt eyes on him. He used Gy to scan the realm as he ran by the forest, however nobody was shut by. It was solely when he used Clairvoyance to see from an out-of-body perspective did he discover a humanoid creature hovering within the sky over the forest. What was fascinating was that even when he stayed beneath the heavy undergrowth, he nonetheless felt the eyes of that fellow watching him.

Two of Rayleigh’s Wills centered on his Clairvoyance and noticed one thing. There was an unnatural focus of the Drive round among the dragonflies within the space, and every pointed in his course as he handed them by.

Rayleigh did not hassle with them, he might already sense his buddy’s place behind a moss-covered rock.

“Hey Killua,” was all he might say earlier than he felt a twitch within the Drive. Rayleigh used a little bit of focus and the second a projectile approached him, he caught it with the Drive and an on the spot later, snatched it between his fingers. To these unable to register the pace, it regarded like he swiped the projectile out of skinny air.

Rayleigh examined it for a second. It gave the impression to be a big flee.

Killua sighed upon seeing how simply Ray was in a position to deal with the sniper. He was lined in bloody wounds that had but to cease bleeding. “These have an annoying chew.”

Rayleigh pinched it to loss of life earlier than wiping his fingers and analyzing Killua. Rayleigh then took Killua’s arm and used Take away Poison. The flea chew contained an anticoagulant that prevented the murderer’s blood from clotting, so Rayleigh needed to take away that first earlier than he might heal his buddy’s wounds. As soon as Killua’s blood was cleaned, Rayleigh used Darkish Switch to heal and shut the varied wounds.

Seeing him use a few of his particular expertise, Killua warned, “The man watching us appears to have a type of telepathy he makes use of to speak with the others. So he’ll be telling everybody what he sees.”

Rayleigh nodded, “So he can see me heal some small flesh wounds, large deal. Let’s go after that sniper.”

Killua nodded and the pair ran off within the sniper’s course. In lower than a minute they noticed a cave the sniper gave the impression to be working into, however Rayleigh shouted, “Wait!”

Killua paused earlier than working after the sniper. He did not need to let such an annoying combatant get any additional away, however Rayleigh wouldn’t have stopped him if he did not have purpose.

Killua regarded over at Rayleigh who pointed up on the Chimera Ant hovering excessive above them, watching and reporting their each transfer.

Killua had seen him earlier than however did not have any long-range assaults. Even the Lightning assault he’d been engaged on solely shot downward, not up. Killua requested, “Yeah, are you able to attain him?”

Rayleigh smiled and mentioned, “I am going to allow you to do the honors.” He then raised his hand towards the floating Chimera ant.

Stated ant abruptly had a horrible feeling and instantly took off, but it surely was too late. He felt a large tug towards the bottom as if he was being dragged down by a rope. He used his wings to the very best of his capacity, however a second later, they gave the impression to be slowed as if he had been making an attempt to make use of them underwater. Now missing the power of his wings, he was quickly pulled all the way down to the pair whereas screaming by his telepathic communication for assist. His panicked messages of, ‘They received me!’ had been most unhelpful to the message’s recipients.

Killua did not should be advised twice. The second the flying insect Chimera ant was in vary, Killua’s claw-like fingers shredded his head.

Rayleigh smiled. Simply because he could not use the Drive to kill, did not imply he could not use it to help one other.

Killua mentioned, “Good, are we going after the sniper?” He was positive even when they weren’t. This man gave the impression to be a a lot higher-value goal than the sniper that shot fleas, so that they already had some good points.

Rayleigh regarded into the cave the sniper jumped into and used Clairvoyance to peek inside.

Rayleigh answered, “We will go in, however get out your yoyos first.” He then tossed the headless Chimera ant into the cave tunnel. The pair heard it roll down for a ways earlier than there was the echo of a splash. It appeared there was water contained in the cave.

Each jumped contained in the cave. Rayleigh used Drive stealth together with Zetsu. The consequences stacked and Killua would have misplaced his presence if he did not see that he was at his aspect. The within of the cave was virtually a slip and slide because the second they entered they had been sliding down a shoot that despatched them into the air above an underground lake.

The water immediately beneath them was teeming with what gave the impression to be chimera ant fish creatures. They had been shredding the corpse he threw in there to items and audibly complaining that there wasn’t sufficient.

Rayleigh jumped onto one of many stalagmites sticking up from the water’s floor and quietly dived into the water. Solely Killua noticed this and the pile of aquatic creatures did not even discover Rayleigh’s entry into their area. Killua alternatively used certainly one of his yo-yos to wrap its string round a stalagmite and maintain himself to it, above the floor of the water. Regardless that Rayleigh healed him, Killua was nonetheless lined within the scent of blood.

It was then that Killua seen that the sniper he was chasing was sticking to a stalagmite as effectively. For some purpose, that sniper was now an octopus.

Whereas Killua began chatting with and combating the sniper-octopus, Rayleigh quietly swam by the water, utilizing his Clairvoyance to scout forward and search for something fascinating. His search didn’t take lengthy, as he efficiently situated what gave the impression to be a totally stocked bar in an underwater home that contained air. Rayleigh had completely no concept how that was made.

Inside the home had been two chimera ants, one seemingly male, and one feminine. Each sat on a sofa whereas the male held a radio of some variety, ready for one thing from it.

Rayleigh couldn’t hear something by his use of Clairvoyance, so when the ant picked it up and smiled earlier than placing it down, Rayleigh had no concept what was mentioned. What he might do, nonetheless, was go inside. The home was formed like a dome with an entrance on the backside and an area containing air of an equalized stress above that. There was no door, so Rayleigh simply swam inside and peeked out of the water. Drive Muffle was used to make sure his breaking of the water’s floor drew no consideration.

It was at that second the male aquatic chimera ant picked up three darts and began tossing them at a dart board inside the bar.

The creature laughed aloud, “Ku ku ku. 108 factors. Do you could have any clue as to what’s taking place to you? By the way in which, I’m talking to you immediately by your head proper now. Effectively, when you’re nonetheless alive, you may know quickly sufficient.”

He struck the darkish board a couple of extra occasions, take away the darts, and threw the three once more. “Hmm. I am feeling it. Now, have you ever received a greater concept as to what sort of assault that is?”

Earlier than the subsequent set of three darts was thrown, Killua’s voice got here from the dartboard. “Your capacity is Darts?”

The chimera ant laughed, “Ding dong. That’s appropriate. Nevertheless. You possibly can’t do something about our capacity even when you already know about it. That is as a result of my darts should not have a bodily kind till the second they pierce your physique! This makes them unblockable!”

One other spherical of darts was thrown, “Ku ku ku, by the way in which. Your left shoulder is 54 factors. The targets of this dart board are linked to completely different elements of your physique.”

Rayleigh had meant to kill the pair, however he had a sense there was a greater various. Why did he have such a sense?

When it was tougher to maintain one thing alive than to kill it, Rayleigh totally anticipated the Drive to help him if it did not need him to kill issues. This was a state of affairs like that. In an occasion the place the easiest way to resolve the issue was to kill, the Drive had higher give him an alternate and never blame him if one wasn’t given.

On this case, although, such an alternate did exist.

Because the male continued his sport, he began bragging aloud and the feminine began replying. She mentioned, “That is glorious large bro! You are on fireplace!”

He easily replied, “After all I’m. Our lives rely on it.”

That was sufficient for Rayleigh to determine what the Drive was making an attempt to inform him. He did not have to kill them. This capacity appeared to have a draw back that would kill them.

After a couple of extra tosses, the male mentioned aloud, “Now, the ultimate throw.”

The girl mentioned, “I imagine in you.”

He replied confidently, “Go away it to me,” and tossed the dart completely on the prime of the dart board’s 20-point outermost ring.

Rayleigh used the Drive to nudge the dart up so it hit the highest of the board the place it would not stick. It bounced off the highest and the pair froze. The pair’s eyes widened in horror and disbelief.

The 4 had been thrown at him from all instructions leaving him no simple method to run, so he pulled out a slip of paper from his pocket and ripped it earlier than the 4 ants impacted him and exploded.

The power of the blast shook the air and Rayleigh needed to each brace himself and defend himself from the ants that held themselves in place by stabbing their legs into the bottom. They tried to make use of the prospect to strike, however Rayleigh relieved them of their limbs a second later. Rayleigh charged the lion dude. Because the smoke cleared, he gave the impression to be lined in a semi-transparent protect that protected him from the blast.

At that second, a fast-moving creature approached Rayleigh and moved to slice his face off with a set of claws. Rayleigh used Drive Valor to dodge however the attacker was quicker, forcing Rayleigh to make use of Drive Stasis to carry the attacker’s hand in place for an on the spot earlier than he freed himself. That on the spot was sufficient for Rayleigh to dodge and get a take a look at the brand new arrival. It was a Cheetah-looking Chimera Ant.

Rayleigh questioned if the NGL had a zoo or one thing as a result of he didn’t assume all these species like lions and cheetahs ought to have been discovered on such a small landmass.

Killua ran over and mentioned, “End off the extras, I am going to stall these two!”

It was apparent these two had been the harmful ones, however combating them whereas combating the remaining troopers was a poor selection and gave their enemies too many choices. It was higher to enter a disadvantageous place now and search an advantageous one afterward.

Rayleigh agreed and jumped again, although he nonetheless maintained Clairvoyance to observe Killua and used Drive Stasis once in a while to make sure that Killua wasn’t killed.

Rayleigh did not have any extra time to play so he determined to go large. Though utilizing the Drive didn’t price him vitality, large strikes definitely brought on psychological fatigue, and this transfer can be very tiring.

After taking a stance, Rayleigh began pulling each Chimera Ant towards him, a number of at a time. He’d pull them, slash them, and transfer onto the subsequent. On this approach, a terrifying scene emerged of dozens of Chimera Ants being helplessly drawn to their deaths. Many tried to run however the vary of Rayleigh’s Telekinesis was fairly far. Regardless that Babylon solely enhanced Drive Strategies used inside the En Discipline, that did not imply he could not use Drive strategies exterior. They simply wouldn’t get an enhancement.

It took about thirty seconds for Rayleigh to complete off the stragglers earlier than rejoining Killua.

The Cheetah man was utilizing hit-and-run techniques although was unable to deal a deadly blow as a result of interference of Rayleigh’s well timed use of Drive Stasis on his limbs when he attacked.

The Lion dude had a weird-looking sword he was making an attempt to chop up Killua with. That sword did really feel very robust, however the Lion was not a swordsman and Killua was quick sufficient and expert sufficient to foretell him.

Rayleigh intercepted the lion’s subsequent strike. Rayleigh’s Nensaber elicited a bathe of sparks on contact with the Lion’s sword. The Lion’s bodily power was definitely greater than Rayleigh’s or Killua’s, however Rayleigh used Improve Attribute: Energy on himself and Drive Stasis on the Lion to even the match. Killua appeared to cowl himself in static each from time to time as he regarded like he was making an attempt a brand new approach whereas Rayleigh exchanged sword blows with the Lion for a number of minutes with out giving an inch.

Simply because the lion gave the impression to be getting used to Rayleigh’s restraints, Rayleigh abruptly used Drive Stasis with 4 Wills on the identical time. Because the lion dude was inside vary of Babylon, the impact of Drive strategies was correctly amplified and the large Chimera Ant was fully frozen as Rayleigh slashed beneath the guard of his sword by his left leg.

Rayleigh then turned and used his Nensaber to parry a strike that was aiming for his neck. Stated parry additionally chopped off a number of of the Cheetah Chimera ant’s fingers as he ran previous Rayleigh over to the place the one-legged lion was.

Rayleigh and Killua deliberate to complete them each, however the combat was interrupted by the sound of clapping from the aspect. All 4 fighters regarded over and noticed a bunch of ten or so people, Hunters it appeared. None of them acknowledged the group.

The one clapping them stopped as soon as he had their consideration and mentioned, “That was some fairly good work boys, however you may go residence now and depart the remainder to us.” The person wore a white coat and a smile that reminded Rayleigh of Ichimaru Gin from Bleach.

Rayleigh had narrowed the sphere of his Clairvoyance when the extras had been killed so Rayleigh had not even seen their arrival and had no concept how lengthy that they had been there.

Killua countered again to the smiling Hunter, “It is okay, we’re nearly accomplished right here.”

The person’s smile did not drop, however he shook his head and swiped his hand within the detrimental. “I am sorry however I can not try this. You see, I’ve accepted a job from the Hunter Affiliation to hunt these Division Commanders. I don’t imagine the identical is true for both of you. In different phrases, please depart this to the paid professionals. Volunteers might have good intentions, however you brats will simply get in the way in which.”

Rayleigh smirked, however not from happiness. Now he might inform who these guys had been. Somebody on the Hunter’s aspect was interfering with any plan that stopped the ants. These guys weren’t right here to kill these two. They had been right here to allow them to get away.

Killua wasn’t conscious of this however he might make an informed guess. In the event that they had been right here to assist, why cease them now once they had been about to make the kill? Why not present up earlier? He noticed the group and pointed on the youngest-looking one, somebody who really regarded about their age and had slick-backed brown hair and wore a tidy swimsuit, like a mini-CEO.

Whereas gesturing on the child of their group, he mentioned, “What about that brat? Will not he get in the way in which?”

The entire group collectively frowned at that. The person within the white coat sneered, “You don’t have any proper to talk that approach about Lord Joshua Jones. He’s the primary and solely disciple of the vp of the Hunter Affiliation and soon-to-be president, Pariston Hill.”

It was then that the entitled-looking brat stepped ahead and requested aloud, “Did both of you confer with your self as Roy Mustang?”

Rayleigh stopped ahead, “Perhaps, however you may name me Swordsman.”

Jones teleported in entrance of Rayleigh. It wasn’t a high-speed motion. It was definitely a teleport. After locking gazes for a second, the brown-haired brat recognized himself, “Enigma.”

Rayleigh nodded, “I have not heard a lot about you.” Between the traces, he was referring to the truth that the title Enigma by no means made an look within the Hunter or Common Chat Room.

Enigma replied, “I do not say a lot.”

“Going for the quiet, mysterious sort, eh?”

“That is the concept.”

Rayleigh requested, “So are you right here to combat or discuss?”

The Hunters gathered tensed and received into battle-ready situations. They might not enable any hurt to return to their younger grasp.

Enigma regarded over on the Chimera Ants. The Cheetah had put the Lion on his again and was able to guide it on the first opening, however appeared nervous as an increasing number of enemies had been exhibiting up.

Within the subsequent second, each Chimera Ants vanished.

Rayleigh expanded his Clairvoyance to the max however did not spot both opponent.

Enigma then mentioned, “One other day, maybe,” earlier than turning and strolling away.

Because it appeared he might teleport himself and others, the truth that he was strolling away along with his again to Rayleigh was an apparent taunt to attempt to get Rayleigh to assault him. Rayleigh did not take it. He wasn’t quick sufficient to chop him earlier than he teleported. But. Till then, there was nothing to achieve from combating him.

Rayleigh walked again over to Killua who glared on the group of Hunters earlier than heading again to the cave to choose up the octopus.

Killua requested, “What do you assume the situation for his Teleportation is?”

“Effectively, since he did not transfer us, there must be some situations. Perhaps, you may’t teleport somebody who would not need to transfer? These ants did need to get out of there in spite of everything.”

Killua nodded however stored in thoughts different prospects as effectively. Neither actually cared why these Hunters had been getting in the way in which of the Chimera Ant subjugation however guessed it was some type of political shenanigans. After selecting up the octopus, they’d meet up with Gon after which the opposite Hunters and talk about it with them. As for Enigma, Rayleigh wasn’t involved. Even teleportation wasn’t on the spot. Sooner or later Rayleigh can be quick sufficient to slice him earlier than he teleported. It was one other objective added to the record of issues he needed to obtain to succeed in the highest.

*Creator’s Observe*

See? The three-strikes rule is not so unhealthy. So long as he has sufficient aura to take care of Babylon, he can maintain it on and so long as he was broken 3 times throughout that use, he’s free to maintain combating even after killing whoever brought on him harm.

Critiques and stones will get one other chapter in 48 hours.