Chapter 712 I Need to Get Stronger, And Fast...

The Poor Man's Rose-

This name has a well-known reputation in the 'History of Human Warfare'.

This bomb is cheap to produce and small in size, but it is extremely lethal.

Usually, with skilled craftsmanship, it could be mass-produced in a short amount of time.

Because the smoke after the explosion forms a giant rose shape, it is named 'The Poor Man's Rose'.

In other words, even a small dictatorial country can easily create a weapon of mass destruction like the Poor Man's Rose.

As a result, Poor Man's Rose had 'bloomed' in over 250 countries.

Later, when terrorists began using it for acts of terror, a single attack resulted in the deaths of over 110,000 innocent people.

This finally prompted the International Convention to take the threat of Poor Man's Rose seriously, leading to a strict ban on its production and use.

But the real reason why the "Rose of the Poor" was wiped out was not entirely because of its explosive power.

However, the true reason Poor Man's Rose was eradicated wasn't solely due to its explosive power. It was because of the contagious 'Rose Poison' it carried.

This was a deadly toxin that severely damaged the internal systems of living beings. And the horrifying part was that those infected would spread the toxin before they died.

When Poor Man's Rose exploded, this inhumane poison would rapidly spread in a short amount of time.

Even those far enough from the blast to survive the explosion would eventually succumb to the Rose Poison carried by the shockwave.

In short, it was an utterly inhumane weapon of evil, long since buried in the annals of history.

Now, hearing Moses suddenly bring up Poor Man's Rose, Knov was shocked and asked, "Can I assume you're joking?"

Netero and Morel didn't say anything, and both just looked at Mo Yu with a little surprise.

Moses glanced at Knov, thought for a moment, and replied evasively: "It seems that using the 'bomb' is a very difficult proposition."

"If solving problems were that simple, we wouldn't have to work so hard."

Morel shook his head slightly.

If every biological disaster would be solved with a Poor Man's Rose...

From a purely physical perspective, it would indeed be an easy solution.

However, it was precisely because of the various concerns and consequences that professions like Bio Hunters existed in the first place.

Moreover, using such a demonic weapon, which was strictly prohibited by international conventions, would require approval from higher authorities, and even then, the Hunter Association would likely be forced to use it in a 'secretive and unannounced' manner.

Additionally-

All consequences of failure would have to be borne solely by the Hunter Association.

Moses hadn't been holding out much hope to begin with, so he looked at Netero with a questioning look.

Meeting Moses' gaze, Netero responded calmly: "Let's proceed with the original plan for now."

Having said that, Netero turned to Morel.

"First, we need to assess the enemy's numbers."

"Understood."

Morelgrinned, took a deep puff from his large pipe, and exhaled a cloud of smoke, which turned into a rabbit shape at a speed visible to the naked eye and landed on the ground.

This is Morel's Nen Ability. He can use smoke to create various objects that he could control.

The objects transformed from white smoke also has the ability to perform [Mimicry].

One by one, small smoke rabbits were blown out by Morel.

no time, a large number of them had gathered around him.

Then,

Morel issued simple reconnaissance commands to all the smoke rabbits.

Under his instructions, countless small smoke rabbits scurried along the cliffside toward the forest where the nest was located.

Moses was familiar with Morel's Nen Ability, so he was not surprised when he saw this scene.

"Old man."

Moses looked away from the rabbits and fixed his gaze on Netero's face. He then asked, "How's the request for reinforcements coming along?"

"It won't yield results anytime soon."

Netero shook his head slowly.

When it came to the mission of exterminating the Chimera Ants, not only were there very few individuals who met the necessary conditions, but the current manpower was also stretched thin.

Even if suitable candidates were found, they would still need to go through the review committee's procedures, which would take some time.

Seeing Netero's reaction, Moses wanted to say more but ultimately held his tongue.

He believed that Netero wouldn't ignore his repeated suggestions out of mere 'selfishness'.

It was likely that Netero was facing some difficulties.

'If only we could contact Ging right now, things would be much easier...'

'Who knows what that guy is up to? Not only is he unreachable, but he probably doesn't even know about Kite's situation yet, does he?'

'Forget it...'

'For now, there's no need to consider the issue of 'reinforcements'. Instead, I need to focus on doing everything I can to reduce the nest's defensive strength.'

'My [En: Domain] should be unlocked within a week. I hope it's a skill with strong practical combat applications.'

Moses lowered his head, his eyes showing a thoughtful look.

Now that things have come to this, he had to fully cooperate with Netero's plan to whittle down the enemy forces one by one.

The best outcome would be to eliminate all the Chimera Ants below the Royal Guards before the King was born, then mobilize all available forces to launch a full-scale assault on the nest.

If the plan went smoothly, they might even be able to cut off the Queen's supply of nutrients, thereby delaying the birth of the King.

Because-

In battles between Nen Users, the outcome can't be determined solely by the amount of Aura one possesses.

There is nothing wrong with this statement.

But it absolutely did not apply to the King, who had yet to be born.

So no matter what, the King must not be allowed to be born.

And right now...

'I need to get stronger, and fast.'

'Strong enough to at least take down one of the Royal Guards.'

Moses took a slow, deep breath.

At present, the ways he could rapidly increase his strength were limited. One was to see if the Perception would grant him new rewards during the process of the reduction plan.

The other was the reward he had received for killing Nobunaga, the [En: Domain] ability.

Since En wasn't particularly helpful in combat, Moses hadn't put much effort into unlocking this ability, which required certain conditions to be met.

As a result, it still hadn't been unlocked even now.

However, currently, it may only take a week to meet the conditions and unlock the ability.

For the first time, Moses felt a sense of anticipation for this yet-to-be-unlocked ability.

Beside him, Netero watched as the swarm of white smoke rabbits disappeared into the distance.

However, his thoughts remained fixated on the overwhelming Aura emanating from Youpi.

Even he himself didn't realize...

Deep within his heart, something was stirring.

If a name had to be put to that something, it would be...

Selfishness.