Chapter 713 Electrical Waves

Based on Ponzu's description of her encounters with the Chimera Ants, it was clear that the Squadron Leaders exhibited two distinct behaviors when hunting humans.

Some would indiscriminately slaughter humans, while others would deliberately use a specific neurotoxin to immobilize their prey.

This suggested that the Chimera Ants, who had awakened human traits due to the integration of human genes, enjoyed the thrill of killing and torturing during their hunts.

However, they also remained loyal to their duty of bringing fresh food back to the nest.

Netero's extermination plan was built on the premise that Knov would individually 'teleports' the Chimera Ants one by one to the Four-Dimensional Apartment. (T/N: I'll just call Knov's Nen Space Four-Dimensional Apartment and his ability Hide and Seek.)

While the efficiency of this method was debatable, it was impossible for their current forces to completely block the hunting routes of all the Chimera Ant Squadron Leaders.

However, by continuously reducing the number of Squadron Leaders, they could eventually reach a point where the Chimera Ants would be short on manpower.

At that stage, it would become possible to fully blockade the nest.

For the Queen, who required a massive amount of food daily, the freshness and nutritional value of the prey were crucial.

Humans immobilized by neurotoxins could only be preserved for about a week, and beyond that time frame, they would no longer meet the Queen's dietary needs.

In other words, one week after achieving a full blockade would be the critical moment for the entire extermination plan.

Netero's confidence in this plan stemmed from the experts' assessment that the King would take another two months to be born.

He believed there was ample time to proceed with this steady and methodical approach.

However-

"Time is the real issue here..."

Moses held a black sword in his hand, his eyes closed, and stood alone in the forest engulfed by the pitch-black night.

The night was quiet, but within the impenetrable darkness, a sense of killing intent seemed to flow silently.

A soft, glowing circle of light surrounded Moses, covering an area with a radius of nearly 100 meters.

Tonight marked the fourth day of the extermination plan.

Morel's smoke was used to trap the Chimera Ant's squads, after which Knov would transport them into the Four-Dimensional Apartment. Finally, Netero would handle all the Chimera Ants sent into the apartment by Knov, eliminating them single-handedly.

This was the tactical coordination of their Nen abilities.

However, Moses had chosen not to join this tactical system. Instead, he opted to act alone during the night.

His goal was to unlock the reward for his En: Domain as quickly as possible.

In the darkness, numerous eyes watched Moses, who stood motionless within the circle of light.

"Is this the human…?"

Among the many gazes, there was one that was filled with coldness.

The owners of these gazes are basically Chimera Ants at the level of Officers, with only one being at the level of Squadron Leader.

Most of them have genes from owls, snakes, geckos, bats, etc. in their bodies and have amazing night vision, so they choose to go out at night.

Thanks to their innate night vision, they could see Moses standing defenselessly in a relatively open area.

"Who's going first?"

A Chimera Ant asked for the others' opinions.

Chimera Ants could communicate using electrical waves, and this ability can greatly increase the offensiveness and efficiency of their group hunting.

In the quiet forest at night, this ability was an absolute advantage.

"Who's going first? Are you stupid? Do you know how many of our comrades this human has already killed? Do you think this is a problem that can be solved by someone going first? Do you think the rest of us are just here for decoration?"

"Then we'll all go together."

"Hey, did you even understand what I said?"

"I did."

"Then tell me, what was I trying to say?"

"We go together."

"???"

"Are you two done?"

"Don't worry about these two idiots. If you're coming, just keep up. I'm going in first!"

Amid the chaotic electrical wave communication, a Chimera Ant with prominent feline genes shouted and suddenly leaped down from a tree, aiming directly at Moses, who was surrounded by many eyes.

The agile figure wrapped in 'life force' suddenly transformed into a bright streak of light, piercing through the dark night as it aimed for Moses's neck.

However, before it could reach Moses, the feline Chimera Ant first touched the En that Moses had released around himself.

The moment the En was touched, a barely visible ripple spread across its surface, and then the entire En abruptly retracted back into Moses' body.

Following the retraction of the En, the feline Chimera Ant, who are still in mid-air, closed in on Moses.

But before it could actually touch Moses, the black sword wrapped in condensed Aura cut off its life first.

Swish!

The blade light that blended into the night slashed across the feline Chimera Ant's body.

With a faint, almost imperceptible sound, the Chimera Ant was instantly cut into two, and it died without even understanding what had happened.

With a seemingly effortless motion, Moses cleanly bisected the feline Chimera Ant that had lunged at him. He kept his eyes closed and shook his wrist slightly to shake off the blood on the black sword.

After completing this action, the En that had rapidly retracted earlier once again expanded, enveloping the pitch-black surroundings.

It was only then that the other Chimera Ants, who had been intently watching Moses, finally reacted. They looked at the corpse that was cut in half by the black sword.

However, the death of their companion didn't evoke any sense of grief or sorrow among this group of Chimera Ants.

Instead, they thought that their 'companion's' death was a worthy one, as it allowed them to discover the weakness of this human.

"This guy can only stop one of us at a time. If we all attack together, he's dead!"

"See? I told you we should all go at once."

"Enough talking! When I count to four, we all charge together!"

"Why not three?"

"Because I said so."

"One, two, ..."

"Wait, I wasn't the one counting! Who's the idiot..."

"Three!"

"Kill him!!!"

Amid the chaotic electrical wave communication, the Chimera Ants managed to reach a rough consensus.

Then, a group of Chimera Ant Officers with night vision abilities attacked Moses from all directions.

Like the feline Chimera Ant that had died earlier, they inevitably touched the En Moses had set up around himself.

This time,

Moses was not in a hurry to retract the En.

First, second, third...

In a very short span of time, dozens of Chimera Ants closed in on Moses from the air and the ground.

Although it was pitch black at night and impossible to see anything, Moses was able to receive information immediately with the help of his En.

All the attack trajectories of the Chimera Ants were instantly mapped out in his mind.

When the first Chimera Ant entered the range where it could pose a threat, Moses abruptly shut his Aura Nodes and sacrificed the Aura he had used to maintain his En.

In that instant-

The glowing circle of En shattered into countless tiny particles of light.

And Moses has already entered the realm of [Fist That Listens to the Heart] in the Zetsu state.