manynovel Chapter 186 Holding the Emperor Hostage to Command the Lords
Chapter 186 Holding the Emperor Hostage to Command the Lords
Chapter 186 Using the Emperor to Command the Lords (6k3)
Yapf, who had created countless clones and searched the ground three feet deep but still couldn't find the king, was devastated.
Su Wu watched as the blond ant knelt on the ground, expressionless, with lifeless eyes, wailing and weeping, and fell silent.
Even the purple ants nearby didn't show such despair.
This guy seems to have a deep bond with the King Ant?
"Kill them, guild master." Su Wu thought for a moment and typed the message to Netero, who was still in Super Saiyan form.
He thought that revealing the ant king's death would successfully enrage the two ants, causing them to attack him in a frenzy, which he could then easily eliminate.
Unexpectedly, losing the Ant King was like losing faith; they collapsed and lost all desire to fight.
"..." Netero simply looked at the two guards. "The Ant King is not dead. Why do you have to say such things to provoke them?" He sighed.
"...Are you actually the type to treat your enemies kindly?" Su Wu looked at Netero suspiciously while typing away.
Since they are enemies, it's reasonable for them to deceive and tease each other, right?
Ah, as you get older, your heart softens, doesn't it?
"The king isn't dead? Where is he? Give the king back to me!" Upon hearing this news, the golden-haired ant's gray body seemed to be infused with a new soul, instantly regaining its senses and filled with excitement.
"Here it is." Su Wu took out the prison gate with one hand and tossed it up and down, while frantically typing on his phone with the other, "It's locked up in here, do you want to take it back?" He raised the corners of his mouth and asked in sync with the text on his phone.
This is a question that doesn't need to be spoken; everyone knows the answer.
Even the two ants were ready to fight over it.
"Even if you take it back, you won't be able to break the seal. The only one in this world who can break the seal is me." Su Wu typed while making a sneer, as if she had already seen through the two ants' schemes, and casually tossed the Prison Gate to the ants.
After watching the blond ant frantically accept the item, it maliciously thought to itself, "Come back."
The prison gate that Xiao Yapuf had been carefully holding in his palm disappeared directly from his hand and returned to Su Wu's hand.
"Even if you steal it, it will come back to me no matter where you hide it, as long as I want it." The white-haired boy typed, mocking them with a nonchalant and smug attitude.
Prison Gate was an item he purchased from the system, just like Ugly Treasure and Heavenly Reversal, it could be said to be his bound item.
Therefore, even if Ugly Baby is accidentally killed by the Ant King, he can be resurrected directly through the system.
As for Yu Menjiang and Tian Nimou, they would return to Su Wu's side no matter where they were, as long as Su Wu had the will.
"Is the King... alright?" Xiao Yapu asked anxiously, his voice filled with anger at first.
"Well, apart from my mood, I'm pretty fine." Su Wu raised an eyebrow and looked at Yu Menjiang, replying.
No one would be happy to be suddenly captured like a little elf, although the Chimera Ant King probably didn't know anything about little elves or Poké Balls.
For a brief moment, the eyes on the prison gates opened, but they have now closed.
Well, after all, the Ant King doesn't have six eyes.
Gojo Satoru could forcibly break through the prison gates to observe the outside world using his six eyes, but the Ant King... didn't have that tool.
"What do you want in order to return the king to us?" Xiao Yapufu's eyes were dark and restrained.
"Once something's in my hands, do you want it back?" Su Wu put away the prison gate, snorted, and typed forcefully with her fingers.
Don't even think about it, the Ant King is already his collectible! Although he can't be released to fight freely (he'll easily escape), he can be kept as a collectible exhibit, hmm, not bad.
In the future, when chatting, he can mention that he once captured the Ant King in the Hunter world, adding another achievement to his record.
"..." Oyapuf's clenched hand began to tremble suspiciously, as if he was furious.
The purple ant was unusually calm, and Su Wu even felt that it shouldn't be so composed.
After all, he looks like a brainless, impulsive, big guy...
Among the three ants, the catgirl is the cute and adorable one, the purple ant that can transform is the warrior who charges into battle, and the golden-haired ant is the cunning strategist.
However, his behavior was somewhat different from what he expected...
"Speaking of which, President, you should have recovered by now, right? Well then..." Su Wu's eyes flickered slightly as she looked at the dazzling Netero beside her and began typing.
The opponent's current state is probably full mana and stamina, but... their health bar isn't full.
But it's okay.
Su Wu reached out to Netero, silently chanting "Reverse."
The opponent's wounds healed instantly, restoring them to full health.
This is his peak condition.
"Let's have a match!" he enthusiastically invited, adding an emoji to the end of the sentence he typed on his phone to indicate his excitement.
"..." Netero looked at his intact body and felt the inexplicable surge of power. He realized that this was the other party's ability again.
Nen abilities have so many possibilities.
Young people these days are really capable.
Since that's the case... I'll just have to fight them. I feel like I have an inexhaustible amount of energy right now.
And this kid has wanted to fight him for a long time, really...
"Let's go then." Netero struck a pose.
Su Wu glanced at the two ants beside her, feeling a bit annoyed that they would be in the way if they stayed. After thinking for a moment, she took out the Prison Gate and tossed it to them.
"Take it away, take it away, don't leave it in the way." The words displayed on the phone screen seemed to be full of disgust and a desire to get rid of the person.
The two ants glanced at Nitro and Su Wu, flapped their wings and left, but did not leave completely, instead remaining at a distance to observe.
They...don't yet know how to release the king.
"Your Majesty...don't worry, we will definitely find a way to rescue you," he whispered to the prison gate in his hand.
Hopefully, the ant king inside can hear his loyal promise.
"By the way, I don't like turn-based battles. I prefer the life-or-death battle mode, where you try every possible way to win. So, President, don't fight me like you did with the Ant King." Su Wu typed a long message to remind Netero before the battle.
Although he had a premonition that he probably wouldn't gain much advantage against Netero in his Super Saiyan form, but...
I just wanted to have fun.
They won't die, after all.
"I see, I understand." Netero nodded.
He could meet that request.
Just in case, Su Wu did not use the Heavenly Reversal Technique.
Who knows if Tennis will negate the buffs on Netero's cards when they encounter him? If that happens, there'll be no chance of winning.
Incidentally, it didn't go completely off-limits.
When he seriously wants to fight someone, not resorting to any means necessary has become a habit.
After removing those two, the skills he can still use are [Azure], [Radiant], [Dissolve], [Eight], [Tent], [Domain Demon-Subduing Shrine], [Reversal Technique], and [Six Eyes].
With eight powerful skills, he can go toe-to-toe with a Super Saiyan.
Then Netero knocked him into the ground with a single blow.
By the time Liu Yan realized what was happening, he had already been hit. He hadn't experienced this feeling of his body not reacting in a long time.
As expected, he's still not strong enough!
It needs to be even stronger.
A sorcerer's power originates from the negative emotions in their heart. Logically speaking, the more negative emotions one has, the more magical power one possesses, and the stronger one becomes.
That's why the saying "Powerful sorcerers are all madmen" came about.
In other words, there is a high probability that sorcerers will become stronger as the battle progresses.
For example... Su Wu, who is currently fighting against Netero.
He really can't beat Netero at his current level.
But there's no intention to stop.
On the contrary, his strength continued to grow as he fought Netero.
The growth rate even exceeded Nitero's expectations.
Is that Nen? Or... another kind of ability?
Netero sensed a thick layer of negative emotions emanating from the other person's energy.
It was a malice as thick as silt.
The opponent clearly possessed the ability to heal his injuries, but instead of using it on himself, he relentlessly attacked him despite his bleeding wounds.
Even the smile on his face became more radiant as more blood flowed out and his injuries worsened.
Those eyes, which had inexplicably turned crimson, held no trace of human desire, only the ferocity of a war beast.
From that look in his eyes, you could tell that the other person really wanted to kill Netero, and that it wasn't just a casual sparring experience.
It hurts so much! It hurts so much! It hurts so much!
It's so annoying, why does it hurt so much?!
Kill me! Kill me! Kill me!
No, no, no, I'm the one who should be the one killing!
I'll kill you, I'll kill you!
Negative emotions surged in like a tidal wave.
His negative emotions stemmed from pain.
It comes from every injury, and from the burden of being subjected to six eyes and endless use every day.
I hate pain —
Everyone who causes me pain should die!
After collapsing from the severe injuries, he used a reversal technique to heal himself and then launched another attack.
The scene of his battle with Netero was much bloodier and more intense than the scene of the Chimera Ant King fighting his opponent.
There was no psychological warfare, no rhetoric, only a battle as fierce as that between wild beasts.
Netero also had many wounds inflicted by him, and because he lacked the ability to heal them, he looked even more wretched than Netero.
"These two humans..." Oyapuf, who was watching from a distance, had a deep look in his eyes.
"Very strong," Yupi replied just as seriously.
It was so powerful that even they, who were not human, felt fear.
This also made them realize that they could not force Su Wu to release the king through forceful means.
From late at night to dawn, then to dusk, and finally back to the early hours of the morning, it attracted quite a few people.
For example, Kate, Maro and Sora, Gon Killua, Pumnobum, Moro, and Nakoruru.
I thought it was Netero fighting the Ant King, but when I arrived, I found it was Su Wu fighting Netero.
The ant king, however, has disappeared without a trace.
"Why are they fighting?" Kate whispered.
"That guy has wanted to fight the chairman for a long time, but the chairman was busy with pre-battle training for his fight against the Ant King. Now..." Nob's voice trembled slightly as he said this, his hair having fallen out completely.
"That guy must have brought it up himself," Killua said with certainty.
In his opinion, Su Wu was the kind of guy who would do something reckless at first glance.
"But that guy's strength is really..." Mo Laowu hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Well, he was even more powerful than he had imagined; he had never seen the other party make a move before.
"Should we stop them?" Xiao Jie asked you.
"Do you think we can stop two monsters?" Nob asked after a moment of silence.
Those are monsters that are no longer in the same class as them; they can't be stopped.
Once the card's 24-hour window is up, it's like the clock striking twelve, and Cinderella loses all her magic.
Netero's card effects disappeared, his aura weakened significantly, his appearance changed from youth to old age, and the golden light on his body vanished.
At the same time, Su Wu's thoughts vanished completely, forcibly entering a state of absolute power, rendering her unable to use her thoughts.
The battle, which had lasted for twenty-one hours, seemed to have finally come to an end.
During this time, it even attracted a lot of ants and hunters to fight, forcing it to come to an end.
The outcome remains unclear.
Before anyone could react, the white-haired boy covered in blood disappeared and reappeared in front of Netero, his fingertips already embedded in Netero's chest.
He dug a hole in Netero's chest.
"What?!" The onlookers could no longer remain calm and rushed forward in a swarm.
No, fighting is one thing, but you actually want to kill someone?
"Ah... I remember now..." Su Wu looked at the hand that had entered Netero's chest, felt the soft, beating heart that she touched, and regained her memory and ability to speak.
How should I put it... the things I did after losing my memory...
This is exactly what he was planning to do!
As expected of me, even if I forget my original plan, I will still make the same choice.
"Don't worry, I just wanted to see the poor man's rose." Su Wu moved her finger on Netero's chest.
"If my heart stops beating, it will explode too," Netero said, gripping Su Wu's wrist.
He is very tired now.
Having been granted the ability to be in perfect condition for 24 hours, the exhaustion afterward was also unparalleled.
"It's okay, I'm actually a bomb disposal expert. I can definitely disarm it before your heart stops beating," Su Wu said, her fingertips moving non-stop.
After all, with Six Eyes assisting him, the structure of the bomb was clear at a glance, making defusing it a piece of cake for him.
In no time, the bomb was disarmed.
It was a very, very small thing.
"Can the Ant King really be killed by something like this?" Su Wu couldn't hide her curiosity. After quickly healing Netero, she took the new little thing and ran to the side to observe it.
Netero's physical fatigue disappeared, but his mental fatigue deepened.
He had imagined himself detonating a bomb by tearing out his own heart when he was desperate, but he never imagined that someone would tear out his heart...
"Chairman, where is the Ant King?" Mo Laowu and the others looked at Netero, who was safe and sound, and couldn't bring themselves to say what they had wanted to say before, so they had to change their question.
"Ant King..." Netero didn't speak, but looked at the white-haired boy watching the bomb from the side.
A mysterious and unpredictable ability, seemingly unintentional...
What exactly is he...?
Young people are so unpredictable.
Forget it, he's too old to care about anything else.
As long as the other party has no ill intentions towards humans, that's fine.
Based on what the other party is currently doing, they are a friend, not an enemy.
"The racial war is over, and the victor is—humanity." The brother and sister, who were secretly observing from a corner, recorded the final result.
It did not appear in places with so many humans.
Their inhuman characteristics were still quite obvious.
"You can go home now, Alice," said Amy, who had recorded the ending.
"President, I've made such a big contribution, shouldn't I get a promotion? For example, the three-star hunter title would be pretty good." Su Wu put away the bomb, planning to try it out when no one was around, and turned to look at Netero.
"Well... the conditions aren't met..." Netero said with a hint of helplessness.
There are fewer than ten Samsung Hunters in the entire world, so it's not something you can just give away.
"Tsk, stingy," Su Wu clicked her tongue.
Indeed, being able to speak is better than just being able to type.
Being deaf and mute must be very tiring.
The war ended in a way that no one expected, and the losses were much smaller than anticipated.
Although the ants were not completely wiped out, the remaining ones were not enough to cause chaos, and most of the surviving ants did not show any strong hostility towards humans.
The ants that were active elsewhere will likely be eliminated soon as well.
The three guards who were originally in the greatest danger now seem to have lost their danger as well.
because……
"Why are the Ant King's three guards following Hill?" Little Jie asked, somewhat puzzled, as he watched Su Wu leave.
Neferpitou, Oyapuf, and Yupi followed behind the white-haired boy, looking more like his followers than his followers.
"It's probably related to the disappearance of the Chimera Ant King," Killua analyzed.
Since that day, there has been no trace of the Ant King, nor has its body been found on the battlefield. The chairman remained silent about this, while three guards followed behind a human.
It's really incomprehensible.
"Are you really going to follow me around like this?" Su Wu looked at the three extra followers and smirked.
"Wherever the king is, that's where we'll be," said Xiao Yapufu firmly.
The prison gates are with Su Wu, and the method to liberate the Ant King is also in Su Wu's hands. However, he has no intention of liberating the Ant King, so the three guards choose to stay behind him.
Even if the king is sealed away, they will continue to follow him.
It's as if if the king died, they would not hesitate to die with him.
What a loyal subordinate!
However... I feel like I've forgotten something...
Su Wu stopped and stroked her chin as she recalled.
What did I forget? Was it related to the Ant King?
Oh, right.
Has the love story of the Ant King come to an end?
Wheat is alive, and logically, if the Ant King hadn't been captured, the story of the unfinished romance between humans and ants should have continued, right? But now the Ant King has been captured...
Hmm... without a main character, this show probably can't go on.
Never mind, he's doing it for the Ant King's own good.
How can a strong person become addicted to romance? They should cut their losses in time and sever the ties of love!
"Then you'd better behave yourselves. Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll return the king to you," Su Wu said, tossing the prison gate around.
"Is the King really in there?" Neferpitou wagged his tail, as if he had seen something interesting, his eyes tracking the movements at the prison gates.
"He didn't lie, there's no doubt about that," said Xiao Yapuf with certainty.
The king cannot die; he is merely in a temporary predicament.
Even... Oyapuf secretly felt that this might not be such a bad thing.
Because... in this way, the king will no longer have to see that human girl.
In this way, the king will no longer be swayed and undergo changes that would frighten him.
Before rescuing the king, it would be better to find a way to kill that human girl first.
His face remained calm, but a sinister laugh echoed in his heart.
Suddenly, a magnified face appeared in his eyes.
"You...are you thinking about bad things?" The white-haired boy looked at him with half-closed eyes.
"Ah, if you kill without my permission... then you'll never see your king again," he warned, a smirk playing on his lips.
Xiao Yapuf's plan was stillborn as soon as it came to fruition.
"So... does that mean we'll all have to obey his orders from now on?" Neferpitou looked at Oyapuv.
"Ah, that's right." It was Su Wu who answered Neferpitou's question.
"Who told you that your king is in my hands and you can't do anything about it?" he said casually.
He understood; this must be what it feels like to control the emperor and command the feudal lords.
It feels amazing!
The title of Regent is great!
It's like having three more decent fighters; these three should be able to take on 99% of humans.
"..." Oyapuf gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Shameless! A petty person who's gotten his way! The king and the other party were having a pleasant conversation just moments before! Despicable humans!
"I'm tired..." Su Wu sighed.
He seemed to have not slept in a long time. When he got tired, he used the reversal technique to recuperate. He had almost forgotten what it felt like to sleep.
I'm not physically tired, but I feel mentally exhausted.
Because of the presence of the three ants, he also had to keep the game running without limits to avoid being ambushed.
Well, although I could just kill all three of them, but...
It's more interesting to bring it along.
"You guys find somewhere to stay. I'm going to do an experiment first." When she reached the airship, Su Wu waved to the people behind her and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
That's right, he plans to find a place to test that bomb!
Since Netero dared to use it as his weapon against the Ant King, its power must be immense.
Perfect timing, we can test whether his current body can withstand a nuclear bomb.
With that in mind, Su Wu found a remote, uninhabited mountain forest far from where Maro and the others were, and detonated the bomb.
Instantly, a rose-shaped explosion cloud, composed of thick smoke, flames, and a pile of ash, bloomed on the spot.
Su Wu, who was at the center of the explosion, was immediately blown away.
It flew out in a state of... missing arms and legs and burned.
If it weren't for his incredibly high health bar at that moment, he probably would have been blown up instantly.
but--
"Is that all the power you have?" The missing limbs grew back instantly.
"Isn't it the power of the poison gas, not the power of the explosion?" Su Wu thought to herself, taking a few deep breaths of the billowing smoke.
It seems like nothing has changed...
He simply stood in the thickest part of the smoke and inhaled for a long time.
Then he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Judging from the color of the blood, this poison seems quite potent.
"Hmm... Once inhaled, it starts to continuously damage body cells? It's a bit like a virus." He analyzed his internal condition while spitting out blood.
He wondered what would happen if it were someone else.
Conventional treatments are obviously useless; the poisoned person can only wait to die.
As for him...
"Reverse the spell." He silently chose to heal himself.
Treating viruses requires a higher level of precision and takes longer than treating external injuries, but with the help of Six Eyes, the problem was successfully solved.
However, there aren't many sorcerers who can perform this kind of horizontal reversal spell, right? In that case, even a sorcerer who can usually reverse spells would be helpless against this virus and would just have to wait to die.
Hmm...we could try to get a few more of these to keep for fun.
It should be possible to buy it soon.
(End of this chapter)