Hunter x Hunter : Germain Joins The Hunt

Next, there was news from Wing's side.

Zushi's performance at the Heavens Arena was impressive. He had become the most outstanding young player during this time.

However, Wing was worried that Zushi might become too arrogant.

He sincerely hoped that someone of the same age would defeat Zushi once, to make him wake up, but unfortunately, so far, no one of his age had been able to do that.

Wing congratulated Germain and the others on their achievements, while respecting Bisky's decision to stay on the Dark Continent.

Apart from these, Wing also shared an interesting piece of news with Germain.

Kastro had returned. He came back as if he had been cleansed, and in one go, became one of the Floor Master of the Heavens Arena.

This meant that his Enhancement-type Nen ability was not only complete, but had also evolved.

After that, he left the Heavens Arena again, declaring that he was going to find Hisoka and challenge him to a new duel.

It was because of Hisoka that Wing specifically mentioned this to Germain.

Speaking of which, it had indeed been a long time since there was any news of Hisoka.

Hisoka no longer sent Germain disturbing messages or narcissistic selfies, and Germain had actually started to feel a bit uneasy because of it.

The Phantom Troupe had also gone silent. Not only had Chrollo disappeared without a trace, but Machi, Pakunoda, and the others had also vanished.

There was no information about them even from Meteor City.

Lastly, there was the bad news about the invasive species in the NGL—the "Chimera Ants."

Chimera Ants...

When Germain heard the news, he frowned.

The Chimera Ants invading the NGL was supposed to be a huge event happening in the year 2000, at the turn of the millennium, not in 1998, the current year.

Its premature occurrence confirmed many of Germain's conspiracy theories.

This wasn't the first event to happen early in Germain's experience.

Zushi's challenge at the Heavens Arena under Wing's guidance was originally supposed to happen in early 1999.

Kurapika's learning of Nen was supposed to happen after the 1999 Hunter Exam.

The extermination of the Phantom Beast Group and the reduction in the Phantom Troupe members was supposed to happen in the 1999 Yorknew City.

Hisoka's death and resurrection was supposed to happen in 2001 at the Heavens Arena.

Germain's appearance was like a stone thrown into the once calm lake, sending ripples that hadn't stopped spreading.

He had truly changed the fate of so many people, whether he wanted to or not.

Back to the Chimera Ant invasion event.

NGL (Neo-Green Life) is a closed-off country that values nature and opposes technology.

So, when the truth about the Chimera Ant invasion and their massive breeding was exposed, it was already half a month later.

The situation in NGL had become quite serious by then.

However, it was heard that Chairman Netero personally took action and led two professional Hunters, Morel and Knov, to form an extermination team for the Chimera Ants.

They had already headed to NGL, and it was believed that the Chimera Ants would soon be wiped out.

Nearly all the professional Hunters on Greed Island believed that the team led by Chairman Netero would handle the Chimera Ant invasion perfectly.

If it were the original timeline, the event would indeed have been resolved, but not perfectly.

It was completely normal for people to be so optimistic.

After all, the Chimera Ants, who came from the Dark Continent, had invaded the Six Continent before and were hunted down. This was not the first time in history.

The frequency was so high that Kite could clearly list the various habits of the Chimera Ants, including feeding, mating, the structure of the Queen, and the King.

Chimera Ants were definitely not an unbeatable threat. Previous generations had accumulated countless experiences through blood and tears to deal with them.

Not to mention, the members of this extermination team were all experienced professional Hunters.

One of them was Chairman Netero himself. So, people's mood was certainly leaning towards being optimistic.

This was also the reason why, in the original timeline, Kite underestimated the Chimera Ants and decided to take Gon and Killua to investigate the nest.

Humans had never lost a fight against the Chimera Ants.

However, this underestimation cost Kite his life, and this was also how Ging evaluated his student, Kite.

The Chimera Ants they encountered this time had surprisingly strong genetics and talents.

Especially the Ant King and his three Royal Guards, who had completely surpassed the usual level of Chimera Ants.

The Ant King, Meruem, was born to be a ruler. He truly had the power to destroy and the cruelty to match.

If it weren't for his lack of understanding of human society, and his decision to stay in one place for too long, the human casualties might have been even worse.

Chairman Netero, in order to sever the threat, was forced to use the "Poor Man's Rose" after his defeat, taking himself and the Ant King, Meruem, down together.

Meruem did, in the end, die from the poison.

Such a tragic outcome was something no one, not even those behind the scenes, could have predicted at this moment.

Not even the masterminds could foresee the future's direction.

Right now, Germaine could only wish for Chairman Netero's well.

Perhaps, because of his own existence, the Ant King Meruem and the Royal Guards never came into being—this might not be impossible.

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