At the same time, in the dense forest not far from the Chimera Ant nest.
"What did you say? Retreat?!"
Leol also received a message about the retreat from his subordinate, Flutter.
"Are you kidding me..."
Boom!!
Before Leol finished his roar, he heard a violent noise coming from the dense forest.
The earth shook violently, and billowing white smoke came out of the jungle.
Swoosh!!
The air force that Leol was proud of was also cut off like his previous subordinates!!
In the thick smoke, a figure slowly walked out.
Kite was holding the huge scythe as if he were a messenger from hell.
At this moment, his whole body exuded an extremely palpitating breath.
The suffocating pressure made sweat flow down Leol's cheeks.
He was totally... not his opponent.
After just one look, Leol instantly realized that he and his opponent were not on the same level.
He was not the opponent of the other party at all.
"Oh, this special human is pretty good-looking."
Hina, next to him, was unaware of the situation and was even a little excited.
"I just don't know how it tastes!!"
"Stop talking nonsense!!"
Leol growled, stood up with an ugly face: "Let's go!"
"Ehh?!"
Hina was stunned and didn't understand why they hadn't hunted the prey that had already been delivered to their door.
But seeing Leol turn around without hesitation, in addition to Flutter, who's stumbling while fleeing, despite not understanding it, Hina immediately followed: "Wait for me!"
Under the moonlight, the army under Leol's command was almost completely destroyed, leaving only Leol and his two subordinates in embarrassment.
But Kite, who came out and looked at them leaving, praised them: "He was able to calmly see the gap between us and decisively put down his arrogance..."
"This is the judgment of the Chimera Ant Squadron Leader."
Leol knows the truth that a man who knows the times is a hero.
This is the truth he realized at the cost of his subordinate's death.
There are people beyond people, there are heavens beyond heavens, and there are more terrifying existences beyond Chimera Ants.
Leol chose to leave without any delay.
"Follow them!!"
But Kite did not choose to let them go.
"The nest of the Chimera Ants should be nearby. If we follow them, we can almost find their base."
Kite still maintained the En (Circle) with a radius of 45 meters, guarding against the surrounding environment while following closely behind Leol and the others.
"Biscuit once said that the search radius of the world's top Nen experts is about 50 meters, but the duration is not too long."
Killua walked in the bushes while looking at Kite's back:
"On the other hand, Kite has been using En (Circle) for a whole night."
"This is already at the top level. It can be said that this is the first time we have met a real professional hunter!!"
Gon also nodded with a deep understanding of this point.
Although Tsezguerra, who they had met before, was also a professional, he was more like a professional player.
Biscuit is very powerful, but she and Wing are both their teachers.
As for Lan... the two always feel that Lan doesn't match the style of hunters.
He seems to simply regard the hunter profession as a game.
A hunter is a very respected and powerful profession in the eyes of others. But for Lan, it seemed like just a game.
In the eyes of Gon and Killua, this might be the difference in the teacher.
Lan practiced the Turtle School Martial Arts, while the Hunter Association was dominated by the Shingen-ryu.
But no matter what, Lan's help to them was the greatest among these people.
Looking back now, it seems that they always met the people at the necessary time along the way, and after undergoing the training of these people, their strength did grow visibly.
They have confirmed that Greed Island is the game that Ging designed specifically for training his son, Gon.
Now, they came here from Greed Island and met Kite.
They don't know to what extent Ging can predict what will happen next and whether this is another part of his training.
But what is certain is that the man he recognizes will definitely be favored by Gon, and he believes that Gon and his companions will unswervingly follow Kite, travel together, and become stronger.
According to the normal plan, it should be like this.
Gon and Killua would be led by Kite, making steady progress with a solid foundation and experience, and will adapt to this cruel world.
Then, they will become more mature, tough, and even stronger.
But…
With the intervention of Beyond Netero and the Kakin Empire, the Chimera Ants from the Dark Continent were allowed to enter this area.
The meaning is clear.
The current training ground has been raised to a higher level.
For these two children, it has become more cruel and dangerous.
Even for a master like Kite, it is impossible to escape unscathed.
"So, I keep asking you..."
Kite in front of him suddenly spoke: "Have you made up your mind?"
"According to what you said before, Mr. Ging may really have some expectations of me."
"That's why he entrusted his son to me with confidence."
Kite turned around and looked at the two of them: "But I never thought that I would train you on this journey."
"I don't have the time; I just simply think that you two have potential and are still useful to me, so I agreed you go with me."
"The rest depends on your own awareness."
"As long as you do it well, your Nen ability will be improved."
"On the contrary, if you don't do it well, then the only result is that you will be eaten by the Chimera Ants."
"Of course, we can't die easily because we are professional hunters."
"As hunters, we must hunt the prey that we regard as our target."
"This point is also recorded in the first of the ten rules of hunters:"
"Hunters must have a hunting target."
The so-called hunting is a fight between hunters and hunted, both of whom are aware of it.
The defeated party will follow the rules of the opponent, and in most cases, their lives will be taken away.
Suppose you don't want to be killed by the opponent. In that case, you must not only improve your Nen ability but also know yourself and the enemy, which is also a way to increase the success rate of hunting.
Kite continued to walk in the dense forest while explaining.
Gon chewed over what Kite said and gradually came to his senses: "So when I was on Whale Island, I accidentally entered the Foxbear's territory, so that's why you ruthlessly punched me, Kite."
"The scratches on the tree are the marks of the mother Foxbear with cubs. Even the stupidest animals will stay away from this area after seeing it..."
Gon smiled and recalled: "This is the law of the jungle. It was you, Kite, who replaced Ging and taught me that everything must have rules."
Kite listened to this, looked at Gon, and then slowly took out a hunter's license.
"This is the license that Mr. Ging gave it to me before the final test."
"He said I should try to use this to find him."
Gon looked at it carefully: "So Ging didn't take it back, right?"
"No."
Kite shook his head and told the past: "After meeting Mr. Ging, I wanted to return it to its original owner, but I forgot about it in excitement."
Gon and Killua: "???"
Forgot it, right?
"Gon, you said you would find Mr. Ging by yourself, right?"
Kite laughed.
"Ah? Yeah!"
Gon still nodded firmly.
"Then please find him and help me return this to him."
"Well! First, I want to complete this mission with you, and I will become stronger than I am now!"
Gon pressed Ging's hunter license tightly against his chest: "In this way, I will definitely find Ging and give this back to him!!"
He made up his mind: "I'll promise it to you!"
"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."
Kite smiled, pressed his hat, and turned forward: "Okay, hurry up, or we'll lose them."
After the trio finished communicating, their relationship reached a new level.
They continued to follow Leol and headed towards the Chimera Ant's nest.