Chapter 123: Last Words?

Chapter 123: Last Words?

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Chapter 123: Last Words?

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"I can't become any stronger, in fact, I'm becoming weaker and weaker and no amount of training was enough to counter this... I'm just too old... Knowing the dark continent will never become anything but survival to me and that the surviving will only become harder the more time passes isn't a good feeling you know..."

"There might be some method to stop this out there but it's just not for me... I don't think I will ever find a challenge that'll get rid of that feeling within me... Makes sense? Do you think I gave up too early?"

Calmness is all that could be seen on Netero's face as he performed a smile punching motion with the golden statue behind him doing the same sending Meruem away yet no damage could be seen on the latter's body.

All of this was happening while he uttered those tranquil words expressionlessly.

He likes challenges, ones that could lead to his death even but that doesn't mean he likes losing, he wants to face a challenge then against all the odds.

He wants to step on that challenge in triumph yet he couldn't against Yasuo and he knows he'll never be able to do so and now he faces another challenge.

Yet the challenge before him seems so far... So foreign like an untouchable bird flying endlessly through the sky getting stronger and stronger while he in contrast to the flying bird before him is but a Mayfly...

The sun rises as the egg hatches, not long after the immature form called nymph show itself only to turn into what's called an imago not long after as the mayfly spread its relatively small wings flying around.

But... no matter how much it flew, the mayfly knows it will never catch up to the bird.

And time isn't on its side as the mayfly's lifespan is no longer than 24 hours so how can it face the bird? The situation here however is a bit different but that should give an accurate description of how Netero feels.

The king is a bird that was born... well, a bird and a grown one at that... while he was born a mayfly and he had to work himself up.

But even with that, he was never able to become a bird even though he was born 24 hours before the bird yet the bird in those few minutes became and was already something he can't touch.

And so he experienced such a thing in the last minutes of his life, the minutes where his body started deteriorating as he became weaker and weaker increasing the distance between him and the king even more. T/his chapter is updated by nov(ê(l)biin.co/m

A serene smile surfaced on the old man's face saying that, a smile hiding what's beneath, the darkness within the human heart that he knows too well.

And the fact that he already decided what he wants to do long ago, this current situation is just a convenient one for him suiting his goal though he hoped the fight would be more enjoyable than it is now as even the King doesn't seem to be enjoying it.

Netero stated his last words to Yasuo in what could be noted to be a satisfied tone as if his hidden goal will soon be achieved.

"I hope you deliver on your end of the bargain, the payment for this job should be delivering at the moment as per my instructions, just make sure no Ant that'll endanger humanity is left alive."

"I'm not sure if it's really needed but I gave some advice to the V5 about you which will make things much easier as even though they wouldn't have been able to do anything significant to stop your plan, they will still make it harder as they don't want your organization to become stronger than it already is."

"And just so you know, the hunter association will no longer operate on the Island which means any hunters that were here will leave after this so the whole Island will be under your complete control, and good luck on whatever it is you want to do... But for now, give me some time to try a few more things."

Yasuo nodded before disappearing as across the entire conversation, his expression didn't change making what he is really thinking a mystery...

Only then did Netero state something completely different than what he said earlier as his expression changed into a stern one.

"He's troublesome, isn't he? While what I said earlier wasn't a lie, the most important reason is quite simple, if I lose the fight, I die if I win, I live so please humor my next attack."

Meruem seem to get out of his daze, he wasn't at all offended by their casual chat in front of him, in fact, he was completely focused on himself as he started the process called visualization.

An ability is being created and creatures such as Chimera Ants, they find creating ability much easier than humans and that's especially easier for the king as he stands atop Chimera Ants but that also depends on the ability one wants to create.

The one he has in mind is quite simple as he wants to create it to solve the problem before him and possibly any problem he might face in the future.

Only Netero didn't give him much time as the moment he finished talking, he activated his most dangerous ability... 'Zero Hand' Then before Meruem can react, a golden statue seems to ignore the laws of space appearing behind him.

The massive golden statue whose hands started moving with what appeared to be a slow speed which in reality was a speed fast enough to not allow Meruem to do anything as the statue held Meruem gently in its hand.

The statue opened its mouth which is but a black hole facing Meruem who is inside its hand unable to resist, the black hole that seemed to want to devour everything around except that's not its purpose as the next scene testifies to that.

The scene of every last ounce of Netero's aura focused in the statue's mouth before mercilessly firing it as an enormous flare of unparalleled destructive power...