NABC Chapter 629 Feast and Ants (6k2 in 1)
Chapter 629 Feast and Ants (6k2 in 1)
Chapter 629 Feast and Ants (6k -in-)
There is only one way to enter the isolated NGL autonomous country through formal channels, and that is to undergo strict entry inspection at the embassy and checkpoint built on two large trees on the canal between the country and its neighboring countries.
On May 5, a van drove quickly along the dirt road and approached the two large trees that spanned the entire canal.
"Kate, it seems like a lot of people arrived before us?" said a bear-headed young man in surprise.
"Well, I see it."
On the passenger seat, a white-haired young man wearing a dark brown hat and with a stern face nodded in response, frowned slightly and looked into the distance. He saw eight or nine cars parked scattered beside two big trees, and there were also twenty or thirty people in groups of two or three discussing something.
When someone noticed their vehicle approaching and called out, these people looked in their direction and some of them came to greet them.
"A purpose similar to ours?"
He is a one-star biological hunter. He was previously commissioned by the Kajin Empire to conduct a biodiversity survey. He happened to discover the shed right limb of the chimera ant queen. After identification at the Nanpis Auction House in Youkexin City, its source was confirmed.
It is speculated that unlike the chimera ant queen whose length is generally around 10 cm, there are special individuals or alien species that are more than two meters long.
The Chimera Ant, a first-level isolated species, reproduces through a special method of 'feeding and mating', that is, the queen ant eats other animals, integrating the excellent genes and nutrition of these animals to produce the best quality offspring. The two-meter-tall queen ant can easily eat humans, which makes Kate realize the seriousness of the situation.
Judging from the analysis of ocean currents, Kate locked the suspected target on the NGL Autonomous Country, but she didn't expect so many people to come here first.
“But why didn’t they go in?”
The van stopped by the roadside, and Kate and a group of amateur hunters got out. Among the people who greeted them, a young man wearing a three-layer hat and carrying a bow and arrow extended his arms to them enthusiastically and generously.
"Hello, I'm the professional hunter Bakuer. I've come to the NGL Autonomous Country with my companions to conduct a biological survey. Are you guys here too?"
Isn't it for the Chimera Ants? Kate shook hands with him and said in a low voice: "One-star biological hunter Kate, these are my companions. Although they are not professional hunters, they are all good at biological investigation."
"Wow, a one-star hunter? Senior!" Bakuer's eyes lit up, and he looked at the purple-haired girl in a round top hat who was also surprised and delighted. He then said to Kate with admiration, "I only became a professional hunter at the beginning of last year. My dream is to become an excellent fantasy beast hunter. Hello, senior!"
"Are you a fantasy beast hunter? Come on." Kate encouraged him with a cold face and a warm heart, saying, "Are you waiting for your companions? Why don't you go in?"
"This..." Bakuer looked distressed.
His lover, Peng Si, said, "The people at the embassy said that a companion was assassinated by a group of intruders a month ago. They are entrusting the United Nations in Bergrose to hunt them down. Until the intruders are caught, NGL will be temporarily closed to the outside world."
"Yes." Another companion said helplessly, "There are still soldiers from the United Nations stationed in Bergrose. Even if Baokuer showed his hunter license, he was not allowed to pass. We are debating whether to wait for a while or go somewhere else."
"Intruder? Bergrose?" Hearing this, Kate frowned slightly, looked at her companions, and asked, "Didn't you hear anything else?"
"Uh, other? What?"
"It's okay." Kate was silent and walked towards the embassy. However, the one-star hunter license did not bring him any preferential treatment. The embassy's reply was the same - no entry!
……
"Two revenge teams have already been quietly defeated in the NGL Autonomous Country."
On the other side, Princess Faith, wearing silver armor, was accompanying Ji Xing to visit the military camp. She pointed out the armored vehicles and tanks while chatting with Ji Xing.
"I see. No wonder Jun has been looking so sad lately. He has lost a lot of weight from running around. It seems like he has lost a lot of elite soldiers."
"Those gangsters are just miscellaneous soldiers." Faith said disdainfully, "Even if they are added together, they are not enough for me to kill with one shot. The few Psychic users we lost were the elites. That's why my father was furious and sent Uncle Trails out directly this time."
Reaching out and touching the steel barrel, Ji Xing turned around and asked, "Your uncle? The royal family?"
"No, he is the captain of my father's guard. He has been responsible for protecting my father since he was just a prince. When I was 12 years old, I secretly activated my Nen, and my father severely punished me. Then he taught me the basics of Nen ability."
"Oh, I am your teacher."
Faith snorted, "Indeed, I do, but I don't like him. He's too cold and indifferent. He left a deep psychological trauma on me. I've always wanted to retaliate, but I'm definitely no match for him."
She looked at Ji Xing and said, "According to your pyramid theory, he is at least a master of the second level, or even the first level. In short... I have never seen anyone stronger than him so far."
Jisung blinked and pointed at himself.
"You don't know about that kind of thing until you try it!" As if she had expected this, Faith laughed. She stretched out her right hand, and someone handed her a nearly two-meter-long round gun, which hit the ground with a bang!
"Haha, I've been patient for a month. I haven't forgotten your last evaluation! Let's fight and see, 'The World's Strongest'?!"
The surging energy of thought rose up from her body, radiating silver light outside the silver armor. The freckles on Faith's face seemed to have an unstoppable aura!
The guards who had been ordered to do so immediately stepped back a distance. Ji Xing looked at the open space around him and said with a smile, "I guessed it when you invited me to visit the military camp, Princess Feisi. Come on."
"Great, that's great!" Feisi jumped back to create some distance, twisted the hundreds-pound round spear in front of her with both hands, and said, "Then... as the challenger, I will attack first without hesitation!"
hum-
The long spear made a buzzing sound as it broke through the air, leaving an afterimage as it twisted. In an instant, it split into two, then into four, and quickly turned into dozens of huge round spears that floated in front of her, dancing up and down.
"Materialization?" Ji Xing analyzed, "It's a bit like the one in the Phantom Troupe that can copy, but the degree of operation is completely different. Each copy gun contains thoughts, and they are not weak. This consumption is a bit high. Is it the ultimate skill right from the start?"
The next moment, as the original spear in Feis's hand danced, those replica round spears shot towards Ji Xing like missiles, densely covering all his dodging space!
As they approached him, the tips of the spears began to flash with scarlet light!
"It also has the Transformation attribute, which changes the materialized object and the energy on it into an explosive attribute."
Boom——!
A violent explosion rose up, and the dazzling flames and smoke instantly engulfed Ji Xing! It was like a dense bombardment of hundreds of shells, the earth trembled, and the broken shrapnel indiscriminately attacked the bombing area!
'Random gunfire!'
Feisi once again placed the lance upright on the ground and stared at the gray smoke that engulfed Ji Xing. Knowing that there would be a gap in strength, she wisely used her ultimate skill directly. At this moment, she didn't know whether she should hope that Ji Xing would be completely fine or be badly beaten by the explosion.
But she didn't have to wait long. Only two seconds later, Ji Xing's long legs stepped out from the gray smoke, telling her that the result was the former. Not only was he fine, even his clothes were not damaged at all!
Faith's pupils froze.
A solid spherical thought protected Ji Xing's body, seemingly able to block any attack, leaving only the dilapidated land with huge potholes behind him.
"The power of this attack has indeed reached the second level, but overall, it's still terrible."
After hearing the new evaluation, Faith just focused and was on guard, because she guessed that Ji Xing would attack next, and the next second her body flew into the air, and then she heard a loud bang!
The order is wrong.
Normally, it should be hearing a sound → getting hit → failing to defend → flying backwards.
But now it is flying backwards → I hear a sound.
The sound came later than the attack, and this attack exceeded the speed of sound! So there was no time to defend!
"Your Highness the Princess?!"
When she fell heavily to the ground 20 meters away, the guards screamed for help. She coughed twice and raised her hand, saying, "Don't meddle! I'm not injured. He has already shown mercy!"
As she stood up, the heaviness in her chest gradually faded away. She looked at Ji Xing, who was still standing at the edge of the explosion range, and slowly smiled brightly.
"Hahaha, I've seen it. I've really seen it this time. The world's strongest. He easily suppressed me with just the wind from his fist in the air. If this punch that exceeds the speed of sound hits me, even with the protection of armor, I will be blown to pieces!"
“Not necessarily.” Ji Xing said, “Princess Feisi’s tolerance is stronger than I thought. I expected you to bleed a little.”
"No, I swallowed it!" Faith turned her head and spat out a mouthful of blood foam, strode back to Ji Xing, and looked Ji Xing up and down again, but this time, her eyes were a little strange.
"Just like the expedition team, your cooperation application has not been going well. Father is focused on revenge for the third brother and plans to leave you alone. The foreign ministers of the five countries held several meetings and the conclusions were all rejected. Some even strongly wanted to control you who had dangerous thoughts."
"Oh, that's to be expected." Ji Xing shook his head: "Thank you Princess Feisi for telling me."
"Ah." Feisi waved her hand to drive away the guards who wanted to approach, and whispered: "I have another way here, which should be able to impress the father with your cooperation application. Do you want to try it?"
Ji Xing said, “No need.”
Faith was startled and said dissatisfiedly: "Do you know what it is? Just refuse?"
"I can guess." Ji Xing turned around and looked into Faith's eyes: "Thank you, Princess Faith."
Faith was stunned for two seconds: "...Heh, you have a girl you like? You rejected me so bluntly, as if you were at a disadvantage. I have never been touched by those weak men who are not as strong as me."
"No loss, a lot of profit, a win-win, but I don't have that idea." Ji Xing smiled and said, "Princess Feisi just wants a talented offspring, I don't like this kind of loveless union.
As usual, I will wait in the capital for another week. If the king still doesn't give me an accurate answer, I will try somewhere else."
"... Tsk, whatever you want!" Feisi quickly returned to her normal self and said, "Come on, I'll show you those truly powerful weapons! Although I'm reluctant, the power of an individual is still far from that of a country as a whole!"
……
One week later, July 5th.
NGL Autonomous Country, Ant Base.
The Chimera Ants' top brass and division commanders gathered together in a slightly solemn atmosphere.
"Three captains and a division commander who had mastered that kind of power were all killed. The humans with special abilities that appeared this time are incredibly strong. Everyone, what should we do?"
"Should we concentrate our efforts on hunting and killing her? Or should we move Her Majesty the Queen to a safe location?" Pegu, the military advisor in the shape of a black-faced penguin, said with a worried look on his face.
"Transfer? Her Majesty the Queen has already begun to concentrate on giving birth to the king. If we transfer at this time, who can guarantee the subsequent food supply and that there will be no problems during the transfer?" A division commander objected.
"But this is not a solution." Korudo, who had a thunder god face, frowned and said, "It has been confirmed that there are many powerful people who have mastered that special energy. Unlike last time, Qinsa and his men were killed and failed to capture those humans in the first place. If we let them call more people, how can the Queen's safety be guaranteed?"
"Hmm~Are you too nervous?" The Leopard Division Commander drew out the words.
"Kido?"
"Oh, I think so." Scorpion Female Division Commander Zazan snorted coldly: "With Qinsa's level, isn't it natural for him to be killed? Are you scared like this by just a few humans?"
"Zha Zan, don't underestimate humans. Facts have proven that there are probably strong people among humans..."
"Strong?" Zazan shook his head to interrupt, his palm fluctuating with energy: "How strong can they be? If you are afraid, I will take care of them this time!"
Military advisor Pegu and Korudo looked at each other with helpless and dissatisfied expressions. Just as they were about to try to persuade them again, suddenly a strange feeling made them freeze there!
No matter it was the leopard Kidu, or the scorpion girl Zazan with a ferocious smile, at this moment they were all as if they were under a spell and were stuck in place!
"What's this?"
It was a powerful oppressive force and malice that could not be described in words. In that surging breath, they felt like they were humans hunting and killing ordinary humans. It was a condescending suppression of the life level, a distance that was absolutely insurmountable!
With cold sweat oozing from his forehead, Zazan turned his head stiffly and saw a figure slowly emerging from the shadows, approaching them step by step.
It was a cat-man with white wavy hair, a cute and delicate appearance, ruby-red eyes, a cat tail swinging behind it, and a strong curiosity on its innocent little face.
"What are you talking about?" Its voice was clear and crisp: "Can you add me?"
"Has one of the King's three guards finally awakened? How could he be so strong?!" This was the whisper in the hearts of every division commander.
At a similar time, in a cleared village a few dozen miles away, two figures, one chasing the other, broke into an abandoned field.
"He is indeed no ordinary person. No wonder he was able to kill the third prince under the protection of the secret service department and eliminate the first two teams silently." The pursuer was a middle-aged man with a cold face and deep nasolabial folds. He was none other than the captain of the king's guard of the Bergrose United Nations, Tris!
The person he was chasing was naturally Misu, the mercenary who killed the third prince.
She was not panicked at this time, and said in a calm voice: "I didn't kill those two teams."
"Oh? Are they those ants?" Trails said, "Some strange things have happened here. But they are just ants that can be easily crushed to death. I can't save you this time. Honestly tell the person who hired you, and you can suffer less."
"I've been observing them for a month." Misu said only: "They are very dangerous."
Does Vice President Pariston know the situation here? Why did you ask me to come to NGL? This is the question that Misu has been wondering for the past month.
But the man opposite her didn't seem to want to give her time to think. She suddenly found her feet sinking into the ground. No, they were 'bounced' down!
As far as the eye could see, the land within a radius of a hundred meters was undulating like waves, and a strange elasticity made it difficult for her to keep her body steady.
"You think some ants are dangerous? That doesn't sound like something someone who dares to assassinate His Royal Highness would say." Trills kicked his legs and used the force to shoot towards Misu like a spring.
Misu immediately pushed her palm forward and fired a blocking air cannon, but when it touched Triers, it was bounced away by an air barrier with strange properties and exploded into fireworks dozens of meters away!
With the collision of fists and feet, Misu, who was not a close combat type, was in a little dilemma. Just when she was vomiting blood after being hit several times but still calmly analyzing her opponent's telepathic ability and planning a counterattack, Tris suddenly distanced herself from her.
She was not surprised because she also felt a surge of terrifying malice!
They both looked toward the horizon.
"what?"
The first thing that caught my eye was a pair of ruby-red eyes sparkling with excitement!
……
the other side.
“Although Fakun Bear’s bear paw is only a C+ grade delicacy, I added 17 C-E grade ingredients such as Dora Bee honey as condiments or soup bases. After a whole night of cooking, I finally presented it to you!”
The girl with a great figure and gray hair tied into a strange rudder shape smiled and introduced the dishes in front of Ji Xing: "Ji Xing's Twelve Branches, why don't you try it? I guarantee you won't be disappointed!"
Ji Xing smiled, stretched out his chopsticks, accurately tore off a piece of skin and meat, dipped it in the soup and put it into his mouth, his eyes lit up.
"Great. In terms of nutritional value, bear paws are warm in nature, nourish the spleen and stomach, and replenish qi and blood. The C-E grade ingredients you just vaguely mentioned should also have similar medicinal ingredients, which can fully stimulate this nutrition. It is beneficial for people with Nen ability to eat it, and ordinary people can use it for nourishment and treatment.
As for the taste...see how the guy next to you was drooling when I tasted it, so there's no need to say more."
"Buhala!" The one-star gourmet hunter Men Qi gave his companion an elbow helplessly and said with a smile: "The Twelve Branches of Jixing really know how to appreciate. I thought that at the White Banquet in the Royal City this time, I would have to face some guys who could only say 'delicious, delicious'."
"I personally like it very much." Ji Xing smiled and said, "I have tasted a lot of precious ingredients, but it is very difficult to find a chef with your level of cooking skills like Men Qi."
"No problem." Men Qi said, "I've left my contact information. If the Twelve Branches of Jixing need anything in the future, you can contact me. As long as I have the time and the precious ingredients, I'll only charge a small processing fee."
"Well, I'll definitely get in touch."
"Haha, then I'll let the other judges taste it first?" Men Qi said with a smile.
"Okay, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'll try some other delicacies." Ji Xing nodded in response.
After Men Qi left, another man dressed as a chef came to Ji Xing with a dish and confidently asked Ji Xing to taste it.
Looking around, this huge banquet hall was filled with guests in gorgeous clothes and invited chefs with excellent cooking skills.
This is the Royal City White Banquet held every three years. A so-called judge qualification can be sold for a sky-high price of 355 billion at the Youke Xin auction. It is a top-level feast that requires a certain status to participate!
The levels of various ingredients in the world are evaluated and changed in this feast. Chefs are also proud to be able to participate in this feast, especially to discover new dishes and new delicacies by themselves, to be recognized and to have the right to name them.
Bear paws, monkey brains, tiger penises, and even dragon claws are common items in this feast. All kinds of ingredients that ordinary people can't see or even imagine will appear here.
As the only judge who can eat from morning to night, Ji Xing thinks 355 billion is worth it!
Oh, that was the money paid by the ten old men.
More value.
……
The brain in the opened skull had been crushed. Catwoman Neferpitou pulled two metal rods out of Trills's brain, and a mixture of surprise and regret appeared on her bruised face.
"He's dead now."
"But... Bergrose United Nations, Prince... Humans are truly a miraculous species."
"It's very strange. I thought the king of Bergrose United Nations would be the strongest human, but it turns out that he doesn't even have 'mind power'?" It shook its head and said, "Strange, really strange, how can a guy who can be crushed to death easily sit on the throne of king?"
"Lord Neferpitou." At this time, a Chimera Ant soldier chef beside him said respectfully: "This...Is this for the Queen?"
Neferpitou looked back and saw the big meatball in his hand. He said, "It's ready. Go ahead. You said that stronger humans are more nutritious. This human girl should be able to speed up the birth of the king."
She hesitated for a moment, looked at the body of Trells in front of her, and said, "Forget it, let's chop this one into minced meat and send it to the Queen. It's boring."
……
Late that night.
In the palace of Bergrose United Nations, the king, who got up wearing only a single set of clothes, received the bad news.
"According to the traces, the murderer of the Third Prince, Misu Kimora, and... and Lord Trails, I'm afraid... I'm afraid they were killed by the Chimera Ant soldiers, and they are in great danger."
"Chimera ants?" The king's voice was emotionless. "A group of...ants?"
"...Yes, a group of special ants."
"Ants." The king gently rubbed the ground with his right foot, as if there were ants crawling under his feet, and repeated: "Ants?"
After a long silence, he turned around and said, "Contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and deal with it as soon as possible. I don't want to hear the sound of ants again."
"And." After a pause, the king said in a murderous tone, "The leader of that gang, what's his name? Forget it, kill him too."
"You mean... Arjun Bilstein?"
"Are you reminding me?"
"...No! I dare not!"
"Don't do it again." The king said, "I don't want to hear the name of the ant again."
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