Chapter 46
Title: The King Learns...
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Meruem just looks at Jax, he knows that he has been imprisoned completely.
'This substance won't be easy to get out of. It seems like I underestimated him… I have five more minutes before I die… I need to kill him at least, before I die.' Thinks Meruem, as his mind is now back to being calm, he wanted to die with Komugi. But he knows that it is impossible now.
Jax just looks at Meruem and...
*fwosh*
Jax casually kills both Youpi and Pouf, with no effort at all, just squashing them to death. Meruem doesn't look surprised or sad at their deaths at all. His reaction is to only take a deep breath…
Jax looks at Meruem one last time and he says. "Ant King, you are lucky, if the Queen had landed anywhere else in the human world she would have been killed by the advanced nations."
Jax just shakes his head again in disappointment.
"You just simply got arrogant and assumed that this is all humanity has to offer. You are absolutely wrong, humanity is so far along on its game that the ants never stood a chance." Continued Jax, as he walked forward and got close to Meruem who was covered in the bungee gum bubble.
The Ant King just looked at Jax calmly, there is no anger or wavering of emotion on the Ant King's face.
Suddenly the King pointed his arm towards Jax. His arm turns into an angry red colour and swells and a mouth with rows of teeth appears on his palm. Jax immediately jumped back...
Slowly Nen gathers at the mouth of Meruem'a hand...
*booom*
A roaring canon Nen Blast shoots towards Jax…
But Bungee Gum stops the blast, and the gum extends, Meruem notices this and he puts even more Nen into the blast making it strong enough to easily blow up a mountain.
*pop*
The Bungee Gum bubble suddenly pops, unable to handle the raw power that Meruem uses. But the blast didn't stop at that, as it goes straight towards Jax, obliterating everything on his way.
When Jax sees this his eyes narrow a little at this.
'This blast has a wide range attack and can be dispersed if countered at a weak point.' Analyses Jax in a split second, his body already knowing what to do. 'But… I already know the PERFECT PLAN on how to deal with this situation.'
Very fast, needles are created from Jax's Aura. Forming countless miniature needles which Jax controls with just a wave of his hand. The needles start combining together and form a pyramid with the point pointing towards the center of the Nen Blast…
Jax just sighs at this a little. Surprised that this was actually the best move. He would have used the cards from greed island to teleport next to Meruem and hit him with a sneak attack, but that seems to be a move worse than the current one.
'But after that one hour I will be especially vulnerable, I could be poisoned and the ability just gives me the perfect decision in that one hour, and no more. But…'
Jax then uses EN and just like Meruem's, it is as if a flash is activated, he can sense everything within ten kilometers. His EN and Meruem's EN are at the same level. Though Jax's EN is way more refined and it forms a perfect circle unlike Meruem's irregular shaped one. Showing Jax's superiority in Nen usage.
Meruem just uses his Nen in its raw form without any finesse, but Jax is the exact opposite, he uses Nen in such a controlled manner that it seems like a part of his body.
*BOOOM*
And as the Nen beam hits Jax's shield made out of needles. It shows this difference in Nen Usage, when the beam hits the pyramid, it immediately disperses in two parts, and everything except where Jax is.
Meruem frowns again. Unsure of how Jax continues to see through his attacks.
'This should have been a totally new attack that he shouldn't have predicted, does his brain somehow process things at such a fast speed that as soon as he saw my Nen gather in my hand, he predicted that it will be a ranged attack. I had plans in case he somehow dodged my attack, I can actually try to curve the attack to still hit him… it was the perfect move made by Jax… again.' Contemplates Meruem, trying to figure out what Jax is doing. He has obviously noticed that the third eye on Jax's forehead has the pupil who seems like a clock…
'Does his ability have something to do with time.' Guessed Meruem. 'Time Travel? Time Erasure?... no it is most likely Future Sight. But even that doesn't explain him making the best possible move. Time Travel would, but that is impossible.'
Meruem's mind goes through thousands of scenarios and possibilities. Eliminating them as fast as they come.
'He can see the future possible outcomes.' Thinks Meruem as he comes to this decision. 'But why, when I use Pouf's ability and sense emotions, instead of Jax having a conflicted feeling, which everyone has when presented with a choice... instead he has a feeling of absolute certainty.'
Meruem's terrifying intelligence was able to almost able to figure out Jax's Specialist Ability.
Jax on the other hand, looked at Meruem straight in the eyes.
"My ability is called Perfect Plan, it allows me to see in the future for one hour. Not just the future but THE BEST future. If I follow the actions of the future me, I can make the best outcome possible." As Jax says that the King's eyes widened in shock. Not at what Jax said, because he already guessed that Jax's Hatsu will be strong. But what shocked him is that in Jax's forehead two other eyes appeared, they both are red eyes with a brown pupil who looks like a clock.
'He activated another ability as he explained that to me. Or was that a condition.' Thinks Meruem as he comes to his conclusion. His fight with Jax has allowed him to grow and look at Nen in a different perspective.
'I am stronger than Jax in every other category except Aura Size, which we are at the same level. But… I am going to die anyway so no need for me to even dwell to much on stuff like this.' Suddenly.. the King has an absolute epistemic shock. 'Jax can see the future with this… then why should a little poison be so troublesome for me… I can just… just like Pitou did it to heal people...'
*BOOOOM*
Meruem's Nen explodes, at full power… that is the split second Jax decided to attack...
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AUTHOR NOTE:
We can see that Meruem's intelligence is truly terrifying. He has also started maturing in front of Jax's eyes (literally).
Also the King is gonna attempt to create a Hatsu, he has learned that Raw Power isn't everything in a battle… let's see how that goes.
P.S: Like always, you get +1 chapter for that day if the story reaches 3000 power stones.
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