I looked down, as the fight between the hunter and the ant raged on. It was, interesting to say the least.
I wasn't expecting the ants to be able to manipulate Nen so quickly. This is something that must be written down properly.
I quickly took out my notebook, sketching a depiction of this strange ant and writing a description of it.
I don't think she has developed a Hatsu yet... But it isn't too far off. I wonder if she mastered any advanced Nen theory.
I would love to see her fight a stronger opponent. But the fight ended in a few minutes.
The hunter was at a disadvantage from the start. If he had both his hands, maybe this wouldn't have been too one-sided.
As the Ant finished fighting, she just sat down. The head of her prey was in between her legs. She seemed quite satisfied with the way things went.
The hunter still managed to put up a decent fight, the forest around the ant had seen better days.
The ant was suddenly startled by my presence, as I revealed my aura and stepped forward.
Her eyes widened with malice, as a strange smile appeared on her face.
"Ooh, another person to test my strength on..." Her eyes seemed quite crazy, as she tried to intimidate me with her Ren.
"Shut up for one second," I said, spreading my En in the entire forest. She seemed extremely startled by it. And I guess anyone would be, I control my emotions outwardly, but En is the representation of one's intent... It's also the advanced version of Ren.
The amount of malice and hatred radiating from me was enough to shut her up and have her take a few steps back. As beads of sweat were starting to form on her forehead.
"I want to study your Nen from up close. Don't try anything funny, I don't feel like fighting today." I said in a simple tone. Fighting is really something I don't take pleasure in...
I came closer and closer to the trembling ant.
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As Ashton spread his En around the forest, all of its inhabitants felt it. Including the queen and the other ants.
They all seemed filled with panic and horror.
The aura was pitch black, it was so powerful that it seemed to make the forest tremble. But that was just the feet of the Ants giving out on them.
Someone else that felt that, was Killua. He was already running as fast as he could to get away from the fight. But he felt it greatly, it made his teeth rattle as his back was covered in sweat.
Neferpitou was still a newborn. She thought she was quite powerful after fighting against Kite. But when faced with this person, all of her instincts were telling her to run.
Run as far away as possible, and hope he doesn't follow.
Ashton was already in front of the ant. His emotionless eyes were studying the features of the ant in front of him.
Probably trying to define the type of species that went into the creation of this new brand of the Ants. His curiosity was plain to see.
The ant had already regained her composure, but she didn't try to move in any way.
"Say... When exactly did you learn how to use Nen." Ashton had already taken out his notebook. Looking intently at the ant.
"I-It was a few days ago..." Neferpitou was quite weirded out by Ashton. As the latter started touching her ears and tail, studying them. He also touched her joints and hands, testing the sharpness of her claws and the hardness of her exoskeleton.
"Strange... you are quite different from the other ants I've seen. A bit more intelligent too." Ashton said as he started writing about the new things he just found out about in his notebook.
"What exactly is your objective?" Asked Neferpitou after she gulped a bit.
"Oh, I'm just looking to study your species. You don't need to worry about me killing you," Ashton's interest in the Chimera Ants was growing each and every day.
Of course, Ashton didn't mention that as soon as the Pitou showed even the smallest amount of malice towards him, he would turn her organs into a live bomb and throw her back into her hive.
Now, his interest in her species had reached its peak. Seeing such a powerful ant was something outside of his expectations.
Pitou just nodded. Taking his answer in and hoping for the best.
After a while, the scientist retracted his En. And looked the ant in the eyes.
"How about I show you the proper way to use Nen?" His eyes seemed to glow with a disturbing light, to Pitou, it was just as terrifying as his En.
"W-We can actually learn things from looking in the memories of our prey..."
"Hmm, this sounds like something I'd want to see... Ok, that settles it. I'll be spending the rest of my vacation living in your Nest." Said Ashton. As the ant just sweated a bit, hoping that he was just joking.
The only good thing about this encounter was that she realised just how strong some Nen users can become.
She could also gauge just how powerful she was. Maybe she'd be able to put up some fight against this person. But not with her instincts fighting against her every action and telling her to run.
She couldn't really refuse this person. It wasn't like he was asking for her opinion anyway. He just stated that he would stay in their nest for a while.
She couldn't do anything about it.
"Ok then. Glad we've come to an agreement." Said Ashton jokingly. He was well aware of the thoughts running through the ants head. He enjoyed watching her squirm around a bit.
After he said that, another ant flew in their direction. This one seemed to have a green exoskeleton, a bird's beak and a nice set of wings on his back. His face was weirdly humanoid.
He looked on from a distance, as the Scientist studied Pitou's body intently. He was just as confused as Pitou herself. But he was more confused about why Pitou was letting the random man do that.
Now, he came closer. Thinking that the danger was over and that the one to release such atrocious Aura was gone.
"Miss Neferpitou! What happened here? What was that aura?" Asked the bird-like Chimera Ant.
"Oh, don't worry. Nothing much happened. She just tested herself against another Nen user." Ashton responded for Pitou.
He felt delighted by the fact that this ant also seemed as intelligent as the one by his side. Although the newcomer was a bit weirded out by the scientist.
Having just learned her name, the scientists just smiled. 'This is going to be quite fun!' was the thought going through his mind.
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