_________ POV Ashton_________
Time passed quite quickly. I barely had time to train Pitou a bit more after making that deal with Kite.
But I still wonder how she would fare against the creatures littering my homeland. I doubt she could even take on a few of the Zodiacs...
If she was already intelligent enough I'd give her a relic or two. Just to enhance her strength a bit.
As for how strong the relics have the potential to make you...
Netero, using his relic 'The 1000-Bead Mala' wouldn't have lost to the king at all. Even if he was much older and decrepit, he would've still won. Relics are true game-changers.
I knew he wanted to die because he didn't even attempt to retrieve his relic. If he did, the King would've died quite easily.
The King only powered up because he consumed his guards, that's the conclusion I came to after thinking about their states a bit.
That and the fact that his Hatsu could spot and consume mine, it made him too strong.
Netero would have lost to the King that consumed his Royal Guards. But not before that. Netero using 'The 1000-Bead Mala' could easily survive in the Dark Continent.
Especially since his relic protected him unconsciously. Relics are 'alive' after all.
As for me... I wouldn't have been beaten around so easily if I had all of my relics. I don't know about defeating the powered up King, but I wouldn't have lost either.
If I were to put me and him on a scale, we would both be at the top. Right underneath my teacher, who I still don't know the limits of.
My teacher was a gargantuan being. One that was the definition of raw strength. Yet. despite his size, he wasn't purely a brute force fighter.
He shined best when using his intellect to overcome hurdles. But now, his intelligence seems to have disappeared, leaving him as a mindless raging beast.
I don't know how much his strength has been affected, but I didn't stick around to find out.
Escaping from him whilst he was in a frantic state was easy. My teacher had never been reliant on speed, much like myself.
But he could easily rely on his powerful body to tank most attacks, and escaping into the 'Abyss' was almost instant, so he could also dodge. He didn't seem to be able to run out of nen.
My fighting style relies upon decisive blows and overwhelming firepower, the speed I can use in close range may be lacking, but I have a relic to help with that too.
I can accelerate myself to great speeds and escape if need be, but I'd much rather not fight at all.
I may like killing annoying things, but fighting powerful opponents isn't something that I find desirable.
Unlike Netero I don't want to become stronger to fight stronger opponents. I want to become stronger to be able to control my fate.
Some would argue that I have already reached that level, standing at the top of the human race and being able to prance around without any issue.
But some things still can't be beaten. Like those that we can't see, plots and conspiracy are one thing, but now I also know that the world has a lot more secrets than I first thought
Like the eyes of the Abyss, the appearance of the calamities and the way everything in my homeland slowly turned insane.
If I truly want to be in control of my fate, then those things are the ones I must concentrate on the most. I need to be able to see more, widen my horizons properly.
Right now, I am heading towards the vessel of the expedition. It's named 'The Black Whale', I believe it belongs to the Kakin Empire...
It's basically a floating island. One that looks like a black whale(duh). On top of it is another Yacht. A strange ship, but it's whatever.
But what exactly is this? A huge ship filled with 200000 passengers heading for one of the most dangerous places in the known world?
The majority of them don't even have any combat skills, and guns don't count, even the smallest of insects on the Dark Continent can't be killed with regular weapons, grenades and the like.
This mission is looking less and less likely to succeed. Even if the ship seems to be quite well armed, a lot of the monsters on the continent can tank a low powered nuke. Hell, even I can do that, without any relics.
And this ship can only possibly hold enough weapons to distract the larger water monsters from tearing it apart. Holding them at bay whilst the hunters disembark... Is that the plan?
Then why are there so many useless individuals onboard, like royalty and politicians? These pigs won't even be proper food for the environment.
Do they think the continent is a tourist attraction? No... This is bound to be something else. Something is wrong with this expedition.
The only people of higher standing that seem to have some Nen capabilities are the royalty of the Kakin Empire. Some of the other politicians just have Nen users as bodyguards.
I had a feeling that Cheadle was holding things back from me. But this seems to be quite problematic... Maybe I'd be able to discern their intentions if I knew more about the situation.
But I can't do anything of the sort right now, I will have to talk with Cheadle, eye to eye. I need to make sure she tells me whatever is happening with this expedition.
I observed the entire embarking process, I didn't bother wearing a mask or changing my outer appearance. There is no need to go that far, not that many people know of me ageing anyway.
Now, I need to find the Zodiacs or Cheadle at least. They have quite a bit of explaining to do.
Still, I think this is a bad omen, whatever is planned on this shoddy expedition, it's not going to be a nice experience for anyone on board...
Well, I won't really be bothered, worst come to worst, I can just blow the entire ship out of the water and kill everyone I deem replaceable.
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