Neferpitou was dead.
But she wasn’t the first among the Royal Guards to fall.
Shaiapouf had died even earlier—because his opponent was Gengar!
***
In a smoke-filled chamber sowhere within the palace...
Such overwhelming presence!
Impossible!
This rivals even the King’s power!
Shaiapouf stared blankly at Gengar erging from the shadows, his face was cold as ice, yet his mind rolled with towering waves of disbelief.
He refused to accept that a human could possess strength comparable to their King!
How could this be...?
Yet the truth lay before him, undeniable even if he wished otherwise.
If anything, Gengar’s appearance only solidified his resolve to eliminate every enemy present.
Just as Neferpitou, upon witnessing Gon’s descent into darkness in the original tiline, had imdiately sought to destroy him—to prevent any threat to the King.
Shaiapouf now felt the sa, willing to die if it ant removing this danger to the Ant King.
Unfortunately, the gap in their power was far too vast and Shaiapouf possessed no Nen ability capable of turning the tables.
"Geeeeen~gar!" Gengar let out a bone-chilling laugh as violet-black Aura separated from its body, swirling around it.
Then, several will-o’-wisps, glowing with sinister hues, shot toward Shaiapouf like homing missiles.
Shaiapouf’s heart lurched—he realized dodging these unnatural flas was impossible.
Activating his Aura in a flash of radiant light, his body instantly split into countless miniature Shaiapoufs.
This was one of Shaiapouf’s Nen abilities: [Beelzebub]
[Beelzebub]: Allows Shaiapouf to divide his body into innurable tiny clones.
This ability can be used to evade attacks, surveil enemies, or manipulate targets.
However, the core consciousness controlling the clones must remain—hence the na [Beelzebub].
Using [Beelzebub], Shaiapouf swiftly fragnted into microscopic entities.
A complete escape was impossible now.
He could only prioritize survival, minimizing losses from this assault.
BOOM!
The ghostly flas clung like parasites to the swarm of miniature Shaiapoufs.
In an instant, the tiny embers erupted into a vast, grotesque inferno across the clones.
Shaiapouf’s strategy worked—though many clones burned away, a significant portion survived.
Wasting no ti, Shaiapouf manipulated his remaining clones, testing whether their minuscule forms could breach the smoke’s confinent.
But as soon as he had this thought, his body involuntarily froze in place, as if sothing unseen was influencing him.
Is this also the enemy’s ability?
Shaiapouf was right—this was the effect of Gengar’s an Look.
From the mont it entered this room, the outco had already been decided.
Under Gengar’s deliberate control, Shaiapouf not only died but also had his body preserved as intact as possible.
A glimr of light flashed across the ground, followed by the appearance of a spatial rift, into which Shaiapouf’s corpse fell.
This was also arranged by Akira—having Gengar stored their corpses felt sowhat unsettling.
It was simpler to just store them in the digital world for retrieval later.
"This is..." Morel was montarily puzzled by the disappearance of Shaiapouf’s body before rembering that it was likely Akira’s doing.
So, Akira had taken the enemy’s corpse away.
After repeatedly confirming there were no remaining clones, Morel finally dispersed the white smoke.
This battle was surprisingly easy for —all I did was cast Smoky Jail and nothing else.
What Morel didn’t know was that he had actually contributed quite a bit compared to the rest of the extermination team.
Gon and Killua hadn’t even reached the battlefield before Neferpitou was defeated by Gardevoir.
Knov and leoron were still on the sidelines, unable to intervene in Lucario’s battle with nthuthuyoupi.
Morel shook his head, shouldering his large smoking pipe as he walked outside, intending to check on the others’ progress.
Just as he had this thought, a sudden tremor ran through the palace, causing the entire structure to shake slightly.
An earthquake?
At that mont, Hyper Beam struck the ground and the resulting shockwaves were strong enough to reach the palace.
"Neferpitou and Shaiapouf have been dealt with." Akira murmured from atop the platform, standing firm despite the palace’s slight tremors.
"Now, only nthuthuyoupi remains."
Of the three Royal Guards, only nthuthuyoupi was left.
Among the three, Akira found Shaiapouf the most useful.
Primarily because of his Nen ability.
Shaiapouf possessed three abilities.
The first was Spiritual ssage, which allowed him to sense emotions and hypnotize others.
This was decent but not particularly remarkable.
The second was Beelzebub, which enabled him to split his body into countless tiny clones.
This was more useful than Spiritual ssage, ideal for reconnaissance.
In the future, when he reached the Dark Continent, Akira could have Ditto transform into Shaiapouf and use Beelzebub for scouting.
The last ability—and the one Akira found most valuable—could be called Ability Awakening {Cocoon}.
Shaiapouf could encase others in cocoons, unconsciously guiding them to develop the Nen ability best suited to them.
For a Nen User, their Hatsu is of utmost importance.
Yet not every Nen User can develop an ability that truly fits them.
Take Kastro, for example, whom Hisoka once criticized as "a waste of potential."
His original ability, Tiger Bite Fist, was well-suited to him and could unleash considerable power.
But when he fought Hisoka again two years later, he had developed the ill-fitting Double Doppelganger.
In the end, his talent was squandered and he died at Hisoka’s hands.
This alone demonstrates how crucial Shaiapouf’s ability is.
No effort needed to develop the perfect Nen ability.
All you need to do is lie inside the cocoon for a while and you’ll erge with the Nen ability most suited to you.
In the original work, many Chira Ants’ Nen abilities were developed by Shaiapouf using this thod.
The only question worth exploring is whether this ’Cocoon’ only works on Chira Ants.
After all, in the original work, Shaiapouf only used this ability on Chira Ants, so there’s no guarantee it would work on other creatures.
This is sothing that will need to be tested later when the opportunity arises.
Overall, compared to the other two Royal Guards, Shaiapouf’s Nen ability as a support was more useful.
****
On the first floor of the palace
BOOM! BOOM!
...Intense collision sounds echoed one after another.
"This is incredible..." Knov kept wiping cold sweat with his handkerchief, utterly overwheld by the ferocity of the battle.
He and leoron could only stay in the corner, silently watching the repeated clashes between the two, unable to offer any assistance.
nthuthuyoupi now had several additional arms compared to before and their shapes no longer resembled normal arms.
Crimson tentacles, like boiled octopus limbs, whipped through the air, leaving afterimages in their wake.
But it wasn’t just about the tentacles—nthuthuyoupi could also morph his flesh into various forms.
The tips of his tentacles transford into weapons resembling swords, hamrs and more, significantly enhancing its lethality.
With countless tentacles amplifying his attacks, every swing produced violent sonic booms.
The entire battlefield was never silent.
Beyond the arm transformations, countless eyes of varying sizes had sprouted across his body.
It seed there were as many eyes as there were tentacles.
From every angle—front, back, left, or right—his body was covered in eyes, leaving no blind spots.
To counter Lucario’s speed, nthuthuyoupi had opted for more arms and more eyes.
Yet, it didn’t seem to make much of a difference.
nthuthuyoupi was still at a disadvantage, rely enduring the onslaught.
"Rrragh!" Lucario’s body was now completely enveloped in a dazzling blue Aura, faint ripples of energy pulsing around it.
It was precisely this Aura that allowed Lucario to continuously evade nthuthuyoupi’s storm-like attacks.
But Lucario wasn’t just dodging—it was also building up power!
BOOM
An observant eye would notice that Lucario’s fists occasionally flashed with a deep crimson light upon impact.
And with each subsequent strike, the force behind its punches grew stronger.
Fighting-type move—Power-Up Punch!
[Power-Up Punch] not only dealt damage but also enhanced the user’s attack power.
Throughout this prolonged battle, Lucario had already used Power-Up Punch multiple tis.
nthuthuyoupi felt this the most.
If he had initially held the upper hand in raw strength, he was now completely outmatched!
The only way he could compensate for his lack of power was by multiplying his arms to gain so advantage.
Were it not for nthuthuthuyoupi’s ability to amplify his strength through rage, he would have already lost to Lucario.
But that mont was approaching.
While rage could boost nthuthuyoupi’s power, it also eroded his rationality.
His attacks beca wild and chaotic, devoid of any technique.
This gave Lucario—who was analyzing every move with its Aura—the perfect opportunity to strike!
Finally, Lucario spotted a flaw in nthuthuyoupi’s movents.
As a brilliant surge of Aura erupted, Lucario’s right fist blazed with radiant light.
Empowered by Aura, the fist resembled a falling teor, carving a luminous trail through the air.
Tiny, diamond-like specks of light scattered in its wake, creating an ethereal beauty.
Yet beneath this dazzling "teor" lurked a deadly, unstoppable force!
Steel-type move—teor Mash!
With too many arms to control and having lost all reason, nthuthuyoupi was effortlessly caught off guard by Lucario.
At this point, he couldn’t even defend himself in ti.
Even though the eyes covering his body saw Lucario’s attack coming, the speed was simply too fast—there was no ti to react.
"BAM!!"
A strike louder than any before resounded.
When teor Mash landed on nthuthuyoupi, his right waist bent inward in a horrifying manner.
Paired with his crimson skin, his entire body arched like a boiled shrimp.
Then, nthuthuyoupi’s massive fra was sent flying as if he was struck by a real teor.
"BOOM! BOOM!..."
He crashed straight into the nearby wall, shattering it instantly and continued hurtling backward.
After the intense battle between the two, this floor was already in ruins, nothing but collapsed debris in sight.
Lucario shook its right hand, its gaze still fixed on the direction nthuthuyoupi had been sent flying.
Lucario knew that single strike alone wouldn’t be enough to defeat it.
At this mont, nthuthuyoupi’s entire body was embedded deep into a distant wall, the bones in his right waist completely shattered.
Not just shattered—there was now a gaping hole in his waist, faintly revealing the organs inside.
Pain and fury intertwined in nthuthuyoupi’s heart, his rage burning so intensely it seed to take physical form!
Veins bulged on his forehead, and an even more terrifying surge of Aura erupted from his body.
An endless tide of bloody Aura burst forth from nthuthuyoupi, as though he had erged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The walls around him were instantly pulverized by the crimson Aura exploding outward.
At the sa ti, nthuthuyoupi’s body began mutating wildly once more.
First, the wound on his right waist healed completely.
Then, the muscles in his lower body writhed and shifted.
Finally, his two legs transford into four, morphing it into a centaur-like form.
The muscles in his upper body also changed, forcibly forming a grotesque armor-like layer of flesh over his body.
In his extre fury, nthuthuyoupi regained a sliver of sanity after taking this form.
But the obsession in his heart remained unshaken.
He had to kill Lucario!
****
"Is he... dead?" leoron gulped, staring at the trail of shattered walls before whispering to Knov beside him.
Before Knov could respond, they heard the sound of galloping hooves from deep within the ruins.
"CLOP, CLOP..."
Each step caused the ground to crack like a spiderweb, trembling slightly with every impact.
What appeared before their eyes was none other than nthuthuyoupi—now in the form of a centaur!
His speed had more than doubled compared to before and in an instant, he closed the distance to Lucario.
Wielding a lance forged from his own flesh, he charged like a knight in full gallop.
Everything happened in a flash—nthuthuyoupi was already upon Lucario.
There seed to be no way to dodge.
’DIE!!’
nthuthuyoupi roared inwardly, his face—if it could still be called one—twisting into an even more monstrous visage.
Cloaked in a dense, blood-soaked aura, he resembled a knight from hell.
The sharp, crimson spear tip glead with a chilling light, making one believe it could pierce through anything.
"BANG!"
Unfortunately, it struck a green protective barrier.
Though cracks ford on its surface, it failed to hit Lucario.
Normal-type move — Protect!
Simultaneously, a brilliant white light erupted from Lucario’s body.
Within the protective shield, its form continuously shifted.
This mont was just like that mont!
Not only did Neferpitou grasp the terror of Pokemon moves, but even nthuthuyoupi felt the sa.
Watching Lucario’s aura surge relentlessly, He frantically unleashed more Aura, desperate to kill Lucario before it could complete its transformation.
Yet, the ’Protect’ barrier stood like an insurmountable chasm, firmly separating him from Lucario.
Monts later, the white light dissipated, revealing Lucario’s current form.
It should now be called "ga Lucario"!
ga Lucario had more black stripes on its body, its skin tone darkened and its feet turned red.
The cream-colored fur on its body grew longer, its thighs beca slimr and more spikes erged on the backs of its hands and soles.
Both its limbs and the wave-sensing appendage on the back of its head were tinged with a red hue, symbolizing courage.
This was Lucario’s first ga Evolution.
Compared to before, ga Lucario appeared even more heroic, its every movent radiating imnse intimidation.
The ’Protect’ barrier silently shattered, revealing sothing far more terrifying to nthuthuyoupi.
"ROAARR!"
ga Lucario spread both arms outward and a shining "bone club" suddenly materialized between its hands.
With a firm grip, ga Lucario wielded the radiant bone club.
In its grasp, the bone club resembled a peerless sword, effortlessly twirling with a flick of its wrist.
With the bone club in hand, ga Lucario’s presence grew even more terrifying, freezing nthuthuyoupi in place.
In that instant, the anger in nthuthuyoupi’s heart quietly faded, replaced by fear!
His fate seed already sealed!
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