♪
Narrator: After he parts ways with killua
in order to stop the sorting process,
gon finds himself under attack by new chimera ants.
Gon: An owl and a bat?
they’re both nocturnal creatures,
hunters of the night.
From the left?
Bring it.
( Groans )
The owl’s feathers?
The bat’s wings are so loud, I couldn’t hear the owl coming.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
( Flapping )
( Owl ant laughs )
My ears can pick up sounds
of a higher frequency than other animals’.
i hear you stepping on dry leaves
and your clothes rustling.
they tell me exactly where you are.
( Wings flapping )
Gon: From the right this time.
( Groans )
The owl distracts me with its feathers
right before the bat strikes.
They’ve covered long-range and close-up attacks.
Wait. That means...
( Both gasp )
Bat ant: All that aura still won’t help you.
We rule the darkness.
Gon: I need a new approach.
If the owl is acting as backup,
i’ve gotta focus on the sound of the bat’s wings.
Right after the owl attacks,
the bat strikes.
- ( Wings flap ) - now.
Spot on!
i missed? But my timing was perfect.
Is it echolocation?
Damn. I missed again?
Bat ant: He’s correctly guessing the direction of my attacks.
Sharp ears for a human.
Owl ant: And his aura just keeps growing,
so my feathers aren’t doing any damage.
Gon: It seems the bat uses echolocation
to anticipate the timing and angle of my attack.
If I don’t stop it, I won’t be able to win.
( Inhales )
- Owl ant: Eh? - Bat ant: Huh?
Gon: Okay, now, show me rock!
owl ant: His aura is still growing.
This could pose a problem.
Bat ant: No, this is our chance.
That’s probably his ultimate attack.
If we can evade it, we’ve won.
my echolocation should be of great help.
Owl ant: Can I assist?
Bat ant: Hold on.
I’ll try getting closer as quietly as I can.
Gon: The sound’s moving away.
It’s all gone.
Bat ant: Now without flapping,
a dive bomb.
Gon: No way.
Your wings are nothing like the owl’s,
so I can hear you slicing through the air as you fall.
bat ant: Well? Go on. Show me your ultimate attack.
No reaction? ( Laughs )
Pathetic human ears.
In that case, I suppose i’ll just slash your jugular.
Gon: Keep movement to a minimum.
( Bat ant gasps )
Gon: Draw them as close as possible.
Bat ant: He knew? This is bad.
At least his punch will take a few milliseconds to land.
I have plenty of time to fly away.
( Gon inhales )
( Screams )
( Bat ant gasps ) That noise!
I can’t see.
I have to escape.
Gon: Not so fast! Jan...
You aren’t the only one...
Ken...
Who can locate by sound.
Paper!
All right. Eh?
( Gasps )
A rock?
That’s how he deflected my shot?
( Owl ant chuckles )
- That was a close one, huh? - Gon: Damn.
Even my special attack couldn’t bring it down.
( Owl ant grunting )
( Tone ringing )
( Gon groans )
What was that?
There was a sound that made my head spin.
Is this ultrasound, too?
Bat ant: That stupid kid is incredibly loud,
but when it comes to attacking with sound, I can’t be beat.
Meleoron: This is why they’re such a great team.
They strike with sound and finish with brawn.
( Laughs )
Well, kid?
Gon: Do I plug my ears? No.
If I limit my hearing, my reaction time will suffer.
I know. Gyo.
Owl ant: Eh? Glowing eyes?
No, it’s aura.
He’s focusing on sight instead of hearing.
Bat ant: Let’s give him another.
Nauseating noise!
( Gon groans )
( Licks )
Okay. This should help a little with the sound.
Bat ant: He spit on bits of cloth to make earplugs.
Clever.
Water significantly weakens the energy of sound.
( Gon groans )
All right. This is better.
I can locate the owl through its aura.
There!
A feather?
( Gasps )
Zetsu. Of course.
They used to be wild animals.
they know how to conceal themselves...
When stalking their prey.
I can fend off their attacks, but the ultrasound really hurts.
If I don’t keep up the gyo,
they’ll take me down before I can even find them.
meleoron: In terms of latent aura,
this kid has a clear advantage.
Even after all those hits, he’s still unharmed.
But his capability is irrelevant.
Without a strategy, he’s just a moving target.
Gon: They work in perfect sync.
I have to break it apart.
Owl ant: The fool must think that staying really close to me
all the time will prevent the Sonic attacks.
Bat ant: No such luck.
( Gon groaning )
gon: If I use rock, I know can defeat this one,
but if I do, the bat might run off and warn the other ants.
( Owl ant laughs )
To me, a starry night is as bright as day.
as long as i’m not in pitch darkness,
i can see you without needing to rely on my hearing.
that means that if I cover my ears...
Bat ant: I can attack at will!
meleoron: So the kid has shrouded his entire body in aura
to avoid major damage,
but that greatly reduces the strength of his attacks,
making it impossible to stand against them.
He’s bound to lose at this rate.
Maybe he’s a bad bet after all.
Gon: So their movements are always in sync,
but that’s gonna be their greatest weakness, too!
♪
Here.
They always take positions on opposite sides
to avoid both being targeted at once.
when the owl is in front of me...
( Groans )
The bat is behind me!
( Bat ant groans )
A giant wall?
( Yelps )
Then the real wall...
Was behind me.
♪
Owl ant: He turned our teamwork against us?
( Gasps )
Gon: With one opponent,
I can concentrate on attacking.
meleoron: Not bad once he finds his rhythm,
but that attack won’t be enough to get him anywhere, not here.
Owl ant: Damn.
( Panting )
Gon: Show me rock!
- jan, Ken... - Owl ant: Why, you--
( gasps )
Rock!
( Meleoron gasps )
Gon: I made sure to knock you west.
Go back to the ngl!
Meleoron: That was incredible.
I see.
So that’s his signature move.
I take it back. He can be useful.
But how do I proceed?
♪
Killua: Diego’s been dethroned,
and now soldiers, all of ’em brainwashed,
are slaughtering whole villages!
Man: Diego has fallen?
Man #2: Seriously?
Man #3: Can’t be.
We all saw the soldiers try to kill everyone.
Killua: There’s no time to think about it.
Get outta here. Run!
Warn the people in other areas. Go! Hurry!
Neferpitou: Who’s interfering?
meow, it was from the southeast this time.
Some of my puppets have been stopped.
He’s fast.
Well, whoever they are,
they’re unpredictable.
An assassin?
but it seems like they’re acting on their own.
A decoy?
( Groans ) This is so annoying.
I wanna kill them!
♪
Shaiapouf: It’s a diversion, so we shouldn’t go.
That much is clear.
Neferpitou: Think so?
Okay, but he isn’t trying to lure us in.
Well, that’s not my impression.
It’s like he’s doing the utmost care
not to get caught.
Shaiapouf: It may all be an act to draw you out,
or perhaps i’m overanalyzing, but still...
( Sighs )
My anguish is intoxicating as I wallow in my dilemma.
Such is the pitfall of logic, nothing more.
Neferpitou: Eh?
shaiapouf: The answer is quite simple.
Our duty is to protect the king.
We must focus on that and let the other ants handle the rest.
( Door opens )
Leol: Is it our turn?
When we were injured and on the run from the hunters,
you took us in, and you even gave us instructions
on how to use our newfound power.
It seems the time has come to return the favor.
Neferpitou: Someone is out there
running around and disabling my puppets.
Can you go and kill them?
Leol: You can count on me.
Neferpitou: Perfect. Take this.
We can’t use telepathy, you see.
That’s how i’ll give you updates on their location.
Leol: Right.
( Door opens )
( Door closes )
Menthuthuyoupi: Are you certain that we can really trust them?
neferpitou: Mm-mmm. Nope, not even a little bit.
But since they’re the ones trying to earn our trust,
we can be sure that they’ll be working hard
to carry out their mission.
Shaiapouf: However, they may be waiting to betray us.
( Chuckles ) And in that case,
we should treat them accordingly, shouldn’t we?
( Killua panting )
The closest village to here is at two o’clock,
and the next ones are at eight and ten.
Should I just skip them
and head for taba, 40 kilometers away?
be cautious, and don’t get caught.
♪
I shouldn’t go this way.
( Knuckle groans ) This is bad.
i should have taken care of him myself.
Shoot: What’s wrong?
Knuckle: Even now, cheetu is racing
towards east gorteau at top speed.
Must have slipped past the hunters that replaced us.
Shoot: Is he headed towards us?
Knuckle: He’s not. His current course
will take him far to the south if he keeps it.
Shoot: Where are you going?
Knuckle: Don’t try to stop me,
’cause i’m in a bad enough mood already.
As of yesterday, the hunter association
has captured 319 chimera ants operating outside the ngl.
Not bad, but Colt has confirmed
that unfortunately none of them were squadron leaders.
according to him, there are eight of them left
that would be considered aggressive.
They’ve encountered four so far, but every last one of them
was able to avoid being killed or captured.
Cheetu is going to east gorteau for a reason.
i’m willing to bet that he knows the king is there.
I’m positive he’s choosing
to return to the service of the king
in order to increase his own power.
My ability is still in effect for the time being,
and i’m a lot stronger than he is,
but if we let him slip away from us
and he can gain even more power before we meet again,
then all bets are off.
Plus if we allow any more ants like him
to join up with the king’s forces,
then we’ll never be able to draw the royal guard away.
Still wanna stop me? Do your best,
but i’m not gonna make it easy for you. Uh...
shoot: First we should contact Mr. Morel.
If worse comes to worst,
he’ll need to have adequate time to find replacements for us.
I’m coming with you.
This should increase the odds of us capturing that ant.
( Knuckle chuckles )
It’s knuckle. Something’s come up.
Yes, I guess so. Probably.
Yeah, so, uh...
- ( Hangs up ) - Hello? Hello?
( Groans )
Morel: Fools!
I thought I told you to send likke.
there’s no one more suited for this than him.
Huh? Yeah, well, I don’t give a damn.
Knov: Something wrong?
Morel: The chimera ant that we were tracking has escaped.
Guess the review board
didn’t send over the hunter that we requested.
Knov: And who did they send instead?
Morel: Some hunter i’ve never heard of,
probably just a temp.
Knov: A temp?
You mean hired hunters
who only take assigned jobs through the hunter association?
Not surprisingly, they have less talent.
Morel: Damn it.
i should have just gone to talk to likke myself.
Knov: Come on now. Stop being so foolish.
Bear in mind that if we go over the board’s head,
the chairman is the one
who’s going to get saddled with all of the blame.
He had to argue with the board just to get us here.
i can’t imagine it would go well for him.
Morel: Yeah, but they don’t understand the situation here.
it’s based on donations and who did what way back when.
knov: Yes, but that’s no surprise.
the board has always been inflexible.
morel: How the hell can you be so relaxed, huh?
If we underestimate the squadron leaders,
we’ll pay dearly for it.
fact of the matter is these things are tough,
and they know what they want.
And that’s not all.
They have the talent
to quickly master the abilities they need the most.
it’ll be too late if we leave it up to the board.
They’re too mindful of their own interests.
Well, maybe failure is exactly what they want here.
Knov: Are you referring to the rumors going around
that the vice-chairman’s faction is bribing the board?
and furthermore that they’re only handing out work
to those hunters who have agreed to vote for him
in the next election, no matter what? Is that right?
There’s no evidence of that happening.
Morel: Ha ha! You think they’re stupid enough to get caught?
Look at the facts.
The squadron leaders,
every single one of them they’ve faced has escaped alive.
if we don’t succeed, the chairman will be blamed.
He’ll take the fall for everything.
The vice-chairman’s supporters
will do anything to guarantee that.
The more victims the ants claim,
the louder the voices screaming for his resignation.
Meanwhile, they’re just kicking back in their office chairs.
Knov: Hmm.
morel: If we can take out the king,
but five million people are already dead,
then we’ve totally failed!
Knov: Yes. We already knew that.
The chairman is prepared.
When he devised this plan,
he was fully aware of the consequences.
He knew exactly how much time assuring victory would take
and how many casualties.
( Morel groans )
Five million’s on the low end.
That’s still too high.
( Cellphone rings )
Mr. Marcos?
What?
Marcos: The damn phones have been ringing nonstop.
And that’s not all.
Rumors of a coup d’etat are flying around!
It’s been discovered that mass murders
are taking place all over the country.
It’s no rumor. I mean, it’s actually happening.
What is going on here?
Tell me, are you responsible?
Morel: We haven’t done anything.
Did the public find out about the sorting?
- ( Alarm blaring ) - We’ll talk later on.
now go back to your office immediately.
- Knov: Morel. - Morel: Huh?
Announcer: Good evening.
The dearly beloved leader of our land, Diego,
has an urgent announcement to make.
to ensure that our great leader’s message
will be heard clearly throughout the nation,
we request that all relay speakers in all regions
be turned to maximum volume.
All televisions and radios should be on
and the volume raised to its maximum setting.
Diego: Good evening, my beloved citizens.
I’m Diego.
I have declared east gorteau
is now officially under martial law.
this precaution is to combat malcontents
that would foment rebellion.
i ask you not to leave your residence for any reason.
Lock your doors.
Anyone outdoors without permission
will be labeled a rebel and severely punished.
I implore you, turn a deaf ear
to the false rumors being circulated,
and follow my instructions.
the soldiers of my special forces
will soon be visiting your residences
to see if any rebels are hiding inside.
No one else should be allowed inside of your residences.
Knov: That happened too quickly.
Morel: Looks like gon and killua
took matters into their own hands.
Knov: This must be part of the chimera ants’ plan.
They were so well-prepared, it makes sense.
Their plans took into account people finding out about it.
it would give them all the excuse they needed
to use overt military control.
And now east gorteau
has officially been placed under martial law,
completely isolating them from the rest of the world,
cutting them off entirely.
♪
Killua: Hah! Yeah, bring it on,
tanks, jets, whatever the hell else you’ve got.
I’ll take all of ’em down.
( Singing in Japanese )