CHAPTER 235: AMBUSH!

"Everyone suited up?"

"Then let’s move out."

Akira glanced around and gave a slight nod.

They were now wearing the specially tailored outfits by Meowth, dubbed ’Safety Suits’.

The Safety Suits were predominantly white, resembling spacesuits at a glance but far more form-fitting.

This was due to the built-in function that automatically adjusted the size.

Whether it was Beyond or the child pekotero, the suits could be tailored to fit their frames perfectly.

This ensured their movements wouldn’t be hindered, maintaining flexibility.

Moreover, the suits were adorned with tadpole-like markings—more akin to drawings than text.

To enhance the suits’ defensive capabilities and even boost their power to some extent, Meowth had inscribed some Divine Script onto them.

As for where it learned the Divine Script...

They had the "generous and selfless" V5 International Permit Agencies to thank.

Among the data collected by Porygon-Z from the International Permit Agencies were studies on Divine Script.

With such multifaceted effects, the Safety Suits lived up to their name.

However, because of the Divine Script, activating these effects required a constant expenditure of aura.

Even without the Divine Script, the suits were excellent equipment on their own.

"These suits are leagues ahead of the gear V5 provided back then—utterly incomparable."

"After the modifications, they’ve improved dramatically. It’s like comparing heaven and earth—they’re entirely different things."

Beyond patted his Safety Suit, noticing the Divine Script and sighed sincerely.

If he and the other soldiers had had these suits back then, perhaps he wouldn’t have been the only one to make it back alive.

Once everyone was suited up, they could feel the marvel of Meowth’s equipment, growing even more curious and impressed by the feline.

This talking Nen beast was indeed an inventor—and an extraordinary inventor at that!

This truly confirmed the legend.

It was said that Akira, the Nen Beast Master, possessed countless Nen beasts, each with unexpectedly miraculous abilities!

This was no mere rumor.

*****

In the Purple Forest,

"Crunch."

A purple-glowing leaf was crushed underfoot, accompanied by a faint, crisp sound.

This was just the beginning.

Soon, a series of subtle footsteps followed, rustling through the dry leaves.

The formation of the group remained unchanged, still arranged as it had been in the desert.

Compared to the desert, people tend to be more vigilant about their surroundings when walking here.

In the desert, what people most often observe is the ground beneath their feet.

At most, they might occasionally glance into the distance or glance up at the sky.

Because the desert offers an unobstructed view, standing there allows one to take in the scenery from all directions.

Thus, the real danger lies beneath the sand, requiring careful attention.

Unlike the desert, the Purple Forest is densely packed with trees, filled with obstacles that block one’s line of sight.

Adding to that, the hazy purple glow also hinders visibility.

So people need to be alert from more angles—below, between the trees, above the branches...

Danger could emerge from any of these places at any moment.

As they ventured deeper into the Purple Forest, they gained more insight into this eerie woodland.

First, the forest was unnervingly quiet—even the slightest sound of footsteps echoed loudly.

And this was the strangest part.

Logically, a forest should be teeming with wildlife, or at the very least, birds.

Most likely, the toxins in the purple glow had turned this place into a silent wasteland.

Not only was it so quiet you could hear a pin drop, but there wasn’t a single living creature in sight.

All that met their eyes was a world bathed in a dim purple haze.

Towering trees rose from the ground, making humans feel incredibly small in comparison.

The trees themselves were peculiar—though all emitted the same purple glow, their shapes varied wildly.

Some grew straight as poplars, others twisted like gnarled old trees, and some resembled giant mushrooms...

It seemed as if no two trees in the entire forest looked alike.

The only commonality was their lush foliage—thick and dense, radiating an intense purple glow.

Even the ground was coated in a heavy layer of purple light.

And because the canopy was so vast, barely any sunlight could penetrate, leaving the forest illuminated solely by the eerie purple glow.

Calling this a purple world was no exaggeration.

It was as if a bizarre forest had been draped in a purple filter—everything visible was tinged with the same hue.

This also meant the entire forest was saturated with toxins.

But since everyone was wearing Safety Suits, the so-called toxins posed no threat.

However, they had only just stepped into the forest and had yet to encounter its true dangers!

Akira, walking at the front, suddenly sensed something and turned to look toward Mühle’s position.

In an instant, the bark of a large tree was peeled away—as effortlessly as removing a sheet of paper.

Then, several thick insect legs emerged, each covered in sharp, glinting barbs.

Once caught by those barbs, breaking free would be nearly impossible.

Before anyone could react, Akira alone saw the creature in its entirety.

If he had to describe it, the insectoid creature resembled a grotesque fusion of a fly and a spider, enlarged to monstrous proportions.

Its body was roughly the size of a car, with a pair of long antennae atop its head and two massive, greenish eyes.

Its body, hidden within the tree, was curled up, and faint traces of small wings could be seen on its back.

The most striking feature was the multiple insect legs at its front, far thicker and more robust than those of an ordinary insect.

Each leg was thicker than a human arm, and with a total of eight, they looked incredibly powerful.

At the same time, its tail bore a slender proboscis, the tip glistening with streaks of purple liquid.

In an instant, it extended all eight legs in a motion resembling an embrace—or a binding—aimed at Muheer, who stood closest to it.

Its speed was astonishing.

From the moment it shifted the bark to the extension of its legs, the entire sequence was completed in a flash.

An ordinary person wouldn’t even catch a glimpse of its afterimage; they’d only perceive someone vanishing before their eyes.

Akira had every reason to believe this creature had performed these actions countless times, given how effortlessly it moved.

The entire motion was fluid, unnaturally smooth and swift.

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