Hunter × Hunter Chapter 228: Blood Drain Assault

The bald man is suddenly struck by multiple piercing lines that tear through his body, sending him flying backward with limbs flailing. Large stylized sound effects "チ!! ウウウ" dominate the panel. In an inset the bald man, now bloodied, yells "STOP IT...H...HEY!!" while Deme-chan remains near the girl. The girl swings Deme-chan upward in a powerful arc. Another inset shows the bald man's face up close as he gasps "YOU..." More impact effects and motion lines fill the page. A small distant panel shows the spider-like creature reacting. Deme-chan's enormous eyes and open mouth surge forward. The bald man cries out "YOU LITTLE—!!" as the attack lands with a final "わっ" sound effect.

A wounded fighter stares in panic, sweat pouring down as dizziness sets in. 'DANGEROUS!! THIS IS DANGEROUS! I'M GETTING DIZZY!!' the voice cries. 'I HAVE TO STOP THE BLEEDING SOMEHOW!!' A lightbulb moment flashes in one eye. In the forest, a figure swings a long weapon, blood spraying with sharp SFX. The multi-limbed creature reels from the strike, its body twisting. A close-up shows the creature's massive form being grabbed and struck hard. With a powerful 'HUUNN!!' the creature resists, its many arms flailing as a massive impact 'ドタッ' shakes the ground.

The multi-limbed creature continues moving despite the attack, labeled 'STILL!' as it rolls across the ground. The glasses-wearing fighter reacts with shock, eyes wide. 'FUHE HOHE—!! (HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT—!!)' and 'HOHEHA HIHAHUHE HAHIHA—!! (NOW YOU CAN'T SUCK MY BLOOD OUT—!!)' the creature taunts. The glasses fighter counters, 'I'M SUCKING YOUR BLOOD OUT FROM ABOUT 29 OPEN WOUNDS.' The creature panics, 'CAN'T... CAN'T STOP IT ALL...!!' Multiple 'AH' reactions burst from its wounds. The glasses fighter explains the impossibility of covering all wounds with eight arms and legs as long as no more are created. A final 'chyuu' sound lingers.

In a root-filled cavern, a grotesque spider-like chimera ant hangs suspended by a thick black line. Below, Shizuku stands with Deme-chan vacuum hose raised, declaring the task finished. She says "DONE..." as the creature twitches. With a shout of "CLEANING!!" she activates the vacuum, sucking in the defeated foe while the hose labeled "seppu" coils beside her. In a nearby panel Killua appears in profile, eyes narrowed with intense focus. Further panels show Shizuku sprinting through the tunnel marked by floating "to to to" sound effects, then standing alone in darkness beside a small white box. The scene shifts back to the cavern floor where two defeated figures lie sprawled. Shizuku crouches between them and remarks, "If you had wrapped your entire body, couldn't you have stopped the bleeding...? We're both quite stupid, aren't we~~~" A defeated voice replies, "That sticky web of yours... you can emit that, right...? Um~~~"

Explosive impact lines and motion effects fill the page as Feitan clashes violently with Zazan. Zazan lunges forward with clawed hands while Feitan leaps backward, sword drawn. Sharp "#" and "!" impact symbols burst around them. Zazan extends a long whip-like appendage that Feitan slices through mid-air. Feitan is sent flying by a powerful strike, body twisting from the force. In a lower sequence Zazan stands triumphant in the center while Feitan recovers on the right. Small inset panels show Zazan preparing another attack and Feitan's foot landing on the ground with speed lines. The fight rages through the root-filled cavern with debris and motion trails marking every exchange.

A pair of wide, shocked eyes stare out from a black panel as someone gasps, "WHAT IN THE WORLD...?" In the forest clearing below, Feitan darts through the fight with blinding speed while his Phantom Troupe comrades watch from the sidelines. One observer notes, "BUT HE'S STILL FAR FROM HIS BEST THOUGH. HIS OVERALL MOVEMENTS HAVE GOTTEN A LOT BETTER." Another narration box adds that the other members are already here, casually observing the fight, and that the speaker might have been a little late but was the only one fooled. Motion lines explode across the next panel as the same voice wonders, "WHAT... IS THIS SPEED?" Shizuku's face fills the bottom panel, her eyes huge with disbelief as she laughs, "HAHA... THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE." She counts the feints aloud: "FIVE... NO, SEVEN...! HOW MANY FEINTS DID HE JUST USE!? I MEAN, HOW CAN HE POSSIBLY ATTACK FROM THAT POSITION... WHOA, HE'S ALREADY OVER THERE." Small motion lines flicker in the empty panels beneath her.

A dramatic splash shows Feitan launching a powerful strike, the impact bursting with stars and speed lines as someone declares, "IT'S.. A DIFFERENT LEVEL....!" Phinks, looking on with a stern expression, asks, "GOING FOR A NEW LOOK?" Shizuku stands nearby in her torn outfit, replying flatly, "WHOA." In the background, other troupe members react with surprise that she is already tangled in the enemy's web. Feitan continues his assault on a winged chimera ant while one observer says, "ONLY FEITAN'S LEFT." Another comments, "I WON..." and "I GOT TANGLED IN THE ENEMY'S WEB..." Kalluto complains, "YOU ALREADY SAID THAT!! I GET IT ALREADY!!" while Shizuku notes Feitan is not at his best and his opponent is pretty strong, possibly the Queen. The page ends on Shizuku's intense close-up as she thinks, "LACKING....!! I AM STILL..."

In a forest clearing, a long-haired woman with a tail charges aggressively across the ground. Upper panels show Feitan standing with a massive jagged sword raised high, then switching to an open umbrella held casually. The woman rushes past several figures on the ground as Feitan vanishes from his spot. A large circular bubble reads "BEHIND ME?!" Feitan suddenly appears right behind the woman, unleashing a devastating strike with his weapon. Motion lines, impact shapes, and speed effects fill the panel as the attack lands with force, the woman's surprised expression visible in profile.

Close-up panels show Feitan's hand gripping something with a "kach" sound effect, his face twisted in pain and sweat. Zazan attacks from the front with a fiery punch that connects, sending Feitan reeling. Narration boxes read "DAMMIT. WHAT USELESS IDIOTS. HAVE THEY ALL BEEN KILLED!?" and "UGH... WHAT THE HELL IS HE? HE KEEPS GETTING FASTER AND FASTER!! AND THE OTHERS ARE HERE AS WELL!" Feitan is knocked back violently with a large object flying past. The final panels show Zazan continuing her assault amid motion lines and impact effects while Feitan's eye watches from the side.

Feitan stands with his face bandaged, smirking as he taunts the injured Zazan. "YOUR SKIN IS TOUGHER THAN I THOUGHT. HA HA." Zazan’s face is bloodied with a deep scratch across her cheek and eye; her expression twists in fury. "you..." she growls. Enraged, she screams, "HOW DARE YOU PUT A SCRATCH ON MY FACE!! HOW DARE YOUUUU!!!" Zazan lunges forward in a blur of motion, grabbing Feitan and slamming him violently into the ground. Dust and debris explode outward as she pins him down. Feitan’s eyes widen in surprise with a "?" while Zazan continues her assault, her body twisting with power. Feitan grunts in pain, "URGH GHH HMM M~" as impact lines and SFX "NNN NNG GG!!" emphasize the force of the blow.

Zazan continues her assault, her body twisting violently as she hurls Feitan. A young observer in a robe with a cross emblem watches with wide eyes while another figure stands nearby. SFX "GI" and "NN GI GI GI" mark rapid movements. Close-ups show Zazan’s limbs and Feitan’s bandaged face reacting. Suddenly Zazan undergoes a dramatic transformation, her form swelling into a massive, muscular, insect-like body with horns and a gaping maw. She roars with intense SFX "NN NNG GG GH" and multiple "ゴ" sound effects as her new powerful physique emerges, towering over the battlefield.

A massive close-up reveals the creature's glaring eyes as it growls "KILL..." and "I'M GONNA...". In the forest clearing the beast suddenly reacts with "!?" and whips its body around. Feitan appears from above, sword raised, shouting "KOLU!!!" as a blinding explosion of aura erupts. The creature, its guard completely lowered, snarls "YOU PUT YOUR GUARD DOWN COMPLETELY." and "I'M NOT NICE ENOUGH TO PASS THIS CHANCE UP." while massive claw-like aura slashes tear into its body.

The creature is hurled backward by the force of the Kolu attack, its body twisting in mid-air. Feitan flips through the air, narrowly avoiding the creature's counter-slashes. In the foreground, three observers react: a gray-haired man states "THE 'KOLU' ATTACK HAD NO EFFECT." while a short-haired girl with a headband exclaims "I THOUGHT THE ATTACK DIDN'T HIT..." and a hooded figure watches silently. The gray-haired man adds "NO... IT WAS WEAK, BUT SHE THREW AURA AT HIM."

Killua stands in the forest clearing, observing the scene. "Guess she's not the queen for nothing," he notes as the small bob-haired girl adds, "She seems to know how to use aura well." A close-up of Feitan's intense face accompanies narration: "In other words, he was defending only with his bare body...! Even a rushed emission attack would be enough to cause a ton of damage. It was beyond Feitan's calculations that the queen would take no damage from his concentrated 'koi'...! His miscalculation resulted in him being a second too late in putting up his nen guard." The massive chimera ant queen looms, roaring, "You can't put a scratch on this body!!" while Ku ku ku ku sound effects echo. Feitan grips his umbrella, ready. The bob-haired girl and others react: "If he's defeated, then the next guy can go," "We said this was a race," "Huh? Why?" and "Aren't you going to help him?" Feitan retorts, "You idiot. I was just waiting for your fight to end, that's all." The bob-haired girl replies, "Wait a minute. Didn't we get here at the same time?" as another voice says, "Then that's me." Feitan concludes, "Whoever got here first, right?" and "Who's next?" The queen charges, "Oh well. Just flip a coin," while the small figure looks on. In the final panel the queen lunges with "ARE DEFINITELY WEIRD!!" as Feitan is sent flying, thinking "Th...these guys..."