# WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #196

## Series
- title: Hunter x Hunter
- slug: hunter-x-hunter-21ba13

## Chapter
- number: 196
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The celebratory reunion with Kite, the very Hunter who set Gon on his path, is shattered by the arrival of a terrifying new threat. Leaving the game-world of Greed Island behind, Gon and Killua are plunged into a real-world biological crisis on the borders of NGL. They are confronted by the horrifyingly adaptive Chimera Ants, a species whose intelligence and rapid evolution have already claimed the lives of other Hunters. As they face this overwhelming new enemy, the nature of Kite's mysterious abilities comes into focus, with speculation that his power, like Kurapika's, may be tied to dire consequences.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Kurapika — Main
- Kite — Supporting
- Killua Zoldyck — Main
- Gon Freecss — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The celebratory reunion with Kite, the very Hunter who set Gon on his path, is shattered by the arrival of a terrifying new threat.

### Spoiler summary
The celebratory reunion with Kite, the very Hunter who set Gon on his path, is shattered by the arrival of a terrifying new threat. Leaving the game-world of Greed Island behind, Gon and Killua are plunged into a real-world biological crisis on the borders of NGL. They are confronted by the horrifyingly adaptive Chimera Ants, a species whose intelligence and rapid evolution have already claimed the lives of other Hunters. As they face this overwhelming new enemy, the nature of Kite's mysterious abilities comes into focus, with speculation that his power, like Kurapika's, may be tied to dire consequences.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #196](/series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13/chapter-196)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13

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