# WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #266

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

## Chapter
- number: 266
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The assault on the East Gorteau palace intensifies as the Hunter's elite squad clashes with the monstrous power of the Royal Guard. Within the throne room, however, a more insidious battle unfolds. Driven to frantic desperation by King Meruem's burgeoning humanity and his perplexing bond with the Gungi player Komugi, the fanatical Shaiapouf puts a desperate, manipulative plan into motion. His misguided attempts to steer his lord back towards a path of ruthless conquest only serve to expose his own unraveling psyche, threatening to destabilize the entire royal hierarchy from within.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Komugi is critically injured by a stray 'Dragon Dive' arrow.

### Characters involved
- Komugi — Supporting
- Meruem — Supporting
- Shaiapouf — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The assault on the East Gorteau palace intensifies as the Hunter's elite squad clashes with the monstrous power of the Royal Guard.

### Spoiler summary
The assault on the East Gorteau palace intensifies as the Hunter's elite squad clashes with the monstrous power of the Royal Guard. Within the throne room, however, a more insidious battle unfolds. Driven to frantic desperation by King Meruem's burgeoning humanity and his perplexing bond with the Gungi player Komugi, the fanatical Shaiapouf puts a desperate, manipulative plan into motion. His misguided attempts to steer his lord back towards a path of ruthless conquest only serve to expose his own unraveling psyche, threatening to destabilize the entire royal hierarchy from within.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #266](/series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13/chapter-266)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13

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