Divided between his drive to flee and his will to protect Gon, Killua finds himself in a dire situation, until he realizes that he is under the effect of one Illumi's needles, easily killing Rammot after he breaks free from it. Meanwhile, Gon's date with Palm takes a turn for the worse when he claims that he can't stay by her side. As Shoot returns to check on them, Morel and Knuckle confront Cheetu, one of the Chimera Ants on the run.