So, some of you think Pitou could have terminated her healing technique and raised her own defenses in a fraction of a second, to be able to cover her whole body? Because if Gon had really attacked, Killua would have also attacked with the full skill of an assassin. We have already learned that a part of nen defense is to decide which part of your body to defend. If you guys are right and Pitou's brain operates at 5GHz, thus allowing her to somehow make it in time to defend against Gon's super attack, she still wouldn't have known which part of her body to defend against Killua. I very much doubt she could have simply evaded, sitting on the floor and everything. Not that she would have evaded in any case, seeing how she was sitting between Komugi and Gon. Following the king's order was more important to her than her own life. So, she had no choice but to act all meek and seek a diplomatic solution in order to continue healing.

Quote Originally Posted by poopdeville
Are we watching the same show?

None of them want to die. They all know they are weaker than the ants, and that they probably will die. And they know that their mission is worth it, since they are the world's last line of defense against the ants.
I guess we aren't watching the same show. They aren't even the world's last defense. They are the first defense. A private organization working with the absolute bare minimum of manpower the organization bothered to send in, which includes two brats who are there only because they have a secondary, personal objective. I very much doubt they would have gone forth with the operation if they didn't believe in their chances. The whole delaying the royal guards, not defeating them, also sounds like something that prioritises the lives of the attackers, though naturally it's also crafty in the sense that it might make their pride force them to fight till their last breath, which is what almost happened to Shoot.