“They appeared all at once?” Kenny cried out in terror, the scene shattering his worldview.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary people cannot see Nen.
However, products of the Conjuration type are the exception.
Nen is divided into six major systems, forming a hexagonal relationship:
Enhancement: Primarily uses reinforcement as a means of attack, increasing the power of oneself or an object.
Simple and direct.
Transmutation: Allows the aura to change its properties, producing elemental effects similar to fire, water, or electricity—akin to Logia Devil Fruits in One Piece or the various elemental ninjutsu in Naruto.
Manipulation: Utilizes various methods, such as Nen threads or needles, or relies on specific rules to achieve control.
Emission: Specializes in projecting aura away from the body, such as forming aura bullets for attack; this is also the category that most frequently utilizes Nen beasts.
Conjuration: Capable of using aura to materialize a physical object, often possessing special effects.
For example, Shizuku of the Phantom Troupe can conjure a vacuum cleaner with a fish mouth that sucks up various things.
Specialization: The most unique of the six systems.
Any Nen ability that does not belong to the other five falls into this category, with a vast variety of effects.
…
Conjured products are indistinguishable from real objects in appearance, meaning ordinary people can see them.
Since Lynn’s cards belong to the Conjuration category—including the characters and items they summon—Kenny was able to see Chopper and the others.
Strictly speaking, Lynn’s Nen ability should be classified as Specialization.
Chopper took the lead, appearing before the Great Bear Nen beast in a flash.
At some point, his body had grown larger, the muscles in his arms bulging as the strength in his wrists surged significantly.
He swung his right hoof fiercely at the bear!
[Cloven Hoof: Roseo]!
Bang!
A cherry blossom-shaped imprint instantly appeared on the bear’s waist.
After sustaining such a heavy blow, it immediately collapsed into ethereal aura and vanished completely.
In just a single exchange, the Great Bear Nen beast had been slain!
Before Brent could even speak, he felt the aura on his right arm disappear, forcing him into a state of Zetsu.
As things stood, he could only pin his hopes on the Man-Faced Beast defeating Lynn!
That was currently his strongest Nen beast!
“Stitching a human and a beast together?
What a disgusting fellow.”
Capone Bege spoke while chomping on a cigar, his face twisted in disdain.
Though Capone was not tall, his aura as a superior always made others feel an instinctive sense of awe.
“What do you know!
In my hometown, this is art!”
Upon hearing his proud art judged by someone…
or rather, something that wasn’t even human, just a mere Nen beast, Brent turned red with rage.
He used his remaining left hand to command the Man-Faced Beast to attack.
Whoosh—
The Man-Faced Beast was incredibly fast, reaching Capone Bege in the blink of an eye.
It raised its razor-sharp claws and swung down violently!
A look of joy crossed Brent’s face.
He got him!
Clang—
A crisp sound of metal striking stone rang out.
The claws landed on Capone Bege’s chest, but they only managed to tear his suit, unable to go any further.
The latter’s body had somehow transformed into a wall made of small bricks, incredibly hard!
[Castle: Iron Wall]!
He was, after all, a Castle Human who had eaten the Castle-Castle Fruit.
In the next moment, a ruthless glint appeared in Capone Bege’s eyes.
His iron-black right hand grabbed the Man-Faced Beast and slammed it abruptly toward the ground.
Boom!
The Man-Faced Beast crashed heavily into the floor, which shattered into spider-web cracks and formed a large crater, sending gusts of wind sweeping in all directions.
Immediately after, the beast turned into aura and dissipated.
Unsurprisingly, Brent’s other hand was also forced into a state of Zetsu.
His Nen beasts were unusable, and both his hands were ruined.
At this moment, he was not much different from an ordinary person, but…
he could still run!
Lynn had entered through the front door, so he had to find another way out.
Brent didn’t say a word as he used every ounce of strength to flee toward the left, moving with surprising speed…
he intended to jump out the window.
Lynn had anticipated this.
He flicked the index finger of his right hand, and a high-speed Nen bullet whistled through the air, piercing straight through Brent’s head.
He was killed instantly.
[Six Powers: Finger Pistol]
The Finger Pistol originally used special techniques to fire air bullets.
After Lynn refined it and combined it with his aura, it formed a Nen bullet with even greater power.
As Brent collapsed, Lynn also harvested two new cards.
[Name: Alchemy: Synthesis]
[Grade: C+]
[Type: Ability Card]
[Background: Fullmetal Alchemist]
[Description: Can synthesize two cards of Grade C+ or below.
There is a 50% chance to produce a B-grade card and a 50% chance of failure.
If synthesis fails, both cards disappear.]
…
[Name: Pokémon Egg]
[Grade: B]
[Type: Character Card]
[Background: Pokémon]
[Description: Appears to be the egg of a certain Ghost-type Pokémon.
After hatching, it will naturally grow to Grade B over time.]
Lynn was very satisfied with the two cards, which were Grade C+ and Grade B respectively.
After all, Brent was only C+ grade himself; Lynn had made a massive profit.
Fighting Nen users was the way to go—receiving two cards at once equaled half of his card count from the past two months.
However, Lynn was also aware that luck definitely played a role this time.
The Pokémon egg would take some time to hatch and couldn’t be used yet, but [Alchemy: Synthesis] was interesting.
It allowed him to combine two C+ or lower cards into something new.
A 50% probability was decent, but he only had two C-grade cards on hand, both of which were very useful.
Perhaps when he had more cards in the future, he could use some less important ones for synthesis.
Turning back, Lynn looked with interest at Kenny, who was slumped in his chair like a dead man, his face ash-gray.
Lynn asked, “Do you want to live?”
Kenny’s eyes widened.
It seemed he hadn’t expected there was still a chance for him to survive.
He swallowed hard.
“Yes!
More than anything!”
“Where is my money?”
Kenny then proceeded to move at the fastest speed of his life, pulling out all the cash in the office, which totaled about 100 million Jenny.
Lynn looked at the money and nodded in satisfaction.
“See, many things aren’t difficult as long as you put your heart into them, right?”
“If you had just been honest and given me the money earlier, none of this would have happened.”
Of course, without Kenny, he wouldn’t have earned these two cards.
In a sense, Kenny was quite a generous person.
“You are absolutely right!” Kenny nodded frantically, then forced a smile and said submissively, “In that case…
can I leave now?”
“Go ahead.
He’ll see you off.” Lynn waved his hand.
In the next moment, a gunshot rang out, and a man fell dead.
Lynn walked out the door, bathing in the light of the setting sun.
“Wanting to kill someone and then expecting to just walk away…
there’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
Hunter x Hunter.
As the name implied, this place was full of games between hunters and prey, but a single mistake could result in the roles being reversed.
His moral compass was normal; he wouldn’t go out of his way to kill, but since the other party had the intent to kill him, they had to be psychologically prepared to be killed instead.
He would not stop his pace in becoming stronger, living freely in this world and witnessing even more wonderful scenery.