“A skin suit… person?”
Lynn narrowed his eyes, observing the significantly taller Eugene, feeling amazed in his heart.
Clearly, this was Eugene’s Nen Ability.
It likely allowed him to transform into a skin suit, strengthening his power by letting others wear him.
Though they had only been together briefly, everyone knew the personalities and physiques of this pair of siblings were vastly different.
This ability undoubtedly patched up their weaknesses, creating a 1+1 > 2 effect.
It solved Eugene’s lack of strength and Dorian’s timid personality.
This…
was exactly the kind of Nen Ability pairing Lynn understood.
Many people’s Nen Abilities had pros and cons.
If one could find another Nen User whose ability complemented their own, then their coordination could unleash power far exceeding their individual capabilities.
Two things attracted him most to Hunter x Hunter.
First was the vast, boundless world.
He still couldn’t forget his shock when he learned that these Six Continents were just an island in a lake called “Lake Mobius.”
The world-building of Hunter x Hunter was quite massive; a place basically the size of Earth was just a small archipelago on a lake.
Outside the vast lake was the Dark Continent, many times larger.
On it were countless unknown, mysterious, dangerous, and desirable existences.
Second were the strange and varied Nen Abilities!
There was “Bandits Secret,” which could Steal others’ Nen Abilities upon meeting certain conditions.
There was also the “Four-Dimensional Apartment,” which could create a space just by placing a hand on an object.
These bizarre Nen Abilities were the second thing that attracted Lynn.
Usually, the more powerful the Nen Ability, the more restrictions it had.
So, in a sense, battles between Nen Users were “intelligence wars,” seeing who could figure out the other’s information first.
Of course, that was assuming their strength wasn’t too far apart.
“Three!”
“Two!”
Inside the empty ice cave, Eugene’s countdown echoed one after another.
Seeing the others unmoved, his gaze grew increasingly cold.
He hated people looking down on him more than anything in this life!
Ever since he was a child, people often compared him to his younger sister.
She grew faster than him and was taller.
As the older brother, he seemed very useless.
Thus, he developed a Nen Ability that borrowed the power of others.
[Skin Suit for Borrowing Power], that was the name of his Nen Ability.
By changing his appearance into a skin suit and letting others voluntarily wear him, he could completely control the other person in battle, including their strength.
Relying on this Nen Ability and his sister with astonishing strength, he possessed power that didn’t originally belong to him, merging the strength of both into one.
Even better, because his sister, Dorian, was timid and simple-minded, the Nen Ability she developed was an Enhancer type, called [It’s Fine As Long As You Don’t Move].
As long as Dorian didn’t move actively, her total Nen and Nen intensity would rise.
Even while wearing his skin suit, the effect could still be triggered…
the sister inside the skin suit remained in a state of unconsciousness.
With both combined, he was invincible in the Body Integration state!
Quite a few people had looked down on them before, but in the end, they all died under his fists!
Eugene firmly believed that today would be no exception.
Two counts passed.
Nothing happened.
“One!”
Eugene roared the last count.
Still, no one on the field moved, which completely enraged him.
“Very well! None of you take me seriously!”
Eugene laughed out of extreme anger, veins bulging on his forehead, his expression ferocious.
His scarlet gaze swept across them one by one: Suluk, the twin brothers…
and finally, Lynn, who had joined last.
He had already made up his mind.
He stomped hard.
The ground, made of solid ice and sand, first cracked like a spiderweb, then suddenly collapsed.
In the blink of an eye, he crossed dozens of meters, appearing before the brothers Magio and Magis, his body wreathed in massive Nen, his hair standing on end, like a god of slaughter.
Suluk was just a support-type Nen User, and “Franklin” was a weak Emitter; both were existences he could easily crush.
Only these twin brothers were a bit troublesome.
After this thought flashed through his mind, Eugene launched an attack on the twins first, his speed astonishingly fast!
A quick battle was his usual style.
Delays lead to changes.
Therefore, he ended every battle with thunderous force.
First, he used [Ren] to mobilize a large amount of Nen, enhancing himself in every aspect.
Coupled with his formidable physical constitution—Nen as the primary, body as the auxiliary—this resulted in his astonishing performance.
There were two twins, and his primary target was the older brother, Magio.
If someone used [Gyo] right now, they would see the Nen on Eugene’s body flowing crazily, his right fist wrapped in terrifying Nen, as if holding a ball of light.
This was [Ryu] and [Ken] among the Advanced Nen application techniques!
If the Four Major Principles—[Ten, Ren, Zetsu, Hatsu]—were the foundation of [Nen], then Advanced application techniques were Advanced skills, specifically [Gyo, Shu, In, Ken, Ryu, Ko].
[Shu: An application of “Ten,” using the technique of Ten to wrap one’s Nen around an object in contact with the body, strengthening the properties of that object.]
For example, using “Shu” to cover a stone could increase the stone’s hardness.
Eugene had just used this move to kill Shado.
[Ken: An Advanced application of “Ten” and “Ren,” a technique using more Qi than usual to wrap the body to strengthen one’s own offense and defense.]
[Ryu: A technique to adjust the amount of Qi in specific parts of the body to change the body’s offensive and defensive power.]
These two were the most practical techniques among the Advanced applications and were often used simultaneously, mainly to fight better by distributing Nen.
Facing such a terrifying moment, the expressions of Magio and Magis were not surprised; they had long expected Eugene to target them.
After all…
if the roles were reversed, they would have made the same choice.
So, they had long been prepared, maintaining [En] with their bodies as the center.
[En: An Advanced combined application of “Ten” and “Ren,” allowing Qi to expand outward with oneself as the center, capable of detecting intruders within the range covered by the Qi.]
This was a technique to expand Nen beyond a 2-meter radius and maintain it for more than 1 minute.
The range of “En” varied depending on individual skill, but “En” did not represent the level of one’s personal Nen Ability.
If one were to use the power system of Pirate King as an analogy, then [Ken] was similar to Armament Haki, and [En] was similar to Observation Haki.
With preparations made, responding was much easier.
Magio crossed his arms in front of his chest, gathering a considerable amount of Nen upon them, ready to take the move head-on.
Boom!
In a flash, the bowl-sized right fist slammed into Magio.
Eugene’s pupils shrank.
He hit, but it didn’t have the result he expected.
Magio consumed a large amount of Nen, steadily taking the punch, only stepping back half a step.
Immediately after, a strange smile appeared on his face, and his hands grabbed Eugene’s right arm at extreme speed, making it impossible to pull away.
Luring the enemy deep!
Swoosh—
On the other side, the younger brother, Magis, seized the opportunity, throwing a punch with almost seamless connection, aiming straight for Eugene’s head!
The sound of breaking air was loud.
The Nen wrapped around this punch was not small; it would definitely not feel good if hit.
Damn it!
At the critical moment, Eugene erupted with a large amount of Nen, forcibly breaking free from the restraint, and retreated violently in the opposite direction, half-bent, staring fixedly at the twins.
At this moment, Eugene suddenly realized that he wasn’t the only one who was confident!
He had underestimated the strength of these twins; they had been hiding their skills all along.