Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 254 Kuroro's Gift
As long as there is an opening, the target can be instantly killed with a lightning strike.

Nobunaga's enhancement ability is characterized by concentrating most of his manifested energy into his sword when attacking.

Without a doubt, this attack method is quite sharp.

But it also means a lack of defense.

Moro took advantage of this ability of Nobunaga.

First, Kalluto's abilities were used to determine the location and distance, and then Kurapika was arranged to engage in frontal combat in advance, allowing Uvogin and Nobunaga to launch a well-coordinated offensive attack.

All of this is to create an opportunity to maximize the potential of the "Blitzkrieg" ability.

Then, Nobunaga was easily and simply cut in half.

All of this was part of Moro's plan.

of course.

With Moro's current strength, even without devising tactics, he could kill Uvogin and Nobunaga in a direct confrontation alongside Kurapika.

But there is no need for that.

Since we already have intelligence and the initiative, why make things more complicated if we can achieve our goal in a straightforward manner?

Moro stared expressionlessly at Uvogin's face, which was gradually contorting with extreme anger. He could clearly see that Uvogin's manifested aura had increased.

"A typical anger-type player. Once provoked, their temper will increase significantly. Many enhancement-type players have this characteristic, which may also be related to adjacent status-type players."

Seeing the changes in Uvogin's manifested energy, Moro muttered to himself.

"After killing Nobunaga, I finally reached level 70."

Without even looking at the level symbol in the middle of the growth rings, Moro could tell from the increase in his manifested aura that he had risen from Lv.69 to Lv.70.

Suddenly, Uvogin's manifested energy exploded to its peak, forcefully sending Kurapika flying. Then, with bloodshot eyes, he charged toward Moro.

His sudden surge of energy due to a dramatic change in emotion, combined with his bear-like physique and ferocious face with bloodshot eyes...

At this moment, Uvogin, in terms of sheer force, was indeed incredibly brave.

Seeing the aura emanating from Uvogin, Kurt, who was watching from the sidelines, instinctively gripped the fan handle tightly.

It wasn't that he was worried about Moro, but rather that he was secretly alarmed by the imposing aura that Uvogin was displaying.

Even Kang Jae, standing to the side, couldn't help but look at Uvogin with a higher regard when he saw him going all out.

As a fellow Enhancement user, he naturally understood the influence and role of "emotions" on Enhancement users.

Anger, in particular, can directly enhance the explosive power of enhancement-type characters most of the time.

Therefore, at the same level, the enhancement type is often the one with the strongest momentum.

the other side.

Ziponian and Yuyin are also paying attention to this battle.

Seeing Moro instantly kill a powerful ability user, Yu Yin was shocked, feeling a chill run down her spine.

That kind of attack is extremely fast.

Even though she witnessed this scene from an outsider's perspective, she was completely unable to react.

She even felt that even if she maintained her "firm" stance, she might not be able to defend against Moro's attack.

"Has he... become this powerful?"

Yu Yin stared blankly at Moro in the arena.

Compared to Yu Yin's reaction of being greatly shocked, Zi Po Nian only raised an eyebrow in surprise.

However, after understanding Moro's tactical arrangements, the surprise in her eyes grew even stronger.

"Skilled in planning, and with such a meticulous mind..."

Zipanian could certainly see Moro's amazing growth in displaying his aura and Nen skills, but she had seen many monsters in her life and would be surprised by it, but not as shocked as Yuyin.

What she cared more about was Morrow's performance in "real combat".

She had a brief encounter with Morrow last year, and it was then that she recognized Morrow's potential.

But back then, Moro, whether displaying magnanimity, Nen skills, or even physical strength...

They can only be considered third-rate.

What impressed her most was the tactical thinking that could play a crucial role in actual combat.

Nowadays, shortcomings such as the ability to manifest one's energy have been addressed.

Ziponian stared intently at Moro in the arena, as if he could see the shadow of "those monsters" in the boy.

Without a doubt, that is the future that the boy might be heading towards.

"Rain Sound, what did you 'see'?"

"what?"

Upon suddenly hearing her grandmother's question, Yu Yin's thoughts momentarily stalled.

Ziponian didn't look at Yuyin's reaction, his gaze lingering on Moro in the arena and the place where Kert was in the shadows.

Yu Yin snapped out of her daze and whispered, "I saw a powerful and precise fatal blow. That person... has become so strong."

"Ugh."

Seeing that Yu Yin only saw the surface, Zi Po Nian shook his head slightly and sighed.

Perhaps her expectations were too high.

They were actually hoping that Yuyin might be able to see through the thought process and preparations contained in "that attack" just now.

Did I say something wrong...?

Yu Yin said weakly.

Zipo Nian remained silent.

This silence immediately made Yu Yin feel a pang of sadness.

Waaah... I'm sure Grandma looked down on me again!

Inside the venue.

A burst of dazzling starlight appeared out of nowhere, as if the Milky Way had been shattered and scattered across the earth.

That was the condensation of Moro's starlight.

The moment Uvogin unleashed his astonishing power, these star-like points were already floating around him.

Uvogin's powerful body smashed through the sparks, and with his most confident right fist, infused with anger and killing intent, he struck at Morrow's body with the fastest and fiercest trajectory.

Regrettably--

Moro's "Starlight" was one step ahead.

Before the punch came hurtling towards him with overwhelming force, Morrow had already made a dodge move.

As Moro dodged, Uvogin's punch, imbued with terrifying killing intent, ultimately received no response.

The force of the punch, with nowhere to go, tore through the air with a piercing roar.

Moro lowered his eyelids, a sudden surge of emotion rising in his heart.

Judging from Uvogin's reaction and actions, he was convinced that Uvogin was unaware of the existence of the middle finger chain.

Spiders are clearly on the verge of extinction, yet they don't know where their weapon lies.

Then I thought of the original story, where Uvogin was the first member of the Phantom Troupe to fall victim to the chain binding his middle finger.

Now he has come into this world...

The person who was supposed to be the first to die in the original story has now become the last.

As Moro dodged Uvogin's punch and retreated, he withdrew his Starburst Condensation ability and bent his knees into a half-squat, placing his hands on the ground.

"Flying Star Leap"

Ability activated!

A cross-shaped star suddenly appeared on the ground in front of Uvogin, which was particularly dazzling in the dark night.

Without any interference, Uvogin immediately noticed the presence of the cross-shaped star pattern.

Despite being consumed by rage, Uvogin did not lose his fighting instincts.

With his combat instincts honed through countless life-or-death battles, he made a decision instantly.

He can withstand this attack!

This is neither a reckless gamble nor a hasty judgment.

After witnessing Morrow kill Nobunaga with near teleportation speed, and after seeing the signs of ability revealed by the condensation of starlight, Uvogin immediately deduced that Morrow's Nen attribute belonged to the Emission type.

Therefore, the light shining from in front of him is most likely some kind of emission-type attack.

He couldn't be completely sure.

Yet they possess the confidence of an Enhancement type, allowing them to fearlessly face the consequences of misjudgments.

Uvogin thus stepped onto the cross-shaped star.

boom!
A shooting star flew out from the center of the cross-shaped beam of light and then exploded at Uvogin's feet. The fiery energy instantly enveloped Uvogin's lower body.

However, just as Uvogin had predicted, as long as the defensive strength of the breath was maintained, the damage from this attack could be withstood.

Forced to break free from the explosion of the flying star, Uvogin charged straight at Moro, who was right in front of him, like an enraged bull.

They were willing to endure damage to maintain their speed in order to seize this opportunity to strike at the heart of the enemy.

"Super Destructive Fist"

Uvogin's right fist glowed with a solid red light, carrying a surging, powerful aura that seemed to want to destroy everything in its path, and he attacked Morrow straight at him.

Faced with Uvogin's punch, which was filled with anger and killing intent, Moro simply stood up calmly and stretched out his right arm toward Uvogin.

"Um?!"

Then, Uvogin saw Morrow bring his index and middle fingers together, as if to block his powerful punch.

Uvogin, already consumed by rage, became even more furious.

Then...!
Starting with your fingers, it will smash your arms, shoulders, and head all the way down!
Uvogin's fist, brimming with psychic energy, slammed fiercely into Morona's index and middle fingers, which were pressed together.

However, the expected scene did not occur.

Uvogin instantly felt the touch coming from the edge of the fist; it was Morrow's finger.

Along with this came powerful resistance, as solid as a city wall.

His fist could not penetrate an inch!
it turns out!

He blocked the super destructive punch with just his index and middle fingers!

“How… is it possible!?”

"wrong!"

"My energy... has vanished!"

Uvogin was incredulous when he suddenly realized that his Nen had vanished.

No.

It was forced into a state of "absolute"!
next moment.

A series of cold, binding sensations suddenly came from various parts of the body.

"This is……!?"

Uvogin looked down and saw a chain wrapped around his torso like a python, leaving deep marks on his muscular chest.

Looking along the chain, the previously hidden chain was rapidly appearing from the void, with one end extending straight into the distance...

It was Kurapika, who had just been sent flying a distance by his ramming.

"what!!!"

After a brief moment of shock, Uvogin, defiant and determined, mustered all his strength.

However, no matter how much power he unleashed, he could not shake the chains binding him or Morona's fingers pressing against his fist.

Moro coldly watched Uvogin's struggles, gathering his psychic power on his index and middle fingers. Instantly, it pierced Uvogin's fist, which was now as soft as tofu, like a red-hot iron.

Subsequently,

Amidst the splatter of blood, Moro merely flicked his wrist, shattering Uvogin's fist.

Uvogin's face trembled slightly.

Moro stepped forward, his figure passing over the blood, flesh, and white bone fragments splattering into the air, and swung his arm, slicing through Uvogin's neck with a sharp hand chop.

laugh.

A line of blood immediately appeared on Uvogin's neck.

Without any defense from Nian, Moro's hand slash severed his neck.

Uvogin's enormous head fell to the ground at an angle, rolling a distance like a basketball. You could see a look of resentment frozen on his wide-open, angry face.

As he watched Uvogin's head separate from his body, Kurapika retracted the chain binding his middle finger, tilted his head slightly, and the fiery red flames burning in his eyes gradually died down.

finally--

The last spider was sent to hell.

The blood debt owed by our compatriots has finally been repaid.

There was no ecstatic joy as expected, nor the emptiness that followed revenge.

A sense of peace washed over Kurapika, and he silently looked at the figure in front of him.

Moro glanced sideways at Uvogin's lifeless head.

After accepting the experience points, my level remained at 70.

Moro had expected this, so he wasn't too disappointed.

For him, reaching level 70 smoothly was enough.

Just when everyone thought the matter was settled, a powerful aura suddenly arose in the arena without warning.

It's a thought after death!
Moro and Kurapika, who were nearby, as well as the others watching from the sidelines, all immediately looked toward the location of that intense aura.

Everyone has different expressions.

Even the well-informed Zipo Nian couldn't help but look surprised.

This was because the powerful aura of death did not originate from the corpses of Uvogin and Nobunaga, but rather emerged from a pool of dark blood, bubbling like bubbles in a swamp.

"That position..."

Seeing the dark deathly aura emerging from the bloodstains, Moro raised an eyebrow, recognizing it as the place where Chrollo had died.

That is to say-

This suicidal thought actually originated from Kuroro, who had been dead for two days and whose body had vanished without a trace.
Not to mention Moro was taken aback, how could anyone else have imagined that a powerful deathly aura would suddenly emerge from an inconspicuous pool of blood?

In fact, it was precisely because Chrollo's will to keep the Phantom Troupe alive was too strong that he left behind a seed of death at the place where he died.

However, since the Phantom Troupe still had two members left, Uvogin and Nobunaga, this seed lacked the opportunity to grow and sprout.

in other words……

If Uvogin and Nobunaga hadn't died here, or if they had died outside the reach of this seed of death.

Therefore, this seed of death will never have a chance to sprout.

The death thought, as dark as ink, flew toward the sky as if it possessed consciousness after its birth.

Moro was even more surprised to see this.

He also thought that Kuroro's death wish would attack him and Kurapika.

Without a moment to think, Moro flashed forward, reached out and intercepted the deathly thought that was flying into the sky, holding it in his palm.

In an instant——

In Moro's consciousness space, Kuroro's silhouette, like black smoke, emerged, and the outline of an even darker pair of eyes could be vaguely seen.

It seems to retain some of its consciousness from its previous life.

Moreover, it is extremely strong and resilient.

At this moment, Kuroro's black smoke-like remnant consciousness was silently looking at Moro, who was taking on a form in the consciousness space.

"Inheriting the Phantom Troupe's ideals and evil..."

"To protect one's hometown with a bad reputation."

"You will get it."

Kuroro's black, smoky silhouette slowly raised his right hand, and out of thin air materialized an even more vividly colored Thief's Secret.

rustle……

The red and black book was opened, and pages detailing various abilities flashed quickly through Moro's eyes.

Having experienced death...

This extremely rare and precious trait ability has become significantly stronger.

Now, Moro can gain this ability simply by accepting the remaining willpower of Chrollo.

Just like Orion's dying thoughts in Sky Arena back then.

"Inheriting the Phantom Troupe's ideals and evil...protecting with infamy..."

That astonishing force of will slowly repeated the conditions once more.

Do you want it, or not?

Moro faced this choice once again.

His answer came without the slightest hesitation.

"roll."

(End of this chapter)