Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 267 Upgrade
When dealing with ordinary people who don't understand Nen, the energy expenditure of guided emission attacks can be minimized.

Therefore, the sharp starlight, which posed no threat to Nen users, could instantly take the lives of nearly three hundred fully armed gang members with just the right amount of power.

It is precisely this terrifyingly precise efficiency that is even more chilling than a massive, sweeping attack.

After witnessing Moro's terrifying strength firsthand, the two combatants from the Ai family immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and no longer cared about Morina's wishes and attitude.

"Melena, it's no longer safe here. We must evacuate immediately."

The Ai family combatant named Greg, suppressing the shock in his heart, spoke at an extremely fast pace.

“Greg and I agree.”

Another person said with a serious expression, "The Ten Elders' elite troops are obviously no match for that person. Without being able to confirm the other party's true intentions, we cannot rule out the possibility that he will directly attack the Candley Building. For safety's sake, we should evacuate before the Ten Elders' troops are defeated."

"..."

Hearing the two guards' suggestion, Melina remained silent, her eyes fixed on the figure below, a complex and indescribable emotion stirring within her.

Since awakening my abilities...

This was the first time she had ever experienced such a subtle feeling.

Strange, yet inexplicably familiar.

How can I describe it...?

Are they...of the same kind?

A glint of light flashed in her deep, dark eyes, but she remained calm and composed throughout.

Meanwhile, Greg and his companion were extremely anxious.

In front of the main entrance of the Candley Building.

The bodies of gang members lay scattered on the ground. Moro stood still, knowing that reinforcements would be on their way, but he didn't care at all.

He casually raised his hand and shot a flying star into the sky, which served as a signal flare, before calmly looking at the porcupines and slugs in the lobby on the first floor.

"After reaching level 70, among the ability users I killed, Uvogin gave me the most experience points, followed by the two Shadow Beasts. As for the other ability users, they were all mediocre..."

Moro lowered his hand, his gaze fixed on the two of them, thinking to himself, "But I've accumulated quite a few experience points. If I kill these two more Yin Beasts, I wonder if I can reach level 71."

With these questions in mind, Moro's spiritual energy surged, and a chilling killing intent gradually solidified.

The nature of the gaze that had been fixed on the porcupine and the slug changed accordingly, as if it were looking at two very important prey.

In the hall.

The porcupine and the slug's expressions changed as they met Moro's gaze.

The porcupine was already wary of Moro's strength, but now that it had witnessed Moro instantly kill off a group of his men with incredibly precise firepower, its wariness instantly turned into fear.

Just meeting Moro's gaze made him break out in a cold sweat.

despite this--

As the strongest force under the Ten Elders, he was not overwhelmed by fear, nor did he intend to turn his back and run away. Instead, he struggled to prepare for the attack.

Based on this alone, it's fair to say that he deserves the title of a Yin Beast.

As for the slug next to the porcupine, it was no longer as arrogant as it had been at the beginning.

"This is the strongest ability user I have ever encountered."

Sensing the aura that showed no sign of restraint, a bead of sweat slid down the slug's increasingly serious face, lingered for a moment on its chin, and then fell to the ground.

Tick.

The sound was barely audible, yet it sounded like a battle horn.

Outside the main entrance, inside the hall.

Both sides made their own moves.

Moro strode into the hall.

Meanwhile, porcupines and slugs approached Moro from the left and right sides.

After the two sides closed the distance, it was the porcupine that made the first move.

His ability is to freely manipulate the body hair on all parts of his body.

Through the strengthening of his mind, his body hair could even become as hard as steel, and could also freely change length.

To maximize the lethality of its abilities, the porcupine suddenly leaped into the air after approaching Moro.

While he was in the air, countless black dots suddenly appeared on his body, and then, like black spears, they densely shot down at Moro below.

At the moment the porcupine made the first move,

Three tactics that could strike at the heart of the porcupine's weakness and instantly kill it flashed through Moro's mind.

The most practical tactic is to retreat to avoid the porcupine's first wave of hair-spiking attacks, and then immediately activate the "Flying Star Leap" ability to make a cross-shaped star appear on the supporting pillar behind the porcupine.

Because the porcupine's attack strategy involves distributing most of its visible energy to the front of its body.

Therefore, when attacking, the strength of the Nen defense on the back will drop sharply.

In this situation, the teleportation released by utilizing terrain factors can basically kill the porcupine instantly.

But Morrow did not use this tactic.

As the dense black spikes pierced through the air, he calmly raised his hand, and the spiritual energy gathered in his palm instantly transformed into a tiger's head, which met the dense black spikes head-on with a silent roar.

This move was the Tiger Bite True Fist, which I hadn't used in a long time.

With its current level of 70 Manifestation Energy, Tiger Bite True Fist's momentum is even stronger.

As the imposing tiger-headed psychic energy ball approached, the porcupine's pupils contracted slightly, but it gritted its teeth to maintain its psychic output.

"My 'attack' is faster and covers a wider area...!"

The porcupine, having gained the upper hand, thought to itself.

next moment,
The tiger-headed spirit ball tore a gap in the dense black spikes.

Those steel-hard hairs and barbs could not stop the power of the tiger-headed mantra.

Even so, the porcupine calmed down.

Since he already regarded Moro as a strongman, he didn't believe that the stiff-haired spear could block Moro's counterattack the moment Moro made his move.

He only needs to take advantage of the area-of-effect attack of the stiff-haired spear, and then gain a faster speed to deliver the other stiff-haired spears to Moro.

The porcupine was making these plans.

however,
But Morrow did something that he hadn't expected.

"Um!?"

The porcupine's expression changed as he saw Moro and the Tiger Head Nen Group advancing in sync, heading straight for him while he was suspended in mid-air.

chi chi chi...

Although Moro was close behind the Tiger Biting Nen Clan, some parts of his body were still attacked by other black-haired spears.

But these sharp, hair-like spikes, powerful enough to pierce through steel plates, couldn't even make an inch when they touched Moro's body, bouncing off like withered branches.

The porcupine overlooked a cruel fact in its calculations.

That is, Moro has a greater total amount of manifested energy than him.

"How can it be……!"

The porcupine suddenly widened its eyes.

While the porcupine was still in shock, Moro had already rushed in through the gap torn open in the tiger's head, and his iron-like hands instantly locked onto the porcupine's throat.

Feeling the binding force from his neck, the porcupine suddenly realized what was happening and frantically reached out to grab Moro's arm.

But it was all in vain.

In that split second, the outcome of the attack and defense was decided.

But there is another evil beast inside.

The slug launched its attack the instant it saw Moro break through the hair-spear attack and subdue the porcupine.

"Moist Touch"

As he raised his hands high, the manifested energy wrapped around them instantly turned into a pale green viscous liquid, which he sprayed towards Moro and the porcupine in mid-air.

Before making his move, he didn't even consider the porcupine's life or death.

He would be even more decisive if he could use the porcupine to ensure the "Wet Touch" hit.

"Very good, never let go, even if it kills you, porcupine!"

A sinister glint appeared in the slug's eyes.

Moro caught a glimpse of the pale green slime flying through the air out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly exerted force with his right hand, crushing the porcupine's neck.

The porcupine's face trembled, and a look of fear flashed in its wide eyes before quickly dimming.

at the same time.

The tentacle-like slime extending from the slug's hands had already reached Moro and the porcupine. "Blitzkrieg"

With a thought, Moro vanished instantly.

In the air, all that remained was the limp porcupine and its numerous hairs hanging limply.

next moment.

The pale green slime hit the porcupine, propelling its body upwards towards the ceiling.

Pah.

The viscous liquid stuck the porcupine firmly to the ceiling.

The slug thought it had succeeded, but upon closer inspection, it found only a porcupine in the pale green slime.

"Oops……!"

The slug sensed something was wrong and abruptly withdrew its gaze, trying to locate Moro.

However, as soon as he shifted his gaze, he felt a cold, stinging pain in his neck.

Before I could even react, I caught a glimpse of blood splattering like a fountain out of the corner of my eye.

"Is it behind...?"

As if realizing something, the slug's vision went black for a moment, and it staggered forward a few steps before collapsing to its knees as if exhausted.

A large amount of blood gushed from his neck, instantly staining the ground red.

Moro watched the slug kneel on the ground, slowly sheathing the Crimson Jade Bird Knife, but had no patience to wait for the slug to breathe its last.

He casually fired a psychic bullet, which pierced the slug's head.

As blood splattered, the slug's body collapsed limply to the ground, instantly losing its life.

As the slug died, the Wet Touch lost its effect, and the porcupine, which had been stuck to the ceiling, fell down and crashed to the floor.

At the same time, the accumulated experience value of the annual rings finally broke through the threshold.

Moro instantly sensed the increase in his manifested energy level. He glanced sideways at the growth rings on the back of his hand, which had already changed from Lv.70 to Lv.71.

"It's finally an upgrade."

A slight smile appeared on Moro's lips, a hint of satisfaction in his expression.

Uvogin, four Shadow Beasts, and several other ability users...

Only after accumulating all this knowledge was he able to advance to the next level.

Although leveling up can no longer be as quick and easy as before, as long as there is a mechanism for accumulating experience, it can at least ensure that every prey killed can become important nutrients.

As Moro pondered this, he suddenly looked towards the other end of the hall in another direction.

The elevator door opening notification echoed in the brief silence of the lobby.

Under Morrow's watchful gaze, three people quickly stepped out of the elevator.

Two men and one woman.

The woman was tightly protected in the middle.

These three people were none other than Melina and her companions who had come down from upstairs.

In order to get away from this troublesome place as quickly as possible, they didn't even care about the goods they had won at tonight's auction.

But as soon as they arrived in the lobby on the first floor, they immediately noticed Moro's gaze upon them.

Greg and another ability user named Eros immediately felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They shielded Melina behind them and then opened their pores, releasing their maximum amount of manifest energy.

"Those two corpses... were a porcupine and a slug from the Shadow Beast Squad."

"Even the Yin Beasts are powerless to resist..."

Greg and Erros immediately noticed the porcupine and slug carcasses and were deeply shocked.

They did take a short time before coming down, but it was only five or six seconds at most.

They had originally thought that the building was guarded by the Ten Elders' Shadow Beast Force. Based on their understanding of the Shadow Beast Force, even if they were not as strong as Moro, they should be able to hold them off for a while.

The slugs and porcupines lying dead on the ground were conveying a terrible message to them.

Those slugs and porcupines that were supposed to form a solid defensive line in the hall were actually no different from the corpses of the nearly three hundred gang members outside.

Compared to Greg and Erros's alarmed reactions, Melina was noticeably calmer, her gaze piercing through the gap between the two to observe Morro's reaction.

In her opinion, if Moro was only targeting the Ten Elders, then he shouldn't have made a move against the guests attending the auction.

After all, most of the people who came to attend this auction were business celebrities and high-ranking government officials.

If Moro is so cruel as to not even spare these guests...

The nature of it is different.

Therefore, Melina remained calm throughout.

But her composure was not due to this judgment, but rather because she lacked reverence for death.

Or,

Her numbness towards the whole world, including her insignificant life.

Ding.

Another elevator opened.

A group of auction guests dressed in formal attire rushed out of the elevator, also hoping to get away from the trouble as soon as possible.

But the moment they saw Moro, they were all frozen in place, their faces blank and stiff.

Moro had not yet withdrawn his aura.

Even powerful members of the Ai family like Greg and Erros struggled to maintain their composure in the face of Moro's aura, let alone these upper-class individuals who didn't understand Nen.

"..."

Moro's gaze swept over the crowd in front of the elevator.

Since he made no move, the group of people dared not make any rash moves either.

But this atmosphere was quickly broken.

The gang's reinforcements had arrived, pressing towards the gate with a heavy thud of footsteps.

"What it is?!"

"what!!!"

"Da da da……"

A commotion suddenly broke out outside the gate.

The gang's reinforcements encountered something, and amidst screams and cries of terror, a continuous barrage of gunfire erupted.

It only took ten seconds.

The various noises outside gradually subsided.

Inside the hall.

The guests who went down to the first floor were all terrified and had no idea what was happening outside.

Sudden.

With a deafening roar, a massive figure crashed through the glass doors and walls and rushed into the hall.

"Roar!"

Amidst flying shards of glass and chunks of cement, a fierce and brutal roar resounded.

The figure was none other than the mythical beast Chimera.

Its body was covered in blood. It quickly came behind Morrow and obediently lowered its head, lying down beside Morrow.

Seemingly afraid of getting Moro dirty, it suppressed the urge to rub its head against Moro.

"How did you come."

Moro reached out and stroked the chimera's head with some surprise, not minding the glaring bloodstains.

Chimera let out two joyful roars and narrowed its eyes slightly.

The guests who witnessed this scene were all trembling with fear.

Greg and Erros were utterly astonished.

Just who is this person...?

Unlike Gregoros, Melina was aware of Morro's other identity and had even gone to great lengths to learn more about it.

Therefore, when she saw the chimera, Melena vaguely guessed its origin.

(End of this chapter)