Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

But now the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse. Under the threat of death, even the most cowardly person should be forced to show some courage...

"Ah……"

Facing those predatory gazes, Dia smiled nonchalantly and said:

"As expected of a professional hunter, his adaptability is impressive, isn't it? Hey, you old man over there pretending to be a test taker?"

His gaze was fixed on the man who had first shouted that there was no one in the driver's seat.

The man looked around in confusion, seemingly not understanding what Dia was saying.

"Alright, stop acting like an old man. Look at my face. Don't tell me you don't recognize me..."

Dia pointed helplessly to her face.

The man frowned almost imperceptibly, examined Dia closely, and a look of surprise flashed across his face before he blurted out:

"You are... that young vice president!?"

"[Former] Vice President, thank you."

Dia corrected his slip of the tongue.

Indeed, if Diya's guess is correct, the man in front of her, as a professional hunter, has no reason not to know about the change of vice president of the association, and naturally cannot not recognize Diya.

"no……"

After holding it in for a long time, the man finally laughed helplessly, shook his head, and said:

"Mr. Dia... what brings you to the Hunter Exam? Are you kidding us?"

As he spoke, he scrambled to his feet, pulled a captain's cap from his pocket, put it on, and introduced himself with a grin:

"My name is Feng Bo, Sky Hunter, and I am currently the captain of the Trafalgar."

In the crowd, the thin man who had spoken after Feng Bo started to speak silently stood beside him, put on his identification badge, and said with a smile:

"York, weather hunter, current co-pilot of the Trafalgar, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Dia."

Chapter 261 Entangled × Spoiler Alert

Inside the airship, small groups of people looked at Dia and her two companions, who were singing in unison, with bewildered expressions, lost in deep thought.

Captain Feng Bo turned to the crowd and said with a smile:

"What I just said was all nonsense. The Hunter Association will certainly take responsibility for sending everyone back to the surface, but it will definitely take some time."

He then stopped paying attention to the bewildered crowd. To be honest, these people had neither strength nor intelligence, so it was hard for him to care about them.

"Mr. Dia is here today... for an inspection?"

Fengbo walked to Dia's side and glanced subtly at Poxen standing next to him.

A cute-looking girl? She shows signs of cultivation, but her features are quite rough.

Hmm... I understand.

A girl who wants to become a professional hunter is hanging out with a man who is the former vice president of the Hunter Association. You can guess what their relationship is.

Does Vice President Qi Duo know about this? Should we report it?

After all, a professional hunter helping a test taker is definitely skirting the rules...

However, Dia's answer disrupted all his train of thought:

"No, I'm here to take the test. I'm not a professional hunter yet."

"Huh?" X2

Fengbo and York both exclaimed in shock at the same time, then looked at each other, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

Diya certainly had no reason to tell such an easily exposed lie, so when the other party became the vice president, he wasn't even a professional hunter.

This kind of absurd thing is as ridiculous as saying that the Kage of Kimura was a genin...

"Ahem, alright... Mr. Dia, shouldn't you hurry up and go skydive? You should be able to tell that this is part of the selection process, right?"

Feng Bo coughed twice to cover up his earlier dark speculation, then asked in confusion.

"I want to know more about what's down there and how to get to Gramgardland after I go down."

Diya cut to the chase and asked, "According to the normal procedure, after getting off the airship, there will probably be another round of screening before we can reach the examination hall."

The hunter test is a series of interconnected and tightly integrated steps.

But Dia really had no interest in deciphering the secret before leisurely arriving at the examination hall, so she simply grabbed two staff members who definitely knew the inside story and asked them for some information.

Pokson listened silently for a long time before finally realizing why Dia hadn't been in a hurry at all.

Captain Feng Bo pondered for a moment and said:

"According to the rules, I can't reveal the content of the next round of testing, but... I can give you some hints, which are part of my current round."

"The first step is the selection process for emergency landings. Whether you can get a parachute is one round of testing, and whether you can reach the ground alive is another round of testing..."

Upon hearing this, Pokson paused for a moment, then gripped his parachute and asked:

Is there a problem with the parachute?

"No, it's the weather that's the problem. We're in the stratosphere and can't see it right now, but actually, a typhoon has already started to blow up on the sea below us."

Feng Bo smiled, pointed to the ground, and said:

"Stratocal jumps are already extremely difficult, and with the added impact of extreme weather, this round is already quite challenging. So, to balance things out, the next round will be less difficult."

"Of course, I can't go into details about the next round of content based on the basic principles of the Hunter Exam. I can only reveal one thing: the way you'll be taken to the exam venue is provided by the world-renowned [Windwalker] tribe - the Flashwright Tribe. Their leader should be at the coastal lighthouse right now, waiting for the candidates to communicate with him."

Having said all that, it's quite clear that Feng Bo has already said everything he could within his responsibilities.

Diya wouldn't make things difficult for others or break the rules, and getting this kind of information directly was a time-saving experience for him.

So he nodded solemnly, thanked him, and then pulled Pokson toward the hatch to prepare for an emergency landing.

Outside the door, the vast, pristine sea of ​​clouds remained calm and undisturbed, showing no signs of a typhoon raging.

Pokson nervously gripped the parachute pack on his back, hesitatingly preparing himself mentally.

This was her first time skydiving from such a high place.

"If you're nervous, why don't you just hold onto my leg? Your survival rate is higher than if you jump yourself."

Seeing that she was nervous, Dia comforted her with great emotional intelligence.

Pokson immediately glared at him, touched, and then walked to the cabin door without saying a word.

After a long pause, having mentally prepared herself, she suddenly bent her knees and jumped!

Without saying a word, Diya casually jumped as well, tossing her parachute into the sea of ​​clouds.

He didn't actually need this thing at all, but he didn't give it to anyone else either.

Making those who couldn't even grab a not-so-rare parachute in the chaos take the subsequent tests would be truly cruel.

As Diya plunged into the sea of ​​clouds, the moment her vision returned, a raging storm came into view. The vast and surging sea demonstrated the power of nature; this was a typhoon!

Then he noticed the swaying parachute below—it was Pokson, who had deployed it prematurely.

As expected, this kind of high-altitude skydiving is extremely unfamiliar to everyone, and it is quite normal to accidentally open the parachute prematurely in a panic.

However, "normal" does not mean the situation is not dangerous.

With her enhanced vision from her Nen, Dia could see very clearly that Poxon was gritting his teeth as he adjusted the parasol rope on his head!

For some reason, her parachute lines were now tangled together, and as the wind speed increased and she spun uncontrollably, the tangled lines became even tighter!

'No, she definitely won't make it in time by herself.'

In an instant, Dia changed her posture in mid-air, stomped on the Nen Beast, and used the momentum to swoop down, rushing towards Poxen!

'Damn it... I can't untie it. Forcing it will break the rope...'

Pokson was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, his mind constantly searching for a way to break the deadlock.

'I should have listened to Dia; surely his feet couldn't be tangled together too.'

In that light, it might actually be safer to cling to Dia's leg.

boom!

At the critical moment, a bullet that appeared out of nowhere, carrying a silver current, instantly pierced through the rain curtain and tore the umbrella cords that were tangled around Poxon's head off!

Poxon suddenly felt a lightness in her body, as if something that was pulling her had been taken away.

'Oh no! The parachute has been blown away!'

Poxon looked up at the parachute overhead in disbelief.

No, the parachute is gone, so am I doomed?!

It was a bit difficult before, but at least the parachute was still there, and there was still hope. But now...

Snapped!

A strong hand instantly hooked around her waist. The moment Dia hooked her, she decisively flipped over and fell straight into the surging sea!

Chapter 262 New Celestial Phenomenon × Meeting an Acquaintance

The recommended altitude for tandem skydiving is usually around 3,000 to 4,000 meters, and the descent to the ground takes about 30 to 50 seconds.

Using the recoil from kicking the Nian Beast, Dia finally managed to reach Pokson, who had lost his parachute.

Their altitude at this moment was—five thousand meters.

There was no parachute.

Diya flipped herself up to face the sky and shielded Poxen to her chest. The worst-case scenario now was that she would fall into the sea without any protection.

The reason for this expectation is quite simple.

'I can't catch up...'