Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

In a dense primeval forest, the two were talking.

The one who spoke was a young woman with long, flowing hair and a checkered cap. She was chewing bubble gum while pointing at the forest.

Beside her stood a tall, slender man wearing a blue baseball cap, with long white hair reaching his waist, dressed in a white shirt and black trousers.

The man had a cold demeanor, and his eyes flashed with a seriousness.

He nodded and said:

"It is indeed a great research site. Judging from the discovery of a new insect in less than ten minutes, I roughly estimate that there must be no less than 2000 new species in the entire forest."

As he spoke, he pointed to the camera hanging around the woman's neck:

"Make a note of this, Spina."

The woman, Shi Pingna, obediently raised her camera and took a picture of the insect she had just caught on the ground.

This is a specialized ecological research tool that automatically matches species captured by the camera with nearly ten thousand organisms recorded in a database.

If that species happens to have not yet been discovered, it will be automatically recognized as a new species.

And that's what Kate does as a creature hunter.

With a "click," Spina recorded the insect in the database, awaiting her naming.

Seeing this, she said with satisfaction:

"If so many new species could be discovered, or even just a large portion of them, it would almost satisfy the workload of an ordinary national ecological bureau for 200 years."

"That would require being able to complete it all. Most of the creatures in this forest are small insects, which are not exactly my forte."

Kate led Spina toward the next marked anomalous location, chatting casually along the way.

Upon hearing this, Shi Pinna smiled and said:

"Then let's call a few more people. Isn't Lin very good at finding insects? Besides, he should be doing insect research in the Southern Islands right now."

"Yes, he's been there for a year now and has made a lot of money..."

Kate's voice suddenly paused, and she raised her hand to shield Spina's chest, her eyes sharpening.

"who!"

Spina stopped, puzzled, and looked in the direction Kate had spoken.

A dark thicket of wild bushes, the night wind howling through it.

There was no sign of anyone there.

But Spina was not careless. She knew that professional hunters like Kate possessed a special ability that amateur hunters did not have.

That ability is extremely difficult to learn, but also incredibly magical.

Given Kate's extremely reliable personality, he must have discovered something she hadn't noticed.

"Don't want to come out? I'm only giving you ten seconds. Don't think I'm bluffing!"

Seeing this, Kate decisively stepped in front of Spina, her body surging with energy:

"【The Mad Clown】!"

beep-

As strange background music played, a bizarre creature resembling a circus clown appeared instantly in front of Kate, accompanied by white smoke.

"Beep beep beep—[4]!"

The strange creature laughed maniacally and announced a number, then its body began to elongate.

With a flash of white light, the creature transformed into a long spear in Kate's hand!

"Did I guess wrong again? Oh well, it'll do alright, it'll be usable for now."

"Stop joking, you bastard! Whatever you bring out, you should use it with gratitude!!"

Kate's spear whirred, immediately drawing Spina's surprised gaze.

She remembered that the last time Kate summoned something, it seemed to be a scythe. Why has it turned into a spear this time?

Kate ignored the clown's shouts and maintained her "entanglement" without entering "firmness".

Because his circle is constantly extending in all directions.

For weapon number 4, it is quite suitable for use in the wild when paired with the [Circle].

His "circle," under normal circumstances, maintains a radius of 45 meters, which he specifically trained for discovering new life forms, and is now quite sufficient.

"10!"

He shouted, raised his spear, and his eyes were icy cold.

At this moment, those who are hiding in the wild and dare not show themselves are most likely not good people, but rather poachers or ecological destroyers.

Even so, Kate wouldn't normally react this strongly, but the main reason is that Spina, an ordinary person, is right next to her.

It's too dangerous if you don't prepare in advance.

Before Kate could even utter the number "9," the bushes in front of her suddenly rustled, and a figure in camouflage slowly emerged, casually saying:

"Alright, alright, I heard you. Kids these days are really fierce..."

Under the moonlight, the person before Kate and her companion came into view.

The man was around 40 years old, with a robust build, wearing a beret, carrying an old-fashioned musket, and with an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth.

He casually raised his hands and said with an air of confidence:

"Although I don't know who you are, you certainly don't have the right to kill people here at will, do you?"

"...We are hunters hired by the Ecological Bureau of the Kakin Kingdom to develop new species. Who are you?"

Kate silently lowered her gun. The newcomer did not fire immediately, at least their attitude was friendly.

"Oh? I've run into a fellow hunter. Look, I'm a professional hunter too, a monster hunter."

The middle-aged man looked surprised, then took out a license from his pocket and tossed it over.

Kate checked it over to make sure it was genuine before throwing it back, saying:

"I'm sorry, I was rude just now."

"It's alright, can I go now?"

The man chuckled, caught the license, lit a cigarette, and nonchalantly turned and went back into the jungle.

Behind him, Kate watched calmly as he disappeared into the night without saying a word.

That man is very strong.

Furthermore, judging from the musket on his back, it is most likely a long-range type that is difficult to control, possibly an Emission type or a Conjuration type.

But all things considered, it is not an easy task to fight against someone while protecting Spina.

"Spina, let's go back first."

Srina nodded quickly

Deep in the jungle, the man who had just left sensed that Kate's presence had vanished into the forest and silently put away the musket bullets in his hand.

The white-haired man had a very strong presence.

Judging from his eyes and movements, he's definitely a fighter!

If the other party discovers the eggs buried underground, even he would find it difficult to guarantee that the eggs wouldn't be broken while dealing with the other party.

'The hunters hired by the Kakin Ecological Bureau... why did they choose this spot? Is someone deliberately testing us?'

The man frowned, took a deep drag on his cigarette, cursed under his breath, and pulled out his phone to make a call:

"Hey, Pariston, let's change the hatching site for the eggs again today..."

……

Hunter's Building.

"Eora!"

With an invincible shout, a tiny rag doll, barely tall enough to reach a normal person's knee, seriously threw a punch at Dia!

Dia decisively met the attack with her palm—

boom!

A muffled sound rang out, and an invisible wave of energy surged and rolled at the point where the fists and palms of the person and the puppet collided.

This demonstrates the immense force of the collision!

"Okay! Let's do it again!"

Diya's eyes lit up instantly. He roared and stomped his left foot forward. A flash of golden light appeared, and his blood surged like a giant python twisting!

The two glass beads on the doll's face showed a human-like look of horror, and it quickly withdrew its strength and moved back and forth, its feet hitting the floor with loud bangs!

But it didn't work!

"Muda! Too slow!"

With a loud "bang", Dia's fist slammed into the doll's face like a meteor shooting through the sun, hissing as it scraped against the air!

Boom!

"Ora!"

The doll let out a scream, flew off its spot, crashed into the wall, bounced to the ground, and was half-dead (?).

"Ah! My master doll!"

Mumu Ze, who was standing to the side, suddenly widened his eyes, let out a cute cry, and darted out to pick up the doll on the ground.

She picked it up and looked at it; the poor doll was... alright?

"Huh?"

Mumu Ze was taken aback. The doll in her arms casually pushed her face away with its round little hands, jumped back to the ground, and let out another "Ora" as if nothing had happened.

"Are you alright? It's quite resilient. It's also putting in about 7% of the effort I would when I'm not using [Ripple]. A typical [Enhancement] Nen user would probably be in trouble. Mumu Ze, you've been working really hard lately. Not bad, not bad."

Diya walked over, picked up the little doll that looked 9% like herself, and commented with satisfaction.