Two Realms: Hunters and Pirates

Lift your foot!

Bang! ! !

Zain seemed to be just as he had said, showing no mercy.

Ignoring Xiao Jie's pain, he stomped heavily on the other's chest.

Then he bent down.

Click!

Amidst a chilling, bone-crackling sound, Zane mercilessly broke all of Gon's limbs.

"ah!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream came from Xiao Jie's mouth.

"Zane, you've gone too far! What are you doing?!" Leorio's uncontrollable anger came from afar.

Beside him, Kurapika's eyes faintly glowed red.

Unfortunately, Zain completely ignored the two of them.

"It hurts, doesn't it? But I can tell you, this is just the beginning. Don't think that just because the rules require you to admit defeat, you can rely on your stubbornness to hold on."

Do you remember what we said when we took a taxi?

Actually, I lied later on. The skinning method I mentioned was real, and I also know many other methods of torture...

As Zane spoke expressionlessly, before he could finish, the screams gradually subsided, replaced by the sight of Gon struggling to lift his head from beneath his feet.

"No matter what you say, I will not admit defeat!" Despite being trembling with pain, Xiao Jie still managed to express his stance with difficulty.

He paused in his speech.

Zane stared down at the stubborn-looking Gon.

"I acknowledge your will, but I also have no habit of admitting defeat, so I hope you won't push yourself too hard in the future, or don't blame me if you die."

Zane slowly exhaled, withdrawing his foot from the other person's body, and then...

boom!!!

A terrifying malice suddenly erupted from Zane.

The raging flames that stirred the void surged wildly.

Infused with his own murderous aura, the entanglement of evil thoughts seemed to transform Zane's location into a black vortex, revealing only a pair of scarlet, demonic eyes.

When Zain unleashed his evil intentions, the examiners, including Menchi, who had been watching from a distance, all changed their expressions.

This is not only because Zain used Nen, but also because the amount of Nen Zain displayed was enough to threaten Menchi and the others.

Compared to Menchi and the others' reactions, Netero was much calmer, simply watching Zane's performance with composure.

"Isn't this great? This is a fresh fruit that I finally found. You can't take it from me!" On the other side, Hisoka appeared next to Illumi at some point.

He stared intently at Zane in the arena while whispering to Illumi beside him.

Given his keen observation of Zane, how could Illumi not have noticed the barely concealed murderous intent that had been surging within him when Zane was rubbing Killua's head?

Illumi didn't react much, as if he hadn't heard Hisoka's words, or as if he didn't know Hisoka.

In the field.

Terrifying malice manifested as tentacles extending from the black vortex, enveloping and oppressing Xiao Jie on the other side.

Clatter, clatter...

Despite his broken limbs and uncontrollable teeth clashing together, driven by instinct, Xiao Jie moved backward with fear in his eyes, as if trying to get away from Zane.

"That's enough. Stop running away. You've done a great job. Now, listen to your heart and admit defeat..."

It was as if the whispers of a demon came from the black vortex, then burrowed into Xiao Jie's ears, and into his heart.

"I...I give up!"

A somewhat muffled but clearly audible voice finally rang out.

brush!

The evil thought that seemed to want to completely engulf Xiao Jie vanished without a trace in an instant.

"See, if you had just admitted defeat earlier, none of this would have happened!"

In the same disappearing black vortex, Zane, with a sunny smile, stepped forward and grabbed Gon's limbs.

Click!

He was very skilled; he had reattached the limbs that Zain had broken not long ago.

Or rather, he took certain precautions when it broke, which not only minimized the damage but also made it easy to reconnect it.

Zane is sunny, but Jack is terrible.

"I...lost?"

Amidst his murmurs, Xiao Jie looked bewildered and lost.

The disappearance of his evil thoughts freed him from fear, but the involuntary surrender he had just made was particularly painful.

Kurapika, Leorio, and Killua were equally bewildered.

"Xiao Jie has given up?"

"What exactly happened? Was it really the pain of broken limbs that forced Xiao Jie to admit defeat? But what's with the examiners' expressions?"

"Was I mistaken? Why did I sense something like my older brother's aura from Zane just now?"

Of the three, Leorio was the simplest, merely surprised by Gon's surrender.

Kurapika and Killua, on the other hand.

Although Zane's evil intentions were well controlled and only targeted Gon, making them invisible to non-Nen users.

However, Kurapika, with his keen observation skills, still managed to detect secrets he hadn't noticed before by observing the changes in the expressions of the examiners, including Menchi.

This made him frown, lost in thought.

And Killua.

He looked at Zain in the arena with even more surprise and uncertainty.

Having never been exposed to Nen, he relied on his keen senses to directly link Zain's evil intentions to Illumi.

After all, Illumi, with his twisted brother complex, had injected a Nen needle into Killua's head.

"Zane is the winner of the first match!"

As the referee announced the call, Zane carried the limbs of the young boy back to the sidelines.

"Xiao Jie, lie still and don't move. Let me check you out!"

Back on the sidelines, Leorio quickly took Gon from the field and carefully examined him using his medical knowledge.

"Don't worry, Zane's technique in dislocating Xiao Jie's limbs was very clean and efficient. Now that they're back in place, he just needs a short rest before he can move around again."

Killua looked him over and over, then made a judgment with great experience.

During the inspection, Leorio quickly discovered that the situation was exactly as Killua had said, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zane, you were so scary! I thought you were going to kill Gon!" Leorio complained to Zane after realizing that Gon was alright.

Zane shrugged. "It's not my fault. You all saw how stubborn Jay is. If I hadn't given him a good scare, we don't know how long we would have dragged this out."

"Uh..." Leorio scratched his head, unable to refute.

"The second match, Kurapika versus Hisoka, please both candidates step forward!"

Just then, the referee's voice came, announcing the start of the second match.

Hearing his own name, Kurapika, who had been absent-minded since the beginning and hadn't said anything even when Zane and Gon returned, was suddenly jolted awake.

"Now is not the time to overthink things. The most important thing right now is to pass the Hunter Exam." Kurapika composed himself and stepped into the arena.

On the other side, Hisoka also stepped onto the field.

Leorio's attention was immediately drawn to Kurapika and Hisoka facing off in the arena.

If the battle between Zane and Gon was troubling him, then the battle between Kurapika and Hisoka was causing him deep concern.