From Hunter x Hunter to Supreme Will

The monster, which was originally sitting on tiptoes with its legs crossed like a human, was about to fall asleep on the ground when it opened its eyes to collect Long's body.

Suddenly, I saw a human with only half of his body left. Blood suddenly spurted out of his body and spurted out from his pores.

In an instant, a hail of bullets formed around them.

The terrifying thing was that these blood beads did not splash very far, but they destroyed all the shelters within a radius of several thousand meters in the darkness.

Even the nearby monsters were pierced through and turned into sieves in an instant.

This rule-based life form had difficulty escaping, and before it died, it looked at Long with great fear in its eyes.

This is it...the first hunting failure!

As soon as the monster died, the entire dark space was like a torn piece of cloth that was blown away by the wind, and the golden bell also disintegrated like broken glass.

The surroundings returned to their original state.

The clear sky, the shade of the trees, and the grass appeared one by one.

The soul of the 'monster' entered his body, and all his perceptions returned to their original positions. The blood that had flown out also gathered after a short pause in the air, and then flowed back into his body. Then, buds sprouted from the wounds all over his body, and limbs grew out. In just a few minutes, he was completely healed.

Stand still.

Long walked forward, kicked a piece of meat, and said lightly: "Too naive..."

This place is not close to the core area of ​​the Dark Continent, and there are even fewer intelligent creatures. Therefore... this "monster" must have never dealt with intelligent creatures, and its hunting experience is based on other simple-minded life forms. How can it understand the evil of human hearts?

First the five senses, then the limbs, and then the internal organs...

Long judged that this rule game would last for twenty-four hours, and only at the last moment would the 'brain' be destroyed.

The living being that imposes the rules is aware of the rules, and the power of the rules will inevitably benefit him.

But it is not absolute.

As participants, although one is active and the other is passive, there is always a certain "potential" balance hidden.

When he entered the maze, it was not all his abilities that disappeared, but the abilities that were judged to be the 'strongest'. Therefore, he temporarily lost only the power of his soul, but Senna and Ekko's additional means were still there, namely area attacks and time reversal.

The rules are that it is the opponent's home court. After playing for a few hours, Long realized that it is impossible for him to catch it, in a sense!

Therefore, instead of wasting energy, it is better to create an illusion and lure the target into taking the bait.

The rules of hide-and-seek, in contact with both parties, his blood... is also a part of himself.

Long guessed that after he was no longer a threat, the monster would definitely let down its guard. It might come closer, or it might keep a distance... but it shouldn't be too far. Senna's attack range was still there, and Long could exert its ability effect even with the help of blood drops.

The range of the attack he could create in the blink of an eye was extremely wide.

If the other party wants to observe you, you can't escape.

Understand the rules, be familiar with the rules, break the rules...that's all.

Of course, the first step is the most critical.

This is the rule, not a pure fight. Simply releasing blood drops cannot kill the monster... Before the hearing, the monster has been shouting "Come and catch me". This is not its own call, but it has to do so based on the rules.

Therefore, when making a killing move, Long would silently say "I got you" in his heart.

Otherwise, the monster would probably be resurrected and the dark space would not be lifted.

"There are obvious signs."

Long spread out his palms, and a ball of mental power floated up like a bubble. He felt it and murmured.

He didn't fall into the trap just for fun. He didn't have the time or the leisure... nor could he take the risk.

But it was because he had discovered a long time ago that absorbing the soul of a rule-based life form seemed to allow him to possess a trace of the 'power of rules'.

But it's not very obvious.

Need to accumulate little by little.

At present, of all the life forms he has encountered so far, no matter whether they are extraordinary or strange, the strongest... is still the rules.

"Other creatures are born from the environment, all kinds of elements, mortal bodies... Only the life forms of the rule system seem to be born because of the influence of the 'power of rules'... The conductivity and compatibility of their energy in time and space, and the changes they create, are far beyond the reach of other life forms. The changes of various energies, like the properties of the mind system, can be easily achieved in terms of manifestation, change, enhancement, characteristics, etc.... They are closer to the origin of heaven and earth, and they are more like a medium of origin."

Long slowly bent down and squatted, extending his hand.

The energy containing the force of rules in the palm of his hand enveloped a blade of grass in front of him.

Then he stretched out his fingertips to cut the grass branches.

But I can't do it no matter what.

The few rules he imposed were extremely simple and pure.

"Nothing can be destroyed except fire elements."

Sure enough, that's it.

"Because it's just a blade of grass, the rules and effects applied are not complicated, so it's easy to succeed... But if it's a living thing, the difficulty will undoubtedly increase. The stronger the external factors, the stronger the rule power required. Simply put, it's no different from telekinesis, and it also needs to include personal will."

"Telekinesis... a 'power system' that is higher up the life energy?"

The power of rules is also a kind of energy.

"So, Alluka can make the spaceship suddenly appear over the base of the Zoldyck family and sprinkle a large amount of cash... There are too many factors involved. The first is the range that the energy can affect. Because of the special nature of the power of rules, the area of ​​the human world is actually not that large when placed in the Dark Continent. Even if she can't cover the entire area, at least one-third of it will be no problem. Then first find a target carrying a large amount of cash, or directly use other substances to turn it into money, and then control the spirits and things of the relevant individuals, change according to the 'trajectory', travel through space, change the speed of time, so that a series of actions are completed at the same time as the wish is fulfilled. The power of operation, change, and characteristics... all exist."

"It seems that there is a reason why the ability of mind appears in the human world."

After Long finished speaking, he stood up again.

Let’s accumulate it first… The power of rules he possesses now is still relatively weak.

When he thought of Alluka, Hajime's eyes flickered.

Although he didn't remember it clearly, he vaguely calculated the situation.

It should have been more than ten years since Menqi and the other two left...

Even with his current strength, he only climbed over a few volcanoes on the map from the sinkhole at the beginning, and ahead was another group of buildings and three human statues as tall as the sky!

Because his physical body's blood and energy were too strong, his life span was constantly increasing, and he had eaten countless 'Fruits of Hope' over the years, so his appearance had not changed.

He has become accustomed to life in the Dark Continent.

The only discomfort...

Maybe it's time.

Here...time seems to have no meaning.

It feels a bit like there is no time in the mountains.

"Clear sky."

Long looked up at the dark red sky. The further he went into the mainland, the darker and redder the sky became. Now he could even see a hint of white light leaking through the clouds. It could be called a 'sunny day'.

Let’s keep going…

I don't know how long I have to go on.

To find that door.

At least this dead monster doesn't know.

Everything the other party said was a lie.

Just because I sensed his thoughts.

This thing is not a truly intelligent life form, and its thinking maturity is slightly stronger than the one in Yaluga's body.

It's not that strong.

Chapter 261 The Never-Ending Journey

day to day.

Gradually, Long became numb.

At least in the human world, he still has a 'biological clock'.

But in the Dark Continent, he has completely lost his 'time plan'.

He simply rested when he was tired and looked for "prey" when he was hungry.

The unknown dangers that I was wary of when I first came to the Dark Continent have now become something I am used to.

Another change is that... the dangers he encountered became less frequent. Every time he appeared in an area, every time he entered an unfamiliar food chain and ecological environment, various life forms would flee in panic.

The number of creatures that dare to attack him is gradually decreasing.

I don’t know when it started, maybe one day, Long suddenly realized it.

This continent is safe for him.

And he had already arrived at the center of the map, under the giant tree whose crown covered the entire sky.

The door was never found.

"How long has it been?"

One day, Long stood under a tree, looked up and muttered to himself.

This giant tree was his first destination as he planned to go deeper into the Dark Continent according to the map.

From the picture, it doesn't seem far away.

But the actual time required for the journey was unexpectedly long.

It was slow at first, but as his strength increased, his speed began to increase...

Even so, the time...cannot be calculated exactly.

This tree, in the hazy vision, is not a tree.

It was like a huge, towering wall blocking the way, with the horizon stretching from east to west, with no end in sight.

As for the sky, it was as black as ink.

I don’t know since when, the sky has only two colors: black and red.

Now, only black is left.