Hunter x Hunter: Card Master, the Strongest in the World

"violin!"

"This is a dark sonata!"

Pjorn shouted at lightning speed, his face showing surprise.

The Dark Sonata! A legendary piece created by the Demon King, divided into four parts: Flute, Harp, Violin, and Piano.

The melody in the original work describes how listening to a section of the "Flute" melody caused a dramatic change in his appearance, and he gained the ability to hear other people's heartbeats and thus judge their emotions.

And at this very moment, what appeared before them was the [Violin Chapter] Dark Sonata!

Looking around, a humanoid shadow made of black mist appeared on the central ruins. In its hand was a violin-like object made of energy. The whole thing looked like the distorted screen of an old television set, filled with blurry mosaics. It seemed that if you looked at it for too long, your will would be devoured.

Streams of dark energy, shaped like musical notes, flew out rapidly, echoing in the sky before surging into the ruins. There, movement was seen beneath the ruins as strange "people" crawled out from the rubble, about seven or eight of them running towards Lynn and his companions in extremely bizarre manners.

Why is it described as a strange posture?

They are like the Abnormal Titans in Attack on Titan, they can move in all sorts of ways, but they can't run normally.

They are beyond human description; their facial expressions are extremely distorted, resembling those in the famous painting "The Scream," and their limbs are even more twisted.

In such an environment, the sudden appearance of these "people" would startle anyone.

Besides their strange running posture, the aura emanating from them was also strange; it was as if the Dark Sonata was manipulating them!

Chapter 155 Uvogin and Nobunaga: Just a Speed ​​Bump! Soul and Power!

The statues haven't been completely cleaned up yet, and new enemies have already entered!

And it's the famous Dark Sonata!

The others didn't know, but the three men in suits exchanged glances and all had thoughts of retreating... The situation had far exceeded their control, and they had to leave.

The chilling violin music continued, like a death knell.

A series of black notes drifted toward Falk, who was closest to the sound. Falk caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye and was greatly alarmed. He quickly raised his shield in front of him in an attempt to block it.

However, the shield was no match for it. The string of notes bypassed the shield and quickly wrapped around Falk's body, emitting a strange black light.

The other two companions hurriedly asked Falk if he was alright, but Falk's next reaction was chilling.

"I feel great! I've even become stronger!" Falk exclaimed in surprise. He felt his whole body was filled with power, and he had never felt so strong before.

Facing the charging statue, he casually smashed it with a punch. He was B- rank before, so now he has B rank strength, and this power is still increasing.

“It’s fine, we don’t need to be on guard…no need.” Falk’s words became intermittent, his eyes gradually losing their focus, like a robot relentlessly attacking a statue.

"Falk! What's wrong with you!" his companion asked anxiously. Looking over, he saw that Falk's eyes were lifeless, and all that remained on his body was the eerie death chant of musical notes, radiating an indescribable oppressive force.

Falk is dead.

A few breaths later, Falk turned to look at his nearest companion, and under the control of Dark Sonata, regarded him as the next target.

On the other side, Lynn confronted the charging humanoid puppets. From their very first encounter, he estimated that they possessed B+ level strength. They were now powerful puppets controlled by Dark Sonata.

Although their movements are somewhat stiff and many actions are difficult to perform, their greatly enhanced strength means that every move they make can cause immense destruction.

He also noticed Falk's changes, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Judging from the fate of the melody, the Dark Sonata is something very characteristic of the Dark Continent, namely, [giving] and [receiving].

Melody sacrificed her health, or rather her appearance, in exchange for special abilities.

This is probably not a unique ability of the [Flute] section; other sheet music likely also have corresponding [efforts] and [rewards].

The changes Falk just made are a good example.

His power initially increased, showing a positive trend, but then he became delirious, even losing his senses, as if his self-awareness had been erased.

Thinking back to how everyone else felt when they heard the music, while he himself barely reacted, Lynn remembered a prop he had on him.

Sheep Talisman!

The sheep charm will protect his soul, and any attack targeting the soul will be greatly weakened, or even have no effect.

By connecting the dots, Lynn arrived at a highly credible guess.

The [Violin Chapter]'s [effort] is the soul, and the [reward] is the power!

If Falk had simply left after being entangled by the notes for a brief moment, he might have paid a price, like the melody itself—perhaps a slight damage to his soul, becoming slow-witted and confused—but he would have escaped danger and gained increased power in return.

However, he failed to realize this in time and even became complacent, which ultimately led to the annihilation of his soul. He possessed great power but became a puppet of the Dark Sonata.

Those humanoid puppets that suddenly appeared just now are probably victims of the Dark Sonata many years ago. Because of their death, they did not decay with the passage of time, but continue to move in strange ways.

Currently, the attack effect of the Dark Sonata's music is relatively poor; at least for others, it only makes them feel uncomfortable, but there is no substantial change.

The real danger lies in those death chants; if one becomes entangled by them, one will be forced into the cycle of "giving" and "receiving" until the soul perishes.

very dangerous.

With a flash of light, Lynn chopped the puppet into pieces and froze it, silently thinking to himself.

The Dark Sonata is indeed eerie. Even though he has the Goat Charm to protect him and his own safety is guaranteed, he cannot guarantee the safety of others. Leorio, Visge, and the others are still in danger and could be targeted by the shadow at any time.

Should we retreat?

As Lynn was pondering, he saw the dark figure on the ruins move again. The music became more urgent, and a series of black notes appeared out of thin air. This time, the target... was him!

Is it just his turn?

Or is it that Gengar was clearing away death thoughts, thus attracting the shadow's hatred and causing it to attack him?

The situation was urgent, and even with the Sheep Charm protecting him, he dared not take any risks. He retreated rapidly, simultaneously putting away Gengar and releasing it in front of him.

He wanted to test whether Gengar could devour the strange musical note!

"Gengui!"

Gengar stared fiercely at the flying musical note, determined not to let anyone who tried to harm its master get away with it!

Gengar conjured dark purple spheres of energy between its hands, which sliced ​​through the air currents and flew towards the musical notes, colliding with them and exploding.

The originally solid musical notes instantly transformed into ethereal death energy, which Gengar swallowed whole with a single inhale.

I see. The musical notes are a type of highly aggressive Death Energy. Gengar can eat them, but eating them directly will harm its body. It needs to be attacked first to break them apart before eating them.

Just like eating poisonous pufferfish, it must be thoroughly cleaned before consumption.

Lynn quickly analyzed the situation. Since the musical notes had this mechanism, could the shadowy figure, as the original body, also be in this situation?

If enough damage is inflicted on the shadow, Gengar can absorb the dissipated energy and gradually devour it.

At the same time, he could feel Gengar's jubilant mood. According to Gengar, the attack concentration of this shadowy figure was very high, and that one attack was comparable to absorbing a large amount of Death Spirit outside... This is not just a Dark Sonata, it's a treasure trove!

Bissie and the others were delighted to see that Gengar could handle musical notes.

It's good to have countermeasures! At least we won't be completely helpless.

It seems that Gengar's behavior angered the shadowy figure, causing it to unleash its full aura at once!

Countless deathly thoughts swayed around him, exuding a dense aura of darkness, as if they could devour everything.

Almost instantly, the dark figure swiftly pulled on the violin in its hand, producing a sharp, piercing sound.

The oppressive feeling brought by the overwhelming deathly thoughts was breathless; just watching this scene made it difficult to breathe.

Looks like they're preparing a big move.

Seeing this, Lynn decided to test his theory. He attacked to scatter the musical notes, while Gengar absorbed them.

But before he could make a move, a sudden change occurred on the field.

boom!

Uvogin punched the ground, causing it to explode and create a crater, sending dust billowing into the sky.

He slowly straightened up, looked at Leorio who had teleported away, and grinned maliciously: "You run pretty fast!"

Leorio's heart was pounding, but he still tried to remain calm and stared at Uvogin. If it weren't for his master's teachings to stay vigilant, he would have instinctively used his "Portable Operating Room" to teleport away as soon as Uvogin approached.

Otherwise, he would be seriously injured and lying on the ground even if he didn't die!

"Looks like you still need to work on your speed, Uvogin." Nobunaga, with a world-weary look on his face, came to Uvogin's side and casually mocked, "If it were me, he definitely wouldn't have been able to escape."

"Shut up, Nobunaga. Just wait, I'll take care of him soon." Uvogin spat, baring his teeth menacingly. "You go and deal with the others first."

Just now, they made a quick decision based on the situation on the field.

There are four people on Lynn's side. It would be unwise to wait until the crisis is over before taking action. It would be better to take advantage of the chaos and eliminate a few of them first.

Just then, Lynn was targeted by the shadowy figure. The remaining three didn't seem very strong, so they could quickly deal with them, then knock Lynn unconscious and take him away, leaving the area as fast as possible.

There's no need to rush with the treasure. The most important thing right now is to bring Lynn to the captain. Once the captain has stolen Lynn's Nen ability, we can come back and take the treasure.

Uvogin and Nobunaga have started targeting them? Lynn frowned, wondering if they intended to keep the treasure for themselves. Or perhaps they were after his Nen-removing abilities and wanted to eliminate the other companions first.

It must be said that these two seized the opportunity very well.

Judging from the strength displayed by the four of them so far, he is the strongest and cannot be killed, making him the most difficult to deal with.

However, at this moment, he was being watched by the shadowy figure, who held onto his hatred and made it difficult for him to break free, which conveniently facilitated the actions of Uvogin and his companion.

Unfortunately, they overlooked one thing: the strongest person in the team wasn't him, but also a middle-aged muscular woman who liked to act like a little girl.

"Biskey, hold on for me for a bit!" Lynn said, rushing towards Uvogin.

The shadowy figure was powerful, and at least one of them, or Bisgey, would need to act, along with Gengar, to have a chance. So he chose to act himself... to kill Uvogin and Nobunaga!

"Understood!" Bisgey immediately understood and charged towards the shadowy figure with Gengar.

Along the way, Bisge's body began to change drastically, growing bigger and taller like an inflating balloon, transforming from a petite little girl into a burly, tall, muscular woman.

Now is not the time to worry about appearances.

When faced with unknown dangers, one must ensure that one can exert one's strongest strength at all times; to underestimate danger is to be irresponsible towards one's own life.

Bisji understood this principle long ago, so she went all out from the start. Her body, which had been tempered and refined, burst forth with pure Nen energy as dazzling as the blazing sun!

Upon seeing this, Uvogin and Nobunaga's expressions changed slightly, and they became serious.

The lack of crucial intelligence led them to implement a flawed plan.

Lynn is not the strongest of the four!

Unexpectedly, the young girl turned out to be a middle-aged woman, whose aura alone revealed her to be far superior to theirs.

Open the bow without turning back the arrow!

Now that things have come to this, they have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it!

It's a bet that Bisji won't be able to deal with the shadowy figure in a short time, or that it will be injured or killed.

Then they would deal with Lynn and the others as soon as possible, and then decide whether to escape or continue the operation depending on the situation.

In the blink of an eye, Lynn had already rushed in front of Uvogin, his eyes cold, his Nen energy soaring into the sky, pouring out like a flood, and continuously gathering on the Hyōrinmaru in his hand.

Fourth gate, the wound gate, open!

He had no interest in playing house with these two!

Since you dare to make a move, then just run over it like a speed bump!

"What are you going to do to my apprentice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hyōrinmaru landed on Uvogin's arms, which he had hastily crossed in front of his chest. The terrifying power of the slash struck Uvogin's proud and powerful Nen and his strong body, which he had honed over the years.

Break through defenses instantly!

boom!

At the moment the blade met his arms, terrifying energies collided, unleashing a deafening roar. The ground beneath Uvogin's feet suddenly collapsed, sending up thick dust that was then swept away in all directions by a powerful shockwave.

Even a powerful enhancement-type character, who prides themselves on physical strength, would find it difficult to withstand an angry attack from an A+ rank opponent against an A- rank opponent.

Uvogin's pupils suddenly contracted, and extreme pain spread from his arms to his entire body, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound. The next moment, he was sent flying backward like a cannonball.

In the blink of an eye, he covered a distance of tens of meters and landed directly on the rock wall behind him. With an unusually loud explosion, Uvogin crashed into a large area of ​​rocks, burying it with countless scattered fragments of rock of varying sizes, and smoke and dust filled the air.

"Uvogin!" Nobunaga shouted, his eyes wide with fury at the sight.

He couldn't believe it; Uvogin had been sent flying by Lynn in their very first encounter!