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

As Feitan fought, he became increasingly panicked, because he could clearly sense that Zoro's strength and even his swordsmanship were superior to his own.

Zoro could see through every one of his sword strikes, and sometimes he couldn't handle it, so much so that not long after, a cut appeared on his body.

"Dual Sword Style Rashomon!"

Before long, Feitan was sent flying by Zoro's sword.

Peng!

The Feitan flew backward like a cannonball, crashing violently into the wall behind it. With a thunderous roar, the wall collapsed, sending countless pebbles and dust flying out.

After a few rounds, Feitan... was directly blasted away?!

Finks frowned, his eyebrowless brow furrowed, finding it hard to believe what he was seeing.

He gets along best with Feitan, so they usually operate in pairs. He is the person in the Phantom Troupe who knows Feitan best, including Feitan's strength.

It's no exaggeration to say that if he were to fight Feitan one-on-one, Feitan would most likely win, because Feitan not only has a fast attack speed but also a fast movement speed. If you get entangled with Feitan, it's difficult to unleash your full potential.

Even with such strength, Feitan was sent flying after only a few rounds of fighting Lynn's Nen beast... This shows that Lynn's Nen beast was quite powerful!

Peng!

A large rock was pushed aside, and the short-statured Feitan stepped out.

Feitan had completely gone mad, muttering incomprehensible words to himself, his clothes covered in dust, looking utterly disheveled.

His small body emitted a sharp Nen aura, making him resemble a drawn sword, solely for the purpose of killing Zoro.

"Shall we continue?"

"You shouldn't have continued when you realized you couldn't beat me."

"I'm not interested in my defeated opponents."

"But have you ever seen a ferocious beast that would never bite?"

"I've never seen anything like it before!"

Zoro narrowed his eyes, exuding an astonishing aura. He was like a blade drawn from its sheath. At the same time, he drew Wado Ichimonji and put it in his mouth. He held Sandai Kitetsu and Shusui in his hands, ready to deliver the final blow to Feitan.

In an instant, Feitan's Nen energy began to swirl and change, and the surrounding temperature suddenly soared, as if it were about to ignite him and turn him into a blazing sun!

A blazing fireball suddenly erupted, the dust on the ground stirred restlessly, and even the air began to fluctuate.

In contrast, Feitan was wearing clothing formed from his Nen abilities to protect himself from the scorching sun.

This is Feitan's Nen ability.

[Scorching sun] and [An unforgivable sinner]!

He can create fireballs as bright as the sun to attack enemies, while also making a set of protective clothing to prevent himself from being harmed.

He's been forced by Zoro to the point where he has to use his Nen ability!

The dazzling fireball was exceptionally eye-catching. In a short period of time, it expanded by a large circle, stirring up waves of heat. The air began to distort, and the ground was scorched black.

Feitan was now completely absorbed in his Nen ability, wearing armor-like clothing and muttering to himself in a language that no one else could understand.

Seeing this, Zoro's voice was low and steady as he recited a Buddhist verse:

"Nine mountains and eight seas constitute one world, and a thousand worlds together form a smaller world!"

"The three realms are multiplied by three, and there is no one who can sever the self!"

There it is! A user of the Naming Fruit!

The next moment, the muscles in his arms bulged, and a terrifying aura spread out, with black mist-like ghostly energy swirling around the three knives.

At the same time, the fireball began to move.

Like the sun falling, it was accompanied by raging flames, as if it wanted to purify everything in the world, with astonishing power.

Not far from the palace, others could also see the light from this place, as if a small sun had appeared here.

Seeing that things were not going well, Machi was the first to try to stop it, but just as she was about to make a move, an inexplicable aura locked onto her, causing her to stop in her tracks.

Machi's usually icy expression showed a rare look of surprise as she glanced at Tsunade, who was drinking with her head down not far away, and her pupils contracted.

Her intuition told her that if she hadn't stopped, she would have collapsed in an instant, and even if she hadn't died, she would have been seriously injured!

Not only that, the other members were also being watched.

If you even have the slightest thought of making a move, you'll be snatched away in an instant.

Considering Feitan's past performance, they still had enough confidence in him. Only Machi, with her extraordinary sixth sense, felt that things were very bad.

Three swords crossed in front of him, Zoro's power converged at the tips of the blades, condensing into a blinding light. He pushed off with his feet and charged straight towards Feitan, who had transformed into a blazing sun, shouting:

"The Ultimate Technique of the Three-Sword Style—"

"One Great Thousand Worlds!!"

boom!!

A deafening sound emanated from mid-air, spreading outwards, creating visible sound waves and shockwaves in the air, accompanied by bursts of flame, and even reaching places far away.

In this night, the setting sun fell like a bomb.

Feitan didn't even have time to react.

As the slash pierced through the center of the crimson sun, the fireball let out a final mournful cry, its light dimming abruptly like a candle being extinguished.

The entire blazing sun was cleaved in two, and the surging spiritual energy instantly lost its cohesion, turning into countless dissipating sparks.

Before the explosions had even subsided, Zoro landed cleanly and decisively.

The next moment, Feitan, who had been cut in two, landed behind him.

Feitan, die!

Without the support of psychic energy, countless flames vanished rapidly, leaving only scorched earth and scorching air.

Even when he used his ultimate move, Feitan was still just a slowdown for Zoro. From beginning to end, Zoro only treated Feitan as a pastime in his spare time.

Feitan... is dead?!

The members of the troupe stared at the 0.5 Feitan on the ground, which looked like a charred corpse. Since Feitan was already short, the charred corpse, cut in half, was even less recognizable as human.

Witnessing their companions die tragically before their eyes was such a powerful shock that everyone wore different expressions.

Although I knew beforehand that Uvogin and his two companions were dead, I hadn't witnessed it firsthand, so my subjective feelings were different.

This time, they witnessed Feitan die right before their eyes!

And this is just the beginning!

Chapter 174 Beating Up the Phantom Troupe! Benko-na's Sword!

Feitan's death wasn't in vain; besides giving Zoro a chance to have fun, he also gave him a new card. Lynn glanced at the new card in his mind.

【Name: Shimmering Light】

[Grade: A-]

[Type: Item Card]

[Background: Sword Art Online]

[Description: The rapier used by Asuna was custom-made for her by the blacksmith Lisbeth. It is a rare weapon of the highest grade in Aincrad, capable of unleashing multiple attacks in rapid succession and featuring a variety of fast sword techniques.]

Even Benzi Na came.

Feitan uses a fast sword, which led to the discovery of Asuna's sword, [Shining Light], which shares the same swordsmanship style.

This is SAO, the earliest version of the sword.

It has many advantages, such as having its own sword moves so you don't have to learn them. It's just a pity that it's a female sword; it would be more like it would be Kirito's sword if it were released. The art style doesn't quite match.

Fortunately, it can be fed to the Demon Blade Princess, so it's not a waste.

I reckon that after consuming this sword, Yoto Hime will be able to advance to A+ rank.

Meanwhile, Kuroro and the others were deep in thought.

Is the difference in strength really that big?

Kuroro frowned as he looked at Feitan's charred corpse. Although he was furious, he remained calm and thoughtful.

The gap was larger than he had anticipated.

Originally, the intention was simply to let Feitan test the strength of the opponent's Nen beast. Unexpectedly, even though Feitan used his Nen ability, he was still no match for it, and the entire battle was surprisingly fast.

He's probably the only one in the troupe who can handle that three-sword style swordsman.

But what if the other spirit beasts were as strong as that swordsman, or even stronger...?

Faced with such a significant disparity in raw power, even Kuroro couldn't think of a better solution; only one path remained.

First, find the spies lying in ambush, then engage Lynn in a fight in an attempt to escape, and in the process, further probe and seize the opportunity.

They are in a very dangerous situation. Even Feitan, one of the main attackers, can be taken down in a short time, not to mention support personnel like Korps. The battle is very dangerous.

But now there's no other way.

From the very beginning, they were caught in a double gap of information and strength, which led to their predicament tonight.

He was mentally prepared to lose even more people...

"The mission is over, come out."

Just then, Lynn suddenly spoke, which cheered everyone up.

Two figures moved one after the other, stepping out of the troupe and coming to Lynn's side, turning to look at Kuroro and the others.

Upon seeing the faces of the two people, Kuroro and the others' pupils shrank in disbelief.

It was Shalnark and Hisoka!

If Hisoka's betrayal was expected, as he had seemed like a traitor from beginning to end, Shalnark's actions shocked them. They simply couldn't believe that Shalnark, the Phantom Troupe's strategist, was also one of Lynn's men!

So he's a swordsman... Hisoka narrowed his long eyes slightly, glancing thoughtfully at the swordsman beside him out of the corner of his eye.

Strictly speaking, he was not a spy that Lynn had placed in the Brigade.

However, he realized from the current situation that something was wrong. Lynn's strength was beyond his expectations, and the so-called "Lynn and the Phantom Troupe were evenly matched" was just his conjecture.

That's why he made this choice, openly leaving the troupe and joining Lynn's side.

Fortunately, he had indeed tipped off Lynn beforehand, otherwise he would be in real trouble now.

"Swordsman, why?" Kuroro had already ignored Hisoka and focused all his attention on Swordsman, speaking in a heavy tone.

He couldn't figure out why the knight had betrayed the Phantom Troupe. There must be some information he didn't know, and it might even be related to Nen abilities.

The baby-faced swordsman still wore a sunny smile and said in a casual tone, "Kuroro, I'm sorry."

"Actually, I died a long time ago."

Kuroro and the others' expressions changed slightly upon hearing this. What did this mean?

The chivalrous knight-errant was actually already dead?!

“More than a year ago, I worked with Franklin, and that’s when I died with Franklin.”

"I am a completely new person now, belonging only to Lynn."

The chivalrous man spoke these words with a smile, as if a spell had been cast and the brains of a demon had been unleashed. The words, spoken with a gentle smile, seemed to unleash a torrent of magic, revealing the true nature of the demon's power.

In other words, they've been spending all this time with a puppet?!

Kuroro was naturally shocked, because Shalnark usually spent the most time with him, yet he hadn't noticed anything unusual.

To be fair, if the knight-errant hadn't stepped forward today, he wouldn't have noticed the problem at all, because the knight-errant's every move was flawless, exactly the same as his previous actions.

What kind of ability is needed to achieve this?

It can forcibly control a person, making their memories, habits, strength, etc., no different from the original owner, for more than a year.

Now is not the time to think about this. Now that we know the problem lies with the martial arts team, the information leak becomes understandable.

Then, Kuroro turned to Hisoka and calmly asked, "Hisoka, what's the reason for this?"