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

So they decided that the tall soldier would use the [Circle] to scout the surroundings, just to put their minds at ease.

"call……"

The tall soldier exhaled softly, his face showing signs of strain, as he tried his best to inflate his body's spiritual energy like blowing up a balloon, expanding it outwards.

one meter.

three meters.

five meters...

"How is it?" his companion asked anxiously.

In fact, the circle is not without its hidden dangers. Some sensitive monsters will notice them because of the Nen energy emitted by the expansion of the circle.

"It seems like everything's alright..."

The tall soldier's expression gradually softened, no longer so stiff. He then withdrew the circle and continued to lead his companions forward.

It seems it was just an illusion.

After walking for about half a minute, they felt like they were going around in circles. Just then, the clouds parted and a ray of moonlight shone down, allowing them to see each other and their surroundings clearly.

That's a fact they don't want to accept.

A strange, unknown monster, about four meters tall and covered in black fur, surrounded them and followed them as they moved.

At that moment, the four men's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints, and an extreme chill surged into their hearts, as if their souls were trembling. It turned out that they had been "surrounded" by monsters all along!

Dozens of eyes of varying sizes stared at them from above the "black wall," along with dozens of mouths.

Seeing their reaction, the monster's eyes revealed a lively smile, and dozens of mouths simultaneously emitted eerie murmurs, gradually shrinking its body and swallowing the four people.

……

"The fourth squad, all eighteen men, were wiped out."

The home team in the back.

Conrad, the assistant in charge of compiling battle statistics, recorded the latest information.

Beside him, Holm, also a support member and belonging to Leo's team, analyzed the intelligence using his Nen ability based on the available information.

His role is equivalent to Pjorn in Lynn's team.

He first recorded the existing information, then pinched the paper with both hands and infused it with his spiritual energy. The paper rustled into pieces of spiritual fragments, and the total number was even greater than before.

Holm concentrated intently and carefully pieced the fragments together.

This is his Nen ability: [The Puzzle at the End of Knowledge].

He can turn existing information into puzzle pieces, while new pieces of information will be mixed in. He has three minutes to piece the pieces together to form a complete puzzle in order to obtain the intelligence, which will be presented in the form of text or pictures.

If you spell it wrong, you will get the wrong information.

The more information you have, the more new information you can add, and the easier it is to complete the puzzle.

Time ticked by, and finally, with almost three minutes left, he successfully completed the puzzle, with detailed information written on the paper.

He was studying the dangers encountered by the first squad.

【Fearful Sickle Grass】: It is a type of grass with a sickle-shaped appearance and a height of about half a person.

This plant is very special; it can sense the emotions of surrounding organisms by releasing a certain scent.

Normally they are just ordinary plants, and even a slight breeze will only cause them to sway a few times. Their only special feature is that they are "sharp".

However, when a creature appears nearby and the animal experiences feelings of fear or dread, it will launch an attack.

Many creatures can withstand one or two waves of attacks, but [Fearful Scythe Grass] usually appears in clusters.

When one Fear Scythe Grass launches an attack, it means that a large number of Fear Scythe Grasses are attacking at the same time.

Few creatures can withstand such a high-intensity offensive.

No wonder several members of the first squad died at once.

In fact, Lynn and his companions had also encountered this creature in the maze.

Lynn concluded that only three types of creatures could evade this attack.

First, he is extremely powerful and completely unafraid of attacks from [Fear of Scythe Grass], or he can easily destroy them, such as him and Jin.

Secondly, they possess certain special abilities that allow them to evade these attacks, such as the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Door-Door Fruit.

Third, creatures that have no emotions, or that do not experience emotions such as fear.

This creature would be the natural enemy of the Fearful Scythe, because they don't experience the emotion of "fear" at all.

Naturally, it will not be attacked by [Fearful Scythe Grass], and you can deal with [Fearful Scythe Grass] however you want.

However, such creatures are relatively rare; most creatures with self-awareness are capable of experiencing fear.

Especially for creatures that have witnessed the power of the Fearful Scythe, they often face even greater danger when confronting it.

Because whenever they see the Fearful Scythe, they subconsciously associate it with the Fearful Scythe's terrifying attacks.

Fear will involuntarily arise in one's heart.

At that time, the Fearful Scythe Grass will attack them, and their fears will come true.

If it's a creature that has never encountered the [fear of sickle grass] before, the chances of survival are much higher.

Because they are unaware of the terror of the "fear of the sickle grass," they are not easily frightened.

Having obtained crucial intelligence, Holm finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was only then that he realized something was wrong with Conrad beside him.

Although Conrad was a commissioner of the Navigation Department, he did not know Conrad before and was usually only responsible for recording the battle situation and casualties.

But after spending so many days together, they became good friends.

Holm inquired about the situation, while Conrad, now twenty-six, was on the verge of collapse.

“It’s no use, humanity can’t overcome disasters…” Conrad said, burying his face in his hands and weeping bitterly.

Over the course of so many days, as he watched more and more names appear on the record list, the psychological pressure kept increasing, with each name representing the disappearance of a living, breathing life.

What's even more unbelievable is that despite all the sacrifices they've made, they haven't gained much so far.

There wasn't even a trace of the so-called vanilla.

This is not an isolated case.

As a commissioner of the Navigation Agency, he naturally knew many secrets.

Historically, V5 has sent out elite forces 149 times, totaling 7500 people, with only 5 missions resulting in surviving personnel returning – a very small number.

It's important to understand that these people are elites from all six continents. Only with the support of a superpower can they build up such a large and diverse elite force.

Humanity has repeatedly challenged the Dark Continent, but has only been met with defeat.

The Flight Attendant's database contains rows of cold, hard numbers.

Every number represents countless living, breathing people.

The number of deaths will also be recorded as a number, a new number symbolizing human greed and despair.

"No hope is of any concern to us."

"All that humans need to do is manage their greed and stay obediently in the six continents... that's the only way to be safe."

Conrad's eyes were dark as he spoke words that were disheartening yet cruelly true.

Being able to enter the Flight Attendant Hall, he was naturally one of the elite talents.

Although he was not good at combat and was a support type of personnel, he still possessed B-level strength and was once arrogant.

He once believed that humanity was the world's overlord and that one day it would be able to launch a counterattack against the Dark Continent and conquer that dangerous region.

But it was only during this time, when he participated in the operation concerning the Dark Continent for the first time, that he realized how difficult it was.

The truth has always been cruel; he just hadn't taken it to heart before.

He hadn't taken the previous death toll seriously, but now, as he personally wrote down one death after another, he realized the gap between his dreams and reality.

That's an insurmountable barrier!

Upon hearing this, Holm's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he remained silent, though he did not lose his head in dejection.

After a moment's hesitation, he continued to activate his Nen ability.

He wanted to confirm something else.

Since the divination above indicates that we won't get the vanilla if we don't succeed tonight, there must be some reason why.

It's either the flowering season, like today when the vanilla will wither, although he doesn't know if the vanilla will wither.

Either someone beat them to it and got the vanilla!

Who is it?

The forces of the United States of Saherta?

No.

Holm's mind flashed with images of King, Lynn, and others, and he wrote down the known information on paper before activating his Nen ability.

This time, there were significantly more puzzle pieces than before, because it involved some "predictive" effects, making it much more difficult.

Thinking of what Cornram had just said, Holm gritted his teeth and began to work on the puzzle with unprecedented intensity, picking and choosing from the mountain of fragments, his entire body surging with Nen energy.

He wanted to prove to Cameron that humans were not so useless!

Please, this time it has to be a success!

Through his desperate efforts, he finally pieced together a result in a thrilling end.

There was only a short sentence and a blurry picture.

This puzzle nearly exhausted Holm's Nen, but his eyes shone brightly as he excitedly picked up the puzzle and showed it to Cornram.

With just one glance, Kamlam froze, his eyes fixed on her.

The jigsaw puzzle contains only one sentence and one picture.

Tonight, the team of Kim, Lynn, Pjorn, and Nob successfully obtained vanilla.

The picture is a bit blurry, but you can still vaguely make out that Pjorn and Nob are in the corner, while Lynn, who looks down on the world, is in the center. Beside him is Jin, who is squatting on the ground like a little brother, examining the corpse.

All around their feet were the corpses of gold and silver ingots, and behind them were plants of unknown origin that resembled herbs.

is this real?

Is it possible for humans to do this?

Conrad naturally knew about Holm's Nen ability, and although he was still a little incredulous, he believed it to some extent.

If possible, he would prefer to see that scene with his own eyes.

Images of humanity overcoming disasters!

……

At the core.

In the spacious square, gold and gold and silver ingots stand facing each other.

The aura emanating from the gold made the gold and silver ingots regard him as an enemy.

In an instant, two powerful auras, at least S-grade, soared into the sky. The aura of gold was relatively peaceful, while the aura of gold and silver ingots was extremely wild, filled with a chilling killing intent.

Any creature that tries to take the vanilla must die!

"Not bad." Jin grinned, twisted his arms, and walked forward steadily, his fighting spirit high.

The pressure on the field was so intense that even the hard ground couldn't withstand it, and cracks appeared even before the battle had begun.

And the cracks are still widening.

Even the air on the field seemed to freeze, filled with an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Jin's gaze shifted from its previous nonchalant attitude to a sharp one, his piercing eyes fixed intently on the gold and silver ingots.

The next moment, humanity and disaster, two powerful beings, were pressed together.

Peng!