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

The Dongba lay on the ground in a very comical posture and fell asleep immediately.

Lynn's gaze was cold.

Although Dongba didn't have any effect on him, and even went to great lengths to give him a lot of advice, the person who came to him had impure intentions... especially that face made him want to beat him up.

So he gave Dongba a chop to the neck, and whether he could wake up before the exam depended on his luck.

Surprisingly, he also received a new card after defeating Dongba.

【Name: Spider-Sense】

[Grade: C]

[Type: Ability Card]

[Background: Marvel]

[Description: Inspired by Spider-Man's spider-sense, it allows the user to anticipate dangers that are not significantly beyond their own capabilities, but this ability is limited to perception.]

It turns out to be the spider sense of a failed man.

This ability is a perfect match for Tonpa. Lynn even suspects that Tonpa also has "spider-sense," otherwise how could he have escaped death so many times?

C-grade cards, while having mediocre effects, are still somewhat useful and don't need to be used as materials for synthesis for the time being.

This is a passive skill that doesn't require any mana, which is pretty good.

This card also made him realize something else: it's not only Nen users who can obtain cards; ordinary people also have the opportunity.

However, the probability is very small, the card quality is not high, and it would have to be a special talent like Dongba.

Dongba is actually quite useful; he even contributed a card to him.

Lynn was in a slightly better mood. She sat down with her back against the wall, holding the adorable little Chopper in her arms, and occasionally rubbing the latter's soft head.

To avoid trouble, he communicated with Chopper using telepathy.

It is currently 4 PM on January 6th. The Hunter Exam will officially begin tomorrow, January 7th, but the exact time is uncertain.

So most of the test takers, like him, planned to stay in the warehouse until tomorrow.

Among the crowd, some people, including the three Amori brothers, looked surprised to see the Tonpa so easily defeated.

They originally thought that dealing with this newborn would be a piece of cake for the Dongba.

I never expected the reversal to happen so quickly.

I misjudged the situation; this is a tricky idea, and we need to pay close attention to the person involved…

Meanwhile, in a corner of the warehouse, a strangely dressed person, resembling a circus clown, was doing something quite unusual.

While others looked tense and worried about the upcoming Hunter Exam, Hisoka sat cross-legged on the ground, building a pyramid with playing cards.

Hisoka has long red hair, and his angular face is painted with a star and a water droplet.

She was wearing a short white top with the hearts and diamonds of playing cards drawn on the front and back, and her waist was wrapped with strips of cloth, making her waist look extremely slender.

After a long while, he slowly placed a card on top, completing a pyramid that was very sturdy.

He still had a few cards left in his hand.

Hisoka deftly flipped the playing cards up and down, finally drawing out two cards and holding them between his index and middle fingers to shield his face, revealing only a pair of alluring eyes that seemed to be smiling.

The two cards are the two jokers from a deck of cards.

In Hisoka's view, the only ones in the entire warehouse were the two kings.

The "King" refers to him, and the "Little King" is naturally Lynn.

He was just out having some fun and managed to run into a Nen user; he was pretty lucky, considering he was thinking he might get bored soon.

From the moment Lynn stepped into the warehouse, Hisoka regarded him as a backup pastime, something he could play with if needed.

Hisoka has a keen eye; he can tell roughly how strong Lynn is just by looking at the [Entangle] mark on him.

For a fruit farmer, examining the fruit is a fundamental skill.

In his opinion, Lynn's ability at his age is only so-so... He chooses opponents not only based on their strength but also on their potential; the more talented they are, the more excited he gets.

After a comprehensive assessment, he concluded that Lynn was a "mediocre fruit," one that could be picked to relieve fatigue when one was hungry or thirsty.

But he didn't know that Lynn had only been in contact with "Nian" for less than half a year.

If they knew this, they would probably have a different reaction.

Time passed slowly. Lynn's clone pretended to close his eyes and rest, while his main body was having dinner with Capone.

Youkexin Villa.

dining room.

"Hee hee hee~" Gastly floated in the air, sometimes passing through the long table and diving below, sometimes passing through the wall and disappearing.

As a ghost, it can ignore solid movement.

Lynn casually forked a juicy piece of meat, chewed it, swallowed it, glanced at the Gastly floating around excitedly in the air, and then ignored it.

Seemingly a "side effect" of absorbing Death Nen, when Gastly consumes too much Death Nen in one go, it will fall into a state of "being knocked out," and the entire ghost will be full of energy and never tired.

Of course, this is only a short-term condition and will soon return to normal, without any negative effects.

However... the acquisition of antiques needs to be arranged as soon as possible.

A month has passed, and the death energy of the three antiques has been almost completely absorbed, leaving only the Ancient Sword, which is enough for Gastly to absorb for two days.

Conversely, Gastly's growth rate is also astonishing, advancing directly from C- to C+ rank, and according to it, it is about to undergo its first evolution.

Lynn guessed that after evolving into Gastly, it would be a B-rank power level.

But Gastly's Death Thought food supply is about to run out.

Yoker City, a major gang city, is a well-known "paradise for the rich" where money can buy anything, such as the TX-3.

Not to mention antiques, they're sold everywhere.

Unfortunately, what he wanted wasn't an ordinary antique, but an antique imbued with death energy, which is relatively rare. Ideally, a Nen user with the ability to "condense" would go to the site to select it... He didn't have enough money to buy it casually right now, otherwise he could buy it regardless of whether it had death energy or not.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Recruiting! The First Round of the Hunter Exam!

There is a shortage of manpower.

He's busy controlling his clones and it's not suitable for him to go looking for antiques every day. He also has to travel to other places later, so it would be best to have someone else in charge of this matter.

Capone could, but it's unlikely that Capone could.

The card characters cannot use Nen, but as products of his Nen ability, they can see Nen.

Copperpin has a lot of business to handle every day and no time to pick out antiques.

Therefore, he conceived the idea of ​​recruiting Nen users.

It wasn't just about buying antiques; it was also about the need for influence.

After two or three months of development, the Capone family is no longer a small-scale operation; it now owns multiple businesses, mainly located in several cities outside of Youkexin.

Youkexin is essentially a gathering place for various gangs, a territory that has long been divided up and is not suitable for the expansion of new gangs.

Therefore, in Yokohama, the Capone family only owns a few casinos, underground boxing rings, and fighting arenas, and some of their territory was even taken from Kenny, who was killed earlier.

Gangs, collectively known as the "world's gangs," may be worthless in the eyes of the powerful, but they are a major force in human society as a whole. They are distributed in every corner of the six continents, representing the dark side of the human world.

There are ten people at the top of the organization, known as the "Ten Old Men". It seems that these ten people control the world's gangs and have immense power.

But what's truly powerful is the family influence behind these ten individuals.

If anything were to happen to one of the Ten Elders, the family would quickly find a replacement to become the new generation of the Ten Elders.

It doesn't matter who sits in that position; what matters is the power behind them.

These ten families are the top-tier gangs, and below them are first-class families, which are also well-known forces in the world.

The Capone family can now be considered a second-rate family, and they are quite influential. Anyone with eyes can see that the family has great potential, and many people join every day, but that's not enough.

In this world, it's not enough to just recruit ordinary people; you absolutely need Nen users.

For example, the Nosra family in the original work often kept several Nen users as bodyguards.

The Capone family has now reached a point where it needs to recruit Nen users, both to help Capone expand his business and to relieve his worries.

Lynn put down his knife and fork and asked, "Have you received any news from the Thousand Ears Society?"

Capone nodded slightly and then reported, "Our request was submitted half a month ago. According to information from over there, two people have already signed up, but they seem to be a bit lacking in ability."

"My plan is to wait another half month, set a date, notify everyone to attend, arrange a test, and choose the appropriate option based on the situation."

The Thousand Ears Society is a secretive yet vast underground organization, much like a "jack-of-all-trades" shop, responsible for a wide range of services, including but not limited to finding jobs, gathering intelligence, and locating certain items...

The clients they serve are mostly Nen users, including some who want to apply to become gang bodyguards.

It may seem like a waste of talent for a Nen user to become a gangster bodyguard, but that's not actually the case.

In the original work, powerful figures appear one after another, from the A-class criminal Phantom Troupe to the world's number one assassin family, the Zoldyck, and even the Hunter Association Chairman Netero... It's easy to create the illusion that as long as you become a Nen user, you can act recklessly and live a free and unrestrained life.

But that's the life of the strong.

Not every Nen user is strong.

The strong can choose the life they want and act purely out of interest because their strength allows them to do so.

For example, Bisge is focused on finding beautiful gems, Morel enjoys sailing the seas, and King is searching for a way to reach the Dark Continent...

For most Nen users, their strength is insufficient to support such a free life, and their mentality is just that of ordinary people with superpowers, who still pursue fame and fortune.

A knight-errant uses his martial arts to break the law.

Many Nen users think, "I'm already a superhuman, why should I do a normal job to earn a living? What's the point of all my power then?"

Making money through skill? The simplest way is to rob someone, rob a bank, rob an auction... and then get wanted by the police.

A bounty hunter might accidentally "borrow" a head to exchange for money, or perhaps the government will step in to solve the problem...

Ultimately, it comes down to a matter of strength. They are not strong enough to reach the level of the Phantom Troupe.

But if they had the strength of the Phantom Troupe, they wouldn't need to be master thieves, which creates a vicious cycle.

But it's not like there's no way out.

Take the hunters of the Hunter Association as an example. They usually choose a certain field to specialize in, such as ruin hunters or gourmet hunters. Working in the corresponding industry will always bring money and fame, which is at least better than ordinary jobs.

In addition, Nen users can also join forces and become honored guests, much like retainers or advisors in martial arts novels.

Gangs are a very suitable avenue.

Gangs hold a significant position in human society, especially in ordinary society.

Money, fame, status, beautiful women...

Gangs can basically provide what ordinary people want.

This is a great job in the eyes of those Nen users who are relatively weak.

With just their "force," they can live a life of luxury and unrestrained pleasure, while the gangs, protected by these superhumans, are even more confident. It's essentially a win-win situation.

“Oh, right, there was another person who signed up yesterday. According to the Thousand Ears Association, this person is a bit stronger than the previous two.” Capone recalled and said, “I think his name is [Bashō]. His ability to recite is related to haiku, and the effects are quite diverse.”

Capone is a card character, and he knows exactly what Lynn needs.

Defeating Nen users gives you a chance to obtain cards, so he tries to select people with good strength and Nen abilities so that Lynn can get more useful cards.

banana?

Lynn raised an eyebrow. This person seemed to be the same person who applied for the Nosra family's bodyguard at the same time as Kurapika in the original work. He didn't expect that because of the butterfly effect, the other party wanted to come to him.

“Let’s do it your way,” Lynn said.

He doesn't just hire anyone; he observes their abilities and character carefully, so arranging a test on the spot would be appropriate.

As night deepened, the moon gradually descended.

Time passed, and the sun rose.

November 7th, 8 AM.