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

Living such a dull and monotonous life for a long time made her crave excitement. Her repressed emotions accumulated more and more, like this majestic snow mountain, and finally, on her eighteenth birthday... she avalancheed.

She ran away from home, lived the free life she had always dreamed of, and found her favorite thing to do—extreme sports!

The thrill of walking on the edge of life and death greatly boosted her adrenaline, and her brain experienced an unprecedented shock.

She's done everything from bungee jumping and skydiving to mountain climbing. Later, she learned about the existence of the Hunters, passed the first test, became a full-fledged Hunter, and learned Nen.

Since becoming a Nen user, she's been having even more exciting fun.

For example, climbing several mountains in one go or running for several days and nights in a row are common occurrences, all in order to push themselves to their limits step by step.

However, her experiences before the age of eighteen were so profound that she would occasionally use more formal terms like "this humble one".

At the same time, this also shaped her "pink on the outside, black on the inside" personality; for example, she set up many traps throughout the exam.

Even this avalanche was deliberately orchestrated by her, satisfying her desire for a challenge, making things difficult for the candidates, and ultimately reducing the number of test takers—a triple win.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Three on the Mountain Top! Hunters rarely meet a good end!

boom--

The sound resounded through the sky.

Fierce waves of snow cascaded down the hillside, accompanied by a biting wind, and beneath them lay countless fleeing examinees.

"That guy is absolutely insane!" The eldest brother, Amori, ran to the side, occasionally glancing at Doris out of the corner of his eye.

He couldn't understand how anyone could not only not run away from an avalanche, but even pretend not to see it and rush forward.

How is this different from suicide?

"Big brother, if the examiner dies, can the Hunter Exam still continue?" The youngest brother, Imori, asked worriedly from behind.

It doesn't matter if the examiner dies, as long as it's not them who die.

They were more concerned about whether this would interrupt their exams, which would mean they had made a wasted trip.

"How would I know about this! What bad luck to have run into a crazy examiner!" The eldest brother, Amori, spat, feeling extremely annoyed.

Who knows what will happen next? The most important thing right now is to avoid the avalanche. After that... maybe the Hunter Association will just arrange for them to pass the exam and enter the second round?

Although the three brothers had taken the Hunter Exam many times, they had never seen an examiner "commit suicide" like this before.

Looking down from the sky, above were rapidly sweeping waves of snow, and on the hillside in the middle, the examinees were divided into two groups, fleeing in two different directions, one to the left and one to the right, perpendicular to the direction of the snow waves.

At the foot of the mountain, some were candidates who had run down the mountain and decided to give up the exam, while others were candidates from the third group who had fallen behind earlier.

They no longer needed to keep up with the main force; they had no chance against the avalanche.

After the avalanche completely landed, it swept through the area faster than expected.

Before long, a massive wave of snow rushed straight toward Doris.

In an instant, Doris disappeared into the snow.

The avalanche didn't stop because of her alone; it continued to rage downwards like a ferocious beast, swallowing up some of the examinees who couldn't escape in time, until it piled up at the foot of the mountain, at which point the avalanche gradually subsided.

The uneven snowfield has disappeared, replaced by large, almost smooth snow slopes...perfect for skiing.

"This is truly... a thrilling test," Dongba exclaimed, peeking out from behind a giant rock.

Besides him, several other candidates were also hiding behind this, including the three Amory brothers.

The avalanche was quite powerful, but because everyone took timely precautions, not many candidates were actually swallowed up. Most of them escaped down the mountain and gave up the exam.

"Hey! What's that!" Amori exclaimed, pointing to a spot on the mountain.

A black dot suddenly appeared on the snow-white ground and was still rapidly advancing towards the mountaintop. Not far behind her was a huge, red-haired leader pig.

The black dot represents Doris, while Lynn and Chopper are riding on the back of the red-haired pig.

The examiner is still alive?

Is this a person?

And... what's that red-haired pig doing? Is it chasing the examiner?

Because of the distance, they couldn't see anyone on the red-haired pig's back; only a few people who were near Lynn knew what had happened.

The students on the mountain were incredulous, but they quickly realized that the exam was not over, so they had no choice but to run towards the top of the mountain with all their might... Those on the bottom of the mountain were out of the question.

mountain top.

Doris was the first to arrive. She stretched and felt refreshed. She only had a few snowflakes on her body and was not injured at all.

She feels very happy every time she completes a challenge.

Boom!

The leader, Red Pig, followed closely behind to the top of the mountain. Lynn jumped down with Chopper in his arms and waved for Red Pig to go back to where he came from.

"Roar!" Upon receiving the order, the red-haired pig couldn't wait to run down the mountain.

It was truly afraid to stay near Lynn.

Lynn was the most terrifying "beast" it had ever seen since it was born.

70 points... Doris narrowed her eyes, secretly sizing up Lynn, and gave him the score.

It's incredibly easy for Nen users to detect each other: just look for any emanating life energy above their heads. If there is, they're likely ordinary people, because ordinary people can't use [Entanglement].

Of course, this is not absolute. It cannot be ruled out that a few Lao Lius will deliberately not use [Entanglement] and pretend to be ordinary people to disguise themselves.

However, this approach is too dangerous. Not using "Entanglement" means that there is no protective energy on the body surface, making one almost indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

If someone were to attack him from the shadows, he would be caught off guard and wouldn't have time to activate his spiritual energy for defense; his body would be as fragile as paper.

So from the moment she stepped into the warehouse, she noticed two people who seemed to be shining in the dark... Lynn and Hisoka.

She gave Lynn a score of 70.

The scoring rules are the same as before Avalanche; due to her innate beast instincts, she can score anything that might pose a threat to her.

A score under 60 is a bit exciting, but it won't harm her.

She might get injured if she scores 60 to 80 points, but she'll likely survive.

As for scores above 80... the probability of death increases significantly.

This scoring rule will change as her skill level improves.

In those few moments of stunned silence, another figure arrived at the mountaintop.

slam-la-

Playing cards tumbled through the air and then vanished as if by magic, leaving only three cards in the right hand.

The King, the Little King, and the King.

With a faint smile, Hisoka swayed and walked to the rock, leaning against it with his arms crossed. His long, narrow eyes sometimes stared at Doris, and sometimes at Lynn on the other side.

The three people were positioned in three corners.

An icy wind blew by.

A dead silence.

90 points... Doris took a deep breath to calm her racing heart and quickly started doing leg stretches to distract herself.

This is the score she gave Hisoka. 90 points means that if she really faced this terrifying examinee, she would most likely die!

However, she couldn't help but want to try it.

Humans crave excitement. The most common example is when standing on the top of a tall building, many people feel the urge to jump down... Doris just enjoys this thrill more than most people. The more she knows something is dangerous and exciting, the harder it is for her to control herself.

Even so, she still had to endure it.

Doris closed her eyes, trying to clear her mind of all distractions, and recalled the words of Izenabi, the master who had led her onto the path of "thought".

"Hunters rarely meet a good end, because they all have a desired goal in their hearts, which they fight for as if it were prey."

"But the fact that it can become prey means that it is difficult to catch, so if the hunter is not careful, he may become the prey."

"Hunters in different fields will have different prey. Ruins hunters yearn to explore more ruins, gourmet hunters crave to encounter and obtain more ingredients and delicacies... A hunter's desires are a bottomless pit. When he catches one prey, he will crave the next, even bigger one!"

"If this continues, the risks faced by hunters will gradually accumulate, and they will eventually die in their favorite area, only then will they stop completely."

"Doris, the thrill you crave is a terrible prey. If you don't learn to control your emotions, it won't be long before you are devoured by it."

"Yes, Master!"

……

Since then, she has learned to use her intuition to rate various stimuli and to suppress her emotions in extreme situations.

If your score is below 60, go for it without hesitation; if it's below 80, think it over carefully; if it's above 80... just bear with it!

Until the day she could no longer bear it, that would be her last dance!

Chapter Thirty: Rest is a Trap! Examiner Mo Laowu!

The eerie silence lasted only a short time before being broken by the candidates who gradually arrived at the summit.

"Hehehe..." Dongba supported himself on his knees with both hands, his chest heaving, and he couldn't help but sweat even in the freezing cold.

The amount of exercise was too much.

He climbed three mountains in a row, none of which were very high, but they were still mountains. Then he was caught in an avalanche and narrowly escaped death.

It should be said that those who reached the summit of this third snow mountain were all elites. Many people were eliminated. At a glance, there were only a little over a hundred people present, and nearly half of the candidates failed to make it up.

After waiting a while, Doris stepped forward when she saw that almost everyone had arrived.

Originally, she wasn't given this much waiting time. For the previous two snow-capped mountains, she barely had time to speak after reaching the summit.

However, considering that avalanches are indeed quite difficult for ordinary people, and it would be inconvenient to eliminate most people in the first round, she stayed a little longer.

In an instant, all eyes were fixed on Doris.

Most of them felt nervous, confused, and afraid...

They were afraid that Doris would say those horrifying words again.

Isn't that enough?

No matter what, shouldn't the third snow-capped mountain be the end?

"First of all, I want to congratulate everyone who made it here." Doris smiled broadly.

The first sentence brought a slight smile to the faces of some test takers. Could it be that...?

However, Doris's next words plunged them into an abyss.

"Everyone, take a ten-minute break, then continue!"

It's time for everyone to rest!

The third snow-capped mountain is not the end!

Where exactly is the finish line? How many more mountains do they have to climb? Is this so-called first round of testing endless?

In just a few breaths, the candidates' doubts and anger increased. Was the first round of exams still not over?

However, there was some good news: at least this time they were given a ten-minute break, twice as long as before.

Thump, thump...

One by one, the candidates, not caring about anything else, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, trying to get some rest during these ten minutes.

Every extra minute of rest gives you more energy for the competition to come.

That's what they think.

On the other side, Lynn silently watched the candidates who were lying down or sitting down, completely relaxing, and sighed with regret... What a pity, they have no chance.

The so-called rest is nothing but a complete scam.