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

However, it backfired.

As Kuroro passed behind the sofa, he frowned as he looked at the shattered window. Had it been broken by the Nen bullet?

His position just now was clearly some distance from the window, so a normal attack wouldn't hit there... So he deliberately split his psychic bullets into two to break the window?

Thinking about it more closely, Kuroro's heart sank.

The enemy has no reason to do such a futile effort, so it is highly likely that they know his information, such as the conditions for using [Secret Room Fish].

This is not the most worrying thing. The key issue is how much information the enemy knows about him, while he knows nothing about the enemy, only that they are suspected of being Nen users.

During that brief pause, Lynn's telekinetic bullet struck again with pinpoint accuracy.

Kuroro raised his hand and threw the sofa. The Nen bullet landed on the sofa and tore it to pieces, destroying it along with other furniture. Dust and fragments mingled together, and smoke filled the air.

Swah——

Kuroro burst out of the smoke and dust, the book in his hand gone, replaced by a gleaming dagger. He rushed to Lynn in one stride, drawing a semi-circular arc in front of him with the dagger.

Lynn instinctively stepped back, dodging the dagger's attack range.

As far as I remember, Kuroro's dagger was coated with a deadly poison, so he had to be careful.

From the very beginning of his tentative probe with the plucked string, he was leveraging his information advantage.

To prevent Kuroro from using [Secret Room Fish], he pretended to be testing him, but actually broke the window and is now even more wary of the dagger.

Kuroro put away "Thief's Ultimate" and only used his dagger. There are two possibilities: he has developed the "Bookmark" ability, which frees his hands to use other Nen abilities; or he needs to hold a book in his hands to use Nen abilities.

He needs to be careful about this, lest Kuroro pull a dirty trick.

If he hadn't developed "bookmarks" yet, it would be easier to deal with.

Chapter 78 Kuroro's Defeat! Now it's my turn! (Please continue reading)

Even though he missed, Kuroro remained expressionless, but used his physical skills to quickly close the distance to Lynn each time, using the dagger in his hand to create a threat.

In the rush, Lynn dodged several attacks in succession. Fortunately, he had the help of his Observation Haki, otherwise he would have been slashed by the dagger long ago.

Even so, it was very difficult for him to dodge, and he almost grazed past the enemy twice, nearly breaking through their defenses.

Under this pressure, Lynn's adrenaline surged, as if his blood was circulating faster than usual, and he was more energetic than ever.

Faced with Kuroro's attack, he couldn't spend too much time thinking; instead, he relied on his instincts to dodge and counterattack.

As a B+, he definitely has the strength, but what he lacks most is the combat experience to perfectly unleash his full potential!

At this moment, the battle with Kuroro is what he needs, which is why he didn't release Chopper and other character cards to gang up on them in the first round, but planned to experience it first by relying on his own strength.

During this process, his Observation Haki was operating at a high intensity, because if he relaxed even for a moment, he might be hit by the dagger.

Perhaps if he maintains this state, his Observation Haki can be upgraded to B+ rank even faster.

With good reflexes, seeing Lynn successfully dodge time and again, Kuroro thought to himself, while increasing his Nen output. The dagger suddenly changed direction, slashing diagonally upwards at a tricky angle.

If it hits, it can directly slash Lynn's cheek.

A cold glint flashed by.

The dagger sliced ​​off a lock of Lynn's hair.

After several rounds of dodging, he was inevitably "hit" by Kuroro, even if it was just the end of his hair, it was enough to show that the danger was gradually increasing.

At this moment, Kuroro's arm was outstretched, and it would take a little time for it to retract. Lynn seized this opportunity, had the Snow Woman possess him, and his hands burst forth with intense cold air as he quickly retreated backward.

The air temperature plummeted, and thick frost instantly formed on the ground, which also affected Kuroro, who was very close to him.

A layer of light blue frost appeared on Kuroro's body, and his movements involuntarily slowed down slightly. Then, he unleashed a powerful [Refinement], and a surge of immense Nen energy shattered the frost in an instant.

It wasn't until this moment that Kuroro truly became serious.

On the other side, Lynn looked at Kuroro warily, while Kuroro remained motionless, his gaze towards Lynn becoming more scrutinizing.

He originally thought Lynn was a Nen user, but she showed an ice-type ability that mixed alteration and materialization.

The power of that ice attack was remarkable, and it didn't seem like it was from a non-type. So the question is... what type is Lynn?

Kuroro was itching to steal some Nen. He felt that Lynn's Nen ability was quite good and worth stealing, so he had to hold back.

He made a rough assessment and decision... He had fought Lynn several times, and even with Lynn's unexpected display of ice-type abilities, his overall strength was still not too great.

It shouldn't be too difficult for him to capture him alive.

"There's something I'm curious about." Kuroro's eyes were calm as still water, his voice devoid of any intonation, sounding more like casual conversation than a question. "Why...didn't you run away?"

This is what he considers the biggest point of doubt.

The opponent was clearly not stupid, so it was obvious that he had a huge advantage. The opponent was almost forced to dodge and did not launch many effective counterattacks. At most, he only depleted some of his spiritual energy.

In such a battle, the opponent naturally has no need to continue fighting unless he is forced to fight or has other advantages.

Kuroro raised his hand and conjured up [The Ultimate Thief's Manual]. While flipping through the pages, he chatted casually with Lynn, his expression unchanged: "Have you ever heard of the Dibis Frog?"

"The Dubis frog is very small, with adults only a few centimeters in size, making it one of the smallest creatures in nature."

"But when faced with enemies many times their size, they do not rush to run away, but instead fight back."

"Because they possess extraordinary venom, capable of launching arrow-like jets of poison in an extremely short time, enough to corrode enemies larger than themselves."

"Since you didn't intend to run away, can I assume that you, like the Dibis Frog, have a trump card up your sleeve?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kuroro vanished from his spot and reappeared in front of Lynn, holding a book in one hand and a dagger in the other, aiming at Lynn's left shoulder to launch an attack.

Instant teleportation!

So fast!

Lynn's pupils contracted, and he instinctively turned to dodge the attack, but Kuroro's left leg, wrapped in intense Nen, came whistling like a steel whip and struck him hard in the waist.

The dagger was just a feint! The real killing move was the left leg!

Peng!

Lynn was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall and causing it to collapse, sending debris and dust flying into the air.

Seeing Lynn being sent flying, Kuroro raised an eyebrow.

It seems he was overthinking it.

Perhaps it was simply arrogance, an unwillingness to run away, and a belief that they still had a chance of winning; or perhaps they were forced into a desperate fight; or maybe they did have a trump card, but it was useless...

In short, after that blow, Lynn couldn't possibly be standing up again.

Kuroro put down the book, but still held the dagger in his hand, and approached the collapsed ruins to check the situation.

Unexpected change!

"Hmm?" Kuroro sensed something and looked down at the shadow at his feet. He saw a pair of scarlet eyes staring intently at him, and their eyes met!

Hypnosis!

Kuroro's mind was shaken for a moment, but he quickly regained his senses. In that instant, Lynn suddenly rushed out from under the ruins and was in front of him in a flash, but his breath was already very weak.

"Still not down?" Kuroro narrowed his eyes, ignoring his shadow, and raised his dagger to counterattack. At such close range, Lynn in his current state couldn't possibly dodge it.

As for the change in the shadow just now, he had already factored it into Lynn's trump card.

Since it's the effect of his mind, everything will be fine once he subdues Lynn.

His attack was aimed directly at Lynn's neck. If Lynn wanted to live, he would be forced to dodge. At the same time, his spiritual energy quickly flowed to his other arm, and he counterattacked after Lynn dodged. The previous attack had failed to knock him down, but this time it would be no problem.

At the same time, in order to leave Lynn with a chance to breathe, he held back a bit of his strength.

And this is precisely one of Kuroro's weaknesses!

As a thief, he needs his victims to be alive, which is like putting a shackle on himself in battle. This isn't a problem if he's facing someone weaker than him, but if he misjudges the intelligence...

The next moment, Kuroro showed emotional fluctuations for the first time, because Lynn did not flinch at his dagger... Did he think he couldn't survive and was planning to die so as not to reveal information?

The dagger slashed across Lynn's neck, but the expected bloody mess did not appear. To Kuroro's astonishment, Lynn's neck wound healed instantly, and the fatal injury was completely gone!

Substitute Scarecrow, activate!

At the same time, Lynn used [Single Assistance], instantly boosting his strength by two small stages, directly reaching A-rank!

[Refine]!

In an instant, Lynn unleashed incredibly pure Nen energy, and an astonishing aura descended upon the field, even stronger than Kuroro's [Refinement] before. He not only fully recovered his condition, but was also several times stronger than before!

Lynn felt that every part of his body had inexhaustible power, his body seemed to have been tempered, and his spiritual energy was incredibly solid. He had the illusion that he could shatter a continent with a single punch... This was the illusion caused by his strength increasing too much in a short period of time.

At that moment, Kuroro's right fist arrived as expected. After Kuroro deliberately reduced his strength, the punch had little effect on Lynn, who was currently at A-rank and in full condition.

He looked at Kuroro, whose expression had changed slightly, and grinned maliciously. Then, he seized the opportunity to grab Kuroro's arms with both hands, and without sufficient Nen defense, the arms broke off!

"You had a great time playing just now, didn't you? Now it's my turn!"

Chapter 79: Defeat the Simulated Chrollo! The battle was exhilarating!

Peng!

Kuroro's right arm snapped off instantly, twisting in a bizarre manner.

The sound of the bone breaking was crisp and loud, which sounded very jarring to Kuroro's ears. An unnatural look appeared on his face as he endured the pain of his broken right arm, filled with doubt.

This doesn't make sense... Could it be a constraint or a vow?

After their exchange, Kuroro was very clear about Lynn's level of strength.

This couldn't possibly be a case of pretending to be weak while actually being strong, because no matter how well someone can disguise themselves, the natural reactions that come out in battle can't be faked... In his view, Lynn was just a Nen user with decent strength, but weaker than him.

However, the strength Lynn unleashed at this moment was no less than his.

For such a rapid leap in strength, Kuroro could only think of one most suitable answer—restraint and oath!

In his view, Lynn most likely paid a high price to establish constraints and oaths in exchange for his strength.

This is good news because such constraints and vows are often not lasting and are likely to have time limits.

Once time passes, this power that does not belong to him will disappear, and he will also have to bear the consequences.

The bad news is that he was caught off guard and his right arm was broken. The Thief's Secret requires one hand to hold the book, and with the enemy still watching, he basically has no hope of using his Nen ability. He can only rely on the dagger in his left hand for offense and defense.

In the blink of an eye, Kuroro made his decision.

drag!

He would win if he could stall for time until the enemy's time ran out; now that he was missing an arm, it would be difficult for him to organize an effective counterattack.

The next moment, Kuroro didn't think about retaliating. Instead, ignoring his injured right arm, he faced Lynn and quickly retreated backward.

Exposing your back to the enemy at this time would be a foolish thing to do.

He didn't even think about escaping to another place. With his injuries, he definitely couldn't outrun his opponent. All he could do now was hide and try to buy as much time as possible.

Looking at Kuroro, who was not far away, holding a knife in his left hand and his right hand hanging unnaturally at his side with a wary expression, Lynn quickly understood his plan.

This means they understand they are not in good condition and intend to stall for time.

Perhaps they see his current state as a constraint or a vow.

"Don't be so nervous, the battle will be over soon." Lynn's expression was calm, but a strong aura surrounded him, and the resulting air pressure continuously impacted the ground, creating shockwaves that expanded outward from his feet.

Since he could only maintain it for three minutes, he naturally went all out, without worrying about the consumption of his spiritual energy.

Even if he unleashed his spiritual energy at maximum power, he couldn't exhaust it all within three minutes.

Three minutes—that's the time he set for this simulation battle. Either he defeats Kuroro during his "transformation" time, or he withdraws from the battle.

After using [Solo Assistance], he felt like he was in excellent condition, with an endless source of power, having achieved A-rank strength.

This is just going from B+ to A. I wonder what Gon felt when he transformed into Black Gon in the original story. But at that time, Gon was blinded by hatred and probably didn't feel anything at all.

Suddenly, Lynn's eyes turned cold, and he stretched out his hands. An astonishing chill burst forth from his body, turning his eyebrows and hair snow-white, and the temperature in the entire room plummeted.

A thick layer of ice quickly formed on the ground, and at the same time, visible frost appeared on Kuroro's body.