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

That's true. Miss Cookie already knew about Lynn's physical condition when she was treating him. It's impossible that he concealed his strength, and it's even less likely that it was a constraint or oath. Otherwise, Lynn wouldn't be standing in front of them unharmed.

So, who exactly is that mysterious person?

Chapter 112 The Battle with Kang Jae! The Enemy Wants Revenge!

Bisge's doubts were destined to remain unanswered, because she had already ruled out the correct answer.

Getting back to the main point, after this attack, the base is no longer suitable for habitation, and reconstruction will take some time.

Just as Amy's exorcism was halfway complete and the location had been exposed, the group decided to move to the city above.

The attack by Yingren Kingdom also angered the Reges royal family, who, while sending more people to protect Amy, launched a fierce counterattack against Yingren Kingdom.

Yingren Kingdom's attempt to steal a chicken backfired spectacularly. Not only did they fail to kill Amy, they also lost many men, including the rare master Shuten-dōji.

They were already overwhelmed by the retaliation from the Reges royal family, and had no way to spare any manpower to continue targeting Amy, so the mission was a complete failure.

……

Yingren country.

Inside the villa where Shuten-dōji originally lived.

Ibaraki-dōji sat on the sofa. Although the right half of his face was covered by a wooden board, the left half of his face was unusually gloomy, and his left eye revealed a scarlet gaze.

He exuded a suffocating aura, and red and black lightning seemed to flicker and dance in the living room, which was enough to show that he was furious and his emotions were on the verge of getting out of control.

Before him, a second-tier demon knelt on the ground, trembling. He had come to inform him that the mission had failed, and also to report the death of Lord Shuten-dōji.

To be honest, he was prepared to die when he received this mission. It was only because he was a trusted confidant of Lord Ibaraki that he was able to survive; otherwise, anyone else would have been doomed.

Due to the unique training methods of the [Hyakki], members often imitate legendary monsters, which makes them prone to mood swings. They are more likely to experience negative emotions such as irritability, dissatisfaction, and anger than normal people, and they can easily go to extremes at the slightest disagreement.

Ibaraki and Shuten-dōji are extremely close friends. To ensure Shuten-dōji's safety, he even had Inugami place an order with the Zoldyck family, the number one assassin family, but the result was not satisfactory.

Both Inugami and Shuten-dōji are dead.

This made Ibaraki, who had a very deep bond with Shuten-dōji, extremely upset.

Ibaraki's gaze was like a knife, sweeping over the list of people on the table as if each one was a knife stabbing into them.

Without exception, everyone on the list was a known member of the base, including Inohana Kangjae, Bisji, and Lynn, who came to help.

Now that Shuten-dōji is dead, he naturally wants revenge!

Given the chance, he will go to each and every one of them to settle accounts!

Of course, he hadn't completely lost his mind; he knew what kind of people were suitable to target and was capable of doing so.

Firstly, it's inconvenient to make a move against the Reges royal family, at least not in the short term. Secondly, people like Kang Zai and Bisji are also unsuitable. The former is one of the twelve Earthly Branches of the Hunter Association, and the latter is Netero's disciple... Although he is one of the top fighters in Yingren Kingdom, he is still far inferior to Netero, so it's best not to provoke him.

Thinking of this, Ibaraki subconsciously clenched his hands.

strength!

Ultimately, all problems stem from a lack of strength!

If he possessed invincible strength, Shuten-dōji wouldn't have died, and no one would have dared to provoke them... It seems it's time to pay some price to advance further.

After a moment of contemplation, Ibaraki's gaze fell upon a group of people, including Lynn.

These people are all not very strong and are known to have no background, making them perfect for revenge, at least to vent their anger!

……

The attack by Yingren Kingdom was just a minor incident. Although it caused quite a stir, thankfully it ended without serious harm.

Time flies, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Amy's exorcism process is nearing completion, and in a few more days it will be completely eradicated. Lynn took this opportunity to invite Kang Zai to a sparring match.

Inside the brightly lit arena, on the specially provided ring, Lynn and Kang Zai stood on opposite sides, their eyes meeting, both seeing the undisguised fighting spirit in each other's eyes.

Kang Zai goes without saying; from any perspective, he is a standard Enhancer-type and loves fighting.

As Lynn gradually integrated into this world and grew stronger, he also deeply appreciated the joy of battle.

Moreover, while others only gain combat experience after completing the battle, he also gets cards as a bonus, so he naturally enjoys it immensely.

Because Nen abilities are not convenient to reveal to outsiders, and it was just a friendly sparring match, there were very few spectators in the audience, including Chopper, Leorio, Visge, and Gal.

Kang Jae's mouth stretched from ear to ear, his face beaming with a smile. He took half a step forward and slammed his fist into his palm with a thud.

“I’ve already… um, what’s that word again?” He frowned at Lynn, then suddenly slapped his thigh, “Right, tasteless!”

Tasteless and bland?

Chopper tilted his head, his expression sincere and confused: "Huh? I thought he was eager to fight, but it turns out he doesn't?"

"Don't interrupt!" Kang Zai waved his hand impatiently, pointing at Lynn again, his eyes shining. "Anyway, I'm already getting impatient. Lynn, you'd better go all out and don't think about holding back. Let me..."

He got stuck.

“Let me…” Kang Jae bit his lip, thought for a moment, brandished his fist in the air a couple of times, and finally roared out decisively:

"Let me die a worthy death!"

Lynn paused, looking helpless.

After spending this time together, he finally understood what Gail had said: "Kang Zai is a very capable kid."

Kang Jae is definitely capable, but he has an easily angered and irritable personality, and he is not good at Chinese or math. He's practically a kingpin.

Very impressive, but he's just a kid.

For example, right now, no one knows when Kang Jae will suddenly say something that will completely surprise everyone.

Leorio, who was watching the battle, finally couldn't hold back any longer. He adjusted his small round glasses and asked in a low voice, "Does he want his master to kill him?"

Kang Zai heard this, turned around and said with a disdainful look: "You don't know anything. Dying for a good cause means being beaten to a pulp. Don't try to correct me with your sissy idioms!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed out like a tiger descending a mountain.

Lynn's eyes narrowed; Kang Zai was moving very fast.

Its power generation posture is a bit special, just like that of felines. It is used to putting force on the balls of its feet and then leaping out with abnormal jumping force, which can greatly increase the sprint speed.

However, since it is a "jump," Kang Jae also finds it difficult to change direction midway, which is equivalent to pursuing the ultimate instant kill while giving up instantaneous sensitivity.

The next moment, Kang Zai's fist, wrapped in a large amount of Nen energy, grew larger and larger in front of Lynn. Lynn, on the other hand, narrowly dodged away, letting Kang Zai rush past her.

Kang Zai glanced at Lynn out of the corner of his eye, a sharp glint in his eyes.

He was right about him!

This is also one of Kang Jae's strengths; he is very good at recognizing people.

He's like a sensitive child, naturally able to more easily discern other people's personalities.

He could easily distinguish who genuinely cared for him and who was only pretending to be kind while harboring malicious intentions, and this also included his strength.

From the moment he first met Lynn, he knew this man was extraordinary.

It was precisely because of this talent that he became a bodyguard, and anyone who came into contact with his employer would be "screened" by him.

Peng!

Kang Zai landed and immediately swung his left leg with lightning speed, the kick whistling like a steel whip. Lynn raised his hand to block it.

Boom!

A dull thud suddenly sounded.

It didn't look like a fist or foot attack; it looked more like steel bars clashing together.

For powerful individuals of their caliber, a mere gesture can destroy what ordinary people consider incredibly hard.

Huh? Lynn's eyes suddenly changed, and he felt a strange shockwave coming from Kang Zai's left leg, which made his arm go slightly numb.

He increased his strength and pushed his left leg away, but Kang Jae's fist followed closely behind. The whole process was seamless and very compact, leaving the enemy no time to react appropriately.

Through his long combat career, Kang Jae has developed considerable experience, so much so that it is ingrained in his bones and he can perform it as a conditioned reflex.

Gai Lu and the other twelve earthly branches could mock Kang Zai's cultural level, but they would never mock his fighting ability.

Aside from a few individuals like Kim and Botbai, Kangzai's strength ranks among the top in the twelve earthly branches.

A red light flashed in Lynn's eyes. She turned her body and then placed her palm on Kangzai's outstretched arm, pushing it away horizontally and causing Kangzai to lose his balance slightly. However, Kangzai used the force to turn his body and fell to the ground. He braced himself with his hands and then kicked towards Lynn with his legs wrapped in surging Nen energy!

Peng!

In a hurry, Lynn crossed his arms in front of his chest and simultaneously condensed ice armor above them for protection. The next moment, Kangzai's feet arrived as expected, directly kicking his arms.

In addition to the astonishing force, that strange shockwave struck again, causing the ice armor to explode with a crisp sound, and Lynn took the opportunity to retreat and create distance.

Looking at Kang Jae, who had straightened up, Lynn pondered to herself.

Therefore, it seems that the strange shockwave was most likely Kang Zai's Nen ability, which is somewhat similar to the Six Kings Spear.

It generally involves using the moment the body comes into contact with an object to release a small but powerful shockwave with psychic energy.

Kang Jae's initial jump likely also utilized this Nen ability. Overall, it's a very useful ability, as it can both increase speed and enhance attack power.

We are currently unaware of any other effects.

The thought flashed through Lynn's mind briefly, and he raised his hand and shot out several cards, comparable to the Nen bullets released by a powerful Nen user.

Kang Jae's eyes flickered slightly as he cautiously turned to the side, trying to dodge, but the card exploded halfway through, turning into multiple double-spined spears made of ice.

With his mastery of [Ice-Shaping Magic] and the buff from being possessed by the Snow Woman, he can now easily create amazing uses for ice-based abilities, such as imitating Aokiji's moves from One Piece, although his power is far inferior.

It's turned into an ice spear?

Kang Zai frowned. He couldn't dodge at this distance anymore, so he had to raise his left arm to use his psychic energy to block it, while his right arm dealt with the rapidly charging Lynn. In just a moment, the two were fighting each other again, their exchanges extremely swift.

Fortunately, the audience was not simple-minded. Except for Leorio, who only felt like he was seeing afterimages, Bisge and the others could see it clearly.

Chapter 113 Card Upgrade! The Idea of ​​Replacing the Twelve Earthly Branches!

The battle was quite protracted.

It wasn't just that Kang Zai was strong; it was also because Lynn hadn't used his full power, since it was just a sparring match. He also wanted to increase his combat experience through sparring with Kang Zai.

He's currently only at A- rank, so finding opponents isn't too difficult. But as his strength continues to improve, there will be fewer and fewer suitable targets for sparring.

There are many monsters on the Dark Continent, but when they fight, it's a life-or-death struggle, and there's no way to have a proper spar.

At the same time, it seems that starting from Rank A, the gap between each rank segment of card cards begins to widen, and within the same rank, simply looking at the rank is no longer enough to distinguish the difference.

Therefore, it is possible that the gap between the S-class segments will be even greater.

Using this sparring match, Lynn also roughly assessed his own strength. Although both were A- grade, according to Hisoka's rating, Kangzai was 85 points, and he himself was at least 90 points, which was very close to Illumi's rating.

In the end, the contest concluded with a winner and a loser.

Peng!

Trapped in the freezing trap, Kang Jae had no time to dodge and was sent flying by Lynn's combined [Ice Fist], [Armament Haki], and [Iron Body] punch, crashing heavily onto the open ground outside the arena.

Everyone rushed over. Fortunately, Kang Zai was only slightly injured, and his energy was quite depleted, so he was a bit exhausted.

Lynn took the opportunity to examine the cards that Kang Zai had dropped.

As expected, it is the Tiger Talisman among the twelve talismans.

【Name: Tiger Talisman】

[Grade: A-]

[Type: Item Card]

[Background: Jackie Chan Adventures]

[Introduction: One of the twelve talismans, the Tiger Talisman governs balance. Effect 1: It can downgrade cards below S- rank and split them in two, such as splitting an A- rank card into two A- rank cards. Effect 2: It can maintain a good balance when possessing different types of energy without causing conflict. If all twelve talismans are collected, the Holy Lord can be summoned.]

He got the Tiger Talisman, but he was more concerned about something else... Cards aren't guaranteed to drop. So far, it's been good that Gail and Kangzai both got cards. Let's assume that all twelve Earthly Branches drop talismans. If he's unlucky and doesn't get any talismans when he defeats the other Earthly Branches later, he'll be doomed.