Harvesting Bombs

The [Invincible Turret] has already been set up inside the Passageway.

Look at this Steel Behemoth.

The surrounding Hunters and Exorcism Team watched in astonishment.

"Is he... Conjuration esper?!"

"That's really straightforward... They actually built a giant cannon, and it looks quite powerful!"

Ian ignored the crowd and stepped forward.

Jin grinned, his God.

I knew you wouldn't leave!

"Then I really thank you for your trust!"

Ian sneered.

"I just don't want to see you all die here in vain!"

As he spoke, he took out two stickers with yellow crosses covering the word "E" from his pocket, handed them to him and President Nitro respectively, and said calmly.

"Hey, guild leader, and you too, keep this on if you need to, it could save your life!"

Netero and Kim both looked curiously at the stickers being handed to them.

Jin carefully examined the "Disaster-Repelling Sticker" in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"Is this some kind of item to ward off bad luck? I think I saw you use it just now. Is it because there's a time limit for using it now?"

Ian's face was dark.

It's annoying to deal with these clever guys; they can always deduce a lot of information from just a few details.

He didn't answer, he just sneered.

"You can return it to me if you don't need it."

Jin quickly put it in his pocket, grinning.

"Of course I'll use it, Ian. I trust your gadget abilities."

After saying that, he looked at Ian and said seriously.

"However, do you have any ideas for what to do next? That burst of Nen was truly terrifying. To be honest, I'm not confident I can defeat the person who created that Nen."

"Furthermore... if we don't clear away these Malice Crystals thoughts before us, we won't even be able to move forward."

Ian shook his head, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Knov, who stood in the crowd with a deep worry on his face, and then said calmly.

"To be honest, I'm not very confident in dealing with the enemy who was emitting that Nen just now."

"However, I think running shouldn't be a problem."

As he spoke, he pointed at Knov.

"Take that guy with you. His abilities, combined with yours, will provide double protection. At least, if we can't win, we can still run away."

Upon hearing Ian's words, Netero and King looked in the direction Ian was pointing.

Jin looked puzzled, while Netero, who knew about Knov's abilities, nodded secretly and said in a hoarse voice.

"Indeed, Knov's spatial abilities, combined with yours, can form a complete and secure defensive system."

"Is that young man's Nen Ability also Space?" Jin Weiwei asked in surprise.

"That's right, but what I'm curious about is, how did you know, Ian?" Netero spoke up at this moment, looking at Ian with some curiosity.

He had watched the entire battle between the two.

Throughout the entire ordeal, that kid Knov never used his "Hide and Seek".

Ian froze, just about to make up an excuse.

"Boom--"

Deep within the Ruins' Passageway, another explosion resounded, making everyone's ears ring. A powerful blast of air swept outwards, causing the ground to tremble violently, drawing the attention of everyone present.

What happened?

Ian frowned and walked forward with Kim, Netero, and the others.

At this very moment.

Ahead lay the cave entrance, nearly destroyed by an explosion, which was now covered in "Malice Crystals," with numerous crystals scattered around.

Dark brown blood splattered on the surrounding walls!

The corpses had all vanished, evaporated completely, leaving only a blurry human figure.

Several Hunters swallowed hard, staring in horror at the star-like Malice Crystals on the surrounding walls, as if they were the gaping maw of a monster that devours people.

Upon seeing Netero and the others approach, several Hunters spoke in trembling voices.

"President... President, that guy just touched those Malice Crystals and they exploded."

Ian and Kim exchanged a glance.

Realizing something was amiss, everyone present immediately focused their gaze on the large amount of Malice Crystals within the Passageway.

The result was surprising.

I don't know when.

These luminous crystals, capable of blocking the flow of Nen, actually contain extremely powerful energy.

Jin's eyes widened in surprise as he stared at the Malice Crystals in shock.

"What's going on? Two completely different properties are actually appearing on these crystals..."

In his original speculation.

Nen and these crystals are completely incompatible.

Like the positive and negative poles of a magnetic field.

Clearly, as long as one gets close to these crystals, their Nen will be blocked and affected...

But right now.

These faintly Malice Crystals of malevolent energy are like bombs slowly accumulating energy with the help of Nen. The brighter their glow, the more Nen they have stored.

It will cause a tremendous explosion if it is touched...

Jin then shared his findings with everyone.

Ian glanced at the densely packed "bombs" inside, which looked like stars, and felt a chill run down his spine.

He simply raised his hand and waved.

The glowing crystals that had just been shattered and scattered on the ground were instantly swept into the cave ahead by an invisible force.

After doing all this, he looked ahead and said.

"Hey, Jin, looks like we don't need to clean it up anymore."

"If so many 'bombs' were to actually explode, the entire Ruins would probably collapse, and might even crush that monster to death."

Ian spoke, and everyone knew he was joking.

But I couldn't laugh.

After all.

Even if this place is destroyed, it won't help unless the problem of Malice leaking from within the Ruins is resolved.

It will only create more trouble for them.

"We need to find a way to destroy these Malice Crystals before they absorb enough Nen."

Jin thought for a moment and then spoke.

Everyone knew that their only hope now lay with the Emission-type weapons in the hands of the Exorcist Squad, or with the Emission-type Nen users in the team.

As for other types of Nen Abilities, I really wouldn't dare to use them.

Previously, these crystals only affected their Nen circulation, but now, they're so powerful that they explode at the slightest touch. Who would dare to approach them?

Hearing what Jin said.

Kannari Rin didn't stop them; instead, she ordered everyone to continue advancing and launch an attack!

Exorcism Team was unwilling, they had no choice but to attack at this point!

A new round of gunfire has begun.

Kim and Netero were also busy at this time. Both of them had the ability to attack from a distance and did their best to help the Exorcism Team share the burden.

Ian hesitated for a moment, then joined the battle, which was almost like "the Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains."

Under his command.

[Invincible Turret] keeps firing!

With each Heavenly Thunderbolt from the sky, a pile of glowing crystals was blasted to pieces!

"Boom! Boom!"

He was like a music conductor, just constantly waving his arms, and then a barrage of artillery fire would pour out.

In an instant.

It was hard to tell whether the Malice Crystals exploded on their own or were bombarded by Ian's cannons.

The surrounding Hunters stared in disbelief at the scene.

"Hey, you're kidding me..."

"This... this brat, doesn't he need to expend any mana? This kind of dense, saturation-style firepower attack is simply astonishing!"

This was Netero's first time seeing Ian's [Invincible Turret].

They were also very surprised by its power, and even more surprised by Ian's growth rate at this time.

It hasn't been that long since we fought that guy Knov.

This strange little brat has already developed a new combat tool... His potential... is truly terrifying!

"Boom--"

The relentless heavy artillery fire completely suppressed the tribulations of the Exorcism Team.

They even felt ashamed of themselves.

It's no exaggeration to say that...

Their group of people were armed with "Millet Plus Rifles ".

It also can't compare to the speed at which Ian's Infinite Firepower Cannon advances.

After this battle...

They had realized that this kid in front of them was truly capable.

Even Kannari Rin stared blankly at Ian in the distance, marveling at the monstrous steel cannon beside him.

Just a little while later.

In front of Ian.

The Passageway ahead was now completely dark; the glowing Malice Crystals had been wiped out by artillery fire and gunfire.

But.

The Ruins stretch outwards for an unknown length of time, and it's unclear how much longer it will take before we can traverse these caves filled with strange crystals.

They kept bombarding it.

The sounds were coming and going, and Ian was starting to get bored.

He took out the green [Nonliving Hypnosis Loudspeaker], intending to try hypnotizing a Malice Crystals.

You're a bomb!

You're a bomb!

You're a bomb!

The three words fell.

The next moment, a not-so-large crystal actually transformed into a round, transparent crystal bomb, which looked just like crystal.

Ian's eyes lit up when he saw this.

"I wonder how powerful the bomb is!"

"If only it had the same power as that Malice Crystals explosion!"

"That way, at least his trip won't be a complete waste; he'll have gained something."