The essence of Nen was a form of life energy. Nearly every person and every living creature possessed it to some extent.
The only problem was that most of this life energy leaked away unconsciously. Only after opening all the aura pores across one's body and learning "Ten" could one truly control this power.
So in theory, anyone could become a potential Nen user—and likewise, food Red Dragon could devour.
Over the following period, Allen's hunting targets were no longer limited to the relatively rare Nen users. He included every wanted criminal guilty of countless crimes, forcibly opened their aura pores and turned them into Nen users, then killed them and fed them to Vilnalasath.
Although most of these newly awakened Nen users had pitifully small aura reserves and could not develop any worthwhile abilities, they made up for it in sheer numbers.
Especially in densely populated major cities, all manner of horrific murders occurred almost every day. There were always wanted criminals to catch on the Hunter website.
It was simply that most Bounty Hunters disdained going after such ordinary prey.
But Allen did not mind at all. As long as someone was judged to have committed murder with malicious intent, every last one of them was sent into Red Dragon's belly.
No trial!
No forgiveness!
There was only slaughter and death!
In barely over a month, he had harvested the lives of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of wanted criminals. He had even completely stripped them of their right to appear in court and receive a lawyer's defense.
This brutal, merciless approach not only shocked and troubled the entire Hunter Association leadership, but even Pariston Hill, who had originally intended to stir up trouble, stopped all his little moves.
Because even he was not entirely sure whether, if he really