Hunter's Ascent: Starting in the Hunter x Hunter World
Chapter 1228

A Winner in Life

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New York, Avengers Alliance Tower headquarters.

The superheroes who had survived Thanos's snap had gathered together to discuss how to deal with the grave issue of magical energy ravaging Earth and even beginning to alter its ecological environment.

As the current highest leader of Earth's magical community, Mordo had naturally been invited as well.

Without any nonsense, he bluntly explained to these laymen, including S.H.I.E.L.D.'s new director and representatives from the International Security Council, in an unhurried tone, "Gentlemen! Although this magical energy has had a considerable impact on Earth's ecology and environment, even triggering a certain degree of unrest, I assure you that this is a good thing for all humanity. It will greatly increase the human body's tolerance for magical energy while granting children, especially infants, powerful magical talent."

"Hold on!" An elderly man in his sixties suddenly interrupted. "Master Mordo, I admit that you are an unquestionable authority on magic. But please note that what these unknown energies have caused so far is not merely unrest, but serious social and public security problems. According to the reports we have received, crime rates in major cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco have nearly tripled year-on-year. More than sixty percent of the increase involved people using Superpowers resembling magic. Ordinary police and law enforcement agencies simply have no way to deal with these superpowered individuals. Some are even controlled and forced to become accomplices to criminals."

"Sorry, but that is America's social problem, as well as the structural crisis caused by Thanos's snap wiping out half the world's population. It has no direct connection to this energy. If I were one of the US Government's high officials, I would seriously reflect on my own management abilities, institutional problems, the longstanding tradition of racial discrimination,

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