New Discovery and the Molten Core Predicament

At night, the entire island fell silent.

But it had not become safer than during the day. On the contrary, it had become even more dangerous.

Especially for those examinees who had already found their targets. Under the cover of darkness, they silently approached their prey, then launched sudden attacks the instant their opponents let their guard down.

In just a few short hours, quite a few unlucky people had been eliminated, and some had even lost their lives.

Hunting and being hunted—this was the essence of the fourth exam.

Just as hunters and prey in nature constantly switched roles, examinees hunting for their target number tags also had to watch out for arrows from behind.

But for Allen, this exam had already ended the moment he defeated Hisoka.

At that moment, he lay comfortably on a rock, fiddling with the Alliance Insignia he had just obtained as he muttered to himself, "Interesting! So fighting Nen users counts as PVP? In that case, couldn't I farm honor by actively seeking out fights, then directly trade it for a High Warlord set? And there are even Talent Points as rewards..."

Apparently, after his battle with Hisoka ended, Allen was surprised to discover that his rank had risen from the lowest rank of Private to Sergeant, while his remaining Talent Points had gone from 0 to 1.

In other words, as long as he kept fighting powerful Nen users, he could not only purchase honor gear from the mysterious shop, but also gain additional Talent Points to max out all three talent trees: Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, and Survival.

"This is quite an incredible discovery. Maybe after the Hunter Exam ends, I can take a trip to the Sky Arena and test it on the Nen users above the 200th floor, while taking the opportunity to plunder some more aura. What do you think?"

As he spoke, Allen turned his gaze toward the Nen Beast sitting beside him—the Red Dragon of Life.

As though it possessed intelligence, it immediately revealed an excited, delighted expression and nodded vigorously.

Seeing This Guy act so human-like, Allen was even somewhat unsure whether he had created the red dragon with Nen in the first place, or whether the red dragon's soul within the egg had been reborn through life energy.

Of course, there was no need to dwell on that now.

Their lives had already been bound together in a relationship of mutual dependence and mutual benefit.

The only thing worth noting was that after devouring a massive amount of Hisoka's aura, the red dragon was no longer merely a Nen Beast. It could consume aura to materialize itself, becoming a genuine red dragon.

Even Allen, its creator, found this astonishing and unbelievable.

But considering the staggering aura consumption during materialization, it was clearly something that could only be used as a trump card to turn the tide at a critical moment.

Moreover, the red dragon was still too small and needed to devour more aura to grow stronger, whether it was his own or his enemies'.

Having sorted this out, Allen directly used his teleportation ability and instantly appeared in an underground world with an unbelievably high ambient temperature, surrounded by scorching lava and giant fire elementals.

Molten Core!

This was the first large raid Dungeon he had been permitted to enter after clearing all five-man and ten-man Dungeons. It was also the first Dungeon where even killing ordinary mobs felt extremely difficult.

"Whew—Lupos, begin."

Allen took a deep breath, swiftly materialized his armor and Weapons and Equipment, then gave his pet the order without looking back.

Awoo!!!!!!

Lupos immediately let out a piercing Wolf Howl. Shadow Energy once again enveloped its entire body, and in less than a few seconds, it created over a dozen energy clones.

Under its control and command, the Shadow Wolf Pack charged like starving tigers at the two Magma Giants guarding the entrance.

At the same time, Allen did not remain idle. He immediately took out the Mithril Arrow he had been saving.

Nen abilities—Enhancement

Arrow attribute bestowed—Piercing

Nen abilities—Transmutation

Arrow attribute bestowed—Liquefy Air

Aim Shot

Multi-Shot

Serpent Sting

With Nen abilities providing double reinforcement for his bow and arrows, the very first Aim Shot blasted a large hole through a Magma Giant.

The Transmutation Nen attached to it was rapidly liquefying the surrounding air, while the liquefied air absorbed massive amounts of heat as it evaporated. In the blink of an eye, the giant's scorching lava body cooled, turning into brittle black stones that fell away piece by piece.

"Now! Kill it!"

Awoo!!

Accompanied by Lupos's piercing howl, the dozen-plus Phantom Wolves rushed at the most heavily injured Magma Giant, opening their bloody maws and biting down tightly on the cooled, solidified areas.

The next second...

Boom!

All the Phantom Wolves self-destructed!

Blackish-purple Shadow Energy surged like a tide, instantly swallowing the entire Magma Giant.

When the energy gradually dispersed, all that remained was a pile of shattered rocks emitting black smoke. It was dead beyond doubt.

The other Magma Giant had also been caught in the blast. Half its body solidified under the effects of Shadow Energy, making both its movements and attack speed abnormally sluggish. In the end, it fell beneath Allen's unceasing barrage of enhanced arrows.

After the two gatekeepers had been dealt with, Allen finally approached with great anticipation and bent down to check whether they had dropped any valuable loot.

The result was quite disappointing. There was only a Lava Core, along with some utterly useless junk.

"Sigh—just like last time. Forget it, let's keep going. I'll fight as far as I can. With my current strength, I can only handle ordinary mobs anyway." Allen sighed helplessly.

It could not be helped!

You must know, raid Dungeons and five-man or ten-man Dungeons were on two completely different levels in terms of difficulty.

With the support of Nen abilities, the latter were not particularly difficult to clear, and the bosses' health pools were not that outrageous either. Often, a single burst of damage was enough to take them down.

But what about the monsters in Molten Core?

Even the Magma Giants guarding the entrance had over a hundred thousand health, while bosses had hundreds of thousands or even millions.

Not to mention that they possessed all sorts of powerful spells and skills, making it impossible to use Nen for defense. Three thousand health points could not withstand more than a couple of hits.

So before finding a solution, Allen did not dare provoke a boss lightly. Otherwise, he might end up dead before he even got the chance to run.

Especially Lucifron's group Power Word: Pain. Once afflicted with it, given his current health and Physical Quality, he could endure at most two or three ticks. Any more than that, and he would die no matter where he ran.

Therefore, for now, he could only set his sights on the outside world, strengthening his Nen abilities by hunting valuable targets until he was strong enough to challenge bosses and obtain better, more powerful equipment.

After all, Nen abilities were ever-changing.

As long as he put his mind to it, he would eventually find the two abilities he needed most urgently: healing and removing all kinds of negative status effects.

With those two, Allen would have the courage to go after the relatively easier bosses at the front.

Even if he could not beat them, running away would not be a problem. If he tried enough times, he would eventually succeed.

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