Long Time No See

As the instructional matches finally came to an end, Gon and Bodrō both became aware of their own shortcomings.

In the days that followed, aside from their daily basic training, they also began constantly trying to develop new abilities in their own respective directions.

As the saying went, competition bred progress!

When two single-minded Enhancers came together, sparks were naturally bound to fly, along with overt and covert rivalry.

In comparison, under Allen's guidance, Killua had learned in advance how to transform his aura into electricity.

Although its current power could at most be used against unprepared Ordinary People, as time passed and his understanding of electricity deepened, it would surely grow stronger and more terrifying.

Likewise, Allen drew quite a bit of inspiration from the process. He could control the three different states of transformed water to a limited degree, then combine it with the Cyan Philosopher's Stone's control over airflow to simulate cloud discharge at extremely low altitudes.

The only drawback was that he still could not make the lightning strike specific targets according to his will.

Especially after a large area of low-hanging clouds was created, it basically became an indiscriminate thunderstorm bombardment covering the entire area. Even the elite imps in Molten Core, in the caves leading to BOSS 1 and BOSS 2, could not last more than a few seconds before rapidly turning into charred corpses.

By the end of the two-month special training, everyone had gained enormously.

Just by looking at the solid, rounded Ten surrounding Gon and Killua, anyone could tell that they were definitely stronger now than they had been at this point in the anime.

Realizing this, Allen immediately said, "That's enough! Starting today, the two of you have graduated."

"Ah? Graduated?" Gon blinked in confusion.

"That's right! Graduated. You've now mastered the four major basics of Nen abilities, as well as four advanced applications: Ken, Shu, Gyo, and Ko. Learning Ryu, In, and En is only a matter of time. Though you still have a long way to go before becoming proficient, you'll improve as long as you keep polishing them persistently. In other words, your future training is a personal matter for each of you." Allen gave a straightforward explanation.

"So you're leaving?"

Killua was clearly much smarter than Gon and immediately realized what was about to happen.

Allen nodded helplessly. "Yeah! Haven't you noticed? I haven't received a single match application for two whole months. Rather than waste time here, I might as well go out into the world and find something more interesting to do."

Counting the time, he had stayed at the Sky Arena for nearly three months. He had devoured nineteen eggs, seized nineteen different Nen abilities, gained nineteen Talent Points, and earned the rank of "Knight." It could truly be called a bumper harvest.

The nineteen Talent Points in particular had not only unlocked the ultimate Shooting Talent, Attack Aura, but had also left some to spare for Survival Talent, allowing him to begin developing toward becoming a true all-round Hunter.

"What about us?" Gon asked, pointing at his own nose.

"You can stay here and continue fighting the other fighters on the two-hundredth floor, or you can leave like us and search for new goals. So-called Hunters are, in truth, a special group willing to stop at nothing to obtain the treasures they desire. Those treasures can be anything—wealth, knowledge, power, gourmet food, rare flora and fauna, ancient ruins, and so on." Allen openly stated his understanding of Hunters.

"Killua, what do you think?"

Gon clearly understood the meaning of those words and turned his gaze directly toward his friend.

Killua stroked his chin and pretended to ponder for a long time. In the end, he could not help laughing. "Idiot! Of course we're staying! Would you really be satisfied with leaving just like that? We have to fight those fighters a few times first!"

"Hehe! Agreed! Then it's settled!"

After saying that, Gon turned around and deeply bowed to Allen and Bodrō. "Thank you very much for your guidance over these past two months!"

"No need to be so polite. Don't forget, you two still owe me a favor."

Allen replied meaningfully, then stood up and pushed open the door, intending to take the elevator straight out of the Sky Arena.

But at the instant he opened the door, he suddenly saw a familiar figure standing in the corridor, staring at him with a crazed, bloodthirsty gleam in his eyes.

Hisoka?!

"Heh, long time no see. You've caused quite a stir lately." Hisoka licked his lips and eagerly took the initiative to greet him.

"It has indeed been a long time. Looks like your Nen abilities have recovered." Allen stopped and sized up the clearly deranged madman from head to toe.

It had to be said, compared to their last battle, This Guy's aura capacity had increased by at least twenty percent.

"Thanks to you, I did a little special training during this time. So, are you interested in fighting me in the two-hundredth-floor arena? In return, I can tell you an interesting piece of news." Hisoka proposed the match with a faint smile.

"Here? Now?"

Allen was slightly surprised by the request.

"Hmm! And I suggest you don't leave the Sky Arena right now. Otherwise, something very frightening will happen. Am I right?"

The moment his voice fell!

Hisoka immediately turned and stared toward the darkest part of the corridor.

The next second...

Illumi emerged from within, dressed in a black bodysuit and wearing a sunhat. In a completely emotionless tone, he agreed, "He's right! You've already been targeted. If you leave the Sky Arena now, there's a high chance you'll be ambushed."

"Ambush me? By who? Why?"

Allen narrowed his eyes, and a chilling killing intent began radiating from his entire body.

"Sorry, I can't tell you yet. You should discuss this matter with Hisoka. I was merely hired to do my own job." Illumi walked straight over to his "good friend," leaned against the wall, and stood there.

Hisoka, meanwhile, fiddled with the cards in his hand while curling his lips into a smile. "As long as you agree to fight me, I'll immediately tell you everything, and Illumi and I will stand on your side. How about it? That's quite a good deal, isn't it?"

Allen considered it briefly, then immediately nodded. "Fine! But I have one additional condition."

"Oh? What condition?"

Hisoka abruptly raised his head. A terrifying gleam burst from his eyes, and he was already nearly unable to restrain his extreme excitement and exhilaration.

"Regarding this matter, I want to talk to you privately after the battle is over. As for now, let's submit the match application first. If you don't mind, how about we set it for tomorrow?"

Allen clearly did not want to waste too much time on this meaningless back-and-forth.

Because he could sense that Hisoka obviously knew something, which was why he had deliberately waited here for him.

That meant if he did not satisfy this maniac's fanatical desire to fight, he could forget about finding out who had targeted him and what methods they had prepared.

Of course, Allen himself did not reject the idea of fighting Hisoka either, whether to gain combat experience or to test whether repeatedly fighting the same person could earn enough Honor Points and Talent Points.

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