Rapidly gathering information through observation, then using as little information as possible to determine the type, traits, fighting habits, and methods of an opponent's abilities.
These were the basic qualities every qualified Nen user needed, as well as rules that had to be followed in battle.
Because the abilities Nen could create were simply far too varied!
Recklessly delivering a killing blow without knowing an opponent's abilities could very well drag one into hell alongside their post-mortem Nen enhancement.
As someone who had followed Togashi's "illustrated novel" all the way to its latest hiatus, Allen knew that during Kakin Kingdom's later Succession Contest, Second Prince Camilla had created the terrifying Nen Beast known as the Million Reincarnation Cat. It used post-mortem Nen enhancement as its activation condition, crushing the person who killed its host into something like life energy and feeding it to the host, allowing the host to achieve the incredible feat of coming back from the dead.
Therefore, when facing a Nen user whose abilities were completely unknown but who possessed a certain level of strength, Allen preferred to first determine whether their abilities belonged to the utterly unreasonable rule-based type.
What was more, he had already set his sights on Zebrulon's powerful self-healing and recovery abilities and intended to seize them.
Thus, the two exchanged blows dozens of times in the cramped space. Zebrulon was almost always the one attacking, while Allen defended and dodged passively, occasionally throwing Mithril Arrowheads to restrain this guy's increasingly unrestrained and frenzied actions.
Meanwhile, Bodrō took the victim out of the dangerous room, draped a coat over her, and comforted her in a deep voice. "Relax. Don't be afraid. You're safe now."
"Sa... safe?"
The woman cautiously raised her head, her eyes filled with pain, panic, and fear.
"That's right! You've