Becoming a Gadget Master Starting with Hunter x Hunter

The remaining examinees who were still conscious were all covering their ears and clutching their heads, struggling to endure.

"Is this the effect of applying Nen to sound?"

The only one in the venue who seemed unfazed was Morin.

He was even feeling Kruke's pronunciation, researching the connection between Nen and sound vibrations. But in the next second, he sensed something was wrong.

"Hmm?"

Morin raised an eyebrow and suddenly felt the Nen sound waves directed at him gradually intensifying.

He couldn't help but look up at Kruke on the stage in front of him.

The latter returned a provocative glance.

Seeing this, Morin silently took out a new gadget from his Four-Dimensional Pocket: a green, rock-garden-like object.

Gadget: [Echo Mountain].

Effect: Any sound emitted towards the Echo Mountain will be reflected back, and the user can adjust the delay time and volume.

Besides recording and playing sound, the Echo Mountain can also reflect it.

In the Iron Man Corps Theatrical Version, Doraemon used the Echo Mountain to reflect sound waves to fend off enemies.

Morin was doing the same now.

After taking out the Echo Mountain, he quietly adjusted it to reflect sound waves and placed it in front of him.

Then, he leaned back in his seat and continued reading his manga and novels.

"Hmm?"

Kruke was slightly taken aback when she saw Morin take out the Echo Mountain.

Having learned from the previous incident with the [Seven-holed Trumpet], Kruke was secretly wary of the small mountain-like model Morin had produced. But immediately, her expression changed drastically.

"Not good!"

She clearly felt that the sound waves she had sent towards Morin were being reflected back several times over!

"Pfft!"

The sound wave counterattack caused Kruke, who hadn't had time to react and hastily defended with Nen, to spit out a wisp of blood from the corner of her mouth.

At the same time, she quickly stopped emitting sound waves.

The remaining examinees, who had been suffering, finally felt a sense of relief, as if they had been pulled out of water, their bodies soaked in sweat.

They all collapsed on the ground, gasping for air.

"That bastard!!"

Kruke coughed lightly a couple more times, spitting out two more mouthfuls of bloody phlegm.

But when she saw Morin sitting so leisurely in his seat reading manga and novels, her anger flared even more.

This guy was so at ease.

Her internal organs had suffered some hidden injuries from the vibration of the sound waves.

This made her feel resentful and also fearful of Morin.

"First the trumpet, then the little mountain, he really has so many strange things."

Kruke gave Morin a deep look, then turned her gaze around the auditorium.

She hadn't forgotten that she was an Examiner for the Hunter Exam; she still had that professional integrity.

"A total of seventy-seven people remain conscious."

"The first round of the Hunter Exam is now complete."

Kruke's face was somewhat pale, but her tone was relatively calm as she announced the number of passers.

Although she had infused some Nen into the sound waves, she hadn't gone too far as it was an exam.

Well, with just a high-pitched sound, Kruke had caused over a hundred people to lose consciousness.

This overwhelming power made the examinees once again feel the terror of a professional Hunter.

At the same time, it made them yearn even more for the profession of a Hunter.

"Those who fainted will be taken out by Association staff, and for those of you who passed..."

Kruke pointed to the stage behind her. "Exit from the back here, and someone will take you to the location of the second round of testing." As she said this, she glanced at Morin again.

Then, without paying any attention to the reactions of the examinees below, she disappeared from the stage on her own.

Well, this kind of arrogant behavior was indeed quite willful.

The examinees looked at each other, their faces paler than Kruke's, and they all got up with wry smiles, staggering towards the back of the stage.

And Morin, the instigator of all this, followed behind the crowd leisurely, as if nothing had happened.

At this moment?

In a small room somewhere in the opera house.

"Cough, cough."

Kruke sat in a chair, coughing lightly as he used Nen to condition his body. He then took out a walkie-talkie.

"This year's batch of examinees includes a particularly troublesome individual. You all need to be careful."

"Even you find them troublesome?!

A flustered voice came from the walkie-talkie.

"Hey, Kruke, judging by your voice, did you get bested by them?"

"You all need to be cautious, that kid is incredibly strange."

Kruke, uncharacteristically, didn't retort, merely pouting. "He has all sorts of bizarre gadgets. One wrong move and you could suffer a major loss."

"You really got bested?"

The person on the other end of the walkie-talkie had been joking, but now they were genuinely surprised.

"Then I'll have to give them special attention. What does that guy look like..."

After Kruke described Morin's appearance and attire, the other examiners on the walkie-talkie all had different expressions.

"Hoh hoh hoh, as expected of my disciple! They're already causing trouble and managed to best an examiner so quickly? "

Upon hearing the words "has gadgets," Biscuit already knew who they were talking about.

She put her hands on her hips, wishing she could throw her head back and laugh.

See, this is the disciple I trained! Even more formidable than professional hunters who have already achieved success!!

And the other Hunter Examiners?

"A troublemaker? It seems this test won't be so boring."

They were both interested and eager to try, but also held a degree of caution.

They all knew Kruke's strength.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that within the current Hunter Association, Kruke was one of the newly emerging hunters being closely monitored and cultivated.

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Whether it was personality, strength, or how they handled affairs, they possessed extraordinary talent.

To make an excellent elite like Kruke suffer a setback, it seemed the other party was not to be trifled with.

This perked up the group of hunters who had been idly invited by Netero to serve as examiners.

They silently awaited the arrival of Morin and the other examinees.

The remaining seventy-seven examinees, including Morin, walked out from behind the stage as Kruke had mentioned.

Upon exiting, they entered an underground passage.

They slowly proceeded along stairs and corridors.

In less than five minutes, they arrived in a vast underground tunnel.

"Alright, examinees from all over the world, first, congratulations on passing the first round of the test."

As the examinees were sizing up their surroundings, Suddenly, a yellow figure appeared before them.

"I am the chief examiner for your second round of testing."

He said, his eyes casually sweeping over the seventy-seven examinees.

When he saw Morin, his gaze paused slightly on him before he nonchalantly shifted it away.

While he was observing the examinees, Morin was also sizing him up.

Met another acquaintance.

The examiner before him wore a yellow striped shirt, and his hair was dyed a messy yellow.

His face was smeared with black ink resembling a mustache, and his small fangs gleamed brightly in the dark underground environment.

It was Kanzai, who would later become one of the Zodiacs, Tiger.

Morin remembered that he was a Treasure Hunter and a part-time bodyguard.

He wasn't good at Chinese or arithmetic and was quite hot-tempered.

But his strength was decent; Hisoka estimated his power level at 5.

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During the mission to the Dark Continent, he was assigned to the defense team.

Within the Association, he was an independent individual, a neutral party who didn't meddle in politics.

First Kruke, and now Kanzai, Morin had reason to suspect that he would encounter more future "acquaintances" in the upcoming Hunter Exam tests.

"Alright, regardless of anything else, being able to pass the first stage shows you have some skill."

Kanzai crossed his arms. "The rules for the next test are simple: just head straight through this tunnel behind me."

"As you proceed, you might encounter various obstacles, and there might be multiple branching paths, much like a maze."

"The end of the tunnel, your final destination, is the Albamor Mountains."

"Once you emerge onto the surface and see the sign that says 'Welcome to the Albamor Mountains,' you will have reached the destination for the third round of testing, meaning you've passed the second round."

"Let me state this beforehand: the tunnel ahead might lead to other places. If you deviate from the correct location, even if you get out, it will still be considered a failed test."

"Also, don't think about just climbing out of any random passage and heading directly to the Albamor Mountains from the surface. Trust me, you'd best not do that."

Kanzai chuckled with a hint of mischief, as if recalling something:

"A final friendly reminder: the passages ahead are complex and varied. I don't know where choosing the wrong one might lead.

Perhaps it connects to subway tracks, perhaps to a monster's lair, or maybe it's a precarious, constantly collapsing passage where a single misstep could cost you your life."

"It's not too late to back out now, but once you step past me, it signifies your voluntary participation in the second round of the test."

Kanzai glanced at the digital watch on his wrist. "The time limit is seventy-two hours. Anyone who hasn't reached the destination by then will be considered eliminated."

After speaking, he said no more, calmly observing the group of examinees.

"A test like navigating a maze?"

Morin smiled, completely unhurried, and casually took out a small chair to sit down.

"Hmm?"

Kanzai's eyes narrowed slightly as he witnessed Morin's action.

"A Nen ability that can store things?"

The appearance of a chair out of thin air immediately made Kanzai consider this possibility.