Leveling Up

Human beings—

Are most prone to developing twisted desires.

And then, based on "pleasure," they derive all sorts of methods to satisfy those twisted desires.

They unanimously named this behavior a carnival.

Mutilation, cannibalism…

Such things are commonplace in the world of Hunter x Hunter, in the corners where sunlight cannot reach.

It's just that some people do it secretly, while others have a strong desire to share.

And with the success of the information revolution, communication facilities were gradually established and improved worldwide, with mobile phone and computer technology becoming increasingly mature.

People could, through the platform of the internet, achieve real-time communication and exchange over extremely long distances.

Thus, some shady, gray areas of the internet emerged, providing a platform for those with a strong desire for twisted sharing to display and communicate.

The video Argo found was from one such network site specifically dedicated to sharing acts of mutilation.

This video basically confirmed Moro's suspicions.

If he hadn't met Molena right after transmigrating…

Without any power to resist, he might have ended up even worse off than the person in the video.

But the real reason for his displeasure was that the owner behind this "menu" intended to hunt them down to the last.

A surge of anger ignited in Moro's heart.

If he hadn't utilized the restriction mechanism of "Deceptive Flying Stars"—

With his current Nen ability cultivation level, how could he have possibly eliminated a sniper a kilometer away?

And if he hadn't formulated tactics based on the Flying Stars, how could he have successfully eliminated the Nen user beneath him, despite the disadvantage of his Nen ability being suppressed?

With even the slightest deviation on the path of destiny, he might not be alive to receive Argo's call right now.

This fact made him extremely grateful that he had chosen to focus on manipulation for his Emitter specialization, rather than enhancement.

Had he focused on pure Emitter offensive power, he wouldn't have had any room for maneuver in the early stages…

Let alone using manipulation to evade ability suppression and achieve victory through tactical application.

After this battle, Moro realized that with one more enemy, his resolve to stick to the path of emission and manipulation became even stronger.

After all, emission enhancement was too pure, only having the direction of increasing power, leaving no other room.

If he could develop smoothly into the mid or even late game without any accidents, then emission enhancement would indeed be more aggressive.

Conversely, if he couldn't safely navigate the early stages, emission enhancement would lack the flexibility that was extremely important to Moro personally.

This point was inconsistent with his own personality and mindset.

Moreover, once the Flying Stars' ability system is perfected, he can leverage experience in this area to derive abilities related to mobility.

This was something emission enhancement found difficult to achieve.

Furthermore, the power advantage of emission enhancement could be fully compensated by utilizing the double power mechanism of Flying Stars' Swallow Return.

In short, he would take it slow.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and one eats rice bite by bite.

Nen abilities are most susceptible to the dangers of rushing and making assumptions…

He needed to build it up step by step, like stacking blocks, and carefully choose each move.

And on top of that, he needed to maximize the upgrade ability of the Growth Rings.

Moro's thoughts wandered, then slowly converged as time passed.

He lowered his head and looked at the back of his hand—

Lv.5

He had killed two people, and his level had increased from Lv2 to Lv5.

Because of the level-up, Moro could clearly feel the growth in his aura output and potential aura capacity.

"It seems the efficiency of leveling up is directly related to the target's strength."

This result of leveling up was, in a way, both within reason and unexpected.

This was why his previous plan to forcibly open Nen had failed.

And the Nen user beneath him, whether in terms of aura output or the completeness of his Nen ability, was significantly stronger than the previous one who used flying daggers.

This was why he had achieved a level-up.

Moro raised his hand and lightly pressed on the Growth Rings.

This was his capital, allowing him to continue moving forward with unwavering determination, disregarding natural factors like talent.

Controlling the churning emotions within him, Moro picked up his phone again. He hesitated for a moment, but still chose not to delete the deeply disturbing video. Instead, he redialed Argo's number.

By the time the call connected, Moro had already stood up.

He faced the evening breeze blowing from the plains and said, "Argo, I need to deal with some trash right now. Regarding information about someone named Clyde, please organize it into text and send it directly to me."

"No problem."

Argo's voice, which had become a bit deeper, came from the other end of the phone.

To investigate this matter, she had seen many videos filled with cruel implications.

After a pause, Argo said as calmly as possible, "I've also made progress on the Phantom Troupe's bounty poster matter. I'll organize it all together before sending it to you. And there's something I need to mention upfront."

"Go ahead, I'm listening."

"Big spender, regarding the intelligence work related to the Phantom Troupe, even if I investigate deeply, I probably don't need to worry about safety issues. That's because those people operate differently from normal individuals; they don't seem to mind if someone buys information to hunt them down. But the mafia is different..."

Argo's tone gradually revealed apprehension, something she hadn't shown when she first accepted the Phantom Troupe job.

"The mafia are vengeful and their methods for dealing with enemies are cruel. They'll kill friends and family along with them, and then post videos of the gruesome aftermath online. You can think I'm scared, it doesn't matter. Regarding the mafia, I won't be investigating deeply."

"..."

Moro was silent for a moment and didn't push the issue.

"Alright, do what you can."

He replied and then hung up the phone.

Putting away his phone, Moro bent down, picked up the corpse, and prepared to dispose of it.

After all, a corpse could reveal certain information.

An experienced Nen user might be able to glean information such as Nen attributes or ability characteristics from a body.

Although Moro didn't believe that any of Nolan's subordinates would be comparable to seasoned Nen users like Bisky.

Still, destroying evidence was always a good habit.

Carrying the corpse to the car engulfed in flames, Moro suddenly thought of something.

What if the corpse had a real-time camera or a listening device attached to it...

"Careless..."

Moro frowned, dropped the corpse on the ground, and carefully inspected it.

After a thorough check, he found no devices like listening equipment.

Moro breathed a sigh of relief and reflected that he needed to be more careful in the future.

The main reason was that Argo's call came right after he had killed the enemy.

He had ended up sitting directly on the corpse while talking to Argo, and afterward, he hadn't immediately considered the possibility of listening devices on the body.

If his conversation with Argo had been monitored...

If nothing else, Argo would likely be in trouble.

Moro shook his head slightly, tossed the corpse into the flames, and then went to find the sniper's body to dispose of it as well.