Transfer

Boom!

The rock, over a meter tall, exploded with a roar, scattering into fragments on the ground with a continuous sound.

Moro watched the rock shattered by a Flying Star, his eyes showing a hint of surprise.

Just by leveling up from Lv2 to Lv5, the power of Flying Star had increased by about 10%.

This was beyond his expectations and could be considered a pleasant surprise.

Moro retracted his Nen, thinking about the Hearth ability of that Nen user from last night.

The ability to convert damage into fuel that enhances one's own power was more difficult than simply transferring damage, and it would certainly require at least two conditions.

For example, the upper limit of absorbable damage would definitely be weaker than his own defensive strength.

Based on this—

Moro believed that with the current performance of Lv5, if he were to face that Nen user from last night again, he wouldn't have to worry about the damage being absorbed.

This was the absolute advantage brought by aura output.

As his thoughts raced, Moro couldn't help but look at the Growth Rings tattoo on the back of his hand, his mood becoming slightly complex.

After dying and being reborn, he now possessed a Nen ability that allowed him to take the initiative at this point in time, standing at a brand new crossroads of fate.

How to choose his path was self-evident.

Although he was grateful for Molena's initial rescue and her subsequent unreserved help, he absolutely could not accept her goal of destroying the world by killing all humans.

Therefore, he decided not to interact with Molena anymore.

However, as he intuitively felt the benefits of leveling up several times, Molena's image inevitably surfaced in his mind.

Moro didn't know the origin of the Growth Rings tattoo, but this leveling ability must have originated from Molena's ability before his rebirth.

It remained in the world after his rebirth, like a brand on his soul.

Moro sighed softly.

If only—

There were no "if onlys."

With different values, they were destined to walk on different paths, and in the future, they would inevitably be strangers.

Moro shook his head, no longer thinking about Molena, and instead pondered the leveling mechanism of the Growth Rings tattoo.

The leveling conditions for the original Love's Practice Session included increasing by one level for killing a normal person and ten levels for killing a Nen user.

The Growth Rings tattoo was different; it couldn't be leveled up by killing ordinary people, and killing Nen users would increase the corresponding level based on their strength.

A standard Nen user could only provide a one-level increase.

The difficulty of leveling up between the two was not even on the same level.

However, in return, the benefits of leveling up the Growth Rings tattoo were incomparable to the original Love's Practice Session.

The difference between the two was probably this—

The main purpose of the original Love's Practice Session's ability was diffusion, so the leveling difficulty was lower, allowing it to reach level 100 faster, and then possess the ability to develop another group of subordinates.

The main purpose of the Growth Rings tattoo was individual enhancement, so the leveling difficulty was very high, and it was naturally difficult to reach level 100.

However, due to the high benefits of leveling up, it also raised the upper limit of the levels themselves.

And judging from the raised upper limit, it could basically be confirmed that the higher the level, the more difficult it would be.

It was possible that in the end, only opponents like Netero could bring about level increases.

Furthermore, even if he reached level 100, he probably wouldn't be able to develop a group of subordinates.

Having figured out the general mechanism of Growth Rings leveling, Moro still held expectations for reaching Lv21.

Perhaps, like the original Love's Practice Session, once his level exceeded twenty, he could awaken a Nen ability that perfectly suited his needs.

If not, Moro wouldn't force it.

"I need to reach level 21 as soon as possible..."

Moro rubbed the Growth Rings tattoo with his fingertips.

Regarding the matter of killing Feitan, he had the initiative, and the only thing he had to bear was the sense of urgency from time.

However, being ambushed last night was a tangible sense of crisis that had come to him.

Although he already knew the forces behind the attackers and their motives, with his current strength, he clearly couldn't do whatever he wanted.

Even if he had the ability to kill Nolan right now, he wouldn't act immediately.

Because he had to consider the retaliation from the Ten Dons.

Therefore, what he needed to do was to ensure that at the moment he acted, he would have the capital to take down the Ten Dons together.

That's right.

After making the decision to kill Nolan, the Ten Dons were also included in Moro's calculations.

Vroom vroom—

The phone in his pocket vibrated gently, no longer ringing with an incoming call.

Moro took out his phone and pressed the answer button.

"Big spender, there's a new development regarding the bounty on the Phantom Troupe."

Argo's voice came from the phone.

"Oh?"

Moro waited for her to continue.

He had received the intelligence Argo had compiled and sent him last night.

The person named Clyde was indeed connected to the sword, Shinra.

However, Moro wasn't particularly concerned. He had merely acquired the sword and immediately resold it, having nothing to do with the wealthy man's demise.

The other piece of intelligence was the bounty on the Phantom Troupe that Argo was now mentioning.

She had already identified the specific target of the bounty, which was the Troupe's number 8 member.

Furthermore, the bounty was offered to multiple people, and several had already accepted it.

If there was any new development in the intelligence, it was likely the Zoldyck family's involvement.

"I found out that the person who issued the bounty has hired assassins from the Zoldyck family with a hefty sum!"

Just as Moro had suspected, the new development Argo mentioned was Silva of the Zoldyck family accepting the assassination request.

"Mhm, got it,"

Moro said calmly.

Argo found it strange. "Why aren't you surprised at all?"

"Should I be surprised?"

"Uh..."

Argo was momentarily speechless.

Moro walked towards the SUV parked by the roadside in the wilderness, speaking into his phone:

"Pay close attention in the near future and see if you can track the Phantom Troupe's movements. If nothing unexpected happens, the Phantom Troupe will have a group operation soon."

"Big spender, where... where did you get that information?"

Argo didn't hide the surprise in her voice.

She couldn't help but suspect that Moro might have spent money behind her back to find someone new.

She didn't care about the money at all.

What mattered was this feeling of distrust, a disregard for her intelligence-gathering capabilities.

Moro, unaware of Argo's thoughts, got into the driver's seat of the SUV and casually said, "You don't need to worry about that. Just contact me immediately once you find out their movements."

"Yes, sir!"

Argo responded playfully. Just as she was about to press Moro for the source of his information, she heard the call disconnect.

Ah, this guy...

He always hung up as decisively as if he were late for a date.

Argo stared at her phone with a constipated expression.

On the endless road.

Moro drove the SUV, traveling along the straight path.

After last night's events, he had shifted his focus to improving his strength and could no longer afford to pick up scraps in Yorknew City.

He planned to go to Heaven's Arena.

That place was outside the Gambino family's sphere of influence, making it much easier to deal with.

More importantly, it would allow him to improve his own strength.

However, Moro had no intention of disguising himself or going incognito.

Upon arriving at Heaven's Arena, he would show his face openly, conveying a message to Nolan:

You want to kill me?

Then come at me.

Moro wanted to see—

whether the people Nolan sent could kill him, or if those who couldn't defeat him would ultimately make him stronger!