Transfer

Boom—

The rock, over a meter tall, exploded with a crash, shattering into chunks that scattered across the ground in a continuous clatter.

Moro looked at the rock that had been shattered by a single Flying Star, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Just by rising from Lv2 to Lv5, Flying Star's power had increased by roughly 10%.

That had exceeded his expectations and counted as a pleasant surprise.

Moro withdrew his aura and thought of the fireplace ability used by that Nen user last night.

Converting damage into fuel that strengthened oneself—an ability of that type was more difficult than simply transferring damage and undoubtedly had to bear at least two restrictions.

For instance, the upper limit of damage it could absorb was certainly lower than its user's defensive strength.

Based on that—

Moro believed that with the performance of Lv5, if he faced that Nen user from last night again, he definitely would not need to worry about his damage being absorbed.

That was the absolute advantage brought by aura output.

As his thoughts turned, Moro could not help looking at the Growth Rings tattoo on the back of his hand, his feelings becoming somewhat complicated.

After dying and being reborn, he had gained a Nen ability that allowed him to seize the initiative at this point in time, then found himself standing at a brand-new crossroads of fate.

There was no need to think too hard about which path to choose.

Though he was grateful to Molena for saving him initially and helping him without reservation afterward, he could never accept her goal of killing all humanity and destroying the world.

Thus, he decided he would no longer have any dealings with Molena.

Yet, after directly experiencing the benefits of gaining several levels in a row, Molena's image inevitably surfaced in his mind again.

Moro did not know where the Growth Rings tattoo had come from, but its leveling ability had undoubtedly originated from Molena's ability before his rebirth.

It had remained in this reborn world like an imprint etched into his soul.

Moro let out a soft sigh.

If only—

There were no ifs.

Their values were different, so they were destined never to walk the same road. From now on, they would only be strangers.

Moro shook his head, no longer thinking about Molena, and turned his attention to the leveling mechanics of Growth Rings.

Under the leveling conditions of the original Love's Practice Session, killing one ordinary person raised the level by one, while killing one Nen user raised it by ten.

Growth Rings was different. It could not be leveled by killing ordinary people, and killing Nen users raised its level by an amount corresponding to their strength.

A Nen user of standard ability could only provide one level.

The difficulty of leveling the two abilities was simply not on the same level.

But correspondingly, the benefits after Growth Rings leveled up were also beyond what the original Love's Practice Session could compare to.

The difference between the two probably lay in this—

The original Love's Practice Session focused on expansion, so its leveling requirements were lower. It could reach level one hundred more quickly, then gain the ability to develop another batch of subordinates.

Growth Rings focused on strengthening the individual, so its leveling requirements were extremely high. Naturally, reaching level one hundred would also be difficult.

However, because the rewards for leveling up were so great, its level cap had also been raised.

And judging from that raised ceiling, it was basically certain that the farther he progressed, the more difficult leveling would become.

Perhaps in the end, only opponents like Netero could provide level increases.

Besides, even if he reached level one hundred, he probably would not be able to develop a batch of subordinates.

Having roughly figured out the leveling mechanism of Growth Rings, Moro still looked forward to reaching Lv21.

Perhaps, like the original Love's Practice Session, once his level surpassed twenty, he could awaken a Nen ability suited to his own needs.

If not, Moro would not force it.

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

Moro rubbed the Growth Rings tattoo with his fingertips.

When it came to killing Feitan, he held the initiative. The only pressure he had to bear was the urgency of time.

But last night's ambush had been a genuine crisis that came knocking on his door.

Although he already knew the force behind the attackers and their motive, his current strength clearly did not allow him to do whatever he wanted.

Even if he had the ability to kill Nolan right now, he would not act immediately.

Because he had to take the Ten Dons' subsequent retaliation into account.

Therefore, what he needed to do was ensure that, at the moment he acted, he possessed the capital to wipe out the Ten Dons as well.

That was right.

After deciding that Nolan had to die, Moro had included the Ten Dons in his calculations too.

Bzz—Bzz—

The phone in his pocket vibrated softly. It was no longer an incoming call ringtone.

Moro took out his phone and pressed the answer button.

"Big spender, there's been another development regarding the bounty on the Phantom Troupe."

Argo's voice came through the phone.

"Oh?"

Moro waited for her to continue.

Last night, he had received the relevant intelligence Argo had compiled and sent him.

The man called Clyde was indeed connected to Shinra, that blade.

But Moro did not care much. In this incident, he had merely purchased the blade and immediately resold it. It had nothing to do with the wealthy man's murder.

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

She had already discovered the bounty's specific target: Phantom Troupe's member #8.

And the bounty had been offered to multiple people. By now, several had already accepted it.

If there had been any new development in the intelligence, it was probably the Zoldycks' involvement.

"I found out that the person who posted the bounty paid a fortune to hire an assassin from the Zoldyck family!"

Just as Moro had expected, the new development Argo mentioned was that Silva Zoldyck had accepted the assassination commission.

"Mm, got it."

Moro said calmly.

Argo asked strangely, "Why do you not seem surprised at all?"

"Should I be?"

"Uh..."

Argo was momentarily speechless.

As Moro walked toward the SUV parked beside the wilderness road, he said into the phone,

"Keep an eye on things lately. See if you can find the Phantom Troupe's movements. If nothing unexpected happens, the Phantom Troupe will carry out a group operation soon."

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

Argo did not hide the astonishment in her tone at all.

She could not help suspecting that Moro had secretly spent money to find someone else.

She did not care about the money one bit.

What mattered was that this sense of distrust was a slight against her intelligence-gathering abilities.

Moro had no idea what Argo was thinking. After sitting in the driver's seat of the SUV, he casually said, "You don't need to worry about that. Just contact me immediately once you find their movements."

"Yes, sir!"

Argo answered in a deliberately playful tone. Just as she was about to press Moro about his source, she heard the sound of the call disconnecting.

Ah, this guy...

Every time he hung up, he was as decisive as if he were about to be late for a date.

Argo stared at her phone with a constipated expression.

On the endless road.

Moro drove the SUV along the straight highway.

After what happened last night, he shifted his focus toward improving his strength, so he could no longer continue scavenging bargains in Yorknew City.

He planned to go to Heaven's Arena.

That place was outside the Gambino family's sphere of influence, making things much easier to handle.

More importantly, it could improve his own strength.

However, Moro had no plans to disguise himself or hide his identity.

After reaching Heaven's Arena, he would show himself openly and send Nolan a message:

Want to kill me?

Then come.

Moro wanted to see—

Whether the people Nolan sent could kill him, or whether those who failed to defeat him would only make him stronger!