Surging Undercurrents X Countermeasures

The campsite is located near the forest entrance/exit.

Kevin, wearing a dark green camouflage T-shirt, was sitting there leisurely drinking tea.

Baishu, standing beside him, looked at him with admiration and couldn't help but exclaim, "Big brother! You're amazing! How did you manage that punch?!"

At this moment, Baishu had already begun to call Kevin "Big Brother".

As for Begel? Who is he? He's a nobody in Baishu's mind.

Kevin simply raised his fist and swung it.

"Just like that, swing it hard."

At this moment, Begel was standing next to the Charging Armor body, silently smoking and carefully observing its condition.

The Charging Armor in front of me looked just like usual, lying face down on the ground, completely still; anyone who didn't know better would think it was resting.

But after the attack, it was clearly dead.

It did not have any obvious serious injuries, only a regular hexagonal dent at the junction of the carapace and the front apex.

It looks like the mark left by a stamp being pressed down hard.

Apart from that, at first glance there seemed to be nothing unusual.

Below the monster, there was also a sunken pit, and the Charging Armor vehicle fit perfectly into it.

At this moment, the soldiers were digging a ramp along the outer edge of the Charging Armor so that a crane could lift it out.

After all, the Charging Armor was stuck inside.

As an experienced Hunter x Hunter, Begel naturally understood what this strike meant.

This indicates that Kevin's energy is condensed, belonging to the condensed impact type.

To achieve this, one must possess an extremely strong ability to control qi in order to deliver such an attack while in a "hard" state.

Otherwise, the impact should have created an explosive crater, and the armor of the charged Charge Beast should have shattered.

The "hard" cultivation itself is not difficult; the real challenge lies in how much Qi one can gather and how much Qi one can control to gather.

This alone is enough to show that Kevin's ability to control ki is far superior to his, something Begel had not anticipated.

"Alright, it's loosened! We can lift it!"

"The soldier next to me shouted."

Upon hearing this, Begel threw the cigarette in his mouth onto the ground and stomped it out.

The crane next to it began its work, slowly lifting the Charging Armor.

With a rushing sound like flowing water, a large amount of blood flowed out from under the suspended Charging Armor, the blood mixed with various pieces of internal organs and chunks of flesh.

Such a scene already foreshadows the dire situation inside, which is self-evident.

Its legs had become part of this pile of bloody, rotten flesh, scattered all over the ground.

The stench of blood and decay quickly filled the air.

The surrounding soldiers quickly covered their noses and took several steps back; the smell was too pungent.

They were familiar with this smell; it was the smell that emanated from the inside of the Charging Armor after it had been severely dismantled.

As the shell was hoisted up, the nearby soldiers curiously peeked inside, wanting to see what had become of it.

They immediately showed expressions of disgust.

The inside was completely empty, with only some limb skin attached to the carapace still hanging on it.

The rest of the body had turned into a paste of flesh and blood, which had accumulated in the pit.

"Hiss~"

Begel couldn't help but gasp.

Kevin had actually injected his energy directly into the other person's body; otherwise, such a terrible situation wouldn't have occurred.

This is so violent; it's pure violent aesthetics.

Now, all the soldiers felt an involuntary sense of awe towards Kevin.

These soldiers, who had worked here for half a year, knew perfectly well how troublesome these large Beetle were.

Before they were familiar with the technique, they managed to overturn several armored vehicles.

Kevin finished it off with a single punch.

Begel left and went to Kevin's side.

He couldn't help but ask, "You, you wouldn't actually be Enhancement Type, would you?"

Kevin simply smiled and didn't respond further.

It's a mixed bag; it's both yes and no.

He really enjoyed that punch.

When Begel saw that the other party did not answer, he changed the question, "How did you manage to inject energy into Charge Beast's body?"

This technique intrigued him.

Hearing this, Kevin chuckled and explained, "This technique only works on creatures that don't understand Qi. Although it has a tough body, it's essentially an insect with little intelligence, let alone the ability to control its own life Nen Aura."

Simply put, although the Charging Armor has a thick shell, it is not an obstacle for air.

Especially for someone like Kevin, who has an extremely strong ability to control ki, a powerful punch, coupled with deliberate "malice," can easily send ki into the opponent's body.

The reason this insect has such a hard exoskeleton is because its internal limbs are very fragile.

The energy injected into the body can wreak havoc on the opponent's body without much movement.

However, this technique is much less effective against those who can manipulate Nen ability.

Because unless the other party completely gives up resistance, it is difficult to easily instill "malicious" energy into their body.

The opponent's defensive aura during battle can be easily blocked. For example, using [Firm] and [Flow] can effectively prevent aura from entering the body.

This energy forms a solid outer shell, blocking external harm as well as preventing external energy from invading the body.

Therefore, this is essentially a manifestation of the ability to manipulate Nen Aura, not a truly penetrating attack ability. Kevin actually hopes to have penetrating abilities, but he hasn't found the materials to match them yet.

If you add a punch with penetrating power, the power of your punch will increase once again.

That scene sounds wonderful.

"That's still very impressive."

A master like Begel naturally understands the intricacies of the matter.

Under normal circumstances, even when facing a creature that cannot control Nen Aura, it is not easy to inject ki into its body.

Ordinary Nen user tend to focus more on utilizing the Nen ability itself.

If such an action is performed, it's more due to the mechanics of one's Nen ability than to the techniques involved.

Looking back now, it seems that only those with Enhancement Type would pay more attention to the application of the essence of Nen Aura.

Influenced by Kim, Begel had a deeper understanding of this subject.

"Oh right, this should be the material you needed, right? The Charging Armor is all hollow inside, except for the organs in this part that are still intact."

As Begel spoke, he took a small round ball from where he had been and handed it to Kevin.

The small ball was covered with some flesh and fascia, and emitted a faint odor.

"Normal Charging Armor doesn't have this kind of structure."

Begel, a Conservation hunter with considerable knowledge of various creatures and insects, added.

Kevin nodded, took the ball, and instantly felt a surge of longing in his hand.

This is probably top-tier C-Rank material.

It's amazing how big they've grown; now Kevin is even more motivated to hunt these big guys.

Begel continued, "Based on my dissection of several mutated Charging Armor, this part should be the source of their modification."

"They can grow to such a huge size because of this foreign organ. The hormones it releases allow the Charge Beast grow rapidly to a size far exceeding that of normal."

"However, it is unclear what organism this organ originated from."

Kevin held the spherical organ, not minding the dirt, and examined it carefully, turning it over and over.

He fell into thought.

Could this be considered the "Orb" that Begel was referring to?

Prophecies can sometimes have multiple meanings, as is the case here.

A certain city.

The top floor of a city landmark building at night.

The enormous room, occupying two or three floors, was the residence of a gangster boss.

The entire room was decorated in a magnificent and opulent style, with various collectibles that would be priceless elsewhere casually displayed, and valuable tapestries from all over the world laid out on the floor.

Such a room must have a dedicated wine cellar, with the room densely packed with all kinds of top-quality wines.

Next to the living room, various sculptures are neatly arranged, each with a different size and shape.

They have all kinds of animals made of Pure Gold, including cats, dogs, eagles, chickens, snakes, cows, and more.

It is also inlaid with various gemstones.

All of this demonstrates the wealth and status of the room's owner.

Inside the reception room.

A middle-aged man, around fifty years old, sat languidly on a soft single sofa, attended by two beautiful maids.

There were also several bodyguards who looked highly skilled, constantly standing guard nearby.

At that moment, two gang members dressed in black suits stood respectfully in front of him, their heads bowed.

It seemed they were reporting some information to him.

This man was none other than Klavier Terdorka, the patriarch of the Teldoruka Family and one of the Ten Elders.

One of the most powerful figures in the underworld.

He sat there leisurely, listening to the reports from the two people below.

After the two finished speaking, he slowly took a puff of his cigar and casually placed it on the small stand held by the maid next to him.

"You mean, Red Stone Pharmaceuticals is one of your companies?"

The patriarch of the Ritz Family was sweating profusely with nervousness and nodded hurriedly. "Yes, the person in charge of this company is Light."

"This new company does have some potential. I've used their medicine before; the effect was so-so, but the price was quite cheap."

In Klavier's view, Red Stone Pharmaceuticals has potential, but that's about it.

That was just their first drug; apparently, several other drugs are currently under application, and each one looks quite promising.

The young man standing next to the head of the Ritz Family quickly added.

Klavier nodded, picked up his cigar again, took another puff, and pondered slowly.

"For something like this, you can just invest some money and take a share. Or have you encountered some problem that requires my intervention to solve?"

The patriarch of the Ritz Family quickly informed him of Light's various actions over the past few months.

"Hehehe, so you wanted to clear your name? Not so easy." Klavier couldn't help but chuckle.

He reacted as if he had seen a new toy.

He had seen many people like this: they relied on gangs when they were young, used gang methods to grow their power, and then despised their gang identity and tried to get rid of it.

Regardless of whether they agree or not, those who are truly in power would not be happy to see this situation.

Rat in the sewers should have the self-awareness of Rat and not always think about standing in the sun.

But since the other party dared to do this and even founded such a company, they must have some confidence.

He must have cultivated some connections.

After all, there are quite a few people who want to clear their names, and there are some successful examples of this.

If it were just a promising pharmaceutical company, it wouldn't be enough to make him bother.

But Light may possess some "secret weapons" for building a wide network of connections.

That would be interesting.

Thinking this to himself, he said calmly, "I don't like people keeping secrets from me, you understand what I mean?"

The two nodded quickly, and then revealed the true controller of the company—a Professional Hunter.

"Just a Professional Hunter?"

The Hunter Association is indeed powerful and not something they can easily provoke. But the Hunter Association is one thing,

Ordinary Hunter x Hunter are another matter entirely; the two should not be confused.

Moreover, an ordinary Professional Hunter wouldn't be worth their attention.

They are one of the ten families that control the world's criminal organizations.

Suddenly, Klavier seemed to remember something and asked with a chuckle, "Saro, this Hunter x Hunter wouldn't happen to be the one who made you slink back in before, would he?"

Hearing his father ask this, Saro lowered his head even further and nodded slightly.

After he escaped back, his father didn't ask him anything, nor did he pay any attention to him.

But now his father knows everything.

"Then I'll give you a chance this time. Don't let me down."

Upon hearing this, Saro smiled, which meant he could now mobilize the members of his clan's Shadow Beasts.

The Shadow Beasts are a Nen ability team directly under the Ten Elders.

Each family-run criminal organization must select a powerful henchman and train him to become Nen user.

In a sense, this can be considered one of the sources of the Ten Elders's power.

In other words, there are a total of ten Shadow Beasts.

In Saro's eyes, these ten Shadow Beasts were so powerful that they were almost invincible, and they had never failed in a mission so far.

They are the very embodiment of power.

Destroying a gang or force would be an easy task for them.

Although this is an internal family matter and it's impossible to mobilize all the Shadow Beasts members, at least the one that their family has trained is definitely fine.

In addition, considering the relationships with other families, it should be possible to transfer another person over, and the other party should not refuse.

Moreover, there is only one enemy.

Two powerful Nen user have a clear advantage over one person; this is far better than those idiots we hired at a high price before.

As Kevin's face flashed through Saro's mind, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

He was determined to torture that guy ruthlessly, but of course, he needed to get his hands on that company first.

The humiliation of slinking back must be repaid tenfold.

Nosra Manor.

Pairo looked at the text message Kevin had sent him on his phone.

The message said he would be staying away for a while, and the shop would be temporarily managed by them.

In the Meeting Room, Pairo informed the others of the news.

Upon hearing this news, the three Kurta Clan showed no particular expression, but Light couldn't help but reveal a hint of tension on his face.

He had personally experienced Kevin's immense strength, so he had no doubt about Kevin's power.

Despite Kevin's statement that he would leave the matter to Pairo and his team to handle.

But as long as Kevin is there, even if he doesn't take action, it's reassuring for Light.

Now that Kevin has left and won't be back anytime soon, how could he not be nervous?

The three Kurta Clan naturally noticed Light's nervousness, but they didn't really have a good solution at the moment. Only by demonstrating their own strength could they dispel Light's concerns.

"Now let's discuss next month's plans. The Teldoruka Family should have received the news by now, and perhaps they're already making preparations."

"That's what Pairo said."

When they saw the prophetic letter at the beginning of the month, they were still unable to determine which family was secretly spying on them.

After a period of observation, and as the end of the month approached, through various clues and deliberate investigation,

They have been identified as the Teldoruka Family.

"First, we need to prepare for the worst, which is that we might be attacked by Shadow Beasts," Kurapika said directly.

The Shadow Beasts are the gang's elite force.

Upon hearing this, Light added slightly, "Summoning the Shadow Beasts requires a collective decision from Ten Elders. The Tdorka family alone probably cannot command all its members; they might not even be able to reach half."

He wasn't sure exactly how many Shadow Beasts members he could mobilize.

After all, given his position within the gang, knowing this much was enough for him.

Most of the legends revolve around the Shadow Beasts.

"Then let's use three or four members of the Shadow Beasts as hypothetical enemies to formulate a countermeasure," Pairo suggested.

This is a relatively reasonable assumption.

At this point, Rosana reminded us, "Although we consider the other side as a hypothetical enemy, they may not yet regard us as an enemy."

"Their goal is simply to seize this property, so they'll likely resort to underhanded tactics rather than direct violence."

As she spoke, she looked at Nion.

Light's doting fatherly nature is well-known; a little research can easily confirm this.

According to the usual methods of the gangsters, kidnapping Nion to threaten them is the most convenient way.

Kurapika nodded in agreement. "Uncle Light is also a member of the mafia, so they probably won't go too far with you. They'll try to negotiate first, and only resort to threats if they can't reach an agreement."

Pairo shook his head. "You've forgotten Uncle Kevin, he has a conflict with one of the other family's offspring."

"Perhaps the enemy never intended to resolve the issue peacefully from the beginning. In their eyes, Uncle Light, who cooperated with Uncle Kevin, may have already been regarded as a traitor."

Treating traitors -

These words sent a cold sweat down Light's forehead.

He had almost forgotten about it.

"Therefore, we cannot take any chances and must be fully prepared. They certainly did not expect that we had already discovered their intentions."

"According to the prophecy, the other side may have just had this idea, and may not have started any concrete actions yet."

It's already the end of the month.

Upon hearing this, everyone understood what was meant.

It's almost the beginning of the month, time for the next prediction.

Furthermore, Nion had previously made a prophecy for Kurapika, though it was only for less than a week, and the content was quite ordinary, meaning that nothing would happen in the near future.

Therefore, the focus will be on the next month.

"So, who is this prediction about?" Pairo asked.

Or should we make a prediction for everyone?

"Let me give each of you a prediction; I hope everyone will be safe and sound."

Nion also sensed the potential danger they might face and spoke up.