Scaled User X Interviewing Newcomers

On the wasteland.

Kevin had already put himself in perfect condition.

He possessed a New Potion.

He hasn't named it yet because the effects of the potion are somewhat ambiguous.

The stronger the drug's effects, the more ambiguous its overall efficacy becomes.

Kevin is already used to it; as for the specific changes it will produce, he'll have to experience it for himself to find out.

He conjures up Syringe and injects it into his leg.

The effects were immediate as the medicine entered the body.

Kevin suddenly opened his eyes.

He sensed an unprecedented change.

He suddenly raised his hands to look at his arms; his skin was twitching, as if something was about to burst out.

Qi and blood and flesh produced a certain reaction.

It was like a transformation; starting from the back of his hand, his skin turned into silver scales that began to roll upwards.

This continued until most of Kevin's skin had turned into scales.

It's the Snake Scale on that snake.

Except for the joints and the area around them where the scales have become sparse, the scales elsewhere are densely packed together.

Even Kevin's cheeks were covered in scales, and scales also appeared in different places on his neck for defense.

However, Kevin didn't look like a monster; he looked more like he was wearing a close-fitting suit of soft, scale-like armor.

Kevin clenched his fist.

It slammed hard into the soil below.

"Bang!"

The immense force instantly smashed the soil from the ground, sending it soaring into the sky like a fountain.

Not far away.

A maid-type Nen Beast Teleportation to Melusina's side, opening a parasol in its hand.

Soil and gravel came crashing down.

Kevin, who was standing in the middle of the sand fountain, was completely unaffected.

His thoughts swept away all the soil.

At this moment, there was a dent under his feet, which meant that he did not hold back, but instead smashed down with all his might.

The reaction force he experienced was very small.

The scales have the effect of spreading the damage received at the point of attack to the surrounding area.

This might explain why he was always unable to break through the snake's defenses.

In addition to being very tough, the scales also have the function of spreading force in the surrounding area.

"A very pure Transmutation Type, allowing the user to transform their skin into unique Snake Scale."

Kevin muttered to himself.

He had already discerned the special properties of this medicine.

So what did this top-tier potion bring Kevin?

It possesses an unparalleled, monstrous defensive capability.

Moreover, it involves physical changes.

To what extent does this make Kevin's defense so formidable?

To be honest, even without defending himself, Kevin could still take bullets and rockets head-on.

If he uses his qi to defend again, he can form Hexagonal Barrier.

His defensive capabilities would then reach an extremely exaggerated level, so exaggerated that he could hardly judge what kind of attack could harm him.

His defensive capabilities now far surpass his offensive capabilities.

Because there is one thing that must be acknowledged.

That's the power of Kevin's attack; it's not enough to break through the Snake Scale's defenses.

He verified it himself.

His attack power is strong enough to forcefully break through the hexagonal Nen Aura barrier, meaning that the strength of the scales on his body is higher than that of the barrier.

With both combined, any ordinary attack attempting to harm Kevin would be nothing short of a pipe dream.

The armor was stacked so thickly that even Kevin couldn't help but smile.

At least in terms of safety, everything is fully guaranteed.

However, looking at the scales on his arm, Kevin reached out and touched them; they felt somewhat cold to the touch.

Here's the problem.

For Nen ability that change with one's flesh and blood, it is extremely difficult to memorize them using the body.

It is several times more difficult than skills derived from pure Nen Aura manipulation.

He certainly had enough scales and Fusion Agent, but he only had one piece of Jade Bone as an auxiliary material.

Kevin's [Blank Meteor] had a serious "adverse reaction" to the aspect of physical changes. After all, this ability was Nen ability obtained by strengthening the abstract concept of "body memory," and it automatically memorized changes in ki.

This resulted in the complete alteration of the drug's properties.

But those Healing Potion cannot be learned.

Unless the healing effect of the Healing Potion is achieved purely through Nen Aura, rather than through the healing ingredients in the Healing Potion itself.

After all, the body's memory cannot directly remember substances that appear out of thin air, nor can it allow its body to synthesize substances that are impossible to synthesize out of thin air.

Just like the previous [Ripper Potion].

If Kevin hadn't had enough materials, he might not have been able to learn the Nen ability granted by this potion.

It caused his hands and claws to undergo biological changes, and even those changes were quite subtle.

Now, he has completely transformed his skin into Snake Scale, a change in flesh and blood that far exceeds the scope of his Nen ability.

The difficulty increases linearly.

In this situation, the goal is to produce a limited number of potions using limited materials and to fix the effects of those potions.

Then we'll just have to wait a bit longer.

Kevin's thought count exceeds 100,000.

There is no fixed standard for quantifying one's own Nen energy; this is the result Kevin obtained by quantifying the Nen Aura in his body.

Because Kevin has an extremely strong ability to control his own Nen Aura, he can accurately identify and obtain precise data.

This is why he divided the classes into different levels.

But once it exceeds 100,000.

It's like jumping from a few thousand to ten thousand.

It's like a threshold.

Once his Nen level exceeds this stage, he should have enough strength to enhance his Nen ability.

Not only can [Moment's Dream] be remade, but the memory effect of [Blank Meteor] can also be expanded to the level of flesh and blood memory.

Abstracted to the concepts of flesh and blood and genes.

Transformation is achieved through the manipulation and guidance of Nen ability; after all, that's the inherent function of Transmutation Type, isn't it?

Bisky, and other Transmutation-type Nen users, have proven this point.

As for this medicine...

It's called [The Scaled User Potion]

Wait until the effects of the medicine wear off.

Kevin then approached Melusina.

"Did you sense any subtle connection when I used the potion just now?"

Melusina nodded.

Kevin himself sensed it too.

The connection between Succession Ceremony and its function is indeed quite profound.

It seems that Record Book needs further investigation.

Since separating from Kevin and the others.

Kurapika and the others' journey to collect the Designated Pocket cards begins to slow down.

There was nothing that could be done about it; after all, there's strength in numbers, even though Kevin was just slacking off most of the time.

But Melusina was actively involved.

However, during this time they also collected more cards from the Designated Pocket, reaching a total of seventy-five.

Without a doubt, it has become one of the top three in terms of card collection volume.

However, they also encountered bottlenecks.

That means the information gathered through card collection is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain; at this stage, they can only use Spell Card [Signpost] for directional guidance.

[Signpost] can provide clues to the location of Specified Card.

This also led to a significant increase in their Spell Card consumption.

How many Spell Cards are we still missing?

"Pairo asked."

"One more card, and we'll have forty Spell Card."

An S-Rank Spell Card.

One of only two S-Rank Spell Card.

[1036- God Eye -S-10]

This card allows a player to continuously see the effect of Specified Card, as well as how many people own each Specified Card and the current total number of players, until they leave the game.

This card has been used a lot, and the reason they didn't get it is purely due to bad luck.

Fortunately, they had accumulated a large amount of money during their previous operation with Kevin.

Therefore, they hardly ever have to worry about money.

I'll go wherever I have a card pack and sweep up all the cards around me.

However, this will cause complaints from players who are not strong and are waiting to get a [Leave] card.

"Bang!"

While the group was opening card packs.

An explosion could be heard in the distance.

What was that sound?

The group left the shop and headed in the direction of the sound.

A large number of people have already gathered here.

Besides the players, there were also a large number of NPCs surrounding them.

I squeezed in and took a look.

He is a player.

His body was blown apart; his death was extremely gruesome.

"It's the Bomb Demon."

"It's been over two years, hasn't anyone done anything about it?"

"The one who died was a foreigner."

"Did the foreigners die here?"

"The security situation has worsened again."

"The Bomb Demon is getting more and more lawless."

When will I finally get out of this hellhole?

The surrounding sounds were a mix of player and NPC noises.

However, it also allowed the three of them to learn some information.

Bomb Demon.

The player appeared approximately two years ago.

He's the kind of killer who hunts down players.

To date, more than ten players have been killed, and each of them was killed by bombs in a gruesome manner.

Kevin and his friends had already heard about it shortly after they entered the game.

I never expected to witness a murder here.

Listening to the conversations of those around them, the group pieced together a rough outline of what had happened.

The player was walking down the street when he was suddenly killed by an explosion.

There was no warning whatsoever.

"Let's go, there's nothing much to see, but this game is really dangerous."

Kurapika said this, then took Nion's hand and left the crowd.

They still have many more cards to collect.

Inside an abandoned factory in a certain city.

Gowen and Daznuer were waiting here.

Then the Gate of the abandoned factory were pushed open.

A tall, thin man with Monkey face walked in.

Upon entering, I habitually looked around.

Is this the interview location?

Daznuer looked at him and nodded slightly. "Why don't you sit here for a while?"

Soon more people came in.

A man with a blank, expressionless face, a cute-looking girl wearing glasses, and...

"Basho?"

Gowen was somewhat surprised.

"It's you, your name is--- Gowen, right?"

Basho hadn't expected to see Gowen here, and judging from his appearance, he was clearly the employer.

Interestingly, there was a companion who had come with him next to the Basho.

It was indeed Goreinu.

"Goreinu, you're here too."

Gowen was quite surprised, never expecting to see a fellow Hunter x Hunter from his class here.

However, after exchanging greetings and pleasantries, they didn't say much more.

After all, this isn't the time for reminiscing.

Seeing that everyone had arrived.

Daznuer stepped forward and spoke directly.

"Depending on the employer's requirements, either Nen ability must be exceptionally effective, or their overall strength must meet the requirements."

As he spoke, he looked at the people in front of him.

"First, you need to tell me the general characteristics of your Nen ability. You don't need to be detailed, just a general idea will suffice."

After all, it's unlikely you'll get any useful answers if you ask about someone's Nen ability before you've even hired them.

The Nen user in front of them, who had accepted the commission, hesitated briefly but did not object.

They started talking one by one.

First, there was the first one to come in, a tall, thin man with a somewhat Monkey face.

"My name is Shakimo Nordochino. I just became Hunter x Hunter this year. My Nen ability is roughly—to summon a dozen or so helpers."

Upon hearing that he was Professional Hunter, Daznuer glanced at him and then nodded.

It should be able to create creatures like the Nen Beast.

Moreover, more than a dozen can be manufactured, and they look quite good.

Judging from the fact that he didn't seem to be carrying anything, and yet he could Emission more than a dozen at once, he must have Emission Type.

He made a simple judgment based on his own experience.

The answers that followed were all unremarkable.

It appears to be Enhancement Type.

Until I saw this girl wearing glasses.

"My Shalnark, and this is my Nen ability."

The girl named Shalnark didn't care at all and directly materialized a Vacuum Cleaner.

"It can suck things in and spit them out in sequence when needed."

"Inhale it?"

Daznuer asked with some surprise, "How much can I absorb?"

"How much can you inhale? Can you keep inhaling?"

Shalnark seemed to be confused herself, and said.

"Hiss—keep inhaling."

Although the Restriction are unknown, this undoubtedly grants the user Nen ability to store spatial information.

This is one of the Nen ability that Kevin emphasized.

It seems this is the Nen user that the [Thousand Ears Society] recruited.

They had spent a lot of money to hire them to search for it.

"You've been hired."

"Oh."

Shalnark nodded and followed Daznuer's directions to the second floor.

After asking around, it seemed that no more useful Nen ability were mentioned.

"Now it's time to test your strength. You will engage in non-lethal combat with each other, and I will judge your strength myself."

They didn't care about that.

They immediately began fighting each other.

Gowen and Daznuer looked down and observed carefully.

Shakimo immediately took out a bag of black, balloon-like objects and, through the air, instantly summoned 11 masked, humanoid Nen Beast.

However, their combat capabilities are extremely worrying.

Basho even used his fists to directly smash these Nen Beasts to pieces.

"Poor handling and weak strength--"

Gowen shook his head helplessly.

Although this comparison is a bit odd.

But as someone who also uses the Emission Type, he had witnessed Men Qi's Nen Beast firsthand.

Not to mention the Griffin, those snakes alone would be enough to wipe out this man in one fell swoop.

However, considering that it's only a little past May and he only became Nen user this year, he should have only recently learned Nen.

Judging from this, the teacher instructing the other person on Nen ability is either maintaining a normal work attitude or doesn't have a deep enough understanding of Nen ability itself.

After all, they are Professional Hunter, so their basic skills are definitely not bad.

With more training, his Nen ability should be able to improve considerably.

The rest of the people were hardly worth watching; they weren't even as good-looking as Shakimo.

On the contrary, Basho and Goreinu are clearly a level above in strength.

I'm not kidding.

It should be stronger than Daznuer.

Daznuer himself seemed to realize this, and was somewhat embarrassed.

That means those two were in the same cohort as Kevin.

Are all the people in this episode monsters?

Daznuer silently recited these words in his heart.