The Scope of Nen Abilities

"What about that girl?" one of the three guards asked, sounding conflicted and reluctant.

"If she really needed help, she'd follow us even if it cost her life," the white-haired young man said, his footsteps not stopping, his voice carrying a meaningful message as he didn't look back.

The three adults glanced at the blonde girl, then raised their feet and followed the young man ahead.

The girl, whose alias was Lu Qi and true name was Biscuit, could no longer cry. She stood rooted to the spot, took a deep breath with her head down for three seconds, ignored her lost hair, and raised her head again, putting on a helpless, delicate act as she stumbled to catch up with the people in front.

"Wait for me... don't leave me behind."

That annoying little brat, just you wait.

The subsequent exam will not be easy for you!

Her face looked pitiful and helpless, but inwardly she gritted her teeth and thought fiercely.

The caravan members were surprised to see a girl following behind Su Wu and his group. After hearing the other three explain, in bits and pieces, why the little girl named Lu Qi had appeared in the desert, they fell silent for a moment.

"Then let her follow us. Once we reach a safe city, we'll see if we can find a family to take her in..." the caravan leader decided to let her stay.

Su Wu had reason to suspect that this leader actually knew the blonde girl, who, despite her appearance, was definitely much older.

"My leg is injured, I want to go with him..." the little blonde girl said pitifully, clutching her skirt and looking at Su Wu.

Her intention was quite clear: she wanted to ride the same camel as Su Wu.

A group of adult men all looked at Su Wu.

In their eyes, these two children of similar age should have more in common.

The white-haired, blue-eyed young man remained expressionless and asked coldly, "Do you not want the other braid either?"

Biscuit: Ah—! You're still bringing that up!!

What an unlikeable little boy! It really is true that boys of this age are detestable!

In the end, she sat alone on another camel and stopped trying to attract attention. Instead, she became quiet.

This quiet, unpretentious behavior actually made Su Wu more suspicious.

If she were related to the Hunter Exam, she should be trying to create difficulties and increase the difficulty for them, the examinees.

Being this quiet, she must be plotting something for later.

By the time dusk approached and the sun was about to completely sink below the horizon, the girl calling herself Lu Qi had not caused any further trouble.

The caravan chose a spot to pitch their tents and build a campfire. The guard team members divided into several groups to take turns on watch.

Due to his age, Su Wu was assigned to the latter half of the night watch.

"There are quite a few magical beasts in the desert. During the day, when the sand is too hot, they hide underneath and sleep. But at night, when the temperature drops, they crawl out from below and start hunting..."

"Normally, there's no need to worry. We have a large group, and the magical beasts aren't foolish enough to target us directly."

"Unless we encounter some beasts that have gone mad and lost their reason, but that's an extremely rare occurrence."

Night had fallen, and the desert's temperature fluctuated drastically, with a difference of tens of degrees between day and night. The group gathered around several campfires, with large iron pots suspended over them, stewing food. The steaming hot air, accompanied by the aroma, rose and entered everyone's nostrils.

The caravan leader was clearly an old hand at traveling through the desert, and he spoke at length, sharing his experiences with everyone.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone returned to their tents to sleep. Those on watch sat outside the tents, guarding in all directions.

Su Wu did not return to a tent to sleep. He didn't want to share a tent with anyone else, nor did he believe that everyone would get a good night's sleep tonight.

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He sat alone some distance away from the caravan's camp, continuing to explore his Nen ability.

More than twenty-four hours had passed, and he could draw cards again.

Moreover, there were so many people in the caravan this time, which could provide him with opportunities to test card abilities. Hmm...

He'd try it out on the blonde girl whose braid he had cut off first.

"Wheel of Law," he chanted in his mind.

Soon, a roulette wheel with a faint blue halo appeared in the air before him.

Inside, cards with unclear faces spun, awaiting his selection.

He reached out and drew three cards without hesitation. The roulette wheel disappeared again.

[Reverse Devil] - Debuff card.

[Positive Moon] - Buff card.

[Reverse Hanged Man] - Debuff card.

This time, he flipped the cards over to their backs first and saw no countdown numbers.

It seemed the countdown only started in the last three minutes.

He needed to find someone to test it on...

Su Wu looked towards where the caravan had pitched their tents, attempting to see if he could use his abilities on people inside the tents from a distance.

First attempt failed.

Three hundred meters was too far.

After closing the distance, two hundred meters, still a failure.

Another attempt, one hundred meters, still unsuccessful.

Su Wu tried to release the Nen within his body, creating a circle about twenty meters in radius centered on himself, encompassing the tent. This was the maximum range he could currently release his Nen in a circle.

The basic use of a circle was to sense danger within its range. For example, the circles deployed by those in the Meteor City dungeons were only a few meters in radius.

His life energy and physical fitness were already beyond that of ordinary people, so his initial Nen was much stronger than most people's.

Biscuit, inside the tent, quickly sensed the circle's presence. She opened her eyes, lifted her skirt, and pulled aside the tent flap.

She wanted to see which brat was up late at night using Nen to surround the tent.

As she lifted the flap, she saw a boy with white hair, blue eyes, and mysterious facial markings sitting outside, his eyes shining in the moonlight.

He held two cards between his fingers, displaying their faces to the two people guarding the tent.

"Could you please cooperate with me for a magic trick? No matter what happens later, don't make a sound," he said with a smile, negotiating with them.

However, the two did not see this as a simple negotiation and dared not refuse.

Su Wu then flicked the cards at them. The moment they touched the human bodies, the cards seemed to merge with the targets, disappearing into them.

"It succeeded," he then murmured softly.

So, the range for using the cards was the area covered by his circle.

One of the two night guards was suddenly bound by several thick, long chains. One end of the chains was wrapped around him, while the other end vanished into the air.

The other guard remained frozen in his previous posture, completely still.

"What's going on?" the man entangled by chains tried to pull at them, but he couldn't break free at all. Instead, the chains tightened further with his struggles.

"It's just a little game, it'll be undone tomorrow," Su Wu said nonchalantly while observing the other person.

The other man showed no reaction, as if he were immobilized or petrified.

[Reverse Devil] Effect 1: Binding Chains.

[Reverse Hanged Man] Effect 1: Induces a state of stillness.

These were both cards that could be used on enemies in combat.

Biscuit watched this scene and, with a hint of novelty, walked forward to examine the suddenly appearing chains.