Black and blue energy flickered.
Hisoka's figure retreated several meters, his upper body thrown backward by the impact, but he quickly regained control and straightened himself, standing firm once more.
Two bloody gashes appeared on his arms, revealing bone beneath, yet they hadn't managed to sever the opponent's hands.
"Tch, didn't cut through," Su Wu said softly, not surprised.
As soon as he discovered that he could unleash invisible slashes as an attack, Hisoka had already wrapped his entire body in Nen.
He looked like a deranged pervert, but his reactions during combat were calm and rational.
"So you were deliberately trying to trick me into revealing an opening..."
"Ah~ I'm completely excited now~" Hisoka wiped the blood from his nose, his face flushed. Suddenly, a situation arose that couldn't be shown without censorship.
The total amount of Nen on his body visibly increased by several points.
Seeing this, Su Wu lost the desire to continue fighting him.
Was fighting Hisoka really fighting? It was rewarding him! The harder he fought, the more excited the other party became.
No more rewarding perverts!
Who would want to fight a man whose lower body was glowing!
"But, you seem to lack patience." Hisoka's smile was subtle as he manipulated invisible energy with his fingers.
At the same time, the pink Nen scattered around converged towards Hisoka, weaving into a massive net.
"What?" Su Wu exclaimed as he saw the sudden appearance of the pink net and immediately rushed upward.
This guy was running around and releasing Nen everywhere, all to set this up?!
The pink net instantly converged, encircling the person in the center.
As Su Wu rushed out, he collided with the pink net woven from Hisoka's Nen.
It was as elastic as rubber, impossible to break through, and stuck like chewing gum, holding him fast.
Like a butterfly caught in a spider's web, it struggled fiercely but could hardly escape.
"But you've done very well to get this far." Hisoka approached, touching his arm as if performing a magic trick; the wounds on his arm disappeared.
"You're a wonderful child, and your eyes are beautiful, the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen." He spoke with admiration.
"You'll surely become an even more wonderful fruit in the future." He gazed at the young man trapped in the net, his eyes full of anticipation.
"Huh? Do I need you to tell me? I'll definitely become amazing, that's a fact." The white-haired young man said expressionlessly.
"This confident aura is also wonderful." Hisoka cradled his face, filled with boundless affection for the little apple he had his eye on.
"Did you forget, you shouldn't be this close to me." The white-haired young man's lips curved into a smile.
"Here are your poker cards back." He casually threw the cards Hisoka had used to attack him earlier. Because of his movement, the net on his body swayed.
Hisoka dodged the incoming poker cards.
Just then, Su Wu instantly appeared behind him again. Hisoka, who had been prepared, quickly raised a leg and kicked fiercely. At the same time, his upper body tilted with the movement of his leg.
His foot had already landed on the young man's chest, but the latter wasn't sent flying. Instead, the young man grabbed his ankle with one hand, held three cards in the other, and revealed a strangely expectant and malicious smile.
"Although this net limits my movement range, because of the special nature of your Nen, this thing..." He raised his hands, gesturing for Hisoka to look at the net stuck to him, "...can stretch very far." He said with a smile.
Even though his range of motion was severely limited by the net on his body, it didn't stop him from taking action.
He wasn't the type to give up helplessly when faced with adversity.
The fanaticism on Hisoka's face subsided slightly as he pondered the purpose of the young man's actions.
"Used successfully." The young man said, releasing Hisoka's ankle. His body was pulled back to its original position by the net.
Like a stretched rubber band, it would snap back once the tension was released.
"Cough, cough, cough--" Su Wu coughed a few times.
Fortunately, he had protected his body with both Nen and Cursed Energy, and Hisoka might not have used his full strength, so the kick didn't cause any serious problems.
Hisoka, on the other hand, stood frozen in place, his entire being unusually silent, looking somewhat off.
"Ate three debuff cards, and he's become passive?" Su Wu guessed, glancing at Hisoka.
He noticed that the censorship effect on Hisoka hadn't disappeared.
He didn't seem to have become passive either...
So, what was this?
He expressionlessly considered whether to get closer to observe, but then saw the previously silent Hisoka suddenly look up again, his expression becoming even more crazed.
"Little apple, hmph hmph hmph..."
"Very good, hehehe--"
He unleashed his Nen without restraint, leaving the surrounding trees scarred and damaged.
The magical plants naturally wouldn't just take a beating without fighting back, so the trees that were attacked developed black holes resembling facial features.
"Ahhhh~"
"Ahhhh--"
They opened wide the holes that symbolized mouths, emitting a unified song as thorny vines whipped towards Hisoka.
Immersed in the chaos, Hisoka grew even more excited, engaging in a fierce battle with the surrounding trees.
"So it's some kind of berserk or confusion effect..." Su Wu watched the scene with a frown, his expression a little peculiar.
Mental pollution! This was definitely mental pollution!
Both Hisoka himself and the trees' singing could be considered mental pollution.
But judging by the situation, Hisoka wouldn't have time to pay attention to him.
The card's effect lasted for twenty-four hours, but how long would it last on Hisoka...
Thinking this, he suddenly gained some new insights into his own abilities.
Using three cards of the same attribute together could trigger multiple stacked effects.
The first card's effect was 100%, the second stacked 50%, and the third added another 25%.
Therefore, the effect of these three cards used on Hisoka was maximized at 175%.
Weakening willpower, plunging the mind into confusion, losing order also meant losing reason.
This meant Hisoka had temporarily lost the ability to think for himself.
So it was essentially a confusion buff.
It wasn't even certain if the opponent could still find his way.
With this in mind, the duration should probably be longer.
After all, with the stacked amplification from three cards, the effect was 175%. Although Hisoka's Nen was stronger than his, he wouldn't recover that quickly, right?
He wasn't expecting to hold Hisoka for twenty-four hours; it would be enough to tie him up for a few hours.
"Looks like my luck isn't bad today. Three debuff cards, in a way, are also a great success." Su Wu looked at Hisoka, who seemed to have fallen into a frenzy, and mused thoughtfully.
"However, the immediate priority is to get rid of this thing on me..." He looked down at the layers of Hisoka's Nen wrapped around him.
"It's sticky, like being stuck with a giant piece of chewing gum, so disgusting." He strained his limbs, simultaneously using slashes repeatedly, finally freeing himself.
"Ah, right, I should record a video first." He took out his phone and pointed it at the berserk Hisoka, pressing record.
He recorded the entire three-minute process of the opponent fighting back and forth with the plants.
In the end, he didn't forget to include himself in the shot, giving a cheerful peace sign with a smile.
Please give the adults some follow-up reads -- more, more.
The protagonist's only offensive techniques are Dismantle and Blue Sky (Even Sukuna needed to activate his Domain when he only had a few fingers against a Special Grade, and the protagonist can't use a Domain yet, but he will be strengthened after this fight). And nobody actually thinks Hisoka is weak, right? He went toe-to-toe with the leader who kept switching abilities.
In the Hunter x Hunter world, duels are hard to call, unless the gap is truly enormous.
As I said, this isn't a story about becoming invincible and steamrolling everything early on. It's mainly about nurturing, and the protagonist hasn't suffered any losses; instead, Hisoka got cut twice.
Doesn't it feel more satisfying if the protagonist, after becoming stronger, can pin Hisoka down with one hand? (lol)
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