Patrol Encounter: The Team's First Battle

At the edge of the Stone Forest.

The six-person team hid behind a thick tree trunk and held their breath.

Heavy footsteps sounded in the distance.

Thud.

Thud.

They drew closer.

"They're coming," Killua whispered. "Five of them."

Everyone tensed.

Five Seven-Level Four-Armed Diamonds were patrolling toward them.

They were even bigger than the two patrolling Diamonds the team had encountered before.

Every one of them bore scars and had a vicious look in its eyes. They were battle-hardened elites.

Blue light flickered in Genos's eyes.

"Scan complete," he whispered, reporting the results. "All five are level seven."

"The second from the left has an old injury in its left foreleg. That's its weak point."

"The one in the middle has impaired vision in its right eye. Its reactions will be slightly slower."

"The one on the far right is the biggest and strongest, but also the slowest."

His report was fast and precise.

Kurapika nodded and quickly assigned their roles.

"Gon, keep the one in the middle occupied from the front."

"Killua, circle around and attack the one with the injured left foreleg."

"I'll use my chains to divide the battlefield and keep them from grouping up."

"Genos, keep scanning and report any changes in their weak points."

"Leorio, stand by in the rear."

"Got it."

They answered in unison.

The five Diamonds came closer.

When they were twenty meters away, Kurapika raised his hand.

"Now."

Gon charged out first.

He unleashed his Enhancement aura, brilliant white light wrapping around his fists.

He held nothing back, drawing the attention of all five Diamonds at once.

Rooar—

All five Diamonds growled. Their four arms swung toward Gon.

Their fists tore through the air.

Gon met them head-on without dodging.

Bang!

His fist collided with the middle Diamond's.

A shockwave burst