The 100,000-Meter Core: A Hundredfold-Gravity Death Trap

A rocky platform lay 100,000 meters underground.

The stone beneath their feet glimmered with the faint, cold light of stardust.

The group's steady descent came to an abrupt halt.

Hundredfold Gravity struck without warning, pinning their bodies in place.

Crushing force bore down on their bones. Blood pooled in their legs, and their limbs felt filled with molten lead.

Gravity obstructed the flow of their Nen. Even maintaining Ten, normally effortless, now took a constant drain on their strength.

Gon instinctively lowered his stance, trying to gather power in his fist.

His muscles tensed and trembled. A charge he could usually perform in one smooth motion now faltered at every step.

He could barely assume the starting stance for the Twelvefold Spinning Rock he had only just mastered.

Killua tapped the ground with his toe and tried to activate Godspeed.

His foot slammed back into the rock, cracking it slightly.

The heavy air had become a solid wall. His speed was stifled, and even his electricity flowed a little slower.

Kurapika flicked his wrist, sending his Chain whipping through the air.

Partway out, gravity dragged it sharply downward, cutting its reach by more than half.

He frowned, swiftly recalled the Chain, and steadied his breathing.

Leorio's knees buckled. He dropped to one knee, his chest heaving.

Every breath felt as though a giant hand were squeezing his lungs.

Red warning lights flashed incessantly in Genos's eyes.

His back thrusters fired several times, but each burst lifted him for less than half a second before gravity forced him down. His body hummed with the strain of overloaded metal.

Only Saitama strolled to the edge of the platform, looked around, and casually rolled his shoulders.

"Definitely heavier. A little more interesting than up above."

Muttering to himself, he picked up a stardust