Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 220 Unleashing the Most Primal Charm of the System

Peeling off Lev's face, his expression frozen in shock and resentment.

laugh--

Moro swiftly drew the Crimson Jade Bird Blade, and the moment the crystalline blade left his body, it drew a spurt of scarlet blood.

Peeling Lev's pupils suddenly dilated, and his body, riddled with dark holes, finally lost its support and collapsed heavily to the ground.

The Phantom Troupe has thus lost its third leg.

Moro remained unmoved by the result, as if he had simply taken a sip of water and found it to be nothing difficult.

This is the advantage that comes from having the initiative and having intelligence.

He knew Franklin and Bartholomew's abilities, so he didn't need to worry about the unknown variables that often occur in Nen battles.

With this condition, one can take the initiative without any pressure.

His newly developed "Flying Star Leap" ability has the effect of catching opponents off guard, making it ideal for launching a preemptive strike.

So, after using the Star Leap to blast the off-road vehicle—

All he needs to do is leverage the advantages of the Exhaustion system and apply relentless pressure to Franklin and Pedro Lev to create an excellent opportunity for Kalbert and Kurapika to make their move.

This is the power of coordinated operations after gaining an advantage.

As a result, even a power user of Pedrolev's caliber didn't have the chance to use his "ability" before dying so abruptly.

It's not hard to understand the resentment that froze on his face before he died.

Crash.

Kurapika glanced at the fallen Peel-Lev with a tense expression, then retracted the extended chain.

With a purple bamboo fan in hand, Kurt never glanced at Lev's body again, but instead immediately gathered up the scattered scraps of paper.

There is still one enemy.

Moro flicked his dagger, clearing the bloodstains from its blade, and then looked at Franklin, who had been forced back a distance by his Star Leap.

After swiftly killing Lev, Franklin was left with no other option but to fight alone.

However, Moro did not feel confident of victory.

He would not give Franklin any chance to catch his breath until he was completely dead.

"Fraudulent Flying Star"

Moro's Nen surged suddenly in his left hand, transforming into a sharp, stalactite-like shape, which then collapsed in an instant into a fluorescent green star that shot backward.

Almost the instant the flying star left his hand, Moro quickly squatted down, his left hand with its five fingers spread wide, pressing it onto the damp sand.

now.

Franklin's gaze passed over Moreau and landed on the corpse of Peel Lev.

Witnessing his comrade being killed in an instant caused his pupils to tremble violently, and his anger erupted from his eyes like a volcano.

But Franklin was ultimately a man who adhered to the principle of prudence, and he knew very well that in the current situation, he could not afford to be influenced by emotions in the slightest.

He immediately adjusted his mindset, his gaze shooting like an arrow towards Moro, who was crouching on the ground in an attacking stance.

"Besides the ability to attack via 'ground conduction,' there are also conventional emission-type attack methods, and then there's that brat who controls the chains..."

As his thoughts raced, Franklin glanced at the ground from time to time and decisively shifted his position, wary of Morona's ability to unleash Nen bullets directly from the ground.

However, the anticipated attack did not occur.

Franklin immediately realized that Moreau had only assumed a half-squatting position with his hands on the ground and had not immediately used the ability to launch an attack from the ground.

Furthermore, due to the density and height of the grass, it was difficult to clearly see Morona's left hand reaching into the grass.

In other words, even if this guy is just putting on an act...

I have to be constantly on guard against attacks transmitted from the ground!
wrong.

The most troublesome thing is that this guy can activate his ability at any time!

So it wasn't just for show; it was about using the "instantaneous" advantage to limit his dual machine guns.

Because when using dual machine guns, the psychic protection on other parts of his body becomes weaker.

Unless he consciously reduces the power of his two machine guns, thus reserving more air volume to reinforce the defenses of other positions.

However, this approach is tantamount to voluntarily giving up the advantages of the release system, and it is completely meaningless.

In this situation, the best approach is to have a teammate ensure a safe environment for him to deal with the damage.

But Lev has already peeled off...

Um! ?

Did these people have a clear goal from the beginning: to kill Porlev quickly?

So that they wouldn't let me unleash the full power of my dual machine guns!?

other side--

Do you know my and Peskov's capabilities?
So, the other party is the murderer who killed Feitan and Shalnark!?

Franklin suddenly realized this and then thought of the captain's speculation that the perpetrator might know about Feitan's abilities.

So, is there really a mole within the group?

No, the leader had already ruled out that possibility using Pakunoda's abilities.

So what's going on now? Am I overthinking things, or...?
No, I don't have time to think about that right now!

What I need to do now is—

Save your life and bring the intelligence back!
After that instantaneous burst of thought, Franklin's eyes suddenly turned icy cold. He raised both hands, mobilized a large amount of telekinesis, and aimed the ten dark finger holes at Morrow and the others in front of him.

Since he guessed that Moro would only use that ability to burst from the ground when he used his dual machine guns...

He then used this to his advantage to create openings for attack.

"Dual-handed machine gun"

Franklin's outstretched hands revealed a solid psychic light.

At this time,

Just as he had predicted, Morrow directly activated the "Star Leap" ability.

A cross of stars suddenly shone beneath Franklin's feet.

However, Franklin was prepared and suddenly leaped backward.

call out!
A dark blue shooting star burst forth from the ground in front of him, casting a fleeting glimmer of light in his pupils.

"Dual-handed machine gun"

After feinting to lure Moreau into using his Star Leap, Franklin seized the opportunity to truly unleash his abilities.

In an instant, accompanied by a continuous series of clicking sounds, a string of diamond-shaped psychic projectiles shot out from the finger holes and poured towards Moro in front of him.

Morrow looked up and thought to himself that although Franklin was tall and strong, he was quite quick-witted and could see through his intentions in this situation and quickly find a way to deal with it.

Even so, it doesn't change anything.

Faced with the barrage of rhomboid mental projectiles that came like a hail of bullets, Moro not only did not try to dodge, but instead took the initiative to meet them head-on.

"The Sheath of the Abyss"

Moro drew the sheath of the Abyss with his left hand, storing all the rhombus-shaped psychic projectiles that might hit him inside.

Franklin's Emission-type attacks are amplified by the effect of Oath.

However, after this "power" is split in the form of a machine gun, it is ultimately mainly for area-of-effect attacks rather than individual power.

Therefore, the split-up psychic attacks are unlikely to put pressure on the absorption and containment of the Abyss Sheath.

Using the scabbard of the Deep, Moreau fearlessly carved a path through the interwoven network of rhomboid telekinetic projectiles. Franklin's pupils constricted at the sight.

How could he have imagined that Moro, who was clearly an Emission type, could use a scabbard to absorb his Nen attacks?

Without a second thought, Franklin launched a barrage of fire while rapidly retreating.

He wasn't absolutely certain he could defeat the three enemies, including Morrow.

Therefore, we cannot afford to have any lingering thoughts of fighting!
"Trying to escape... I didn't expect that."

Moreau immediately saw through Franklin's intention to escape the battle.

"Innocent."

He never expected that the brigade, with its arrogant style of taking turns fighting the enemy, would so decisively choose to avoid battle and flee at this time.

Surprised, I felt Franklin was too naive.

If Franklin were to fight with a do-or-die mentality, then he would have some reservations and would need to guard against Franklin's desperate counterattack.

"Fraudulent Flying Star"

The deceptive flying star that had just been released has finally returned.

Moro had already calculated the timing, and took the opportunity to crouch down, letting the returning flying star fly over his head.

Compared to the diamond-shaped projectile whose power is dispersed, the flying star, whose power is doubled after being deflected, is naturally more powerful.

In an instant, the emerald green shooting star smashed through the rhombus-shaped psychic bullets along its path, heading straight for Franklin.

Franklin was unable to concentrate his firepower to shatter the flying star, so he had to suspend his ability to use both machine guns and try to avoid the threat from the flying star.

at the same time.

Moro, who was half-squatting down, casually stuck the Red Jade Bird Knife into the ground and pressed his right hand onto the damp sand.

"Flying Star Leap"

After interrupting Franklin's ability with the Deceptive Star, Morrow seized the opportunity and quickly launched a second wave of attacks.

next moment.

Franklin, who had just narrowly avoided the deceptive flying star, barely managed to regain his footing when a cross-shaped star appeared beneath his feet.

"This guy……!"

Franklin's eyes were grave. He could no longer take effective evasive action and could only reinforce the visible strength of the area where he had been hit.

Bang!
The pale blue star that shot out from the center of the starburst caused a violent explosion right under Franklin's feet.

With a surge of air, Franklin's tall body was thrown away.

However, Morrow's offensive was not over yet.

The third wave,
An attack from the Emission type!

When Moro released the Flying Star Leap, he had already raised the Abyss Sheath, which had absorbed many rhomboid psychic projectiles.

When he absorbed Franklin's telekinetic bullet, he originally thought that the Sheath of the Deep would quickly reflect the energy of the bullet.

But that's not the case.

After absorbing the first psychic bullet, the Sheath of the Abyss absorbed the second and third psychic bullets that followed immediately before it could reflect them...

This extremely fast absorption frequency seems to have served to accumulate energy, preventing the Abyss Sheath from directly reflecting the energy of the first absorbed psychic bullet, and instead storing the energy.

That is why Moro was able to launch the third wave of attacks at this moment.

His upward-pointing scabbard suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and the pent-up, violent energy burst forth as a wave of light, striking Franklin in mid-air.

At this moment, Franklin had barely managed to block the flying star's leap, and with his body suspended in mid-air with nowhere to gain leverage, he had no way to dodge.

boom!
The psychic beam struck Franklin squarely, and the psychic energy contained within it instantly twisted and exploded.

Franklin crashed to the ground with a long trail of smoke, like a kite with a broken string.

Morrow's three consecutive waves of Emission-type attacks completely overwhelmed Franklin, who was also an Emission-type.

The key to Moro's ability to do this lay in the initial practical application of the Deep Sheath...

From initially absorbing the projectiles to finally reflecting energy to connect with the third wave of attack.

It is precisely this smooth and fluid series of attacks that enables such urgent offensive suppression.

Therefore, even though Morrow's manifested power is not as great as Franklin's, he can still perfectly showcase the purest violent aesthetics of the Emission system.

"This feeling... is truly exhilarating."

Watching Franklin fall, Moreau felt a strange, unprecedented thrill.

He is also from the Department of Release.

But after dying and being reborn, he must make the most of his Nen abilities in a limited space.

Therefore, he cannot choose a pure output-type route, but can only integrate the characteristics of manipulation into the combat system in order to increase the upper limit of actual combat operation in the early stage.

Only in this way can we ensure early development and improve the efficiency of growth ring upgrades.

And now...

This fighting style, which involves unleashing all one's power without reservation, allowed him to personally experience the most primal charm of the Emission style.

Moro's lips slowly curled up as he reached out and drew the Crimson Jade Bird Knife, holding it firmly in his hand.

The total amount of gas shown did not change, indicating that Franklin was not dead.

After all, he is someone who can achieve a 100% conversion rate even with enhancement-type attributes. When he displays his manifested energy on his body, it forms a defensive force equivalent to that of enhancement-type attributes.

However, under such a relentless offensive, even if Franklin managed to withstand it, he could not have emerged unscathed.

In addition to the initial SUV explosion...

With his injuries piling up, Franklin had no chance of turning the tide.

because--

Kurapika and Kalpachi were also present at the event.

Even before Morrow and Franklin began their system-wide showdown, Kurapika and Kalbert were already waiting for their chance to strike.

They had previously undergone two months of intensive combat training, including numerous joint operations drills, and had established basic operational tacit understanding.

So when Franklin was overpowered and knocked down by Morrow, Kurapika and Kalmod didn't need to communicate at all and just started acting on their own.

There were no particularly special tactics involved; Kurt simply manipulated the large amount of paper scraps that had regrouped to put pressure on the badly injured Franklin from the front.

If Franklin were in his normal state, he could easily have dealt with the massive amount of paper scraps that came crashing down like a white python using only his two-handed machine guns.

However, Kurt chose to strike at the exact moment Franklin had just fallen to the ground from the air.

Franklin, already badly injured, had no energy left to switch from defense to offense. He could only roll over awkwardly and then get up to dodge the paper python's attack.

But at that moment, Kurapika's chains had already been in place.

There's no need to use "invisibility" to eliminate the existence of the chains, because Franklin, who was forced to hide, was essentially offering himself up.

slam-la-

The chains bound Franklin precisely.

Kurapika's eyes glowed crimson as he activated the Binding Middle Finger Chain.

next moment,
The psychic power emanating from Franklin receded like a receding tide.

He abruptly lowered his blood-stained face, his expression trembling, and looked into Kurapika's fiery red eyes.

So they're from the Kuruta tribe...!?

Franklin, who was trapped in a dead end, suddenly understood the cause and effect.

(End of this chapter)