Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 357 Time is running out

Even if a supernatural power called "Nen" exists in the human world...

Achieving healing effects that transcend common sense remains extremely rare.

Typically, abilities that can instantly heal serious injuries often come at the cost of the recipient's lifespan.

If we insist on explaining it with scientific theories, this kind of ability is essentially about pushing the cell division rate to the extreme, extorting life at the cost of an abnormally fast healing speed.

Therefore, even for a top medical expert like Kido, a three-star hunter from the Hunter Association, the foundation of his medical skills is still based on solid theoretical knowledge and drug research and development.

Rather than relying on healing abilities that defy common sense.

If Nen abilities could truly be used to develop a panacea that could cure all diseases, how could those professional hunters who have dedicated their lives to medicine remain indifferent?

For this reason, although V5 has officially signed a treaty prohibiting exploration of the Dark Continent, it still secretly forms investigation teams to carry out operations.

After all, among the five known hopes, the herb that can cure all diseases and the ultimate longevity food are things that the leaders of all nations dream of.

Kurapika's chain healing power is not a rarer or more demanding fantasy-type healing ability; it can be achieved simply by sacrificing one's life force when healing oneself or a target.

Such healing abilities are usually only used in emergency situations.

Moreover, according to common sense, if one is treating someone else, the patient should theoretically bear the cost of their life.

However, the development of Nen abilities often depends on a person's personality and character.

How could someone like Kurapika let others bear the consequences...?

Now, they're risking their lives to ensure Moro's full recovery.

Bisky could only sigh inwardly as she watched.

She should understand Kurapika's character and determination better than Moro, and she also understands the belief that supports Kurapika's continued progress: to find the eyes of all the clansmen who have been separated from their clansmen.

It is even clearer that after Kurapika retrieved his people's eyes, he intended to give everything he possessed to Moro, including his life.

Now Moro has become like this because of him.

Whether it was guilt, or a determination to place Moro's life above all else...

Kurapika uses his healing power with the awareness that he will give his life in return.

Driven by this incredibly strong will, the upper limit of healing power was broken, granting the ability to regenerate severed limbs, though the efficiency was only so-so.

After about a week, and with Bisky's help over the past two days, only two-thirds of the treatment has been completed.

However, the reason why the cure rate of limb regeneration is so low is due to the interference of Bi Yangde's remaining will.

That kind of ability, which is based on willpower, can not only be manifested in combat, but also in the use of manipulation and materialization.

Therefore, from the perspective of ability mechanism, as long as Yang De's will and belief strength are maintained at the highest peak.

Therefore, with the interference of the remaining will, Moro's injuries will be difficult to heal and recover from.

This is also the fundamental reason why Byron was so certain that Moreo was practically dead when he watched him escape.

It can be said that Kurapika, empowered by the Scarlet Eyes bloodline, broke through the remaining influence of Yonde's abilities with an even stronger will.

Kurapika had a vague feeling about this when he was treating Moro.

Even though two-thirds of Moro's limbs had regenerated, Kurapika's worries did not lessen at all.

The reason is that a week has passed, but Moro shows no signs of waking up.

Kurapika's biggest concern is that this faint, lingering power from Bynd might damage or affect Moro's mind or consciousness.

To minimize this potential risk, he had to race against time to eliminate the remaining power left on Morrow.

"It's almost time, Kurapika."

Bisquig suddenly spoke up to remind him.

Kurapika was very rational; upon hearing this, he immediately withdrew his powers and exited the Scarlet Eyes state.

The dim red light in his eyes vanished instantly, followed by a wave of exhaustion that overwhelmed his mind and body.

Kurapika swayed twice, but managed to grab the table next to him in time to prevent himself from falling over.

Bisky was already used to Kurapika's state after overusing his powers, so she didn't offer to help him up. She simply silently materialized Cookie Girl.

"Take a good rest."

She said something to Kurapika, then gestured with her eyes for Cookie to give Kurapika a massage.

Kurapika straightened his chair with some effort and sat down. He looked at Cookie-chan walking towards him and said in a low voice, "Thank you for your trouble."

Miss Cookie simply smiled and began to use her powers to massage Kurapika.

With her abilities, Kurapika could recover from his current state in about an hour.

Bisky watched from the side, her mouth opening and closing as if she wanted to ask Kurapika how much he had paid, but she swallowed the words back.

Asking won't make any difference.

In order to awaken Moro, the treatment must continue.

The stone house became quiet and still.

As time passed, a series of footsteps suddenly came from outside.

Kurapika and Bisky's eyes flickered, but upon hearing the sound of wooden clogs on the rocks, they guessed who it was.

The person who knows about this secret place and is wearing wooden clogs.

It can only be Kurt.

Kurapika and Bisky listened to the hurried footsteps coming from the teleportation point without taking any further action.

Soon, footsteps approached.

They looked towards the door and saw Kurt rush in.

"..."

After Kal't entered the room, he quickly glanced at Kurapika and Bisky, and then noticed Moro lying unconscious on the bed.

Without even bothering to greet Kurapika and Bisky, Kalluto flashed to the bedside, his brows furrowed and his deep purple eyes filled with worry.

Although Morrow's condition could be judged by the changes in the Life Paper Man, the treatment process would last for nearly a week, which was enough for Kurt to notice that something was wrong.

Moro appears to be in good health, but he is still unconscious.

Kurt's concerns were confirmed.

The only reassuring thing is that Moro's vital signs are normal.

"Are you sure?"

Kurt's gaze swept over the thigh, which was clearly only half treated, and then he suddenly turned his head to look at Kurapika.

They did not ask what had happened, nor did they inquire about Moro's condition or why he was still unconscious.

He simply asked Kurapika if he was confident he could wake Moro.

If any member of the Zoldyck family saw this scene, except for Killua, they would probably be able to guess what Kalluto was thinking immediately.

Kurapika's fatigue was clearly visible.

After his lifespan was rapidly depleted, he appeared unchanged, but in reality, both his physical strength and mental energy were severely depleted.

When faced with Kalluto's question, Kurapika calmly replied, "Yes."

"So how are you?"

Kal't breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately became concerned about Kurapika's condition.

Kurapika said softly, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

"..."

Korte nodded, then walked over, took out a few greenish-blue sugar crackers from his bag, and gently placed them on the table in front of Kurapika. "These are wasabi-flavored sugar crackers. I saw you ate quite a few last time, and I thought you might like them, so I brought some for you on my way."

"Thank you."

Kurapika glanced at the greenish-blue sugar candy in front of him and forced a smile.

Actually, he ate a lot of wasabi-flavored sugar pancakes last time, not because he liked the flavor, but because he was embarrassed to refuse.

Kurt simply placed the bag full of food on the table, then turned back to the bedside and silently watched over Morrow's condition.

Another half hour passed quickly.

With Cookie's massage ability, Kurapika's condition was almost fully recovered, and he immediately entered the state of absolute time again to heal Moro with his chains.

This intense activity continued for a full day, finally eliminating the last trace of willpower interference and allowing Moro's limbs to be perfectly regenerated.

After the treatment was completely finished, Kurapika, Bisky, and Kurt all stared intently at Morrow's face.

You can see that the "entanglement" on Moro's body is steady and powerful, similar to his usual state.

About ten seconds later.

Moro suddenly opened his eyes and immediately saw the three people surrounding the bed.

Seeing Bisky and Kurt was somewhat unexpected.

When he woke up, he felt much like he had just woken up from a nap.

But the presence of Bisky and Kurt is enough to suggest that he was probably unconscious for some time.

"Ok?"

Moro straightened his upper body and saw that his limbs were intact. His heart skipped a beat, and he frowned.

Given the extent of his injuries at that time, as long as Kurapika's healing abilities were available, surviving would not have been a problem at all.

But I never expected to be in a coma for so long.

The fact that his limbs are still intact suggests that Kurapika used an extraordinary healing ability on him.

The mere thought of this possibility made Moro unable to imagine how much of Kurapika's lifespan he had burned away.

"Kurapika, how long have I been unconscious?"

"eight days."

Kurapika replied.

Moro's expression changed slightly, and he exclaimed, "So long?"

"Yes, your injuries aren't serious enough to require you to be unconscious for so long. It was the person who attacked us who left a negative effect on you, similar to spiritual energy."

Perhaps because Moro had finally woken up, Kurapika relaxed considerably and calmly said, "So Master Bisky believes that person's ability may be related to mental strength or willpower."

Moro's eyes narrowed, and he turned to look at Bisky.

Bisky crossed her arms and explained, "Generally speaking, this type of ability is mostly enhancement-type, and it can only affect the user and cannot interfere with others. Based on Kurapika's description, it doesn't seem to be a pure enhancement-type, and I can't be completely sure."

"Yeah……"

Moro's eyes showed a thoughtful look as he recalled the battle and the disappearance of the negative memories in his consciousness space.

Could it be that because of Yang De's mental or willpower-related abilities, he accidentally cleared away those negative memories?

Or perhaps these negative memories unwittingly shielded me from harm?
Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it now.

more importantly……

Moro stopped thinking about his abilities and looked at Kurapika instead.

Kurapika's gaze was calm and resolute, as if he could guess what Moro was about to say, and he spoke first:
“Moro, I’m so glad I have this ability… Actually, the Chain of Healing has another constraint: it can’t be activated if I have even the slightest regret.”

"..."

These words not only moved Moro slightly, but also caused Kalmod and Bisky to look at Kurapika.

A chain of healing without regrets...

Bisky sighed inwardly: What a pure awakening this is.

Moro was silent for a moment, then got off the bed and walked straight to the door.

"Come with me, Kurapika."

"it is good."

Kurapika's face remained calm as he followed behind Moro.

Seeing this, Kurt thought about how he had rushed over from home without a second thought, only to find that Morrow hadn't asked him a single question after waking up, and he immediately felt a little unhappy.

But then he thought about how Moro's current reaction was due to Kurapika's ability, so he could only suppress his unhappiness.

As Moro and Kurapika walked out of the stone house one after the other, Kalluto ran to the door and peeked out, trying to eavesdrop.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Bisky also sneakily peeking out from the other side of the door, looking at Moro and Kurapika outside.

"..."

Kurt, upon learning Bisky's true age, was speechless.

Outside the stone house.

Moro stopped beside the stone table and asked, "Are the eyes of your people all alright?"

"Ah."

Kurapika said softly, "I will send my eyes to the Land of Rest within the next two days."

"What happens after that?"

Moro suddenly pressed for an answer.

Kurapika remained silent for a while after hearing this before slowly raising his eyes, his gaze filled with hesitation and inquiry: "Moro, from now on... I want to stay in the Land of Rest to protect them, is that alright?"

"Is that all?"

Moro asked again.

Kurapika nodded.

Moro looked into Kurapika's now darkened eyes and asked, "So, you're going to abandon your promise to Pyro?"

"..."

Kurapika paused for a moment, but did not voice his questions. He understood the purpose of Moro's questions.

He didn't answer the last question, but said in a calm, almost resigned tone, "It's a bit of a regret, but Piro can't hear my answer anymore, and my time... is running out."

"..."

This time, Moro paused for a moment, silently keeping some thoughts to himself. He then didn't continue the topic, but instead suddenly asked, "How is Chimera?"

Upon hearing Moro's question, Kurapika instinctively looked at a tree not far away.

Under that tree, there was a basketball-sized, unidentified fleshy egg covered with thick veins. Its surface was gray and hard, and it looked like a stone.

………………

at the same time.

A vast forest somewhere.

A gigantic nest, resembling a twisted hand, rises from the lush forest.

That was a chimeric ant nest that had grown countless times larger.

It seems there's not much time left to react...

(End of this chapter)