Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 374 New Abilities

You'll only understand once you've actually fought them...

Of the three direct guards, the one with a chance of winning is undoubtedly Yupi.

Despite Yupi's unreasonable physical strength and manifested energy far exceeding human limits, his rudimentary understanding of the Nen system was precisely the key to defeating him.

Moreover, from Yupi's aura, Moro sensed not only a violent killing intent, but also a kind of biological arrogance.

That arrogance was like that of a creature standing at the top of a pyramid, looking down with disdain at the ants at its feet.

This sense of superiority, deeply ingrained in our genes, is precisely the weakness that can be exploited.

Moro was convinced of this.

He caught a glimpse of the spear-like arm thrusting towards him out of the corner of his eye. After dodging it, he did not take the opportunity to counterattack, but instead activated his Starburst Condensation ability without hesitation.

In an instant, dazzling points of light scattered and bloomed, enveloping the outstretched arm.

Almost at the same moment the starlight unfolded, crisscrossing, thin spikes suddenly shot out from the surface of the spear-like arm, attacking Morod like thorns.

Moro was prepared and, thanks to the early warning capabilities of the Starburst, easily dodged this insidious attack once again.

"His 'biomutation' ability is even more unreasonable than mine."

Dodging the oncoming thorns, Moro lowered his eyelids slightly.

Strictly speaking, this ability to freely change the physical form is not a Nen ability developed by Yupi himself, but a talent inherited from the genes of monsters.

Essentially, this is an extreme form of biological mutation ability.

Combined with this innate ability, Yupi's ability to unleash such terrifying destructive power is entirely due to his exceptionally large manifested energy.

Otherwise, if one extends their body arbitrarily like this without sufficient Nen protection, it would be tantamount to exposing one's most vulnerable parts directly to the enemy's attack.

"A reckless fighting style, perfect... I'll use you to 'test' the mechanism of the new ability."

Moro knew that only by solving the problem of breaking through the defenses could he have a chance to kill Yupi.

This is why he wants to develop new abilities.

"Starred".

Moro calmly looked at Yupi, whose crimson figure had emerged halfway from the smoke and dust, stretched out his right hand, and gathered flame-like Nen in his palm, while muttering to himself, "Transform!"

With a slight thought, the star mark on Yupi's body suddenly shattered, turning into stardust that silently covered his entire body.

laugh.

Immediately afterwards, a cluster of eerie blue flames, no bigger than a ping-pong ball, burst into flames in the center of Yupi's chest without warning.

In the flickering, dim light, a cross-shaped star deeply imprinted on his chest could be faintly seen.

"Um!?"

This sudden change caused Youpi to abandon his plan to continue the attack.

He quickly retracted his outstretched arm, looked down at the inexplicably ignited flame, and subconsciously raised his hand to slap it away.

There was a snap.

The blue light instantly disappeared where the palm covered.

Yupi felt no heat at all, and as soon as the flames were extinguished, he withdrew his hand.

However, the moment he removed his palm...

That cluster of eerie blue flames reappeared out of thin air.

Upon seeing this, Yupi's temples and forehead veins bulged instantly.

"It's that weird ability again...!"

Seeing that the flames could not be extinguished, he immediately realized that it must be Morrow's doing again.

However, although the eerie blue flames were burning out of thin air, they did not cause any discomfort.

Even when touched directly, it doesn't feel hot at all.

So what exactly is it—

What's the use of that?!
Yupi was not good at thinking, and the series of abnormal abilities he experienced further shocked his already limited understanding.

Perhaps there were just too many unanswered questions.

Without even considering whether he could get an answer, he blurted out to Moro, "What is this?"

Of course, Moro couldn't answer him.

Before Yupi can figure out the situation, the most urgent task is to achieve the kill condition for the new ability as quickly as possible.

Therefore, the response that Yupi received was a sudden split in mid-air, transforming into a cluster of hundreds of thin, streaky stars that attacked.

It was at this moment that Yupi belatedly reflected in his mind: I was so stupid as to want to get answers from the enemy.

When such thoughts arose, Yupi quickly recognized the reality of the situation.

No matter how hard he racked his brains, with such limited knowledge, it was impossible for him to deduce the truth about the other party's abilities and the danger they posed.

In that case——

Instead of letting anger take over your body, channel all your energy into a single motivation: tear the other person apart.

Yupi put his idea into action.

So, in the instant that hundreds of streaks of light and shooting stars attacked him, his body changed once again.

Six arms?

not enough.

Then eight will appear.

If you can't see through the enemy's tricks.

Then we'll create more eyes, building an absolute field of vision with no blind spots.

Yupi's body swelled again, and eight arms like octopus tentacles suddenly extended from his shoulders.

Slender and twisted, yet possessing a visually supple quality.

His head had completely transformed into an irregular tumor, covered with eyeballs of varying sizes, which spread all the way to his collarbone and shoulder blades.

The first thing he did after transforming into an alien monster was to wave his eight tentacle-like arms, which intertwined in front of him to form an impenetrable afterimage.

The hundreds of streaks of light that came flying from the split attack shattered and exploded the moment they touched this afterimage.

In less than a second.

The flying star cluster was easily blocked by Yupi.

however--

Just as the aftershocks of the exploding star dissipated, two of the long, slender arms of Yupi, suspended in the air, suddenly burst into a ghostly blue flame in the middle.

There is no sense of physical attachment, and no temperature can be perceived.

It just appeared out of thin air.

The dense eyeballs on the head of the uropisarcoma swiveled from side to side, each looking at the silent flames burning on its arms.

Despite witnessing flames appear out of thin air, I still cannot understand the principle behind it, let alone what consequences it will cause.

But this time, Yupi did not hesitate or pause.

With his alien body, he charged straight at Morrow like an unstoppable chariot.

Faced with Yupi's overwhelming charge, Morrow had no chance of a direct confrontation.

The only thing to do is to retreat quickly to create distance and buy space for the next wave of attack.

"As expected, the ignition area of ​​the spark will not shift due to the change in the shape of the target."

As Moro retreated rapidly, he calmly watched the eerie blue flames dancing on Yupi's arms.

"On the contrary, the increased size or splitting of the target directly reduces the difficulty of 'focusing fire'... Indeed, there is no more suitable first experimental subject than Youpi."

When developing this ability, Morrow focused on breaking through defenses of higher levels while also considering Yupi as a hypothetical enemy.

If there were no need to worry about Yupi discovering his abilities, then Moro would have answered Yupi's question, "What is this?" with the following: A spark.

This is also the name of his new ability.

"A single spark can start a prairie fire"

It is the accumulation of countless small acts of strength that eventually ignite a raging fire that consumes everything.

The prerequisite for activating this ability is:

1. You must use the ability of starburst condensation to successfully plant a star mark on the target.

2. Launch another full-force attack on the target with Flying Star.

Regardless of whether the attack causes damage, completing the above steps will trigger the activation conditions for "Sparkling Fire".

At this point, Moro can choose whether to sacrifice the star mark on the target, turning it into the activation fuse for "Sparkling Fire".

Once the conversion is confirmed, the first spark will ignite at one of seven random locations: the target's forehead, chest, abdomen, left and right arms, and left and right thighs.

Morrow must ignite the remaining six sparks to fully activate the "Wildfire" one-hit kill effect.

The way to ignite the spark is to accumulate a certain number of triggers on these designated body parts, a number that even Moro himself cannot know.

It was only through so many constraints that this ability to fight enemies of a higher level was finally built.

If it weren't for the Love Practice Song's upgrade rewards that drastically reduced the difficulty of creating abilities...

Moro couldn't even imagine how much time it would take him to complete it.

Moreover, when adding constraints, it was like building blocks; one constraint after another had to be used to solidify the foundation.

To the very end, Morrow even considered imposing the stringent condition that only one area could be ignited at a time.

Fortunately, by going all in with his own Nen capacity, he was able to successfully develop his ability without needing to add that restriction.

Yupi was the first test subject of this new ability.

Moro's idea was to use Youpina's freely shape-shifting body to verify the underlying logic of "igniting the spark".

For example, if Yupi conjures up eight arms, will the ignition area, which was originally limited to the "left and right arms", also expand to all eight arms?

Or, what if he pulled his arm back, or even severed it...?

Will the location where the spark was ignited continue to have an effect on the remaining limb parts, following some principle of proximity?

At least for now, it is certain that all eight arms that Youpi conjured were within the range of the "Wildfire" mechanism.

That is to say-

In a sense, Yupi's actions of increasing the number of arms and even expanding his body size were actually helping Moro overcome the limitations of his abilities.

Although this possibility was anticipated when this capability was developed...

But when it actually happens, there's still a strange, indescribable feeling.

"It would probably take about 50 concentrated attacks to ignite the spark."

Moro drew this conclusion based on the fact that Yupi had just destroyed hundreds of split stars with his eight tentacle-like arms...

The sparks at the position of the arms were successfully ignited at that moment.

From Yupi's perspective, he did indeed perfectly block all of Fei Xing's attacks.

From Moro's perspective, as long as Fei Xing touches Youpi's arm, regardless of whether it causes any real damage, the conditions for focusing fire have already been met.

This is precisely the key to "Sparkling Fire" being able to defeat enemies of higher levels.

It is worth mentioning that this ability can only be applied to one target during its activation.

Furthermore, once a target is selected, the ability to implant star markers formed by condensing starlight will no longer be effective against that target.

This also means that Moro cannot use the guidance effect of the star to more easily ignite the sparks on the target.

However, this is not a big problem.

Even if it's impossible to embed a star, this constraint can be overcome by relying on the "divine character".

"Of the remaining parts, the forehead is the most difficult to ignite, unfortunately I didn't get it randomly at the beginning. As for the legs and abdomen, they shouldn't be a problem."

Moro was thinking quickly.

In his view, if he could ignite the most difficult part, the forehead, then as long as he proceeded step by step, he would have a great chance to defeat Youpi.

Therefore, considering the subsequent reactions of Uppi, the forehead should not be left until last.

After all, with sparks ignited in all six areas of the body, even a fool could guess what was going on.

Even if you can't guess, you should still have a sense of crisis.

At that point, igniting the forehead, which has the smallest flammable area and is also a vital spot, became a tricky problem.

While Morro pondered, Yupi finally stepped into the attack range.

The eight tentacles unleashed another fierce attack, instantly engulfing Moro.

For a moment, Moro was like a small boat in a stormy sea, swaying precariously, as if he could be swallowed up at any moment.

"Starlight Convergence"

A sudden burst of dazzling starlight filled the surroundings.

With the help of the starlight warning, Moro barely managed to stabilize the situation, narrowly dodging the dense whip shadows that seemed to shatter space itself as he dodged and weaved.

In order to evade attacks from the gaps, he had to use his "biomutation" ability to frequently change his body shape.

Such precise and frequent operations undoubtedly greatly increased his mental burden when dealing with fierce attacks.

But at least, he managed to hold on.

The dense compound eyes on Yupi's tumorous head clearly captured Moro's every movement.

Even though he realized that Moro seemed to be able to change his form, he had no other thoughts in his mind.

Tear him apart—

That was the only thought on my mind at that moment.

then,

Two new arms suddenly extended from Yupi's shoulders.

This sudden change instantly compressed Moro's dodging space to its limit.

Sizzle, sizzle...!
In just two or three seconds, Moro's clothes were torn open in countless places, and wounds appeared, with blood splattering everywhere.

Even though Yupi has already split into ten arms, even though he must distribute his manifested energy to more areas...

But the power of each strike should not be underestimated.

Even a mere whiff of energy passing by is enough to leave a bloodstain on Moro's body.

This is a real monster.

No wonder——

In the original story, Yupi merely grazed Nakoruru's face with the tip of his claws, yet the force of his attack was equal to the interest generated by Nakoruru's full-force strike.

Only through this stark contrast can the terrifying nature of the direct guards be clearly revealed.

In order to defeat this monster, Moro must constantly bear the risk of teetering between life and death!
This was an incredibly intense confrontation.

It was seen by Nakuro, who finally arrived to provide assistance.

At that moment,

Nakuru trembled all over.

With over five thousand real-world combat experiences, he drew a conclusion simply from seeing Yupi's grotesque form.

monster.

A monster with unfathomable depths of energy!

following,
I was shocked that Moro was able to hold off this monster for so long.

(End of this chapter)