Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Was that hunter really human?

Unlike the shocked trio of gangsters, Caesar, though equally astonished, showed no sign of surprise; instead, he calmly analyzed the situation.

'He can actually resist that kind of Nen invasion; his abilities are truly unfathomable. However, so far, he can only resist, not eliminate it. If his Nen is completely exhausted, he will inevitably be in danger sooner or later…'

Suddenly Caesar's eyes widened, his previous composure vanished, and even his analytical train of thought was interrupted.

Because right under his nose, something incomprehensible happened to Dia without warning!

Amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, as the tadpole-shaped spirit beast, radiating astonishing malice, was struggling to gnaw at the golden light emanating from Dia's body, a portion of its body suddenly disappeared without warning!

'This is……'

Diya's pupils contracted; his perspective was different from everyone else's.

Because there is something that only he can see, and no one else can see it—

It's not a "stand-in," but rather the puppet Nen beast from Mumuze!

Back then, in front of Mumuze's palace, it suddenly lay down on Dia's hand. At that moment, Dia had already confirmed something through Caesar's reaction—

No one but him could see it.

But even though she could see it, what was happening before her eyes still left Dia in shock.

"Crack...crack crack!"

Suddenly, a tiny doll dressed in a luxurious blue-black dress appeared behind the tadpole beast, making a strange noise like gears getting stuck. Without hesitation, it grabbed the beast's body and bit down with its tiny mouth!

tear-

"grumble!!!"

The tadpole-like beast shuddered instantly and let out a shrill scream. On its head, where the wooden doll had bitten it, a huge, visible wound appeared!

However, the shrill cry did not stop the doll from gnawing. Its eyes, which were originally as empty and lifeless as glass, were now filled with a frenzied greed and appetite.

Without pausing, the puppet greedily devoured the terrifying spirit beast of the dead, bite after bite.

Suddenly, Yin energy surged and black energy surged on Diya's shoulder. The tadpole-shaped spirit beast seemed to sense the danger and frantically released all its spiritual energy, recklessly biting at Diya's neck.

However, it even chose the wrong enemy, so its fate was already sealed.

After death, the spirit beast was devoured piece by piece, like a fish on a chopping board, right before everyone's dumbfounded eyes...

"belch!"

The Mumu Ze doll let out a cute burp that only Dia could hear, reached out and touched its belly, and then returned to its harmless and obedient appearance.

Then it simply lay down on Dia's shoulder and continued to stare at Dia's face with its large, glassy eyes...

However, after witnessing that chilling scene, Diya completely abandoned her initial thought that it might be useless.

"Remove, remove the thought... eradicate, the thought after death..."

Lin Qi felt his throat was a little dry, and his speech became slurred.

What just happened completely overturned her understanding; she had never heard of anyone being able to eliminate the spirit energy after death.

Henrich and Caesar, who were truly knowledgeable, were even more shocked. They looked at the tall, upright figure who seemed to have been completely unaffected after removing a terrifying death aura.

'A spirit-exorcising master, and an extremely rare and powerful one at that, capable of removing the spirits of the dead!'

Both of them realized at the same time how rare Dia's abilities were.

That ability to remove the spirit of the dead is so rare that there are fewer than ten such places in the entire world.

And they haven't forgotten that Dia is also a criminal hunter with considerable fighting skills!

What kind of talent allows him to possess so many abilities at the same time?

At this moment, Dia was oblivious to the stares of others; his mind was preoccupied with another important discovery—

The removal of the spirit from the Mumu Ze puppet was completed without consuming any of his spiritual energy!

So whose spiritual energy did it consume...?

Chapter 147 The Dying Prince × Heart Removal

As we all know, no matter how strong a Nen beast's ability is, it needs a Nen user to supply it with Nen energy in order to maintain its ability.

This is why the [Emission] type of Nen ability is best suited for developing Nen beasts, as the process of transferring Nen energy to Nen beasts is lossless.

However, there is one exception: the parasitic Nen beast, which is a special Nen beast that uses the host's own aura to activate, and is mostly of the materialization type.

Its characteristic is that the person being parasitized cannot control the spirit beast itself. If it is an ordinary person, they can only feel very tired for no reason. A representative example is Mumu Ze, who made a promise but it was gone in an instant.

In the Succession arc of the manga, all the Nen beasts awakened through the "Egg in a Pot" ritual, including those possessed by Prince Muzawa and King Kakin, were of this type.

Meanwhile, the Mumu Ze doll lying on Diya, after transforming into a Nen beast, initially thought it had simply become a [parasitic type].

The reason he doesn't feel the consumption of Nen energy is simply because his Nen energy recovery speed is too fast.

This is normal. Dia maintains the existence of the [Atmosphere Creator] every minute and every second, and the amount of Nen consumed in that process is less than the amount of Nen he recovers every second.

This is also a constraint, requiring him to permanently maintain the summoning of his spirit beast and not to actively cancel it, thus giving his spirit beast the ability to almost instantly regenerate in the same spot after being scattered.

In other words, the inability of the [Atmosphere Creator] to disappear is not an ability but a constraint.

Although he had never encountered a situation where his Nen Beast was scattered, because Diya usually liked to let his Nen Beast float in the sky.

However, this will be necessary in the future if we encounter Nen users who excel at long-range Nen attacks.

Returning to the topic of Mumu Sawa's abilities, it now seems that the assessment of him as a "parasitic type" was far too hasty.

The ability to remove Nen after death that it just used could not possibly be just an ordinary ability that consumes little energy. Even Dia, whose recovery speed is as fast as that of a Hades, should have been able to clearly feel the consumption of Nen energy.

But the reality made Dia realize a serious problem—

If this puppet beast isn't using Dia's energy to sustain itself, then whose energy is it consuming?

'It's Mumu Sawa...'

An ominous premonition rose in Dia's heart.

Of course, there is also the possibility that it digested the death thoughts it had just eaten in seconds and turned them into the energy it needed to sustain itself.

But this conjecture is obviously impossible. It's impossible to eliminate Nen without consuming the user's own energy, and without any cost, unless Mumu Ze also comes from the Dark Continent.

What would happen if a patient who is currently poisoned and in a weakened state suddenly had a large amount of air drained from them?

Dia's expression turned serious, and she immediately shouted loudly at Henrich and the other two:

"Lynch! You hit that thing before it died, right?"

"How do I remove that thing called 'Ascension'? Tell me quickly!"

Lin Qi seemed to wake from a dream, recalling the sound that had come from the frogman's broken head. His eyes widened as he was about to answer.

Dudu ludu—

The strange ringtone of the cell phone rang, and Dia's ominous premonition grew stronger, as if something was about to take a sudden turn for the worse.

Without hesitation, Diya took out her phone, pressed the answer button, and held it to her ear. A hurried, middle-aged woman's voice came through:

"Mr. Dia! Is there any progress on your end? My daughter, Mumu Ze, she..."

"She's dying..."

Diya's face instantly turned ugly.

The others present instantly sensed a powerful and impatient aura, but it vanished without a trace in an instant.

Tell me quickly!

Dia didn't listen to Serwangqi's nonsense any longer. She hung up the phone, took a deep breath, tried to stay calm, and asked Lin Qi directly.

"Ah, his body says there are only two ways to get rid of [Ascension]: one is to eat his heart completely, and the other is to experience endless hallucinations for eight hours after being affected by [Ascension] for ten hours. Only by enduring these hallucinations can he completely get rid of the drug's influence. If the heart he eats is not whole, it will not work. If he cannot endure the hallucinations in the second method, his will will collapse instantly, and he will become a complete puppet of the drug."

Lin Qi spoke at his fastest speed, rattling off all the information he knew in one breath, almost biting his tongue in the process.

Her behavior was understandable, because at this moment, Diya's face had become very gloomy, as if she was about to grab someone and beat them up at any moment.

As soon as Lin Qi finished speaking, he saw Dia's figure flash and disappear from the spot in an instant, and the ground was suddenly shattered by a huge force!

The next second he appeared next to the fallen frogman's body, and then reached out his hand towards it with lightning speed!

The next instant, a scarlet heart appeared in Dia's hand.

He simply took the heart, turned around, and left without saying another word.

Seeing this, Caesar immediately followed in Dia's footsteps and turned back to bid farewell to Henrich and the other two:

"Until we meet again, everyone."

"Goodbye, it's goodbye forever."

Upon hearing this, Henrich immediately responded that his gang had no desire to deal with the Justice Department.

If we really do meet again, who knows where that will be?

Caesar chuckled softly, a rare occurrence, and strode out of the warehouse.

Once outside the warehouse, Dia ignored the car parked by the roadside and turned to Caesar, saying:

"Remember to keep up, I run faster!"

After speaking, Diya bent her legs slightly, pushed off the ground with a sudden burst, and transformed into an arrow shot from a bow, leaving a long trail of afterimages as she dashed towards the end of the street.

Caesar was stunned for a moment, then immediately unleashed a burst of Nen energy, chasing after Dia who was rushing out.

Two Nen users sprinted wildly down the street toward the hospital, leaving behind two dazzling afterimages as they ran. Their speed was much faster than driving.

In broad daylight, their actions even startled several passersby, who screamed in surprise.

What Caesar, running behind, didn't see was Dia's thoughtful gaze as she turned her back to him.

While carefully protecting her heart to prevent herself from accidentally crushing it, Diya kept pondering Lynch's words:

"There are two methods. The safest one, of course, is to eat the heart. Although it's a bit disgusting, it's undoubtedly the simplest."

'But... there's only one heart, which means you have to choose between Mumu Sawa and the Thirteenth Prince...'

If you give your heart to Servanchi, it's pretty obvious who she'll choose to save.