Hunter x Hunter: Card Master, the Strongest in the World.

Chapter 131 Leorio's Amazing Performance! The Seven Deadly Sins?

Having followed Lynn for so long, Leorio is no longer as naive as he used to be; he has matured in many ways.

One of the key points is getting along with Nen users.

In response, Lynn instilled a very simple and brutal idea in Leorio: regardless of how strong the opponent is, as long as they are a Nen user, they should be taken seriously immediately, and even treated as a potential enemy.

If the other party deliberately approaches or even shows ill intentions, then they can be treated as an enemy.

Because Nen abilities come in all shapes and sizes, some are quite insidious and can even trick people without them realizing it.

Therefore, under this premise, the deliberate approach of a stranger with Nen abilities can almost be regarded as a signal of an attack.

Grace's reason for "secret love" did not fool Leorio. Although Leorio, this Sigma man, was a bit lecherous, he was still very clear-headed and prudent when it came to matters of principle.

So he pretended to be fooled, but actually raised his hand and fired a bunch of psychic projectiles.

In an instant, a dense barrage of psychic bullets flew out rapidly.

Finger pistol!

Leorio is a psychic-type specializing in psychic projectiles. Since the effect of the Air Gun Potion has become very weak, Lynn gave it to him. With the added bonus of the improved Finger Gun, the three combined mean that even though Leorio is only a C+ rank, the psychic projectiles he can unleash are not to be underestimated.

Damn it! Grace frowned and quickly hid behind a tree. Soon, the thick trunk was blasted with holes, spewing up a lot of wood chips and causing countless leaves to fall down.

Leorio's gaze was serious, and he did not act rashly, but waited for Grace to make her move. He still did not know about her Nen ability.

Chopper, standing to the side, had no intention of making a move; he saw it as a good opportunity for Leorio to hone his skills.

As Leorio grows, he inevitably has to go through battles with Nen users.

While this woman is slightly stronger than Leorio, her strength is still limited, making her a suitable sparring partner for him, while he can keep watch from the sidelines to prevent any accidents.

The next moment, Grace emerged from behind the tree, but in her left hand she held a mirror with abstract facial features as if it were a shield. Her expression was grim as she said, "I've already said I meant no harm. Since you insist on fighting, I'll gladly oblige!"

"Hey, see? Her wicked nature has been exposed." Leorio made a face and teased. On the surface, he was careless, but behind the scenes he was very careful and observed every detail.

A mirror? A materialized object?

This suggests that he might be a Nen user with the materialization type.

No, considering the other party's tendency to lie and their volatile emotions, it is possible that both the mutagenesis and concretization systems are involved.

Be careful of that mirror; who knows what might happen if you touch it? Ideally, you shouldn't even get reflected in it.

Generally speaking, the effects of materialized items are often related to the item itself in some way.

Leorio remembered his master giving him several examples of materialized objects, such as a fish-mouth vacuum cleaner that could suck up large amounts of stuff, and glasses that could reveal the level of threat someone posed to him.

Mirrors may be related to effects such as replication and reflection?

While Leorio was lost in thought, the mirror opposite him suddenly spoke, in a high-pitched, somewhat feminine voice.

The mirror showed a panicked expression, its features abstract, and it said anxiously, "Ah? Why do we have to fight again? I'm not suited for fighting~ I'm very fragile and useless."

Did the mirror speak? It said it wasn't good at fighting?

Is it true or not? Is it an auxiliary mirror?

Wait, is this the truth or a lie? The other party seems to be related to the system of change, so what the mirror says may not be credible.

After analyzing the situation, Leorio frowned, feeling that his opponent was not easy to deal with, and that one question after another was being thrown at him to distract him.

"Here we go again. Aren't you supposed to be amazing?" Grace said, casually shaking the mirror confidently. "You're the best."

"Is that so? That's right, I'm the best!" Mirror seemed to have gained confidence from this, grinning widely and laughing loudly, "Bring on any attacks you want, I'll make those who want to hurt you suffer!"

As she spoke, Grace was also observing the silent Leorio, and seeing that he seemed to be analyzing something, she began to chuckle to herself.

Her Nen ability is best suited for dealing with people who are too clever for their own good!

Her Nen ability is called "The Lying Mirror".

It can materialize a talking magic mirror that can tell lies to deliberately sway others' thoughts, according to her wishes.

At the same time, it starts charging up from the moment it materializes. The longer the charging time, the stronger the rope released, which can restrain the opponent. The mirror is very fragile. If it is hit in the middle, then it will need to start charging up from the beginning.

With such a mirror appearing, anyone who isn't a complete idiot and has some understanding of Nen wouldn't act rashly, much less try to break it. Who knows what effect breaking it would trigger?

She precisely grasped this psychology of people, so she developed the "Magic Mirror That Loves to Lie," which does the opposite of what people expect. The longer you are not hit, the stronger the attack becomes after charging up!

"Alright, let's fight side by side and defeat him!" A glint flashed in Grace's eyes. She gripped the handle behind the mirror with her left hand, using it as a shield as she charged towards Leorio. A dark red Nen aura ignited around her, and her expression twisted slightly—

This is troublesome.

Leorio's expression was serious. He had to be careful not to hit the mirror, otherwise it wouldn't be suitable to use a large-scale attack.

Grace charged at Leorio, holding the mirror high. The abstract features on the mirror grinned and emitted a sharp laugh, as if mocking Leorio.

Leorio neither retreated nor acted rashly.

"What's wrong? Too scared to fight?" the Magic Mirror mocked. "I told you you're a coward, you can't even throw a single punch!"

Leorio ignored him, his right hand now half-hidden behind his back, enveloped in dense Nen, ready to be activated!

His master had taught him to stay calm in the face of adversity!

Grace was only five meters away from him.

three meters.

Just when Grace thought he was going to take the hit head-on, Leorio suddenly moved. He fired a large number of Nen bullets into the ground, sending dirt flying and raising a cloud of dust.

Ground attack?

Do you want to obstruct the view?

Grace hesitated for a moment, but still charged forward. Even with her vision limited, the enemy was still in front of her, so this tactic was pointless. She continued to swing her right fist forward.

Since her strength wasn't much greater than Leorio's, and she didn't know any advanced Nen techniques, her entire body, including her fists, was only protected by the [Entangle] technique.

In that instant, Leorio's "Portable Operating Room" quietly unfolded, and a circular space, almost invisible to the naked eye, expanded outward from him, enveloping Grace and the mirror.

The space is not large, only about four or five meters in diameter, but that's enough for close combat.

The next instant, Leorio vanished from his spot and swiftly reappeared to Grace's left. He brought his right index and middle fingers together and slashed sharply at Grace's left wrist, which was holding the mirror, like an incredibly sharp scalpel.

[Shave] + [Finger Gun]!

At the same time, the effect of the "Portable Operating Room" takes effect within the space, making it easier for Leorio to cut through objects.

So fast!

Why did you suddenly appear beside me?

Grace's pupils contracted as she felt a sharp pain in her left wrist, as if it had been severed by something. Strangely, she only felt the basic sensation of touch and felt no pain.

She looked on in horror and saw that her left hand had been severed and had slid to the ground along with the mirror—her hand had really been cut off!

Leorio immediately enveloped his left hand with ample Nen and struck Grace in the abdomen. Grace was sent flying backward, crashing into a thick tree trunk. She groaned and slid to the ground, the punch having completely knocked out her breath.

Without much hesitation, Leorio dislocated Grace's limbs, effectively preventing her from retaliating or escaping again. In any case, she wouldn't feel any pain during the "surgery," and her limbs could be reattached.

Grace collapsed to the ground, tears welling up in her eyes. What on earth was this person's ability? One moment he was teleporting, the next he was severing her limbs without pain. This feeling was extremely strange to her.

Just then, Lynn, who had arrived, emerged from the woods and clapped, saying, "Leorio, you've grown a lot; you did a great job."

"Master." Leorio chuckled, "Not at all, it's all thanks to your excellent teaching. I still have a lot to learn. By the way, she was following you just now. After I questioned her, she started to run away, and then we started fighting."

"Yes, I understand." Lynn nodded slightly, then turned her gaze to Grace—why was she following him?

Is it just curiosity, or is there ulterior motive?

The red Nen she had just displayed reminded him of Jett and the others he had encountered during the culinary competition.

Lynn took out the enemy controller and used it to make Grace answer, only then realizing that his guess was correct.

Like Jet and others before her, Grace is a subordinate of [Greed] and has been given special Nen abilities, which allow her to become stronger by hunting Nen users.

Grace didn't intend to harm him, but simply wanted to obtain more information—it seemed that the greedy man was also paying close attention to him.

A guy who lends money to Nen users at exorbitant interest rates is paying close attention to him? Could it be that he also wants to lend money to him at exorbitant interest rates?

Then, Grace added uncertainly, "I've only heard about it from other, more senior, greedy servants. It seems that Lord Greed belongs to a group of seven, codenamed the Seven Deadly Sins, and they operate in a very secretive manner."

The Seven Deadly Sins?

This reminded him of the manga of the same name, "The Seven Deadly Sins," where the characters possessed impressive abilities, especially Pride Escanor, who was very famous.

Since they are a group of seven and operate in secrecy, they must have something big on their minds. Being targeted by such people doesn't seem like a good thing.

Lynn didn't seem to care much about it.

It's nothing more than dealing with whatever comes his way; if anyone really wants to cause him trouble, let them come.

He might even be able to use this opportunity to unlock powerful cards.

During this journey, Grace also revealed the effects of her Nen ability, allowing Leorio to further appreciate the treacherous nature of Nen.

He had been guarding his emotions for a long time, but he still had to hit that mirror. Otherwise, if he dragged it out too long, the mirror would finish charging up and extend a powerful rope to imprison him.

After a while, seeing that Grace could not provide any more information, Lynn casually used a telekinetic bullet to send her to her death, and then took Leorio to the finish line.

Biscayne National Park.

As the second official test site, the park stands at the finish line that can only be reached by traversing the Shimeile Wetland.

Outside the park is a Western-style wall, with a simple iron gate in the center.

After traversing a winding path, Lynn and Leorio arrived at the location, where the number of examinees gathering gradually increased.

Even so, it's still clear that the number of test takers has plummeted!

First, there was the ultra-long marathon of underground tunnels, and then the journey through the treacherous den of con artists.

Under almost continuous high levels of mental tension, the candidates who managed to stay on this point all collapsed to the ground.

Only he and Leorio could stand on the ground as if nothing had happened, while Hisoka, exhausted from being beaten up by him, was leaning against a tree and pretending to sleep.

The Hunter Exam seems to have taken physical exertion into account, as the second exam arranged was not closely related to endurance.

This also indirectly gives people some time to recover their physical strength.

At this point, only 157 candidates remained!

The first exam alone eliminated 282 candidates, many of whom collapsed in the Meile Wetland.

Seeing that the time was up, Saci, standing in front of the large iron gate, stroked his curly beard and said calmly, "Everyone has worked hard. The second exam is about to begin, so I'll stop here."

After saying that, Saci once again strode into the depths of the forest with that "swaggering" gait.

The other candidates thought that Satsuki had left, but in fact, when Satsuki went into the forest, he would hide in a tree and observe the second exam.

It seems that Chairman Netero assigned Saji to monitor Menchi to see if she was behaving inappropriately, since Menchi's personality is prone to being stubborn.

It's also possible that he simply wanted to watch the show, which is why he didn't leave immediately.

As Lynn expected, after walking a short distance into the forest, Satzi leaped onto a tree branch, pulled out a pair of binoculars he had prepared beforehand, and secretly observed the group, muttering to himself, "The next one is that legendary figure, Menchi. It seems like only ten—no, maybe only five—can make it through!"

Shortly after Saci left, the large iron gate in front of everyone slowly opened to both sides, revealing the interior layout in its entirety.

As the doors opened, the tension in the hearts of all the candidates tightened once again.

Now that we're here, how can we relax!

They not only have to pass the first exam, the second exam—and keep going until they pass, to get their hunter's license and reach the pinnacle of their lives!

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