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

Chapter 153 Celebrity Treatment! The Speed ​​Rabbit Talisman!

A week after arriving in Sares.

"Okay, I'll go with Bisge and the others."

In the living room, Lynn sat on the sofa and hung up the call from Amy, while Bisge was reading a men's magazine next to her.

Amy just called him to tell him some exciting news: on June 1st this year, Amy will take over the important task and officially become the new king of the Kingdom of Reges.

The ceremony will be held in the capital of the Kingdom of Reges, so Amy extended invitations to her friends, including him, Bisge, and Gal.

The ceremony will be held on June 1st, so they can go there in May. He also wants to go to the capital to see what kind of special attributes he can get.

Based on previous interactions, the Kingdom of Reges seems to correspond to the world of One Piece. The kingdom might be able to drop a powerful pirate or a formidable Devil Fruit user, making it worth a visit.

Last year, he lacked strength and had concerns, so he did not accept Amy's invitation. Now the situation is different. When he goes all out, he can unleash A+ level strength, which is absolutely top-notch in the six continents. He is also more confident in his actions.

"Time flies so fast—" Bisge put down the handsome men magazine and sighed. "It feels like just yesterday that I was living in the base last year. In the blink of an eye, Amy is going to be the queen."

"Looks like I'll have to call her Her Majesty Amy from now on~"

Lynn glanced at Bisge: "Time flies. The older you get, the faster time seems to pass, especially since someone is already over fifty."

As soon as she finished speaking, Bisge narrowed her eyes, staring at Lynn with a dangerous look, and then sneered, "So what if you're over fifty? At this age, life is just beginning."

"My master is 119 years old and still very active."

"So I'm still a girl." Bisji portrayed a shy, girlish expression.

Lynn looked away and nodded slightly: "That makes sense."

"The strong have more time."

Netero is an example. At the age of forty-six, he felt his body had reached its limit and began practicing ten thousand grateful straight punches a day in the mountains.

It takes eighteen hours to throw ten thousand punches initially, but once you're over fifty, it only takes one hour to throw ten thousand punches, and only then do you start reciting mantras.

In other words, Netero's peak years were around fifty or sixty years old. At that age, most ordinary people would be unable to walk properly, but for a strong person like Netero, it was just the beginning.

Even now, Netero's physical abilities still surpass those of an average strong man by hundreds of floors. If it weren't for the unforeseen events that occurred later, Lynn suspected that Netero's natural lifespan would be at least 150 years.

It's unknown whether Netero took the life-extending "Hope" during his trip to the Dark Continent, but regardless, it's clear from the Zoldyck family's patriarch Maha that at that level of strength, the average lifespan is over a hundred years.

Lifespan is also something Lynn is concerned about. Immortality is a very tempting thing, and with the [Gourmet Cells], he is destined to have a lifespan that exceeds the normal range.

Unfortunately, it's impossible to estimate the exact number, so all he can do is consume as much high-end food as possible to continuously strengthen his cells.

At the same time, they set their sights on the "hope" on the dark continent, such as "Nitromote," which could extend lifespan.

As the two were chatting, the doorbell rang.

Biskey opened the door, and the first thing that caught her eye was a pair of white and pink rabbit ears, followed by a head of short golden hair.

The woman was dressed in an outfit with rabbit motifs, and her pink outfit made her look incredibly cute and full of energy.

"Yo, Bisji-chan, I'm here." Pjorn winked, gave a friendly smile.

Biskey-chan — Lynn, standing behind, twitched her lips upon hearing this nickname. Biskey was old enough to be Pyon's mother.

"You've finally arrived! We've been waiting for you for so long." Bisge warmly pulled Pjorn inside and introduced Lynn, "Hey, this is the legendary exorcist Lynn. You haven't met him yet, have you?"

Pjorn sized up Lynn and said, "Kang Zai and the others mentioned it to me, but this is the first time I've seen it in person."

"Hello, I'm Pjorn." Pjorn extended his hand in greeting.

"I've long admired your name, Pierre-Joe, the Rabbit of the Twelve Earthly Branches," Lynn said politely.

A friend of a friend is a friend.

Because they have many mutual friends, such as Biskey and Gail, they became friends after a simple greeting and had no sense of distance when talking.

From then on, their expedition team was complete: Lynn, Bisge, Leorio, and Pjorn, while Menchi stayed at the hotel and had no intention of participating in the ruins expedition.

To facilitate better teamwork, Pjorn also revealed his Nen abilities to Lynn and Leorio.

【A Curious Cellphone】can materialize a cell phone. Anything photographed by the cell phone can be explored by consuming Nen energy. The less information is known, the more Nen energy and time are required to explore.

This is a Nen ability similar to that of a hacker, which allows them to open a box by using known information and time and Nen energy.

Pyon was a curious girl from a young age, which is why she developed this Nen ability.

In the original work, Hisoka rated Pjorn's strength at 77 points, which is not a low score.

The Hunter Association prioritizes the contributions each of the twelve Earthly Branches makes in their respective fields, but they also certainly need to possess a certain level of strength.

Even if Nen abilities don't have a direct offensive effect, they're still very powerful.

Putting aside her role in areas such as documents, if given enough time in combat, she might be able to uncover all the enemy's Nen abilities.

This is undoubtedly a valuable and practical auxiliary ability in the Hunter world, where intelligence warfare is the norm.

Pjorn was particularly interested in historical documents, so he became a hunter of ancient documents.

In order to find more precious historical documents, she often needs to explore ruins and come into contact with unknown things, making her a sort of half-ruin hunter. That's why Bisge thought of inviting Pjorn to join the team.

Coincidentally, Pjorn had also been interested in the Zarese ruins for a long time.

The region of Sares once had a glorious history, but it eventually disappeared over time, leaving very little information behind.

It is believed that the Sarez ruins may contain some extremely valuable documents, which is why Pjorn has long coveted them, but he has been held back by the mountain of death.

The opportunity finally presented itself. When Bisge mentioned that the exorcist Lynn was also in the team, she immediately made her decision.

She had previously heard of the name of the exorcist Lynn from Bisge, Gail, and even Chairman Netero.

It is said that he is a world-class exorcist, and he seems to handle death thoughts with ease, which other exorcists avoid at all costs.

Such exceptional talent is rare and hard to find. If it weren't for her connections with Bissie and others, she probably wouldn't have been able to afford Lynn's price for a single transaction.

During the conversation, Lynn also realized how famous she had become.

Firstly, and most openly, his most widely known identity is the strongest player in the Sky Arena.

Because the competition has only just ended, his popularity is still at a relatively high level.

Secondly, there's the secret rumor about his identity as an exorcist.

Unlike the strongest landlord, whose name is known even to ordinary people, it is not difficult for high-ranking officials or Nen users with good abilities to learn about his deeds.

Strictly speaking, he only had one experience of exorcising Nen that was exposed to the outside world, which was when he exorcised Nen for Amy. But even so, it was enough for others to realize that his Nen-exorcising ability was among the best in the world.

The combination of "the strongest landlord" and "a top-tier exorcist"—two extremely contradictory identities in the normal perception of Nen users—makes him even more noticeable.

He has a deep understanding of this.

During this period, he was recognized almost every time he went out. Once or twice was fine, as he could speed up and shake off his followers, but after a while, he got annoyed. This made him experience the treatment of a celebrity.

At the same time, the idea of ​​upgrading the [Digital Mask] came to mind. Perhaps after upgrading it to A- level, it would be able to freely disguise itself. Right now, it can only imitate the appearance of people it has seen before.

However, upgrading the B-grade Ditto Mask to A-grade requires 3400 points, which he is still reluctant to do. He can only hope that the competition's popularity will decrease soon, which is also a famous "disadvantage".

Some people enjoy being adored by thousands, while others prefer peace and quiet; he belongs to the latter.

"By the way, have you visited the Sares ruins during this time?" After chatting for a while, Pjorn got down to business.

Bissie nodded: "With Lynn's Nen beast, we reached the inner perimeter of the Sares Ruins, but unfortunately it was as complicated as a maze, and we didn't find anything good after wandering around for several days."

The outer perimeter of the Sares ruins is located outside the mountain, while the inner perimeter is at the foot of the mountain and inside the mountain. There are caves on the mountain leading into the mountain, forming a maze-like terrain inside the mountain, which makes it very easy to get lost.

"They said there was some water glass, but these are all we found." Bisge took out a few translucent vines, each about ten centimeters long.

Water glass is formed because the vines absorb a sulfur-containing compound, causing the anthocyanins to be continuously lost, resulting in a mineral luster and eventually a completely transparent color.

The vines collected in the inner area likely did not absorb the compound completely, ending up somewhere in between—not as vibrant green as they were at the beginning, but not completely transparent either.

If you were to sell it, it would probably be worth quite a bit of money, but it would certainly be far less valuable than real crystal.

The first person to spread the news probably only risked their life to break into the inner circle, found a few unfinished products, and mistook them for the real ones.

Whether there is any real water glass in this place is still questionable; we can only say there is a certain probability.

Therefore, their focus shifted to the historical relics of Sares mentioned by Pjorn. There was a place deep inside that might contain leftover treasures, documents, etc., and the probability of finding genuine crystal glass there was also higher.

Without delay, the four set off immediately to explore the ruins of Sares once again, hoping to discover the treasure site as soon as possible.

Although progress was slow after two days of exploration, Lynn did gain something. He took advantage of his newfound familiarity with Pjorn to invite him to a sparring match, and successfully obtained the [Rabbit Charm].

【Name: Rabbit Talisman】

[Grade: B+]

[Type: Item Card]

[Background: Jackie Chan Adventures]

[Description: A talisman that controls speed. Carrying it with you can partially increase your movement speed. The amplification effect can be increased by consuming energy.]

The Rabbit Talisman grants incredible speed. Its description is straightforward: carrying it will increase your speed, and you can enhance its effect by consuming mana when necessary.

The only regret is that the amplification effect of B+ level is limited, otherwise he would like to experience the feeling of ultra-high speed movement.

Before he knew it, he had collected four of the twelve talismans, possessing the Tiger Talisman, Rabbit Talisman, Snake Talisman, and Sheep Talisman, which could be used in combination.

For example, a combination of a rabbit and a snake can move quickly while in stealth mode.

He had already collected one-third of the twelve talismans, bringing him one step closer to the day when he could collect all twelve talismans and summon the Holy Lord. Therefore, even though there wasn't much progress on the ruins side, he was in a good mood.

Finally, a few days later, things took a turn for the better.

At the foot of the Sarez Ruins.

As is customary, Lynn and his group of four prepared to explore the inner perimeter. Standing in front of them was the purple-fat Gengar.

"Genki~" Gengar swallowed strands of Death Nen like it was eating spicy snacks. Although the concentration of Death Nen outside the mountain was thin, even a mosquito's leg is still meat, and it cherished its "food".

Before even entering the cave, a figure appeared from the side, and they exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you... exorcists?"

The person who spoke was wearing a brown mountaineering suit and a headlamp-style helmet. He had dark skin and a kind, honest appearance, and at first glance, he looked like a miner.

Seeing this, the miner quickly said, "My name is Rock, and I'm here to explore the ruins of Sares. I mean no harm."

"We have a team of ten people who are planning to explore the ruins together, but unfortunately we don't have an exorcist, so we haven't made any progress. Therefore, we are looking for like-minded exorcist partners."

The miner, Rock, seemed to be a talkative and unsociable person. When he saw Lynn and the other three looking at him, he immediately began to explain the whole story in a rapid-fire manner.

Should we invite them to explore together?

Bisji raised an eyebrow. There was little trust in a team formed by strangers like this. It was not uncommon for them to start fighting without saying a word. Trust was a luxury.

Over the years, she has witnessed too many things. For example, she has seen lovers who are deeply in love fight each other over a piece of treasure, and she has also witnessed a son who is known as a filial son break his father's leg with his own hands, just so that his father can receive more government aid money so that he can squander it.

But Rock's next words gave them a jolt of energy.

"We found a place that appears to be a hidden treasure site, but there is a very strong sense of death at the entrance, so we can't go in."

77

Seeing this, Lynn and the others exchanged glances and then temporarily agreed with Rock's statement, following him to meet his companions. Soon after, Rock's companions appeared before them.

The appearance of two of the figures surprised Lynn.

>