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

Chapter 192 A-Rank Life Return! Trading Cards with Gold?

The plant-based weapons "Gold and Silver Ingots" that protect the ancient labyrinth city.

The equivalent exchange of happiness and life: "Pap the Human-Raising Beast".

Hell Bell Twin-Tailed Serpent.

The life-dependent gas-based life form "E".

The disease that grants immortality, "Zoba'ai".

These are the five major disasters known to humankind. According to the danger assessment table, gold and silver ingots are classified as B+, which is slightly higher than that of chimeric ants.

This shows that the threat posed by gold and silver ingots was by no means insignificant.

The presence of gold and silver ingots also suggests the identity of this unique building, which may be some kind of ancient labyrinthine city.

However, its scale is probably not comparable to the original on the Dark Continent. If the original is a "city", this is probably a "rural area".

"This—this is gold and silver ingots!"

"Gold and silver ingots, plant-based weapons, are one of the five great calamities!"

Pjorn, standing nearby, recognized the gold and silver ingots, his face showing shock, and he cried out in disbelief.

At the same time, Jin had already rushed up to face the gold and silver ingots directly.

This batch contains three gold and silver ingots.

These gold and silver ingots are not very powerful, roughly equivalent to A-level strength.

That head, as solid as silver, was shattered by Jin's punch as if it were made of paper.

With a "crack" sound, the head of a gold and silver ingot was completely shattered by the gold, and the originally smooth sphere was broken into countless fragments of various sizes scattered on the ground.

Suddenly, the golden figure flashed and reappeared in front of the other two gold and silver ingots.

In the blink of an eye, huge fist-sized dents appeared on the tops of the two gold and silver ingots.

Then, as if some mechanism had been triggered, a tiny crack quietly appeared from the very center.

Like a chain reaction, the tiny crack rapidly spread outwards, and in an instant, the entire sphere was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

click!

Two crisp sounds rang out simultaneously, and the heads of the two gold and silver ingots shattered completely.

Boom!

Both bodies fell together with a heavy thud, collapsing to the ground as if their spines had been removed, raising clouds of decaying dust.

After the outer metal sphere broke open, the contents inside were revealed to the three of them: a jumble of messy branches.

Jin's attack wasn't just about shattering the sphere; a significant portion of the force also hit the parasitic plants inside.

From the moment he saw the gold and silver ingots, Jin knew that the head was definitely the key point, especially the inside!

Many animals are like this, such as the Magnolia Boar in the hunter exam, which grows a hard nose to protect its fragile forehead.

Often, the hard outer shell is there to protect the important parts inside.

The experienced Jin then smashed the contents of the box as well.

"It appears to be the product of plant parasitism."

Jin looked at the branches scattered on the ground, scratched the white towel on his head, and said thoughtfully.

"I never expected to find gold and silver ingots, one of the five great calamities, inside this cave!"

Jin's tone grew increasingly serious, but the excitement in his eyes was still evident.

While the five major calamities of the six continents are indeed "infamous," they are not something that just anyone can encounter.

Having finally gotten a chance to meet, he naturally wanted to have a good chat with them.

Pjorn, who had been typing on his pink phone ever since the gold and silver ingots appeared, also received new information.

Pjorn was originally dressed in a cute pink outfit.

When using Nen abilities, a continuous stream of pink Nen energy flows from his body to the materialized phone in his hand.

Her whole body was glowing with a pink light, and even the bunny ear ornaments on her head were covered with a layer of pink light.

"They are indeed gold and silver ingots."

It took Pjorn some time and mental effort to glean some superficial information.

Her next task is to continue using her Nen ability to uncover more information.

Lynn, with a slight thought, released the Dragonite.

Dragonite approached the three gold and silver ingots that King Kong had just broken, opened its mouth slightly, and spewed out a ball of fiery red flame.

It landed precisely on those messy branches.

[Flame Jet]?

In the blink of an eye, the branches were covered by flames and gradually turned into ashes.

"Fire-based abilities? They might indeed be surprisingly effective against creatures like gold and silver ingots."

Seeing the Dragonite's actions, Jin immediately understood Lynn's idea, which can be simply put as "finishing off".

Plant-type organisms are usually very resilient, and burning them is the best option.

"Good job. We should have been more careful. These plants seem to have the potential to feign death. It would have been best to burn them."

Pjorn, who was still typing, received a new message, also expressing his approval of Lynn's actions.

As a special plant of the Dark Continent, its ability to survive is naturally beyond question.

Its vitality is much stronger than that of ordinary plants.

Lynn's performance also drew some of King's interest to him.

So far, Lynn has demonstrated several different Nen Beasts, and each Nen Beast has even shown multiple abilities.

Take this Nen Beast, which is suspected to be a dragon-type magical beast, for example. It has already seen Dragonite use various types of abilities.

Lynn possesses a wide range of skills and seems to be able to come up with a solution for any situation.

Already incredibly powerful, the strongest exorcist, and possessing a variety of versatile spirit beasts, he is practically a one-man army.

Such a person is so wonderful!

King believes Lynn is a strong individual who would make a very suitable partner, especially as a companion for exploring the Dark Continent.

But Kim was unaware that Lynn was also quite interested in her.

During their time together, he discovered that Jin had demonstrated many abilities and possessed quite a few items, such as the small ball he had just used to protect Nob.

Perhaps it's related to the "Greedy Island" he created.

Greed Island is a game created by King and his friends, named after the first letter of each person's name.

Gold is the first letter of G.

This is a game for Nen users. The game uses Nen as a medium and cards as a medium. The main setting is a small island in the world that is not recorded on any map. The main gameplay involves collecting cards.

Once you collect 100 of the designated cards, you can clear the level and choose any three cards to bring to the "real world" for use.

This special place is definitely worth a visit, as it's very likely to unlock some special features, so he plans to go there sometime.

That said, Greed Island contains all sorts of strange and wonderful cards, which can be used normally outside the island as long as the conditions are met.

It is evident that Kim or his team possess the ability to create items, and there are likely many items with special effects. For example, the cards from Greed Island alone are quite useful.

Besides basic functional cards like "Companion" and "Drifting," Greed Island also has many cards with magical effects.

Based on scarcity, they are divided into ten levels from H to SS, from low to high.

Many of these props are conceptual or causal.

For example, the B-level card [Golden Libra]: When forced to choose between two options, Libra will choose the one that is more beneficial to the future.

It can also grant wishes, such as the S-rank card [The Unpredictable Demon]: a demon who can grant three wishes, but you must make a thousand wishes for the demon to choose three at random.

Simply increasing the numerical value of the same wish, such as "Give me 10 billion" or "Give me 10.1 billion," is not enough.

There are also very useful auxiliary cards, such as the S-level card [Recycling Room]: Put broken items into this room, and they will be repaired and look brand new after 24 hours, but never open the door before the scheduled time.

These items are comparable to his A-rank cards, and may even be comparable to S-rank cards he has never seen before.

Instead of competing with the almost predetermined Xiao Jie, it's better to go directly to Jin and make a deal with him, trading cards for cards.

He has cards and gold, so it's a good opportunity to barter and get what he needs.

Lynn made up his mind to collect some cards and then find time to trade them for gold.

"Gold and silver ingots that should be in the Dark Continent have actually appeared in this demonic realm." Nobu frowned. "It seems that this is also a kind of labyrinth city. I guess the others have recognized it as well, especially the agents from the Ferry Hall. They know a lot about this kind of thing."

The importance of intelligence in the context of disasters goes without saying.

In some ways, the disasters involving gold and silver ingots are a good thing, at least humans have some understanding of them.

Unfortunately, the information is limited.

In V5, the United States of Saherta sent a large force to explore the ancient labyrinth city of the Dark Continent, but only two people survived, and the intelligence that exists was brought back by those two.

Moreover, the core information may be hidden.

There are four teams in total. The teams from Saherta and the Ferry Hall probably know the most about gold and silver ingots and have information that others do not know.

Strictly speaking, they are now competitors, so they can only rely on their own efforts to figure things out.

Besides that, there was another thing that concerned them even more.

The ancient labyrinth "City" and gold and silver ingots, which are considered "disasters," have appeared.

So, is there some kind of "hope" herb here that can cure all diseases?

While the existence of [Disaster] is certainly frightening, the effect of [Hope] can inspire people to rush forward without fear of death.

Nitromoline, which can prolong life; the Undead Stone, which generates electricity when immersed in water and can produce 20,000 kilowatts of power per day; herbs that can cure all diseases—the effects of these "hopes" are enough to drive people mad.

So Lynn and his three companions immediately made a decision: to carefully explore the maze, hoping to get some vanilla.

But this wasn't the only gain for Lynn.

Although it's unclear how many gold and silver ingots are inside, they can provide him with some cards, and the level of each card is not low.

If there are S-grade gold and silver ingots deep inside, that would be even better. He could use gold as a henchman and get assists himself. If he's lucky, he might even get his first S-grade card!

Of course, if the strength of the gold and silver ingots exceeds S-level, it would be worse, at least he cannot guarantee that he can take them down.

After resting for a while, the four of them moved forward again, constantly observing any movement around them.

Not long after, they encountered the expected crisis.

Several more humanoid figures appeared in the distance, and they were moving very fast.

In the blink of an eye, it went from a small commotion to a much larger one.

Jin's muscles tensed slightly, and his bright eyes were filled with dense Nen energy. Under [Ning's] scrutiny, even the slightest movement was clearly visible.

They all clearly sensed that the group that had come this time possessed gold and silver ingots of considerable strength.

Four gold and silver ingots appeared before everyone in succession and rushed over quickly. One of them had an exceptionally strong aura, about A-level.

What caught everyone's attention was not the A-level strength, but the unique head in the middle.

It was strikingly golden.

"A golden sphere?"

Jin stared at the sphere that shone with golden light, a sense of curiosity rising within him.

How will it differ from those silver ones?

Could it be that gold and silver ingots are actually a collective term, divided into gold ingots and silver ingots based on their color?

Sizzle—

The other silver ingots were still rushing forward, but the gold ingots suddenly came to a sharp stop.

Then, just like the Flamethrower Dragonite had just used, a large amount of light green energy suddenly surged from the surface of the golden sphere.

In an instant, the green energy gathered into a beam of light and shot towards the four of them!

"It's a ranged attack type, actually?"

Jin was quite surprised. Judging from the attack methods of the three creatures just now, he thought that Jin and Yinding were both melee fighters.

It turns out that gold and silver ingots are divided into two types: gold and silver, and each type uses a different combat style: ranged and melee.

A dense beam of green light shot out!

Seeing this, Jin gathered his spiritual energy in his hands, preparing to withstand the beam of light.

boom!

The beam of light landed directly on Jin's arms, making a loud sound. Jin's body swayed, but he was not injured.

The next moment, Lynn suddenly appeared in front of the gold ingot, which had just launched its attack and was in a cooling-off state, his gaze cold.

A chilling aura emanated from the air!

Surrounded by Nen energy, Hyōrinmaru swiftly sliced ​​through the gold ingot's body, cleaving it in two. The remaining icy light completely froze the gold ingot.

He doesn't have fire abilities, but ice abilities are enough to freeze grass-type monsters like gold and silver ingots, preventing them from healing themselves.

Click—

The chilling aura was even more intense than expected, freezing all four gold and silver ingots solid into ice sculptures.

Lynn slowly sheathed the Hyōrinmaru, and the blade returned to its sheath. Dense cracks began to crawl onto the ice sculpture.

Peng!

The ice sculpture shattered completely into fragments, achieving the same effect as a fire attack and preventing the gold and silver ingots from healing themselves.

With his current strength, dealing with these A-level and A-level gold and silver ingots wouldn't require much effort. Although they are disasters, he is fully capable of resolving disasters of A+ level and below.

Defeating four gold and silver ingots in one go also yielded two cards for him: one was a plant-type monster from Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the other was a bit special.

【Title: Life Return】

[Grade: A]

[Type: Ability Card]

[Background: One Piece]

[Description: A rare body manipulation technology that allows users to inject their consciousness into any part of their body, such as hair or internal organs, thereby gaining unconventional freedom of control and even the ability to grow to enormous sizes. It also allows them to quickly absorb and convert large amounts of food into physical strength and energy.]

Life Return is another very practical and advanced technique in One Piece, no less important than Haki, and most strong characters can use it.

It represents a new level of body manipulation, allowing one to freely control their own body, even to the point of becoming gigantic, making its practicality self-evident.

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