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

The night was desolate.

The silvery moonlight covered the ground and fell on the shoulders of the two opposing sides.

The playground was unusually quiet, with no one else besides the two of them and a few still-warm corpses.

Hisoka's red hair was slicked back, his cheeks were painted with teardrop and star-shaped makeup, his eyes were long and narrow, and a pair of golden eyes were staring at Lynn... specifically, he was looking at the [Refinement] that Lynn released, his gaze like that of a fruit farmer examining his fruit.

Not bad Nen (energy/spirit)~

Then, Hisoka's face broke into an exaggerated smile, his lips curving upwards to form a "V" shape.

How lucky!

He was just annoyed by the boring criminals, who didn't excite him at all, when Lynn appeared. Right now, he needed a battle, a battle that would satisfy him.

Suddenly, Hisoka moved. He raised his hand and beckoned to Lynn with his finger, the meaning of which couldn't be clearer.

Come!

They just bumped into each other on the street and were forced to fight, but it seems reasonable that such an absurd thing happened to Hisoka.

After all, this person can't be judged by common sense; he's a lunatic. In fact, many Nen users have some kind of mental problem...

Lynn narrowed his eyes slightly; he knew very well that if he didn't intervene, Hisoka would make his move.

This chance encounter was just a pretext. Even if they hadn't met by chance, Hisoka would have created a "chance encounter" later because he wanted to fight, and Hisoka was the only target.

He has no chance of winning in a direct confrontation; he must rely on the TX-3 within his body to outmaneuver Hisoka in order to have a chance of victory.

Whether he can kill him or not is uncertain, but he must take this opportunity to defeat Hisoka and get the card reward no matter what.

The closer the bomb is to the target, the better the effect.

But he couldn't just rush up and self-destruct like that, as it would be easy for someone to notice something was wrong. If Hisoka hadn't died, they would have discovered the clues later.

When a normal person encounters an enemy, their first reaction would never be to self-destruct; they would only consider taking someone down with them when they are at their wits' end.

Therefore, he must now play the role of someone who is harassed by a powerful enemy, tests the waters but finds himself no match, tries to escape but fails, and is forced to perish together with the enemy.

Swah——

The thought flashed through Lynn's mind like lightning, and then he raised his hands and fired out countless dense and rapid mental bullets!

[Six Styles • Finger Pistol]!

"Oh?" Hisoka narrowed his long, narrow eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing within them.

He raised his hands, making a gesture that resembled an accordion. Pink Nen energy connected his hands, catching the Nen bullets aimed at him firmly, as if they were stuck to the Nen energy.

The projectile exploded on it, but failed to cause any damage.

This is his Nen ability—Bungee Gum, which belongs to the Transmutation type and can transform Nen into two properties: chewing gum and rubber.

Therefore, Nen possesses both stickiness and flexibility, which he manipulated in various ways.

"Not bad, enough quantity, but the quality is a bit lacking."

Hisoka spoke with amusement, thinking of Franklin, also a member of the Phantom Troupe, who was somewhat similar, though far inferior to Franklin.

So, is this candidate number 300 from the Department of Release? Let's observe further.

Seeing that his mental bullet was easily caught, Lynn pretended to look ugly, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

They then intensified their efforts, releasing countless mental projectiles.

As expected, Hisoka easily accepted the challenge. He felt that he had explored Lynn enough at this point... a decent Nen user.

To be honest, it's a bit boring.

If he could, he would much rather enjoy the thrilling, exciting, and ever-changing battles than something so simple and boring.

"How is this possible! My psychic bullet was caught just like that?"

Lynn said in a "voiceless" manner, looking completely lost, though there was a good part of it.

It wasn't that he didn't want to change his ability, but he didn't have many abilities available. He was saving the [Ice Shaping Magic] for later.

Of the Six Styles of the Navy, only Finger Pistol and Tempest Kick are offensive, and their effects are similar. He prefers to use Finger Pistol.

Although it is a set of six styles, the three styles he uses most often in battle are Finger Pistol for ranged attacks, Shave for fast movement, and Paper Drawing for dodging attacks.

"The attack had no effect, so what would you do?" Hisoka yawned, his smile gradually fading, as if he thought the fruit tasted ordinary.

That's true, high-quality fruit isn't that common.

He thought of Hua Shidoulang, whom he had met at the Sky Arena last year.

It's a good fruit, but it still needs time to mature. Until then, he can only be patient and hope it won't disappoint him.

"Don't underestimate me!"

Lynn seemed to be "enraged," his voice was high-pitched, he clapped his hands in front of him, his Nen energy surged out again like crazy, and he recited the classic self-destruct line from the Jujutsu Kaisen.

"Furube! Yura Yura..."

Huh? Hisoka thought Lynn was about to use his trump card, so he perked up and straightened his back, eager to experience it.

The next moment, Lynn turned and ran away at an extremely fast speed, taking multiple steps in an instant to accumulate recoil force and move quickly.

[Six Styles • Shaving]!

Was the burst of Nen energy just now for the purpose of escaping more easily?

Hisoka shook his head, which disappointed him even more. He hooked his right pinky finger, intending to end the battle quickly.

Ahead, Lynn, who was pretending to run away, narrowed his eyes.

A short distance in front of him, a playing card flew towards Hisoka, and he, being in the middle, became the target!

On that playing card, there was a thin, pink Nen aura connecting to Hisoka behind him—it was the flexible, elastic Ai!

When?

Lynn frowned, then thought of the playing cards Hisoka had fired at him at the beginning. Although he had dodged them, Hisoka had left Nen on them and used the advanced application technique [Concealment] to hide the Nen fluctuations, so even when he used [Condensation], he didn't notice them immediately.

In a flash, Lynn dodged the playing cards, but his spider senses kicked in again... Hisoka was charging at him from behind!

The time is almost here!

Behind him, Hisoka rushed forward expressionlessly, arriving behind Lynn in the blink of an eye. He held a playing card in his right hand and was about to cut it down. Lynn had no time to react.

"Hmm?" Hisoka glanced to the left with his narrow eyes and saw a reindeer that had been following examinee number 300 change its appearance and rush towards him, launching an attack.

"Drink!" Chopper transformed into his agile, barrel-waisted jujitsu form, his incredibly hard deer hooves slanting upwards towards Hisoka's chin!

The reindeer transformed?

No, this should be some kind of special magical beast?

Hisoka was filled with thoughts, considering whether to give Lynn another chance. Suddenly, Lynn, who had turned to the side, suddenly felt a surge of cold energy in his hands, and a rapidly growing ice spear stabbed towards Hisoka's waist!

冰？

Hisoka raised an eyebrow, a hint of joy in his eyes.

I misjudged it!

This fruit is extraordinary!

Clang—The ice spear struck Hisoka directly in the waist, but was blocked by Nen. Instead, Chopper successfully hit Hisoka in the chin.