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

Even though he missed, Kuroro remained expressionless, but used his physical skills to quickly close the distance to Lynn each time, using the dagger in his hand to create a threat.

In the rush, Lynn dodged several attacks in succession. Fortunately, he had the help of his Observation Haki, otherwise he would have been slashed by the dagger long ago.

Even so, it was very difficult for him to dodge, and he almost grazed past the enemy twice, nearly breaking through their defenses.

Under this pressure, Lynn's adrenaline surged, as if his blood was circulating faster than usual, and he was more energetic than ever.

Faced with Kuroro's attack, he couldn't spend too much time thinking; instead, he relied on his instincts to dodge and counterattack.

As a B+, he definitely has the strength, but what he lacks most is the combat experience to perfectly unleash his full potential!

At this moment, the battle with Kuroro is what he needs, which is why he didn't release Chopper and other character cards to gang up on them in the first round, but planned to experience it first by relying on his own strength.

During this process, his Observation Haki was operating at a high intensity, because if he relaxed even for a moment, he might be hit by the dagger.

Perhaps if he maintains this state, his Observation Haki can be upgraded to B+ rank even faster.

With good reflexes, seeing Lynn successfully dodge time and again, Kuroro thought to himself, while increasing his Nen output. The dagger suddenly changed direction, slashing diagonally upwards at a tricky angle.

If it hits, it can directly slash Lynn's cheek.

A cold glint flashed by.

The dagger sliced ​​off a lock of Lynn's hair.

After several rounds of dodging, he was inevitably "hit" by Kuroro, even if it was just the end of his hair, it was enough to show that the danger was gradually increasing.

At this moment, Kuroro's arm was outstretched, and it would take a little time for it to retract. Lynn seized this opportunity, had the Snow Woman possess him, and his hands burst forth with intense cold air as he quickly retreated backward.

The air temperature plummeted, and thick frost instantly formed on the ground, which also affected Kuroro, who was very close to him.

A layer of light blue frost appeared on Kuroro's body, and his movements involuntarily slowed down slightly. Then, he unleashed a powerful [Refinement], and a surge of immense Nen energy shattered the frost in an instant.

It wasn't until this moment that Kuroro truly became serious.

On the other side, Lynn looked at Kuroro warily, while Kuroro remained motionless, his gaze towards Lynn becoming more scrutinizing.

He originally thought Lynn was a user of Nen, but she demonstrated an ice-type ability that mixed alteration and materialization.

The power of that ice attack was remarkable, and it didn't seem like it was from a non-type. So the question is... what type is Lynn?

Kuroro was itching to steal some Nen. He felt that Lynn's Nen ability was quite good and worth stealing, so he had to hold back.

He made a rough assessment and decision... He had fought Lynn several times, and even with Lynn's unexpected display of ice-type abilities, his overall strength was still not too great.

It shouldn't be too difficult for him to capture him alive.

"There's something I'm curious about." Kuroro's eyes were calm as still water, his voice devoid of any intonation, sounding more like casual conversation than a question. "Why...didn't you run away?"

This is what he considers the biggest point of doubt.

The opponent was clearly not stupid, so it was obvious that he had a huge advantage. The opponent was almost forced to dodge and did not launch many effective counterattacks. At most, he only depleted some of his spiritual energy.

In such a battle, the opponent naturally has no need to continue fighting unless he is forced to fight or has other advantages.

Kuroro raised his hand and conjured the [Thief's Ultimate] manual, casually chatting with Lynn as he turned the pages, his expression unchanged: "Have you heard of the Dibis Frog?"

"The Dubis frog is very small, with adults only a few centimeters in size, making it one of the smallest creatures in nature."

"But when faced with enemies many times their size, they don't rush to run away, but instead fight back."

"Because they possess extraordinary venom, capable of launching arrow-like jets of poison in an extremely short time, enough to corrode enemies larger than themselves."

"Since you didn't intend to run away, can I assume that you, like the Dibis Frog, are hiding a trump card?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kuroro vanished from his spot and reappeared in front of Lynn, holding a book in one hand and a dagger in the other, aiming at Lynn's left shoulder to launch an attack.

Instant teleportation!

So fast!

Lynn's pupils contracted, and he instinctively turned to dodge the attack, but Kuroro's left leg, wrapped in intense Nen, came whistling like a steel whip and struck him hard in the waist.

The dagger was just a feint! The real killing move was the left leg!

Peng!

Lynn was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall and causing it to collapse, sending rubble and dust flying into the sky.

Seeing Lynn being sent flying, Kuroro raised an eyebrow.

It seems he was overthinking it.

Perhaps it was simply arrogance, an unwillingness to run away, and a belief that they still had a chance of winning; or perhaps they were forced into a desperate fight; or maybe they did have a trump card, but it was useless...

In short, after that blow, Lynn couldn't possibly be standing up again.

Kuroro put down the book, but still held the dagger in his hand, and approached the collapsed ruins to check the situation.

Unexpected change!

"Hmm?" Kuroro sensed something and looked down at the shadow at his feet. He saw a pair of scarlet eyes staring intently at him, and their eyes met!

Hypnosis!

Kuroro's mind was shaken for a moment, but he quickly regained his senses. In that instant, Lynn suddenly rushed out from under the ruins and was in front of him in a flash, but his breath was already very weak.

"Still not down?" Kuroro narrowed his eyes, ignoring the shadow beneath his feet, and raised his dagger to counterattack. At such close range, Lynn in his current state couldn't possibly dodge it.

As for the change in the shadow just now, he had already factored it into Lynn's trump card.

Since it's the effect of his mind, everything will be fine once he subdues Lynn.

His attack was aimed directly at Lynn's neck. If Lynn wanted to live, he would be forced to dodge. At the same time, his spiritual energy quickly flowed to his other arm, and he counterattacked after Lynn dodged. The previous attack had failed to knock him down, but this one would be fine.

At the same time, in order to leave Lynn with a chance to breathe, he held back a bit of his strength.

And this is precisely one of Kuroro's weaknesses!

As a thief, he needs his victims to be alive, which is like putting a shackle on himself in battle. If he's facing someone weaker than himself, it's not a problem, but if he misjudges the intelligence...

The next moment, Kuroro showed emotional fluctuations for the first time, because Lynn did not flinch at his dagger... Did he think he couldn't survive and was planning to die so as not to reveal information?

The dagger slashed across Lynn's neck, but the expected bloody mess did not appear. To Kuroro's astonishment, the wound on Lynn's neck healed instantly, leaving no trace of the fatal injury!

Substitute Scarecrow, activate!

At the same time, Lynn used [Single Assistance], instantly boosting his strength by two small stages, directly reaching A-rank!

[Refine]!

In an instant, Lynn unleashed incredibly pure Nen energy, and an astonishing aura descended upon the field, even stronger than the [Refine] that Kuroro had used before. He not only fully recovered his condition, but was also several times stronger than before!

Lynn felt that every part of his body had inexhaustible power, his body seemed to have been forged, and his mental energy was incredibly solid. He had the illusion that he could shatter a continent with a single punch... This was the illusion of his strength increasing too much in a short period of time.

At that moment, Kuroro's right fist arrived as expected. After Kuroro deliberately reduced his strength, the punch had little effect on Lynn, who was currently at A-rank and in full condition.

He looked at Kuroro, whose expression had changed slightly, and grinned maliciously. Then, he seized the opportunity to grab Kuroro's arms with both hands, and without sufficient Nen defense, the arms broke off!

"You had a good time playing, didn't you? Now it's my turn!"