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

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On the bed, Lynn took off his helmet. This time it was very short; he asked Dongba two questions and that was it.

As expected, Dongba failed to drop any cards for him, and he suspected that his opponent was at least a B-rank to have a chance of dropping cards.

Referring to the previous Kuroro, he was an A-rank card, but a B-rank card was revealed.

Similarly, only B-grade cards can drop C-grade cards, and C-grade cards are the lowest level; there are no D-grade cards.

Given Dongba's strength, he's not even a C-rank, so it's normal for someone of his level to not get any cards in simulation battles.

Lynn casually put away his helmet, went to the living room, picked up the manual on the table, and began to peruse the information about the food competition.

The culinary competition is held every three years, starting on May 1st and lasting for a week, and is divided into two parts: [hunting] and [cooking].

First, participants need to hunt for ingredients in the [Ingredient Area], and then reach the finish line within a week.

At the finish line, professional kitchen utensils will be available for candidates to use in the second half of the cooking competition, where three judges will score the participants.

The three judges are Lin Nie, the founder of Gourmet Paradise; the second-in-command of Gourmet Paradise; and Netero, the president of the Hunter Association.

The competition only considers the final cooked dish. The scores from the three judges will determine each person's ranking, and the top ten will receive special prizes.

Once the food is prepared, you only need to give a portion to the judges for scoring, and the rest is yours to keep.

A significant number of candidates weren't even aiming for a high ranking; they were simply there to get the ingredients they wanted from the ingredient area. They planned to just throw together whatever they could in the second half of the competition and leave with the ingredients.

His idea was similar; the goal of this competition was simply to get ingredients.

This manual is not only detailed, but also includes a general map of the ingredients section.

The food preparation area features diverse terrains, including forests, plains, sand dunes, glaciers, and more. Three areas are marked with red circles to indicate that they are dangerous zones.

It is said that those three places contain ingredients that Lin Nie brought back from the Dark Continent.

After numerous competitions, many people have tried their best, but the disappearance rate remains high, and there has never been any news of anyone successfully obtaining it.

Perhaps someone got it, but didn't let the word out.

It's also possible that no one has ever actually received it.

He chose one of the dangerous areas called "Swamp Forest" and planned to try his luck there. The manual said that the depths of the Swamp Forest were filled with an aura that seemed to be the spirit of death, so ordinary people could not go deep into it.

This is exactly the "best ingredient" for him, as Gastly hasn't eaten meat in a while.

Hopefully, this competition will allow him to obtain good ingredients, whether for his own consumption or to trade with Toriko.

Meanwhile, the characteristic bar for Gourmet Paradise is also nearing its end. Judging from the speed, it will reach the finish line in less than half a month, at which time another card will be added to the bag.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the morning of May 1st, Lynn left the hotel empty-handed.

Having a spatial item is great; all his things are stored in the [Seamless Expansion Box], which is then stored away in the form of cards, allowing him to move around with extreme freedom.

Along the way, he could also see many people going in the same direction as him, who were obviously also contestants.

Upon arriving at the venue, the first thing Lynn saw was a large crowd and the host standing on the stage.

The host then announced the detailed competition rules again to ensure that no one was still unaware of them.

Lynn also learned from the host that there were more than 500 participants in this competition, most of whom were Nen users.

After a quick glance, he spotted several obviously unusually strong individuals, most of whom were at the A-level.

It's clear that the Gourmet Paradise's triennial culinary competition is a popular event among Nen users.

After the host explained the relevant rules, it was almost noon.

At the host's command, the contestants filed in one after another.

There were quite a few contestants, and naturally, many of them were dressed in strange and unusual ways. Looking around, many of them were carrying their own weapons.

At first glance, it looks like an upgraded version of the Hunter Exam.

Players can act alone or in teams; there are no strict requirements. Lynn naturally chose to act alone.

Upon entering the food area, the first thing that appears before you is a vast desert area, with forests and hills faintly visible in the distance.

To reach the destination, one must first cross this desert.

If viewed from above, the crowd would appear as scattered like sesame seeds across the desert, moving forward in droves.

However, the food preparation area is not a docile sheep area. Every inch of this place may hide dangers. Once you step into this area, the roles of hunter and prey may be reversed in an instant.

During the journey, some Nen users with considerable strength in the crowd changed their expressions slightly and suddenly fled to either side.

A few steps behind, many people realized something was wrong and tried to escape with the first group, but it was too late.

In an instant, small dots appeared on the desert beneath people's feet, and then expanded outwards at an extremely fast speed.

The surrounding sand dunes began to sway, and then the yellow sand flowed at an extremely fast speed, forming a constantly expanding quicksand hell!

In just a moment, the quicksand vortex expanded to tens of meters, each vortex capable of encompassing multiple people, creating a large depression in the surrounding sand.

In just a short while, seven or eight vortexes had appeared on the field, affecting quite a few people.

Surrounded by quicksand, their legs were pulled by a powerful suction force, requiring them to exert several times the normal amount of effort to move.

Peng!

The yellow sand below burst open.

Monsters emerged from the yellow sand, causing a small sandstorm with their mere appearance. The monsters resembled some kind of insect, but were unusually large.

It has a hideous face on its head and three scarlet eyes.

Apart from its head, it has a large body with dark pits and six arms and legs.

Giant antlions are relatively rare creatures on the six continents. They usually lurk deep in large deserts, using quicksand to catch their prey.

Information flashed through Lynn's mind, and with a wave of his hand, a dense barrage of psychic bullets whistled out, the powerful bullets piercing straight into the antlion's head, blasting out several large holes.

As a B+ level Nen user, he is already a skilled Nen user. With his long-term use of the Air Gun Potion and the Six Styles Finger Gun, the Nen bullets he now unleashes are quite powerful, probably even surpassing Franklin's dual machine guns.

The antlion immediately fell backward, its heavy body crashing onto the desert, sending up a large amount of yellow sand flying into the air.

He rode Chopper, who had transformed into his riding form, and casually walked past him.

To be fair, Chopper is truly a versatile companion; he can be a mascot, a cutie, a doctor, a fighter, a mount... he can do it all.