The Protagonist's Career Starting From Hunter

"Wow, so fast!!!"

Illumi's pupils contracted.

The fact that the opponent ignored his defensive needles had already made him extremely cautious. But seeing the opponent move so quickly and approach him so closely made him even more on guard.

In fact, when he shot out the needles, he had intended to delay Bailang's actions and buy himself time to retreat.

For this reason, he had allocated some of the needles to attack Pongs.

Retreat, not engage in battle.

This was because Illumi still didn't have confidence in being able to defeat Bailang.

Since the conflict in the second half of the first test, he had been trying his best to reduce his presence while silently observing Bailang.

The purpose of the observation was to gather information and find a way to deal with Bailang.

But until now, he was still in the observation stage, "493," and didn't have confidence in defeating Bailang.

In addition to being shocked by Bailang's speed, Illumi immediately made a response.

Although he didn't have confidence in defeating Bailang, it was now apparent that he couldn't retreat peacefully. So not engaging in a fight was no longer an option.

With extraordinary body control, Illumi made subtle adjustments in an instant, using a better posture to block Bailang's punch with his left arm while holding a needle in his right hand, swiftly aiming for Bailang's throat.

"Flow!!"

Illumi also made the Nen in his body flow rapidly, gathering 80% of the aura onto his left arm for blocking.

"The opponent is a Manipulator, just like me, and can only exert 60% of their Nen's offensive and defensive power. Even if the opponent's Nen quantity is higher than mine, with 80% of the aura gathered, I can block the opponent's attack at the cost of injuring my left arm," he thought.

"As long as I block the opponent's attack, I can immediately gather Nen onto the needle in my right hand. With the opponent's remaining 30% of Nen, it's simply not enough to block my needle... The speed of my thoughts is much faster than the speed of my body."

While quickly making a response, Illumi's thoughts had already made subsequent arrangements.

If using Nen to manipulate others, the most terrifying or dangerous aspect of an Emitter's ability was that once the ability was successfully used, the target would basically fall into a state of being manipulated.

Boom!

No sooner said than done.

It seemed like a long time had passed, but in reality, it was just a moment. Bailang's right fist fiercely struck Illumi's left arm that was blocking.

In an instant, a dull roar sounded, accompanied by a violent surge of aura.

However, it was not as intense as the turmoil in Illumi's heart.

In the moment his left arm was hit, Illumi's thoughts were immediately brought back to reality.

His eyes widened, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

The situation he had anticipated, where his left arm would be injured but still block Bailang's attack, did not happen.

Bailang's fist directly and aggressively shattered Illumi's left arm, causing a comminuted fracture, and then continued to press on Illumi's shoulder with its remaining force.

Whoosh!

It seemed like a fleeting shadow, as Bailang transformed directly into a cannonball, spinning and being blasted away into the distance, continuously breaking the trees that stood in its path.

"It's not over yet!"

The ground beneath Bailang's feet sank, but there was no pause after being blasted away by Ilmi. With sharp eyes, Bailang locked onto Ilmi and swiftly chased after.

A sword light flew towards them.

Before Bailang caught up to Ilmi, the Xuantie Heavy Sword, which Ilmi had just evaded, fiercely shot towards them from the side.

"Misjudgment. The opponent is not a Manipulator, but an Enhancer..."

"The bones in my left forearm are crushed, the bones in my shoulder are also cracked, and it seems that my internal organs have suffered some impact. So, in my current state, there is only hope for survival in a final struggle..."

"By the way, this is what my grandfather called a carousel. It feels quite marvelous."

Ilmi sighed inwardly and immediately plunged the needle they had prepared to counterattack Bailang into their own body.

"If an Emitter Nen user's ability focuses on manipulating the human body, they can most likely manipulate themselves as well."

!!!

Just as the Xuantie Heavy Sword was about to blast into Ilmi, suddenly, a surge of pitch-black and exceptionally intense aura burst out from Ilmi's body...

The surging aura was like raging flames, radiating shockwaves that stirred the surrounding air, and also unleashed a power that surpassed limits from Ilmi.

With unbelievable reflexes and body coordination, Ilmi swiftly turned their body at the moment the Xuantie Heavy Sword was about to hit, narrowly avoiding it.

In the midst of the rotation, their feet landed on the ground.

Ilmi, with an expressionless face and eyes completely engulfed by the black color, emitted an overwhelming aura. They looked directly at Bailang, who was swiftly approaching.

Target locked!

Only by killing the locked target can the self-manipulation mode be released!

The surging black aura transmitted through the injured left arm and shoulder, temporarily fusing the shattered and cracked bones together, suppressing the injuries and regaining vitality.

A large amount of soil was violently shaken and sent flying, as Ilmi seemed to have transformed into an Enhancer Nen user, erupting with terrifying power and speed. They bent their knees and shot straight towards the incoming Bailang.

Bailang, who was rushing towards Ilmi, immediately reacted to the eruption of Ilmi's black cold aura.

Their gaze froze for a moment, but they didn't stop, continuing to charge towards Ilmi.

In just an instant, both sides rushed towards each other. Bailang and Ilmi met halfway, launching attacks at each other simultaneously.

Bailang continued to use "Flow," gathering 70% of their aura and throwing a punch.

On the other side, Ilmi also gathered a large amount of aura in their right hand, using "Sharp Claw" to stab with a hand blade.

Boom!

The fist and the hand blade collided, immediately producing a deafening roar and visible shockwaves.

With Bailang and Ilmi at the center, the ground within a dozen meters cracked and sank, while the trees in the distance either had their branches broken or leaves scattered by the shockwaves.

Such a violent commotion was enough to prove how fierce the attacks that collided were.

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