Chapter 189: Ging VS Razor x Ginta's Nen Ability [Ram-Horned Demon]
Clang!
A fist wrapped in Ko met a flame-wreathed blade enhanced by Ken!
Roy crossed his dual blades to block Ginta's ferociously powerful punch. The moment he felt the force transmitted from the opponent's knuckles, his elbows involuntarily buckled downward!
"Such immense strength!"
"Is he an 'Enhancer'?"
This single moment of probing contact instantly reminded Roy of the age-defying old lady he met at the Heavens Arena, Biscuit... The difference was that Biscuit's tough body was forged through diligent training, while the "Sheep" before him... seemed naturally different from ordinary people from birth!
"Oh... oh... you blocked my punch?" Ginta was also stunned as his fist wind was parried by the sword wind. He hadn't expected this little kid to block him with sheer strength. Disbelieving, he increased his force, glaring, pressing down until Roy's knees cracked under the strain, bending uncontrollably!
After Ging, Roy, and Gotoh each found their opponents, Elena, responsible for "cutting signals" and "coordinating the overall situation," used her Nen ability "Overall Control" to watch the battles on split screens. Just like in the original story where she could monitor the entirety of Greed Island alone, she focused most of her attention on Roy and Gotoh.
Gotoh had drawn a pistol and was searching for the third Nen user hiding within the [Black Curtain]. As for Roy... he suddenly vanished. Through the "God's Eye View" of [Overall Control], she caught a glimpse of a swamp... Looking again... she found Roy...
He had already appeared behind the small-giant-like Hunter, thrusting a suddenly extended [Shinso] towards the opponent's back!
"[Space]-related Nen ability? After that [Forced Hypnosis] capable of putting people to sleep, has he used yet another new method?"
Elena pushed up her blue-light glasses, rapidly updating her database...
With Roy and Gotoh holding off Ginta and the person in the [Black Curtain], Ging easily crossed the battlefield and arrived at the van.
Like an old friend, he familiarly climbed into the car and sat shoulder-to-shoulder with Razor. Watching Roy stab at Ginta's back, he praised with appreciation, "How about it? My teammate is pretty good, right?"
"Passable." Razor crossed his arms. With a simple movement, the handcuffs on his wrists snapped... The man narrowed his eyes. "I don't recall meeting you."
Ging smiled faintly. "Aren't you meeting me now?"
"True." Razor spread his legs, and the shackles on his ankles snapped with a crack. He stared intently as the flame-wreathed blade tip was about to pierce Ginta's back. "Pity, lacks a bit of heat. That guy has thick skin, not so easy to deal with."
Ding! The sudden stab hit Ginta's back directly, but instead of the expected flesh tearing, it felt like hitting a block of refined steel wrapped in pitch-black Nen, unable to penetrate an inch!
[Ryu]: The technique of moving Ken or Ko to other body parts through "imagination"!
Ginta's mastery of "Nen" had clearly reached a highly proficient level... The moment he realized his punch missed and his back was exposed due to inertia, this future Zodiac, one of the few rated over ninety by Hisoka—even above the "Defense Team" members Saiyu and Kanzai—immediately used Ryu, directing Ko to flow to his back, blocking Roy's sudden strike just in time!
"You're insidious!" Ginta got a bit angry. When a simple-minded person gets angry, it's like his Nen—suddenly violent. He swung his arm wide, slapping a palm towards Roy's face!
That fan-sized hand, wrapped in Ko, shimmered with a terrifying dark light... Roy, with his back to Ging and Razor, didn't turn around. "I'm buying you time, not inviting you to watch a show."
He raised a hand, blocking Ginta's large hand with a [Magnetic Shield]. Then... seizing the opening in the opponent's attack, he stabbed at his heart... Instantly, blade light and dark light collided, exploding into sparks...
Clang clang clang... The sound of metal clashing echoed...
Inside the van, Ging rolled his wrists, looking sideways at Razor. "It seems my teammate isn't very happy."
His hood moved slightly. Nen poured out, wrapping around Ging's fists. A powerful Ren swept out from him... making the [Black Curtain] tremble faintly!
Razor slicked back his small pompadour, narrowing his eyes. "I thought you came to break me out because you considered me a teammate too."
Ging stood up, laughing. "Yeah, that's the plan. But..."
"Unless I beat you into submission, you won't acknowledge it, right?"
Razor nodded. He stood up with Ging. The refined steel chains wrapped around his body snapped inch by inch. Then, he unleashed his own Ren, clashing brutally with Ging!
Then came...
BOOM! An explosion!
The van, like a balloon constantly inflated, couldn't withstand their Ren and exploded!
Instantly, metal shards, seats, and the steering wheel flew everywhere... Even Roy, fighting Ginta, couldn't avoid taking a couple of hits, casually splitting the debris with his swords!
"Such powerful aura. Looks like you came prepared!" Ginta slapped away a steering wheel flying at his face. He casually glanced at Ging confronting Razor not far away. The opponent's aura was stronger than any poacher he had arrested before—arguably the strongest... A serious look crept onto his naive face...
At this point, he probably hadn't taken the Hunter Exam to become an official Hunter yet, otherwise, he couldn't fail to recognize Ging... Roy, dual blades in hand, thoughts racing, used En to listen to Ginta's heart... The opponent's mind was clear and pure, so much so that he couldn't pry anything out. Instead, he was instantly detected... Ginta used En as well, shielding out the wisp of Nen Roy tried to intrude with!
"You're a weird guy. How do you have so many strange tricks?" Ginta's afro swayed in the wind. His massive body could fit two Roys inside. Feeling the "Nen" erupting from Ging, he grew anxious. Looking at Roy again, his eyes—clear with a hint of foolishness—rarely became serious!
"Troublesome. Looks like I have to finish you off here quickly!"
Crack crack crack... The sound of popping beans suddenly exploded!
Roy, Ging and Razor in their standoff, Elena watching the entire battlefield with "God's Eye View," and Gotoh searching for the Nen user hiding in the [Black Curtain] with his Infinite Pistol—all spared a glance...
Ginta, already tall and inhuman, changed his aura in an instant!
"Surging" Nen swept out from him. To some extent, it was no less than Razor's, even able to contend with him and Ging. His body began to expand—feet, legs, chest, arms... even his head. Finally, his afro extended and twisted, outlining a pair of ram horns protruding hideously from his forehead... Ginta roared at the sky: "ROAR!"
In an instant, he transformed into a ten-meter-tall horned giant!
Enhancer Ability... [Ram-Horned Demon]: Explosive demon transformation. Can change body shape in a short time, drastically increasing physical strength, breaking human physical limits. Duration: one minute...
"Hmph!" Ginta lowered his brow, the Ram-Horned Demon bowing its head. Two streams of gas sprayed from his nostrils with his breath. Looking at Roy, no bigger than an ant, he stomped casually!
A massive shadow fell... Gotoh murmured worriedly, "Young Master."
Just as he looked away, a bullet shot towards his face instantly. It was the Nen user hiding in the [Black Curtain]!
"Distracted in battle? Careful you don't lose your life." A cold voice, like a snake hissing, reached Gotoh's ear. The young butler dodged sideways, pulled the trigger, and fired a Nen bullet in the direction the shot came from... The Nen bullet fell into the black curtain like a stone into water, rippling and vanishing instantly.
Gotoh frowned. He could sense the opponent's aura wasn't large, but this [Curtain] inverted like a big bowl on the ground was strangely eerie. The opponent seemed to have set a "one-way passage"—
Allowing "unconscious objects" like "Nen bullets," "bullets," and "flying shrapnel" to enter and exit, but forbidding "conscious entities," including "humans" and all life forms... Whether it was a restriction of the [Curtain] itself or a rule specifically set through a "Vow and Limitation" to ban humans, magical beasts, or rare beasts was unknown.
This "restriction" and "control" were clearly less flexible than Zodiac Ox Mizaistom's ability [Cross Game], which could force opponents to "attend court," "be restrained," or "leave" by showing red, yellow, and blue cards. But... speaking only of "restriction"... if the true body hiding in the [Black Curtain] wasn't found in time, getting him to cancel the ability wouldn't be easy!
"At your top left, coordinates [41.22/541.11]..." Just as Gotoh found locating the opponent tricky, Elena's telepathic voice sounded in his ear.
As one of the core creators of the Greed Island game in the original story, Elena, who would later monitor the entire island through her ability "Overall Control," had clearly cultivated En to a terrifying level!
She pinpointed the true body hiding in the [Black Curtain]. Gotoh immediately fired... Pew... pew...
Nen bullets rained down continuously. The [Curtain] visibly trembled, and a vague shadow could be seen fleeing in panic. "Ginta, finish him quickly and support me!"
Those proficient in one path often neglect others. Strong control ability meant... the user's own combat strength wasn't high. At least... he had no confidence in a gunfight with Gotoh!
BOOM!
"I'm coming!"
The Ram-Horned Demon stomped down. The ground shattered into a spiderweb pattern, instantly creating a huge crater!
This time, Roy didn't rashly use [Swamp Space] to burrow underground. Otherwise, the shockwave from Ginta's stomp alone would have churned his insides. So...
The boy neither dodged nor hid. He simply said, "Sun Breathing, Total Concentration!"
Then, a ray of sunlight seemed to pierce through the [Black Curtain] and shine on him. As Roy took a deep breath, his skin turned red, emitting wisps of heat. The boy had never felt such explosive power before, his body brimming with endless strength!
Externally, this manifested as...
He forcefully crossed his dual blades, bracing against Ginta's massive foot, standing in the deep pit. This time, his knees didn't bend an inch, let alone... being crushed into meat paste!
Hui~ The ground trembled, the tremors very distinct...
Razor stood immovable, like a nail driven into the ground. Turning his head to notice this, he whistled, looking at Ging with some surprise. "Your teammate has some skill~"
"Not just mine." Ging chuckled low in his throat. "That's your teammate too."
"Pity..."
"Pity what?"
"Pity..." Razor fired a Nen bullet like a cannonball, blasting Ging away with a boom. He blew on his finger and said expressionlessly, "I recall I haven't agreed yet!"
Splat~ Ging, like a kite with a cut string, flew backward and hit the curtain. The curtain trembled as he slid down, looking quite wretched...
"That guy..." As a fellow Emitter, Gotoh's heart jumped seeing that Nen bullet. Recalling the Young Master's evaluation of the man yesterday—Razor's casual Nen bullet contained an aura too massive to ignore. Indeed... very strong!
"Ging..." Elena, tracking the [Black Curtain] user while watching Ging and Razor, saw him take the hit without fighting back. She facepalmed helplessly...
Jokes have limits... Why do you always have to take a hit before fighting back?
Because he wants to... Imitate!
Because... he was immune to all striking-type "Nen abilities." In fact, after taking just one hit, he could instantly and perfectly replicate the opponent's attack method!
Roy's biceps bulged high. Utilizing "Total Concentration" to drastically enhance his physical abilities, he braced himself and pushed back Ginta's "Demon Stomp." He glanced sideways at the man who had been blasted away by Razor, now dusting himself off and standing up with a "Yare yare~"... Suddenly, a panel notification sounded in his mind...
[Notification... Detected [Rare Beast]... [Magical Beast Encyclopedia] unfolding... Recording started...]
[[Feicha's Parrot]: Rare Beast.]
[Note: A "Phantom Parrot" living in the "Dual Gap." Through "Wave-Particle Duality," it can switch dimensional perspectives to "parrot" others, peeping and imitating their Nen abilities.]
[Original Discoverer... Feicha. Discovered this magical creature by chance while exploring a secret realm and traversing a dimensional rift. Named after his surname.]
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