The Protagonist's Career Starting From Hunter

The tirelessness of consciousness does not mean the same for the body.

The self-manipulation mode of Ierme brings about an astonishing increase in aura, but ultimately, the increase is only in manifested aura, not latent aura.

Exceeding the limits of performance naturally comes with a cost. Besides exerting a burdensome pressure on the body, it also results in multiplied consumption.

In such a situation, the final outcome is that after the initial explosive phase, an immediate decline follows.

Boom!!

After about fifteen minutes of intense fighting, Ierme's cold aura, strength, speed, and other aspects suddenly decreased.

And in that moment of decline, Bailang immediately sensed it.

The sharp aura condensed with dark aura once again stabbed towards him, but this time, Bailang accurately slapped it away with his left palm from the side.

At the same time, his right fist straightforwardly struck Ierme on the opposite side.

His body seemed to have become sluggish, and Ierme couldn't dodge Bailang's punch at all, getting hit in the chest.

The air exploded, and a wave of energy radiated out. Ierme's body trembled, and he uncontrollably flew backward for 700 meters before finally landing on the ground.

If things had developed as before, Ierme should have immediately charged forward to continue attacking Bailang upon landing.

But this time, after landing, Ierme didn't make any movements. He stood frozen in place.

"The happy times are always short. Although I learned a lot from our battle, according to the rules, it's time for me to say goodbye to you."

Ierme's motionless state didn't concern Bailang, or rather, he had long been aware of it. He slowly turned around and said, "You're already dead!"

Creak~

The words "You're already dead" seemed to trigger something, immediately causing abnormal sounds to resonate within Ierme's body.

The next second, Ierme's stiff body underwent strange deformations in various parts.

Boom! In an instant, Ierme exploded like a human bomb, turning into scattered pieces of flesh.

"As the first person to die under my 'Hundred Cracks of the North Star Fist,' you can consider it an honor!" Not only did Bailang leave behind the silhouette of a strong person for the deceased, but Lang also added in a soft voice.

Indeed, in the battle with Ierme, Bailang's attacks were not ordinary punches, but the 'Hundred Cracks of the North Star Fist.'

Just like in the state of 'bullet time,' Bailang couldn't completely avoid or block Ierme's attacks.

Ierme also endured Bailang's attacks multiple times during the battle.

Especially when Bailang chose to counterattack even at the cost of withstanding Ierme's attacks, it was even more so.

Although Ierme's self-manipulation mode unleashed an astonishing manifested aura, forming a strong defense against cold aura.

Even when being attacked by Bailang, he would quickly gather more aura to the areas being attacked.

But time and time again, Ierme obviously couldn't completely defend against Bailang's attacks.

After all, the two of them were evenly matched in offense and defense.

As long as there was one instance where he couldn't defend or couldn't fully defend, the hidden force of the 'Hundred Cracks of the North Star Fist' unleashed by Bailang would enter the opponent's body through the acupoints.

Accumulating little by little, when it reaches a certain limit, it naturally leads to the outcome of Illumi exploding and dying.

"Is it over?"

"It disappeared, one of the auras disappeared."

"Has the winner been decided? I wonder who won."

The battle between Bailang and Illumi, along with the evil aura emitted and the commotion caused, undoubtedly attracted the attention of everyone on Sephiroth Island, whether they were examinees or Hunter Association staff responsible for secretly recording.

Therefore, when Illumi died, along with the disappearance of his "nen" and the cessation of the battle, everyone began to have various suspicions.

"He's dead, what a pity..."

Making an OK gesture with his right hand, Hisoka used the aura membrane between his thumb and index finger to see Hisoka in the distance, who couldn't help but mutter under his breath upon witnessing the end of the battle in the distance, like looking through a telescope.

An unusual sensation spread across his cheek, and when he reached out to touch it, he felt moisture on his fingertips.

Hisoka felt a deep sadness in his heart for Illumi's death.

After all... Illumi was one of the few people he could get along with.

But after the sadness, his heart was quickly filled with excitement that surged forth.

"It's really great. If I could eat such a perfect fruit, I would definitely enjoy an unparalleled taste..." Hisoka's mouth stretched to his ears, and his face turned an abnormal shade of red.

His burning gaze looked into the distance, his hands gripping his arms, and he didn't even notice when his fingertips broke the skin.

"I have to endure it. If I go now, even if I obtain this fruit, I will only taste an incomplete flavor..."

His eyes darted around, his pupils dilated. Suppressing his inner desires in his murmured self-talk, Hisoka quickly turned and left in a hurry.

"Oh? He didn't come over. I wasted my vigilance..."

Feeling the gaze that had been fixed on him disappear, Bailang, who was tearing off his tattered clothes, couldn't help but look up.

It wasn't difficult to determine the owner of the gaze because, on this island, the only person who could make him feel threatened, apart from the already eliminated Illumi, was Hisoka.

Upon realizing that Hisoka hadn't come over, but had left instead, Bailang also raised his hand and retrieved the Xuan Iron Heavy Sword that had been guarding him on the side.

That's right.

During the battle with Illumi, the reason why the Xuan Iron Heavy Sword was not seen at all was because Bailang was on guard against others approaching.

Like Hisoka.

Their relationship with Illumi was close.

Although initially, during the first test, Hisoka showed extreme aversion to Illumi interfering in his own battles.

But people's hearts change easily.

So it was still necessary to be cautious.

Bailang couldn't be sure that Hisoka wouldn't come and meddle in his and Illumi's fight, or even help Illumi deal with him.

Of course, the reason for having the Xuan Iron Heavy Sword guard instead of participating in the battle was also because Bailang had confidence in defeating Illumi.

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