Living in Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 139 Wood Element

It's a clumsy method, but if only it were that easy to work.

Even though they continued forward, they eventually returned to their original spot and saw the anaconda's corpse once again.

"What's going on? Are we all hallucinating?" Mark, one of the five, was thinking in that direction.

They weren't actually hallucinating; it was just a spatial dislocation.

This is certainly a good direction to consider.

"There are people in the Sky Arena who use illusion abilities, but none of them are this strong. The Patch Tribe is not that powerful."

DuPont initially thought it was impossible.

The Patch tribe in the Sky Arena is not unfamiliar to us; they are strong, but definitely not to the point of being utterly hopeless.

Furthermore, he wouldn't believe that any ability could cover the entire Basen rainforest.

Of course, another important factor is self-confidence.

"We can't feel any degree of hallucination at all. Could it be that all five of us are also hallucinating?" Dennis pondered.

He then removed his gloves, took out a dagger, and lightly made a cut on the back of his hand.

This serves as evidence that they were not experiencing hallucinations.

"Not necessarily. Don't forget that this exam is for that great man." Under normal circumstances, Russell would also be willing to think that way.

But when I think about the fact that the examiner for this exam is the mysterious and powerful Lord Lucci...

Then I thought of the legends surrounding Lucci, the powerful "Illusionist," who had many tales of his abilities in the Sky Arena. Lucci could defeat his opponents simply by using his eyes.

It possesses powerful illusionary abilities.

Perhaps it was part of Lucci's plan.

Sometimes being too clever and having a vivid imagination can also be a problem.

"So what do we do now? Break up?" Jin asked.

There seems to be no good solution right now. We don't know what's going on, so naturally we can't find a way to crack it.

They can't stay in this stalemate forever.

Putting aside the other martial artists who are hunting them, it would also be disadvantageous if the delay went on for too long.

If there's no better solution, then we'll have to separate.

The five people walked towards the direction of the fog wall they each saw.

After they had walked some distance, when they looked back, they found that the others had disappeared and they had not returned to the original spot.

Jin, with a keen sense of observation, suddenly turned around and saw that the cut-down trees in the mist were actually healing.

"It seems you have a very sharp reflex." A faint, ethereal voice drifted nearby.

"Who?" Jin asked, quickly becoming alert.

Gripping the fishing rod tightly in his hand, King preferred using the fishing rod even though Russell had prepared other weapons.

"Are you a Patch tribe member?" Kim asked.

It couldn't possibly be those martial artists who hunted them, could it?

They set off at different times, so even if that group of people is very skilled, it won't be easy to find them in the rainforest.

"Keep going, I'll be waiting for you up ahead," came the voice.

Jin could tell that the other person didn't seem to be very old and wasn't one of those martial artists.

That means it could only be a Pach person.

So, is the "exam" about to begin?

Of course, Jin was still very cautious as he moved forward. Since falling into the "illusion," he had not heard any more insects or birds chirping.

Jin soon met the source of the voice.

It was a boy a head taller than him, dressed in Pachi ethnic clothing.

"My name is Kalim." The boy was three years older than Jin and was a priest of the Wood Spirit Land.

Jin and his group of five were positioned near the Wood Spirit Land, having triggered the test content by defeating the specially placed serpent.

All I can say is that they were incredibly lucky.

Although this test is not restricted to individuals or teams, the situation varies depending on each Pach tribe member.

There are team battles and individual battles.

"So I have to defeat you to get that core?"

"It's not entirely wrong," Kalim nodded.

"This is your opponent." As the words fell, a green phantom appeared beside Kalim.

This is the element of wood.

"Isn't this too unfair? Or is this exam all about fighting against Nen users?" Jin protested directly.

He has awakened Nen, but he is still far from being able to use it in combat.

Furthermore, the Hunter Exam shouldn't involve Nen abilities at all; otherwise, who would be able to become a Hunter?

After all, those who haven't mastered Nen still need to pass the Hunter Exam to have a chance of mastering it.

"Don't worry, its strength is limited. It's the strength of a martial artist who hasn't mastered Nen on the 200th floor of the Sky Arena," Kalim replied naturally.

"King Freecss, you are the candidate whom Lord Lucci specifically instructed to take the exam."

"There are five sacred lands in the Basen Rainforest, namely wind, fire, water, earth, and wood, which are guarded by our Pachi tribe. The core you need to obtain for your exam is obtained from these five sacred lands."

Kalim relayed this information to the other party.

"And you can also obtain multiple cores, and participate in the Basen Challenge against martial artists from the Sky Arena. The cores you have are the tickets for them to enter the Spirit Land."

This was one of the advantages that Lucci had promised to give Jin, granting him a slight edge in information.

Kim was the first candidate to fully understand the exam rules.

But that's not what Kim is focusing on.

"The Basen Challenge? Does that mean their challenge is different from ours?"

Kalim smiled.

"Of course, although there are only 50 spots, and some of them haven't awakened their Nen, their strength is still much greater than that of ordinary Nen users."

Karim's meaning was clear: these candidates were no match for these martial artists.

Of course, this is not the case; there are a few exceptions.

Moreover, combat is never absolute, especially in the environment of the Basen rainforest.

"So are you ready now?" Kalim gave Kim ample preparation.

Unlike his other companions, who immediately engaged in combat with the wood element after separating, he did not.

"Of course!" Jin didn't have any ulterior motives for suddenly launching a sneak attack.

As Jin finished speaking, the Wood element launched the first attack.

Unlike the water element, the wood element's main attack method is to manipulate plants.

Vines sprouted from the ground, and others spread from afar, while the wood element remained standing in the distance.

These vines attacked the blond man like tentacles.

Jin was very agile; as he dodged, he immediately swung his fishing rod at the wood element.

There was no attack on Kalim.

But Jin's attack missed.

It wasn't that the wood element dodged it; rather, it passed right through it.

It clearly exists, yet it seems to exist like a phantom.