Chapter 124: Gaming Phone - Double Gold
Dripping with blood!
A shocking sight!
At the end of the trench, Franklin looked incredibly miserable. His head was covered in blood, and his mouth had been blown apart to the point where his jaw was mangled.
Yet, an unprecedented fury still burned in his eyes as his ten fingers frantically fired at Riku's clone from point-blank range.
"Too weak! Incompetent rage!"
Riku's clone sneered.
He had absolutely no intention of showing mercy to these wanted criminals.
His five fingers, practically digging into the opponent's cheeks, abruptly exerted force.
CRACK!!
Franklin's entire head was forcefully crushed by Riku's clone.
The dense, torrential sound of gunfire came to an abrupt halt.
The two-meter-tall body crashed heavily to the ground.
[Ding! Congratulations on killing Phantom Troupe's Franklin. Automatically plundering opponent's System Traits...]
[Ding! Congratulations on acquiring [Nen Bullet: Double Machine Gun] - Gold, [Peacemaker] - Purple, etc.]
[Ding! Trait [Peacemaker] automatically crushed.]
[Ding! You used [Continuous Lucky Star] - Double Gold to forcefully designate the drop of the target's trait [Emission Type Nen Talent] - Gold.]
[Ding! Detected that you already possess [Emission Type Nen Master] - Gold. Your trait has been upgraded to [Emission Type Nen Talent] - Double Gold.]
...
Voices resembling the sounds of nature rang out in Riku's mind.
Countless streams of information flooded his brain, prominently including the technical knowledge of how to use the special ability 'Double Machine Gun'.
It could be said that this embodied a lifetime of Franklin's honed skills.
But now, all these techniques he had cultivated for a lifetime became Riku's wedding dress.
System Trait: [Nen Bullet: Double Machine Gun] Description: You can release incredibly powerful Nen bullets from both your hands. The specific effect depends on your own Nen strength.
Riku had previously copied the [Nen Bullet] ability from Silva Zoldyck.
But Franklin's Double Machine Gun was quite different from that.
Silva's Nen bullets were more like the Kamehameha; he could directly manipulate the fired Nen bullets, even creating curved attack trajectories like a rising dragon.
The focus was on one-shotting the soul!
Franklin's ability, however, focused more on large-scale Area of Effect damage and was better suited for suppressive fire.
Very nice!
For Riku, this was equivalent to covering his shortcomings in Nen bullets.
In this kind of beam-struggle combat style, whether it was close-quarters damage or long-range beam damage, he could now be considered a master.
The same trait and technique would produce vastly different effects in the hands of different people.
Moreover.
By absorbing Franklin's Nen talent, Riku's Emission Type Nen Talent directly soared to the Double Gold tier.
Looking at the entire world, this was an absolute top-tier level!
In the distance, Shalnark witnessed his comrade, Franklin, die by Riku's hands with his own eyes.
But currently trapped in auto-pilot mode, even though his heart was filled with boundless anger and hatred, his body was still busy dealing with the fight against Riku's clone.
"Hehe, what a shame... your companion is dead. Aren't you considering accompanying him to hell now?"
Riku smiled.
The main body directly swapped places, moving from the clone that killed Franklin to the clone targeting Shalnark.
There was a massive gap between the main body and the clone. In that instant, Shalnark felt an unprecedented oppressive force.
There was absolutely no need for any flashy moves, nor did he need to use the ability he had just obtained from Franklin.
All clones were retracted.
Riku's Nen pressure surged wildly once again. A simple straight punch!
Thunder - Shave!
Thunder - Shockwave Punch!
BOOM—
Almost instantly, as if teleporting, Riku directly blocked Shalnark's path, then unleashed a simple straight punch.
The terrifying power actually caused the fist to shatter the air barrier, producing an ear-piercing sonic boom!
A supersonic punch!
Furthermore, it incorporated the vibrational effect of Uvogin's Big Bang Impact.
Caught completely off guard, Shalnark could only cross his arms to block.
But in the instant of the block, his arms began to shatter like crackers.
Bones pulverized, muscles tore, then skin split open, blood splashing everywhere.
Both arms were forcefully blown apart.
The undiminished fist wind pierced straight through his chest!
BOOM—
The figures of the two men came to a halt.
Riku maintained his punching stance, and Shalnark no longer moved. Behind Shalnark, a 50-meter-long fan-shaped area had appeared.
All buildings and trees within this area were completely annihilated.
And on his chest, a transparent hole the size of a bowl had appeared.
Drip, drip~
Blood trickling from Shalnark's mouth dropped onto Riku's fist.
His eyes were wide open, forcefully knocked out of his auto-pilot mode.
He coughed up blood violently and opened his mouth wanting to say something, but the draining of his life force only allowed him to open his mouth. Then, his hand brushed against Riku's fist, and he crashed down.
[Ding! You have killed Phantom Troupe's Shalnark. Automatically plundering opponent's System Traits...]
[Ding! Congratulations on acquiring [Enhancement Type Nen Talent] - Gold, [Puppet Phone: Fate Manipulation] - Gold, [Hacking Skills] - Gold.]
[Ding! [Continuous Lucky Star] - Double Gold effect triggered, designating the drop of opponent's trait. Congratulations on acquiring [Puppet Phone: Auto-Pilot] - Double Gold.]
[Ding! Detected that you possess [Enhancement Type Nen Grandmaster] - Double Red + Double Gold. Automatically merging this talent. Your Enhancement Type Nen Talent has upgraded to [Enhancement Type Nen Grandmaster] - Double Red + Triple Gold.]
...
Voices resembling the sounds of nature rang out in Riku's mind.
Similarly, a massive amount of information flooded his brain. Impressively, it contained memories regarding the development of Shalnark's own Nen abilities.
Puppet Phone Nen!
Riku couldn't help but close his eyes, a thrilled curve forming on his lips.
Unlike the other information he had absorbed before, Shalnark's information this time was highly unique.
Especially the auto-pilot, which was essentially handing oneself over to Nen!
It allowed one to make reactions beyond consciousness.
Completely surpassing one's own reaction speed, physical toughness, and neural reflexes, launching rapid attacks even in situations where one wasn't consciously aware.
It could be said that it was a special trump card equivalent to the Scarlet Eyes!
The only thing that slightly surprised Riku was that even though the Enhancement Type Nen Grandmaster trait had reached Double Red + Triple Gold, it still hadn't broken through to the Black tier.
It seemed Black traits required even more accumulation.
In his mind, Riku rapidly comprehended the ability of the [Puppet Phone] - Double Gold trait.
Suddenly, he realized something.
Under his manipulation, this special Nen technique belonging to Shalnark underwent rapid changes.
[Ding! You possess [Conjured Chant] - Purple and [Puppet Phone] - Double Gold... You have comprehended your own unique ability.]
[Ding! Congratulations on developing a new trait — [Gaming Phone] - Double Gold.]
The voice resembling the sounds of nature rang out again. As Riku analyzed these traits, a completely new trait was born.
System Trait: [Gaming Phone] - Double Gold Effect 1: You can trap targets whose Nen strength is lower than yours into your Nen Phone, and design various game content for them. When a target dies in the game, they will truly die. The phone's battery determines the duration of confinement. Defeated players will become NPCs in your game. Effect 2: You can enter GM mode, directly auto-piloting yourself to unleash combat effects surpassing consciousness. Your aura and Nen will not increase; similar to a simplified version of Ultra Instinct.
Perfect!!
Upon seeing the information of this trait, Riku paused for a moment, and then an uncontrollable wild joy welled up in his heart.
This was practically equivalent to gathering all of Shalnark's previous abilities and giving them an overall upgrade and enhancement.
The effects were simply too exaggerated.
This meant that any target whose total Nen capacity and strength were lower than Riku's could be forcefully placed into this special phone.
Then, they would become a player in a game world. Once they died in the game world, they would completely die, and the opponent would then become a puppet controlled by Riku.
In addition, this ability could also be used to forcefully control oneself, achieving an effect similar to Ultra Instinct.
Unleashing combat power far beyond the ordinary.
Perfect!
It could be said that it perfectly accommodated Shalnark's original abilities and further strengthened them.
"As expected, there is no weakest Nen ability in this world, the key lies in how it is developed."
Riku couldn't help but marvel!
The reason he wanted to develop such an ability stemmed from an anime he had watched in his past life.
A special Fullbring could achieve a similar effect.
But clearly, the ability he had obtained now far exceeded his expectations.
"..."
Behind him, Gon and Killua were completely dumbfounded. Leorio had also woken up. Scratching his head, he looked at the scene before him in sheer bewilderment.
"Ah!? Th-Those two guys... how did they die? What about the other two?"
He looked around in bewilderment, then turned towards Riku. "Riku... did you kill all of them?"
"Riku... is so strong..."
Gulp...
Gon swallowed hard. He had witnessed the entire battle just now with his own eyes; it was simply too shocking.
At this moment, he secretly swore in his heart to view Riku as the goal he would chase for the rest of his life.
It wasn't just him; Killua was equally shocked.
So strong, so incredibly strong!
Even the Phantom Troupe, a globally wanted syndicate renowned for their combat prowess, couldn't mount the slightest resistance against Riku.
Even though Riku had given them a two-arm and one-leg handicap beforehand, the final victory still belonged to him.
Furthermore, looking at Riku now, there wasn't a single wound on his body.
...
Meteor City.
Shizuku, Machi, and Kortopi faced a formidable enemy.
They never in their wildest dreams imagined that the outside help they had spent so much effort trying to find was actually a subordinate of their enemy!
"Damn it... this guy... let's go!"
Machi stared dead at Aizen. Threads emerged from all directions, silently attempting to bind him!
Shizuku and Kortopi also very tacitly chose to flee.
The longer Machi's threads were, the lower their tensile strength would be. However, if used to bind a single person, it should be enough to make the opponent struggle for quite a while.
Crack, crack, crack~~~
Machi's Nen threads successfully bound Aizen. She hesitated for a moment, considering whether to step forward and launch a sneak attack, but logic ultimately led her to choose to escape.
However, she had barely taken a single step when she heard the sound of the threads snapping.
"How is that possible!"
Machi's eyes widened, her pupils filled with unprecedented shock and terror.
She saw with absolute clarity that the Nen threads she had wrapped around the opponent were rapidly collapsing.
It was like effortlessly crushing an ice cube with a foot.
That sound of shattering.
One must know that in order to increase the strength of her threads, Machi had reduced their length to a very short degree—less than a mere 10 meters.
If her Nen threads were stretched as far as possible, they could even circle the entire globe.
But when condensed to a length of 10 meters, their strength underwent a qualitative change, becoming harder than steel.
Yet, despite the Nen threads being this tough, she watched in horror as the opponent didn't even make any unnecessary movements, merely walking as if taking an ordinary stroll.
And then the threads just shattered!
"Run!!"
Instantly realizing the situation was dire, Machi's face turned horrifyingly pale, and she screamed hoarsely for the others to flee.
Upon seeing this scene, Shizuku and Kortopi also felt their scalps tingle.
As Machi's teammates, they had witnessed the power of these threads firsthand.
They had even used Uvogin as a test subject before. When Machi's threads were condensed to about 10 meters, even the man hailed as having the strongest physical power in the entire team couldn't break free.
Instead, he was squeezed until he was covered in blood.
But now...
These threads that could easily bind a fierce beast like Uvogin were as fragile as noodles in a plastic bag in front of Aizen.
Snapping with a single bend!
There was only one possibility for this to happen: the opponent's Nen strength far, far exceeded Machi's.
So, in this split second, Machi made the most correct choice. She desperately yelled for the others to flee.
While she chose to cover their rear.
A massive number of threads surged around Machi's body, and then, like a violent storm, howled towards Aizen!
Facing these threads head-on, Aizen's face showed no joy or sorrow; he continued to walk forward with steady steps.
A scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives unfolded.
Machi felt as if she were dreaming.
Shizuku and Kortopi were also somewhat dumbfounded.
Clink, clank, clink, clank~~
An endless cacophony of collisions rang out. These threads, comparable to steel needles, landed on the opponent's body but directly shattered, unable to even pierce his skin.
This guy... just what terrifying level had this guy's Nen strength reached?
This shocking thought couldn't help but surface in all three of their minds.
Yet, such an incredibly powerful and freakish guy was actually just a subordinate of that monster.
Why...
Why had this world turned out like this?
Machi, Kortopi, and Shizuku instantly realized the danger of their situation, and very tacitly fled in three different directions.
Dankū! (Splitting Void)
Aizen (Riku) didn't make any excessive movements; he merely glanced in the directions they were fleeing.
Instantly, three transparent barriers appeared.
The three of them slammed heavily into them.
"Wh... what's going on!?"
The three couldn't understand why transparent barriers would appear in the sky. It was exactly like a wall, an incredibly hard steel wall at that.
And in the next second.
A scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives appeared.
Centered on Aizen, a bizarre darkness spread beneath his feet—the kind of darkness that not even sunlight could penetrate.
In just an instant, this darkness rapidly expanded, completely enveloping them.
If one were to look down from high above, they would see a solid black cube appear.
Aizen (Riku)'s figure instantly vanished from the spot.
A gaming phone had appeared in his hand.
The massive black cube disappeared.
[Beep~ Welcome to the Death Game World]
A voice resembling the low murmur of a demon from hell rang in their ears.
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