Reborn in HXH: I Plundered Infinite Traits

Inside a hotel in Yorknew City.

Kurapika and the others were waiting.

A figure flashed and appeared before them. It was none other than Riku.

"Riku!"

Kurapika and the others, who had been filled with worry, were incredibly overjoyed. But upon seeing what Riku held in his hands, Kurapika froze entirely on the spot.

Because in the opponent's hands were two familiar heads!

Phantom Troupe - Shalnark, Phantom Troupe - Franklin!

"Kurapika..."

Riku directly handed the two heads to Kurapika.

Seeing these two heads, Kurapika's eyes turned incredibly red, and tears rolled down his cheeks.

The meaning of his life was to seek justice for his clansmen. Now, seeing with his own eyes that these assassins who had slaughtered his people were receiving their due punishment, he felt an unprecedented gratitude in his heart.

It was all because of Riku that he had hope for retribution.

Dalzoll and the others were even more dumbfounded.

They had previously followed Riku and encountered the Phantom Troupe, so they were naturally very familiar with these heads.

"This... this is the notorious Phantom Troupe from the black market! Th-This is unbelievable!"

"It's only been such a short amount of time, and the Captain has already taken out these two guys?"

"Hiss—Awesome—"

...

The group marveled endlessly.

After letting them observe for a bit, Riku instructed Dalzoll to take the two heads to the black market to claim the bounties.

Although a mosquito is small, it's still meat. As top-tier wanted criminals, the bounties on these two guys were not low.

After dealing with this, Riku directly took out his phone and started playing games.

To be precise.

He was playing with Shizuku, Machi, and Kortopi.

Zenless Zone Zero was a game constructed based on memories from his past life.

The ability of the Nen Gaming Phone was that it could place targets with a lower Nen strength than himself into a game. Once the opponent died in the game, they would truly die.

The only chances to escape were either to clear the entire game, or wait until the Gaming Phone's battery was completely drained.

The battery level was determined by Riku's own Nen reserves...

To drain Riku's energy, let alone the three of them, probably even 300 of them wouldn't be able to do it.

As for... clearing the game. Sorry... as the owner of this Gaming Phone, Riku was essentially the GM of the entire game.

He could freely adjust the difficulty of all monsters, or even change their attack patterns like a cheat code.

This was truly playing a "game"!

But for the three people inside the game world, it was like a natural disaster.

Time passed minute by minute.

Riku didn't mind. Watching the three of them struggle in his game world was actually quite interesting.

It was like looking down at a microscopic model from a god's perspective.

The bell for midnight finally rang.

Continuous Lucky Star was reset once again.

"Yo... it seems the time for hunting has arrived."

Inside the bedroom, snuggled in his blankets, Riku chuckled like a pig.

Inside the Gaming Phone - Zenless Zone Zero World.

The three were already panting heavily from exhaustion, their bodies covered in cuts and bruises.

This world was simply too bizarre.

"Huff, huff..."

Machi panted violently; her fingers were now stained with blood.

Shizuku and Kortopi also looked extremely miserable.

They had just defeated the Dead End Butcher. The first phase was already a grueling fight, and the second phase, after the guy transformed, was even more difficult!

But fortunately, Machi and her companions were not weak, and still managed to barely slay this BOSS.

"Just what the hell is this place? Why are there such monsters?"

Many strands of Kortopi's long hair had been cut off. He looked around, still recovering from the shock.

Because the monsters they encountered this time completely exceeded everyone's expectations; they were too bizarre!

"Is this a Nen space? This is simply too terrifying... We still haven't even found that monster!"

Machi stared intently at her surroundings, her expression incredibly vigilant.

She couldn't understand why they had all been forced into this bizarre world.

Just then.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The ground suddenly trembled violently.

"I will not be defeated!!"

A cold, mechanical voice echoed.

Under the stunned and horrified gazes of the three, an even more exaggerated BOSS appeared!

Unknown Composite Ethereal!

And without any preamble, the opponent directly chose to attack.

Its mechanically constructed body was massive and oppressive, not even giving the three of them a chance to catch their breath.

An incredibly fierce battle commenced once again.

If actual Zenless Zone Zero players were here, they would definitely be cursing. This was too unfair; they had just finished farming the first boss, and the second one came right up without even giving them a chance to rest and recover their status.

In this world, Riku was the game's GM!

As the creator of the world, Riku looked at the three players inside the "Gaming Phone," and then conveniently arranged their upcoming battles.

Excellent.

He would just use a gauntlet of BOSSes and steamroll them!

Their only chance of survival was to kill all these in-game bosses, and they had to do it on their first run without any healing.

"Alright, I'm tired. I'll sleep first and deal with this tomorrow."

After arranging the game progress, Riku stretched comfortably and went straight to sleep.

The next day.

[Ding! Congratulations, your Gaming Phone has killed Kortopi. Automatically plundering opponent's System Traits...]

[Ding! Congratulations on acquiring... [Conjuration Type Talent] - Gold, [Three Thousand Worries Thread] - Purple.]

[Ding! Automatically crushed [Three Thousand Worries Thread] - Purple.]

[Ding! You possess [Conjuration Type Nen Talent] - Gold + Double Purple. Automatically merging traits... Congratulations on acquiring [Conjuration Type Nen Grandmaster] - Red.]

[Ding! Your [Conjured Chant] - Purple automatically upgrades to Gold.]

[Ding! Continuous Lucky Star effect triggered. Forcefully designating the drop of [Gallery Fake] - Gold.]

...

Voices resembling the sounds of nature rang out in Riku's mind.

That Conjuration talent, originally Gold + Double Purple, directly broke through to Red after acquiring Kortopi's talent and merging with the experience points from some of his other traits!

And the ability of Conjured Chant also rose accordingly, breaking through to Gold!

System Trait: [Gallery Fake] - Gold Description: When your left hand touches an object, your right hand can create an exact replica of the touched object. The replicated item carries an En effect and will automatically disappear after 24 hours. You can replicate living creatures, but they will not possess life or mobility. Items created by Nen abilities can be replicated, but the attached Nen abilities cannot. You can also sense the location of the items you've replicated, but you must touch the genuine article first.

As expected of a Phantom Troupe member; even this seemingly weak member possessed incredibly astonishing trait effects.

He was one of the world's top wanted criminals, after all!

Riku was incredibly satisfied in his heart.

His Conjuration Type talent breaking through to Red was also a pleasant surprise!

Comfortable!

He casually glanced at the Gaming Phone.

At this moment, both Machi and Shizuku were covered in wounds. Many BOSSes already lay defeated behind them.

Similarly, there was also Kortopi's corpse.

During the previous battle, in order to cover his two companions, Kortopi had heroically sacrificed himself.

His sacrifice was valuable. It allowed Riku to synthesize the Red Conjuration talent trait and acquire his exclusive ability.

That was all.

"We can't keep going on like this, Shizuku... We must find a way to leave!"

Machi used her Nen threads to rapidly suture the wounds on her body, her face pale.

The black-rimmed glasses loli, Shizuku, nodded blankly. The wounds on her body had also been sutured.

The two of them had managed to hold on until now, but they didn't have much strength left.

The endless appearance of BOSSes... left them trembling in fear.

Hum~~

Suddenly.

The space of the entire world trembled slightly, and the broken ruins on the ground vibrated.

Machi and Shizuku's expressions changed drastically.

They clearly felt an unprecedented oppressive force, even making it difficult to breathe—an instinctual terror.

In front of the two, a figure was rapidly materializing!

Machi's pupils dilated, her eyes shaking violently.

Shizuku's pretty face was also pale, and she even stumbled half a step backward.

Her Blinky even let out a terrified screech.

The figure standing before them was incredibly familiar: slicked-back hair Aizen!

Dressed in a white Captain's haori, with a handsome and gentle face, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"It's this guy!"

Machi was incredibly shocked and angry. She had been waiting for the opponent to appear, but she hadn't expected it to be at a time like this.

As expected, everyone had fallen into this guy's trap.

"We are willing to pay any price, as long as you let us go!" Machi gritted her teeth.

She understood that if they remained at a stalemate with this monster before them, she and Shizuku would have no future.

Even Kortopi's death would be in vain.

"Oh, any price?"

Aizen (Riku) looked at the two women with a half-smile.

Machi and Shizuku's expressions shifted slightly; both women clearly realized something.

"I can pay any price, as long as you spare Shizuku!"

Machi bit her lip tightly, staring fixedly at Riku.

She understood.

What the opponent wanted. As the older girl in the team compared to Shizuku, she should bear the burden.

"Unfortunately, you don't have the luxury of choice. I want your loyalty."

Aizen (Riku) smiled. The ability of the Gaming Phone wasn't just killing people; he wanted to test out the other effects of this Nen.

Besides.

There were only so many powerful, non-vase women in the Hunter world. The two before him were already considered quite good.

The gazes of the two women changed.

Machi was absolutely loyal to Chrollo, and Shizuku wouldn't betray the Troupe because of this. The condition the opponent proposed was completely impossible to agree to.

Death or betraying the Troupe?

There was absolutely no second option to choose from.

"Then you might as well kill us." Machi stepped in front of Shizuku, her expression resolute.

Shizuku also tightly gripped her Blinky, saying nervously, "Perhaps we can talk. Whatever Riku can give you, our Troupe can give you too!"

"Oh, is that so?"

Aizen smiled, and his appearance gradually began to change in front of the two women.

The small mouths of the two women slowly opened wide, so shocked one could practically stuff two eggs into them. Their beautiful eyes were wide open, their pretty faces etched with sheer disbelief.

What did they just see?

The person standing before them was impressively Riku!!

"H-How is this possible!! You are that monster!?"

Machi and Shizuku instantly felt their scalps tingle.

From beginning to end...

Or rather, from the very start, their entire team had already lost.

The opponent had even conquered all of Meteor City.

The Troupe had completely become wandering clowns, like a joke. They didn't even realize from start to finish that the outside help they sought was actually the enemy himself.

Too terrifying!

This guy... just what exactly is this guy's ability?

How did he manage to fight enemies on two fronts simultaneously?

It's over!

In this moment, the hearts of the two women turned to dead ashes.

Machi's gaze became filled with utter despair.

Fine threads materialized in the air, suddenly stabbing towards her and Shizuku's necks.

She chose suicide; she refused to let herself and Shizuku die by the opponent's hands!

That method was too insulting.

But to her horror, in the instant those thread needles were about to kill them, a transparent, invisible barrier appeared in front of them.

Dankū! (Splitting Void)

Directly blocking her own attack!

Riku had already arrived in front of Machi, two fingers pinching Machi's Nen thread needles.

"A nice ability. Don't worry, I won't kill you. And I will open up a new world for you."

Riku smiled, flicking a finger against Machi's forehead.

Machi was blasted backward as if she had lost her soul, a spurt of blood flying through the air.

[Ding! Player Machi has been defeated in the Gaming Phone. Please choose how to handle the opponent: Kill? Or Control?]

A voice appeared in his mindscape.

Control!

Riku murmured in his heart.

Instantly, the look in Machi's eyes changed, becoming dull and lifeless, exactly as if she had become an NPC, a programmed existence within this game world.

But in the next instant, her gaze became clear again.

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating Phantom Troupe's Machi. 10% chance to randomly copy target's trait in progress...]

[Copy failed.]

[Ding! Continuous Lucky Star trait activated. Designating copy trait — Congratulations on acquiring [Nen Stitches] - Double Gold.]

...

A voice resembling the sounds of nature rang out.

Information related to this ability automatically flooded into Riku's mind.

Machi was a Transmutation Type - Gold Nen user. When choosing to copy without killing the target, Riku prioritized the [Nen Stitches] - Double Gold trait!

Furthermore, this actually shared a high degree of synergy with Shalnark's puppet needles. Of course, now that he possessed the freakish [Gaming Phone] trait, Nen Stitches could be used more for healing work.

Specifically, healing others!

For example.

Riku's thoughts stirred slightly.

Instantly, a massive amount of Nen threads wrapped around Machi, directly healing all the wounds on her body entirely, and even restoring her stamina to its absolute peak.

"You! What did you just do to me? Why did I..."

Machi looked at Riku in shock and anger. She felt as though she had lost herself for an instant.

"An NPC shouldn't speak to the GM like that."

Riku smiled faintly, a glint of will flashing in his eyes.

"M-Master..."

The look in Machi's eyes changed. She knelt respectfully on one knee, her pretty face flushed, her beautiful eyes fanatical.

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