'Why did the White Smoke Font give such a hint?'
'Could there still be room for improvement after the Nen Value reached 100%?'
The reason wasn't clear to Law.
'If so...'
Law looked at Hisoka, who had entered a defensive stance, and slowly opened his right hand, letting the bloody piece of skin fall to the ground.
After his surprise attack into the fray, he hadn't deliberately looked at Machi and the others.
Earlier, he had only acted in a moment of crisis… he hadn't actually decided whether or not to make contact with Machi and the others.
In that situation, he had no time for further contemplation, and he could only act immediately.
Machi and the other four were intently watching the man who felt vaguely familiar to them.
Although the loose robe made the earlier sense of familiarity gradually blur, and the intact left arm became a factor that made them outright deny the possibility,
just looking at that man's back, the sense of familiarity lingered.
Machi hesitated, finding it hard to speak.
Beside her, Salin glanced at Law, then at Machi, a thoughtful look in her eyes.
She knew Law had collected a bunch of masks from the princess of a desert country, and the characteristic of each mask was being extremely ugly.
'So, could this person be Law?'
'There was a significant possibility.'
In the field, with his back to Machi and the others, Law had already decided to quickly kill this woman who could use Bungee Gum.
He had zero interest in the woman's true identity, and his only thought was to verify the result hinted at by the White Smoke Font.
At that moment, Hisoka raised his right hand and wiped it across his bloody, mangled face.
A pink film covered his face, then slowly transformed into Hisoka's original countenance.
Texture Surprise: The ability to turn Aura into skin that can mimic various textures, including human skin.
Then, by adding imagination to his Aura, he could reproduce any texture, just like color photocopying.
"That's much more comfortable."
Hisoka simply used Texture Surprise to recreate his original appearance.
However, his current body was Elaine's, with a mature, alluring figure and a bust that was not to be underestimated.
Now, with his own face restored but paired with a woman's body, it looked exceptionally bizarre.
"Hisoka!"
The one who cried out upon seeing Hisoka change his face wasn't Law, but Uvogin, who was gritting his teeth in fury.
Law remained expressionless, though inwardly, he was very surprised.
'Was this woman using Bungee Gum actually Hisoka?'
'But, back then, I had undoubtedly killed him.'
Seeing Hisoka's continuously increasing and manifesting Aura, the surprise in Law's heart slowly faded.
Having personally witnessed the resurrections of Stargie and Pairo, Law was well aware of how high the limits of Nen could be. So, Hisoka's resurrection only surprised him momentarily.
Soon, Law connected Hisoka's current state with the White Smoke Text's hint and arrived at a conclusion: resentment.
"Resentment?"
Law tested the question aloud.
He had an answer in mind, but there were still some doubts.
When he killed Hisoka before, the White Smoke Text hadn't given any hint about absorbing resentment.
'Did Hisoka default to using an enhanced version of Texture Surprise after death, or was his instinct for danger at play?'
The answer was unknown.
At that moment, the glowing Aura emanating from Hisoka's body, as if dyed by ink, rapidly turned black, and its quantity kept increasing.
The black Nen, like clawing, billowing black smoke, surged around Hisoka's body.
This phenomenon immediately caused a slight shock on Machi and the others' faces.
The surging black Nen gave them a strong sense of danger, meaning that earlier, during the fight, Hisoka hadn't been going all out?
"Really irritating."
Nobunaga spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground. His arms hung weakly… he could barely hold his katana, but wielding it was impossible.
Drip, drip.
Blood flowed unceasingly from his wounds, running down his arms and dripping to the ground.
Uvogin said nothing, but the anger on his face instantly turned to intense displeasure.
If Hisoka hadn't used his full strength earlier, it was tantamount to slapping their faces without mercy.
After all, they had the numbers advantage.
Machi didn't overthink like Uvogin and Nobunaga. Noticing Nobunaga's arm injury was quite serious, she stopped focusing on Law.
She quickly went to Nobunaga's side, pulling out her Nen Threads to help suture his wounds.
Hisoka's malicious resentment spread wantonly, even affecting ordinary people in the distance.
The Aura Field passed through the ordinary people's bodies like ultrasound, as if knocking their life force out of them. Ordinary people swept by the Aura inexplicably lost consciousness, then fell to the ground, their condition unknown.
This Aura Field had an extremely strong presence, more eye-catching than the Aura Law casually released after breaking his seal earlier.
Because Hisoka had injected tangible killing intent into his Aura Field.
The rampage of the Aura Field once again drew the attention of the Nen Users in the sunshade area, including Nasubi, who had his eyes on Law.
Cha-R Family location.
A short-haired young man with drooping eyelids had a rose tattoo on his neck… the mark of the Cha-R family.
Beside the young man sat a burly man with a thick white beard, also with a rose tattoo near his temple.
"Sun-bin, what do you think?"
The one called Sun-bin was the short-haired young man. Hearing the white-bearded man's question, he let out a sickly sigh. His eyes, at this moment, became intensely focused and serious.
"You know, I usually define an enemy's strength by 'monster type'. Even without seeing the person releasing this Aura Field, it's undoubtedly at the Black Dragon level."
"Hmm? Boss type or field type?" The white-bearded man raised an eyebrow.
"Is that even a question? Black Dragons only come as Boss type."
Sun-bin bit his thumb, his eyelids drooping slightly.
The white-bearded man fell silent for a moment, then said gravely, "So, the strongest in your perception? It seems there really are quite a few dangerous figures."
Sun-bin looked at him, his expression solemn. "Actually, the Aura Field I sensed on the ship earlier, and the one released by someone unknown before, the strength of both has already surpassed the Black Dragon level. They can't be defined by 'monster type'."
"..." The white-bearded man's body trembled slightly, clearly hearing such words from Sun-bin for the first time.
Suddenly, the two quickly exchanged a glance.
"It's gone?"
The white-bearded man's gaze swiftly shifted towards the direction from which Hisoka's Aura Field came.
"It didn't just disappear." Sun-bin's eyes flashed with a fearful light. His lips moved a few times, and he whispered, "It was probably... eliminated."
The white-bearded man was taken aback.
'Wasn't it at the Boss-type Black Dragon level...'
'The strongest in your perception, how could it be... in less than a minute...'
...
In the field, Machi, Uvogin, Nobunaga, and Salin all looked stunned.
They looked towards the field. Law was holding Hisoka's head in one hand, while Hisoka's body, or rather, Elaine's body, lay several meters away.
The fight had ended too quickly, leaving Machi and the others unable to process it in such a short time.
Having just witnessed Hisoka release an incredibly powerful black Nen, who could have predicted that after just one direct clash, Hisoka's head would be torn off?