Kurapika's hands clenched so tightly that his knuckles cracked, and his eyes gradually began to change color.
Those few fleeting images just now had delivered an enormous shock to every examinee, making them realize just how small they were, and how vast the world truly was.
Some felt a heavy weight in their hearts and remained silent.
Some had their eyes shining brightly, their fighting spirit surging.
Others collapsed straight to the ground, clutching their heads and muttering incoherently.
All kinds of reactions could be seen, each different from the next.
Seeing the examinees' condition, Menchi shrugged. "Looks like the second phase retest is going to eliminate quite a few more people~"
How could she and Satotz not have been deeply shaken as well?
But both of them were strong-willed people, and their minds would not be so easily thrown into turmoil.
On the other side, once everyone's emotions had gradually settled down, Leorio let out a deep breath and said:
"Even though I have no idea what happened or why something like that appeared, there's no doubt that Roy should be fine. At the very least, he has the strength to protect himself."
"Yeah. Whether it was the earlier explosion or that golden statue afterward, those two completely different attack methods were obviously used by two different people. Which means…"
Kurapika patted Gon on the shoulder, and Gon immediately replied, "Which means that no matter which one was Roy's ability, it proves Roy has the power to fight Chairman Isaac Netero!"
"That's right!"
At last, the expressions on their faces relaxed a lot. The great stone of worry in their hearts had finally been lifted.
Nearby, Killua Zoldyck still stared blankly in the original direction with lifeless eyes.
"That huge explosion… that powerful golden statue… were all of those caused by that?"
He looked at Gon and the others, whose moods had clearly lightened, and gradually his fists tightened as his eyes grew firm.
"No matter what, I'm going to learn that! No matter what!"
At that moment, over by the window, Hisoka's eyes were filled with frenzied desire.
"Emission-Type, Enhancement-Type, or Manifestation? A powerful explosion, a powerful statue… are these your abilities?!"
His fingers moved unconsciously as he muttered to himself without stop.
"I thought he was just a fairly ripe apple, but who would've thought he was the king of fruits? That amount of aura, that kind of overwhelming presence… the two of them are probably much stronger than I am, aren't they?"
Illumi Zoldyck supported his chin with one hand, reflecting on the earlier explosion and statue.
"This power feels a bit stronger than Grandfather's. Memorize this person's face. If there's ever an assassination job on him in the future, Father and Grandfather should take it together. If that still won't be enough, then we don't take the job~"
The Zoldyck family had never cared how strong a target was. They only cared about the money, only about whether the client could pay the price required to kill the target.
But killing was a business.
And business could not be run at a loss.
Hisoka, meanwhile, continued to toy with the playing cards in his hand.
The shocking scene from before had stirred up his desires as well.
His dangerous gaze slowly swept across the examinees collapsed on the floor all around him, one by one. Just as he raised a playing card—
The airship's broadcast sounded:
"All examinees, we have arrived at the destination for the second phase. All examinees, we have arrived at the destination for the second phase."
Split Mountain was the site of the second phase retest.
Next, the new test method was announced. The test content was still cooking: boiled eggs, and the eggs had to be taken from Spider Eagle nests.
But this time, the content was much simpler. As long as they managed to retrieve eggs from the cliffside nests of the Spider Eagles, they would pass, and then they could boil the eggs and taste them themselves.
Roy and Android 18 had already passed the first test, and after the examinees had witnessed the overwhelming power they displayed earlier—power that might not even be inferior to that of the Chairman of the Hunter Association—they were allowed to pass this makeup test without participating.
No one had any objections.
Some even felt Roy was strong enough to pass the entire Hunter Exam and receive a license on the spot, but for the sake of maintaining the appearance of fairness in the exam, he was still being kept in the test process.
Naturally, Gon, Killua Zoldyck, Kurapika, and Leorio passed the test with ease.
By the time all the examinees had finished, it was already close to evening, yet Roy and Isaac Netero still had not returned.
"How about we go back and pick up the Chairman and the others?"
Beans suggested.
Ever since Chairman Isaac Netero had used the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva, he had been worried the whole time.
After all, the Chairman was already quite old!
"No problem!"
"I agree!"
Menchi and Gon spoke at the same time.
No one else had any objections.
After the second phase retest, fewer than forty people remained.
Clearly, many examinees had been badly shaken by what they had seen earlier. After all, in the original version, forty-two people had passed.
"All right, let's set out and go pick up the Chairman and the others!"
And so the group boarded the airship and headed for Biska Forest Park.
(End of Chapter)
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