The colonization fleet was filled with all kinds of people—professional Hunters, Rookie Hunters, soldiers, mercenaries, Mafia, and assassins.
Most of them were hired by anxious or scheming clients—royalty, nobles, celebrities, crime lords, and the like.
Rookie Hunter Kastro, who came from Heaven's Arena, boarded the BW1 under the pretense of protecting a wealthy businessman.
However, long before chaos erupted, that businessman was unexpectedly caught in the crossfire of the Kakin Empire's succession war and died tragically on the spot.
At first, most people aboard the BW1 had no idea what the "succession war" even was. The royal family of Kakin and other insiders kept everything tightly under wraps.
But as one prince after another was killed, the tension on the ship grew heavier. Even a pig could guess something was very wrong.
With his employer dead, Kastro accepted a temporary job from the Hunter Association instead.
After all, no organization that understands Nen would ever turn down a capable Nen user.
Kastro didn't waste a second mourning his original employer. He threw himself into the work offered by the Association right away.
In the end, he only had one true reason for boarding the ship.
He'd heard that Hisoka, under the alias of a deputy leader of the Kakin underworld's Heil-Ly Family, had also boarded the BW1.
Kastro had never gotten over Hisoka. He couldn't forget the humiliation he'd suffered twice at Heaven's Arena.
After training his Nen abilities relentlessly for two and a half years, and following Germain's advice to focus on Enhancement—the category that suited him best—he had returned stronger than ever.
Kastro believed that now... he was terrifyingly powerful.
It was time to challenge Hisoka again and completely shatter the inner demon blocking his path on the martial way.
Without defeating Hisoka, it would be difficult for him to achieve anything in the future.
But on the BW No.1 ship, trying to find the elusive Hisoka—who was said to be able to change his appearance a thousand ways—was no easy task.
Not to mention, Kastro still needed to create an opportunity to face Hisoka one-on-one.
He wasn't arrogant enough to believe he could take on the entire Heil-Ly Family alone.
So, Kastro chose to quietly hide his identity and wait patiently for the best moment.
Finally, he found that moment—the great chaos that broke out just hours ago.
The order on the entire BW No.1 had completely collapsed. Surely, the Heil-Ly Family wasn't spared, especially since this Mafia family was made up mostly of lunatics who wouldn't miss such a killing spree.
The Heil-Ly Family would definitely act independently, making the whole situation even more chaotic. They thrived in chaos, seeing it as the ladder to their growth and evolution.
Kastro rushed straight to the Heil-Ly Family's territory on BW No.1 to search for Hisoka, fighting monsters several times along the way.
At first, the monsters were manageable, but as time went on, they grew stronger and more numerous. Only then did he realize how serious the problem was.
What was even more terrifying was that when he tried to retreat for a moment, the monsters actually charged straight at him.
Even using his "Zetsu", he could only delay the monsters from finding him—it wouldn't stop them from relentlessly chasing him.
By the time Kastro thought about regrouping with the Hunter Association members, it was already too late.
In the midst of the great chaos, the group of professional Hunters had all disappeared without a trace.
He had no choice but to act alone on the Imaginary Continent.
However, it was in this situation that Hisoka—who he had never been able to find before—suddenly appeared, but with a completely different aura.
A sinister aura.
Just one glance was enough for Kastro to suffer a heavy blow, and he realized that Hisoka was stronger than when they last met at the Heavens Arena.
The gap between them hadn't shrunk; instead, it had silently grown wider.
Kastro had intended to confront and crush his inner demons directly, but instead, he met an even more terrifying demon who had grown in power.
What was even more frightening was that this demon was accompanied by a female demon.
The combination of the two shattered almost all of Kastro's hard-earned confidence in an instant.
He fled in panic under the cover of night.
After running for who knows how long, every time he thought he had escaped those two demons, he found them watching him not far away with sly smiles.
Sweating heavily, Kastro finally realized that these two demons were playing a cat-and-mouse game.
They wanted to enjoy tormenting the "mouse" until it was exhausted and mentally broken.
When that moment came, it would be his death—and he knew very well he was nearing that limit.
After falling to the ground once more, Kastro could no longer hold on.
Lying on the ground, he roared at the shadows around him.
"Come on, then! Come at me!"
"I'm not afraid of you! Come on!"
Kastro shouted hysterically for several minutes, but all that answered was the cold night wind.
He wiped the sweat off his face, finally calming down and steadying his breath.
Kastro stood up again and used his Nen ability — Enhancement Type: True Tiger Bite Fist.
Although he was an Enhancement-type Nen user, the way his ability manifested was more like a Manipulation-type user, similar to Zeno's Dragon Head.
Kastro's fists gathered Nen, forming the jaws of a tiger, which let out a roar that shook the surrounding branches and leaves.
There was no frantic roar this time. He truly faced death without fear, his spirit focused intensely as he scanned the area, ready for what might be the last battle of his life.
Thud, thud, thud—
After a moment, footsteps finally came.
Two figures appeared, still barely holding their human forms.
Leading them was Hisoka. His original skin had been torn off, revealing blood-red muscles stretched wide in a grin.
His eyes were filled with madness.
His hands and feet had been removed, connected only by Nen, making him look several times taller than before.
A Malicious intent surrounded him, signaling he had entered a new stage — far stronger than any low or mid-level monster.
His companion — Morena — hadn't reached that level, but her body had also twisted and changed.
Her head, limbs, and torso remained, but many red thorns jutted out from her form.
Her dress had transformed into wide petals, making her look like a blooming, seductive rose.
She looked at Kastro with a faint, mocking smile and said, "Looks like the 'fun' ends here."
"Hisoka, let me eat him. He looks absolutely delicious…"
Morena licked her lips.
"He's completely different from how he was just now… Sure enough, when you push him to his limit, you get a more mature fruit."
Hisoka, who never loses that big smiling face even when tearing off his own skin, chuckled hoarsely a few times.
Just as he was about to say something, his eyes flickered sharply.
With incredible speed, Hisoka swung his detached arm like a long whip toward the side!
Morena couldn't see any enemy nearby but saw Hisoka's arm suddenly stop as if it had hit something.
There was a loud bang from afar, raising a cloud of dust, revealing the true form.
Meleoron coughed up blood, disbelief in his eyes as he looked up.
He didn't understand why his "God's Accomplice" ability failed against this man.
Ilumi remained relatively calm.
He was half-crouching on the ground.
Just moments ago, he planned to use "God's Accomplice" to launch an attack.
But seeing things turn bad, he immediately lifted Meleoron beside him, using him as a human shield.
Hisoka ignored Meleoron and turned to look at Illumi.
That ever-present smile and bulging eyes were fixed on Illumi.
"Long time no see, my friend. To think you'd be here… well, actually, I'm not that surprised."
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