Chapter 183 The Bet Between Two
"Are you in such a hurry?"
Haze increased the pressure of his foot, forcefully crushing Beyond's arm.
Hearing this, Beyond slowly lifted his arm, resisting the strength Haze was applying.
Haze narrowed his eyes. The opponent's physical strength… surpassed even his own, and even Netero's.
Bang!
Beyond's arm rose a foot above the ground, but immediately a surge of blood-red energy burst upward toward Haze's foot. The old man's hand was forced back down, sinking into the mud.
"Hm?"
Beyond's brows twitched, as if Haze's strength amused him greatly.
Thousand-Pound Drop!
One of the techniques Haze had learned in his youth.
"Just one of your subordinates… You didn't need to show up in person. Are you that eager to act? Or is it that you can't hold back anymore?" Beyond taunted with a mocking smile.
Fishing.
Haze understood instantly.
King Nasby Grey was no fool. He was willing to sacrifice an entire prince just to force Haze and Beyond into revealing their hands.
They had discovered the infiltrators from the Field's family.
This move served two purposes:
Eliminate Field's's concealed influence.Warn Beyond and assess who would be the more useful ally.
To Grey Gorlos, losing a son meant nothing.
If one died, he could simply produce another.
If Beyond won, the Field's family would be forced to retreat, fearful of his power.
If Haze won, he would become the most convenient ally for the king in his plans for the Dark Continent.
Haze couldn't refuse.
Beyond couldn't either.
Each carried his own hidden ambition.
Bang!
Haze stomped on Beyond with force and simultaneously unleashed a whip-like blast of aura.
The Eighth Prince and the Queen, who had been standing nearby, were instantly blown apart bodies shredded into pieces.
"Leave. You have no business here."
The low-ranking soldiers didn't hesitate: they escorted the older prince away from the scene.
Cracks spread across the ground beneath Haze and Beyond like a black spiderweb.
The clash of Nen compressed the air pressure so much that breathing became difficult.
This was a battle between monsters, not humans.
Despite his ragged appearance, Beyond let out a booming laugh.
"Now I understand why my father held you in such high regard…"
Only after Benjamin's vehicle retreated did Beyond suddenly raise his hand.
Haze's thigh lost balance, and he was flung backward, spinning through the air.
Beyond stood up, stretched his shoulders, and fixed his eyes on Haze who had already put away his sunglasses.
"Are you really going all the way?"
Haze didn't answer.
" Haze… you're a qualified companion. I admire you. Come with me to the Dark Continent. The human world can no longer contain us. That land is our true home. Don't worry about your gang… Power, status… over there, all of that is trash."
He extended a hand toward him.
"I've been to the Dark Continent. I know how terrifying it is. Without trusted companions, surviving is nearly impossible. The strong humans of this world… they're cowards, comfortable, complacent."
"Even Netero was like that!"
"In your eyes, I see the same thing reflected in mine. In this world, only a few are capable of settling in that land. The V5, the Hunter Association… Why recruit them? They'd only hold us back. But you… you can handle it."
Haze listened in silence.
It was no surprise that Kakin would later announce its expedition publicly Beyond was the ideal leader.
And though Haze despised him, Beyond possessed undeniable charisma.
"You…" Haze finally spoke.
His gaze turned cold.
"Unworthy."
Beyond burst into laughter.
Then he took a battle stance.
"If I win, I won't kill you. We'll sign a contract. From today on, you'll obey my orders."
"And if you lose?" Haze asked.
"If I lose… my life will be yours! How about it? A good deal, isn't it?"
"Seems you're quite confident."
Before Haze finished speaking, a vast phantom mist exploded around him and engulfed him, making him vanish from Beyond's sight.
At the same time, countless specters emerged from the mist, shrieking in soul-piercing cries.
The battle had begun!
Haze's ghosts disturbed the target's mental state, but Beyond whose mind had been tempered in the Dark Continent didn't even blink.
Shoosh! Hoosh! Hoosh!
Sharp beams shot through the mist, striking him without warning.
His Nen shook violently.
His defenses had been breached!
"Hm?"
Beyond opened his eyes in genuine surprise.
Haze's Nen… was far stronger than expected.
A blade-like aura sliced through the space, ignoring distance, and carved deep bleeding wounds into his skin.
"A finger technique…!"
He recognized it immediately.
In the next moment, a storm of boiling aura enveloped him.
Haze unleashed hundreds of attacks, each one a devastating slash that tore into Beyond's body.
The attack range extended ten meters.
And every strike landed as a guaranteed critical blow.
Clothes shredded.
Blood spraying everywhere.
But Beyond laughed.
"Your power… it still hasn't stepped onto the Dark Continent. You don't understand."
"Strikes, even the most precise ones, have limits."
"What is truly terrifying… is always the unknown."
He slowly relaxed his guard.
A massive weapon appeared in his hand: a black, heavy sword several meters long, like an ancient halberd.
Seeing it, Haze's heart tightened.
A sensation he hadn't felt in many years
The true threat of death!
((End of chapter))