The abandoned warehouse was on the edge of the city; Ivan had already determined this when he was coerced into the car and brought here.
Before his transmigration, Ivan was a prosecutor, and after transmigrating to Naples, Ivan became a properly trained Royal Guard.
Now, upon arriving in the Hunter x Hunter world, Ivan had a new identity: an Investigator.
He was a regular Investigator affiliated with Kakin, not through his father's connections, but by earning his way up step-by-step from the Kakin Military Academy.
It was precisely because of his military academy experience that he was able to gain early exposure to Nen Ability from his father once his physique reached a certain level.
As he walked down to the warehouse floor, Ivan carefully listened to the surrounding sounds, maintaining vigilance while also trying to control his own Nen Ability.
The original owner had not been exposed to Nen Ability for long, only initially mastering the basic techniques of Nen Ability: "En," "Zetsu," and "Ren."
He had been consistently refining these basics; according to his father, without a solid foundation, rashly attempting to cultivate "Hatsu" would only lead to future regrets.
However, when Ivan tried to control his own Nen Ability using the methods from his memory, he found that he couldn't even make his aura form "En."
Logically, "En" is actually very simple: it's the technique of preventing the aura released from the aura nodes from naturally dissipating, instead forming a stable flow around the body, thereby keeping the "aura" inside the body.
But now, Ivan's aura couldn't escape from his open aura nodes; it was all blocked within his body by the pitch-black "Death Nen."
This was equivalent to forcibly putting him into a "Zetsu" state.
Normal "Zetsu" is a technique used by Nen users to completely lock their aura within their bodies by closing their aura nodes.
Ivan's state, where his aura nodes were fully open but his aura couldn't be released, could only be considered a passive, forced entry into the "Zetsu" state.
He could enjoy the fatigue-eliminating and accelerated recovery effects brought by the "Zetsu" state, but he couldn't enjoy the aura-erasing and concealment effects of "Zetsu."
After all, he himself was in a forced "Zetsu" state, but the "Death Nen" enveloping him was quite ostentatious.
However, as he continued to try, Ivan also discovered that as he constantly attempted to use the "En" technique, the "Death Nen" enveloping him would slightly loosen, as if with enough will and Nen Ability, he could control the "Death Nen" that enveloped him!
Upon reaching the first floor, just as he was about to walk out, Ivan suddenly stopped because he heard voices gradually approaching.
Someone!
"Are you sure it's this area?" the questioner asked seriously.
"Roughly," the answering voice sounded somewhat flippant.
From both the voices and the footsteps, it could be determined that two people were approaching.
Furthermore, Ivan could roughly estimate that they were about 50 meters or more away from him.
Being able to hear their voices, and even quite clearly, was quite surprising for Ivan.
Because he had never possessed such powerful hearing before.
But now, for him, this was actually quite normal, because ever since he woke up, he had already discovered that the Saint's Left Eye he held in his hand before his transmigration, although it didn't come with him, Dr. Ferdinand's Stand Nen Ability had come with him into this new body.
Perhaps this was because Stands are spiritual energy!
Ivan guessed this.
There weren't many hiding places in the warehouse; coming down from upstairs, he could see a large empty space outside by looking out from near the entrance.
Rushing out would only make it easier for the other party to discover him.
Staying in the warehouse and hiding from their search was also not a good option.
The reason lay in the messy footprints on the dusty floor of the warehouse; these footprints were enough to expose what had happened here before.
And once that was confirmed, Ivan had no doubt that the other party would call for reinforcements to cordon off the area and conduct an in-depth investigation of the place.
He acknowledged the power of the gangs in this suburban area.
After all, a large portion of the members of the three major gangs came from the suburban slums.
The footsteps grew closer, but Ivan showed no sign of panic; his breathing was even, and he darted behind a thick supporting pillar.
In Ivan's two brief lives, he had experienced countless situations, big and small; the current situation was not the worst for him.
At least he had cards to play.
And as time passed, the influx of memories had stopped, the pain was gradually alleviating, and his calm mind caused his confidence to increase by a few points.
"Be careful."
The serious guy had already noticed some clues before even getting close to the warehouse; he warned his companion, even deliberately lowering his voice.
"Quite a few people, completely undisguised, truly fits their way of doing things."
There was some excitement mixed in the flippant voice, but Ivan also heard a sense of outward relaxation but inner tension; the superficial flippancy might just be the other party's protective coloration, and the other party might be a deep-minded person.
Ivan, hiding in the shadows, twitched his ear slightly; he seemed to hear some even fainter, rustling sounds that appeared when the other party finished speaking.
What could it be?
Ivan's pupils constricted slightly and quickly began to change from black to emerald green vertical slits.
At the same time, his mouth also elongated, the position of his cheeks gradually cracked, and sharp teeth were exposed from the gaping side openings.
Ivan's raised hands also showed some changes; his skin began to dry, scale-like things emerged, and his fingertips started to become sharp, seemingly able to cut through leather with a light scratch.
Ivan even felt a warmth in the area of his tailbone, as if he could have a tail at any moment if he wished, which would give him better balance.
He knew what was happening; in fact, this state of gradually transforming into a Dinosaur-like form was something he was deliberately using, to make his own senses more acute.
And this was the Nen Ability, Scary Monsters, that Ivan had spent countless efforts calculating and finally seized in Steel Ball Run!
Even though it was his first time using this Nen Ability, he had already mentally rehearsed countless times how he would use it if he acquired it.
So, at this moment, transforming himself into a half-Dinosaur was simply turning countless fantasies into reality for him!
The half-DinosaurIvan found that his dynamic vision, sense of smell, hearing, movement, evasion Nen Ability, and so on, were all greatly enhanced.
But along with that, he also knew that his static vision was further weakened with the half-Dinosaur transformation.
However, this was not important; what was important was that as his hearing was enhanced, he had already distinguished that the rustling sounds were gradually approaching him, and could even be said to have reached the vicinity of the pillar where he was located.
He had been discovered!
Ivan made this judgment immediately.
Since that was the case, he didn't hide anymore; instead, he poked his head out and looked towards the source of the rustling sound.
And at the source of the sound, Ivan saw small Dinosaurs rapidly running towards his location!