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"Haha! Have you awakened?"
Netero laughed as he easily dodged Mika's sword, ceasing his aura's pressure. He gazed at Mika, whose body was constantly emitting a milky white gas.
Although Mika had now reached the same level as him, Netero's invincible spirit, accumulated over decades, was no joke. At this moment, Mika was still no match for him. But Mika's potential fascinated Netero.
As an old man who had been invincible for decades, what Netero now craved was an opponent worthy of battle. And now, Mika had clearly entered the list of those he considered worthy opponents.
"Such limitless potential!"
...
"Is this Nen?"
Feeling his new state, Mika looked at his palm and muttered to himself excitedly. He wasn't concerned at all about Netero dodging his attack. After all, it was Netero - that strike, although powerful, wasn't fast.
Moreover, more than whether the sword strike had landed, Mika was more concerned about his own condition. Now, he was enveloped in a milky white gas.
"It's as if I'm immersed in warm mucus, wearing a weightless garment."
Feeling the finally awakened Nen, Mika was in high spirits. This meant that the most important task since his arrival in this world was completed. Next, he needed to quickly master the knowledge related to Nen abilities and then teach it to the other members of the Yahweh Familia.
"But now's not the time to think about those things!"
Sensing the life energy constantly flowing out of his body, Mika knew he needed to quickly master it, or he would soon collapse from exhaustion. To control this energy, Mika had to master 'Ten', one of the Four Major Principles of Nen!
As the ability system of the Hunter world, Nen's foundation is known as the Four Major Principles. They are called 'Ten', 'Zetsu', 'Ren', and 'Hatsu'!
Among them, 'Ten' is a technique that keeps aura around the body. Through this method, the body becomes stronger and may even retain youth.
'Zetsu' is a technique that completely stops the outflow of aura. It has the effect of erasing one's presence and eliminating fatigue.
'Ren' is a technique that strengthens and increases the aura that is output.
'Hatsu' is a technique that freely manipulates and uses the aura enhanced by Ren, it is the culmination of Nen abilities.
Now, what Mika needed was the ability of 'Ten'. To use it to constrain the life energy constantly overflowing from his body, letting the aura stay on the surface of his body.
"Relax!"
Relaxing his body, Mika used his will to control this life energy. As he slowly experimented with manipulating this life energy, Mika suddenly recalled the mana manipulation technique that Mellie had taught him.
Under the guidance of Riveria in the Loki Familia, Mellie had rapidly improved her knowledge of magic, including mana manipulation techniques. She had also taught these techniques to Mika, after all, Mika's magic was truly wide-area annihilation magic. Learning some mana manipulation techniques could only benefit him.
And now, the mana manipulation techniques he had learned before brought him great help in mastering Nen abilities. Using mana manipulation techniques as a reference, Mika very quickly mastered the ability of 'Ten'.
Manipulating the aura to stay around his body, Mika's powerful sense of touch clearly perceived that this Nen aura was nourishing his body.
"To have completed 'Ten' without any guidance?"
"This child's talent is truly unfathomable!"
The more Netero understood Mika's talent, the more he looked forward to seeing him grow up.
"Wait, is he...?"
Watching Mika's aura gradually disappear, the smile on Netero's face grew even brighter.
"Not only 'Ten', but he's also mastered 'Zetsu' on his own?"
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Tightly closing all his aura nodes, shutting all the aura inside his body, contracting and isolating all his aura and aura atmosphere, making his presence faint.
This was the state Mika was in now.
After mastering 'Ten', Mika curiously experimented with the other three Major Principles. Among these three, 'Zetsu' was the first Mika tried, after all, his own realm 'Transparent World' had an effect similar to 'Zetsu'.
Sure enough, after recalling the principle of 'Zetsu', Mika quickly completed mastering 'Zetsu'.
At this moment, he was in the state of 'Zetsu'.
After completing the training of 'Zetsu', Mika turned his attention to 'Ren'.
As a technique for enhancing aura, the importance of 'Ren' is undeniable.
"I remember 'Ren' is about releasing more aura than usual by emitting the cultivated aura from all aura nodes at once, right?"
Recalling the principle of 'Ren', still referring to mana manipulation techniques, Mika quickly figured out how to use 'Ren'.
As a large amount of aura spurted out from his body, Mika could clearly feel that in this state, all aspects of his attributes had been greatly improved.
"Is this 'Ren'?"
Feeling his state, Mika's face was full of smiles.
Just then, Netero's voice suddenly rang out.
"Alright, that's enough!"
Stopping Mika's desire to continue exploring, Netero said seriously, "You must have understood some information about Nen before, otherwise you wouldn't have mastered 'Ten', 'Zetsu', and 'Ren', these three Major Principles, so easily."
"Although you were able to awaken and figure out these three Major Principles on your own without anyone teaching you, this is ultimately not the orthodox method. Now you need someone to give you the most orthodox teaching."
"Are you willing to teach me Nen?"
Mika looked at Netero seriously and said.
Just as Netero said, Mika's ability to master these three Major Principles so smoothly relied on mana manipulation techniques and the insights brought by Transparent World.
This method of drawing inferences from other cases must have differences from the orthodox method.
These differences might bring huge troubles to Mika in the future.
"Although according to the association's requirements, we would only teach you Nen abilities after you become Hunters and pass the test."
"But with your current awakened state, passing the Hunter test is almost certain, and the test after that would be even less of a problem for you."
"Since that's the case, now that you've awakened, there shouldn't be any problem with me teaching you Nen abilities!"
Hearing Netero's self-talk, Mika immediately bowed and shouted, "Please teach me Nen abilities, Chairman Netero!"
"Very well, it's decided then!"
Looking at this uncut jade, Netero finally made a decision, he would personally cultivate this child.
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The next day, after a night's rest, Airmid and Mellie, who happened to meet Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio in the passage after waking up, walked towards the dining hall together.
When they arrived at the dining hall, they saw Mika and Gon eating heartily.
"Gon, why are you here? Didn't you go back last night?"
Killua asked curiously.
"Yeah, after you left yesterday, it took me a long time to make that old man use his other hand, then I fell asleep. Mika just woke me up!"
"I see!"
Listening to the conversation between Gon and Killua beside his ears, Mika winked at Airmid and Mellie.
Among the people present, no one knew that Mika had already undergone a complete transformation compared to yesterday.
Today, he was already a Nen user.
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"Is this the location for the third test?"
Standing on top of this cylindrical flat-topped tower, Mika stepped on the ground beneath his feet and said with a light chuckle.
Now that he had awakened and received guidance from Netero, Mika didn't value the Hunter status as much as before. However, for Netero to legitimately teach him Nen abilities, Mika still needed to obtain the Hunter status.
At the same time, other examinees standing on the tower top were also studying the ground, pondering what kind of test would come next.
Just then, the bean-shaped man who called himself Bean conveyed the rules for the third test to everyone.
"Examinees, this is the top of the tower known as 'Trick Tower'. Your task is to reach the ground alive within 72 hours."
"Now then, good luck everyone!"
With that said, Bean turned and boarded the airship, leaving the place along with it.
"Trick Tower, huh!"
With his hands in his pockets, Mika paced back and forth along the tower top, searching for an entrance leading downwards.
Having seen the original work, Mika knew clearly that the correct way to clear this tower was to find an entrance into the tower, then pass through various traps and mechanisms to finally reach the ground.
What Mika was looking for now was a passage suitable for three people to enter together.
Based on Gon and the others' experiences in the original work, it could be seen that several nearby passages might connect to the same path. That was a multi-person passage different from other single-person passages.
"Apart from those three brothers just now, are there no other three-person passages?"
After searching all the passages, Mika found that except for the three brothers who had found a three-person passage before him due to luck, there were no more three-person passages.
"That's right, after all, this is a place to test Hunter's abilities. It's normal to have fewer tests on teamwork and such."
"If that's the case, then we can only use the backup plan."
After determining the next course of action, Mika led Airmid and Mellie to a certain passage.
"Airmid, you go in from here. Below should be Gon and the other three. Follow their actions, and remember not to be reckless when encountering problems."
"Mm, I understand!"
Airmid naturally trusted Mika's words completely.
She took a light step forward, and her figure instantly disappeared from Mika and Mellie's sight.
Turning his head to look at Mellie beside him, Mika said seriously, "With this, the two of us will have to act independently."
"The correct choice. Although our close combat abilities are about the same, compared to Airmid who's a healer, my independent action ability is a bit stronger."
Mellie understood Mika's thoughts perfectly.
In the previous tests, because of Mika's leadership, Mellie didn't need to think about anything.
Now being able to face the Hunter test alone was exactly what she desired.
She didn't want to rely entirely on Mika's support along the way, as that didn't align with her original intentions.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely pass."
"I've always believed in you!"
The two looked at each other, smiled, and then stepped into the entrance simultaneously. Their figures instantly disappeared from the tower top.
With this, the third phase of the Hunter Exam officially began.
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"Trick Tower, as the name suggests, it's a tower full of traps, right?"
Strolling in the passage, examining the surrounding environment, Mika's eyes were full of amusement.
He wasn't worried or afraid of the traps and mechanisms at all.
In fact, his heart was full of anticipation.
As the first step towards his training, traps and mechanisms occupied a large part of Mika's training career.
After returning to the Error World, sometimes when he was free, he would go to play in the trap forest that Yahweh had prepared for Airmid and Mellie, re-experiencing that thrilling feeling.
Mika really enjoyed challenging traps and mechanisms.
"I wonder what differences there are between the traps in this Trick Tower and those in the forest."
With curiosity about the Trick Tower, Mika continued to delve deeper.
Similar scenes were also occurring on Mellie's side.
Having the same experiences as Mika, she also enjoyed this feeling of overcoming challenges. Facing various traps and mechanisms, she continuously relied on her own experience, physique, and wisdom to pass through various checkpoints, progressing smoothly.
On another side, Airmid, who had joined Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio to form a group of five, was also continuously advancing deeper.
"Luckily Airmid joined us, otherwise we might have been stuck here until the end!"
Walking in the passage, Kurapika couldn't help but sigh.
The others nodded in agreement.
It should be known that before Airmid came down, the four of them had waited for a long time.
"That's right, if I were eliminated because of lack of ability, I might not have so many complaints. But if I were eliminated without even getting started because we didn't have enough people, I wouldn't be content even if I died."
Leorio said through gritted teeth.
Hearing Leorio's words, Gon, Killua, and Kurapika all shuddered.
Just thinking about it was terrifying.
"Then let's work together to pass this test!"
"Mm!"
Because Airmid replaced Tonpa from the original work, Gon's group not only progressed very smoothly, but the team's harmony was also far beyond that of the team in the original work.
After all, there was no Tonpa to cause trouble here, and the five of them were already familiar with each other before.
This made them pass the previous checkpoints very smoothly.
Soon, the five of them arrived at the place to fight with the prisoners in the Trick Tower.
As the third phase of the Hunter Exam, besides the Trick Tower itself, there was also a checkpoint to fight to the death with criminals.
These prisoners were all extremely evil existences.
Each of them needed to spend more than a hundred years in prison.
And as long as they defeated the examinees present, they would get a huge reduction in their sentences.
Because Airmid's group had five people, to win this checkpoint, they needed to win three out of five matches to achieve victory.
As for the dueling method, it was naturally decided by the prisoners.
"Then let me take the first match!"
Twirling the spear in her hand, Airmid volunteered.
Although Mika had reminded her earlier not to stand out too much, the previous traps had sparked her desire to fight, making her want to battle.
Hearing Airmid's volunteering, Kurapika and the others naturally didn't say anything.
Although Airmid looked even younger than Gon and Killua, since she came to take the Hunter Exam, she naturally had confidence.
Stepping onto the extended passage to the central dueling arena, Airmid calmly looked at her opponent.
"So, how do you want to fight?"
"How to fight? Of course, it's a fight to the death!"
Throwing off the prison clothes that covered his entire body, the first criminal laughed ferociously.
He flexed the muscles in his arms, staring intently at Airmid, his eyes full of killing intent.
"Then come on!"
Wielding her spear, Airmid observed the opponent's state.
From the physical perspective, the opponent's physical qualities should be about the same as hers.
"But what the strong possess is not just the body!"
"Die!"
The muscular man leaped, jumping towards where Airmid was.
"The throat?"
"I see, so confident in yourself?"
From the opponent's actions, Airmid instantly 'read' his thoughts.
He wanted to crush her throat, making her unable to surrender, then torture her to pass these 72 hours, thereby achieving their victory.
"You attacked first!"
"Water Breathing, Ripple Strike Thrust!"
Using the Water Breathing technique that had been completely altered by Yahweh, Airmid's spear instantly pierced the opponent's throat.
"Jumping into the air without knowing anything about your enemy is nothing short of dying!"
"Hope you'll remember this in your next life!"
With that said, Airmid flung the corpse hanging on her spear away, then turned to walk back.
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