On the far right, first, Hisoka, No. 44, faced Kurapika, No. 404.
The two of them competed, and the one who advanced would face Bodoro, No. 191, and then the one who advanced again would face Leorio.
The one who will advance will face Gittarackur, No. 301.
On the far left, first, Gon, No. 405, faced Lan, No. 406.
The one who advanced would face Hanzo, No. 294.
The one who advanced again would face Pokkle, No. 53, and then would face Killua, No. 99.
Finally, the people who advance on both sides will compete for the top position.
When seeing this ranking, Kurapika's eyes and expression suddenly became serious and solemn.
"The person you met in the first round is Hisoka!"
Leorio was surprised at first and then immediately got close to Kurapika's head: "Kurapika, you must beat him no matter what!"
"No one wants that lunatic to advance!"
According to the promotion trend, he was unwilling to face Hisoka.
"I will beat him!"
Kurapika whispered, extremely determined: "I will definitely win."
"Not only that..."
After Leorio's eyes moved from the right to the left, his eyes widened immediately: "Gon, your first match is to compete with Lan?!!"
Leorio didn't need to emphasize it; Gon had noticed it long ago.
At this time, his hand was tightly holding the fishing rod, and his little face was full of indescribable expressions.
The atmosphere of other applicants was also relatively quiet and weird.
This seemingly qualifying method that can only pass one person is really a bit disappointing.
Especially when there are monsters like Hisoka and Lan.
No matter how you look at it, this kind of opportunity is not their turn!
"Ho ho ho!"
Suddenly, a burst of laughter broke the silence.
Chairman Netero laughed there again: "Don't get me wrong."
As if the prank of a naughty boy succeeded, Chairman Netero smiled happily:
"In the final round, to pass..."
He raised the fingers of his other hand again: "As long as you win one game, you will be qualified!!"
This unexpected rule made the applicants look at him in unison.
"In other words, if you win a one-on-one elimination match, you will be qualified directly."
"On the contrary, the losers will continue to advance until they reach the top."
"In short, the person who finally advances to the top is the only one who fails!"
Everyone's eyes lit up when they understood it.
"The key point is that only one person fails, right?"
Hanzo began to rub his wrist and became eager to try.
"That's right."
Netero nodded: "And everyone will have more than two chances to win."
"So that's how it is."
Leorio breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead:
"Don't be so scared; it will be much easier this way…"
He suddenly thought of something and then immediately turned to look at Kurapika: "Kurapika, you must admit defeat to Hisoka! Don't let him advance!!"
Kurapika: "Can you be quiet for a moment?"
"And…"
His attention has been on the grouping: "Whether this grouping is easy or not, no one knows until the official competition!"
"Dear applicants, if you have any questions, you can ask them later."
Mr. Beans also stood up at this time:
"I will now report the grouping of the applicants in the one-on-one elimination match again."
"Please confirm your round carefully!"
He took a deep breath and announced loudly:
"In the first round, contestant No. 405 Gon will fight against contestant No. 406 Lan!"
When Gon heard this matchup, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Am I going to fight Lan... Right now?!
"Round 2, No. 44 Hisoka vs. No. 404 Kurapika!"
"Round 3, the loser of round 1 vs. No. 294 Hanzo!"
"Round 4, the loser of round 2 vs. No. 191 Bodoro!"
"Round 5, the loser of round 3 vs. No. 53 Pokkle!"
"Round 6, the loser of round 4 vs. No. 403 Leorio!"
"Round 7, the loser of round 5 vs. No. 99 Killua!"
"Round 8, the loser of round 6 vs. No. 301 Gittarackur!"'
"Round 9, the final round, the loser of round 7 will play against the loser of round 8!"
The two sides will decide who will advance to the top of the final grouping, that is, the unqualified applicant!
The above is a few rounds of competition.
Next…
Ten contestants, after the competition, there will be nine qualified applicants, which is a very generous result.
"Well, now the applicants with questions can raise them!"
After announcing the arrangement of all the rounds of competition, Mr. Beans gave the question session.
"Is there any reason for this unfair grouping?"
Bodoro asked first.
"Well, you ask the right question."
Netero had expected it: "This grouping that I decided on according to the results of the previous rounds."
"Simply put, for applicants with good scores, I will arrange more opportunities for this person."
Hearing this answer, Killua's eyes suddenly narrow.
His ranking was on the left side on the top.
"I can't accept this statement!"
He questioned: "Can you explain the scoring criteria in detail?"
"No!"
Netero rejected it outright: "The scoring criteria are confidential to the committee!"
"But the scoring method can reveal a little bit…"
At that moment, Netero simply explained it from three aspects: Physical ability value, mentality value, and impression value.
The most important one is the impression value, which is to determine whether one is suitable to be a hunter.
As the heir of a killer family, Killua is undoubtedly qualified to be a killer, but a hunter...
But even so, Killua, who has a strong personality, still feels unconvinced.
"Are there any restrictions on the way of fighting?"
Gon finally asked Beans a question.
"No, you can use any weapon, and there are no rules. As long as you make the other party say that he admits defeat, you win!"
Netero explained: "However, if someone puts the other party to death, he will lose the qualification on the spot, and at that time the remaining applicants will automatically pass, and this year's Hunter Exam will be over."
Gon frowned and nodded seriously; he had no more questions.
"Does anyone else have any questions?"
Mr. Beans asked again.
No one answered.
"Then, the final round begins!"
Accompanied by Netero's announcement, a man wearing sunglasses and black clothes came out from behind the examiners.
"I am the referee of the first round, Mashita."
He put his hands behind his back and announced solemnly: "No. 405 Gon vs. No. 406 Lan, please come forward!'
Gon held the fishing rod tightly in his hand: "I'm going to fight Lan..."
He took a slow and firm step.
"Although I know I'm not Lan's opponent, I must win!"
His eyes were firm and powerful, and his step became more confident.
"In order to become a hunter, in order to find my father!"
He will do everything to win this victory!
However, just when Gon felt that he could hold on to everything and refused to give up.
"Do you want to know where Ging is?"
Lan, who was smiling on the opposite side, completely broke all of Gon's defenses with just this one sentence!
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