Loki had a very clear objective: to eliminate the bothersome bounty hunters, or those who sought him out for fame. The Hunter Association ra
Loki had a very clear objective: to eliminate the bothersome bounty hunters, or those who sought him out for fame.
The Hunter Association raid also had a clear purpose: to fight Chairman Netero.
After achieving this goal, even though the attempt to steal something from within the Association failed, he retreated cleanly and efficiently.
Therefore, in Kite's analysis, Loki is a highly goal-oriented individual. Once his objective is achieved, he cares little for anything else. Loki never kills simply for the sake of killing. At least, in Kite's understanding, every action Loki takes serves a specific purpose.
The outside world portrays Loki as a merciless demon who kills without hesitation.
But these are merely inconveniences Loki encountered while pursuing his goals.
He simply used the simplest, most direct methods to eliminate those inconveniences, creating a misleading impression.
After hearing Kite's explanation, Nanzo and Ben were stunned. They hadn't expected Kite to view Loki in this light.
This made it easier to understand why Loki, despite having the opportunity to kill them, hadn't done so.
Loki had already achieved his goal of defeating their extermination team. Whether or not he killed them was inconsequential.
Bisky, having also heard this explanation, experienced a sudden realization. This explained why, in their previous encounter, Loki, despite having the ability to kill her, had chosen to let her live. Loki's purpose at the time was simply to assess the capabilities of Netero's other disciples.
Having obtained his answer, he left.
"Based on your analysis, he's an extreme individualist, acting solely on his own desires, highly goal-oriented, but simultaneously indifferent to anything he doesn't deem important," Bisky added, building upon Kite's assessment.
Suddenly, Gon, sitting in a corner, his hands wrapped around his knees, murmured softly, "How sad."
Nanzo and Ben turned sharply.
"Sad?" Ben was taken aback. "Are you talking about Loki? That… monster of a kid? Sad? What are you joking about!" Ben scoffed.
Even Bisky, who was bandaging Knuckle's wounds, felt her hand tremble slightly at Gon's words.
'From another perspective, Loki's personality means he'll always be alone.
That is truly sad,' Kite thought, but remained silent. He understood. From his encounter with Loki, he sensed that Loki simply desired overwhelming power.
From a Hunter's perspective, Loki's only prey was power itself.
But then, Kite pondered another question. Why did Loki only want to defeat their extermination team? Was it to prompt the Hunter Association to send stronger Hunters next time?
That was a possibility.
Meanwhile, back at the starting point, Loki had no time to concern himself with Kite and the others.
Hisoka and Pakunoda, who had been lurking in the shadows, approached.
"You just let them go?"
Hearing Pakunoda's question, Loki smiled. "It doesn't matter. They're all inconsequential."
"I thought you'd kill all those idiots."
Loki countered, "You think I'm a mass murderer?"
"No! It's just that few survive an encounter with you."
"So you think I enjoy killing?"
Hisoka looked at Loki seriously, a statement Loki couldn't refute. He couldn't exactly say it was a system-assigned mission.
He shook his head helplessly.
Loki turned to his mission panel.
'Extermination Team Defeated. Reward: Grade Draw x 1. Drawing… Congratulations! You have obtained…'
'Congratulations, host! You have obtained a character from the Naruto world—'Uchiha Madara's Sharingan!' 'Extracting… Extraction complete. Host has obtained all abilities of the Grade A character, Uchiha Madara's Sharingan.'
Seeing the word "Uchiha," Loki's heart pounded. Unfortunately, this was only a Grade A draw. If it had been a Grade S or SS draw, it might have been a character Loki was familiar with.
He'd never even heard of Uchiha Madara.
Probably a minor character with little to no screen time.
A strange sensation began to wash over Loki's eyes. Hisoka, standing before him, suddenly noticed a surge of intensely negative Nen emanating from Loki.
Dark red Nen swirled around Loki.
'Such terrifying Nen!' Hisoka's eyes widened.
The terror wasn't about the Nen's strength, but the terrifying will contained within it. The emotions within the Nen—killing intent, rage, hatred, a fusion of various negative emotions—were what truly frightened Hisoka.
Suddenly, Loki opened his eyes.
Crimson eyes with three black pinpricks swirling within. In that instant, Hisoka felt as if his body had frozen. Time slowed to a crawl.
Dust motes in the air drifted slowly before him.
The surroundings returned to normal. Hisoka checked his body; there was nothing unusual.
Looking up again, Loki had resumed his usual calm expression, his eyes back to their normal black.
Hisoka wondered if that moment had been a hallucination.
Before he could ask, Loki turned and said calmly, "Let's continue clearing the game. You need to collect cards as quickly as possible!"
He looked up at the sky. The stars in the night sky were gradually fading, leaving only the solitary bright moon shining in the sky.
"Our time is running out. The Hunter Association's extermination team has been defeated; the next attack will be from even more formidable enemies."
"If that's the case, why are we still here? Why not hurry and leave?" Pakunoda asked.
Loki understood her question. Their location had been exposed. Why not leave? Were they waiting for the Hunter Association to prepare another attack? Or were they truly inviting the Hunter Association to deliver a nuclear-level gift?
But Loki didn't want to abandon his system-assigned mission so easily. Although the reward wasn't particularly enticing, something is better than nothing. And Loki could leave at any time, even without using the game's normal exit methods.
He could do it! He raised his left hand; a crystal-like flame appeared, revealing two large eyes, staring at Loki.
Looking at the Fire Spirit in his hand, Loki knew that before leaving, besides completing the mission, he needed to make the Fire Spirit stronger.
"Let's wait a little longer. Three days won't be too long. Baise should have found a new place to settle down by then."
Before returning to Greed Island, Loki had told Baise about a specific location.
Calculating the time, she should have arrived by now.
The three figures gradually disappeared into the moonlight. The pale moonlight bathed the ground, as if covering it with a layer of snow.
The dense forest, leaves swaying in the breeze, reflected the pale moonlight, shimmering like stars.
A gentle breeze blew. The sun of dawn gradually rose.
In the capital city, Baise was undergoing a security check.
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