The abandoned warehouse is on the edge of the city, which Ivan had already determined when he was forced to take a car there.
Before crossing, Ivan was a prosecutor. After crossing to Naples, Ivan became a royal guard officer who had undergone formal training.
Now arriving in the world of Hunter x Hunter, Ivan has a new identity: an investigator.
The position of a formal investigator affiliated with Kakin was not obtained through his father's connections but was earned step by step from the Kakin Military Academy.
It was also due to his experience in the military academy that he was exposed to the ability of Nen from his father in advance when his physical fitness reached a certain level.
While descending the stairs of the warehouse, Ivan listened carefully to the nearby sounds. He remained alert while trying to control his own Nen.
The original body had not been exposed to Nen for long and only had a preliminary grasp of the basic skills of Nen: [Ten], [Zetsu], and [Ren].
He had been honing the fundamentals. According to his father, without a solid foundation, rashly trying to practice [Hatsu] would only lead to future regret.
However, the problem is that when attempting to control his own aura according to the method in his memory, Ivan found that he could not let his own Qi form [Ten] at all.
In theory, [Ten] is actually very simple: it involves making the Qi released from the body's pores no longer dissipate naturally but form a stable flow state outside the body, maintaining the "Qi" within the body.
But now, Ivan's Qi couldn't exit through the open pores at all and was blocked inside by the dark death aura.
This is equivalent to forcing him into a state of [Zetsu].
Normal [Zetsu] is a technique for Nen users to completely lock the Qi in their body by closing their own pores.
Ivan's state of having all pores open but unable to release Qi can only be considered as being passively forced into a state of [Zetsu].
He can enjoy the effect of eliminating fatigue and accelerating recovery brought by the [Zetsu] state, but he cannot enjoy the effect of eliminating presence and hiding [Zetsu].
After all, he is in a forced state of Zetsu, but the death aura that wraps around him is quite conspicuous.
However, as he continued to try, Ivan discovered that when he attempted to use the Ten technique, the death aura that enveloped him would actually loosen a little. It seemed that as long as he had enough willpower and ability, he could control the death aura that surrounded him!
When he reached the first floor and was about to leave, Ivan suddenly stopped because he heard voices approaching.
Someone!
"Are you sure it's this area?" The person who asked was serious.
"Probably." The answering voice seemed a bit careless.
From both the voice and the footsteps, it could be determined that two people were approaching.
Additionally, Ivan could roughly judge that they were about 50 meters away from him.
Being able to hear their voices, and even seeming very real, was a relatively surprising thing for Ivan.
Because he didn't have such strong hearing in the past.
But now, for him, this is actually quite normal, because since waking up, he discovered that the Saint's left eye he held in his hand before crossing over, although it did not come with him, the Stand ability of Dr. Ferdinand did accompany him to this new body.
Maybe it's because the Stand is spiritual energy!
Ivan guessed as much.
There aren't many hiding places in the warehouse. When he came down from upstairs, he looked out from the door and saw a large open space outside.
Going out rashly would only make it easier for the other party to find him.
Staying in the warehouse and avoiding the other party's search is also not a good choice.
The reason is the chaotic footprints on the dusty ground of the warehouse. These footprints are enough to expose what happened here before.
Once this is confirmed, Ivan is not surprised if the other party calls for reinforcements to block this area and conduct an in-depth investigation.
He acknowledges the power of the gangs in the suburbs.
After all, a large part of the members of the three major gangs come from the slums in the suburbs.
The footsteps are getting closer, and Ivan doesn't look panicked at all. His breathing is even, and he hides behind a thick load-bearing column.
In Ivan's two short lives, he has experienced countless situations, both large and small. The current situation is not the worst for him.
At least he has a card in his hand.
As time passed, the influx of memories stopped, the pain gradually eased, and his calm mind gave him more confidence.
"Be careful."
The serious guy had already discovered some clues before even approaching the warehouse. He warned his companion and even deliberately lowered his voice.
"There are quite a few people, and they aren't hiding anything. It really fits their style of doing things."
There was some excitement in the unruly voice, but Ivan also heard a bit of looseness on the outside and tightness on the inside. The superficial carelessness might just be the other party's protective facade. The other party might be a person with deep thoughts.
Ivan, who was hiding in the dark, moved his ears slightly. He seemed to hear some lighter sounds, rustling, which appeared after the other party finished speaking.
What could it be?
Ivan's pupils shrank slightly and quickly began to change from black to vertical green pupils.
At the same time, his mouth was also lengthening, the position of his cheeks gradually cracked, and the sharp teeth were exposed from the side gap of his grin.
Ivan's raised hands also showed some changes. The skin began to dry, and something like scales emerged. The fingertips began to become sharp, as if they could cut through leather with a slight scratch.
Ivan even felt that his tail vertebrae were a little hot, as if he could have a tail that would give him a better sense of balance at any moment if he wanted.
He knew what was happening. Even now, this state of gradually transforming into a dinosaur-like form was deliberately used by him to make his senses more acute.
And this was the ability [Terrible Beast] that Ivan spent countless efforts to calculate in the wild horse racing and finally snatched!
Even though it was the first time he used this ability, he had actually rehearsed countless times in his mind how to use it if he obtained this ability.
So at this time, transforming himself into a half-dinosaur was just turning countless fantasies into reality for him!
The half-dinosaur Ivan found that his dynamic vision, smell, hearing, and movement evasion ability had been greatly enhanced.
But as a result, he also knew that his static vision was further weakened with the half-dinosaur transformation.
But this is not important. What is important is that as his hearing becomes stronger, he distinguished that the rustling sound is gradually approaching him and can even be said to have reached the vicinity of the pillar where he is.
He has been discovered!
Ivan made a judgment at the first moment.
In this case, he did not hide but instead looked towards the location where the rustling sound came from.
At the source of the sound, Ivan saw a group of small dinosaurs running quickly towards his location!