I once witnessed the purgatory flames in hell,
also struggled through the mundane world, experiencing the warmth and coldness of human relationships, and the vicissitudes of the world, all to keep that pitiful heart fire within my chest from extinguishing...
In the year of my death, I shed my mortal coil and my soul returned to the spiritual realm. Millennia have passed, enduring countless battles, commanding legions of reapers, forging an era of my own... Yet, when I turn back, I still find it hard to resist the cycle of time, as my spirit withers...
I am unwilling... Unwilling to sink like this, always asking myself... What is eternity? And how to become "eternal"?
Until, I looked up and saw the sun.
"Psst..." The intense orange flame with a terrifying white at its center!
The heat wave scorched the air, forming rippling distortions...
Roy's slightly disheveled face gradually calmed down, gripping his twin swords as if holding two suns. Under the astonished gazes of Beyond, Pariston, Netero, and Zeno, he raised his swords indifferently, sweeping them sideways...
A thin crimson line effortlessly extended from the blade edge...
Slicing through the "Ghost Spider" army like scissors cutting paper, silently severing it into two halves.
"Boom!"
Time seemed to pause for a moment at that instant, then... nearly eight hundred remaining "Ghost Spiders" all exploded simultaneously!
The shockwave lifted the ground towards Roy, but before it reached the young man, it was melted instantly by the flame of his twin swords!
"Hoo~"
A few seconds later, the world finally quieted down.
The young man took a light breath, turned around gracefully, sheathed his sword... and disappeared into the devastation of the wilderness.
[Hint: Life Energy +8]
At this moment,
in a barbecue restaurant at the venue entrance,
Netero and Zeno exchanged glances, and at first, no one spoke.
The sword aura radiating with flames was obviously the young man's use of the "sun" as an object of contemplation, concentrating a large amount of Nen onto the blade in Ken!
"I think I just heard someone say that my grandson couldn't hold on,"
with white hair swaying, Zeno looked at Netero, a hint of mockery appearing at his lips: "Excuse me, is he holding on now?"
Nearly a thousand "Ghost Spiders" were cremated with one strike, demonstrating not only Ken but also the enormous amount of Sense Roy has hidden! How could anyone say he can't hold on?
"Hahaha..." Netero feigned ignorance and avoided the topic, what else could he say? Argue with Zeno? Criticize the kid?
Netero wasn't foolish!
The person is participating in the "Hunter Exam," and upon passing, they will get a Hunter's License and become part of the Hunter Association in the future... The old man has plenty of opportunities to bond with the kid.
'Sooner or later, he'll take the name Isaac!'
The self-proclaimed strongest human thought to himself...
"Clap, clap, clap..."
Applause echoed in the luxurious study...
Kakin Empire.
Beyond stood in front of a large television, watching the scene where Roy decimated the "Ghost Spider" army with a single strike, the place strewn with limbs and debris, resembling a hellish realm, and he applauded, saying: "It has the flavor of the old man back then."
With the same "tyranny," the same "unreasonableness"...
The only difference is... one used "fists and feet," the other used "swords."
The man turned his head to glance at Pariston, who clamped his legs and lowered his head, trying hard not to let out a moan, frowned, and said: "Hold back,"
"You're not his match right now, going back to him won't help."
"Heh heh heh... I know... I've always known..."
Pariston, filled with both excitement and pain, with a twisted expression, grinned menacingly: "That's why I asked you to hold me down!"
"Roy Zoldyck, he is truly amazing! It would have been better to be stabbed to death by him then, avoiding the suffering here..."
He understands... Beyond looked out the window, at four in the afternoon, where a huge ship was being enthusiastically built at the port by the seaside, Beyond's only hope for the latter half of his life.
Just like the current Roy Zoldyck is to Pariston... the Dark Continent is Beyond's permanent and only dream.
Unattainable love is the most painful; the old man wants to destroy his dream, Beyond has no choice but to destroy the old man, even if he is his father!
Wetland of Simale.
The aftermath of the explosion settled...
Botobai, stationed in the rear command center, was forced to sever the Nen Line connection with the "Ghost Spider" army as his body shuddered.
Captain Yuke, holding a walkie-talkie, heard the "beep... beep..." busy signal...
Report quickly: "Report!"
"The self-destruct unit has sacrificed. The enemy has not been eliminated, requesting the special operations team to engage!"
"Denied!" Botobai immediately rejected his request.
Merely folding his arms, through the camera facing the young man, it was unclear whether he was comforting himself or explaining to Captain Yuke, he said in a deep voice: "This is a drill, not counter-terrorism, no need for unnecessary sacrifices."
"Yes!" Captain Yuke clicked his heels, respectfully saluted Botobai.
In a moment, with Botobai's thought, his body turned into a Nen stream, returning to his body through the center of Botobai's brow.
After that, the man remained silently in the command post, waiting... Not long after, the door to the underground command post was pushed open, and in the surveillance screen, the young man was no longer visible.
"Congratulations." Botobai turned around, seemingly having anticipated the young man's arrival, looking deeply at Roy: "That strike was impressive!"
"It was a last resort." Roy stated honestly: "If there had been more self-destructing spiders, I wouldn't have been able to hold on."
The [Cinder Tachi] empowered by Ken was extremely powerful, cutting through the enemy but nearly exhausting Roy himself as well.