Human trafficking, organ trading.
This phenomenon is not uncommon in the world of Hunter x Hunter.
Building upon this, there are even specialized channels and information exchange websites that serve both buyers and sellers.
Countless twisted desires from buyers can be satisfied on these platforms.
If nothing went wrong, Morrow and the others would be picked out like human cargo.
Those with bad luck would have their organs harvested directly, or be brutally made into display items like statues or dolls.
Those with slightly better luck would become the buyers' exclusive property, perhaps enduring physical suffering, but at least surviving.
Morrow sat cross-legged, recalling what was about to happen next.
This truck would arrive at a mental hospital in a few hours.
As for the more specific time, Morrow couldn't ascertain it, only knowing that it would take at least two hours of travel.
Moreover, after the truck reached its destination, it would be attacked by an unknown group during "unloading."
At that time, most of the captives, who were locked in cages like him, died in that attack.
The reason he survived was partly due to luck; during the unloading, he narrowly missed the first wave of explosions from the attack.
The other part was Morena's timely appearance, who took an interest in him as a buyer and managed to persuade the extremely influential organization to cancel the original organ order.
It could be said that if not for Morena back then, Morrow would probably have been the quickest transmigator to die.
Now, facing such a crisis once again, Morrow felt like he was standing at a crossroads, forced to make a choice.
Should he follow the established path and be bought by Morena, or find a way to escape while the truck was moving?
Morrow's eyes flickered, thinking of Chrollo and his companions who attacked him, thinking of Brother Dog who had left his shop not long ago, and thinking of Morena's eyes, which resembled an abyss.
But soon, Morrow gathered his thoughts and made his choice.
Now, he not only understood the world he was in but also mastered the common language.
Therefore, for this initial transitional period, there was no need to rely on Morena's acceptance.
Naturally, he couldn't let events unfold as they did before.
This time, Morrow did not want to interact with Morena again.
"I need to open my aura nodes within two hours, and if conditions permit, also get my body accustomed to using the technique of 'Fraudulent Flying Star'..."
Morrow looked up at the rusted iron bars standing in a vertical row.
Since he had decided to escape while the truck was moving, awakening Nen was a prerequisite.
Normally, without a Nen user to guide and teach, even if one possessed knowledge of Nen, it would be difficult to awaken it on their own in practice.
Even if one could awaken Nen in a short time, mastering the subsequent techniques would be another hurdle that must be overcome.
Ten, Ren, Zetsu, Hatsu.
These are the basic Nen techniques known as the Four Major Principles.
Normally, Nen users need to invest a lot of time and effort to consolidate their practice.
As for scenarios where one casually awakens Nen and masters Nen techniques in a short period, the probability of them happening in reality is virtually zero.
Nen ability itself is an immensely profound power.
Knowing, touching, learning, using, optimizing, mastering, perceiving minute details, reaching the peak...
Every stage of interacting with Nen actually requires a great deal of effort and dedication.
Like Gon, Killua, and the Fourth Prince of Kakin in the original work...
In reality, where would there be so many genius monsters?
But now—
Morrow would also be one of them.
Closing his eyes, Morrow meditated almost instinctively, letting his consciousness slowly settle to feel the potential aura within his body.
His previous half a year's experience played an irreplaceable role at this moment.
In just a few seconds, Morrow easily touched the potential aura, then immediately tried to guide it to burst open his aura nodes.
The entire process went smoothly.
Under Morrow's precise control, the aura within his body flowed like a stream towards every aura node in his entire body.
It was as simple and natural as eating and drinking...
One aura node after another was thus burst open by the potential aura, which then surged and fluctuated around Morrow like turbulent water.
"Excellent."
Morrow opened his eyes and looked down at his hands, which were surging with white light.
The aura gushing from his body was like an unbridled wild horse, running wild and trying to escape.
In Morrow's current physical state, if not restrained, he would likely collapse from exhaustion within ten minutes.
But this was clearly a minor issue.
With a thought, Morrow smoothly and naturally used the technique of "Ten," wrapping the wildly escaping aura around his body's surface, suppressing the drastic consumption.
It was even simpler than he expected...
With the effortless awakening of Nen and the use of the Four Major Principles, Morrow's emotions immediately became more stable.
Successfully awakening Nen meant he had grasped the weapon representing initiative.
The next thing to do was to create a disturbance when the time was right, forcing the driver to stop the truck.
Morrow reached out and gripped the rusted bar in his palm.
Inside the cargo truck's cabin.
In the driver's seat was an unkempt middle-aged man.
Perhaps due to the rough mountain roads, the middle-aged man's expression while driving was extremely focused.
In the passenger seat was a languid-looking young man with a buzz cut, slumped as if trying to merge with the car seat.
But by observing the young man's eyes, one would notice that his gaze never stayed in one place, constantly shifting between the rearview mirror and several monitoring displays.
Constant vigilance and observation seemed to be his duty.
"Huh?"
The young man's gaze swept across the monitor hanging obliquely from the ceiling of the cargo compartment, and he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
The middle-aged man driving the truck heard the surprised exclamation and subconsciously asked,
"Is something wrong?"
"..."
The young man didn't answer immediately but stared intently at the image on the monitor.
Within that image, Morrow's figure was clearly visible.
"How is this possible...?!"
Through the real-time video feed from the monitor, the young man saw Morrow awaken Nen within seconds and directly master the technique of "Ten."
Immediately, his eyes widened, his former languid demeanor vanishing instantly, replaced by a ghost-like disbelief.
Awakening Nen independently within a few seconds already subverted the young man's understanding, let alone mastering the technique of "Ten" at light speed after awakening Nen.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, the young man wouldn't have dared to believe it.
As for the possibility of him hiding his abilities...
Impossible.
This batch of human cargo was of extremely high value, meant for exclusive supply to high-ranking officials and nobles, so he had personally handled each one and knew all their details perfectly.
The scruffy middle-aged man tilted his head, glanced at the young man's reaction, and frowned,
"Zazan, what happened?"
"Stop the car!"
Zazan suppressed the turmoil in his heart with great difficulty.
Without explaining, he ordered the middle-aged man to stop the car in an undeniable tone.
Based on his trust in Zazan's abilities, the middle-aged man, despite his doubts, immediately hit the brakes.
Zazan rummaged through the glove compartment for a pistol, tossed it to the middle-aged man, then, ignoring the middle-aged man's changing expression, pushed the door open, jumped out of the car, and quickly headed towards the back of the cargo compartment.
The middle-aged man gripped the gun, watched Zazan's actions, silently flicked off the safety, then got out of the car and walked to the back of the cargo compartment from the other side.
Inside the cargo compartment.
Seeing the cargo truck suddenly stop, Morrow took the opportunity to forcefully bend open the rusted iron bar.
Screech, creak—
The sound of the iron bar bending immediately attracted the attention of the other captives.
They looked in the direction of the sound, and their minds instantly froze.
(End of Chapter)