Chapter 183: The Hunter
The speed of the blade was unbelievably fast, and with a single clean strike, it severed Myuhan's entire leg. Either the blade was enveloped in an extremely powerful "Shu," or the blade itself was unnaturally sharp.
Shikaku observed Mord and began analyzing his ability.
This led to two possibilities: either the blade was one of the world's renowned swords, or it was a materialized ability conjured by him.
The subtle differences between these scenarios could only be detected by someone like me.
A smug expression appeared on Shikaku's face.
Before the formal teaching of Nen had even begun, someone had already lost a leg and was eliminated, yet this only heightened some people's anticipation for Nen abilities.
"What exactly happened just now? How did that Fourth Prince's private soldier lose his leg? Is this what they call Nen ability?!"
Even though Mord had merely swung his blade casually, the speed was so fast that ordinary people couldn't see it at all. Only Nen users, by employing Gyo, could barely catch a glimpse of the flash of the blade. To the ordinary onlookers, it seemed as though Mord had used some supernatural power.
This was similar to the magic trick Hisoka performed during the first phase of the Hunter Exam, where he made people's hands disappear.
Mord's strike served as a warning to the others, causing the usually arrogant royal guards to rein in their behavior. At the same time, it successfully piqued their interest in Nen abilities.
After all, everyone desires to become stronger!
However, Mord soon poured cold water on their enthusiasm, sending them crashing from heaven to hell.
"Next, I will awaken the Nen for everyone present. To ensure the process goes smoothly, I need to confirm one thing now."
Mord looked at the crowd, a slight smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.
"Those among you who already know how to use Nen, please raise your hands."
In response to Mord's question, the crowd reacted differently—some appeared natural, some puzzled, some astonished, and a few directly raised their hands.
Only two people raised their hands: one was Belerainte, a Hunter Association-affiliated hunter under the Seventh Queen Sevanti; the other was Shikaku, a private soldier of the First Prince.
"Only two?" Mord revealed a meaningful smile.
"Those guys clearly already know how to use Nen. Why are they even here?" Loberry, a maid serving the Tenth Prince, whispered to her fellow maid Yuri.
"Who knows?"
Yuri also expressed confusion, but she was unaware that Loberry was hiding another strange thought in her heart.
Because she had been noticing a strange short-haired girl in the crowd, and it seemed no one else had noticed her.
"Excellent, she's noticed! The opportunity has come!"
The hidden hunter clearly also noticed Loberry's peculiar behavior.
On the other hand, Shikaku, the detail-obsessed man, let out a cold laugh in his heart upon seeing that only two people, including himself, had admitted to knowing Nen.
Are the other four planning to play dumb? Though aside from me, no one else would be able to detect it.
Just as Shikaku was secretly observing the crowd, he suddenly noticed the strange behavior of the maid Loberry. She had been staring intently at one spot, but when Shikaku looked over, there was nothing there.
What's wrong with that woman? What did she see?
Shikaku wondered curiously.
Meanwhile, Loberry kept staring at the strange girl she had seen earlier, whispering to her companion beside her: "Look, what's wrong with that woman? She looks really scary."
Yuri beside her asked strangely: "Huh? Who are you talking about?"
Then Yuri followed Loberry's gaze and, like Shikaku, didn't notice anyone there.
"There's no woman there," Yuri said doubtfully.
"That's impossible! She's right there! That person wearing the creepy mask!" Loberry argued.
Her overly agitated expression caused Loberry to unconsciously raise her voice, and their strange conversation finally attracted the attention of others around them.
And this was exactly the opportunity the hunter had been waiting for.
"Really, there's nothing there. Where are you pointing?" Maid Yuri insisted she genuinely couldn't see anything.
This was too much for Loberry. She pointed directly at where the Silent Majority was located and exclaimed loudly and excitedly: "Right there, look carefully! There's clearly a strange woman there!"
This time, almost everyone's attention focused on the direction Loberry was pointing.
Loberry's actions perfectly achieved the hunter's objective.
When everyone's attention was drawn away, it became the perfect moment to strike.
The hidden hunter issued a command to the Silent Majority to attack!
Meanwhile, the crowd continued discussing, ultimately concluding that only Loberry could see it.
Just then, another terrifying incident occurred behind the crowd.
A scream was heard, followed by a guard clutching his neck in agony.
This guard served under the Thirteenth Prince, belonging to Seventh Prince Sevanti's subordinate soldier Barrigen.
At this moment, Barrigen appeared to be in extreme distress, kneeling on the ground with both hands gripping his neck, his gaping mouth seemingly suffocating.
Continuous mournful "ugh ugh" sounds came from his mouth.
"Interesting," Mord glanced at the crowd and opened his right hand, releasing an extremely powerful Ren impact directly toward Barrigen.
This impact instantly shattered all of Barrigen's clothes to pieces.
And everyone finally understood why Barrigen was suffering so much.
Four white snakes could be seen wrapped around Barrigen's body, greedily sucking his blood, while his breathing difficulty was caused by one of the white snakes tightly constricting his neck.
Noticing they had been exposed, the white snakes turned to look at the crowd.
The moment people clearly saw these white snakes, everyone showed expressions of horror. These white snakes looked extremely bizarre—besides their own mouths, their bodies were covered with human lips.
This was also why they could rapidly drain human blood in such a short time.
Mord raised his finger, and four bolts of lightning shot out, instantly reducing the four white snakes to ashes.
The moment the white snakes' bodies exploded, countless amounts of blood sprayed in all directions.
Heaven knows how much blood they had just consumed.
Only Barrigen remained lying in a pool of blood, breathing weakly. Whether he could survive such massive blood loss would depend entirely on his fate.
Belerainte, also a guard of the Thirteenth Prince from the Hunter Association, immediately dialed for emergency assistance.
The guards who did not know Nen once again felt the power of Nen.
The two private soldiers of the Ninth Prince looked terrified.
"Is this the Nen beast they were talking about?!"