Chapter 24

"Truly cold and heartless! Don't forget, it was I who activated your Nen. In a way, I should be considered your teacher, right?"

Chrollo continued to engage Allen and Roubus with his words, all the while maintaining an innocent appearance as he slowly moved forward.

At the same time, under the control of "Love that Stretches and Contracts," the puppet hidden in the bushes also moved forward.

"Teacher? Is there really a teacher in this world who wants to kill their own student?" Allen sneered, countering.

"Isn't it great? Only when a student kills their teacher with their own hands is it the highest form of respect for the teacher. Conversely, if they can't kill, it means the student hasn't met the teacher's expectations, and being killed is only natural."

Chrollo, with his hands raised high and a manic look on his face, continued to spout his twisted and extreme ideology while carefully controlling the puppet to complete the final stretch.

"Sorry, I don't think so. Also, could you please not impose your abnormal thoughts on others?"

Allen put away the ancient bone bow in his hand and returned to a weaponless state.

He could sense that the person in front of him was plotting something and was about to make a move.

Chrollo feigned sadness, holding his forehead: "What a pity. I always thought you and I were the same. During the Hunter Exam, I saw in your eyes the same focused gaze that a hunter has when chasing prey."

"No! You're not wrong! We are indeed the same, both enjoying deceiving opponents and hiding ourselves. The only difference is that, compared to your simple enjoyment of the thrill and excitement of battle, I enjoy the sense of achievement and satisfaction from defeating a powerful opponent, as well as the rewards that follow." Allen corrected with a smile.

Having already confronted his innermost desires, he was no longer confused and had a clear goal, unlike the last time when he couldn't answer this question.

"Hehe! Hunting and being hunted, are you ready to become the prey?"

As he said this, Chrollo's aura burst forth from every pore, filled with malice and the intent to kill, as if to completely consume his opponent.

"Ah! I am ready. Come on, let me see what you've been preparing for so long." Allen straightforwardly exposed his opponent's hidden actions.

Perhaps because it was his first time fighting purely with Nen, or because of the deep impression Chrollo, who displayed overwhelming combat power in the early stages of the story, left on him, his spirit was highly excited, and he eagerly awaited the magician's performance.

Although Chrollo had shown extremely strong combat power in several Nen battles, he was actually a Transmuter, and the two abilities he had developed were not suitable for direct confrontation.

If he didn't attack for a while or stood still talking, it was a hundred percent certain that he was secretly using his unique abilities to set traps.

"OK! I'll satisfy your request!"

As he spoke,

Chrollo suddenly raised his fist and slammed it into the ground.

Boom!

With a loud noise, a large amount of dust and debris scattered, completely obscuring the surroundings.

The next second...

His aura disappeared!

"Absolute!"

Allen instantly thought of this extremely special technique that could hide one's aura.

But before he could release his "Circle" to sense the surroundings, a tall figure emerged from the smoke and rushed toward him.

Chrollo?

Out of instinct, Allen kicked the figure away.

The moment he kicked, he immediately felt something was wrong.

Because this "Chrollo" had no substance, and there was no "Wrapping" or "Hardening" protection around his body, as if he had kicked a rubber object.

Damn!

I fell for it!

Just as Allen converted all the aura around his body into "Hardening," the real Chrollo appeared behind him, holding a card in each hand and pressing them against his neck, grinning and saying, "It's over!"

"You're right! It's over!"

Allen instantly activated the Transmutation Nen ability he had planted in Chrollo's body.

In a split second, Chrollo felt an intense cold envelop his lungs, mouth, nose, and trachea, causing him to start coughing uncontrollably, and his movements slowed by a fraction of a second.

This fraction of a second gave Allen's terrifying reflexes the chance to dodge the sudden, fatal blow.

When he turned around, Chrollo's alveoli had been completely destroyed at -192°C, losing their ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.

"What... What is this ability? Did you create a cold freeze in my lungs?" Chrollo asked, struggling to breathe.

He knew that in a few minutes, he would suffocate to death and wanted to understand his opponent's true ability before dying.

After all, Allen had shown so many abilities, each of which was so bizarre and mysterious.

"Don't worry! I won't let you die! On the contrary, I will heal your fatal injuries after giving you a good beating. Now, close your eyes and experience what hell is like."

Allen, with an evil smile, swung his fist, infused with Nen, and struck Chrollo's hateful face.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

For the next ten minutes, he returned to Chrollo tenfold what Chrollo had done to him.

When the one-sided beating stopped, the "omnipotent" magician had lost consciousness, was barely alive, and his face was swollen like a pig's head, completely unrecognizable from his original charming and seductive appearance.

Undoubtedly, this was a naked and unmasked act of revenge.

"Phew—much better!" Allen said with great satisfaction.

He didn't forget to give Chrollo a bottle of healing potion after everything was over.

In a blink, the most severe injuries on Chrollo's body began to heal rapidly, and the frozen alveoli recovered their ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide under the powerful life energy treatment.

Clearly, a single bottle of super healing potion was not enough to fully restore a powerful Nen user like Chrollo, but it brought him back from the brink of death.

As for the remaining injuries, it would take some time to heal.

Thinking of this, Allen turned to Illumi, who had been hiding behind a tree and had returned to his normal appearance, and said, "Is it okay to leave him to you?"

"Sure! No problem!" Illumi responded expressionlessly.

If it weren't for the fleeting flash of killing intent just now, anyone would think that he and Chrollo were strangers, with no intimate relationship.

In reality, these two had a complex emotional bond far beyond normal understanding, and their thoughts and personalities were extremely twisted and pathological.

"Thanks! When Chrollo wakes up, tell him that I welcome his challenge at any time, provided he is prepared to pay the price with enough Nen."

After saying this, the life red dragon near Allen's shoulder reappeared and took a deep breath, targeting the unconscious Chrollo.

Instantly!

A massive amount of aura was forcibly extracted and entered the red dragon's belly.

According to the contract, Chrollo would be in a state of "Absolute" for the next three months, unable to use any Nen abilities.

The red dragon, after consuming the aura, quickly grew to about 1.6 meters in length, and its eyes, which were previously lifeless, now sparkled with intelligence, as if it had gained wisdom.

PS: New book, please follow and recommend, thank you very much.