Chapter 39

As Hawk said—

Kida is a person of exceptional talent, one who stands out among countless elites.

However, she did not invest much time in the combat field, but instead poured her talent and energy into the professional field.

She even disregarded the "memory capacity" limit and developed multiple non-affiliated abilities that serve the professional field.

Even though she has the "Medical Record" ability, which can be used in combat, it is strictly speaking a non-combat type due to the constraint of "Healer's Heart."

It's worth noting—

Kida is an operator type.

She wanted to quickly deal with Ken and Shiver, but their strength was not weak, and without the enhancement of combat-type Nen abilities...

In such a situation, it was impossible for her to defeat two powerful enhancers in a direct battle.

Therefore, even though Moyu's performance and results surprised and delighted Kida, the sense of crisis that lingered in her mind did not diminish at all.

After all—

Kol and Gebur's abilities were merely the trump cards that Shiver and Ken could use to decisively defeat Kida.

Now that they have lost this trump card, they may no longer pose a substantial threat to Kida, but Kida, lacking direct offensive power, can only offer limited resistance to them.

If Shiver or Ken shifts their attention to Moyu or Hawk...

Then, given Moyu and Hawk's current state, they would have no chance of withstanding the threat from Shiver or Ken.

Kida, understanding this, deeply realized that the crisis had not been resolved.

After Moyu learned from Hawk that Kida was a non-combat type, he naturally thought of this as well.

"We need to change the situation quickly..."

"Is there any way to turn the tide?"

Kida and Moyu, in different positions, were both desperately trying to figure out how to resolve the crisis.

But no matter how they imagined it, the best outcome would still be—

Kida's life would be safe, Moyu would be in grave danger, and the heavily injured Hawk would surely die.

Sometimes, being able to see too far is not entirely a good thing.

Kida, who could almost see the outcome, began to worry despite her strong mental fortitude.

Her mental state changes were reflected in the subtle changes in her body language.

Shiver, becoming increasingly irritable due to the prolonged attack, did not notice this at all.

But Ken was different.

He was like a venomous snake, his cold gaze always able to focus on the weaknesses that the enemy inadvertently revealed.

"That boy, could he be..."

Ken continued to slash at Kida, habitually squinting his eyes.

Thirteen years ago, a baby was eroded by "Post-Death Nen" in the womb but was still born tenaciously.

Thirteen years later, that baby, born in such a special way, has become the boy before him?

He had thought that the price of the "King's Balance" would force this boy to stop at the threshold of Nen abilities for life...

But now, it seems to be different from his guess.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Ken knew—

The appearance of this boy has indeed destroyed their trump card to decisively defeat Kida, but because of the boy's appearance, they have another opportunity to decisively defeat Kida.

"Shiver, do you have enough 'fuel' now?"

As Ken asked Shiver, he slashed directly at Kida's not-so-obvious weakness.

Kida's eyes narrowed, and she quickly retreated, narrowly avoiding Ken's extremely precise attack.

So close...

Kida's heart rate quickened slightly. Before she could adjust her stance, she saw Shiver's wheel blade slicing toward her neck.

With her heightened perception, she immediately leaned back, letting the sharp wheel blade pass in front of her. She then immediately deactivated the "Medical Record" and lifted the constraint of "Healer's Heart."

Then,

Kida placed her palm on Shiver's elbow, using a simple leverage technique to throw Shiver away.

As soon as Shiver was thrown, Ken's slash came at Kida again.

Compared to Shiver's increasingly brutal and deformed attacks, Kida was more wary of the man with the knife, who always attacked from precise angles, exploiting the small weaknesses in her defenses.

She took a sudden step back, dodging Ken's slash again.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it... Stop asking me if I have enough! I just want to tear her apart right now!!!"

At that moment, Shiver's frenzied shout came from behind her, accompanied by an even more powerful aura.

"Huh?"

Feeling Shiver's suddenly stronger aura, Kida was taken aback.

Throughout the confrontation, she had never seen Shiver or Ken use their abilities, leading her to believe they were pure enhancers who only focused on increasing their strength and Nen techniques without developing abilities.

But that was not the case.

Kida quickly glanced at Shiver.

She saw that the "Manifested Aura" around Shiver was surging like a raging tide, the aura sweeping up the surrounding sand and leaves, and even her red hair was floating in the air, lifted by the aura.

"War Rhythm"

This is Shiver's ability.

When her negative emotions accumulate to a certain level, she releases them all at once through her aura, significantly enhancing the intensity of her "Manifested Aura."

Regarding the principle of this ability—

If you ask Shiver, she would only give you this answer: "What, when you're angry or frustrated, don't you hit harder?"

This understanding, limited to her personality, gave birth to the Nen ability "War Rhythm."

In reality,

In the Nen system, there is a phenomenon.

Nen amplifies human emotions subconsciously, and due to—

emotions such as anger, frustration, joy, madness, sadness, fear, hatred, carelessness, loyalty, excitement, doubt, shame, pleasure, and enlightenment, the intensity of Nen can increase or decrease.

Shiver's "War Rhythm" is based on this principle.

"Three minutes, I'll tear you apart!"

Shiver's body was enveloped in a raging aura, her eyes filled with killing intent, staring intently at Kida.

"Hey, don't get the wrong target."

Ken stopped his attack, pointing his sword at Moyu with a fox-like smile.

"The one you want to tear apart is that little guy."

"!!!"

Kida's eyes changed, and Shiver, in her "War Rhythm" state, was momentarily stunned.

At this moment,

Moyu had no extra energy to think about the meaning of Hawk's words.

The problem he faced now was the threat from Gebur.

"Ha, ha... I'm going to tear your guts to shreds!!!"

Gebur, full of killing intent, glared at Moyu.

He had finally recovered from the intense pain.

If not, he would have attacked Moyu immediately when he pulled out his dagger.

After recovering, Gebur charged at Moyu with a murderous aura.

"Snap."

Suddenly, a pleasant sound rang in Gebur's ear.