'A spatial-type Nen ability?'
The sudden shift in surroundings caused Kenneth's expression to change instantly.
But before he could think further, Zane had already lunged forward.
Way of the Soldier: Killing Fist - Spin-Spin - Aggressive as Fire!
Engaging in a proper hunt, Zane went all out.
His right arm, spinning at high speed and wreathed in flas, slamd toward his opponent.
Danger!!!
Terrified by Zane's overwhelming assault and unable to dodge, Kenneth could only desperately cross his arms to block.
Boom!!!
It was like the impact of a falling teor.
"Argh!!!"
Amidst the deafening roar and the billowing shockwaves, Kenneth let out a scream. Not only were his arms twisted and deford, but his entire body was sent flying into the distance.
Feet moving with the technique Swift as the Wind.
Zane didn't pause after blasting his opponent away; he pursued instantly.
Catching up at an even higher speed, Zane grabbed the man's left leg.
Hulk World-Shaker!
With an explosive twist of his waist.
Zane swung him side to side.
In his hands, Kenneth was like a toy, repeatedly being slamd into the ground as Zane swung him through beautiful arcs in the air.
Boom, boom, boom!!!
Explosive sounds echoed.
In just a few breaths, the ground around Zane was no longer intact, covered in pits and craters from the impacts.
Similarly, through the repeated slams, Kenneth's tallic body continued to deform.
"Hm?"
A crimson flash flickered in Zane's eyes. Sensing an anomaly, he decisively let go and backed away.
In an instant, the calf Zane had been holding transford into a sharp blade.
His deford tal body crashing to the ground, Kenneth pushed off with one hand and roared, slashing at Zane with legs that had turned into blades.
Shifting left and right.
Under the insight of Observation Haki, Zane calmly evaded the counterattack.
Within a few moves, he found another opening and delivered a kick straight to the groin.
Thud!
In his fully talized state, Kenneth had no weak points. Even a heavy blow to the groin only forced him back and didn't deal a fatal blow to his vitals.
But the continuous suppression clearly left Kenneth enraged.
Steel Slash!
His arms also turned into blades, and as he swung them wildly, they ford a dense storm of slashes that swept toward Zane.
'All flash and no substance!'
Kenneth's frantic assault didn't intimidate Zane. With a cold snort in his heart, he pressed forward instead of retreating.
Dual energies ran parallel on his fists.
While using Observation Haki to perceive everything, Zane either dodged or blocked, forcefully breaking through the storm of slashes.
Boom!!!
Zane's fist embedded itself deep into the other man's chest. A visible shockwave erupted straight out of Kenneth's back.
The terrifying power made it look as though Zane's fist was about to punch straight through his torso.
His body convulsed violently.
A look of agony appeared on Kenneth's face. As his chest buckled, a new change occurred; the tal seed to be regressing back into flesh and blood.
The defense of the Body of Steel was clearly not eternal.
Once subjected to an attack that exceeded its threshold, it would begin to deteriorate.
Zane adding Armant Haki to his fists undoubtedly made his punches even more ferocious.
One punch after another.
Zane clearly perceived the changes in the man's body.
Without giving him a chance to breathe, Zane's arms beca a blur, raining down a frantic barrage of punches.
Boom, boom, boom...
Kenneth's feet left the ground. He had been turned into a literal human punching bag, subjected to Zane's relentless bombardnt.
Only after dozens, then hundreds of punches, did Zane finally stop.
Thud!
A mass of sothing—it was hard to tell if it was scrap tal or mangled at—hit the ground. It then rapidly transford into light particles, forming four light orbs of different colors.
It was obvious.
Under Zane's savage assault, the A-rank criminal Kenneth had been beaten to death on the spot.
Without hesitation, Zane chose the Nen ability orb from among the light clusters.
He grabbed it and refined it instantly!
The Nen ability [Body of Steel] was imdiately imprinted into Zane's body.
Harvest ti was always joyful.
Feeling the [Body of Steel] imprinted within him, a happy smile spread across Zane's face.
'Finally, I've harvested a decent Nen ability,' he mused.
An A-rank criminal was indeed an A-rank criminal.
Although Kenneth was a character who had never appeared in the original story, the fact that he was rated as an A-rank criminal by the V5 was proof enough of his worth.
Over the past month, although he had hunted many Nen-using criminals, they were all quite diocre in terms of both strength and ability.
Therefore, aside from improvents in his ntal energy and Nen techniques, he hadn't managed to imprint any Nen abilities he actually liked during this period.
But this ti, things had finally changed.
Just like in the battle just now.
The [Body of Steel] ability was not only exceptional for defense, but it also had excellent synergy with physical techniques like the Way of the Soldier: Killing Fist.
'It's a good thing I added another Imprint Entry over the past few days, or I would have reached the limit.'
Door-Door Fruit, Spin-Spin Fruit, Body of Steel.
These three abilities occupied the initial three Imprint Entries.
However, Zane had been making additions as he developed his Imprint Entries.
Besides being replaceable, the number of Imprint Entries would increase through sacrifices.
Since developing [LET'S DUEL!], Zane had offered quite a few sacrifices.
Besides basic Sea Kings, there were also experts like Rob Lucci and Lao G.
Plus the Nen-using criminals he had hunted recently.
A series of sacrifices had successfully increased the number of Imprint Entries from the initial three to four.
Planning ahead was essential.
With one vacant entry, Zane wouldn't feel a sense of urgency during his subsequent hunts.
Otherwise, if he encountered a Nen ability he liked but didn't have enough Imprint Entries, it would be quite frustrating.
He quite liked the three abilities he currently had imprinted.
...
Exiting Equality Space.
Zane leisurely left the old castle.
On the way, Zane walked with his left hand in his pocket and his right hand using his phone.
He skillfully logged onto the official bounty website and quickly uploaded the video he had recorded before the fight, beginning the verification process for Kenneth's bounty.
Buying intelligence also cost money.
Most criminals went into hiding.
To find these people, one couldn't do it without spending a fortune.
All the bounties Zane had earned from those criminals recently had been invested back into this, and even that wasn't enough.
For this reason, he had even specifically brought over quite a bit of treasure from the pirate world to exchange for cash.
'If I don't find any powerful characters next, I'll just find an Enhancer to fill the spot for now!' Zane thought as he put his phone back in his pocket.
The more powerful a criminal was, the better they were at hiding.
Being able to find an A-rank criminal this ti was already a pleasant surprise.
Therefore, preparing for the worst, Zane had to make compromises in order to further improve his strength.
For instance, getting his hands on an Enhancer ability.
When [Winner Takes All] plundered a Nen ability, it also plundered the Nen type the user belonged to.
In other words, if Zane plundered an Enhancer-type ability, then in addition to gaining the ability, he would also gain the Enhancer Nen type.
According to the percentages between the types.
As a Conjurer, Zane's efficiency in pure Nen-based offense and defense was only 60% of an Enhancer's.
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