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Na: Shadow Beast - Worm System Traits: [Enhancent Type Talent] - Purple, [Ground Swimming] - Purple, [Rapid Recovery] - Double Blue, [Double Hearts] - Blue, etc.
Na: Shadow Beast - Rabid Dog System Traits: [Enhancent Type Talent] - Purple, [Poison Fangs] - Purple, [Close-Quarters Combat] - Purple, [Arrogance] - Purple, etc.
Na: Shadow Beast - Porcupine System Traits: [Enhancent Type Talent] - Purple, [Body Hair Needles] - Double Purple, etc.
Na: Shadow Beast - Leech System Traits: [Enhancent Type Talent] - Purple, [Leech Eggs] - Purple, [Arrogance] - Purple, etc.
To say these guys were incredibly weak...
One could only say... compared to the average person, they were still quite decent.
No wonder they were the strongest Nen ability team under the Ten Dons.
The few of them cast an extrely arrogant glance at Riku's group, their eyes revealing an insufferably haughty expression.
At least in their eyes, these so-called bodyguards were nothing but weaklings coasting by to collect a paycheck.
When there was a real problem that needed handling, it required true experts like them to step up.
This is what they called the strong.
So, without bothering to greet Riku and the others further, the Shadow Beasts directly walked into the valley.
"Riku!"
Kurapika was sowhat worried.
"It's fine, let's follow them. Dalzoll, lody, Basho, Baise, Squala, you guys stay here."
Riku gave his orders, directly taking Kurapika to run this dungeon.
These NPC-like characters were fine just staying put.
Hearing this, Dalzoll felt a massive sense of relief. At the very least, he didn't have to engage in such a dangerous situation, which was absolutely a great thing for him.
On the other hand, lody and Baise looked very worried, but since Riku had told them to stay, they wouldn't disobey.
In the distance.
The four edgy bros of the Shadow Beasts had made their entrance.
Worm launched a sneak attack first.
He drew first blood!
He landed a punch on Uvogin, but it didn't inflict the expected heavy injuries. Instead, the finger bones in his fist fractured due to the excessive force of his own attack.
This guy!?
Worm was stunned!
In that exact mont, Uvogin's iron fist counterattacked.
A heavy punch smashed into his face, nearly knocking his eyeball right out of its socket.
Even though it was a sneak attack, he ended up taking far more severe damage himself. This sudden turn of events deeply shocked the remaining three Shadow Beasts.
They finally realized that this guy's sheer physical strength completely outclassed Worm's!
But surprisingly...
Even after taking such heavy damage, Worm abruptly grabbed the opponent's arm and dragged half of Uvogin's body into the ground.
"Hehe! Now you have nowhere to run! I'll give you two choices: be killed by underground, or be killed by the three of them above ground!"
Worm growled venomously. Since becoming a Shadow Beast, this was the first ti he had been injured so severely.
This guy has to die!
Seeing the opening, the remaining three mbers imdiately launched their attack!
Their coordination was remarkably in sync.
Seeing this, the veins on Uvogin's forehead bulged. He understood that if he didn't make a decisive move right now, he would definitely get hurt, perhaps even severely.
"Then let give you a taste of my power! The ones with nowhere to run are you."
Big Bang Impact!
BOOM—
Uvogin's arm muscles tensed, a faint red aura erging around him, and the ambient temperature slightly spiked as a terrifying punch was thrown down.
It was like a missile striking the earth. Amidst a deafening explosion, the ground blasted open, creating a massive crater nearly forty to fifty ters wide!!
Uvogin was left holding one of Worm's severed arms!
As for Worm himself, it seed his body had been blown to pieces and completely vanished. Even the three Shadow Beasts hovering mid-air to attack him were forcefully repelled by this terrifying montum.
Their expressions looked incredibly ugly.
In reality...
Worm had deliberately twisted and broken off his own arm at the exact mont of the attack to flee rapidly, having already slled the scent of death.
But even so, despite rapidly escaping dozens of ters underground, he was still caught in the blast radius of that terrifying attack!
He violently coughed up a mouthful of blood, even mixed with fragnts of his internal organs.
"I finally escaped! How could there be such a monster? That guy shouldn't even exist here...!"
Worm, having managed a desperate escape, picked up his dedicated communication device and called the Mafia.
He gave a brief explanation of the current situation and the opponent's strength!
And then.
Pfft—
Wh... Why!?
He violently coughed up another mouthful of blood.
He stared blankly at a wisp of lightning that suddenly erged from the position of his heart.
His heart... was completely scorched.
Without him knowing when, a lightning bug had transford into a bolt of lightning, piercing straight through his heart.
If he had been at his peak, he naturally would have had his guard up. But now, severely injured and on the verge of death, he had absolutely no defenses.
A charred, see-through hole had taken the place of his heart.
Worm muttered, still trying to speak. He reached out to grasp sothing but grabbed nothing, eventually turning into a corpse and crashing down.
[Ding! You have killed the Shadow Beast, Worm. Automatically and randomly plundering his System Traits.]
[Ding! Congratulations on acquiring [Enhancent Type Talent] - Purple, [Ground Swimming] - Purple, [Rapid Recovery] - Double Blue.]
[Ding! Detected that you possess [True · High-Speed Regeneration] - Gold. Automatically crushing [Rapid Recovery] - Double Blue and converting it into experience points for absorption. [Enhancent Type Talent] - Purple automatically crushed and absorbed.]
...
The system notifications rang in Riku's mind.
It was quite a decent haul.
A purple Enhancent Type talent might not look impressive compared to Riku's current red traits, but it was still considered an elite trait.
Every little bit helps, so he decided to keep it for now.
However, what truly caught Riku's attention was this guy's [Ground Swimming] - Purple!
System Trait: [Ground Swimming] - Purple Description: This trait allows you to move underground like a fish in water, but you still need to breathe. The specific breath-holding duration depends on personal ability. When triggered, this ability can pull targets underground for combat.
This was sowhat similar to the Earth Release techniques from the novels he had read in his past life.
Of course, there were differences.
Because he could also pull the opponent underground, which was exceptionally good.
It should have been a very rare ability, but unfortunately, in the hands of a guy like Worm, it completely failed to show its true potential.
Because wherever there are people, the ground they stand on is essentially earth, unless they are at sea or in a snowy landscape.
This ant that in the vast majority of situations, everywhere would be his ho turf. By simply dragging the target underground to fight, he could massively suppress the opponent's attributes.
A pity.
The guy had this trait, but his base attributes were too weak. He only managed to drag down one of Uvogin's arms; he couldn't even pull the whole person down.
But this trait falling into Riku's hands was a completely different story. Anyway, it was a rather nice ability.
The Shadow Beasts as a group might not be very strong, but the traits they provided were quite valuable.
Riku was in a very good mood.
anwhile, the battle ahead quickly comnced.
It ended even faster than expected. Perhaps because the tragic death of a teammate had caused Uvogin to erupt with unprecedented fury and strength.
This spelled doom for these 'brave souls' who went up to challenge him!
Rabid Dog, Porcupine, and Leech were all heavily injured, and then killed one by one!
No...
To be precise.
It should be said that at the exact mont they were about to be killed, the lightning Nen beast bugs Riku had attached to them struck first.
Killing the Shadow Beasts preemptively.
Yet, it perfectly created the illusion that Uvogin killed them!
Even Uvogin himself genuinely believed he was the one who beat these four guys to death.
[Ding! You have killed the Shadow Beast, Rabid Dog. Randomly plundering opponent's System Traits...]
[Ding! Congratulations on acquiring [Enhancent Type Talent] - Purple, acquiring [Poison Fangs] - Purple.]
[Ding! You have killed the Shadow Beast, Porcupine...]
[Ding! You have killed the Shadow Beast, Leech...]
...
The system was quite reliable.
All three purple [Enhancent Type Talents] were perfectly copied.
As a result, his own Enhancent Type talent progression reached Red Gold Purple!
[Poison Fangs] - Purple, [Leech Eggs] - Purple, [Body Hair Needles] - Double Purple!
His luck today was absolutely fantastic.
Although killing a target guaranteed a 100% trait plunder, managing to snag all of their most important abilities was definitely a lucky streak for Riku.
Of course.
These abilities weren't incredibly useful to Riku.
But they were quite interesting.
[Leech Eggs] - Purple: Can implant Nen beast eggs into an opponent's body to continuously torture them.
[Body Hair Needles] - Double Purple: Can make one's body hair harder than steel, or incredibly soft, completely negating the force of an opponent's attacks.
Porcupine had used this exact trick to counter Uvogin. If Uvogin didn't possess an ability like his supersonic roar, he probably wouldn't have been able to kill this guy.
[Poison Fangs], on the other hand, was the most useless ability.
Well, saying it was useless wasn't entirely true, because the venom from this guy could even neutralize a brute of Uvogin's caliber.
But for Riku, it was absolutely useless, because his innate poison resistance was already stacked incredibly high.
It wouldn't even have an effect on Killua.
Still... these abilities were seriously disgusting.
Especially that Leech Eggs thing. When Riku saw that guy unleash it, looking like he was dead and vomiting bugs out of his mouth—plus needing to bite the opponent to implant them...
Fucking disgusting to the extre.
Riku had no imdiate plans to use them. However, these traits might produce bizarre chemical reactions when combined with other traits in the future, birthing entirely new ones. That was what he was truly looking forward to.
Uvogin was seeing red. These guys had caused him quite a bit of damage, and even implanted insect eggs in his body!
Machi didn't make a move!
Because everyone understood that these guys were just appetizers. The real target they needed to deal with was probably still waiting in the back.
Uvogin was acting like bait. Especially an injured Uvogin; that should be much more enticing, right?
"He's from the Troupe!"
Upon seeing the spider tattoo on the opponent's back, Kurapika's pupils dilated, and a deep scarlet hue surged in his eyes.
His eyes turned red!
The flas of vengeance roared within Kurapika's mind; he wanted to kill this man.
It was them who destroyed all his clansn.
The faint clinking sound of chains...
Just as Kurapika was about to attack, Riku gently placed a hand on his shoulder.
"There are many more of them behind him. Relax, he's yours, he won't get away."
Riku smiled faintly.
As expected of the Troupe, this Uvogin's traits were exceedingly excellent!
And it was exactly the Enhancent Type he favored so much!
Na: Uvogin System Traits: [Enhancent Type Talent] - Double Gold, [Innate Brute Strength] - Gold, [Full Body Enhancent Defense] - Gold, [Big Bang Impact] - Double Gold, [Belligerent] - Gold, [Detail in the Rough] - Gold, etc.
Absolutely gorgeous!
This is what a true powerhouse's attribute panel should look like.
Without his early accumulation, Riku wouldn't even be able to compare to this guy. But unfortunately, compared to Riku's current panel, the opponent's was now like comparing a lesser wizard to a great one.
However, this didn't stop Riku from wanting to devour all of this guy's panel traits and make them his own.
The Troupe could be considered a top-tier dungeon with incredibly lucrative drop rates!
Because even though he currently occupied the teor City area, the traits that automatically spawned there were nowhere near as good as the ones on these guys.
It had to be said, almost every one of these individuals was a once-in-a-century genius.
Perfect!
If they were geniuses, then they deserved to have a fine coffin prepared for them. Only that would suit their status.
Uvogin was naturally reserved by Kurapika, but that didn't prevent Riku from pulling so strings the mont the opponent was killed.
The one doing the killing is Kurapika, but the one licking the loot is Riku.
What's the harm in that?
Furthermore, [Super Five Senses] - Gold allowed Riku to sense several presences on the cliff behind them. If he wasn't mistaken, it had to be the other mbers of the Troupe.
He didn't believe for a second that they wouldn't make any preparations after seeing Pakunoda die. It was obvious they were waiting here for him to take the bait.
So...
If he didn't play along, how could he let them have their way?
Uvogin's traits were just too fantastic!
And the other mbers of the Troupe were unbelievably fantastic as well.
Therefore...
He wasn't willing to miss out on the traits he wanted most from these guys. The best arrangent would be to kill them off one by one, day by day.
If his Lucky Star had a 10-minute cooldown, he wouldn't have these worries and would just clear them all out today.
But unfortunately, the Lucky Star trait required a full day to cool down.
So, arranging for them to drop dead one per day was the perfect solution.
Riku whispered sothing in Kurapika's ear. The latter paused for a mont, then nodded.
"Alright, let's do it exactly as we agreed."
Riku smiled.
"Got it, Riku... Please be careful!"
Kurapika nodded with utmost solemnity.
Riku strode directly toward Uvogin, while Basho, Baise, and the others watched intently from behind, not even daring to breathe, their hearts pounding wildly.
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