"Ah! Candidate #406, Riku!! Chairman!!"
At the top of the cliff.
nchi cried out, her expression tense.
Even though there had been so misunderstandings between her and Riku, she couldn't bear to just watch such a strong, polite genius die.
He was far too impulsive; he had rushed out before she could even finish explaining the precautions.
Furthermore.
The miserable screams of several candidates could already be heard echoing from below.
Those guys didn't pay attention to the wind direction. They thought they could just jump out and be blown back up, but as a result... they fell right during the cooling period of the canyon's strong convection currents.
They plunged straight to their deaths on the spot.
Many candidates had already followed Riku's lead and jumped down. One by one, they grabbed onto the white spider webs, dangling in mid-air within the canyon.
"Oh? It is fine. That young man Riku is doing perfectly well right now. There is no need to worry, nchi."
Netero cupped his ear in a listening gesture. After listening carefully for a second, a smile appeared on his face.
Hearing this, nchi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
anwhile, down below.
Screams continued to echo continuously.
It was those impatient guys who wanted to score high.
After grabbing the white Spider Eagle eggs and the baby spiders, they hurriedly tried to fly back up, only to find that the strong convection currents were not blowing from the bottom of the canyon.
This caused them to plumt to their doom one after another.
This scene instantly caused the nerves of all the other candidates to pull taut.
At the very bottom.
In a place the other candidates couldn't see at all.
Riku directly let go of the web.
He landed right in the middle of a mountainous swarm of Spider Eagles.
As expected of one of the hardest ingredients to obtain in the entire world, possessing the title of the Dream Egg.
So of these Spider Eagles were a full two ters tall. Coupled with their purple, barb-covered segnted legs, they gave off a trendous sense of oppression.
Unfortunately for them.
They encountered Riku, the powerhouse who had slaughtered fish for ten years.
Nen: Hundred Flower Blade Wheel!!
In an instant.
Twenty filleting knives directly materialized in Riku's hands!
This was the trait that originally belonged to nchi.
When he first absorbed it, Riku hadn't awakened his Nen, but after just a short while, he had already figured out how to use it.
His Nen naturally flowed from the inside out, forcing his aura nodes open!
Conjuration: Hundred Flower Blade Wheel!
In a split second.
He transford into a demon god of slaughter, charging right into this pitiful swarm of Spider Eagles.
Miserable, shrill screeches rang out one after another, sending waves of goosebumps down the spines of the candidates hanging above.
[Ding! You killed the magical beast Spider Eagle. Randomly plundering traits. Congratulations, you have obtained [Extraordinary Reproduction] (Blue).]
[Ding! You killed the magical beast Spider Eagle. Randomly plundering traits. Congratulations, you have obtained [Demon Spider Perception] (Blue).]
[Ding! You killed the magical beast Spider Eagle. Randomly plundering traits. Congratulations, you have obtained [Climbing] (Blue).]
[Ding! You killed the magical beast Spider Eagle. Randomly plundering traits. Congratulations, you have obtained [Spider Silk] (Blue).]
[Ding!]
...
A series of chis that sounded like heavenly music rang continuously in his mind.
An invisible energy continuously flooded into Riku's limbs and bones. This was the effect of constantly acquiring brand-new traits.
Ti ticked by bit by bit.
The people above in the canyon had essentially all grasped the pattern of the convection currents, and the vast majority had successfully obtained their spider eggs and baby spiders.
A few figures still hadn't left.
"Gon-kun, we should head up. We are the only ones left," Kurapika said calmly.
"But Riku-nii hasn't co up yet!" Gon-kun was deeply worried.
"Let's go up. Since Riku-nii dared to go down alone, he definitely has a plan. I feel the convection current starting to weaken. If we don't go up now, I'm afraid there won't be any wind left later."
"Once we get up there, we can ask the Chairman, and then we can co back down with a rope to get Riku-nii," Killua said.
"Good idea! Let's head up and get a rope ready," Leorio also urged.
"Then... let's head up. Riku-nii!! Stay safe! If you aren't up in ten minutes, we are coming down to find you!!"
Gon-kun shouted into the abyss below.
The group then rode the convection current directly up to the top.
At the edge of the canyon.
The vast majority of the candidates had already returned. Everyone's face was beaming with joy; clearly, they had all obtained the required ingredients.
The so-called Mock Crab was just boiling the spider eggs and baby spiders together in water; there wasn't much culinary difficulty to it.
But at this mont, Examiner nchi's expression was not good. Her pretty face was written with worry.
"Chairman... it is already 4:20 PM. There is one last strong convection current in one minute. If Riku still can't make it up, I'm afraid we will need to go down and look for him."
"Oh? The wind is weakening, I see. Without the wind, it is indeed very difficult to co back up. However... that boy Riku is built different."
Netero didn't look worried in the slightest, speaking with a smiling face.
Everyone on the field was waiting patiently.
"I really hope that guy never cos back up!"
"Yeah. To be even stronger than the examiners... as long as that guy is around, there will always be one less spot for us to beco Pro Hunters."
"Shh, keep your voice down. If that Great Demon King hears us, we are dead."
"But I think Boss Riku is a really nice guy. He even helped us deal with those wild boars."
"There is no need to be so petty, right?"
...
The candidates present were already murmuring in low voices.
One minute passed.
"The last strong convection current is gone. Chairman, we must prepare a rope and go down to check on Riku. He cannot die here!" nchi was frantic.
"Talk about blatant favoritism! Other candidates die and it's just 'oh well', but when it cos to Riku..."
"If you could defeat an examiner, the examiner would definitely be worried about you too."
"Uh..."
...
A few candidates whispered among themselves.
Chairman Netero, however, didn't seem to care. Instead, he was turning his ear, listening intently to sothing.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, a bright smile blooming on his face as he said, "He is coming!"
nchi, Gon-kun, and the others were stunned.
They then heard the sound of incredibly rapid footsteps echoing up from the depths of the canyon.
Then, a figure shot up into the sky!
It was none other than Riku!
"This guy... didn't they just say there are no more convection currents? How did he get up here?"
"Did he climb up?"
"Monster!!"
"Could... could he have slaughtered a bunch of Spider Eagles down there? That's the bottom of the canyon!"
...
Everyone was completely dumbfounded.
Riku, whose back was stained with quite a bit of purple demon spider blood, landed right in front of everyone.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting."
Riku smiled, flashing his perfectly white teeth.
At this mont, his mood was absolutely stellar.
He had practically cleared out the entire monster nest down below. Of course.
To maintain species stability and to make it convenient for him to continue farming traits in the future.
He naturally didn't drive them to total extinction.
Plus, considering these magical beasts possessed the Extraordinary Reproduction ability, Riku very politely left a portion of the spider offspring alive so they could continue to multiply and thrive.
But even so, his harvest was absolutely astonishing.
Several new lines appeared on his attribute panel.
Trait: [Extraordinary Reproduction] (Gold) Effect: Your reproductive vitality and survival rate have reached the human limit. The survival rate of your offspring is extrely high, with a high probability of inheriting a portion of your excellent bloodline.Trait: [Demon Spider Perception] (Purple) Effect: You can keenly perceive movents within a certain radius through changes in vibrational frequencies.Trait: [Reinforced Spider Silk] (Purple) Effect: You possess Spider-Man-like abilities, able to shoot spider silk from your palms with a tensile strength rivaling steel wire.
Trait: [Demon Spider Climbing] (Purple)
Effect: You possess the climbing abilities of a demon spider, able to move across vertical walls and ceilings as if walking on flat ground.
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