Deep within the forest.
In a certain area.
The corpse of a candidate holding a long spear lay on the ground, his forehead and the back of his head pierced completely through by playing cards.
Standing before this corpse was none other than Hisoka.
Suddenly.
The ground not far away shifted. Hisoka furrowed his brows slightly, then ca to a realization.
It was Illumi.
This guy had co over, but he dug his way here underground?
"I need to rest for a bit," Illumi's voice ca from beneath the ground.
At this mont, both of his arms looked as if they were broken, and there were even scorch marks on his chest.
Riku's final punch gave him the feeling of being hit head-on by a teorite.
If it weren't for his powerful Nen, that punch would have probably crippled him entirely.
But right now, both of his hands were injured, and he was even poisoned. He needed so ti to treat himself.
"Oh?"
Hisoka sniffed the air, his eyes suddenly becoming extrely dangerous.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Several playing cards actually shot out directly, embedding themselves into the ground.
"What are you doing? Hisoka!" Illumi's angry voice ca from the burrow.
"You touched my fruit... It seems the fruit is becoming sweeter and more tempting! Hehehe!"
Hisoka suddenly laughed perversely, a flush of excitent appearing on his face.
In the next second, his smile vanished, replaced by bone-chilling coldness and danger.
"This is the last ti. If I see you touch my fruit next ti, you... will die."
"..."
Answering him was Illumi's silence.
"Alright, have a good rest then, hehe."
Only then did Hisoka laugh again.
...
By the ship.
Ponzu was struggling imnsely internally.
She was hesitating on how to find Riku.
"Oh? So you were here! Follow . Can you find Gon-kun and the others?"
Riku's voice drifted over. He walked towards her, the right sleeve of his shirt torn to shreds.
Seeing his sturdy chest and muscles, along with his completely intact body, Ponzu froze for a mont.
Because she had also seen Riku challenge the Pinhead.
And now.
Riku had appeared completely unscathed. Did that an...
The Pinhead lost?
As expected!
So strong!
So amazing!!
Ponzu's mind wandered with romantic thoughts.
Riku's hand had already rested on her small shoulder—patting her head was out of the question.
Doing a head pat on a girl wearing a literal beehive on her head wasn't a very good idea.
"Can you find Gon-kun and the others?" Riku frowned slightly as he asked.
"Ah!? Yes!! I placed bees on Gon-kun, Leorio, and Kurapika, but Killua... he cleared away the bees," Ponzu snapped back to reality and quickly said.
"No matter!! From now on, you are my toy... ahem, tool. Send out your bees as far and wide as possible to find nearby candidates. When you find them, tell , and I'll go clear the board," Riku instructed.
"U-understood. B-but the bees' range is also limited. I will do my best!!" Ponzu nodded repeatedly.
Riku led her in large strides into the forest.
Wilderness survival for a man and a woman?
...
Zevil Island was very large.
There were only 24 candidates in total.
Coupled with the Pinhead who was cleared out on the very first day...
Everyone understood they should try to head in different directions, at least when they didn't have absolute certainty they could take their opponent's ID badge.
Originally, this was supposed to be a competition between relatively evenly matched opponents.
Unfortunately, with the addition of boss-level characters like Riku, Hisoka, and the Pinhead...
It had completely turned into a smurfing session in the rookie pool.
A Hundred-Star Challenger slaughtering Bronze noobs!
Bystanders, please step aside!
By the seaside.
"L-lord... shouldn't we be looking for the others right now?" Ponzu asked sowhat nervously.
Because she was astonished to find that Riku not only had no intention of looking for anyone else, but had instead directly brought her to the beach to go fishing.
A master angler... taking a girl out!
And very quickly, he hooked several plump, delicious fish.
Then...
He set up a grill and started a barbecue.
Furthermore... he had just hunted a wild pheasant and two wild rabbits from the forest. These things had absolutely garbage traits on them.
White-tier.
He directly shattered them into transparent crystal fragnts to add to his EXP pool.
"A seven-day exam period is way too long. The island is massive, there's absolutely no need to go looking for them right now. Besides, the environnt here is very nice; it's the perfect ti for a relaxing vacation," Riku lay comfortably on the sandy beach, enjoying the afternoon sun.
Ponzu took on the role of a maid, in charge of grilling the at.
This was also sothing she was willing to do, at least to let Riku see her value.
She was just worried that they wouldn't be able to pass this phase of the exam, especially if she dragged Riku down. That was sothing she absolutely did not want to happen in her heart.
"But my Lord... there are only so many ID badges. If we don't go snatch them now, when the ti cos..."
"When the ti cos, it'll be even better. We can just snatch them directly from their hands, can't we? Don't worry, the final day is the true ti for harvesting. Just help keep an eye on Gon-kun and the others. If they encounter an accident, we'll rush over," Riku replied.
Although he had promised Aunt Mito and the residents of Whale Island to look after Gon-kun.
He didn't want to be a full-ti nanny.
Because being a nanny ant having no freedom.
However, the people of Whale Island had raised him, and he owed them his life.
So he could help Gon-kun out at crucial monts.
His only focus right now was the final showdown.
He would KO Hisoka!
And take that guy's ID badge.
I am terrifyingly strong right now, hahaha!
Soon.
The mouth-watering aroma of grilled fish wafted through the air.
There was also the grilled pheasant and grilled rabbit, all of which were Riku's signature dishes!
Ponzu was craving it so much she was drooling constantly.
"Lord... the at is grilled. Do you need ... to feed you?" Ponzu blushed.
She was here to take the Pro Hunter exam! How did she end up working as a waitress?
However, if she could stay by Riku's side, she felt incredibly satisfied and fulfilled inside, even feeling a trace of happiness right now.
"Let's eat together! Rest well after eating, and expand your bees' perception range as much as possible. If you notice anyone intruding, tell ," Riku waved his hand and started eating directly.
On this primitive deserted island, bringing a little loli along for wilderness survival...
It certainly had a unique flavor to it.
The progress of their exploration could be considered extrely slow.
Sunset and dusk.
Ponzu nervously moved closer to Riku.
She accidentally touched Riku's arm, and upon finding that he didn't resist, she slowly nestled even closer to him.
The two of them had already set up a campsite and even a temporary shelter.
This was simply...
While others were nervously undergoing the exam, Riku was straight-up doing wilderness exploration and survival.
If he had a cara setup, he could start livestreaming directly.
"How annoying! Not sleeping in the middle of the night, just watching, watching, watching! What the fuck are you watching!!"
Riku suddenly stood up, his gaze looking toward the pitch-black forest in the distance.
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