"Roar..."
The massive wolfhound in front of him bared its fangs at Riku, foul-slling saliva dripping down.
"Roar--"
The giant hound Mike struck first with its paw!
Its massive paw swept across in an instant!
Riku leaped lightly to dodge, but the spot he had just been standing on was instantly gouged into a trench over a ter deep, as if scraped by an excavator's shovel. Even the massive tree behind it was effortlessly snapped in half!
"As expected of a creature from the outer edges of the Dark Continent. You are indeed much stronger than the magical beasts I've encountered before, and the traits on your body truly interest ."
"Given your intelligence, you should be able to understand my words. Show whatever tricks you have as soon as possible, otherwise you won't get the chance later."
Riku landed and said calmly.
[Ding! You and the giant hound Mike have entered a combat stance]
The system notification chid.
The giant hound Mike was clearly enraged by Riku's words. This ti, it opted for a direct forward pounce.
Boom--
Riku rely raised both hands, catching the opponent's massive paws directly, one on the left and one on the right. The ground beneath his feet instantly shattered and split apart like bursting ice, crackling sharply.
If Gon-kun and the others were still standing here, they would undoubtedly be shocked by this scene.
The strength possessed by this giant wolfhound was truly astonishing.
[Monstrous Strength] (Gold)!
This was a trait Riku was incredibly familiar with. Back on Whale Island, he possessed this exact sa trait. However, when used, different targets naturally yielded different effects.
This giant hound Mike was originally a top-tier magical beast from the outer edges of the Dark Continent. Its bodily constitution far exceeded that of humans and other ordinary magical beasts. The amplification effect it received was therefore incredibly astonishing.
Coupled with the special trait buff of [Super Five Senses] (Gold), it made this giant hound Mike the undisputed number one watchdog of the entire Zoldyck family.
However, this ti, disbelief flashed in its massive eyes. It was clearly having a hard ti understanding the scene that had just occurred, because it found that this tiny human in front of it wasn't easily flattened into a at patty like the humans it had seen before.
Moreover, the imnse force rebounding from its paw gave it the illusion of slamming into a nail, bringing a slight stinging sensation.
"Roar--"
Clearly, the giant hound Mike understood Riku's words; this guy possessed the [Intelligence] trait after all.
The muscles on its body surged like water ripples, and its entire physique rapidly expanded a fraction. The bulging muscles were like steel under its black, satiny, glossy fur, exuding a terrifying sense of oppression.
As if unable to control itself, the giant hound Mike let out a low, warning growl, its eyes turning blood red.
"Roar--"
This ti, the paw, which had clearly expanded a circle in size, swept toward Riku's direction once again. The paw tore through the air, emitting a piercing sonic boom. The ground was easily crushed like tofu dregs, and even the resulting wind pressure cleanly sliced the nearby trees in half.
Boom--
Amidst the deafening explosion, shockwaves rolled and dust billowed in all directions.
The giant hound Mike finally let out a satisfied low growl. Using its true strength, let alone a person, even a solid lump of steel could be forcefully flattened.
But when the dust settled, the giant hound Mike froze in place. It stared in disbelief at the still completely unhard Riku before it. The opponent had simply stretched out his left hand, effortlessly blocking its steel-like sharp claws!
What was bizarre was that Riku's left hand had beco sowhat scorchingly red hot at this mont. Even his left sleeve had completely burst open. It looked like a red-hot branding iron.
Why is it like this?
The giant hound Mike didn't have much in its head; only this question flashed by.
In the next second, it saw Riku suddenly tilt his head to look at it. The corners of the opponent's mouth curled up slightly, revealing bright white teeth.
"Tch..."
Wisps of white steam gushed out from Riku's mouth.
This was the effect of activating [Divine Power].
It was like a super high-speed engine frantically operating within his body. His general muscles and cells had entered a completely new state.
"Good strength, but still far from enough. No wonder you are a creature from the outer edges of the Dark Continent, you should only be a mixed breed. I really hope to witness a purebred creature from the Dark Continent; perhaps I'll be able to see one soon!"
Riku grinned.
The instant it saw this smile, the giant hound Mike felt the fur all over its body almost stand on end. From the terrifying aura emitted by the opponent, it had the illusion of returning to the deepest mories of its genetic origins.
Those were mories belonging to the Dark Continent, the innate fear of the kings within the Dark Continent.
Although it wasn't born in the Dark Continent in the truest sense, a portion of Dark Continent creature blood still flowed within the giant hound Mike's body. The fear of those higher-tier beings was deeply engraved in its genes.
"Awooo--"
The giant hound Mike suddenly tilted its head back, let out a long howl, and unexpectedly turned and started running without looking back!
It was afraid!
Although this human in front of it looked no different in size from other ordinary humans, the aura radiating from him made it feel an unprecedented terror.
It had a strong, unprecedented premonition: if it couldn't escape this ti, it would die here, dying at the hands of this human.
Boom--
The instant the giant hound Mike turned to flee, Riku's figure moved as well.
His legs fiercely stomped the ground, and the earth instantly burst open. Because Riku's speed was too fast, it even emitted an ear-piercing sonic boom.
Supersonic Punch!!
Mid-air.
Riku's fist, burning with a searing red glow, smashed heavily onto the giant hound Mike's head.
This was a technique he had learned using his copy ability when fighting the Hunter Association Chairman, Netero.
He might not be as powerful as Netero himself, but he had learned a good seventy to eighty percent of it.
With the amplification of this fist technique, the power was even more terrifying.
The tiny physique against the incomparably massive giant hound Mike was like a toothpick. The small fist smashing onto the opponent's enormous body ford an unprecedentedly intense visual impact.
But the power that exploded in the next instant gave one the illusion of dreaming.
Amidst a muffled explosive blast.
The giant hound Mike didn't even have ti to scream. Only a series of cracking bone-shattering sounds could be heard, and its head instantly burst into a mist of blood.
Its massive body plumted through the air like a broken rag, its huge montum forcefully snapping a whole row of trees before barely coming to a halt.
When it landed, blood flowed out profusely. But at this mont, this Zoldyck family watchdog had already lost its head. Its limbs twitched briefly, and then it stopped moving completely.
[Ding! Congratulations, you killed the giant hound Mike, traits are automatically being plundered]
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining [Black - Massive Creature] (Gold), [Monstrous Strength] (Gold), [Super Five Senses] (Gold)]
[Automatically fusing for you]
A voice like heavenly music echoed in Riku's mind.
In an instant, an invisible, countless energy surged into Riku's limbs and bones.
Riku could clearly feel every single cell in his body seemingly cheering and groaning in excitent.
This surge of power rapidly strengthened his physique and every cell.
Riku landed.
High-temperature steam seed to surface on his body, and only then did it gradually dim down, returning to a normal state.
Even with Riku's current physical constitution, he couldn't keep the [Divine Power] state active at every mont. This thing was like fighting at full strength; using it for too long would cause fatigue.
But to his surprise, [Monstrous Strength] (Gold) dropped from this giant hound Mike. This was a prerequisite trait. After receiving this trait buff, it automatically fused into [Divine Power] (Red)!
Riku could feel his physique receiving further enhancent.
The duration he could enter his full-strength combat state was also greatly extended. If he could absorb the sa trait multiple tis, perhaps he could push his Red trait directly into a Black trait!
Besides that.
[Super Five Senses] (Gold) Effect: You will possess incredibly acute five senses. Hearing, sll, vision, etc., are all massively enhanced!
After obtaining and fusing this trait, Riku clearly felt his five senses and six perceptions massively elevate, especially his sense of sll, which beca much sharper.
And his hearing!
He could even hear movents hundreds of ters away.
This was a magical beast type trait. The reason the giant hound Mike could be so active was mainly due to the ability of this trait, but now this trait was directly buffed onto Riku.
In other words, even without comprehending sothing like Nen - En, relying purely on this abnormal enhancent ability, Riku could form a similar effect.
[Ding! Detected that you possess the [Spider Sense] (Purple) trait. This trait and [Super Five Senses] (Gold) are of the sa type. Automatically fusing. The progress of your [Super Five Senses] (Gold) has increased]
Good!
Traits of the sa type could undergo fusion, though pushing this trait from Gold to Red would still require a massive amount of accumulation.
But at least this was a good start.
[Ding! Detected that you are not a magical beast species. Do you wish to consider shattering the [Black - Massive Creature] trait?]
The system notification suddenly chid.
"I actually fard a Dark Continent creature's trait?"
Riku was sowhat surprised, "System, if I use this trait, will I develop beast-like characteristics or have my mind affected by it?"
[Replying to the host, this system will ensure that all traits kept after recycling will only provide positive buffs to the host. Traits with negative impacts will automatically be evaded for the host.]
[This trait can be equipped by the host, but you will not obtain a massive physique like a magical beast. After use, the host will possess the aura of a Dark Continent creature. The effect of this trait can be actively turned off.]
The system explained.
As expected of the system, its considerations were indeed very thorough. At least it allowed him not to worry that using this trait would subject him to its influence and turn him into a werewolf.
That outco would be too miserable.
"Use! Do not shatter, temporarily turn off the effect of this trait."
Riku said in a deep voice.
Regardless, this was a creature from the edge of the Dark Continent. Before the Chira Ants appeared in this world, obtaining a similar trait would be extrely difficult, and even Chira Ants might not possess this kind of trait.
And to truly journey to the Dark Continent, this trait might act as a special ticket. He could choose to keep it temporarily without it affecting him.
anwhile, in the distance.
Gon-kun and the others were incredibly nervous.
From their position, they could clearly hear the deafening explosions coming from the forest, as well as the roar of the giant wolfhound.
"Riku-nii won't be in any trouble, right? That guy looked very hard to deal with!"
Gon-kun said worriedly.
"We can't help with anything over there. Leorio, you and Gon-kun wait here, I'll go in and take a look!"
Kurapika frowned slightly.
"I'll go too!! Kurapika!"
Gon-kun wanted to tag along. Just as the few of them were discussing whether to go in and check the specific situation, a familiar voice suddenly ca from afar.
"It's already dealt with, co over. Are you guys interested in trying so magical beast roast at? I heard this giant hound is a creature from the Dark Continent, maybe its taste will be even more delicious."
Riku said with a smile.
"Ah!? Riku-nii! Are you alright? T-that giant wolfhound was really dealt with by you? That guy was as big as a small mountain, bigger than any magical beast we've ever seen before."
"So amazing!! If he hadn't dealt with that guy, Riku-nii wouldn't be standing in front of us right now."
"Magical beast roast at! That sounds pretty good!"
...
Gon-kun and the other two were incredibly surprised. Seeing Riku walk over completely unhard, aside from so torn sleeves and clothes, they couldn't spot a single wound on his body.
They even noticed the slightly charred marks on Riku's right fist.
The three of them followed Riku directly inside.
Upon seeing the massive corpse lying on the ground, all three were sowhat dumbfounded!
The incomparably massive and ferocious wolfhound that was swaggering just monts ago had now turned into a headless corpse lying on the ground.
But even so, the opponent's massive body was an insurmountable obstacle, like a small mountain!
Even its tough fur couldn't be sliced open by ordinary swords, even though it was already dead.
Especially after clearly seeing the cause of the opponent's death, the three people present were filled with unparalleled shock internally.
Because this giant wolfhound's head was actually forcefully blown apart by Riku's fist.
One must know that for magical beasts like wolfhounds, there is a saying of "copper head, iron brain, tofu waist"; this type of magical beast's head is the hardest part.
Yet the opponent's hardest part was forcefully smashed to a pulp. Along with the explosion marks on the ground and the fallen trees all around.
All of it bore witness that an incredibly astonishing battle had erupted here just monts ago.
Everyone could even imagine how shocking the visuals of that battle must have been.
And at this exact mont.
Inside the manor...
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