"T-that's Dad!? Is... is this real?"
The fat guy rubbed his eyes, feeling it was unbelievable. He had the feeling he was dreaming, and it was a very long nightmare.
"Ah!? Silva! He... he actually hurt Silva!!!"
The aristocratic woman shrieked in horror, as if she had seen sothing unimaginable.
Kikyo was also a top-tier assassin. It was precisely because she lost to Silva that she chose to marry him.
She naturally knew her husband's strength perfectly well.
At least looking across the entire world, he belonged to the absolute top-tier ranks.
But now.
Let alone being unable to take the opponent down, he was actually... being pressed in close combat and forced back step by step.
Is this really the Silva she knew?
No!
It was that brat who was too abnormal. The terrifying power of his fists, even the aftershock of the fist wind was enough to cave in and shatter the castle floor.
One could imagine...
Just what kind of terrifying pressure Silva, at the very center of the storm, was enduring!
But all of this still completely exceeded their expectations; it was a scene they wouldn't see even in their dreams.
Inside the castle.
Illumi struggled to stand up, even forgetting the pain of his broken arms.
His hollow eyes showed a rare expression of astonishnt, shock, and disbelief.
He stared blankly at the battle scene before him.
Boom, boom, boom!
Boom, boom, boom!
Boom, boom, boom!!
The terrifying explosive sounds continued to ring out, giving the feeling that it absolutely would not stop.
Silva's responses were becoming increasingly hurried.
With the Scarlet Eyes Lightning Nen activated, Riku's combat power absolutely erupted, exceeding ten tis its normal level.
Such a terrifying eruption was simply inconceivable.
Especially the threads of lightning surging on the opponent's fists, which also gave Silva a numbing sensation.
He couldn't even rember how many punches he had thrown.
But the opponent was like a frenzied beast, grabbing his hand so tightly it almost cut into his flesh. The two of them were completely engaged in a frenzied half-ter close-quarters brawl.
Silva also possessed [Man of Steel] (Gold)!
Generally invulnerable to swords and spears, water and fire, a true man of steel through and through.
When Riku's fists landed on him, it produced explosive sounds like thunderous collisions of steel.
But similarly.
Silva's fists landed on Riku.
[Iron-Plated Tank] (Gold) Enhancent Nen Scarlet Eyes maxed out Lightning Nen maxed out!
It equally burst forth with steel-like sounds.
It was like two n of iron constantly hamring at each other.
All techniques were non-existent. It was entirely solid, blow-for-blow physical combat, thoroughly becoming a contest of endurance and resilience as the two sides frantically hamred each other.
The ground and walls behind Riku also shattered due to the force of the punches penetrating through!
But in comparison, Silva's side was much more miserable.
With everything maxed out, Riku's energy was terrifying. The ground and walls behind Silva had completely cracked and shattered, almost turning into fine powder.
And blood was splattering and sprinkling everywhere!
Whereas the degree and area of shattering on the walls and ground behind Riku were clearly not as astonishing as Silva's.
Silva's explosive power couldn't match a maxed-out Riku.
"..."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Flesh-to-flesh combat!
It shocked everyone so much they couldn't utter a single word. They could only widen their eyes and stare blankly at everything before them.
Even Zeno, standing on the high platform, fell silent.
The terrifying close-quarters brawl lasted for a full ten-plus minutes.
The entire interior of the castle was in a complete ss; not a single intact spot could be seen.
The attacks of the two n stopped.
Dust filled the air.
"..."
Incredibly quiet.
Everyone stared fixedly at the ssy ground before them.
It was almost like a ruin.
The dust gradually settled.
"Heh~~~"
Everyone shockingly saw a man covered in blood, resembling a beast, slowly walk out.
His other hand was dragging a burly man who was also covered in wounds and had fainted.
Silva!
Was... beaten to a pulp?
Seeing this scene.
"..."
Everyone present was collectively dumbfounded. Every single person felt that everything they were seeing was not real.
"No—Silva!? How is this possible!! This is absolutely not real, how could this be? How could Silva lose? How could he lose to a brat like this?"
The aristocratic woman Kikyo let out a hysterical, disbelieving shriek.
She wouldn't dare believe even in her dreams that her husband would actually lose to such a kid. Although the other party indeed possessed extrely powerful strength, at least in her impression, her husband was practically invincible.
"Dad..."
The fat guy Milluki was also dumbfounded, sitting blankly in his chair, staring at the surveillance screen before him with lifeless eyes.
And the loli Kalluto, who had just knocked and entered, was also dumbfounded.
He stared in disbelief at the scene on the screen. In his impression, his father, who was like a God of War, was now being dragged in the hands of this guy who thoroughly irritated him, like a dead dog.
Lost!?
His father actually lost. A man like a God of War lost to this brat.
Kalluto felt his worldview receive an unprecedentedly powerful impact.
...
In the training ground.
The heavily injured Illumi stood frozen in place.
He had imagined countless outcos, but he absolutely never expected an outco like this.
Even before this, he felt sowhat annoyed about his own defeat. It wasn't because he let his guard down, but because the strength Riku suddenly erupted with was simply too inconceivable.
Every ti, he could erupt with several tis his previous combat power.
This was simply not a power a human could possess.
But even so, he had always believed that his father would defeat this troubleso guy, because from beginning to end, his father had never made any mistakes or suffered any defeats.
He was the pillar of the Zoldyck family!
But now, everyone witnessed with their own eyes this pillar of the family being forcefully smashed down.
And by an unknown little guy at that.
Unbelievable!
He couldn't believe it!
Thinking about it this way, him losing to this brat didn't seem like a particularly embarrassing thing anymore.
Because the power the opponent used to fight his father just now far exceeded, by several tis, what he used when fighting him.
Indescribable!
Illumi's emotions were incredibly complex at this mont. At least before this, he was considered a genius of the family, and so was Killua.
But now, compared to this young man before him, Illumi suddenly felt it was sowhat laughable. What so-called genius, what so-called monster, they were completely vulnerable in front of this freak.
The appearance of this guy was simply an existence like a nightmare to everyone.
For the first ti.
Strong emotions surfaced in Illumi's hollow eyes.
Unwillingness, helplessness, and despair!
Because the opponent's age and talent far exceeded his own. He probably wouldn't have a chance to defeat this guy in his entire lifeti.
On the high platform.
Old Man Zeno's hands, clasped behind his back, trembled slightly. He widened his eyes, staring fixedly below.
Looking at his son, who was in such a sorry state for the first ti.
The last ti his son was in such a sorry state was probably decades ago. At that ti, he was still a wet-behind-the-ears brat, severely taught a lesson by himself and tasted the flavor of defeat.
But since that ti, Silva had never lost again. He rose with absolute dazzling talent until he entrusted the entire family into his hands.
He didn't expect... him to lose so thoroughly now.
Although this defeat also contained a certain elent of underestimating the enemy. If Riku hadn't chosen a close-combat approach and deliberately used his injuries to bait the opponent...
Silva absolutely wouldn't have lost so easily. Even if he couldn't defeat the opponent, it would have ended in a draw.
But this kind of half-ter close-quarters brawl had completely nothing to do with techniques or assassination arts anymore. It was purely a contest of strength and endurance.
Whoever had stronger attack power, a longer health bar, and higher defense would win the final victory.
Clearly, in front of the beast-like Riku, his son lost.
This guy... the strength he just erupted with was at least ten tis what he used against Illumi!
Unbelievable!
Simply unbelievable!
And Silva couldn't really be considered to have underestimated the enemy. Even if it were Zeno himself, he would inevitably have made a similar choice.
It could only be said that this kid Riku was simply too ruthless. The first arm rely made Silva let his guard down, while the second arm made Silva choose to end the battle.
The result was he took the bait.
Was it relying on beast-like intuition? Or a madman-like fighting style?
"Netero... just what kind of monster have you set your eyes on?"
Zeno couldn't help but wail from the bottom of his heart at this mont.
In his era.
Netero was already standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid, even far exceeding the second-ranked existence, truly leaving everyone in the dust.
Making people unable to even look up to him.
But now.
This little guy Netero had his eyes on, in terms of talent and monstrousness, even far exceeded the Netero of back then.
One must know this little guy is only a teenager right now.
When twenty years or even longer have passed, no one can imagine what terrifying level he will reach.
This era is going to change.
I'm afraid there's no longer a ship for us old folks to board.
Zeno couldn't help but sigh with emotion internally.
Down below.
The head of the Zoldyck family, Silva, was being dragged like a dead dog by Riku, leaving a trail of blood on the ground.
[Ding! Congratulations, you defeated Silva Zoldyck in a combat stance! 10% chance to automatically copy...]
[Ding! You heard the call of strong luck, Luck erupts...]
[Ding! Congratulations, you copied [Taijutsu] (Gold), [Nen Bullet] (Gold)]
[Ding! You possess [Taijutsu] (Gold), automatically fusing into [Taijutsu] (Double Gold)]
...
A voice like heavenly music rang out in Riku's mind.
Imdiately after, a massive amount of information flooded into Riku's mind, shockingly containing the abilities regarding Silva's Taijutsu and Nen Bullets!
The prerequisite for Nen Bullets is Transmutation Nen!
And now Riku had already fard a [Transmutation Nen Master] (Gold) from Hisoka!
Which ans... the instant he obtained this ability, he possessed the ability to use Nen Bullets!
Perfect!
The enhancent of Taijutsu further strengthened Riku's physique quite a bit.
The dignified head of the Zoldyck family... was actually defeated by a teenage boy at this mont.
This scene was simply too shocking.
No one dared to stop Riku, including Illumi, who could only watch helplessly as he dragged his father with one hand, slowly walking forward.
"That's about enough, little friend."
A figure descended.
It was shockingly Zeno Zoldyck.
This forr head of the family, who was previously watching the show from the high platform, was also the current second strongest existence in the family.
As for the first...
Unfortunately, it wasn't Silva Zoldyck. Although he was the head of the entire family, in reality, his own combat power was still slightly weaker than this old man's.
It was just that the old man had now retired from the battlefield and lived in seclusion behind the scenes.
This was considered an open secret.
But in reality.
As a transmigrator, Riku understood even better that the reason the Zoldyck family could maintain their status in the assassination world for so many years... naturally included the leadership and strength support of family heads like Zeno and Silva.
But there was also... that person, Maha Zoldyck!
This guy was the true strongest person in the entire Zoldyck family, Zeno's... grandfather! An existence from the sa era as Netero!
He even held the title of the world's second-highest combat power!
And this guy hadn't died up to now; he was still living in this world, just that it wasn't clear where.
Back in his youth, he even went to the Dark Continent together with Netero and his own son Ziggg Zoldyck, but the final result was a miserable retreat.
Since then, the Dark Continent beca a taboo topic for humanity.
It was precisely because of Maha's connection that the Zoldyck family could remain prosperous and unfailing in current human society.
Even though they were clearly an assassination family, they could openly reside in a tourist attraction without being besieged by other factions.
Behind this must be the result of a power struggle among various factions.
Looking at this boy in front of him, covered in blood and resembling a beast, Zeno sighed with imnse emotion internally.
If it were anyone else, as long as it wasn't the person Netero had his eyes on, they probably wouldn't have any chance of leaving here today!
But Riku... was the person Netero had his eyes on.
Zeno didn't want to fall out with Netero.
So even if Riku killed Silva today, he would just have to swallow the bitter pill.
In the distance, Illumi's emotions were even more complex right now.
He never dread the situation would turn this bad.
He originally thought the Zoldyck family would defeat this person with absolute superiority and then extract so of his secrets from his mouth.
But looking at it now... they tried to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it.
The entire family might even wipe out.
But now... Grandpa Zeno had made his move, so everything was settled.
"Put Silva down. We are not enemies. Killua and your friends are completely fine."
Old man Zeno spoke faintly.
"Heh~"
But right now, Riku's acting skills were still online.
He revealed a beast-like smile.
The duration of the Scarlet Eyes hasn't ended yet!
Since the other party had already shown they had no malicious intent towards him, it ant that no matter how much of a fuss he made, this bad old man Zeno could only suffer in silence!
With Netero backing him, he didn't dare touch him.
But just in case this old guy decided to do sothing unorthodox, Riku still took a precaution.
He faked a movent, and a Hunter License dropped from his pocket.
Clatter~
It was shockingly a Two-Star Hunter License!
And in the next instant.
The 'beast' Riku threw Silva away like trash, roaring as he charged toward the bad old man Zeno!
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