I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

"Speaking of which, how do I remove this mark if I want to..."

He reached out and touched the rose-gold pentagram inside the wolf's ear with his fingertips. Instantly, the pentagram vanished.

"Woo!"

The wolf, now free from Jingyang's control, immediately cried out in panic.

However, a deep roar of a tiger immediately came from behind Jing Yang. Its stripes emitted a faint light like jade as the tiger bypassed Jing Yang, leaped forward, and pinned the struggling wolf to the ground.

The fluorescent tiger, standing on all fours and over 1.5 meters tall, with its massive and heavy body, pressed down on the wolf that had already been injured and bled for Jing Yang, making the latter appear so weak and powerless.

"Thanks, my Tiger Bro." Jing Yang leaned closer to the tiger's paw and patted the head of the wolf that was pinned down and unable to move. "Don't bark, I'm just testing it out, it'll be quick."

If my own reading volume is limited, how can I test it efficiently?

In other words, what kind of testing objectives are the most urgent?

Jingyang thought for a moment, then took off his loose-fitting black suit and covered the wolf with it.

He plucked a strand of his hair, placed it on the wolf through his suit, then held his breath, used his familiar touch to manipulate his "qi" to twist the hair into a pentagram shape, and pressed it as tightly as possible against the surface of his clothes—the activation of his ability had truly failed.

Jingyang could sense that the failure was not due to a lack of mental energy, but rather because the activation conditions were not truly met.

He took a couple of breaths, rested for a moment, then tossed his clothes aside and continued the same method, using his qi to manipulate the hair strands twisted into a pentagram, which landed on the wolf's fur—he intentionally only let the hair strands touch the wolf's fur, rather than sticking to it tightly. His ability failed once again.

"So, the 'pentagram' must be pressed against the target's 'skin' to be successfully triggered? Or rather, must a pentagram be neatly made on the target's 'surface'?" Jing Yang pondered. "In that case, it seems there are three conditions for the ability: ① the pentagram symbol; ② the symbol must be pressed against the target's skin, it won't work through clothing; ③ while the first two conditions are met, my Nen energy must also cover it. All three conditions are indispensable..."

Jingyang really wanted to continue testing, but he was too tired, thirsty, hungry, and exhausted.

Jingyang picked up the glass of water, took a gulp, and then asked Tiger to continue holding down the wolf.

He searched the cabin and found plenty of emergency food, such as compressed biscuits, bread, chocolate, and small cakes.

Incidentally, he also found some pants and a shirt, rolled them up to the right length, and haphazardly put them on. He then found a rope to tie the waistband tightly, so he no longer had to walk around naked.

Considering the pile of gangster corpses on the shore earlier, Jing Yang naturally wasn't worried about the food expiring.

"Brother Tiger, do you want some?"

Jingyang opened the small cake that looked the most delicious and waved it in front of the tiger's big head.

The rare and exotic beasts of the Hunter world are indeed quite intelligent. It shook its head, raised its tiger paw, and pushed the small cake back, as if urging Jingyang to eat it quickly and not waste it.

As for the wolf, it was pinned down by the tiger and had no chance to resist.

To be honest, while Jingyang was grateful to the fluorescent tiger for helping him, he was also quite puzzled as to why it was so kind to him. He hadn't even spent any money on it!

Jingyang wolfed down the small cakes, chocolates, and cookies, and then drank the last bit of water in his cup.

In the quiet night, in the empty cabin, the only sounds besides the low howls of the wolves were the sounds of Jingyang eating...

While taking a break and eating, Jingyang casually picked up the newspaper from before.

Although I can't understand the text in the Hunter x Hunter world, at least I can see the pictures! There are many photos in the newspaper.

And there are also many numbers that seem to be universally applicable throughout the universe?

Jingyang found joy even in hardship, and was quite content.

He saw a string of numbers in date format under the jumble of scribbles on the front page of the news, clearly stating "1994-11-29". After a moment's recollection, he immediately understood his current point in time – according to the storyline of Hunter x Hunter, the protagonist Gon = Freecss went out to participate in the Hunter Exam in January of 1999 (Hunter Calendar).

In other words, this is most likely the end of 1994 in the Hunter Calendar, approximately four years after the "beginning of the story"...

Jingyang's gaze lingered on a photo in the news.

The photo appears to have been taken by a journalist at some political event. In the picture, the two sides are meeting amicably, shaking hands, looking at the camera, and sporting typical politician smiles. More importantly, one of the people shaking hands... is a fat man, a somewhat simple-minded, somewhat prosperous-looking fat man, yet exuding a shrewdness. And, more importantly, Jing Yang seems to recognize him!

Isn't this King Kakin from the comics?

Is it that guy whose royal surname is the rather bizarre "twice-cooked pork"?

In his previous life, when Jingyang reread the Hunter x Hunter manga, he went all the way to the very end, the Dark Continent: Black Whale: Kakin's Succession to the Throne arc. Although he eventually gave up on finishing that part because the amount of text in the manga kept increasing, to the point of being ridiculous and making him dizzy, he still had a pretty good impression of King Kakin, who was quite important in the story at the time.

This means that I have traveled to the territory of the Kakin Kingdom in the Hunter x Hunter world?

Thinking of the Kingdom of Kakin inevitably brings to mind Kite; thinking of Kite naturally brings to mind the Chimera Ant arc; and thinking of the Chimera Ant arc...

Forget it.

Damn it! Jingyang threw down the newspaper, feeling he had rested enough, and continued to use wild wolves as material to test his abilities.

But just then, Jingyang suddenly realized something unusual that he had overlooked. This unusual thing had been right under his nose until now, and he had only just noticed it.

This wolf...

It was almost beaten to death by a pack of wolves before, and it was on its last breath. How come it is now lively and energetic, and there are no obvious wounds on its body?

Is it because this wolf is of superior breed and has a strong recovery ability, or...?

Having the idea, Jingyang wanted to test it out on the spot, so he ran all over the cabin. The fluorescent tiger that was holding down the wolf kept turning its head to follow him, until finally Jingyang still couldn't find a suitable "weapon"—the kitchen knife was placed too high for him to reach! Helpless, Jingyang returned to the tiger. "Brother Tiger, I'll have to trouble you to lift your paw and give this guy a good whack." He pointed to the wolf under the tiger's rear end.

Without hesitation, the tiger ripped a bloody gash across the wolf's neck amidst the wolf's screams, and warm drops of blood nearly splashed onto Jingyang's legs.

With Tiger suppressing him, Wild Wolf, even in pain, couldn't break free and was unable to hurt anyone.

Jingyang then stood safely to the side, carefully observing the changes in the wolf's wounds.

Even as the torn wound became dark red with blood, and the hair stuck together or even congealed, the laceration showed no obvious signs of healing.

Jing Yang seemed to be deep in thought. He dipped his finger in wolf blood and ruffled the fur on the exposed part of the wolf's belly, managing to draw a neat pentagram bloodstain close to the wolf's skin.

This time, Jingyang did not use any force when drawing the pentagram.

Only after he finished drawing did he raise his palm, wipe his fingers, gather his spiritual energy, and press his small palm onto the pentagram pattern.

Starred account successfully activated!

A rose-gold pentagram mark appeared on the wolf's belly.

Hidden rule for star activation: You can first place a pentagram symbol on the target, and then find an opportunity to attach my Nen to it. It doesn't have to be done at the same time to successfully activate the ability.

Jing Yang nodded in satisfaction, then turned back to examine the wolf's neck, at the bloody wound.

The wound began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye...

It's supposed to be a skill used to manipulate opponents and defeat them in one strike, but it has an additional, traitor-like effect—the guy with the star mark actually has a powerful self-healing ability!

However, Jingyang was not disappointed or dissatisfied; instead, he smiled.

He deftly dipped his finger in the remaining wolf blood, thought for a moment before putting pen to paper, then turned his back and, with the help of "Jinglang's" third-person perspective, accurately drew a pentagram pattern on the back of his neck with wolf blood. When he drew the last stroke, he gathered his spiritual energy at his fingertips, poured it into the blood pattern, and instantly covered the pentagram.

In an instant, a rose-gold star appeared on the back of Jingyang's neck.

perfect!

In this way, wouldn't I also possess a powerful self-healing passive skill?

Furthermore, as a manipulation-type ability user, I've already secured the "first move wins" advantage by manipulating myself. This means that if I encounter other manipulation-type users in the future, they simply won't be able to successfully control me. I've completely defended against it!

The world of Nen is... so interesting!

Jingyang was in high spirits when, just then, a gunshot rang out from afar through the porthole of the cabin.

Snapped! ...

In the silent, dark night, the gunshot sounded so loud and abrupt, echoing for a long time in the sea breeze.

Are there other gangs still alive nearby?

Jing Yang was startled.

At the same time, a strange aura, both cold and hot, burrowed into the depths of his heart!

Jing Yang's vision blurred, and he slumped softly towards the fluorescent tiger...

Chapter 4, "Home Delivery," is...

Let's rewind a tiny bit...

About a kilometer away in the wilderness from where Jingyang was, on the small cruise ship that had run aground, the battle between the two men in black suits was coming to an end.

They were all exhausted from the battle, and the ground nearby showed signs of destruction. One of them knelt on the ground, suffering multiple fractures, his breath completely depleted, coughing up blood. He said in disbelief, "How could this be... You shouldn't have any strength left! Why do I still have any 'qi' to use..."

The man opposite him raised his pistol and said expressionlessly, "Why should I explain my abilities to a dead man?"

Snapped! ...

The gun barrel was spitting fire. Exhausted, the man in the black suit collapsed to the ground, dying with a spray of blood from his forehead.

Gunshots echoed in the night.

Muther waited for a while and saw that the hunter's body did not change after death, nor did it show any stronger resentment after death, before he was relieved.

He put away his gun and walked towards the other side. "Why would I have extra energy as a backup plan? Fool, if you think about it for a moment, you should know that I simply retrieved some kind of 'spirit beast' that I had released outside my body at the beginning after my own energy was depleted."

I am a manipulation-type ability user, and a qualified manipulation-type ability user naturally has the habit of pre-emptively applying manipulation to themselves...

Muser transformed the last of his Nen energy into a bird-shaped Nen beast that floated around him.

At the same time, Muther's left eye widened uncontrollably, while his right eye remained normal.

—Manipulation-based Nen ability, "Bird at the Rear Window"!

Muse can use three bird-shaped Nen beasts for intelligence gathering. Whenever Muse touches a target, a bird that only he can see will attach itself to that target for surveillance. The bird will then transmit what it sees to Muse telepathically.

Muser usually keeps one of these three spirit beasts possessing him at all times to prevent himself from being controlled by others.

It was this extra spirit beast that caused the opponent to make a fatal misjudgment. Only after recovering the spirit beast's energy did he have the power to turn the tide and kill.

"Enhancement-type users are all single-minded idiots..."

Muser searched the corpse. "However, enhancement-type characters have strong regenerative abilities, which is indeed troublesome. You're quite something that you managed to push me to this point!"

Soon, Muther found a special card, about the size of a business card, in the corpse's pocket.

The card bears the Hunter Association's exclusive logo. With this Hunter's License, one can travel freely in 90% of countries where ordinary people are prohibited, and in 75% of special restricted areas; it even grants free access to 95% of the world's public facilities and the same level of financing as top-tier corporations…

Muther scoffed at the "rights" of this card.

Professional hunters are all Nen users. For a qualified Nen user, entering 90% of countries and 75% of restricted areas is not difficult at all. Ordinary people in society are lambs to the slaughter in the face of the extraordinary power of Nen users; 95%? It's practically 100% their doing!

The Hunter Association is backed by the world's largest organization, the V5, which consists of five major nations. The license they issue is essentially a materialization of the privileges of Nen users, and through the Hunter Association's various welfare and preferential policies, they aim to register as many Nen users as possible worldwide.

"You were just a hunter and bodyguard she hired, not a soldier, yet you risked your life for it..."