After Axel jumped backward, he realized that the wound on his chest wasn't very serious, but it was still bleeding slightly. Seconds later, he saw a small winged syringe flying just above his left shoulder.
Axel gave out a cold breath, and his face turned ugly. Elyse began to speak after noticing Axel's face.
"Blue Dagger Active"
"Because I used the Blue Dagger on you, you'll feel tired and weaker every ten seconds."
"After a while, you're going to collapse."
"When the syringe is filled with red blood, you will lose consciousness!"
Axel sensed a strange sensation in his body, and a small fatigue began, albeit slightly.
He also noticed that part of the inside of the winged syringe was filled with a red liquid. He calmed himself down slightly.
"I'd better finish this battle fast. Based on the level of fatigue I feel right now, I can last for two or three minutes at most."
"the ability is is activated by damage dealt to enemy and summons winged syringe creature, it neutralizes the other side in between three and five minutes."
"This kind of nen ability needs to have strict rules and high conditions for activation."
"What I saw until now is not enough for her to have an ability like this at all.".
Axel closed his eyes, and momentarily all his aura vanished, and within a second, an "EN" of huge size manifested from his body.
Wing, who was watching the match in the stands, stood up with a rush. "Not possible!" "It's amazing that he has such a big mouth."
Elyse frowned and began to focus carefully on Axel.
"It's getting serious; I've never encountered such a strong aura and such a comprehensive EN."
Axel smiled slightly, and after both hands took the shape of knives, he began to move step by step toward Elyse.
His steps sped up, and he suddenly started running. Elyse held her daggers in her hands and began to prepare for the counterattack.
In less than a moment, there was only one meter between herself and Axel. Axel grinned and slashed with his right hand toward Elyse's throat. Elyse swallowed the fear of death that was rising in her mind.
"I cannot block or take an attack like this at all."
Elyse crouched down and was about to use her red dagger to counterattack. But she noticed that something was not right.
"Where is he?"
"I lost him!"
She murmured.
Elyse slashes the empty air with her red dagger, and Axel, who had been attacking her in front of her, disappeared.
Seconds later, Elyse starts to lose her balance, and she feels a strange pain and weakness all over her body, so she drops down to her knees.
"Why ?"
"How ?"
Elyse whispered to herself, asking herself questions, and then collapsed on the ground.
Within a few seconds, the place where Elyse had been lying had turned into a blood pool.
It was very clear that Elyse had lost her life and was bleeding from her neck. not to mention the big, deep cut on her neck.
Using his skill, Axel had simply teleported to Elyse's back during the attack and had her neck cut off from the back with a "KO"-reinforced hand attack.
No matter how simple the skill he had, as long as he was able to use it and as long as his experience, speed, and basic characteristics were strengthened, he was a very powerful talent.
Not every Nen user was skilled enough to create abilities such as teleportation.
Axel was sitting calmly in his room. He had quite a lot of thoughts in his head. He focused his attention and took a deep breath to clear his mind of distracting thoughts.
Some things had to happen; it was quite normal for people to die.
Axel entered the battle by signing a document stating that dying in battle was acceptable. and the opponents he encountered did the same thing.
They knew what they were getting themselves into and that the outcome of the battle could be death.
Heaven's Arena was a place where battles to the death were allowed as long as two people approved. All of Axel's battles included the possibility of death. Therefore, he couldn't be punished in any way.
The only problem he had to solve, and the only thing he had to do, was deal with emotional issues.
It was necessary to get used to killing someone.
He was doing something at the risk of death, especially if the act of killing occurred during a battle between Nen users.
Therefore, no one can blame him.
He said to himself, "I'm not doing anything bad," and after lighting a cigarette, he started drinking his whiskey.
After finishing his cigarette, he finished his drink and laid down on the bed. Before too long, he fell asleep.
After waking up, he took a shower, ate his breakfast, and moved into the lotus position, continuing to increase his nen level and quality. As long as he continued to focus on training, everything would be fine, and his Nen level would continue to increase.
After killing the woman named Elyse, with whom he had fought the other day, the winged syringe that was flying above his left shoulder vanished. This situation made him scared.
In the world of Nen, there was widespread knowledge known by masters and experienced Nen users.
This data was known as "post-mortem nen" and was collected after a nen user died. The spirit of an individual could attack a killer with a great deal of power coming from the emotions of the individual that died. Nen is the essence of soul power and life force.
After the nen user dies, the leftover nen, if strong enough, will try to fulfill the wishes of the said individual.
Some Nen users have also used post-mortem Nen to create counteractive abilities.
If Winged Syringe had not vanished after Elyse's death and her nen had been strong enough,The winged nen syringe would have been powerful enough to kill himself because of post-mortem nen or residual nen energy. Axel does not believe that he is strong enough to block the power of post-mortem nen.
He didn't want to go through that again. As much as he could, he would not allow the opponent to activate his ability in his next battles.
He might not have been able to successfully recover from every single situation. Especially if the opponent is a manipulator similar to Shalnark or Illumi, if they get their needles on your body and fulfill their conditions, the battle is over in most cases.
He didn't want that to happen.
Hisoka was sitting in his room, calmly looking at the sky.
"I see new toys," he whispered, and he began to make strange noises. Axel and Elyse's battle record was clear on television.
Hisaoka had watched the whole battle between Axel and Elyse, and from what he had seen during the war, Axel started to seemed interesting to him.
"Although he was still inexperienced, he had very good potential."
"I have to wait; there shouldn't be anything I need to do right now."
"It is necessary to wait for the fruit to ripen..."
For exactly fifteen minutes, Navi spoke on the phone and, with deep relief, hung up.
"It's quite strange that they are trying to tell me how important Silver Key is."
Navi had been trying to seize the silver key for exactly one year. Her expenses had already surpassed one billion jenny.
The silver key is valuable to almost anyone for a simple but powerful reason.
The Silver Key was a key, as its name suggests, and it was used to enter unentered, locked places. Navi obtained access to the old historical records about it and knew about its existence.
The silver key was not a simple object. It was, in fact, a "nen" object from the Black Continent. It was most likely an item composed of the post-mortem nen of an entity born on the black continent.
The ability it had was that almost 99% of the existing locks and doors could be opened without any conditions, no matter how difficult it was. The user does not have to be a Nen user. An ordinary individual with a silver key can use the key to open almost any place that is locked or has a door.
It was clear how valuable this kind of item could be.
The Mad Woman Andes had borrowed the key from herself and promised herself that she would bring it back.
Naturally, Navi wasn't stupid enough to believe such a "promise." However, Andes' significant secrets and words gave her reason to believe her promise.
A few hours later, Axel and Navi met at a café and were having dessert. Axel also drank filter coffee alongside the cheese dessert. After looking at Axel for a while, Navi squinted slightly and asked an unexpected question.
"How come you've never asked me a question about my personal life?"
Axel gently sipped his coffee, grabbed a piece of dessert with his fork, and after throwing it in his mouth, he started to speak in a relaxed and calm tone.
"You're a smart woman; I believe if you want to say something about yourself, you will."
"If you want your personal information to remain private, you will not tell me in any way." So, I don't need to ask."
Navi took a light breath, closed her eyes, took a sip of her coffee, and then began to speak. Her face showed clear admiration for Axel.
"I don't understand how a young man like you has such important and valuable information about women."
Axel laughed out loud and didn't answer. After waiting for a while, Navi changed the subject and started talking.
"When are you going to leave here?" I'm sure you'll be leaving Heaven's Arena after a certain period of time. "This is a very small place for someone like you."
Axel nodded and began to speak.
"I have to complete some things before leaving."
Navi was a little quiet, and after noticing that Axel wasn't saying more, she didn't say anything, and after giving out a cold breath, she focused on her coffee.
Yorknew City Events would begin within the next 20 to 25 days.
By then, Axel wanted to participate in at least five more fights and increase his experience. He had no intention of fighting the Phantom Troupe. But if one of them wanted to kill him, he would do his best to make it easy.
The best way he could protect himself in this regard was to have the necessary experience and skills he could use in different situations and conditions.
"I know what to do. I'll make sure no one can stop me."
Axel thought about it and finished his coffee.
After Axel returned to his room, he put a glass of whiskey in himself, and after lighting his cigarette, he began to watch the scenery of city lights with a smile on his face.
"Navi is a really smart woman."
"But it still doesn't change the fact that she's a woman."
Axel was very interested in psychology. Therefore, he knew and could understand how women thought because of his past readings and experiences.
Women took great pleasure in the mysteriousness of the man in front of them.
When a woman believes that "I solved" the man in front of her, her feelings for him begin to dwindle. After a while, the woman would get bored and leave.
Axel had painfully experienced this reality in his relationship. He didn't want to make a stupid move again.
After ten days,-
Axel went into the shower with blood on his face and began to bathe. He had fought five times in 10 days and been the winner of each of them.
All of his experiences and knowledge had become invaluable, and everything he had gained greatly increased.
But he could not leave all these wars and fights harmless.
The last man he fought was "Eldra," and he smashed his left eye but died in the end.
Although first aid was rendered, he did not manage to save his left eye.
Axel wasn't too sad about the fact that he had lost his left eye. After taking his shower, he looked in the mirror and smiled.
"I didn't expect to lose my left eye." But this is not a problem.
With the skills I have, it will not be a problem in the future to save or bring it back."
"At the same time, I will have many opportunities to improve myself in the future."
"It's not hard to heal an eye in the world of Nen."
Axel had lost an eye after being too careless in his fight with Eldra.
If he had been a little more careful, he could have killed the other side without harm.
At the same time, if he had been more careless, he might have died.
He felt he was a true Nen warrior right now after gaining more experience and sacrificing a part of his body through training, and his knowledge of the Nen, battles, and use of the environment, as well as creating counter-attacks and tactics, had grown significantly.
Considering all the things he gained in these five fights, it is just normal to lose an eye because of a mistake. He was lucky to not lose his life in Heaven's Arena.
That would be the joke of his life. which he would not want to see at all.
There is a simple reason why he fought until the enemy was killed or he died. The reason is that he is preparing himself for real-world battles. In the real world, people will actively try to kill themselves rather than defeat themselves.
He does not have the luxury of fighting for fun to gain experience. Unless the other party is not trying to kill himself, he is not going to increase his experience or do anything at all.
"I'm at a very young age to be a pirate, but the circumstances require it now."
Axel stuffed himself with a glass of whiskey with a casual expression on his face and began to focus after lighting his cigarette.
The nen it had was much stronger and much more robust, and at the same time, it had a much greater size than it did 10 days ago. He had done a lot of the workouts he needed to do. He had some ideas in mind. For these ideas, he had to wait.
Axel whispered after focusing. It was the best time for him to examine his condition.
"Status"
Axel Limet.
"Human—Outer Universe Being"
"STR – 18.4"
"Agility—19.4"
Endurance: 17.4
" NEN – 21.3"
"Original Abilities"
"Time Void": The user can put his mind into a "void" after giving his body orders to complete. The user will be in a state similar to sleeping in the void; time and other things will pass in an instant.
"Boredom Immunity: Even when performing simple tasks, the user does not feel bored or frustrated."(Boredom immunity can be activated or deactivated with a mind order.)
"Limitless" means that "every 10.0 Nen Stat increase grants the user the ability to create another Nen ability at full potential."
After examining his status,
Axel couldn't help but let the smile on his face grow. if someone from the outside saw him. They would think that he was the happiest person in the world.
"In ten days, I increased my battle power to another level."
"The level of physical strength, speed, and strength that I have each increased significantly."
"I may have lost my left eye."
"But the power I have now is at a level at which I should not be scared of most of the dangers."
Axel had learned more as he battled against the opponents in Heaven's Arena.
The fact that most of the fights in which he participated had his life on the line aided his power surge.
At the same time, he began to see his weaknesses.
"I need a weapon to choose and use against my enemies." It is clear at this point."
"I need to use a sword or a similar weapon."
"Even though my hands are strong, they force me to work at close range, which makes me unhappy."
"The sword is very cliché and already practiced by many people."
"Because the sword has so many masters, I'm sure most people know how to defend themselves against a swordsman."
"At the same time, trying to compete with people who are using the sword and have been honing their skills for more than twenty years is not something that makes sense."
"I have to choose a weapon that is more out of the ordinary."
Axel took a sip of his drink and left his room.
He started walking on the streets.
He was attracting more attention than under normal circumstances.
The direct effect of the black pirate eye band covering his left eye was quite obvious.
He didn't feel too bad in terms of his level of vision.
Because of his practicality in using Nen,
He had passively accustomed himself to using "en."
Currently, as long as "Secondary Nen" is not being used, he has the capability of creating an EN that covers 250 meters in diameter.
Axel used "In" and hid "En" so that other NEN users wouldn't notice his "En" too easily.
But using both "en" and "in" together was a highly advanced nen technique that put stress on himself and his mind.
Therefore, the area of 250 meters was reduced to 100 meters. This was enough for him for the time being.
Although Axel was one-eyed right now, he could easily understand and watch the movements of even an ant in the 100-meter circular area hidden from other NEN users.
Although it was uncomfortable at first, he was now accustomed to it.
Axel became obsessed with his surroundings, as well as his awareness of terms and comprehension. This was not a very negative situation for him.
Axel walked into a bar he hadn't been to before and looked around.
It was a very simple place, but it gave him peace. He sat at a table in the corner and told the fat, middle-aged man who came up to him that he wanted a beer.
At that moment, he noticed that a silver-haired man and a beautiful blonde woman were talking heatedly at his next table.
The blonde woman thought for a while, and after taking a sip of her beer, she began to speak.
"You know, some people just rely on their strength and technique to win fights, but I think experience is key."
The silver-haired middle-aged man smiled slightly and then confirmed the woman's words.
"I couldn't agree more. "Experience teaches you how to anticipate your opponent's moves, read their body language, and stay one step ahead."
The blonde woman was glad she was approved.
"Vex, if only people understood that."
"And it's not just about knowing how to fight."
"It's also about knowing when to fight and when to hold back."
The man named Vex took a sip of his drink and answered after his eyes floated over Axel for a few seconds.
"A seasoned fighter knows when to use their energy wisely and when to conserve it." They also know when to take risks and when to play it safe. Many people don't know about that, Eliara.
Eliara squinted slightly, and after looking at Axel for a few seconds, she continued to speak with a strange change of emotion in her eyes.
"And that kind of wisdom only comes with experience."
"You can have all the physical ability in the world, but if you don't have the experience to back it up, you'll never be a truly great fighter."
Vex finished his drink in one gulp and answered Eliara.
"That's why I always tell young fighters to train hard and seek out opportunities to test themselves in real-world situations."
"The more experience you have, the better prepared you'll be for any challenge that comes your way."
At that time, Axel had stopped listening.
"I got a little too much attention," he thought. He had no intention of listening this much, but the dialogue was very interesting.
He knew that experience was very important in fights. At that moment, the silver-haired middle-aged man named Vex looked at him carefully and began to speak.
"I think the wound in your eye has shown you the importance of experience, young man."
Axel paused slightly, and after thinking for a while, he replied in a calm and respectful tone. he had a simple logic.
All the historical information and artifacts he knew told him that the self-confidence of old and confident people, in general, does not come from a false background. It is better to be calm against old people, especially in the world of Hunter x Hunter where there are many people with nen and super powers.
"Yes, I lost an eye as a result of being careless. If I had been more careless, I might have even lost my life."
Vex looked at Eliara for a few seconds before beginning to speak after noticing an insightful expression on her face.
"Would you like to drink with us?" he asked Axel.
Axel was sitting with Vex and Eliara. At that moment, Vex took a deep breath. After bringing three beers to the table, he started talking.
"I can see that you're a Nen user."
Axel nodded and replied.
"I'm not surprised you see it. It is only to be expected considering that your aura is hidden but so strong that I cannot seem to unravel its mysteries.
"My name is Axel, by the way."
Vex grinned and didn't say anything. After the beers arrived, he took a sip of his beer and started talking.
"Now I want to talk to you about something important, Axel. It's about how to not get careless in a battle. By the way, I know that you are a fighter in Heaven's Arena, so I do have some information about you."
Axel was a little suspicious. Encountering someone randomly and knowing the other party in advance were two different situations.
But instead of asking, he inquired about the battle techniques that Vex was discussing.
"Can you give more details and information?"
Axel asked, and a curious expression appeared on his face.
"Well, it's common for people to get overconfident or distracted during a fight, which can lead to mistakes and ultimately defeat."
"You need to stay focused and aware of your surroundings at all times."
"The most important thing is to keep track of your net amount against both your opponent and yourself."
"How do you avoid injuries?"
Axel did not stop and kept asking questions as he drank his beer.
"First, you need to have a clear plan of action and stick to it. Know your strengths and weaknesses, and use them to your advantage. And always be on the lookout for any surprises or changes in the situation.
Vex answered patiently. Elionara was listening too, without saying anything and interrupting the talk between Axel and Vex.
What if you feel overwhelmed or stressed in the middle of a battle?
Axel asked about the situations where he felt overwhelmed and had nothing to do but found a way to take on enemies. He would be lying if he were to say that he never felt weak.
Vex answered calmly, without going into too many details. This kind of answer was good in the eyes of Axel, as it made him understand what was being said and the purpose of Vex's words.
"That's good advice; thanks, Vex."
Axel thanked me and finished his beer.
"No problem; always happy to help." Remember, stay alert, and stay alive.
"That's the key to success in any battle."
Vex ended the conversation after Axel thanked him. Axel could not help but think that he gained a lot from a simple talk with this man. The words he used and the things he said were not strange or obscure.
But it was still important.
"That's where training and preparation come in." If you've trained enough, you'll be able to remain calm and think clearly even in the heat of the moment. "Take deep breaths, relax your muscles, and focus on the task at hand."