131 ShortXCut
"Guess there are no other choice then. How about you, Silver? You've been quiet for some time now." Kurapika asked.
"I've been thinking." Silver held his chin in contemplation. "I won't be going along with your plan." Silver honestly said.
"What are you saying? Are you quitting now!!!" Roared Leorio while the other three look at Silver in doubt.
Silver closed his eyes and covered his ear with that shout. "I didn't mean that. I'm going the short way down." Silver smiled while pointing at the edge of the roof."
"Didn't you just saw what happened earlier? Climbing down is impossible!" Gritted Leorio.
"Stop it Leorio." Kurapika extended his hand as a sign for Leorio to stop and calm down. "Are you sure about that?"
"I've got my means. And those birds doesn't poses much of a threat to me. I'll see you all four down there." Bragged Silver as he pointed down and started walking to the edge. "Don't keep me waiting."
"Why is no one stopping him?!" Leorio called out to the group as they looked at him as if he was an idiot. "Why are you all looking at me like that?"
"Silver is strong." Gon innocently said.
"He has those string that stick to things." Killua added. He saw Silver used it to pull the ball on their bout with the president.
"He took over the best cabin in the ship for more than two weeks, or did you forget that? Idiot." Kurapika finished.
"Ha ha ha ha. Right right." Leorio laughed to the side while scratching the backside of his head.
"Well then. We all go down in three?" Kurapika asked as the three nodded. "1... 2... 3..."
The four all jumped on the signal and sink down the roof as they landed. Silver all saw it and smiled. He then counted only less than 8 remaining on the roof including him. He then saw a familiar blue shirted fat man with a make shift shoulder strap and smiled a little.
"Now, should we start?" He said as looked at the 'birds' stalking them from the sky. "Do your worst." He then jumped head first to the ground. Not a second delay, five birds also dived with him.
The birds started to catch up on him half way through the fall. The leading bird had it's claw opened as he tried to snatch Silver. Sensing the attack, Silver used his web to stick to the wall and changed his direction and swing sideways.
The first bird missed and the other four followed the prey. Silver then let go of the web as he jumped high from the swing and landed on the back of one of the birds. He then pierced it's head with his claws. The bird died instantly and started falling. Silver looked for another bird and shoot it with both of his web shooter. He then pulled hard as he rocketed forward feet first. "Webu webu no! Rocketu!" Silver shouted as his feet crushed hard on the bird's neck effectively knocking it out as it too spiral down to the ground. Silver then used his web to connect to the wall as he stopped himself from falling and stick himself to the tower.
He then stared at the the remaining three birds hovering and surrounding him. "Ohh.. Classic stare down. Let me break the ice then." He jumped forward to the middle bird as the other two from the left and the right closed in on him. Silver then stretch his hand sideways as two web balls shot out from the web shooter and hit the rushing birds. The web expanded as it hit the two and enclosed the birds in web removing their means to fly as they too started to fall. The middle bird was slow in thr uptake and didn't know what is happening until silver landed on its back.
The bird felt the load on his back and started to do a barell roll only to find out that the load is still on its back.
"Sorry to break it to you, but it's kinda hard to throw off a spider on your back." Silver remarked as he held the two wings in place. Without the lift from the wings, the two started to glide down while the bird shrieked in defiance. However no matter what it tried, it can't outstrenght Silver as they crush landed on the ground.
"That was fun." Silver clapped his hands and started to pat the dust out of his clothes. "I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10. Now, should I wait here or-" Silver stopped as he saw a huge mechanical door on the tower started to open.
From the top, Tompa saw it all happened and was left with his mouth wide open. 'I really shouldn't miss with him anymore.' He warned himself while holding his swollen shoulder.
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"Haha... Never expected a participant to do such crazy thing for this challenge. 9.5 out 10? No, I'd give it a 10 out of 10!" Said the man as he pushed the button. Then the mechanical gate facing Silver started opening.
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"Woah! I'm first. I wonder if there any rewards." Then a door opened and came a person pushing a cart with a variety set of foods. "That's what I'm talking about. Thank you for the food!"
After eating, Silver returned the wares and sat near the walls. 'Urghhh.. this is boring, I have to wait for three days in here?' Then Silver's eyes widened as he thought of something. 'Should I use my 'En'? Well the president already knows I can use Nen, no point hiding it from the Juries. Or I could hide it with this beautiful hair of mine.' He smiled as he naturally reached out to his head and spread his long brown hair and covered his ears.
'En!' Silver activated his batears and used Gyo. Mental images came to him as he was able to observe everything outside the tower. However when he focused his attention to the floors above him, he found out that he can only 'look' up to around 10 floors or around 40-50 meters. 'Hmmmm, I guess even though it somehow break the law of physics, soundwaves are still eliminated after a series of wall and there are no other way for it to travel to my ears. It is not actual 'En' after all. Silver then focused on the group of men stationed just above the dome above him.
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Just above Silver, a group of men are all looking at the monitors. Each monitor are displaying participants as they move around the tower. At the center of the room, a man with round glasses sits between a circular table with multiple monitors across the table.
"Warden, #135 is trap at the top floor. He entered a door where it requires two person to participate. What should we do?" Asked a man in uniform.
The man sitting at the center shrugged and said. "Let him be, luck also plays a role in being a hunter. At least he is able to keep his life unlike the first person."
"Warden, #16 has grouped with "#99, #403, #404 and #405. They have finally completed the five man team and is ready to go." Another man from another table called out.
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'What's this? They are all in one group after all.' Silver smiled. 'I wonder, who was #16 again? Must be weak if I can't even remember what he looks like. I wonder, how long will it take them to complete this trial.'
Silver then subconsciously looked up at the man at the center on the control room and thought to himself. 'It looks like, this is a prison of sorts. There is a warden and uniformed man manning each monitor. Well knowing this wouldn't change anything.' He grinned.
The warden at the second floor looked back at Silver's monitor and felt curious. 'Was he looking at me? Hmmmm... I doubt it.' He then looked back at the other monitors.
"Warden, #294 has entered the arena along with #399."
"Warden, #67..."
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<6 hours later>
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"Hoh? Second passer?" Hisoka asked in doubt and looked around the area and saw Silver looking back at him. Hisoka narrowed his eyes and smiled. '#406. I knew he has something great on him. I can't wait for you to fully grow up and have a bout with you.' Hisoka thought as he licked his lips.
'What's his problem? What a weirdo.' Silver then looked down on his watch/web thrower and realized that 6 hours already passed. 'Must have dozed off there. Still, 6 hours for the second participant. I knew my decision was correct.' He grinned. 'I wonder will the other's pass today as well?' As he unceremonously looked up. He then secretly disabled his batears. He knew #44 knows how to use Nen, but the latter doesn't know he does.