Chapter 689 Kite vs. Neferpitou

The scene before his eyes was rapidly receding.

Killua's face was covered in cold sweat, and he ran wildly with clenched teeth.

"Even if Gon and I teamed up, we wouldn't be as much of a threat as Kite, even with one arm missing."

"That monster... judged it that way."

"If Kite were alone, maybe this wouldn't have happened."

"We were... too naive."

Killua ran with all his might.

He didn't dare look back at all.

It was not only because of the overwhelming malicious Aura that was threatening to attack him from behind, but also because he was afraid that looking at Kite any longer would affect his resolve to quickly escape from this place.

Inside the battle circle.

Pitou stood with her back to the direction Killua had fled.

At this moment, she was thoroughly intrigued by Kite. Until she satisfied the curiosity driven by her feline genes, she didn't care about the existence of Killua and Gon at all.

"Don't disappoint me."

Pitou leaned forward slightly, her arms hanging naturally at her sides. Her ruby-like eyes reflected Kite's figure.

The moment she tore off Kite's right arm, it was clear that she could have pressed her advantage and ended the fight in one fell swoop.

But she didn't do that. Instead, she allowed Kite to use his Nen Ability right in front of her.

This is because-

Her initial motive for attacking Kite was to gauge her own strength and witness the abilities of special humans firsthand.

Perhaps there was a bit of 'cat playing with a mouse' in her actions...

In any case, she wouldn't let Kite die so easily.

After all, with Gon and Killua as reference points, Pitou believed finding another special human as strong as Kite wouldn't be easy.

"Taking it easy, huh…"

Seeing that Pitou wasn't launching a fierce attack but was instead observing the Crazy Slots he had just conjured, Kite quickly assessed her attitude.

'Her confidence to act so casually must come from her unbelievable amount of Manifested Aura...'

"Ahahaha, what a life-or-death moment! Better pray for a useful number!"

Crazy Slots had its own consciousness and could sense that Kite was in a dire situation. However, in its understanding, there was no concept of 'concern'.

No matter the situation, its 'random ability mechanism' wouldn't change, unless...

"Gurururu, diang!"

The numbers that were rapidly rotating in the Crazy Slots's mouth stopped and landed on 3.

In the next moment.

Crazy Slots transformed into a small Magic Wand, which Kite gripped tightly in his left hand.

Crazy Slots' ability was to randomly select a number, with each number corresponding to a different conjured weapon.

Kite himself couldn't control which weapon will appear each time, and if the conjured weapon wasn't used to its full potential, he couldn't switch or dismiss it.

In a sense, this was a Nen Ability tied to 'luck'.

Therefore, the number of random weapons was a staggering nine.

This was extremely rare among Conjuration-Type Abilities.

Because, under normal circumstances, a Conjurer can only master two conjured objects at most, but Kite's Crazy Slots has nine.

But Kite is, after all, a dual-attribute Nen User who can use Conjuration and Transmutation with 100% proficiency, so it is not surprising that he has such an ability.

'Still observing... such blatant curiosity. It seems she lacks some understanding of Nen... That's good for me. And this time, I was lucky enough to get number 3, the Magic Wand...'

Seeing that Pitou's attention was still focused on the weapon Crazy Slots had randomly conjured, Kite's thoughts raced.

No. 3 Weapon, the Magic Wand, had the ability to heal.

For Kite, who had just lost an arm, the Magic Wand was undoubtedly the most suitable weapon.

While keeping an eye on Pitou's movements, Kite waved the Magic Wand over his severed arm.

A soft glow emanated from the wand, seeping into the gruesome, bleeding wound. In an instant, the bleeding stopped.

But for a wound as severe as a completely severed arm, stopping the bleeding was the limit of what the Magic Wand could do.

So, after the bleeding was controlled, the Magic Wand vanished in a puff of white smoke, accompanied by a brief game-like sound effect.

Whenever Kite used Crazy Slots, whether conjuring or dismissing it, there would be white smoke and game-style sound effects.

It's not quiet enough when it comes to timing of use, which is probably one of the small limitations of Crazy Slots.

In fact, strictly speaking, this ability phenomenon was related to Ging.

After all, the development of Crazy Slots Nen Ability was influenced by Ging's teachings.

The sound effects and white smoke when conjuring Crazy Slots were inspired by Ging's passion for games.

"The entrance effect is the soul of summoning a rare item, especially the sound effects. They're absolutely necessary!"

These were Ging's exact words to Kite.

Thus, Crazy Slots came with game-like sound effects and a puff of white smoke upon summoning.

But enough digression for now.

After stopping the bleeding on his severed arm, Kite regained the ability to fight a 'prolonged battle'.

As the Magic Wand disappeared, he once again channeled his Aura, re-conjuring Crazy Slots right in front of Pitou.

Unlike its usual habit of rambling after appearing, Crazy Slots, perhaps sensing the heavy atmosphere, didn't waste any words this time, but immediately rolled a new number.

[No. 2: Scythe]

This time, Crazy Slots rolled a 2, transforming into a massive scythe with an exaggerated crescent-shaped blade.

Kite gripped the scythe, its curved blade arcing around him. The sharp glint in his eyes seemed like a signal to attack.

Pitou's observational behavior gave Kite a chance to catch his breath, but he had no obligation to wait for her to make the first move.

Without hesitation, Kite attacked immediately after getting the Scythe.

[Silent Waltz]

Kite suddenly swung the huge sickle in his hand, sending a circular blade of Aura slicing through the air toward Pitou.

Pitou's pupils contracted sharply and she instinctively leapt into the air.

The circular Aura Slash passed beneath her, cutting through seven or eight large trees behind her.

At the same time-

The massive scythe in Kite's hand dissipated in a puff of game-like special effects.

The No. 2 Weapon, the Scythe, was different from the other weapons. After using Silent Waltz once, it would automatically disappear.

If not for this limitation, after obtaining the Scythe, Kite could have continued to use Silent Waltz to attack the enemy without having to rely on his luck to randomly draw other weapons.

Kite looked up at Pitou, who leaped into the air, and his Aura surged in his hands, instantly conjuring Crazy Slots once more.