Chapter 198 Things You Must Never Do Next Time

Biscuit intended to keep Atomu alive to serve as a test for Law a year later. However, sparing his life didn't mean she'd go out of her way to save him.

But seeing Atomu escape on his own now wasn't all that surprising to her.

After all, anyone who could become a Floor Master on the 230th floor of Heaven's Arena was no small fry.

Having narrowly escaped death, Atomu was now completely relaxed, assured of his safety.

Law looked at Atomu with complicated thoughts. When they were in the hall, Atomu had been filled with killing intent, determined to eliminate him. However, back then, he just wanted to stop Atomu from taking away Stargie's body.

Even before the fight began, Uncle Li and his team had already been killed by Atomu, a clear demonstration of how lightly Hunters treated human life.

'If Biscuit didn't think that Atomu was still useful, she would probably kill Atomu on the spot without batting an eyelid.'

'This is the world of Hunters. While they might not kill for fun, as long as it infringes on their own interests, they will often take others' lives without hesitation.'

'One year…' Law thought to himself. Although he didn't want Atomu to be alive, he wouldn't make a move against him now. Partly because of Biscuit's orders, but mostly because he wanted to defeat Atomu with his own strength.

Law retracted his gaze, closed his eyes and rested, hoping to recover his consumed strength as soon as possible. After all, he still needed to carve a new restriction onto the carved stone gates later.

Biscuit was the one in the best condition present. While waiting for Law to recover his strength, she took out Stargie's Tear and absentmindedly played with it. She looked like a little girl who had got a beautiful new dress.

Her Magical Esthetician not only provided expert cosmetic treatments but also had the power to relieve fatigue. However, she didn't use it on Law, as Atomu was still present.

Despite her Nen Ability not being combat-oriented, Biscuit was still a formidable fighter. Had her Nen Ability been developed for battle, her strength could have reached an even higher level.

Fifteen minutes later, Law's breathing gradually stabilized and his body no longer felt as strained as before.

At this moment, a whistling sound suddenly came from below the entrance of the tomb, drawing Biscuit and Law's attention. They looked over just in time to see a shadowy figure dart out, clutching a massive block of something in its mouth.

The figure landed with a thud and immediately dropped the item onto the ground, producing a heavy thump.

The black shadow was none other than Black Cat, and the thing it carried was four or five times larger than it. It was square in shape, covered with a thick, solid black shell covered with spikes the size of a baby's arm.

Under the shell is slightly transparent white meat, which looks a lot like peeled shrimp meat.

'Crab's meat…'

Law furrowed his brows, and quickly deduced that the meat must have come from the crab monster. In other words, the black cat had taken down the beast without him even realizing it.

At this moment, he felt that Black Cat's behavior was becoming more and more unpredictable.

"What's the meaning of this?" Law asked, looking at Black Cat.

At this time, Black Cat had shrunk and turned back into the size of a house cat, which was the same appearance that Law saw at the beginning.

It hovered above the crab claw meat and said, "This crab claw meat has a great texture, but the raw taste isn't very good. Take it back and steam it later, and I can give you one-fifth."

The crab claws of that crab monster were twenty times the size of this piece of crab claw meat. The amount that Black Cat could bring up was limited, which was this piece of crab claw meat. As for the rest, he had already devoured them below.

Hearing what Black Cat said, Law scoffed and didn't bother responding.

Seeing Law's reaction, Black Cat remained indifferent and said coolly: "This is at least a B-level ingredient. Don't you want it?"

"Is it really that hard to find B-level ingredients?" Law asked back.

Upon hearing this, Black Cat's forehead wrinkled slightly, like a human frown. Raising a sharp claw to its chin, it pondered how to persuade Law to help cook it.

"Is this really your Nen Beast?"

Watching the conversation between Law and Black Cat, Biscuit had a strange look on her face. It was quite rare to have such an intelligent Nen Beast, but what she found strange was Black Cat's attitude, as it seemed more like an independent being rather than a mere construct.

"In theory, yes." Law replied helplessly.

"In theory?" Biscuit was even more puzzled.

"It is something derived from my Nen, but I have no control over it." Law explained.

"I see..." Biscuit nodded in understanding. It is not uncommon for Nen Beasts to possess independent intelligence but not be controlled by their masters. But regardless of whether they can be controlled or not, the existence of Nen Beasts is mainly dependent on the Nen Users.

In the history of Nen Users, there have been Nen Beasts that did not obey the orders of Nen Users, but the Nen Beasts would still fight for the Nen Users.

Biscuit felt that Law's Nen Beast should be of this type. While it doesn't seem to have any master-servant relationship on the surface, but when Law was in danger earlier, the Nen Beast appeared on its own and saved Law. This is the advantage of strong autonomy.

However, what puzzled Biscuit was Black Cat's state. No matter what type of Nen Beast it was, its form should have been shaped by the Aura of the Nen User. However, Law's Aura alone shouldn't be enough to sustain Black Cat's conjured form.

In fact, the Aura that Black Cat needs to maintain its form and even transform is the Aura it gained from Law before.

"Who are you calling a 'thing'?" Black Cat, who was lost in thought, suddenly bristled upon hearing Law refer to it that way.

"I'm talking about you." Law said calmly.

Black Cat instantly raised a sharp claw but retracted it moments later. While Law couldn't hurt it, it couldn't hurt Law either. To be more precise, as long as it hurt Law, it would be 'destroyed'.

From the standpoints of both parties, regardless of whether there is a potential rule limitation or not, Black Cat is at an absolute disadvantage, and the only way it can gain an advantage from Law is to be tolerant, and even that required specific conditions to be met.

Thinking of this, Black Cat felt drained. With a slightly dejected movement, it withdrew its claw, resigned to its fate.

The only time it could assert dominance and show off was when Law met the conditions that allowed it to consume his Aura. Truth be told, understanding how it came into existence left Black Cat deeply dissatisfied, but there was nothing it could do.

Seeing Black Cat raise and lower its paw, Law's eyes flickered with intrigue. He knew too little about it, but since it had saved him twice, he decided he might as well treat it like a disobedient pet cat.

Then, recalling how Black Cat had previously transformed into a sword scabbard, Law suspected it might possess transformation abilities. Since he needed to inscribe another restriction on the stone gates soon, he figured he could have Black Cat transform into a harp instead of making a trip back.

With this in mind, he decided to negotiate with Black Cat.

But before he could say anything, he saw Black Cat suddenly move.

Pent-up frustration welled up inside Black Cat, and since it couldn't vent it on Law, it darted like a shadow toward the three unconscious individuals lying on the ground.

"What do you think you're doing?" Law immediately asked when he saw this.

Biscuit's eyebrows slightly furrowed. She felt a hint of cold killing intent from Black Cat, and thus judged that it wanted to kill those three people.

Black Cat ignored Law and swept past the people lying on the ground. It stabbed its claws into the hearts of the three men and then quickly retracted them without a single drop of blood staining its paw.

The three unfortunate souls were thus killed in their sleep, never even realizing what had happened.

After killing three people in a blink of an eye, Black Cat looked calm. It raised its claws and pointed at Atomu, then said coldly: "Let me help you kill this man too. Now is a good time to do it. There is no need to listen to that muscular woman and wait a whole year before killing him. It is too troublesome."

Atomu, who is lying on the ground, suddenly tensed up, feeling like an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.

After Black Cat finished speaking, without waiting for Law's response, it moved again, truly intending to finish off Atomu.

But at the next second, a figure appeared in front of Black Cat.

"Hmm?" A beautiful little clenched fist appeared in Black Cat's silver eyes. It was Biscuit.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Moments later, many big lumps appeared on Black Cat's head and face. Its whole face was deformed and it trembled under Biscuit's fiery gaze.

Seeing Black Cat's miserable state, Law's mouth twitched slightly. He had no intention of applauding Biscuit's actions. Instead, he made a mental note, 'I must never, ever slip up and call Biscuit 'muscular woman' to her face.