The registration window, which usually handled over four thousand participants daily, had never seen anything like this before.
Inside the hall, the noise was deafening as people brawled in a chaotic mess.
Meanwhile, Hisoka remained completely calm. Seeing that the girl at the window was unresponsive, he tapped on the counter to snap her out of her daze.
The girl didn't immediately hand over the registration form. Instead, she first reported the situation to her superiors before finally giving the form to Hisoka.
Hisoka quickly completed the registration process and, following the girl's directions, headed toward the passage leading to the first-floor competition area.
When he arrived at the selection venue, there were about a thousand spectators in the stands.
Hisoka stood at the entrance, observing the fighters on the ring. His eyes showed a clear lack of interest, as he found them all pathetically weak.
However, before he could face Law, he had to play around with these weaklings first.
Floor 205, Ring A.
The second match ended quickly, and next up was Buhara's match. His opponent was a shirtless man with unusually long arms.
The man's arms were covered in iron rings, tightly bound to his muscles. When he took his stance, he looked quite imposing.
However, once the fight began, Buhara KO'd him in just two moves, ending the match swiftly and decisively.
With that, Law, Sanbica, and Buhara had all secured their first victories.
After watching Buhara's match, Law met up with Sanbica and stood outside the venue to wait for Buhara to come out.
According to Buhara, after every match, they had to go out for a big feast.
Although the Heavens Arena provides unlimited food and accommodation, Buhara sometimes still wants to explore outside for different culinary experiences.
While waiting for Buhara to come out, Law had no idea that Hisoka had already arrived and completed his registration. He was even less aware that three visitors from Meteor City had arrived at the registration area, which is now a scene of chaos.
When Machi and the others arrived at the registration area, they were greeted by the sight of an ongoing brawl.
What had started as a small dispute in the hall had escalated into a full-blown melee. Even when the staff of the Heavens Arena arrived, they could only watch helplessly as hundreds of people fought each other.
"Even the registration process is extraordinary here."
Uvogin's eyes lit up as he watched the brawl.
He had come to the so-called registration area only to find a group of people fighting, leading him to believe that this was the registration process.
"Idiot, this is obviously..."
Nobunaga curled his lips and was about to mock Uvogin, but before he could finish, he saw Uvogin charge straight into the brawling crowd. He was immediately left speechless, with his mouth hanging open.
"Just ignore him."
Machi glanced at Uvogin and walked straight towards the hall.
She originally had no intention of participating in the competition, but after learning about the generous prize money, she changed her mind.
Meanwhile, Uvogin had plunged into the crowd like a wolf among sheep and quickly took control of the situation, or more accurately, he's beating up everyone in sight.
Machi and Nobunaga simply left Uvogin behind and walked into the hall to the registration window.
Outside, Uvogin was having the time of his life, knocking people out with a single punch each. He had no awareness of being a wanted criminal at all, and he even felt like he was not having enough fun.
"Didn't you eat?"
"Is that all you've got?"
"Put some strength into it!"
The staff of the Heavens Arena watched in stunned silence as Uvogin wreaked havoc, with people dropping left and right.
'Does this big guy, who suddenly joined the battle, count as helping us?'
Machi and Nobunaga smoothly completed their registrations, and then went directly to the first-floor selection venue without waiting for Uvogin.
After arriving at the venue, the two of them found a seat and sat down.
Just a few minutes after sitting down, the two suddenly sensed someone watching them. Almost simultaneously, they turned their heads toward the source of the gaze.
At the eleven o'clock direction, about two hundred meters away in the spectator stands, a red-haired man was observing them with an unmistakably malicious gaze.
This man was Hisoka. After arriving at the first-floor selection venue, he had been waiting for his turn to fight. Bored out of his mind, he had been passing the time by playing with a deck of cards.
The moment Machi and Nobunaga entered the arena, Hisoka immediately noticed them. It could be said that it was his keen sense of smell...
'It's them…'
Hisoka looked at Machi and Nobunaga unscrupulously and licked his lips with his tongue.
Although they both came from Meteor City, Machi and Nobunaga have never met Hisoka. However, because of Law, Hisoka was aware of them, though he didn't know them personally.
'Impressive Ren. They'll make excellent opponents.'
Hisoka didn't care about their backgrounds. As long as they were strong, that was enough for him. He had been sitting in the venue for nearly an hour, watching a bunch of weaklings fight, feeling utterly bored and disappointed.
Now, with Machi and Nobunaga's arrival, Hisoka's interest was immediately aroused.
Unfortunately, he cannot manipulate his assigned opponents.
Noticing Hisoka's undisguised scrutiny, Nobunaga felt extremely irritated. He was about to get up and confront Hisoka, but Machi stopped him.
"That's not necessary."
Machi said this and took out her cell phone.
Since they were already here, it was only right to inform Law.
Nobunaga first shot a cold glare back at Hisoka, then turned to Machi's phone and asked, "Are you going to call Law?"
"Yeah." Machi nodded and dialed Law's number directly.
In the corridor on the 205th floor, Law and Sanbica had just met up with Buhara when the phone rang.
Law picked up his phone and saw that it was Machi's number.
During the year he had spent training with Biscuit, he hadn't actively contacted anyone. Only Buhara would call him from time to time to harass him.
Now, seeing Machi calling, he realized how long it had been since he last spoke to her and the others.
Sanbica and Buhara didn't ask who was calling, but simply watched Law as he answered.
Law pressed the answer button, but before he could speak, he heard Machi say directly: "I'm in the Heavens Arena."
"Where exactly?" Law was surprised and asked immediately.
"On the first floor. There are sixteen rings here," Machi replied.
"Got it. Wait for me there." Law replied and hung up the phone.
"Who?" Sanbica asked.
"Machi and the others."
Law replied, putting his phone away. He felt a headache coming on. After all, the first floor with sixteen rings was where participants had their first matches. This meant Machi hadn't just come to Heavens Arena, but she had also registered to compete.
Soon after, Law and the others took the elevator down to the first floor and headed toward the selection venue.
When they arrived, Machi immediately spotted Law and waved to get his attention.
Law quickly made his way over to Machi's location. He was surprised to see Nobunaga there as well, and even more shocked to learn that Uvogin and Hisoka had also come.
At that moment, Uvogin had already knocked out everyone outside who was trying to register. He felt a bit disappointed and unsatisfied, unaware that Law had already reunited with Machi and the others.
Inside the venue, Hisoka naturally noticed Law as well. In an instant, an intense Aura filled with emotion emanated from his body.
As a Nen User, Hisoka's Aura caused the surrounding people to feel an inexplicable chill, while Law and the others immediately sensed it.
Law looked towards the place where the Aura was emanating from, and when he saw Hisoka's excited and eager expression, his face darkened.
'This guy is here too...'