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ADVANCE CHAPTER IN PATREON

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Amid continued cheers, Ethan and Mandel stepped onto opposite sides of the ring, facing off with the referee standing in the center.

"Attention both players."

The referee glanced at Ethan and Mandel, and when he saw that they were ready, he waved.

As the competition was about to begin, the venue gradually became quiet. Everyone focused intently on the two competitors in the ring, eagerly awaiting the upcoming battle.

"I declare that this match has officially begun!"

The referee wasted no time. After completing the necessary rules narration, he immediately waved down and announced the start of the match, quickly stepping aside to give the field to both fighters.

"Bullet Thread!"

Ethan fixed his eyes on Mandel across the ring and took action as soon as the match was announced. He raised his hand, simulating a point, and shot out sharp bullet-like threads in an instant.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Amidst the dense sound of breaking through the air, the bullet threads appeared in front of Mandel in the blink of an eye.

Whether it was because he had no time to dodge or for another reason, Mandel crossed his arms in front of him and resisted head-on.

Bang bang bang...

The projectiles hit Mandel one after another, not only on his blocking arms but also on other parts of his body.

However, in the fierce attack, Mandel simply swayed his body and completely blocked the attack of the bullet threads, without any injuries on his body.

Whoosh!

After blocking the bullet threads, Mandel cast his sharp eyes toward Ethan through the gap between his arms, and suddenly he was like a tiger out of a cage, quickly charging toward Ethan.

The distance between the two closed rapidly.

Mandel roared angrily, sprinted forward, and aimed a punch at Ethan's face.

Bang!

Ethan narrowed his eyes slightly, but instead of evading, he struck out with lightning speed, using his left hand to form a palm, blocking the opponent's fist with one palm.

The fists collided, and the surrounding air seemed to explode and spread.

Ethan immediately felt the powerful force coming from his palm, enough to crush the stone slabs of the arena beneath his feet.

If this had been before taking the Hunter exam, such a punch would have been enough to send him flying and cause serious damage to his arm.

But it's different now.

His arm slightly bent to block the opponent's attack.

The palm that was blocking the fist shifted to a grasp. Ethan grabbed Mandel's fist, quickly twisted his waist, and spun to throw Mandel to the ground.

Mandel's face changed slightly, and he wanted to resist Ethan's power, but he was unable to. His feet left the ground as he was violently swung by Ethan in a circle before being slammed to the ground.

Boom!!!

The body hit the ring, and the violent impact immediately caused the solid ring to collapse, forming a pit several meters in diameter.

"Ha!"

In the pit, Mandel seemed completely unaffected by the violent impact. He freed his fist from Ethan's palm and quickly jumped out of the pit, landing several meters away.

"Such an attack has no effect..."

Ethan looked thoughtfully at Mandel, who appeared a little embarrassed but had no obvious injuries on his body.

"Aha!"

As soon as he landed and stabilized himself, Mandel attacked again. He charged over the pit and came close to Ethan, launching a fierce whip kick attack.

This time, Ethan didn't choose to resist. Instead, after keenly understanding the opponent's attack, he turned sideways to avoid it, and then also aimed a whip kick at Mandel's head.

Same attack, but different results.

Ethan was able to discern and dodge Mandel's attacks, but Mandel obviously did not have Ethan's insight and reaction speed.

Bang!

The whip leg landed firmly on Mandel's face, and the strong force immediately kicked him away.

However, after flying a certain distance, Mandel quickly rotated to alleviate the impact and then landed on the ground vigorously.

Ethan's whip kick used 'flow,' and the power that exploded was absolutely formidable.

But what was surprising was that although Mandel was kicked away, there was no trace of damage on the face where he was kicked, as if his defense was far superior to Ethan's attack.

Without any hesitation, Mandel immediately rushed toward Ethan again as if he didn't tire.

As he approached, he suddenly jumped up and aimed a punch at Ethan's head.

With flexible steps, Ethan dodged like a phantom.

Boom!!!

Mandel's fist hit the ground where Ethan had been, and an extremely powerful force burst from the fist, immediately smashing a huge pit into the ring.

The astonishing attack shook the entire arena, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out around the pit.

"Sure enough, the attack I just made was absorbed and transformed again..."

After landing, Ethan was not surprised when he saw the astonishing damage caused by the opponent, but a spark of understanding flashed in his eyes.

Compared with the attack he blocked just now, the attack unleashed by Mandel this time was obviously more powerful.

If you didn't know better, you might think Mandel had hidden his power in previous attacks. But for Ethan, who had gathered intelligence about his opponent, he naturally knew what was going on.

Absorption and transformation.

This was Mandel's Nen ability.

According to the information Ethan collected, Mandel's Nen could absorb other people's attacks and then transform them to enhance his own attack power.

The reason why Mandel's current attack was stronger than the previous one.

It's because Ethan's whip kick attack was more powerful than the previous bullet threads.

Therefore, after Mandel absorbed and transformed it, there was naturally a difference in the enhanced attack power.

The reason why Ethan did not directly fight back after blocking Mandel's attack was that he resorted to grabbing and smashing instead.

In fact, it was an attempt.

He wanted to see if the attack caused by Mandel's impact, not his own direct attack, could bypass the absorption effect.

But judging from the situation, even an indirect attack had no effect. Otherwise, with the smash just now, Mandel would have been injured.