Gourmet Hunter (HxH Fanfic)

Killing intent is a very vague thing. It is not a physical entity, but it has the same feeling as a physical entity.

The bald man, Cook, did nothing to hide his sinister desire to brutally murder the four people before him. Through his Aura, he magnified this inhumane thought to the extreme.

Then, the killing intent pierced Law and the other three like countless needles.

The sensations created by these invisible needles kept reminding Law and the other three, telling them two messages: one was that Cook was very dangerous, and the other was that Cook wanted to kill them.

Killing fellow inhabitants was one of Meteor City's most forbidden laws, but as Machi had mentioned earlier, this rule was not absolute. Just like at this moment, a stranger suddenly appeared in front of them without fear of the rules and wanted to kill them.

"Two ways to die? You must know Marza."

While Machi, Uvogin and Nobunaga were highly focused and staring at Cook, only Law remained calm. When he heard what Cook said, he thought of Marza.

"Bingo! But no prize for you." Cook's eyes narrowed slightly, and he licked the corner of his lips with his tongue. He tilted his head slightly and looked at Law, then said coldly: "I thought anyone capable of scaring off Marza with a single word would be worth something. But in the end, you can't even use Ten properly. How disappointing."

From the moment Cook revealed himself, Law had instinctively activated Ten, attempting to maintain his Aura over his entire body. However, because he was not skilled enough, only the energy in his upper body was relatively stable, and Cook could see it all clearly.

Ten is the foundation of Nen. How strong can a little brat who can't even master such a basic skill be? As for the other three, judging from the unconscious overflow of their Aura, they are indeed stronger than ordinary people, but since they haven't come into contact with Nen, they are just ordinary people in the end.

In short, these four were too weak, which is why Cook is fearless and not in a hurry to take action.

There are many ways to savor the hunt, one of which is to slowly kill the prey.

"Well, no matter."

Cook extended his index finger, first pointed at Uvogin and Nobunaga, and said with a sinister smile: "You two, die by 'internal organ rupture'." After that, he pointed at Law and Machi, and continued: "As for the two of you, die by 'excessive blood loss'."

Cook's voice was calm and devoid of inflection, but it put a lot of pressure on Machi, Uvogin, and Nobunaga.

"Machi, Law, you two leave first."

Uvogin took a few steps forward and stood in front of Law and Machi, and his expression turned ferocious. The pressure Cook put on him was too great, and he even had the illusion of gasping for breath after finishing a sentence.

Nobunaga didn't say anything, but he moved to stand beside Uvogin, expressing his resolve with actions.

"Don't even think about it." Machi retorted without hesitation.

"Stop arguing. All three of you are still ignorant. You will only be in the way if you stay here. Just get out of here now." Law took a deep breath, and at this dangerous moment, he actually showed a confident smile.

'That long-forgotten feeling... It's back.'

Cook's triangular eyes narrowed slightly and the Aura on his body suddenly surged. Then, he moved.

"Watch out!" Law's heartbeat suddenly quickened. The warning words barely escaped his lips when Cook condensed his Aura into his legs, accelerating with terrifying speed. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Uvogin and Nobunaga.

Bang, bang!

Cook threw out both fists and hit Uvogin and Nobunaga on the chest.

The two sides were not far apart, and Cook was too fast, so by the time Uvogin and Nobunaga reacted, his fists had already hit their chests.

The sheer force of the blows sent Uvogin and Nobunaga flying backward and slammed into Law and Machi. The four of them flew for more than ten meters before landing heavily on the ground.

"First of all... death by internal organ rupture."

Cook retracted his fist, looked at the four people who flew more than ten meters away, showed a dangerous smile, and then walked toward them at a leisurely pace.

No ordinary person can withstand a punch wrapped in Aura, which means that these two punches from Cook are enough to kill ordinary people easily.

However, Uvogin and Nobunaga's physical fitness was stronger than that of ordinary people. After being hit head-on, although they did not die immediately, they fainted directly.

Although they had yet to learn Nen, but judging from the obvious amount of Aura that overflows unconsciously from their bodies, they will most likely open their Aura Nodes on their own in the near future. Once the two of them open their Aura Nodes and awaken their Nen, their strength will surely advance by leaps and bounds.

There are two ways to open Aura Nodes, one is to open it step by step, and the other is to open it by brute force.

Now, when the two of them endured Cook's punch wrapped in Aura, and their Aura Nodes had been forcibly opened, which means that they have stepped into the threshold of Nen, provided they survived this ordeal.

"Uvogin, Nobunaga." Machi scrambled to her feet and her face is full of anxiety as she looked at the two people falling to the ground without a sound.

"Calm down, Machi."

Law suppressed his growing rage and quickly checked on Uvogin and Nobunaga. He found that the two were not dead, but he chose not to share this immediately. Instead, he took a few steps forward and stood quietly in front of Machi and the other two, as if he was using his body to block the danger.

At this time, Machi noticed the faint rise and fall of their chests and knew Uvogin and Nobunaga had just fainted. However, judging from the blood that kept flowing from the corners of their mouths, she knew the situation was very dangerous. They needed to be treated as soon as possible, otherwise, they would die soon.

"My habit is to deal with the weaklings first before moving on to the stronger ones."

Cook looked at Law, who was pretending to be calm, and sneered, "So, before I deal with Machi, you have time to escape. By the way, I am very interested in little girls. It doesn't matter whether they are dead or alive, cold or hot."

"Ah!"

At this point, Cook suddenly patted his bald head, as if he suddenly thought of something. His eyes widened and said in a trembling voice: "As long as I don't cut her carotid artery, maybe when I'm done with you, Machi's body might still be warm."

"So, will you run or... wait for death?"

Law's eyes narrowed sharply. The man before him was a monster devoid of humanity and brimming with cruelty.

"Beast!"

The Aura in Law's body burst out through the Aura Nodes on his body, forming a white light that enveloped his body.

Bang!

Law pushed his feet against the ground, and the impact force pushed his body forward, causing him to shoot towards Cook like an arrow.

"Hmm? You've figured out Ren already. Not bad, but..." Cook was slightly surprised when he saw the Aura surging from Law, and a disdainful arc appeared at the corner of his mouth. He turned his body to the side to avoid the punch that Law threw at him with the force of the forward rush.

"Too immature."

As they crossed paths, a gleaming silver scalpel was conjured between Cook's fingers. With a deft motion, he slashed across Law's right arm.

Splat!

Blood splattered from Law's right arm.

Law's body lost its balance mid-motion air, sending him sprawling across the ground and tumbled several meters before coming to a stop.

"Surprised?"

Cook turned to look at Law, who was lying on the ground, only to find that the other party was not surprised at all, but his expression became solemn.

"You're... a Conjurer." Law slowly stood up and glanced at the wound on his right arm that was bleeding slowly. Fortunately, the wound was not deep, but it would hurt if he moved.

"Oh? You knew?"

Cook casually twirled the scalpel between his fingers, and he suddenly saw a look of surprise on Law's face, causing him to smirk. Without turning, he sidestepped slightly and reached backward with his left hand, grasping Machi's neck with one hand.

When Cook had turned his attention to Law, Machi had leaped toward him and threw a punch towards the back of his head, but her every move had been anticipated by Cook.

"I didn't even come looking for you, yet here you are, delivering yourself to me."

Cook licked the corner of his lips with his tongue, and without caring about Machi's reaction, he stabbed both of her legs with the scalpel and then threw her aside like a rag doll.

"Machi!"

Law's face contorted with unbridled fury!