[38] : The Science of Nen, Nen Applications in High-Stakes Combat

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"Stop talking nonsense!"

Gido shouted loudly, clearly unwilling to accept such a reality.

In response, Airmid didn't say anything further. As she looked at the rapidly spinning tops around her, her mind gradually calmed down.

Her aura expanded outward, forming a circular barrier that encompassed everything around her.

This was the 'Nen application technique' that Mika had recently taught her, En!

En is an advanced joint application of Ten and Ren, where the aura expands outward from oneself, allowing one to sense any intruders within its range.

En is defined as a technique where one's aura extends beyond a radius of 2 meters and is maintained for more than a minute.

The range of En varies according to one's skill level, but it doesn't necessarily reflect the overall strength of one's Nen abilities. Sometimes, it just indicates different ways or needs for using En.

In Hunter x Hunter, Killua's grandfather, Zeno Zoldyck, could extend his En to a radius of 300 meters, while Nobunaga from the Phantom Troupe could only use a 4-meter radius En within his sword's reach.

Although Nobunaga's En seems much weaker than Zeno's in terms of coverage, this isn't entirely accurate.

Nobunaga is a swordsman; his attack method is his katana, so he doesn't need his En to extend beyond his attack range. When an enemy is within Nobunaga's attack range, unless they are significantly stronger, they cannot avoid his attacks.

However, En can be used to gauge someone's strength when used for general reconnaissance.

For instance, Neferpitou, a character from the Chimera Ant arc, had an En covering a radius of 2 kilometers, making it extremely expansive.

At this moment, Airmid's En was enhancing her perception abilities.

After including all the tops' trajectories in her observation, Airmid began to walk forward slowly.

Based on her previous observation of Gon's fight with Gido, she had figured out his techniques.

As an Enhancer, both Gido and Airmid were not adept at Manipulation-type abilities.

Thus, Gido couldn't freely manipulate the tops on the ground.

He could only preset targets for these tops, letting them fight autonomously.

"Your target is aura, right? Making them chase and attack people using aura is a good idea, but it's too rigid for someone with strong observation skills."

Walking slowly towards Gido, Mika casually swung the spear wrapped in aura, knocking down the tops one by one.

In no time, Airmid, walking through Gido's "Battle Waltz," was not only unscathed but also gradually closing in on his position.

"My Battle Waltz got broken!"

"Damn it!"

Unwilling to concede, Gido quickly started spinning himself, turning into a giant top to strengthen his defense, aiming to make himself invincible.

Unfortunately, the current Airmid was not the same as the Airmid from seven days ago.

Although Airmid and Mellie awakened their Nen abilities rapidly, their potential was not considered exceptional by others.

The reason was their low potential aura capacity.

In the Nen system, there are potential aura and manifest aura.

Potential aura is the total amount of aura in a Nen user's body, while manifest aura is the maximum aura one can release at any moment.

Potential aura is akin to total magical power or internal energy.

Manifest aura is akin to the output capacity limit.

As the foundation of the Nen system, the importance of aura capacity is undeniable.

Like a ninja's chakra, it is the basis of its system.

As the manifestation of a person's life energy, aura is naturally related to physical constitution.

The higher the physical constitution limit, the more potential aura one has upon awakening.

Although potential aura can be increased through training, it has a limit. Once the limit is reached, no amount of training will result in further growth.

In the Chimera Ant arc, the Chimera Ants were so powerful after awakening Nen because their physical constitution far exceeded humans, giving them terrifying potential and manifest aura.

This is the principle of overwhelming force.

Airmid and Mellie, being from Danmachi world, had physical constitution limits far below those of this world.

Thus, their potential and manifest aura were lower than this world's Nen users.

So, they could easily be overwhelmed by others.

This is why Mika planned to take them back for level-up. Once they level up, breaking their limits would bring their potential and manifest aura up to this world's standard.

Just like Mika now.

As they continue to level up, their potential and manifest aura will keep increasing.

In a way, the Nen system and the system of blessings from the gods are highly compatible.

But those are future concerns. For now, Airmid and Mellie need to use the principle of "leverage" to win.

That is, to win with technique.

As an Enhancer, Airmid had already reinforced her spear with aura and used another application technique.

"Shu!"

Shu is a Ten application technique.

It involves wrapping one's aura around objects in contact with the body, enhancing their properties.

For example, wrapping a stone with Shu enhances its hardness, allowing it to break other stones without shattering.

When applied to a shovel, it strengthens its digging force, making it feel like digging through pudding, even if digging through hard rock.

Combined with Airmid's Enhancer properties, her spear was now terrifyingly powerful.

She knocked away the tops coming at her with her spear tip, splitting them into two unusable pieces.

"High-level Nen techniques truly amplify combat power remarkably."

"But these techniques consume a lot of aura!"

Feeling her rapidly depleting aura, Airmid sighed.

Her potential aura was already lower than this world's Nen users, and as a newcomer, her potential aura hadn't reached her body's maximum, making her aura even scarcer.

"Indeed, upgrading is essential first!"

"But for now, I must defeat him!"

Looking at Gido, Airmid's gaze was sharp.

With a powerful step, she instantly appeared in front of Gido.

Gripping the end of her spear tightly, she swung it swiftly at the metal rod substituting Gido's legs while he spun.

A clang echoed.

The rod supporting Gido's body was cut off by Airmid, sending him flying into the wall, unconscious or worse.

Retracting her spear, Airmid said seriously, "And this is 'Ken'!"

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