Chapter 36: Stamina·Gold! Forced Duet!

The nail-headed man made a motion as if to grip something.

Any target hit by his thread needles would become his puppet.

But in the next instant, 

his zombie-like face froze in shock. 

Li Ke was still slowly approaching him.

Ineffective? 

Why?!

My Nen failed?!

How could this be possible!

Keep grabbing!

Li Ke remained completely unaffected.

But the problem was that the thread needles were clearly embedded in his body.

Though they hadn't penetrated deeply, they should be enough to control his body.

What he saw before him completely shattered Ilmi's understanding. 

"What are you looking at? You want to say hello to daddy?" 

Li Ke laughed.

His entire body tensed up suddenly.

Iron Plate Tank · Gold!

Absolute Will · Red!

Divine Power · Red!

Are you kidding me?!

I've killed hundreds of magic beasts to stack up my golden armor, plus Netero's red will entry.

Don't even talk about controlling my body; I can use my will to forcefully control even my neural responses!

Back then, Netero was able to control his severed leg to automatically close the wound!

You call those tiny needles from Old Mistress Rong?!

Too small!

They can't touch me!

Li Ke grinned wickedly.

Explosive Step!

Charging Punch!

His right fist became hot and blazing once again!

In just a blink of an eye, he surged right in front of the nail-headed man.

A punch came crashing down at his head.

The air created a booming sound from the friction.

Even due to the full force exerted throughout his body, the thread needles embedded in Ilmi snapped off one by one!

The nail-headed man's expression finally changed drastically.

Boom——

A loud explosion echoed.

A scorching shockwave swept outward.

It was as if he had been hit head-on by a missile.

This punch was even more violent than the last one.

Several unfortunate trees nearby were snapped instantly.

The nail-headed man was sent flying like a sandbag for dozens of meters, knocking down several trees along the way.

A trail of bloodied marks was left on the ground.

Puffs of smoke emerged from Li Ke's fists.

The scorching red gradually dissipated, returning to calm.

"Weakling!!"

He spat toward the end of the ravine.

[Ding! You have defeated Ilmi. 10% chance of automatically copying entries... ]

[Ding! You heard the echo of strong luck; strong luck has erupted... ]

[Ding! Copy successful. Congratulations, you have obtained [Somnolence] Green... ]

[Ding! You heard the duet of strong luck; strong luck dual eruption... Obtained an extra strong draw opportunity.]

[Ding! Forced copy successful. Congratulations, you have obtained [Martial Arts] Gold.]

...

The celestial voice rang in Li Ke's mind.

Hmm!?

Wow!

Incredible!!

Li Ke couldn't help but feel ecstatic.

Participating in this assessment was definitely a super profitable deal.

Especially [Strong Luck] Purple!

This thing is simply his lucky star.

Although it was just a purple entry, it seemed inconspicuous among all his entries, but it had made him feel awesome at critical moments.

This time, it even triggered a dual eruption!

Such incredible luck!

As the system's voice faded, countless pieces of information and energy surged into all of Li Ke's limbs and bones.

[Martial Arts] Gold!

As a top-tier assassin, hailing from a prestigious family, his mastery in physical training was also incredible.

To acquire this level of martial arts, one had to undergo extremely arduous training.

Now.

All of this had become Li Ke's opportunity.

The only pity was that.

At the end of this ravine, Li Ke spotted a cave.

The nail-headed man had actually burrowed away.

There were still bloodstains left at the cave entrance.

"Truly a top-tier assassin family, even their escape tactics are so unique."

Li Ke smirked coldly.

This time, you couldn't get past me, and you'll never be able to again.

Poor thing!

What a relief.

Li Ke picked up the identification badge that Ilmi had dropped on the ground.

His points were practically maxed out.

And he even obtained a gold entry.

How wonderful.

He needed to find a chance to take down Hisoka.

This guy's abilities were also impressive.

It would be great if he could get some Nen ability entries from him.

Of course.

Dealing with Hisoka was likely to be much more troublesome.

Because Ilmi lost so quickly due to being in a disguised state, unable to bring out his full combat power.

Plus, he made a huge miscalculation in judging Li Ke.

And Li Ke wasn't one to boast.

He came out firing on all cylinders right off the bat.

iIlumi thought Li Ke had only 10 combat power.

Killua pocketed his hands and squinted slightly as he looked towards the forest ahead, then simply left.

He came to participate in this assessment to hone himself, not to obtain a license under Li Ke's protection; otherwise, such persistence would mean nothing to him.

"I'm the same. You all take care," 

Kurapika also chose to leave.

"Ah, those guys. Then I'll leave too. Ponzu, aren't you leaving yet?" 

Leorio looked around but didn't spot Li Ke, so he decided to go.

"I... I want to wait for Lord Li Ke..." 

Ponzu gritted her teeth and said.

"Then... I'll wait with you for Brother Ke," 

Leorio replied.

"Gon, Brother Ke should have already gone deep into the jungle. If we want to find him, we must go in!" 

Leorio reminded her.

The two continued to wait for a few more minutes, but after not seeing Li Ke's figure, they chose to leave as well.

The island was vast, and since the candidates were acting separately, it was best to split up to earn enough points; otherwise, they might not find that many badges if they teamed up!

By the side of the boat, only Ponzu remained, anxiously waiting.