Chapter 24: The Visit (1)

TL/N: Sorry for the 1 day delay. We'll make up for it with 2 chapters today.

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Cheadle stared at Hawke coldly, her eyes seemingly wanting to tear him apart.

　　The reason for her reaction was not only because Hawke had touched her sore spot, but also because he was joking about her title given to her as one of the "Twelve Zodiacs".

　　This was something that she couldn't allow.

　　Seeing that Cheadle had finally looked over, Hawke sighed in relief.

　　Compared to extending his life, those few dagger-like glances from Cheadle were nothing.

　　"Uhm..."

　　Hawk squeezed out a smile towards Cheadle, wanting to bring up the importance of stopping his bleeding first.

　　Hawke was about to emphasize the importance of stopping the bleeding, but he was interrupted by the icy voice of Cheadle, who said, "Remove your hand, I'll stop the bleeding first."

　　'Thank god!'

　　Upon hearing this, Hawke promptly moved his right hand away, revealing the gruesome wound on his abdomen covered in blood.

　　Cheadle half crouched down, then removed the white glove on her right hand and gently covered Hawke's wound with her palm.

　　"Ren"

　　Her white and slender palm suddenly emitted a soft and hazy emerald green numinous luster, which was visible to the naked eye as it lingered around Hawk's wound

　　Under the influence of this nen force, the rate of bleeding of Hawke's wound was significantly inhibited, and after a while, he no longer bled.

　　This was a property of enhancers, who used "nen" as a medium to enter the target's body and temporarily enhance the target's "hemostasis" function.

　　That was how Cheadle helped Hawke stop the bleeding quickly.

　　Of course, if you could strengthen another's blood clotting ability, you could also strengthen their cell regeneration ability.

　　If you applied the ability for the purpose of cell regeneration, then Hawke's wound would not only stop bleeding, but also have an accelerated healing speed.

　　The reason Cheadle didn't do this was because she was not an enhancer.

　　Nevertheless, the time and effort required to develop the ability to strengthen the blood clotting ability of others with an unrelated nen affinity was still within her reach.

　　As for the nen ability to strengthen other people's cell regeneration ability, she had the desire to learn it, but did not have the ability to create it.

　　Not to mention whether or not her existing nen capacity and natural talent could allow her to do this, the biggest risk was...

　　The non-aura-specific abilities that were developed through exhaustive effort spent, along with great amounts of time and energy, may not necessarily produce the desired results that one is satisfied with.

　　That was the biggest problem.

　　Simply put, the risk was too much for the potential reward.

　　"I feel alive again..."

　　After stopping the bleeding, Hawke's entire body was much more relaxed.

　　Cheadle ignored Hawke and took out the trauma ointment she carried with her, forcefully applying it onto Hooke's wound.

　　"Hu--"

　　Hawke sucked in a breath of cold air.

　　This was definitely her revenge!

　　He wanted to open his mouth and remind Cheadle to apply the medicine a little lighter, but held himself back.

　　Hawke knew that if he reminded her like this, it would probably only make Cheadle even more furious.

　　A few moments later, the emergency treatment was completed.

　　Cheadle walked to the stream to wash the blood off her hands.

　　Hawke recovered and looked up at Cheadle's back.

　　"Cheadle, although you have chosen the path of being a Difficult Disease Hunter, there is no need to waste your talent on other Nen aura types. If I am not mistaken, you should have already developed more than one non-aura-specific ability by now..."

　　Upon hearing Hawke's words, Cheadle abruptly stopped washing her palms in the stream and immediately turned around to give Hawke a sharp look.

　　"What qualifications do you have to lecture me, with you being a hunter who uses their Nen talent to steal whilst 'grave robbing'?" Cheadle replied with a sharp tone.

　　"..."

　　Hawke opened his mouth, closed it, and then finally bowed his head in silence.

　　Where the moonlight could not shine, a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.

　　The sudden silence made the bridge tunnel much quieter, and the sound of water that was particularly loud when Cheadle was washing her palms became even more pronounced.

　　The last traces of blood were washed away.

Cheadle slowly got up and asked with no expression: "Who hurt you?"

　　"Who else could it be?"

　　Hawke looked up sharply, his eyes glittering with murderous intent.

　　Watching Hawke's reaction, Cheadle got her answer in an instant. She frowned and said in a deep voice, "Is it those guys who claim to be the inheritors of the will of the 'Pure Paladin Squad'? Does that mean they found you?"

　　The so-called Pure Paladin Squad was a legendary group of hunters that was established according to the will of the former chairman of the Hunter Association.

　　But times had changed, and now the chairman of the Hunter Association was Netero. Although there were still some remnants of the old Pure Paladin Squad's influence in the association, they couldn't make much of a splash.

　　"No."

　　Hawke shook his head and his eyes slightly narrowed, "To be precise, it was I who 'actively' approached them."

　　"!!!"

　　Cheadle's pupils shrank at the word, unconsciously raising the volume of voice: "Are you crazy!!! How dare you take the initiative to go to them after all this! If you reveal your whereabouts, the first to suffer will only be Mo Yu!!!"

　　"Don't worry, I haven't been reckless enough to act without any preparation beforehand, and I wouldn't joke around with Mo Yu's safety either."

　　Hawk slightly restrained his killing intent and leaned heavily against the wall.

　　Cheadle took two steps forward and looked at him coldly, saying, "You always act so self-righteously, forgetting what I did for you back then… hmph! Why did you go to find those guys? Do you know how much effort I put into helping you get rid of the tails? Even after Mo Yu was born, I could only turn a blind eye to him…"

　　"If the situation hadn't been forced, you think--"

　　Hawke met Cheadle's angry eyes and said slowly and deliberately, "As someone who can develop Nen abilities like "Sonic Run", would I actively go looking for trouble?'"

　　"..."

　　Eido was instantly silent.

　　Indeed...