Adam imagined his nen growing and growing, then forced it out and his nen exploded outwards sweeping the grass and disturbing the still lake.
Adam kept his ren active waiting to see a change, however, nothing happened and he couldn't keep his ren active for too long.
'The volume didn't change so I'm not an enhancer, neither did the leaf move or the colour of the water change so I'm not an emitter or manipulator, and nothing formed in the water so I'm not a conjurer, leaving the only options being a specialist, which is unlikely since it is rare, or a transmuter'
Adam then tasted the water in his palms and it had a somewhat sweet taste.
'Transmuter isn't that bad I'll be able to change my nen's property to mimic something else or only specific attributes like Killua's nen being transmuted to electricity or Hisoka's bungee gum'
Adam then felt a sense of danger wash over him.
Adam quickly turned around to see a punch coming towards him. Adam dodged narrowly and then quickly stepped back creating some distance between himself and his attacker.
"I'm Kenmi. I suggest you hand over your badge so I don't have to hurt you and you can continue on with the hunter's exam"
Adam saw a short, bald man wearing a simple tunic, who looked like his eyes were closed, and a badge with the number 362 on it.
"I'm going to suggest to you that you leave now and I'll let you keep your badge" replied Adam in a slightly annoyed tone.
"You might have had enough skill to make it this far but I do warn you I have studied in martial arts for years and am not weak"
"Enough talking I see this is going nowhere so let's get this over with"
Kenmi then ran towards Adam while Adam assumed a fighting stance and activated his ren.
'Although I can't hold ren for more than a few minutes it should still allow me to have enough strength and speed to take him on without much risk of being injured'
Kenma threw a jab using two bent fingers towards Adam aiming for his chest.
Adam in return sent a punch towards Kenmi's side hoping to outmatch him using his superior strength from his ren.
Kenmi, seeing this fist coming for his side, realises he has to dodge quickly due to the speed Adam is showcasing.
Kenmi quickly backflipped away with Adam's fist scarcely skimming Kenmi's clothes and slitting them.
Kenmi looked at his cut tunic "You are more of a challenge than I first thought, I'll get serious now"
After Kenmi finished talking Adam noticed the change in Kenmi's eyes 'He's definitely more determined now. This is going to be a pain'
Kenmi then once again ran towards Adam and threw another jab with his two fingers, while Adam kicked towards Kenmi's stomach but at this moment in time Adams ren began to weaken.
'Damn not now'
Kenmi just barely dodged the kick thanks to the reduction in Adam's speed and using his own flexibility at the second before it was about to hit him, which left no time for Adam to react in time and even attempt to block Kenmi's jab.
Kenmi using this opportunity hit Adam's chest in multiple places.
Adam finally managed to retaliate by throwing a punch towards Kenmi, which Kenmi once again backflipped away from.
Adam tried to run after him but after stepping once with his right foot he found he couldn't move his left foot at all.
"I've hit your pressure points so the left side of your body is immobile. Let's finish this now"
Kenmi walked towards Adam remaining cautious of Adam's right hand in case he was met with any retaliation.
Adam seeing Kenmi coming closer saw an opportunity.
'I bet he hasn't fought anyone with nen yet' Adam thought.
Adam then tried to slowly circulate his nen around his body and try to feel where the blockages were.
Once he located the blockages he rammed his aura into them until they loosened and allowed the left side of his body to move again, but Adam remained still.
Once Kenmi was within punching range Adam forced himself to activate ren even though it would exhaust him and kicked up the dirt into Kenmi's eyes followed by a left fisted punch towards Kenmi's side, sending him blasting off and crashing into a distant tree.
Adam then approached the injured Kenmi who had blood running out of his mouth and grabbed his badge.
'Although he's seriously injured he's still alive and will probably survive this. I now have one more point than before but it came with quite the struggle. I need to move from here in case anyone is attracted overdue to the sound of the battle'
Adam then ran away leaving Kenmi slopped against the tree.
After running for 10 minutes Adam came to a stop as he had found a cave entrance, which seemed to be leading underground.
'I hope it's vacant
Adam walked down the dark narrow path of the cave to find a rather open room.
'This will do, for now, I just need to collect two more badges or get badge number 53 from Pokkle'
Adam then walked out of the cave and looked around the green shrubbery and trees.
'I should set up an ambush here for anyone who finds the cave or passes by here. They shouldn't notice me if I'm in a state of zetsu and I could then sneak attack them'
Adam then climbed a tree with a large amount of leaves and hid inside it waiting patiently for anyone to pass by while he was in a state of zetsu and progressing his mastery over it.
After waiting in the tree for a few hours Adam began to hear rustling in the bushes.
Adam's full attention turned to the bush while making sure that he was in a full state of zetsu.
Another rustle was heard then the leaves began to fall off. The rustling intensified and began to get louder then suddenly a white rabbit pounced out of the bush much to the disappointment of Adam.
A deep sigh escaped Adam's mouth.
After that disappointment Adam jumped down from the tree and walked back towards the cave as the sun was starting to set, ending the first day of the fourth phase.
'I should probably hide the entrance so I'm not taken by surprise while sleeping'
Adam grabbed a few shrubs and tree branches and somewhat covered the entrance of the cave.
'Although it looks a bit unnatural it should do for now'
Adam then grabbed a few more shrubs and leaves and headed inside the cave to cover the ground with and lay on as a bed.
Waking up to the sound of rustling Adam spotted a small bunny curled up beside him on the shrub bedding he made before going to sleep.
"What are you doing here little guy, you're the same one who got me excited for no reason yesterday right?" Adam said in a strained tone with an evil smile on his face clearly plotting something diabolical.
"How nice of you to offer me something to eat I don't even have to go out hunting because of you"
Adam then went to grab the bunny by the ears while it was sleeping but it quickly pounced away sensing the malicious intent coming from Adam.
"Animals did always have good instincts but that won't save you"
Adam then pounced for the bunny intending to quickly grab it before it could react but it managed to dodge and all Adam got was a face full of dirt, which filled the clothes he got from the captain.
"Come here little guy"
The bunny hopped quickly out of the cave while Adam ran after it, but it managed to give Adam the slip leaving a dirty Adam standing out in a forest irritated and hungry with a pair of eyes watching him from a distance.
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