World Secrets

Leon, Machi, and Kucnkle waited on deck as the boat approached the Gordeau Desert, and by the time they arrived, the sky was dark and frigid.

Leon and Machi were mostly unaffected, but Knuckle had bundled up and was still feeling the effects of the cold.

" I don't understand how you guys can stand there in that clothing. It has to be below freezing. " Machi grunted at Knuckle's question, " Come on. The focus was about to enter the next trial. "

" This one shouldn't be as hard, all we have to do is walk in a straight line, and then boom, we're in the city. " Leon said.

" Wait, what do we do when we arrive in the city? They never said what we need to do. " Knuckle asked, still shivering in his boots.

Leon nodded, " It's all part of the trial. You can't expect them to hold our hand every step of the way. "

" I know, but just a hint would be nice in all. "

The three fell quiet after that as they waited for the trial to begin. In three hours, the cruise docked at a pier in the middle of nowhere. As soon as you stepped off the dock, you would be in the Gordeau Desert.

" Crossing the Gordeau Desert is no easy task. The days are scorching hot while the nights, as you can see, can freeze you to the very earth you stand on. Once again, your task is to reach Yorknew City and find the next examination site. You have four days. Good luck. "

It was a mad dash to get off the ship. Leon, Mach, and Knuckle stayed behind a little bit. This trial was akin to a marathon. It was about conserving energy and resource to keep a steady pace to reach the end on time.

" We should get going. We don't want to fall do far behind. " Leon nodded as he got off the railing, starting at a walking pace. Leon Machi and Knuckles were left behind in a small cloud of dust stirred from the other examines stampede.

Everyone else was far ahead of them. Most of them would end up fainting long before reaching Yorknew City by Leon's predictions. For Leon and Machi, it was no more than a peaceful stroll even though they were jogging. Knuckle, however, was in a much worse state. The freezing air found its way into his lungs, ' Can't fall behind. Go to keep going. '

Leon looked behind to see that Knuckle wasn't doing so well, ' I might have to explain it to him afterward, but it's nothing at this point. ' Creating a Tempo Field, Leon sped up Knuckle's body, causing his body temperature to rise.

Noticing the change, Knuckle smiled, " Thanks Leon, I don't know what you're doing but keep it up. " Running through the night, Leon used is Tempo Field to keep them moving. Knuckle even had to ditch his coat to stop him from overheating.

They even passed by people who had collapsed, overexerting themselves. Knuckle was amazed at how long they had been running. The sun had started to rise, turning the previous pitch-black sky a bright orange.

" Alright, we set up camp here for the night. We should take our time no need to rush. " Leon said as they stopped at a rock cropping, " I can't cool us down when the sun's up, so we should rest until the next night. "

Setting up camp Leon started a fire. In a few minutes, everyone had a plate in hand. Sitting down after handing everyone a plate, Leon was going to take a bite when Knuckle asked him a question.

" Hey Leon, can you tell me how you guys can do all this mystical crap. You seem to have endless stamina and what you did when we were running. "

Leon tossed around a few ideas in his head but eventually, he decided on a course of action. " Okay, I'll give you a brief description. Inside of every living being, there is an energy called Aura.

Certain people like Machi and me can sense and use it. We are called Nen users. With this power, we can achieve feats that no average human could hope to accomplish. "

Knuckle tilted his head, " Is it really, that amazing. I wonder if I've ever met some who was using this so-called Nen. "

" Here let me give you a demonstration. " Walking a few meters away from camp Leon picked up a small rock. Testing its weight Leon nodded, winding up like a pitcher Leon exhaled as he threw the rock, with a sonic boom the rock flew into the distance before a second later an explosion of dirt shot into the air a few feet away.

" That was shorter than Uvogins you only got past the three-mile mark. " A tick marked appeared on Leon's forehead as Machi compared him to his rival.

" Anyways pretty impressive right Knuckle. " Leon smiled as Knuckle looked at him dumbstruck, " How could something like that be kept secret your telling me that there are superhumans living all over the world. "

Picking up his plate Leon started to eat, " Well...most of the Nen users in the world are actually Hunters. As you don't actually qualify as an official hunter until you learn Nen. "

" What?! You have to teach me then, I need to become a hunter. My town's future depends on it."

Knuckle shot to his feet his fist clenched, Leon looked at him his eyes dead serious, " I won't teach you. "