Chapter 12 : The First Phase of the First Exam lll

"Where is this...?" Touta mumbled, looking around to see an empty and completely chaotic place filled with random splashes of black and white that were scattered everywhere in this empty space.

"Is there anyone here?!" Touta shouted, staring around, but he heard no response. "Is this place empty?"

"That's right, wasn't I sleeping?" Touta murmured as he walked through the strange place. "Was I kidnapped by the creatures that live in the Milsy Wetlands?"

Although this was a plausible possibility, Touta quickly dismissed it since Kuroumaru was also by his side, and he should have noticed if something had happened. Not to mention, part of his mind was awake in case they were attacked.

"So am I inside a dream?" This was the most logical assumption for Touta. "But seriously, what a strange dream this is."

Honestly, Touta didn't understand why his dream consisted of an empty world made up of chaotic black and white colors. Despite their encounters in various places, they had not mixed and maintained their original purity without being tainted by the other color.

Suddenly, a transparent door appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the empty world. The moment the door appeared, the world split into two parts: the right side turned completely white, and the left side became entirely black, with the door separating them.

"A door..." Touta murmured, approaching the door with curiosity. However, when he was three steps away from it, a fog enveloped him, and his vision became distorted.

Even though Touta disappeared, the world, which was no longer empty due to the presence of the transparent door, remained unchanged and continued to be silent.

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"Hmm, was it a dream?" Touta mumbled as he woke up in the Milsy Wetlands, but unlike before, there was only himself and Kuroumaru.

"Touta-kun..." Kuroumaru murmured, rubbing his eyes and waking up upon feeling Touta's movement.

"Sorry, did I wake you?" Touta smiled apologetically and couldn't help but question Kuroumaru's gender because no matter how he looked at him, he was a beautiful girl, not a boy.

"It's okay; I've rested enough," Kuroumaru said, lightly shaking his head as he got up, sword in hand, since the Milsy Wetlands were filled with monsters, and it was unwise to let his guard down.

"I see, then let's go," said Touta, rubbing his nose slightly as he focused on smelling Yukihime's perfume that he had put on Satotz.

Touta's choice to use Yukihime's perfume wasn't just a whim; he had considered it because using a familiar scent was much better than an unfamiliar one, especially since Yukihime's perfume was distinctive and had a very strong smell.

"This way," Touta said, using Shundō to appear a few meters away the next moment, repeating this action over and over.

"Touta-kun is a monster," Kuroumaru muttered in shock, realizing that something was different about the Shundō Touta was using now compared to before, as there was a small amount of Ki/Nen in his feet, and it seemed he was using it unconsciously.

However, after witnessing Touta's brutality in the past few days, Kuroumaru quickly regained his composure and used Shundō as well to keep up with Touta.

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Thirty minutes later.

In just thirty minutes, Touta and Kuroumaru had covered a distance of 50 kilometers and were close to catching up with Satotz.

Boom*

Boom*

Boom*

As Kuroumaru sheathed his sword, numerous corpses of Magical Beasts fell to the ground, as they weren't that powerful despite their large size.

Rattle*

Suddenly, both felt a terrifying intent to kill nearby that made it hard for them to breathe.

Although Touta had faced Tachibana's intent to kill before and hadn't been affected, now he could only clutch his throat as breathing became difficult for him.

"Touta-kun!!" Kuroumaru exclaimed anxiously. Although the intent to kill was terrifying, Kuroumaru was accustomed to the killing intent from his older brother, which was many times greater than this killing intent, though this one was more disgusting than his brother's.

"I'm fine," Touta said with difficulty. Although he was beginning to adapt to the killing intent, speaking was still hard. "But it seems he's coming this way."

As soon as Touta finished speaking, a man with crimson hair and yellow eyes appeared before them. He resembled The Magician, especially with the yellow tear under his left eye, but his facial expression was disgusting, clearly indicating he was in a state of ecstasy.

"Ah, I didn't expect to meet such a delicious prey," Hisoka said, staring at Touta and Kuroumaru with murderous intent and delight. He had noticed the two before and targeted them, especially upon seeing Touta's terrifying talent, even for a genius like Hisoka.

"You're that man, Hisoka," Touta said, getting up as he had grown accustomed to Hisoka's killing intent, although he still felt his body was heavy.

"What do you want from us?" Kuroumaru asked, gripping his sword tightly as he watched Hisoka like a hawk, ready to attack the moment Hisoka tried to do anything to them.

"Fighting against both of you at the same time is difficult," Hisoka muttered, as he could see that Kuroumaru was using Nen; he hadn't hidden it and was surrounding himself with an aura. Although Touta wasn't using Nen, his physical strength was not to be underestimated, especially when considering how quickly he had become accustomed to Hisoka's killing intent. It wouldn't be surprising if he awakened his Nen in battle, making the fight even harder.

Despite being in a state of ecstasy, Hisoka's mind was working well, and he knew that engaging in a fight against both of them now was not in his favor.

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