Gourmet Hunter (HxH Fanfic)

Meaninglessly releasing his Aura to shatter the surrounding ground is a bad habit Uvogin do before starting a fight.

The moment from stillness to movement, the surging and raging Aura converges and covers the surface of Uvogin's body, forming a strong force that greatly increases his offense and defense!

As he charged, he raised his right hand.

When the distance was still fifty meters, a blood-red glow slowly emerged on Uvogin's raised right fist, exuding a terrifying Aura. From the very beginning, he was preparing to unleash his Big Bang Impact.

The dense Aura around his fist was so palpable it was visible without the need for Gyo.

'Big Bang Impact...'

Looking at the overwhelming Aura in Uvogin's right hand, Law's expression tensed up. His understanding of the Big Bang Impact was based on what he learned more than a decade later, so it was natural for him to feel apprehensive.

However, Law overlooked an essential fact, that is, the current Uvogin is not the terrifying Enhancer he would be decade later, so the current Big Bang Impact is not unstoppable.

Of course, it pays to be cautious.

This time, Law did not stand there waiting for Uvogin to get close. Instead, he stepped back to create some distance.

When Law saw that the amount of Aura in Uvogin's right fist was gradually increasing, he realized that when the Aura reached the critical value, it would be time to release it.

Though this is different from his understanding of Big Bang Impact from the original work, it did not make Law question the judgment he made at that moment.

The instincts shaped by the daily combat training was reflected at this moment.

After making the correct judgment, Law kept retreating while paying attention to Uvogin's actions.

'As long as I keep my distance and prevents Uvogin from getting close, he will not be able to find the perfect time to release his Aura, thus causing him to waste his Aura meaninglessly.'

Seeing Law decisively distance himself, Uvogin frowned.

'Law is so perceptive. When he saw me gathering my Aura, even before I even got close to him, he distanced himself without hesitation. Did he already figure out my ability's flaw?'

Uvogin started to gather Aura when he was still fifty meters away because he had just created the Big Bang Impact. If he wanted to unleash its power, he had to gather his Aura in advance. This was a shortcoming that he could not overcome at present.

In previous combat trainings, Law would always stand still and wait for him to get close, but this time, Law chose to retreat directly, which is perhaps because Uvogin revealed the Big Bang Impact in advance.

'Are you stupid...'

These words suddenly flashed through Uvogin's mind before he quickly dismissed it.

'Even if he retreats, I'm advancing. I've got the speed advantage, and if all else fails, I'll just use the old method!'

Thinking of this, Uvogin calmed down and charged at the fastest speed to gradually narrow the distance between the two sides.

Forty meters...

Thirty meters...

Twenty meters...

This is the distance estimated by Uvogin.

One second...

Two seconds...

Three seconds...

This was the time Law began to silently recite from the moment Uvogin began gathering Aura on his right fist.

'When the Aura reached its peak and Uvogin couldn't close the gap, he would have no choice but to resort to his old method.'

"This is it."

Uvogin roared loudly and slammed his fist into the ground in front of him.

Boom!

The ground erupted in a violent explosion, sending a shockwave through the surrounding A massive cloud of dust rose, and countless rocks, propelled by the force, hurtled toward Law, who was twenty meters away.

At this moment, the expressions of Nobunaga and Machi, who were watching from the sidelines, changed. When Uvogin's punch hit the ground, they could feel the earth tremble beneath their feet.

'Three seconds.'

Law calmly watched the large amount of rubble flying towards him. There was no point in dodging against this amount of rubble. Moreover, they were just ordinary rubble and could be easily resisted with his strong Aura defense. So Law just had to pay attention to Uvogin's subsequent attacks.

This is Uvogin's old method. After nearly a hundred battles, Law was intimately familiar with it.

As the flying stones closed in, Law retreated further. He crossed his hands in front of him while leaving a small gap to maintain visibility.

Channeling his Aura to his eyes, he looked at the dust cloud in front of him, ignoring the impact of the debris entirely.

'Next, I'm afraid he will come straight at me. And as expected, he's already charging up for the second punch right after this one.'

Thud, thud…

The flying debris struck Law's body, then crumbled into dust without leaving a scratch.

Despite the dense dust cloud obscuring the battlefield, Law's Gyo allowed him to clearly perceive the Aura fluctuations of Uvogin charging through the dust cloud.

Uvogin's usual tactic of smashing the ground to obscure his opponent's vision relied on two crucial conditions to be effective.

First, he had to learn the advanced Nen Technique, In, so that he can approach the target without being noticed.

Second, he had to train his Big Bang Impact to near-instant activation, so that In could support his attack seamlessly.

At present, Uvogin lacked both conditions.

With the dust cloud unable to conceal Uvogin's charging Aura from Law's sight, the initial pressure of Uvogin's Big Bang Impact diminished by half.

This battle is actually no different in essence from the previous ninety-nine battles, except that Uvogin now has additional the powerful Big Bang Impact, which lowered Law's margin for error.

Law suddenly stopped, and instead of retreating, he moved forward, rushing towards the dust cloud against the onslaught of debris.

Since he already knows that it takes three seconds for Uvogin to charge up his Big Bang Impact, Law just needs to close the distance before three seconds.

'He's coming!'

Law's eyes narrowed as Uvogin burst from the dust cloud. His right fist was glowing red, but the Aura was not fully gathered, and was only half as much as the first punch.

Uvogin's Aura gathering was not yet complete, but because Law took the initiative to close the distance, he was forced into close combat.

"Law, you crazy bastard!"

Uvogin looked at Law in front of him, and in a rage, he punched Law's face with his half-charged right fist.

The corners of Law's mouth curled when he saw this. He was already prepared for this.

At this time, white spheres, each roughly the size of a basketball, appeared in both of his palms.

Then, he turned sideways to dodge, and at the same time, used the white spheres on both of his palms to block Uvogin's right straight punch.

Law's plan was to separate Uvogin's right fist and directly weaken Uvogin's combat power by 50%.

However, when the two sides passed each other, Uvogin's right fist was not separated.

This phenomenon shocked Law. He was certain that his ability did work on Uvogin's right fist and should have separated his right fist, but it had no effect.

With no time to ponder about it, Law swiftly executed a spinning kick which is aimed at Uvogin's back.

Uvogin turned around in time and saw Law kicking towards him. However, he did not use his dominant right hand. Instead, he used his left hand, which is covered in Aura, to block Law's spinning kick.

Bang!

With a muffled sound, Uvogin skid back seven or eight steps before stopping.

Law landed and steadied himself, then quickly retreated more than ten meters. Only then did he have time to check the white spheres in his hands. At this moment, he saw that there was a red Aura swirling rapidly inside both spheres.

'This is…'

Law's eyes changed slightly, and then he became confused.

'Instead of separating Uvogin's right fist, it separated the Aura that had gathered in his fist?'

At this time, Uvogin also raised his right hand in confusion. At that moment, he felt the Aura gathered in his right fist disappeared instantly, so he used his left hand to defend hastily.

Since it was a combat training, when both of them were confused, they did not continue to attack, but looked at each other, and they could see the confusion in each other's eyes.

Law suppressed the doubts in his heart and dismissed his God Hand. The white spheres that appeared on his palms suddenly vanished, and the red Aura trapped inside also dissipated into the air.

After deactivating God Hand, Law conjured his book and flipped to the fifth page. There was no Uvogin's name on it.

"Let's continue. If you have any questions, wait until the battle is over."

Law dispersed the book and said to Uvogin, who had a puzzled look on his face.

Fortunately, it was through this combat training that Law was able to discover this critical, perception-altering information.