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"What?"

Li Ke's sudden exclamation left everyone momentarily stunned.

But Li Ke had already rushed forward.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang—

A series of screams and howls.

The dozen or so masked and robed vice-examiners were effortlessly knocked down to the ground by Li Ke's fists.

Even the unlucky old woman was not spared.

This scene left an observer—an exam participant trying to sneak behind them—dumbfounded.

[Ding! You defeated Examiner #3. Randomly copying a trait. Congratulations, you have obtained [Swordsmanship] (Green).]

[Ding! You defeated Examiner #7. Randomly copying a trait. Congratulations, you have obtained [Combat] (Green).]

...

[Ding! You defeated the Chief Examiner. Randomly copying a trait. Congratulations, you have obtained [Divination] (Blue).]

...

The sound of notifications echoed in his mind.

However, the results were somewhat disappointing.

Although it wasn't a kill, the probability of copying traits was quite low.

The results were still acceptable.

[Divination] (Blue), [Swordsmanship] (Green), [Combat] (Green), [Endurance] (Green)

...This was a small upgrade.

A Blue trait and several Green traits. Considering the participants for the Hunter Exam, it was quite a decent configuration.

At the elite monster level, at least.

"Cough... Cough..."

The old woman, who had collapsed to the ground, felt like vomiting blood. She had only been knocked down by a light chop from Li Ke.

She wasn't physically injured, but couldn't find the words to speak for a while.

The people behind her were also completely stunned.

This didn't seem like an ambush, right?

"Alright, we're taking this route. Let's go."

Li Ke pushed aside the wooden cart, revealing the path that led to the mountain top.

"Yay! I didn't expect the old lady to pull such a trick at her age. Luckily, Ke did not go too hard on her."

Gon eagerly followed behind.

Kurapika and Leorio were still in a daze, but they quickly followed.

As they saw the four of them disappearing into the distance, the old woman spat a mouthful of blood, extremely angry.

"I... I'm an examiner! How could these little brats knock me out! Especially that kid! Cough, cough..."

The old woman trembled as she spoke.

"Granny, should we report this and disqualify them?"

"Cough, cough, report what?! We didn't even get a chance to say who we were. They didn't know we were examiners, right?"

"Doesn't that mean we got beaten up for nothing?"

"Aren't you surprised by that kid's strength? He's stronger than a professional Hunter!"

"This year, we might have a monster in the making."

...

The masked men were still groaning and screaming in pain.

"That kid! What are you looking at?! Come here and answer some questions! I'm an examiner! I'm an examiner!!"

The old woman noticed the bewildered exam candidate who had been tailing them.

The poor guy felt like he had swallowed a couple of hot stones and turned green.

He had been hoping to follow Li Ke and others to take a shortcut, but ended up getting caught in the aftermath.

The others got the honey, and he was left with the stings!

Damn it!

At the top of the mountain.

Under the big cedar tree.

The sky was growing dim.

The mountain, which initially seemed small when viewed from the port, turned out to take nearly a full day to reach the top.

Everyone was starting to feel exhausted.

"Why does it always say 'beware of monsters'? But we haven't seen any."

Leorio gave the warning sign nearby a strange look.

"Look! Over there, under the big cedar tree, we've made it! It's so quiet. Is there no other examinee except us?"

Gon was thrilled.

Things seemed a little off, but no one cared much at this point. They just hoped to find a guide quickly, enjoy a nice meal, and rest before going for the exam.

"Is anyone here? We're examinees here for the test."

Leorio knocked on the door.

He knocked for a while but received no response.

"Well... I'm coming in then!"

Leorio looked around at the others, and finding the door unlocked, he slowly pushed it open.

Grrr... Grrr... Grrr...

The low growl of a beast echoed.

What they saw next left them all shocked.

Inside the room, everything was in disarray.

The smell of blood was heavy.

On the floor, a blood-soaked man lay unconscious, his life unclear.

And in front of them...

A 2-3 meter tall wolf-like beast had grabbed a young woman, blood still dripping from its mouth.

The beast's bloodshot eyes were filled with malice, and drool leaked from the corners of its mouth.

'You looked at me! That means you have thoughts about me, which means...'

Li Ke's brow furrowed slightly. He quickly analyzed the situation.

"It's the shapeshifting beast—Fierce Weasel Fox!!"

Kurapika gasped, tightening the wooden knife in his hand.

The beast glanced at the group, then turned and smashed through the window, trying to escape.

Just as the bloodied man on the ground regained consciousness and was about to call for help, a figure leaped out with incredible speed!

The figure grabbed the fox's rear leg just as it leaped halfway out.

Then...

[Super Strength]·Jin!

With a flick of his right hand, the power surged like a tidal wave, and the young woman the beast had been holding was hurled into the air, safely caught by Kurapika.

In the astonished gazes of everyone, the Fierce Weasel Fox shrieked.

Boom—

Li Ke's right hand gripped the fox's hind leg and swung it to the ground like a hammer.

The floor cracked, windows shattered!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The fox, which had been so arrogant just moments ago, now lay limp like a rag doll on the ground.

[Ding! You defeated the Fierce Weasel Fox. 10% chance of automatically copying a trait. Copying... Failed...]

A system notification sounded.

"Didn't get any traits!"

Li Ke shook his head in disappointment.

The Fierce Weasel Fox had quite decent traits, but the drop rate was terrible.

"Ah! Dad!"

The bloodied man suddenly shouted, realizing his mistake, and quickly covered his mouth.

But his voice was still heard by Gon and the others.

They stared at each other, confused.

Suddenly...

The window in the guest room shattered.

Another identical Fierce Weasel Fox appeared.

Seeing its injured mate, it was enraged beyond measure.

Its sharp claws tore through the wall like butter.

It leaped at Li Ke with terrifying speed.

"Bring it on!"

Li Ke wasn't alarmed. Instead, he was eager for the challenge.

[Super Strength] (Gold)!

With a step forward...

Boom—

The ground sank two meters around him, debris flying everywhere.

With a quick flick of his arm...

The shattered glass and wooden shards flew like bullets at the raging fox.

At the same time...

[Speed] (Gold)!

Li Ke's speed skyrocketed, leaving afterimages in his wake.

[Super Strength] (Gold)

[Combat] (Green)

A whiplike kick—

His leg slammed into the fox's abdomen.

Its expression instantly changed from fierce to terrified, shocked, and in pain.

Boom—

The Fierce Weasel Fox crashed to the ground.

The floor collapsed beneath it.

It was like being run over by a rampaging dinosaur.

This fox was also pummeled to the point it could hardly stand.

[Ding! You defeated the female Fierce Weasel Fox, successfully copying the [Illusion Shape] (Purple) trait.]

BINGO!

Perfect!