Danmachi: Voyager of Worlds Ability

[32] : Hunters Trials, Test of Skill and Strategy

As Mika was practicing Nen and conceptualizing his Nen ability, the number of people passing the test around him gradually increased.

After thirty hours had passed, Mellie's figure appeared in Mika's sight.

"Congratulations, you've passed the third phase," Mika said.

"Hehe, this is my true ability!" Mellie laughed lightly, patted the dust off her clothes, and sat down beside Mika.

"By the way, you must have encountered a criminal too, right? How did you get through it?" Mellie asked curiously.

"A criminal, huh!" Recalling the criminal he encountered, Mika's lips curved into a cheerful smile. "That guy wanted to fight me to the death."

"Ah, isn't that just asking for death? The examinees who made it to this stage are no pushovers. He chose the most foolish method," Mellie said with a mocking smile.

"What about you?" Mika inquired.

"The guy I met was particularly interesting, a very clever fellow. He actually challenged me to a battle of wits. It was hilarious," Mellie said, continuously describing her encounter.

Watching her smiling face, Mika listened attentively. Only after she finished did he respond with a smile, "That sounds interesting indeed."

"Right? Playing games is always more fun. Fighting to the death is too boring," Mellie agreed.

"I wonder what kind of opponent Airmid will face. I'm really looking forward to it!" Mellie continued. "Speaking of which, why are Airmid and the others so slow? I remember their group was quite strong!"

Recalling Airmid's group's strength, Mellie couldn't help but furrow her brows. Logically, given their abilities, they should have reached the endpoint quickly!

"They must have encountered some trouble," Mika said thoughtfully.

...

Just as Mika said, Airmid's group indeed faced a challenge.

The sealed room that trapped Gon and the others for fifty hours in the original story didn't appear. After Airmid's victory, Gon, who followed, also won easily.

Seeing the opponent quickly backed into a corner, and that Airmid and Gon, who were about his age, had already taken action, Killua couldn't resist participating in the third round.

Kurapika and Leorio naturally didn't object to this. After all, things were going so smoothly on their side that even if they lost one round because of Killua, they were confident they could win it back.

Therefore, Killua replaced Kurapika as the contestant for the third round.

On the criminals' side, due to the quick defeat of the first two, the dismembering serial killer who was originally planned to be the final challenger couldn't hold back anymore and decided to take action personally.

The fraudster who was supposed to fight in the third round was pinned against the wall for questioning this decision.

As a result, the two who were supposed to meet in the fifth round in the original story encountered each other in the third round.

The outcome was, of course, not unexpected. The most terrifying killer in Zaban City's history, responsible for over a hundred deaths and sentenced to over 900 years in prison, was instantly defeated by Killua.

Thus, the fifty hours lost due to Leorio in the original story didn't occur.

The group of five quickly arrived near the exit. Here, they encountered the choice question from the original story.