With such raw power, it was no surprise he could knock Pactro away with a single slap.
Even though Pactro was stunned, the gap in their strength was undeniable.
Pactro wasn't weak by any means, within their team, her strength was only surpassed by Marione and Pariston among the A-level fighters, and she was slightly stronger than Miru.
But when facing the Transformed Rabbit Man, whose power had reached the peak of the A-level spectrum, she simply couldn't compete on pure strength alone.
However, strength wasn't the whole story.
If this were a straightforward fight, Pactro would likely lose to the rabbit man.
But in a battle for survival, Pactro had the edge.
Her greatest advantage was her nen abilites, which made all the difference.
In fights between users of nen abilities, mental skill is just as crucial as raw power.
While she might not defeat him outright, her ability to endure and outlast opponents was formidable.
With her digitized body, she could trade blows and wear down her enemies, turning injury into opportunity.
After slapping Pactro away, the rabbit man rolled his eyes and subtly shifted his weight, preparing for his next attack.
Suddenly, a ghostly figure appeared perched atop the treetops.
The sniper, a tree owl, blended into the shadows, his form barely visible.
His sharp eyes locked onto the rabbit man as he casually adjusted his feathers.
Without hesitation, he released two arrows, each infused with dark intent, aimed directly at the rabbit man's head and chest.
The arrows sliced through the air, their flight marked by a sharp, piercing whistle.
But under the influence of the sniper's mental control, the rabbit man didn't react at all.
The arrows struck true with two sharp pops, piercing his forehead and chest.
He was killed instantly in that single, swift encounter.
As a gentle breeze swept through, the rabbit man's massive body crumpled, falling heavily and flattening a wide patch of grass beneath him.
Two gaping holes marked his head and chest, blood flowing steadily from the wounds.
Since there was no way to pinpoint the rabbit man's exact weak spot, Decidueye shot two arrows at once, aiming for his head and chest, places likely to be vulnerable.
As Decidueye expected, hitting those vital points took the rabbit man down immediately.
After all the training he'd gone through, Decidueye had already reached S-level, so dealing with a rabbit man who hadn't reached that rank was pretty straightforward.
Ging watched as the rabbit man suddenly collapsed and tilted his head, catching a glimpse of a shadow flickering through the treetops.
'That nen beast is really elusive,' he thought.
'If it fires an arrow from hiding, it's tough to react in time.'
Having seen Decidueye before in the purple forest, though only as a fleeting shadow, Ging was impressed by his incredible archery skills and mysterious way of moving.
It made him think of Decidueye as a natural-born killer.
In fact, Decidueye and Shiyou share similarities: both use shadows to reposition themselves and excel at assassination.
The difference is in their fighting style, Shiyou prefers close combat, while Decidueye excels at long-range attacks.
Either way, both are perfect for the role of killers, and each could easily take on the Zoldyck family.
With the rabbit man down, everyone visibly relaxed, relieved that the danger had passed.
Meanwhile, several others returned with Paktero to the group.
Though she'd taken a slap from the rabbit man, she wasn't seriously hurt, thanks mostly to Meowth's safety suit, which absorbed a lot of the impact.
The suit, once considered nearly indestructible and inscribed with divine characters, finally tore in one spot about the size of a palm leaf where the hit landed, leaving a big gap.
Fortunately, Paktero's subconscious use of [Firmness] helped block the leftover force, preventing further injury.
Although Paktero felt a bit embarrassed at the moment, her safety suit was covered in muddy soil and bits of green grass.
Still, her breathing remained steady, and under everyone's focused gaze, her mind stayed strong.
Paktero brushed the dirt off her suit and sincerely thanked Meowth, who was standing beside Larry.
"Meowth, thank you for the clothes," she said genuinely, knowing that without the safety suit, she might have been badly injured or worse.
The suit's toughness had helped her withstand the impact.
Meowth's face suddenly turned shy.
Just as she wanted to scratch her face with her claws, she realized her helmet was blocking her movements.
She spoke awkwardly, "This is Meowth's fun, meowth. I like it when others appreciate my work.
Here, take another set."
With that, Meowth handed Paktero a fresh safety suit.
Even though the suits were strong and could self-repair to some extent, once damaged, they weren't reliable enough to keep using.
Luckily, Meowth always carried plenty of extras, so there was no shortage.
Since Paktero's original suit was ruined, replacing it with a new one made perfect sense.
Once Paktero was dressed and everyone was ready to move forward again, something strange caught their attention.
The big trees in the distance began disappearing one by one in a straight line ahead of them.
Then the ground started trembling, sending vibrations through the earth like the beat of a drum.
Even with their safety suits on, everyone could feel the shaking, a tingling sensation rising from their feet all the way to their heads.
If they closed their eyes and tried to ignore it, the feeling almost resembled a foot massage, but the intensity kept growing.
Combined with the vanishing trees, it felt like some enormous creature was approaching.
What started as a strange, almost pleasant sensation quickly turned into painful torment.
This quake-like movement immediately put everyone on high alert, and they instinctively stared ahead.
It was clear the shaking was connected to the disappearing trees.
After a few tense moments, something began to emerge, and they could just make out a vague shape moving closer.
I saw a large group of dark shapes drifting like mist among the trees, and then, in an instant, the once leafy tree was devoured.
The speed was so fast that only a few people with S-level abilities could clearly make it out.
Everyone else just saw a dark shadow appear, and then the tree vanished.
Beyond took a deep breath, his round eyes fixed on the distance, a chill running down his spine and creeping up to his forehead.
Even though he still couldn't fully grasp what it was, one thing was certain: this was something incredibly hard to deal with.
For such a massive tree to be completely consumed in a flash was beyond imagination.
Thankfully, Larry was here, so if things got worse, they could retreat into cyberspace for safety.
Meanwhile, Ging, observing the same "black fog," frowned and thought to himself.
'It's blurry, maybe it's some kind of mist? Or perhaps a massive swarm of bugs...'
Larry's eyes gleamed sharply as he stepped to the front of the team, silently watching the unknown force quickly approaching.
Seeing Larry and the others frozen in place, everyone else had no choice but to stay alert and hold their positions.