He immediately activated [En] and discovered Sean's location by a small stream not far away.
The three-meter-tall young man sat cross-legged by the stream. With nothing else to do, he had actually started fishing... He truly did not take the Hunter Exam of this stage seriously.
Ripples appeared in his black and white pupils. With a few agile leaps, Satotz arrived beside Sean and stood still. From the direction of the warehouse behind them, a commotion could be faintly heard. Obviously... the gourmet test had begun.
Satotz turned his head to glance at Sean and said, "Mr. Sean, aren't you going?"
"Whoosh..." The breeze blew into the mountain ridge. Sean did not leave the stream, yet he knew the "affairs of the world." He had long since captured the images of all the candidates using the trait [Wind], which was even more abnormal than Satotz's [En].
Following the command of Buhara, who was as fat as a pig: "Catch the pigs!"
The crowd, having reacted, snapped back to reality and hurriedly rushed to catch the Great Stamps.
Everyone displayed their own unique skills.
The snake charmer Bourbon played his flute, summoning a venomous snake that silently bit a Great Stamp, poisoning it and knocking it over instantly.
The martial artist Cherry executed an over-the-shoulder throw, forcefully slamming a Great Stamp onto the ground, knocking it unconscious.
Hanzo, worthy of the title of ninja, played a trick of "turning into a stone," easily fooling a Great Stamp and causing it to crash into a rock, bleeding from its head.
While everyone was busy killing pigs...
Gon leaped into the mountain forest carrying his fishing rod, aimed at a Great Stamp, and struck it on the head with the fishing hook.
Incidentally, he loudly reminded Leorio, "Watch out... attack the head; the head is its weakness."
Thanks to Gon, Leorio used a vine to trip a Great Stamp and smashed his briefcase onto its skull, successfully completing the kill!
Truly... full of vitality.
The corner of his mouth hooked up into a shallow arc. Satotz narrowed his eyes and caught sight of Sean's gaze circling around, taking in everyone's movements. Sean smiled faintly. "I promised a certain old man I'd come to play, but I didn't say I definitely had to become a Hunter. Besides..."
"Weak... you are all too weak. So weak that probably not even a pig can arouse my interest..."
As his voice fell lightly, the young man casually extended a hand and beckoned to a Great Stamp that was frantically fleeing toward the stream: "Come here."
That Great Stamp visibly trembled. Strangely... it actually turned its head and walked toward Sean right in front of Satotz, Menchi, and Buhara.
Its eyes were filled with terror, but its body acted contrary to its brain, not listening to commands at all. It was indescribably bizarre!
It was as if... it was already a mature Great Stamp that could roast itself... Like hell it was!
'Could this guy's Nen ability be related to 'Beast Control'?' Failing to catch sight of Sean in front of the warehouse, Menchi and Buhara followed Satotz's example and also activated [En]. The woman, with her hair tied in two topknots, frowned as she noticed the abnormal Great Stamp obeying Sean completely.
She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
Buhara, paralyzed on the ground next to her, nodded in agreement. "Perhaps that really is the only explanation..."
"The Great Stamps are among the fiercest creatures; even ordinary Beast Hunters find them difficult to tame."
"Yet this guy can do it... Can we only say he is worthy of being the young master who came out of the Zoldyck family that keeps magic dragons?"
Knowing their own affairs, in order to catch these Great Stamps, Buhara had specially found a Beast Hunter friend to do some tinkering.
Now it seemed that this tinkering was nothing more than a toy in the eyes of the Second Young Master of the Zoldyck family.
However... it wasn't a Beast Hunter. "It's... the Sharingan!" Satotz was closest to Sean and noticed a flash of scarlet blood color in his left eye. His heart went cold as he made a clear judgment—this Great Stamp was obviously overwhelmed by Sean's aura, just like the man-faced apes that had impersonated him and the candidates earlier.
The difference was that one fainted, while the other was specifically targeted and manipulated, allowing fear to dominate its body, resulting in such inconceivable behavior!
"Oink..." The Great Stamp howled, tears shooting out. Step by step, under Sean's hypnotic suggestion, it walked onto a bonfire set up by many candidates nearby, becoming the only Great Stamp to send itself onto the roasting rack.
It screamed miserably, still retaining clear consciousness. Compared to its compatriots who had died all around it, a look of envy actually appeared in its eyes.
This bizarre and creepy scene was reflected in the vision of Hanzo, Bourbon, Ponzu, Cherry, Geretta, and other candidates, causing their scalps to go numb uncontrollably.
A thought flashed through their minds simultaneously—
Would there come a day when they, like this pig, would be thrown into the fire by Teacher Ben An to be roasted?
Tsk... no... definitely not. As long as I don't provoke him, it'll be fine, right?
Several people subconsciously looked at Sean. Sean, holding his fishing rod, seemed to sense it and glanced over faintly. Hanzo, Bourbon, and the others instantly felt a chill on the back of their necks and hurriedly lowered their heads.
"Crackle... pop..." The bonfire danced, spitting out a few sparks.
The Great Stamp ultimately roasted itself. The aroma of meat, accompanied by the sound of grease sizzling and dripping onto the ground, filled the air. It smelled incredibly delicious.
Gon and Leorio huddled together, licking their lips. After going through hardships to get here, they hadn't had a chance to eat a hot meal. Now their stomachs were rumbling, and two pairs of eyes stared straight at the roasted whole pig. They were craving it badly.
Unfortunately... "Endure it, you can't eat it!" Kurapika glared at the two of them, not forgetting to remind them.
Buhara had said "Roasted Whole Pig"; missing a piece of skin wouldn't count as whole. To pass the level, Gon and Leorio could only helplessly close their eyes, obeying Kurapika's words. Out of sight, out of mind.
In fact, all the candidates who caught Great Stamps did the same. Suppressing the hunger in their bellies, they could only wait for the pig to be roasted and offer it to Buhara.
But... when a person is hungry, they must eat. This is human nature!
Sensing that the pig was roasted just right, Sean completely disregarded the bullshit exam rules. With a flick of the fishing rod in his hand, it intruded into everyone's view, hooked lightly, and skewered the roasted whole pig away!
The crowd was stunned. They turned their stiff necks, following the fishing rod with their eyes—
Sean blew on the freshly "Roasted Whole Pig" and took a bite out of the fattest pig snout!
But before the crowd could recover their senses, they heard a whimper of suppressed grievance—
"Mr. Sean... don't. That is my pig. If you eat it... you break the rules and won't pass the exam..."
"Whoosh..." A palm wind grabbed at Sean's back. Buhara approached Sean cautiously, trying to push him aside to stop his "rashness"... Sean appreciated the good intentions, but being a Hunter really didn't matter to him.
The large hand landed on Sean's shoulder. With his back to Buhara, who was like a mountain of meat, Sean remained motionless. Buhara exerted all his strength but couldn't shake him in the slightest.
The strength of the Triple Limit Breaker was indeed strong; among Hunters, he was considered outstanding. This was also the reason why Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio in the original story were confused about why Buhara's body shape didn't change even after eating seventy-four roasted whole pigs.
The key point was that his strength attribute was maxed out; he couldn't be treated as an ordinary person at all.
It was just a pity that, even as Triple Limit Breakers, there was a fundamental difference between one hundred thousand points of strength and four hundred thousand points of strength...
"Your pig?" Sean swallowed the pig snout in one bite, and his shoulder shook slightly. A massive force, unknown times stronger than Buhara, struck like toppling mountains and overturning seas!
Before Buhara could react, he was already in mid-air. He was directly blasted away by the shock from Sean's shoulder. With a "Boom...", he smashed a large tree!
"Buhara!" Leaves mixed with soil flew into the air. Menchi and Satotz's expressions changed. They looked over with concern.
The large tree, broken in two, was tossed aside by a single hand. Immediately after, they heard Buhara give a dry cough. "I'm fine."
He patted the dirt off his body and stood up staggering.
"Holy cow... this guy is capable... He took a hit from Teacher Ben An and can still get up. He's only a little worse than me..."
"Pah! Shameless! Look at yourself in the mirror; you're just bragging here!"
"But this guy is worthy of being an examiner. He didn't grow that big for nothing; he can really take a beating!"
"Hey, hey... is that the point? Shouldn't the point be Teacher Ben An?"
"He ate the examiner's pig and beat up the examiner! How can he pass this stage?!"
"Damn... now that you mention it... Teacher Ben An acted impulsively."
From the initial stun to sudden horror... and then to realization.
Including Gon, Leorio, and Pokkle, some of Sean's fans stared at Sean blankly, their eyes filled with worry.
People like Hanzo, Bourbon, Ponzu, Cherry, and Geretta had strange expressions on their faces, and the corners of their mouths even revealed a trace of schadenfreude.
As the Hunter Exam progressed to the end, the number of people would decrease, and the competition would increase. Except for the friends and fans who cared about Sean, naturally, no one wanted to compete on the same stage as a "monster" like Sean!
Now it was great. They could only say that Ben An ate well and fought well, giving everyone who felt pressured a chance to see hope!
It would be best if he was completely eliminated!
"Heh... young people are sensible; this is the consequence of being rash." Tonpa hid quietly in the crowd, a trace of pleasure playing on his lips. It seemed that seeing Sean eliminated made him happier than passing the Hunter Exam himself!
Next to a large tree two people away from him, Killua witnessed all this and breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
Along the way, he had been silent and obscure, still sulking at Sean. Unexpectedly, he hadn't been eliminated yet, but his big brother was about to face a crisis of elimination first!
This was simply... manna from heaven.
The white-haired brat's lips moved, and he whistled excitedly to celebrate this cheering moment... Unfortunately, he was disappointed—
"Persuading" Sean was fruitless. Buhara didn't say a word afterward, let alone mention eliminating Sean. Instead, he dumped his depression onto the heads of the candidates, slapping his belly and roaring at the crowd, "What are you all staring at? Hurry up and roast the pigs."
The Crowd: "..."
Collectively, they rolled their eyes, utterly speechless.
Screw it... "How can you have double standards? You should declare him out!" A certain eternal failure was flustered and exasperated.
He didn't expect Buhara to chicken out without saying a word. Such an examiner, I, Tonpa... "Hehe, Lord Examiner, the pig is here..."
Tonpa held up the freshly roasted Great Stamp, snatched the lead, rushed toward Buhara, and offered it first with a fawning face.
"Tch..." A certain white-haired brat failed to see the "good show." He kicked a pebble away and followed Tonpa to "offer tribute."
Hanzo, Snake Charmer Bourbon, Beekeeper Ponzu, Martial Artist Cherry, Lion Hunter Geretta, and others shook their heads when they saw this, secretly saying it was a pity.
Not being able to see Sean ousted was somewhat regrettable.
Helpless, they could only lower their eyebrows and slip away from under Sean's eyelids, following the crowd to "offer tribute."
"Uncle, I'm going too..." Gon and Leorio looked enviously at Sean eating the roasted whole pig, licked their lips, and walked toward the warehouse, looking back every three steps.
Sean grunted, having no time to pay attention to him. He tore at a pig leg and ate with relish. It made Satotz, who was on the side, crave it badly.
The gentleman swallowed a mouthful of saliva ungracefully and said, "I believe what you said now, Mr. Sean."
"Not to mention me, Menchi, and Buhara, even if the Twelve Zodiacs came, I guess they couldn't arouse your interest."
So... Satotz narrowed his eyes and took out his phone from his pocket. "Do you want me to ask the Chairman where he is for you?"
"No need, he is already here."