"What a powerful aura!!"
The Zodiacs watching all felt their hearts jolt.
Even though Botobai had already vouched for Luke, confirming he was strong, now that they were witnessing it for themselves, they still felt a wave of shock.
Originally, they thought Luke's main strength and combat methods lay entirely in his inventions.
Even if his Nen wasn't weak, it couldn't be that strong.
But they never expected, with this level of aura, even without relying on his Nen ability, in a one-on-one against any of the Zodiacs, he could defeat the majority of them with pure strength alone.
"No wonder he earned his Single-Star rating as a Blacklist Hunter by taking down the Kute Gang of Thieves."
Pyon commented as she watched.
Hunters, depending on their profession, had a variety of Nen abilities.
Some were functional, some supportive.
But without a doubt, Blacklist Hunters were strong.
Most of them leaned heavily toward combat types.
Saiyu, being a Blacklist Hunter himself, understood this deeply.
His Nen ability, three Monkeys, was a typical combat-focused Nen ability.
His three conjured Nen beasts could strip an enemy of sight, hearing, and speech, respectively.
Once all three senses were gone, the target could no longer activate or maintain their Nen ability.
Enhancer types hit by it would panic or lose control of their aura, making their movements easy to read.
Then Saiyu would use his weapon, a staff, to fight.
Saiyu also deeply understood the weight of Botobai's evaluation.
"His strength truly is orthodox Shingen-ryu martial arts."
Once Luke revealed his aura, everyone could clearly see his martial arts school.
They were all veteran Nen practitioners; one glance was enough to know whether someone was self-taught or from a proper school.
And that aura circulation, clearly from the same lineage as most Nen users, the Shingen-ryu martial arts, was incredibly familiar.
And now they understood why Botobai had said what he did.
"Why do I feel like his training is similar to that of that senior..."
Pyon stared a little longer and muttered.
There were only so many powerful, well-known hunters in the association.
And the ones the Zodiacs cared about were even fewer.
Unfortunately for Luke, that particular senior, whether in power or seniority, was extremely formidable.
The Zodiacs all remembered her.
"There's no way that she trained him, right? It doesn't feel like a student she would teach..."
"Is it copying? Replication? Did he steal her training results?"
They only guessed casually.
To steal anything from that senior would be impossible.
But considering Luke's strange inventions… maybe he obtained something without her noticing?
"This is good news..."
Pariston smiled while watching Luke's figure in the arena.
Perhaps he could casually pass this information to that Stone Hunter someday.
He really looked forward to what her reaction would be…
Chairman Netero stood beside him, quietly watching, his eyes filled with nostalgia.
Seeing Luke now reminded him of the young Biscuit from back then.
At that time, she was just a young, naive girl…
Chairman Netero was over a hundred years old, while Biscuit was now in her forties; the age difference was at least sixty years.
Even when Netero looked at Biscuit, he looked at her as if she were a child.
But now was not the time for reminiscence.
At the very first moment when Luke erupted with aura, an astonishing amount of aura instantly gathered around Kanzai's whole body as well.
Toward the strength Luke displayed, Kanzai also offered one hundred percent respect.
"I knew it, your strength is absolutely not as simple as it looks!!"
While the vigilance level was maxed out in his heart, an expression of excitement also appeared on his face.
The stronger Luke showed himself to be, the more certain Kanzai was that fighting him would be extremely enjoyable.
And Kanzai genuinely liked Luke's approach.
At the very least, Luke immediately went all-out against him, even directly flaring his aura, without any tricks.
As everyone knows, the most important thing to watch out for in a fight between Nen users is the opponent's unknown abilities.
As for Luke... Being cautious probably didn't help.
After all, the various inventions in his hands were unknown; no one knew what kind of thing he might take out.
"Putting those inventions aside, if we're talking pure hand-to-hand combat..."
Kanzai said confidently: "I also know a thing or two... What the hell!!"
Right as he finished his confident declaration, he saw Luke suddenly rushing straight toward him!!
Whoosh!!
Boom!!!
That sudden charge, with speed so fast it generated gusts and a sonic boom, made Kanzai's expression change.
"If it's a head-on clash, I'm not afraid of anyone!!!"
A ferocious gleam flashed in Kanzai's tiger-like eyes, and he did not retreat in the slightest.
He intended to take the attack head-on and properly collide with Luke!!
He was ready to show the brutal strength befitting a member of the Zodiac Twelve.
In a head-on fight, how can he avoid the other party's edge?
"Come, let's see for ourselves which of us is truly stronger... Huh?!!"
In the next second, in Kanzai's widening field of vision, a strange gun suddenly appeared in Luke's hand.
It looked extremely ordinary on the surface, like a simple revolver.
But the moment its barrel was aimed at Kanzai, the hair on his entire body instantly stood straight up.
"Impossible?!"
Kanzai's face showed uncontrollable shock.
"A gun like that is giving me this level of danger?!!"
Unbelievable as it seemed, Kanzai put complete trust in his instincts toward danger.
This was the basic survival sense, no, the first rule of staying alive, for a professional hunter.
When you suspect the enemy has something dangerous, don't doubt it.
They definitely do.
Just treat it as real and act accordingly; nothing more was needed.
Boom!!
A tremendous surge of aura wrapped around Kanzai's body.
This was the reserve he kept, meant to defend against any hidden trump card Luke might use.
But since the alarm in his heart rang loudly, he absolutely would not sit still.
Things had already reached this point; there was no reason to hold back!!
And then… Kanzai, who originally intended not to avoid Luke's sharp edge, suddenly leaped backward.
Choosing not to evade was based on the assumption that the two were roughly equal.
But now, with this sense of danger?
If he still charged forward like an idiot… then he would truly be an idiot!!
He might as well hand in his Zodiac title!!
He made the correct decision.
But unfortunately, he was still one step too late.