From the moment Luke chose to close the distance, the match was already decided.
His true killing move... Was the revolver.
Actually, from any range, Luke could have shot Kanzai.
But from farther away, the attack might miss.
So Luke deliberately moved in, closing the distance at high speed, ensuring the attack would not miss.
And to guarantee maximum speed, he flared his aura explosively.
This also misled Kanzai, leading him to think he wanted a frontal clash of physical strength.
But reality... differed greatly from Kanzai's expectations.
His wrong judgment left him unable to avoid what came next.
He could only watch Luke point the revolver at him.
And then…
Bang!!
A gunshot echoed across the rooftop.
Under the surprised gazes of the other Zodiac members, Kanzai's body trembled a few times...
And finally…
Thud!!
He collapsed directly onto the ground, lying face down, unable to lift his head.
He's completely motionless, as if dead or utterly unconscious.
"He just... Fell?!!"
Pyon rubbed her eyes, hardly able to believe it.
To them, this was supposed to be an intense, explosive clash between two monsters.
Instead, all that happened was Luke bursting with aura, Kanzai bursting with aura, Luke rushing in, pulling out a revolver, Kanzai retreating, a gunshot, and then Kanzai fell over.
"This shouldn't be all, right?!!"
Pyon looked blank. "It ended this anticlimactically?!!"
This outcome was far too abrupt.
"Although I know battles between Nen users can be unpredictable, but something like this..."
Pyon rubbed her forehead. She had been excited to watch a fierce exchange.
The result being completely different from expectation made the contrast a bit too strong.
"But regardless, the result is clear."
Cheadle looked at Luke, who blew at the nonexistent smoke on the revolver.
Without a doubt, with Kanzai on the ground, the outcome was decided.
His previously reserved opinion automatically converted into agreement.
With Gel's abstention, and now with the votes of Kanzai, Pyon, Ginta, Saccho Kobayakawa, Cheadle, and Ging, Luke had secured the majority.
The position of Vice-Chairman of the Hunter Association was already within reach.
"Thank you."
Luke smiled at Kanzai, who was unconscious, and put away the gun.
No matter what, Kanzai had provided the key vote for his advancement.
And using this opportunity, Luke had also demonstrated the strange, unpredictable nature of his inventions to the rest of the Zodiac Twelve.
Like the revolver he used, the Sleep Gun.
Invention: Sleep Gun
Origin: Doraemon world — Future Tech Company
Function: Anyone hit by its bullet will fall asleep for an entire day.
The Sleep Gun was different from other anesthetic guns.
Those needed to fire a paralyzing beam, visible, shining light.
With enough aura defense, one might even resist such a beam.
But Luke's Sleep Gun, its bullet, was completely invisible.
Nothing to see, nothing to react to.
Unlike the visible anesthetic bullet, which would immediately alert opponents, the Sleep Gun's attack was nearly impossible to guard against.
And once hit, you must fall asleep for a whole day.
No amount of aura reinforcement could resist the deep drowsiness emerging from within the body.
It resembled a manipulation-type ability: Once conditions are met, the forced effect activates.
Condition: Get shot by the Sleep Gun.
Function: Sleep for one full day.
Complete the condition → fall asleep.
Simple, straightforward, and extremely effective.
At the very least, targeting Kanzai, who had no defenses in this regard, taking him down with one easy shot was not a problem.
And every time Luke obtained a new invention, he would first test the effects it could produce.
This Sleep Gun was something that could not be resisted, even with an aura wrapped around the body.
This was the kind of rule-based Nen ability: as long as the conditions were met, the effect would activate.
Pure aura could not successfully block it.
Luke preferred this kind of rule-type invention, brutally simple and extremely practical.
At the very least, it did not require much effort and could easily achieve the result he wanted.
It also would not be overly affected or hindered by external forces, and could even give the opponent a huge surprise when they were unprepared.
"Are there any other questions?"
After putting away the Sleep Gun, Luke looked over.
He voluntarily ignored all those wary and apprehensive gazes, looking only toward Chairman Netero.
"Send the message to all professional hunters."
Chairman Netero tucked both hands inside his sleeves and then turned to instruct Cluck: "Have them prepare..."
He deliberately paused, then glanced at Luke, still calm, and lightly coughed: "To welcome the new Vice-Chairman of the Hunter Association."
On the very day the meeting concluded, more than six hundred white doves, like feathers scattered into the sky, carried this major decision related to the Hunter Association and flew toward every corner of the world.
At the same time, these two announcements were written and posted on the official website of the Hunter Association.
All professional hunters who could access the site would be able to see these notices.
The first was naturally the establishment of the Zodiac Twelve.
It included detailed information on the twelve members, their hunter professions, the achievements they had made, as well as the responsibilities, authorities, and divisions of labor they would take on as members of the Zodiac Twelve.
The Hunter Association had long been spreading rumors about Chairman Netero wanting to form such a high-level group.
So after the Zodiac Twelve were officially formed, other hunters who were already mentally prepared were not too surprised.
They merely discussed the list of members a little.
But not many people had objections.
After all, each of the twelve had outstanding accomplishments in their respective fields.
Their abilities were also undeniably strong, and their reputation within the association was excellent… well, except for Ging Freecss.
Pariston's public persona was excellent; only a few hunters inside the association with exceptionally sharp insight could discern his true nature.
Most hunters had a rather good impression of Pariston.
But in contrast…
"Why is that bastard Ging on the list?!!"
"He's not qualified to be in this so-called Zodiac Twelve!!"
"I admit he's an excellent hunter, but I don't accept him joining this group!!"
"This murderer created that killing game; he should be punished. Why is he being promoted instead?!!"
Many people were displeased seeing Ging Freecss's name on the list.
But a small number acknowledged his accomplishments and strength.
As for his suitability as a Zodiac Twelve member… most held a reserved opinion.
In short, except for Ging Freecss possibly stirring up controversy, the other choices were mostly uncontested.