Gourmet Hunter (HxH Fanfic)

When faced with the threat of imminent death, humans often struggle instinctively to survive, driven by sheer willpower.

The group being chased by the Hand-Hand Bear are also like this. Even if they know that their survival is only a matter of early death or late death, they still have to try to survive.

When they saw Law appear, would they remind him to run away? That was impossible.

Just like what the woman said, it was just another one to join the grave.

The Hand-Hand Bear, which is rated at B-level capture difficulty, was a creature even elite Hunters would approach with utmost caution, meticulously preparing for the hunt beforehand.

While Law's current strength is equivalent to the limit of a second-rate Hunter, there is still a gap from a first-rate Hunter.

However, when he saw the powerful Hand-Hand Bear, Law did not feel the slightest fear. On the contrary, he felt the excitement of finding his prey.

In the original work, when it comes to dangerous species that have appeared, Law can only think of the Chimera Ant. Apart from that, there are very few descriptions of rare beasts or magical beasts in the original work, so it is difficult to imagine how powerful the magical beasts are.

Law began walking toward the bear, and the Ten that he had maintained since arriving in the Amaromi Forest turned into Ren at this moment, and the Aura in his body gushed out through the Aura Nodes.

When the few people who were fleeing in panic saw that Law did not run away but instead came towards them, they had only one thought in their heads.

'Is this guy crazy?'

Although they thought so, they could not care less and were only thinking about how to escape.

If they couldn't escape, they would be bitten into pieces by the bear and then chewed and swallowed like the twenty or so people before them.

At this moment, the bear who had been playing with these people suddenly stopped, and stared at Law with its beast eyes, revealing a flicker of humanish caution.

Though the bear didn't understand Nen, it sensed something unusual about this small human. Unlike the others it had devoured, Law exuded a palpable danger.

Although it cannot see the Aura emanating from Law's body, it instinctively feels its presence. This is an innate sensitivity that set magical beasts apart from ordinary exotic creatures.

'This might not be easy...'

When Law saw the bear stop and stare at him, his brows slightly frowned, 'Was it because I used Ren that I attracted the bear's attention? Could the bear see Aura?'

As soon as this thought came up, it was immediately rejected.

Law had gathered his Aura into his eyes just now, but he didn't see any Aura flowing on the bear's body, so it should be impossible for it to see his Aura.

Stopping in his tracks, Law locked eyes with the bear. cold, calculating gaze carried a disturbingly human-like quality.

Meanwhile, the fleeing group rushed past Law, briefly glancing back at the unexpected standoff.

Seeing the grizzly fixated on Law, they seized the golden opportunity to escape.

"You brain-dead or what? Run!"

Only the woman in the helmet grabbed his hand when she passed by him.

'If the bear doesn't chase you, and you don't run away now, when will you do that?'

The woman in the helmet wanted to pull Law to run with her, but Law was like a pillar nailed to the ground. Instead of pulling him, she found herself stumbling backward.

"Don't mind me."

Just as the woman in the helmet was looking surprised, she heard Law say something without even turning his head.

The woman was stunned for a moment, then her voice suddenly soared, and she shouted: "You're out of your..."

The woman stopped shouting halfway, as if realizing something, and covered her mouth with her hands, then looked cautiously at the terrifying bear.

Suddenly, the violent bear raised its head and roared wildly. The deafening sound rippled across the lake, sending waves across its previously calm surface.

The others who had fled ahead had already disappeared into the forest, while the woman was so scared that her body trembled violently. She turned around and ran away after saying something.

"Screw it! I really don't care about you anymore!"

Law didn't respond, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, thinking, 'It's a good thing if you didn't care about me, so that you wouldn't get in the way.'

At this moment, the Hand-Hand Bear charged forward, the ground trembled with each heavy step.

After closing the distance, it raised its long arms, spread out its five fingers wide, and struck out with a slap so fast that it caused the air to explode in a loud sonic boom.

Seeing this, Law's expression changed slightly and he retreated several steps just in time.

The bear's paw smashed into the spot where he had stood moments before, accompanied by a deafening crash. The ground shook violently, as if struck by an earthquake, leaving a massive crater in its wake.

Seeing the sheer destructive force of the bear's paw strike, Law's heart skipped a beat.

'If I were hit by such an attack, I would be seriously injured even if I has Aura defense to protect myself.'

The difference in size between them was staggering, and even with the enhancement of Aura, their physical strength was on entirely different levels.

The possibility of Law defeating the bear head-on is almost zero, and he can only rely on the power of God Hand.

Law calmed himself and focused his gaze on the bear. It took another massive step forward, swiping its paw at him again.

The paw tore through the air, creating successive shockwaves, but Law had no intention of taking it head-on. Instead, Aura gushed out from under his feet, pushing his body forward. Instead of retreating, he charged towards the bear.

Boom!

The bear's second strike missed as well, smashing into the ground and leaving yet another gaping crater.

At the same time, it noticed that Law had darted to its side, so it retracted its arm and raised its foot to stomp on Law.

How could Law be stepped on? He moved his body to avoid the stomp, then jumped on the spot, turned his palm into a chop, and the Aura gushing out of his palm condensed into a half-moon scimitar shape. Then, he slashed towards the ankle of the bear.

Slash!

However, Law found that his chop was mostly embedded in the bear's ankle, and he could not push forward.

The anticipated outcome did not happen, which made Law momentarily stunned.

He thought that with this chop, he could easily cut off the ankle of the bear and use this as an opportunity to gain the upper hand. But he did not expect that the God Hand had failed.

No, it did work, but it was not enough to cut off the bear's ankle. At most, it only cut one-third of it.

As Law stood there in shock, the bear suddenly lifted its leg and kicked forward with incredible force.

Law was sent flying like a ragdoll. He turned into a black blur and flew into the woods, crashing into several large trees before he stopped.

Seeing this shocking scene, the woman in the safety helmet, who is hiding behind one of the trees, shrank back instinctively.

Law's decision to stay behind had struck her as sheer madness, so she hadn't fled completely just now. Instead, curiosity kept her rooted to the spot, and she hid behind a tree to see what would happen. To her disbelief, she had just seen Law charge at the bear like a lunatic.

'Well, great. Now he's been turned into a pancake?'

The woman sighed and thought to herself, 'That guy was quite normal when I met him in Amaromi Village two days ago. Why is he so crazy now?'

As she prepared to flee, she suddenly caught sight of a figure emerging from the forest. After it stopped, it turned out to be Law, who was still safe and sound.

'What the hell is this guy made of, iron?'

The woman was stunned to see that Law was fine.

Law didn't notice that the woman in the safety helmet was still there. He looked at the bear with a serious expression as it raised its head and roared wildly.

Just now, he was only thrown out instead of being kicked head-on. With the protection of his Aura, he would basically not be injured.

'God Hand failed to cut off its ankle.'

Law took a deep breath. He didn't expect that the God Hand, which had been invincible since he awakened it, didn't work as intended against the bear.

'No matter what, I have to cut off its ankle first.' Law looked at the right ankle of the bear, 'Two more hits should suffice...!'

The Hand-Hand Bear is a creature that even first-rate Hunters have to consider carefully. How can it be dealt with so easily?

The reason why God Hand could not easily cut off the ankle of the bear was because there was abundant life energy in the bear's body, which was akin to Aura of a Nen User.

Magical beasts are not like humans. They have almost no Aura Nodes, so their life energy will not leak from the Aura Nodes, and therefore they cannot use this innate powerful life energy.

There are gains and losses from this. Although magical beasts cannot use the life energy in their body, they can lock this energy in their body. As they grow older, the energy will thrive and increase their physical strength.

Since the bodies of magical beasts are constantly being tempered by the life energy, ordinary people will gain a lot of benefits if they eat them.

And this life energy in the bear's body is the barrier that resists Law's God Hand.