In HxH with Doraemon Pocket

Chapter 365 - 366

"Aren't they members of the Phantom Troupe? Where did all that confidence and power they had when massacring civilians go? Why are they so useless now?!"

"Exactly!! They only know how to bully the weak. When faced with someone strong, they're completely ineffective—truly pathetic!!"

"These criminals should have been sliced to pieces long ago. How are they still alive in this world?!"

"Is the Hunter Association just a bunch of freeloaders?! No, it's clear they came for Netero. Their goal is the Hunter Association."

"So, we're just collateral damage, huh?!"

"This is really causing us a lot of harm!! Why should we bear the consequences of the Hunter Association's mistakes?!"

"Damn the Hunter Association, damn Netero!!"

After Uvogin and Nobunaga were subdued, a peculiar sound gradually emerged from the audience in the arena. This caused Morin, who was using tools to understand the situation, to gradually lose his expressionless demeanor.

Originally, the appearance of Uvogin and Nobunaga brought a glimmer of hope to the audience. But when they underperformed and were at a disadvantage against Jed, that hope shattered, and the increasingly desperate spectators began to curse hysterically.

First, they targeted Uvogin and Nobunaga, calling them useless for not meeting expectations. Then, they shifted their anger to the Hunter Association and Netero. In their minds, the reason these monsters appeared at such a critical moment was mainly because of Netero.

If Netero weren't here, the Battle Tournament would have started long ago. They could have indulged in the festivities instead of being held hostage and having their lives constantly threatened. In their shallow thinking, without Netero, they wouldn't be in this predicament.

So, it started with a small group cursing, eventually leading the entire audience to launch a vicious verbal assault on Netero. The severity of their words was evident from the increasingly grim expressions on Wing and Biscuit's faces.

"Hahaha, Netero, these are the people your Hunter Association went through so much trouble to protect!!" Jed couldn't help but laugh out loud after learning all this through Shura. His mocking laughter reached Netero's ears.

"Look, look, these people you want to protect now wish for your death."

Jed, in a particularly good mood, continued to tease Netero.

"Maybe there are indeed things I didn't handle well, making them unhappy?" Netero just smiled. Having lived so many years, what kind of scene or attack hadn't he seen?

This little disturbance couldn't shake his mindset; it was nothing more than a minor inconvenience. Although the audience's words were harsh... that's all they were. What impact could they have on him? Netero remained unbothered, seeing through everything with ease.

However, Morin scratched his ear a bit. "They really are quite noisy."

For Morin, these people who are more trouble than they're worth, who only know how to curse, shirk responsibility, and blame others, without any other useful contribution, were simply annoying. S

uch people exist in every world; it's just human nature. In the world of One Punch Man, it's even more apparent. After Saitama defeated the Deep Sea King and shattered the meteor threatening to destroy the city, he received not praise but complaints and curses. Such irredeemable, selfish individuals should just be removed from this world to reduce the number of parasites. Living, they're just wasting resources.

Morin slowly took an item out of his treasure pouch. It was a pink book with strange patterns.

Item: Magic Spell Book.

Effect: Write a spell in the book and then write the corresponding magic for the spell, and the spell will become real. But the written spell can be used by everyone in the world. For example, if you write "saying 'hello' will send people flying," then whenever anyone in the world says "hello," they will send the person they're talking to flying. If the page is torn out, the spell becomes ineffective.

Another causality weapon!! A book involving rule-based power!! Merely writing a spell can impact the real world and interfere with the rules to some extent. If this doesn't qualify as a causality weapon, then there are hardly any other causality tools.

The power of the Magic Spell Book seems formidable, and its effects are significant. However, it is not the top-tier tool. Among books, the Future Notebook undoubtedly holds the top spot.

Anything written in it will happen in the near future!! This is truly a world-changing tool, along with the Time Stop Watch, If Phone Booth, Wish Fulfillment Book, Time Machine, Devil Passport, and others, which are the highest level of existence. Nonetheless, the effects of the Magic Spell Book as a causality tool should not be overlooked.

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Morin opened the book and began writing on the first page:

"Spell: Within half an hour, any insults or curses directed at Netero will manifest upon the person who uttered them."

Hmm, this is almost like setting a rule. Upon closer examination, one can see that this is quite similar to the rule-setting and effects of the Nen system.

As Morin finished writing, he could clearly feel a significant portion of his aura and Nen being consumed.

"As expected, using such a game-breaking tool comes with considerable cost."

Morin glanced at Jed and dismissed the idea of writing a harmful spell against him. Given Jed's strength, even with his own Nen, it might not be enough to use this magic book to eliminate him. The tool's consumption was just too intense.

In a one-on-one battle, Morin was confident he could handle Jed. Moreover, the Magic Spell Book wasn't meant for direct combat. Or rather, that wasn't its primary function. If he needed to use a tool against Jed, Morin had plenty of other more suitable and convenient options.

Even combinations of various tools could be freely used. Dealing with Jed was more than manageable.

"Damn Netero!!"

In the arena, a spectator cursed incessantly with a twisted face: "Why is he tied up? Can't he just bite his tongue and end it all? If he died, all our problems would be solved!!"

His tone was filled with hostility and resentment. Yet, in the next second, his body froze. In his wildly trembling pupils, his teeth began to move slowly.

"What is happening? Why can't I move my body? I can't control myself!!"

Panic surged within him, completely unaware of what was transpiring. Even more terrifying was his mouth slowly opening. His jaws and teeth stretched to their limits, while his tongue extended outward with all its might. In his endless terror, his teeth clamped down fiercely, with his tongue caught in between.

Splat!!

A burst of blood sprayed into the air, scattering all around!! Along with it, a long, pink object flew out.

Those in the front row, who were still complaining, suddenly felt something sticky on their backs, and an object fell in front of them.

"Is this... a tongue?!"

In the dazed eyes of the front-row spectators, the body of the man behind them collapsed helplessly. His eyes rolled back, clearly unconscious. A large amount of blood flowed from his mouth, pooling on the ground.

The principle of biting one's tongue to commit suicide involves several points. First, when biting the tongue, it is severed from the root, and the remaining part in the mouth blocks the airway, causing asphyxiation. The tongue has many blood vessels, and biting it causes significant blood loss, leading to death.

The intense pain from biting the tongue can cause temporary loss of reason, and the large amount of bleeding and oral secretions may be inhaled into the airway, causing choking. Choking further exacerbates oxygen deprivation, potentially leading to mechanical asphyxiation and traumatic coma, resulting in death.

Finally, nerve damage, as the tongue is close to the brain, means that the nerves are rich and directly controlled by the brain. Intense stimulation, especially pain, can directly affect the central nervous system, leading to death.

Of course, these four points don't happen randomly. Instead, several situations may occur simultaneously, and often all four can happen. This is why so few people survive after biting their tongues.

For this spectator, who bit his tongue with all his might, survival was unlikely.

He wasn't the only one. Soon, throughout the audience, anyone who insulted or cursed Netero faced their deserved punishment.

Those who cursed that Netero should be torn apart found themselves shattered into pieces the moment they finished speaking. Those who said Netero deserved a miserable death and to be controlled were, in the next second, strangled by someone beside them, their veins bulging, ultimately dying.

As more people met unfortunate ends, the audience was in an uproar. The atmosphere of tension, unease, horror, and panic grew thicker. This led to even more intense cursing of Netero. However, the result of their actions was predictable. The bloodshed in the arena became increasingly intense. The number of people left standing and able to speak dwindled.

"What on earth is happening?!"

Gon looked at the bizarre scene, feeling a chill run down his spine.