Chapter 212: Comprehensive Anime Elves: Starting from Hunter x Hunter Chapter 112

But they had no mind to investigate this now, for that group of black shadows was already charging toward them.

The remains cloaked in black shadows moved with extreme speed, erupting with an aura full of eeriness that made one's scalp go numb.

Wherever the black shadows touched, it was as if subjected to extreme acid corrosion, leaving behind trail after trail of marks.

There were quite a few black shadows, about ten or so; while letting out silent roars, they pounced toward the two.

Luo Ge's eyes narrowed sharply; the sword and blade in his hands slashed out fiercely, scattering a wisp of flame light that formed a blade of fire qi.

However.

When the sword qi touched the black shadows, it was as if it had landed in empty air; passing through without the slightest effect, it struck the rock wall behind them.

"Immune?"

Jin spoke in a low, commanding voice.

The two flashed to the left and right respectively, dodging the pounces of the black shadows.

The probing just now made the two understand that ordinary moves were ineffective against these ghostly things.

They would have to try other attacks.

"Jin!"

"Could such creatures be..."

Luo Ge slashed out another blade of sword qi; as expected, it still had no effect, only stirring up a wisp of black air, and he said with a solemn expression.

"Ah, they should be creatures similar to those on the Dark Continent!"

Jin constantly created distance between himself and the black shadows, replying casually.

Such eerie creatures immediately made them both think of the Dark Continent.

Remains, black shadows, bodies possessing corrosive effects, and immunity to the sword qi attack just now...

Every aspect reflected how troublesome these things were.

Luo Ge stared intently at these black shadows and secretly used his Pokedex ability.

【Life-Death Shadow】: A creature existing at the boundary of life and death; any living being tainted by it will, after death, exist between life and death.

After death, they will possess no sanity, only blindly pursuing creatures abundant in vitality, defeating them, and then assimilating them.

Under normal circumstances, Life-Death Shadows cannot die; they only disappear when their host body is destroyed.

Life-Death Shadows can intangibilize their bodies, making ordinary attacks unable to cause damage; only under special conditions such as exhaustion of energy can they be harmed.

Life-Death Shadows, huh...

It seems they are indeed something related to the Dark Continent.

And they belong to the 【Calamity】 category.

Luo Ge's eyebrows raised slightly.

Up until now, there were five known 【Calamities】 to humanity.

First, the Desire-Dependent Entity, the Gas Lifeform E, which is suspected of possessing the ability to drive people insane.

Second, the true form unknown sphere guarding the mysterious ancient ruins, the Weapon Gold-Silver Ingot, suspected of possessing parasitic abilities that can use humans as hosts.

Third, the murderous monster capable of spreading killing intent, the Two-Tailed Snake, the Hell Bell Sound; rumor has it that hearing even a hint of the bell sound turns people into monsters that only know how to kill.

Fourth, the equivalent exchange of happiness and life, the Child-Rearing Beast Papu, causing people to fall into the abyss in the name of happiness.

Fifth, stealing hope to plunge people into infinite despair, the Immortality Disease Zobaie Disease; although one cannot die, one is no longer human.

None of the above five 【Calamities】 were not highly hazardous existences; even sending out large numbers of Nen users would not end well.

From the current situation, this so-called 【Life-Death Shadow】 is also a type of 【Calamity】.

It can manipulate living beings to "rise from the dead," turning them into walking corpses to attack, and it can immune normal attacks.

Strong infectivity, difficult to resolve, and strong aggressiveness...

If there weren't so few living beings here, had this been in the outside world, it would most likely have caused massive casualties.

Regarding 【Calamities】, people have a standardized evaluation chart to assess their danger level.

Evaluation is conducted from four aspects: brutality toward humans, quantity, reproduction speed, and destructive power.

They are divided into five grades: A, B, C, D, and E.

The five major calamities known to humanity are generally Grade A or B; even the total grade of the Chimera Ants in the original work was merely Grade B.

According to Luo Ge's estimation, this 【Life-Death Shadow】 could at least be counted as Grade B, or perhaps Grade B at the very minimum.

They really had encountered quite a find.

Boom!

Jin casually blasted out a ball of explosive flame; landing on the 【Life-Death Shadow】, it did not cause much effect.

Jin's eyesight was excellent.

He noticed that every time he hit a 【Life-Death Shadow】, the black air on its body would dissipate slightly.

If all the black air were consumed, perhaps that would be the moment the 【Life-Death Shadow】 perished.

However, there was one troublesome point.

With so many 【Life-Death Shadows】, each hit only reducing it by a little, even if all his Nen energy were exhausted, it probably wouldn't be enough.

They would likely need to plan this out carefully.

Leaping upward, Jin directly avoided the siege of the 【Life-Death Shadows】 and shouted toward Luo Ge:

"Hitting them does have some consumptive effect, but the result is too poor; shouldn't we retreat for now?"

As long as they knew the 【Life-Death Shadows】 could be worn down, if they couldn't finish it, they could fight one round then go out to rest.

Grinding them down bit by bit, no matter how durable they were, they would eventually be defeated.

Who would have thought that Luo Ge made no response, still staring fixedly at those 【Life-Death Shadows】 without letting go.

His brows furrowed slightly, as if pondering how to respond.

Gengar floated in the air, casually tossing out several Shadow Balls, which struck the 【Life-Death Shadows】 with no different effect.

【So Ghost-type moves don't work either...】

Luo Ge's eyes gleamed faintly; he immediately recalled Aegislash, his gaze locking死死 onto one of the 【Life-Death Shadows】.

In an instant, a ball of Bai Guang enveloped the 【Life-Death Shadow】, its form becoming clear as if thoroughly seen through.

Normal-type move—Foresight!

【Foresight】: Creatures originally impossible to hit will, after being struck, enter the Foresight state and become hittable.

Immediately after.

Luo Ge aimed his palm at that 【Life-Death Shadow】; a dense brightness surfaced within it, and an Energy Ball expanded wildly.

In a flash, a sharp beam suddenly formed, blasting a hole straight through the 【Life-Death Shadow】, the black qi unable to close up for a long time.

Effective!

Seizing the opportunity, Luo Ge threw a Dusk Ball, capturing that 【Life-Death Shadow】, then immediately repeated the process.

In no time, he dealt cleanly with each of the 【Life-Death Shadows】.

By the end, more than ten 【Life-Death Shadows】 had been stuffed into Poké Balls, and the chill on the battlefield faded somewhat.

"You...?!"

"You have a way to deal with them?"

Jin Yi looked utterly stunned.

It felt like they were both failing students, only for a friend to suddenly become a top scholar.

Facing such unknown, eerie creatures, he was truly at a loss, able only to make guesses based on observed signs.

Then, relying on his existing strength, he would formulate a reasonable plan.

But Luo Ge was different.

First, he possessed the Pokédex ability, which could resolve the most critical link—intelligence.

In the Hunter World, strength is indeed important, but intelligence cannot be underestimated.

Whether battling between Nen users or fighting unknown creatures, one cannot bypass the word "intelligence."

Only by knowing the opponent's abilities and weaknesses can one resolve them effectively; otherwise, one can only painstakingly grope forward bit by bit.

This process requires countless amounts of energy and time, and even greater sacrifices.

Luo Ge did not need this.

He only needed to spend a little Nen to activate the Pokédex ability.

Besides this, the point where he differed from Jin Yi was that he possessed the ability to solve problems.

Even if told the specific information about the 【Life-Death Shadows】, Jin Yi would still be at a loss.

This was the limitation of ability.

In comparison, Luo Ge, possessing a vast array of Abilities, moves, and items, undoubtedly had far stronger problem-solving capabilities.

This could support him in facing a multitude of issues.

For instance, today the move 【Foresight】 had played a huge role.

Luo Ge secretly rejoiced in his heart.

Having captured a full dozen or more 【Life-Death Shadows】, this harvest was enormous!

In other words, he now possessed over ten first-rate Nen users who were nearly impossible to kill.

This was a ghostly squad that would make people tremble at the mere mention of it!