Chapter 88: Misfortune Never Comes Alone! Thieves Have Their Code! (5/5, Seeking Data)

【Lick】: Lick the enemy with a long tongue, with a 30% chance to inflict paralysis.

The man in sunglasses felt a chill down his back, then his body instantly stiffened, a numbness spreading through his entire frame.

The man in sunglasses is paralyzed!

Just one 【Lick】 hit that 30% probability perfectly!

Swish!

A sound of tearing air rose.

A fist struck from the side; Gastly had no time to emit its habitual laugh and vanished at extreme speed to escape.

"Tsk!"

Seeing his punch miss, the man in the suit's expression grew even darker, feeling this Spirit Beast was very troublesome.

The man in sunglasses recovered a bit, returning to normal, yet still felt electric currents coursing through his body.

From time to time, a feeling of stiffness would still arise.

Once in a paralyzed state, it is not so easy to break free.

Either use Luo Ge's 【Paralysis Cure】 or 【Sitrus Berry】, or simply wait for the effect to fade naturally.

However, this process will be particularly long.

The man in sunglasses gritted his teeth, unleashing more Spirit Energy, transforming it into yellow eyeballs brimming with aggression.

Immediately, these eyeballs drifted toward Luo Ge, preparing to fire lasers that would pierce Luo Ge's limbs.

They were no good people; they had killed countless humans, let alone cripple Luo Ge.

The yellow eyeballs were dyed with a touch of Bai Guang, then gradually coalesced into shape, first becoming a small energy sphere.

Then the energy sphere rapidly elongated, turning into countless lasers that sliced through the air and shot toward Luo Ge.

Luo Ge's gaze darkened slightly; he had been prepared for this, and with a stomp of his foot, he shifted position.

Had it been the Luo Ge of the past, he could only rely on 【Flash】 to dodge the attack.

But the current him, relying merely on a bit of Spirit Energy assistance, was enough to evade these laser sweeps.

This is one of the fruits of training!

The sweat he shed on the grasslands is gradually converting into strength, and it is already showing results.

Laser beams struck the ground, punching countless dense small holes into the stone-paved floor.

If they all hit a person, they would turn them into a sieve on the spot.

Bisigi, in the corner, crossed her arms and silently evaluated the scene.

【Luo Ge's training is indeed effective; this agility surpasses many, and the timing is excellent.】

【Result of long-term hard training, plus points.】

【That man in sunglasses is lacking; the power is fully sufficient, but the charge time is long, and accuracy is poor.】

【It could have been completely avoided, but it wasn't, minus points.】

【It seems Gastly's attack just now produced some effect on him; his movements are noticeably stiffer.】

Bisigi stood quietly in the corner, subconsciously scoring the performance of everyone on the field.

She never judged scores higher simply because someone possessed greater strength.

Instead, based on the opponent's strength, she judged how much of their power they displayed and whether they leveraged strengths to avoid weaknesses.

Scoring by such rules is more reasonable.

"Boom!"

From the darkness, Gastly slowly materialized; several dark Spirit Energy blasts erupted, completely destroying the floating yellow eyeballs.

Ghost-type skill—Misfortune Never Comes Alone!

【Misfortune Never Comes Alone】: Consecutive attacks deal double damage to enemies in an abnormal state.

This skill would work better on the man in sunglasses, since he is already paralyzed.

Unfortunately, Gastly just evolved and currently knows few combat moves.

"It's that ghost thing again!" The man in sunglasses ground his teeth in fury, wishing he could swallow Gastly alive.

"Hehehe..."

Gastly felt no fear at all; it pulled down its eyelid with a finger, stuck out its long tongue, and made a face at the man in sunglasses in mid-air.

Seeing the man in sunglasses grind his teeth, it humanely clutched its own stomach and performed a "laughing until one's sides split" gesture.

Seeing the man in sunglasses held back by the opponent's Spirit Beast, the man in the suit, displeased, looked at Luo Ge on the other side and decided to act himself.

In the next instant, violent Spirit Energy fluctuations arose before him; massive amounts of Spirit Energy twisted continuously, finally gathering into a human shape.

This was a human-shaped Spirit Beast.

Its height was about that of an adult, wearing unknown hard armor, and holding a long blade in hand.

Its entire body had a stone-like texture, as if a stone statue had come to life, yet it was filled with chilling killing intent!

This was part of the man in the suit's Nen ability; saying "part" because his ability was not so simple.

【Thieves Have Their Code】:

Store stolen items; there is a small chance to acquire the characteristics of the stored items.

Acquired characteristics:

1. The corpse of the General of Gurtar

Spend Spirit Energy to materialize a Spirit Beast replicating the General's strength, possessing low intelligence.

2. Durok Rock Bottle

Spend a small amount of Spirit Energy to transform one's body from flesh into hard stone.

If maintained for too long, it may cause irreversible petrification, at which point one cannot return to the original form.

……

Restrictions:

One, the item must possess certain collectible value and must have been obtained through theft.

Two, the item must be of personal interest to him; if he has no interest in the item itself, the Nen ability cannot be triggered.

Three, once an item is collected, it must remain intact; if it suffers damage, any acquired traits will vanish and cannot be regained.

Four, different collected items produce different effects, and corresponding restriction effects may also appear.

……

A Specialization-type Nen ability!

This is the first Specialization-type Nen ability user Luo Ge has ever encountered besides himself.

At the same time, his Nen ability is quite complex, possessing not only the advantage of a high upper limit but also multiple restriction conditions.

This also means the man in the suit is far more difficult to deal with than the man in sunglasses.