Chapter 45: Your Too Slow
Entering the bar, Leon and Knuckle were waved over by Machi, who was sitting at a corner table, " That took longer than I expected. "
" I needed to relieve some stress. Sue me. But what's the deal with the exam? Is this really the location. "
Machi nodded, " So far, I recognize three people from the hunter's exam. Since you've been preoccupied, they've all disappeared. I'm pretty sure there is a hidden elevator that takes you into the room for the hunter's exam.
Knuckle looked confused, " How can you be sure, even if they disappeared. "
Leon tapped the side of his head, " It's a practice of Nen, we can sense people in a certain range, and Machi's right there are people below us. About twenty, excluding the examiner. "
" Okay then, how do we get down there, though. Wheres the elevator. " Knuckle asked, looking around for anything out of the ordinary.
" It should be behind the bar, we could force our way, but I'd like to leave that as a last resort. " Leon said, " I do have an idea, though. If only I hadn't left Ymir on the ship, this would have been so much easier. "
" Oh yeah, come to think of it, I haven't seen him at all. Is it leave him all alone. "
Leon waved off Knuckle's question, " He'll be fine. He's a smart cat. Now to execute my plan. "
After giving Knuckle and machi, a brief run down, Leon got up and walked over to one of the rowdier tables. With swift hands, Leon stole all of their wallets. Then he planted them on another group of drunk people, then walking over to the first group Leon tapped on one of the men's shoulder.
" Hey, mister, I saw someone from that table over there steal your wallet. "
" What?!! Is that right? Well, I'm going to have to do something about that. "
It wasn't long before a bar fight ensued, and in the chaos, Leon, Machi, and Knuckle snuck behind the bar and found the hidden panel to call the elevator.
Pressing the only button inside, they waited as the elevator started to descend. The ride was longer than anyone expected. Still, finally, the elevator made that tell tail ding as the doors opened.
" What is this place? "
Leon had to agree with Knuckle. The underground room was the size of an airplane hanger. But instead of being empty, a huge obstacle was built around the perimeter of the room. Leon could see spikes, flames, croc-infested waters, and more.
" I wonder if I can get dad to let me build something like this in our backyard, it would be pretty fun. "
Knuckle looked at Leon, " Your family can afford something like this, just who are your parents. "
Leon waved aside Knuckle's question yet again, " It doesn't matter, look, everyone's waiting for us. "
Looking over to where Leon was pointing, a group of people stood in the middle of the underground room, all of them looking at Leon and Knuckle.
" Stop drawing attention. Also, two people down there can use Nen. I think they found us out as well. " Machi said while flicking Leon on the forehead.
" Fine, just don't hit me. It hurts even when you don't use Nen. "
" I'll stop hitting you when you stop being a moron. Let's get going already. "
Walking to the middle of the room, Leon, Knuckle, and Machi stood on the group's outskirts, staying away from the two nen users.
In a few minutes, it was Livia's turn to talk again, " Congratulations on you all making it here. This will be the last trial before the final exam. As you've noticed, there is an obstacle course behind me. Your task is to reach the end, the first ten to make it will move on. All others will be disqualified. Like in all other trials, combat is allowed, but please be mindful of your strength. Excessive force will not be tolerated. Please make your way to the starting line. "
Once everyone was at the starting line Leon looked over at Knuckle, " Hey Knuckle I just wanted you to know that from here to the end of the race we are no longer friends. "
" Heh, I could say the same to you, Nen or not I plan on winning. Just promise me no hard feelings after this. That goes for you as well Machi. "
" Is everyone ready, alright three..two..one..go!! "
Leon easily took the lead, he was tired of holding back, and an obstacle course wasn't worth his time. Looking back Leon stuck out his tongue at Knuckle who was eating his dust. Climbing up the vertical wall Leon dropped over to the other side and pressed the button completing the trail in under five minutes.
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