"Ding! System activated. Ability unlocked."
"Congratulations, host—You've obtained: [Infinite Enhancement]."
"Infinite Enhancement: Everything in the world can be enhanced, as long as you have enough experience points."
Host: Vega
Ability: Enhancement
XP: 0
A flood of information surged into Vega's mind.
"So I can use XP to enhance things... But how strong can I make something if I keep spending points? Do I need to kill to earn XP?"
He frowned.
"Is this a kill-type system?"
As he digested the system's mechanics, Vega instinctively raised his hand. A faint white aura shimmered over his palm.
It wasn't just the system he'd awakened—his aura node had also opened, giving him access to Nen, the supernatural power of the Hunter x Hunter world.
Just as he was about to experiment more—
Click… clack…
Footsteps echoed from outside. The distinct sound of leather shoes striking concrete grew louder.
"Hey, hurry up and clean the place. Don't waste time," a man barked from outside the door.
"Also, pack up the body of the boss's son. He's just a kid, right? Set him aside—we'll take him separately. Dispose of the rest quickly."
Another voice chimed in:
"Gray, make sure all the corpses go to Site No. 4 for incineration. We've got more cleanups to handle after this. The Pengelle family had too many fronts—we'll be working all night at this rate."
"Got it, big bro."
Vega's face turned grim.
"Damn it… The cleanup crew's already here. And they've brought gunmen."
He silently cursed, grabbed a pistol from a nearby corpse, and crouched behind a stone pillar. Aiming at the entrance, he held his breath and placed his finger gently on the trigger.
Bang!
The thick wooden door creaked open. Three burly men in black raincoats stepped in, carrying body bags and cleaning tools.
They froze.
Seeing Vega—still alive, gun raised—they dropped everything and immediately dove to the floor, shouting:
"Wait! Don't shoot! We're just cleaners!"
Behind them, two gang members who had come to supervise the cleanup heard the shouting and looked inside. Upon seeing Vega alive, their faces twisted in fury.
"What the hell? He's still alive! Kill him—now!"
Bang! Bang!
Vega fired without hesitation. Bullets tore through the air, striking both gunmen in the chest. They collapsed, convulsing, blood pouring from their wounds.
Ding! Gained 2 XP.
The three panicked cleaners tried to flee—but Vega turned coldly and fired again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ding! Gained 3 XP.
Outside, more footsteps approached. The gang members waiting beyond the room dropped their cigarettes, grabbed their guns, and rushed in after hearing the gunshots.
Vega's heart raced.
"A pistol won't hold them all off… My aura's too weak to block bullets…"
His eyes darted to the corpse of a fallen bodyguard—and spotted a grenade on the belt.
He grabbed it instantly.
"Grenade: Standard fragmentation device. Filled with gunpowder."
"Enhance," he commanded silently. "Use 1 XP."
Ding! Enhancement +0.1
Vega stared at the grenade.
No visible change.
"That's it?"
Then a subtle notification popped up:
Grenade +0.1: Slightly enhanced. Power marginally increased.
"So a single XP only boosts it by 0.1... This could take a lot of points to see real change."
Without hesitation, he spent his remaining 4 XP.
Grenade +0.5: Enhanced grenade. Significantly more powerful.
At that moment, gangsters crept down the hallway toward the room.
Vega's face turned cold.
"Try this on for size."
He yanked the pin and hurled the enhanced grenade.
It bounced off the wall—and landed directly in the middle of the advancing group.
BOOM!
A massive explosion shook the building. Dust and debris filled the air. Vega ducked behind cover, shielding himself from the shockwave.
When the smoke cleared—
The corridor was unrecognizable. Rubble scattered everywhere. A deep crater smoldered in the ground.
The gang members?
Gone—completely vaporized.
Vega stared, stunned.
"There's no way a normal grenade could do that... It was like a mini artillery shell!"
Just a +0.5 enhancement… and the result was destruction on a whole other level.
He exhaled slowly.
"If I can do this with just 5 XP… What happens with hundreds? Thousands?"
"And if I enhance my Nen abilities…"
His lips curled into a sinister grin as he checked the new total.
[XP: 11]
Vega looked toward the north end of the city, where the Shelby family held their territory.
"Shelby family…"
"Start praying."