I'm in HxH, Survive for Five Years!

The light illuminated the entrance to a spacious underground tunnel.

On one side, a blocked wall was visible, and on the other side, a closed door marked the entrance and exit of an elevator.

At this moment, hundreds of men and women gathered in the tunnel, either indifferent or wary. These individuals were the candidates who had come to take the Hunter exam this year.

"Ethan, what's wrong with you? Is there something off about those people?"

Standing in front of the steel pipes lined up along one side of the tunnel, Ethan Wells was gently nudged by Lisa beside him, as her low voice sounded in his ear.

Ethan, who sat cross-legged with his back against the pipe in a casual posture, suddenly snapped out of his trance and turned his gaze away from Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio, who had just stepped out of the elevator.

Lisa turned to look at him with a curious expression, occasionally glancing at the trio near the elevator with doubtful eyes.

"It's nothing. I just thought of something, so I was a little distracted," Ethan shook his head, offering a reassuring smile.

"Uh... Okay!"

Seeing that Ethan seemed fine, Lisa felt relieved and continued to observe the other candidates in the examination room.

Although the two were not weak, this was the Hunter exam, after all, a gathering of elites from around the world. They couldn't afford to let their guard down.

Returning to Ethan.

After finishing the conversation with Lisa, Ethan turned around. The smile on his face quickly faded, replaced by a surge of complicated emotions.

The reason was simple: just moments ago, when Gon and his friends entered the examination room, a melancholic sound suddenly resonated in his mind.

"Ding dong~! Congratulations to the host for passing the trial and successfully activating the [All Heavens Achievement System]!"

This was the prompt that had sounded in Ethan's mind, signifying that his special ability had finally come online.

"Five years, do you know what I've been through in these past five years!!!"

Even though Ethan had developed a strong will over the past five years, he couldn't suppress the sadness and anger in his heart.

Ethan was a time traveler, but he hadn't just arrived in the current [Hunter X Hunter] world. He had been here for five years.

He had arrived not just through time travel but also found himself in a younger body, becoming a thirteen-year-old boy.

When he first traveled to this world five years ago, Ethan fantasized about having the special abilities typical for time travelers. However, after countless experiments, he realized he didn't have any.

Five years is a significant amount of time, especially in the world of [Hunter X Hunter] with its extraordinary powers and high risks.

He started as a weakling.

Over the past five years, Ethan had experienced the most basic survival challenges, pursued strength, and fought to become stronger...

The process was fraught with hardships and thorns, and he had even skirted the brink of life and death several times.

He initially thought he would continue to struggle in this world as an unconventional time traveler, but now his special ability had come online, revealing he was actually a conventional time traveler.

There was surprise, but also sadness and anger, because if his system had been online earlier, he might not have had to endure the hardships of the past five years.

"Ding dong~! Congratulations to the host for completing the [Five-Year Survival] achievement. Reward: [Thread Fruit], [Dragon Elephant Essence Pill], [Storage Space]!"

As if responding to Ethan's grief and anger, the system's mechanical prompt echoed in his mind again.

"???"

The sadness and anger abruptly ceased, and a series of question marks appeared in Ethan's mind.

After a brief silence, he finally began to check the details of the system honestly.

When the system was activated, relevant information appeared in Ethan's mind, but he hadn't checked it in the midst of his grief and anger.

Now, after carefully reviewing it, he quickly absorbed the system information.

"[All Heavens Achievement System]... which means, after I complete various achievements released by the system, I can receive various rewards!"

After understanding the system information, Ethan began to think thoughtfully. His previous sadness and anger vanished entirely, replaced by strong interest.

Undeniably, although his system seemed somewhat unreliable, now that it had appeared—especially in the high-risk world of Hunter—it represented a huge opportunity not to be missed.

The system's name is the [All Heavens Achievement System], and its function is to provide rewards when Ethan achieves various accomplishments.

Achievements are divided into 'main achievements' and 'side achievements'.

Main achievements are tasks listed at the system's initialization.

Upon examining it, Ethan learned about tasks like [Professional Hunter], [Gate of Trial], [Phantom Troupe], etc.

For example, the main achievement [Professional Hunter] requires Ethan to pass the Hunter exam to become a professional Hunter.

Once completed, the system will grant generous rewards.

Side achievements, on the other hand, are trigger-type tasks.

When Ethan interacts with certain things or people, side achievement tasks may be triggered.

Upon completion, the system will also provide certain rewards.

"In other words, this [Five-Year Survival] was not only a test by the system but also a main achievement task..."

After reviewing the system, Ethan quickly understood everything and focused on the system prompt.

Without much hesitation, he directly received the reward.

Uh-huh!

There was no external change, but internally, Ethan immediately felt his consciousness connect to a strange space.

This space was about 5×5×5 in size, one of the three rewards given by the system—'storage space.'

In the storage space, except for living organisms and items exceeding the storage volume, Ethan could freely store and retrieve any items he came into contact with.

Simultaneously, there were two items in the storage space, which were the other two rewards given by the system.

One was a golden, longan-like elixir, and the other was a strange fruit covered with spiral patterns.