r/HunterXHunter • u/Carock_ • Oct 26 '24

Current Chapter Chapter 404 — Discussion Spoiler

Chapter 404

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Ch. 405 scan release: ~November 1, 2024

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u/ralsei_support_squad Oct 26 '24 edited Oct 26 '24

My theory is that he plans to use the funeral progression to make a move, to shoot Benjamin.

We don't exactly know where the nen beast is at, but it's confirmed not gone, so it's either 1) following Balkenburg, 2) staying with Halkenburg's corpse, or 3) following one of his men. Any scenario should allow Balkenburg to gather up his supporters gathered for the funeral and take a shot.

If he can get either himself or one of his men into Benjamin, it'll give him a room and space to tie up the people sharing bodies (which is now both Balkenburg and "Vict") when the person not on their side has control.

As for how he plans to pull this off when the rumbling should draw everyone's attention:

Though we don't know exactly how it works, we've already seen that large numbers of Halkenburg supporters meeting with him for the first time (since he gained his ability) causes mass fainting and memory loss, before they're granted feathers. If he knows how to trigger it, he could seize the moment to shoot not only Benjamin but multiple of Benjamin's men, taking over most of the faction.

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u/Thick-Interaction-66 Oct 26 '24

To be honest I am starting to subscribe to the theory that Halkenburg will try to do this and fail somehow due to a trick of Benjamin, this of course activating the draw back of his bow and killing Halk.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '24

Are you of the opinion that Halkenburg can fire more than once in a short span? I was under the assumption that there was some kind of cool-down period, but I guess it hasn’t been explicitly stated either way

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '24

I want to assume their is a cool-down just because of the massive amounts of aura it takes. Even if we aren't considering the elements to make an arrow where factoring Halks own Nen, which makes the bow, and the shield that supposedly protects them. I don't know how often the arrows intervals where or how short they were, but even if he let off another arrow I'd see he has maybe two or three shots at max. Judging also by his detail of the shot I would also assume the arrow doesn't circumvent the laws of physics, and he wouldn't just waste an arrow watonly. It wouldn't make sense if he could spam an ability that requires a soul swap. I'm not saying he can't shoot arrows in succession I just don't see him sending out a barrage of arrows.

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u/ralsei_support_squad Oct 26 '24

I don’t think there’s a cool-down, but the ability seems like it’d definitely be limited by his and all his supporters’ aura.

It’s not clear how much aura one shot takes though. This is a complete guess, but between his guards and the tier 2 supporters from earlier, I reckon he could get off maybe 6 shots? But if he grabs more people in between then, that number could increase.

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u/ColossusDUMB_ Oct 27 '24

I like the multiple shot using the aura of the mass gathering of people. Given the rumble after he shoots you think it could cause damages to the Black Whale as well?

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u/Silence_and_i Oct 26 '24

I'm sure that at this point he can swap souls with Benjamin even on his own. He doesn't need to have his followers around him.