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The tunnel is a throat of stone and shadow, the air thick with the musk of sweat and dust. Hundreds of feet pound the ground in a chaotic drumbeat, each breath a ghost in the dim light. The proctor, Satotz, glides ahead with inhuman ease, his silhouette a taunt to the gasping mass behind him. You're still moving, legs burning but steady, when a blur of motion slides in beside you—a skateboard, and a boy with wild white hair. He smirks, eyes like electric sparks in the gloom. “You’ve got decent legs,” he says, not a trace of fatigue in his voice. “I’m Killua.” On your other side, a spiky-haired kid with a grin that cuts through the dark appears, running as if this is a morning stroll. “I’m Gon! Are you new to the exam too?” Before you can respond, a voice grumbles from…