Ep. 12: The team faces a final choice between a restricted short path and a difficult long route.
Aired on December 18, 2011
After waiting in a room for 50 hours, the group confronts a critical dilemma before the exam concludes. They must decide between a short, easy path limited to only three participants or a long, arduous route accessible to everyone. Gon proposes selecting the longer, more challenging option. To ensure the entire group can proceed, they decide to break through the wall separating the two paths. This strategy allows all five members to successfully reach the base of the tower within the allotted time, securing their passage through this stage of the Hunter Exam.
Episodes
- Ep. 8 · Candidates face the Trick Tower's majority rule challenge in Phase Three of the Hunter Exam.
- Ep. 9 · Gon defeats Sedokan while Kurapika confronts Majitani and reveals his clan's ability
- Ep. 10 · Leorio wagers time to prove Majitani feigns unconsciousness while Hisoka defeats Togari.
- Ep. 11 · Leorio loses to Leroute while Killua defeats a serial killer to secure the team's third victory.
- Ep. 12 · The team faces a final choice between a restricted short path and a difficult long route.
- Ep. 13 · A letter from Gon arrives at Whale Island for Aunt Mito, followed by a recap of episodes 1 to 12.
- Ep. 14 · Applicants travel to Zevil Island for the fourth Hunter Exam phase
- Ep. 15 · Gon uses butterflies to track Hisoka while Leorio allies with Kurapika after Tonpa's betrayal
- Ep. 16 · Hisoka stalks Kurapika and Leorio before targeting Gon during the Hunter Exam