Moonlight spilled into the room, creating an eerily quiet atmosphere.
Neon sat at the desk in her room, her face full of melancholy. The tip of her fountain pen hovered over the paper... apart from her name and birth date, she couldn't write a single word.
After her mother passed away in an accident, she gained the ability to perform divination for others. She became a fortune teller as she wished, and while her fame grew day by day, she also helped her father realize his dreams.
Everything seemed to be going so smoothly.
However, Neon also discovered—
Although when divining for others, she only needed to know their name and birth date, pick up a pen and paper, and enter an unconscious state to write automatically with 100% accuracy.
She couldn't perform divination for herself or those close to her.
Neon had once pondered this. It was probably because her subconscious felt that only by detaching herself from the situation could she guarantee the accuracy of the divination.
So this ability, which seemed like a gift from heaven, also came with this restriction.
Lost in thought, Neon completely failed to notice a white-haired boy about eight or nine years old appearing behind her.
In a moment of relaxation, she was knocked unconscious by a swift and fierce hand chop, instantly collapsing onto the desk.
Killua confirmed his attack worked, then turned back to ask the shadow behind him:
"Is this okay, Big Brother?"
Then, Illumi walked out of the shadows, looking reasonably satisfied, and praised:
"The control of killing intent was very good, but it would have been better if you were more decisive, and the force was a bit light."
"Because she looks very fragile. If I use too much force and accidentally kill her... won't the reward be halved?" Killua explained.
"Hmm... true," Illumi said.
The two didn't say much more, then left the scene with the mission target. They didn't cause much commotion during the process, not even attracting the attention of the two maids outside the room.
After they left, the scene looked almost exactly the same as before, with no apparent abnormality.
...
A moment later.
Sensing the commotion outside subside, Valtz and the others followed Yuu's instructions and arrived at the floor where Miss Neon was.
The deep pit left on the ground was strikingly conspicuous.
Valtz found it hard to imagine what kind of terrifying monster existed among the dangerous elements who had just infiltrated the hotel.
But looking at it now, they seemed to have left.
"Knock! Knock!"
Valtz knocked on Miss Neon's hotel room door while calling to arrange for subordinates and Kurito to go downstairs and prepare vehicles.
After all, as the most experienced bodyguard of the Nostrade family, he was quite adept at handling such situations.
However, Valtz waited for a long time before the person inside opened the door.
But standing at the door were only the two maids, Eliza and Fury; Miss Neon was nowhere to be seen.
"Why is it only you two, and why are you so slow!?"
Valtz was a bit angry, adding:
"Even if the Miss is still young... at a time like this, she should know how dangerous the situation is here!"
"No, the Miss is gone!" Eliza explained.
"What?"
Valtz didn't have time to think much, stepped inside, and searched every corner of each independent room very carefully.
According to the two maids' statement, he came to the room where Miss Neon last rested.
It was empty, with no signs of struggle or abnormality, only finding the paper and pen Neon last used on the desk.
"Strange... when?" Valtz frowned.
He sensed that Miss Neon should have stayed in the room not long ago. Without thinking much, he quickly notified everyone of the news, instructed his subordinates to act quickly, and find the Miss's trace as fast as possible.
Thinking about it, Valtz also told Yuu the news.
...
"If I notice her trace, I'll tell you... but don't bother me now, I'm a bit busy."
Yuu replied simply and hung up the phone.
Now Phinks had been physically hypnotized by him and fell into a coma. Even if he suspected it was the work of the Troupe, he couldn't get anything out of the other party's mouth.
Then, Yuu took Phinks and followed a certain aura he had captured earlier to an abandoned high-rise building far from the city.
This happened to be the gathering place of the Troupe earlier.
Regrettably, it was now empty, only at the entrance, Uvogin and an unfamiliar effeminate man walked in slowly from outside.
"Only you two came?"
Yuu looked at the two and couldn't help mocking:
"It seems your Leader is more timid than I thought. At this point, he still dares not show his face..."
"Cut the crap!"
Uvogin rubbed his fists, saying angrily: "For a guy like you, the Leader doesn't need to act!"
On the other side, the effeminate man with hair reaching the ground remained silent. Yuu could see the spider mark with the number "8" on his neck.
After thinking, Yuu understood that the other party was the original member #8 successfully assassinated by Silva in the original work, and Shizuku would join the Troupe later.
Although he didn't know the other party's ability, presumably a character who could make a powerful assassin like Silva feel troublesome wouldn't be easy to deal with.
As for Uvogin, Yuu didn't take him seriously at all.
Although the other party's Big Bang Impact was amazingly powerful, with a destruction range equivalent to a small missile, even if a punch could hit like a nuclear bomb, it had to hit first!
Now counting Phinks, as long as he captured Uvogin and that unknown member #8, then there was a high probability that he could use these people as bait to lure out Chrollo hiding behind.
Thinking of this...
The next moment, Yuu suddenly moved, teleported in front of this black-haired man, and reached directly for the other party's fragile throat.
However, Uvogin and the other were obviously prepared.
The moment he sensed Yuu's slight movement, the black-haired man quickly retreated, while manipulating the long hair behind him to wrap around his neck, trying to resist the palm Yuu was about to extend.
At the same time, Uvogin aside also kicked the ground fiercely from one side, instantly stepping out a piece of ruin, came to the stone pillar supporting the building, gathered a large amount of Nen on his fist, and punched the stone pillar successively.
The huge force instantly knocked out several huge rocks, flying rapidly towards Yuu's position!
Whoosh————
But the next moment, the majestic huge rocks seemed to hit cotton, making no sound at all, and were all blocked not far from Yuu.
Causing absolutely no threat.
Yuu effortlessly grabbed the black-haired man's throat and slammed him heavily onto the ground, trying to make him completely lose resistance.
Bang!!
However, the black-haired man's hair blocked most of the impact for him. Suspected to be a Manipulator or Enhancer ability user.
Thinking, Yuu noticed that this black-haired man wrapped himself into a pupa-like object with his long hair.
Before he could figure out what the other party was doing.
The next instant, Uvogin flashed behind Yuu, huge Nen gathered on his fist, emitting red light, and smashed fiercely onto the ground.
Boom————!!!
In an instant, the ground under Yuu's feet seemed to be hit by a missile, powerful impact swallowed the ground, smashing out a terrifying deep pit almost instantly!
"Rumble!!!"
Huge impact force went all the way towards Yuu's feet, but seemed to be dispersed around by some invisible barrier.
Uvogin was absolutely sure that his attack successfully affected the other party.
But when the smoke cleared...
Uvogin saw two gullies separated by the impact of the previous fist on both sides of Yuu, but the ground under his feet and behind him was safe and sound.
"Impossible!"
"My turn."
Yuu grabbed the black-haired man on the ground, then teleported behind Uvogin, then raised his hand to make a pistol gesture, aimed his fingertip at Uvogin's direction, and tried the Reverse Cursed Technique again.
A red ball of light slowly condensed at the fingertip.
Uvogin could clearly feel a dangerous aura coming from Yuu's fingertip, ready to explode like a bomb counting down.
Feeling the process of Cursed Energy multiplication going smoother than ever before, the technique was about to take shape.
A smile appeared at the corner of Yuu's mouth, chanting:
"Cursed Technique Reversal—Red!"
Uvogin couldn't understand the meaning.
The next moment, red light burst out!
Unmatched repulsive force suddenly hit behind Uvogin, blasting his whole person away instantly, smoke appearing on one side of the high building!
The momentum was huge, sweeping the surroundings!
Meanwhile, while Killua carried the unconscious Neon and waited for the helicopter with Big Brother Illumi, he also noticed the astonishing commotion coming from the distance.
"What happened over there?"
"As an assassin, just care about the mission target, don't think too much."
While instructing Killua, Illumi also sensed an aura that disgusted him.
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