Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 249 Shattered to pieces
The power of the Abyss Sheath lies not only in its ability to absorb energy attacks, but also in its unique energy storage mechanism.

By pre-injecting mental energy, the accumulated energy can be released more quickly.

Although there will be losses during the conversion of psychic power, its advantage lies in its amazing release speed and sufficient concealment.

Imagine if it were a powerful Emission-type user like Silva or Zeno, their charged attack would inevitably cause a violent fluctuation in the aura, thus immediately attracting the enemy's attention.

This also means that without superb and powerful techniques, it is usually difficult to use telekinesis to ambush the enemy.

The stealth of the Abyss Sheath's charging ability solves this problem.

However, when dealing with a Nen user of Chrollo's caliber, sufficient stealth alone is not enough to unleash the tactical value of what can be considered a trump card.

It is the existence of the "Blitzkrieg" teleportation ability that elevates the "characteristics" of the Abyss Sheath to a higher level.

So from the moment Chrollo knocked Hisoka away, Moro simply used this combination of concealed energy accumulation and instantaneous attack to easily defeat Chrollo.

However, the man who led the Phantom Troupe all the way was ultimately extraordinary.

Even in adversity, he can react and, at the critical moment, manage to gather crucial mental energy for defense.

Otherwise, he would already be a corpse.

However, judging from the severity of his injuries, Kuroro is now practically a corpse.

Moro slowly lowered the sheath of the Abyss, inserted the Crimson Bird Blade into its sheath, and then strode toward Chrollo, who was lying on the ground and still breathing.

Even from a distance, he could clearly see Kuroro's injuries.

His entire head was charred black, and you could hardly see any hair.

The skin was mostly carbonized and peeled off, and some red muscle tissue could be vaguely seen exposed from the charred black.

Such severe injuries would make it impossible for an ordinary person to even remain conscious, let alone save their life.

But Kuroro...

He forcefully pulled back the vital energy that was on the verge of collapse from the edge of blurred consciousness.

Although it doesn't seem as powerful and stable as before, it has at least maintained its most basic state.

Moro's gaze swept over the manifested energy flowing around Kuroro, indicating that Kuroro had not lost consciousness.

If we judge Kuroro's current manifested energy level by its rank, then it should only be around level 30.

"in case."

Moro stopped twenty meters away, raised his right hand, and the swirling Nen energy instantly sharpened, then condensed into a flying star exuding a dangerous aura.

They didn't give Kuroro any chance at all.

All thoughts, actions...

We must ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Moro remained calm as he prepared to shoot the flying star at Chrollo.

Just then, a faint whooshing sound suddenly rang out behind them, mixed with a hint of killing intent.

Moro sensed something and instantly withdrew the manifested energy from his palm, instead maintaining a stable firmness to ensure a margin of error between offense and defense.

He then quickly sidestepped, dodging the slender object that was hurtling through the air.

Moro caught a glimpse of the slender object that had vanished in an instant; it was Illumi's beaded pin.

at the same time.

Illumi flashed and appeared on Moro's side like a ghost.

A chilling killing intent flashed in his dark eyes, and the beaded needle in his hand, wreathed in ominous spiritual power, suddenly transformed into a streak of cold light, aiming straight for Moro's head.
In a flash, Moro's right hand shot out like a viper's tongue, leaving a blur that was almost invisible to the naked eye, and then precisely grabbed Illumi's wrist holding the needle.

"Ok?"

Illumi's pupils contracted slightly as his gaze fell on his wrists, which were firmly restrained.

Through the contact of their skin, an astonishing force was continuously flowing from their wrists.

This level of psychic power...

A rare look of surprise appeared on Illumi's face; he clearly hadn't expected Moro to possess such astonishing power.

The aura manifested on Moro's right hand blazed like a raging fire, and his fingers, as hard as steel, gradually sank into Illumi's wrist.

In order to resist Moro's power, Illumi could only gather enough Nen in his wrist.

At that moment, Moro turned his head, his icy gaze slicing across Illumi's face like a blade.

"I was just wondering if you, this eyesore of a rat, were hiding in the nearby ditch."

"..."

The look of surprise on Illumi's face faded like the tide, and he returned to his usual zombie-like expression.

In fact, he came from the nearby area after being notified by Kuroro.

The reason for the notification was that Hisoka had already arrived at the meeting point.

However, according to the prior arrangement, even if he arrived nearby, he would not show himself directly, but would wait for Kuroro's next instructions.

He just really didn't expect...

Upon arriving nearby, they were surprised to find two groups of people locked in combat.

And immediately noticed Kuroro, whose face was severely injured and who was lying on the ground seemingly powerless to resist, and then saw Moro preparing to finish him off.

Illumi accepted Chrollo's request, so of course he couldn't let Moro finish off Chrollo.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Kurt, he decisively stopped Morrow at the critical moment and then attacked Morrow with deadly speed.

But the change in strength that Moro displayed surprised him greatly.

And what he cares about even more is...

Moro seemed to be aware of the commission deal between him and Kuroro, which is why he anticipated the possibility that Kuroro was nearby.

Realizing this quickly, Illumi completely ignored Morrow's cold words, which were filled with murderous intent, and suddenly thrust his left hand towards Morrow's face.

Amidst the afterimage, a glint of cold light flashed.

Those were the beaded pins that Illumi had been holding between his fingers.

Moro was prepared for Illumi's counterattack. He simply raised the scabbard on his left hand to block Illumi's left hand that was holding the Beaded Needle.

The forces and mental energy of both sides immediately began to clash.

The next second, Moro suddenly exerted force with his left hand, pressing the scabbard of the yanna that was blocking Illumi's left hand downwards, and then quickly injected Nen into it.

hum-

In an instant, the energy surging from the scabbard propelled the Crimson Jade Bird Blade out, slamming its hilt heavily into Illumi's chin.

However, before being attacked, Illumi had already allocated his energy and concentrated his psychic power at his chin.

Therefore, this attack did not cause him any harm.

But then he saw Moro point the scabbard, which could spew out energy beams, at Kuroro, who was lying on the ground not far away.

This seems to be Moro's true intention.

To stop Moro, Illumi's left hand twitched, throwing the beaded pin at his right arm.

laugh.

The beaded needle pierced Illumi's right arm with ease.

More accurately, it means inserting the needle into an acupoint.

The next instant, the mental energy on the beaded needle activated the acupoint.

Illumi's right arm suddenly swelled up in part, like the Hulk transforming, trying to break free from Morrow's grip on his wrist.

However, at the same time that Illumi was strengthening his arm muscles, Morro took the initiative to withdraw his hand, and then reached down to precisely grasp the Ruby Bird Blade that had just hit Illumi's chin and bounced off.

All these changes happened in the blink of an eye.

Moro gripped the Crimson Jade Bird Blade, and with lightning speed, he slashed upwards, a sharp red blade flashing as he aimed for Illumi's throat.

Illumi instantly realized that Morrow's action of pointing the scabbard at Chrollo was actually intended to confuse him.

"..."

To block Moro's sudden attack, Illumi could only raise his muscular right arm to protect his throat. *Swoosh!*
The sharp red jade bird knife sliced ​​across Illumi's right arm, drawing a spurt of blood.

This strike left a deep gash in Illumi's right arm.

But Illumi's expression remained completely calm; not even the slightest twitch of his facial muscles was visible, as if the arm were not his own.

As blood splattered past his eyes, Ilmi suddenly lowered his head and bit the beaded needle stuck in his right arm.

Then, he suddenly tilted his head back, and through the gap in his open lips, he inhaled sharply, his cheeks puffing out, and spat the beaded needle he was biting into his mouth at Moro's face, which was right in front of him.

At this moment, Moro was still in the action of swinging the Crimson Jade Bird Blade and had no time to defend.

However, he still had the Abyss Sheath in his left hand, which was constantly being adjusted to maintain its angle.

boo.

A beam of energy, about two fingers thick, shot out from the sheath, tilted at a slight angle, and accurately struck the beaded needle that was shooting toward Moro's face from below.

The pin that was hit by the energy beam tumbled and flew into the sky.

After Moro blocked Illumi's needle attack, he didn't intend to pull back the Ruby Bird Blade, but instead released the hilt.

The Crimson Jade Bird Blade fell to the ground after being released from the hand, but thanks to the suction force generated by the Abyss Sheath, it was successfully returned to its sheath.

at the same time.

With his right hand freed from the Red Jade Bird Blade, Moro simply flipped his wrist and turned his palm toward Illumi.

"Flying Star"

The psychic power swirling in his palm quickly condensed into a shooting star, which shot towards Illumi's face.

Illumi narrowed his eyes and decisively abandoned the idea of ​​continuing close combat. He retreated sharply while raising his left arm, which was filled with psychic power, to block the flying star.

Bang!
The moment the flying star touched Illumi's arm, the energy contained within it exploded.

Illumi used "Condensation" to defend against the flying star's damage, but the impact that came with it knocked him back a distance.

After defeating Illumi, Moro quickly swung his arm, pointing his palm at Chrollo, who was struggling to get up.

At this moment, although Kuroro had not lost consciousness, the severe injury to his head made it very difficult for him to even get up, let alone reopen all the pores of his body.

He clearly needs some time to recover.

However, Moro would never give him that chance.

At this moment.

No one could stop Moro from taking Chrollo's life.

"Fraudulent Flying Star"

The fluorescent green psychic bullet pierced the air and shot straight at Kuroro.

Kuroro's head was filled with a deafening roar, and his vision was filled with numerous afterimages that were flashing rapidly, sometimes blurry and sometimes distorted.

Even in such a poor state, Kuroro could still sense the approaching danger.

He struggled to get up from his half-squat position, but when he sensed the approaching star, he fell heavily to one side with great difficulty.

A soft thud.

Kuroro's body fell heavily to the ground.

The shooting star, glowing with a fluorescent green light, streaked past him.

After dodging the flying star, Kuroro lay limply on his side on the ground, his right hand trembling as he struggled to concentrate.

"The Ultimate Thief"

Flaming energy bursts from his right hand.

But the next moment,
A red light flashed from his right wrist, leaving a thin red line.

Blood suddenly seeped from the red line, and the flame-like spiritual energy that had been swirling around the palm abruptly dissipated.

Kuroro struggled to open his eyes and saw his entire right hand fall limply to the ground.

As his hand fell, he could almost see his soul plummeting into hell along with it.

We absolutely cannot stop here!
Snap.

Kuroro's severed hand landed on the ground, bounced up gently, rolled half a circle, and stopped at Moro's feet.

The red light just now originated from the Crimson Jade Bird Blade in Moro's hand.

He severed Kuroro's right hand.

As for why they didn't just kill Kuroro...

Moro abruptly shifted his gaze from Kuroro and looked back in the direction they had come from.

Illumi charged forward, his killing intent palpable.

The close-quarters combat they had just engaged in led Moro to a fairly certain conclusion: Illumi was not initially nearby, but had simply happened to arrive and stumbled upon their battle with the Phantom Troupe.

To say it was a coincidence wouldn't be entirely accurate.

After all, it's not surprising that Illumi would appear here, given that he accepted Chrollo's assassination request.

Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that Chrollo's assassination requests also included something targeting Hisoka.

As for the basis for determining that Illumi was not here initially...

After Illumi intervened to stop him from killing Chrollo, he engaged in close combat with him for several rounds, but the "Needle Man" did not appear for a long time.

This is enough to show that Illumi arrived suddenly, without even having the time to create the Needle Man.

As Illumi charged toward him, Moro's eyes flashed with killing intent.

If killing Kuroro now is to resolve the death node...

The desire to kill Illumi here was entirely Moro's personal will.

"If we take this opportunity to kill Illumi, then..."

As Morrow read this, he glanced subtly at Kurt.

Before he could think any further, Illumi was already nearby.

at the same time.

The flying star that Moro had just released has also returned.

Moro neither dodged nor avoided, but instead swung his right arm downwards, using the rings on the back of his hand to strike the returning flying star.

Just hear a crisp sound.

The trajectory of the flying star was forcibly altered by this slap, and it suddenly shot downwards towards Kuroro on the ground.

boom!
The flying star pierced through Kuroro's body and exploded violently upon hitting the ground.

Instantly, Kuroro's body shattered, and blood, flesh, and dust were swept away by the surging air currents, engulfing Moro and Illumi nearby in an instant.

Illumi ultimately failed to stop Moro from killing Chrollo.

The death of the employer also means the immediate termination of the engagement.

Illumi no longer had any reason to attack Moro.

But amidst the smoke and dust, Moro's "killing intent" remained strong.

After luring Illumi over and killing Chrollo, he stirred up the dust and his figure flashed, striking Illumi, who was also in the dust, like a heavy hammer.

Bang!
With a dull thud of flesh colliding, Illumi's body flew backward, piercing through the smoke and dust, creating a pipe.

As he flew backward, Illumi frowned deeply.

The Moro he knew had vanished like a bubble or a mirage.

Instead, a Nen master who was already quite strong in every aspect was replaced.

So, should we stop here, or...?

Are they willing to do all that work for nothing just to kill Moro here?
Illumi hesitated.

(End of this chapter)