Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 329 Who is the Grim Reaper?

Nosra was originally just an insignificant gang leader.

Until one day, his daughter Neon suddenly awakened a special ability—

Angel's automatic notes.

This ability allows Neon to unconsciously write prophecies about the future in the form of divination poems.

Nosra astutely recognized the business opportunity and began using Neon's prophetic abilities to predict the future for high-ranking gang members.

With these accurate predictions, Nosra not only easily amassed a huge fortune but also rapidly built a powerful network of connections.

Soon, Nosra's status rose rapidly, and in a short period of time, he became one of the direct leaders under the Ten Elders.

As the Yorknew City auction draws near, many high-ranking gangsters are asking Nosla to divine their fortunes to ensure their success at the auction.

Thus, an unprecedented situation arose: the first verses of the divination poems by several high-ranking gang leaders all yielded the same result.

"The important event has arrived as scheduled; what you're looking for is right there."

"Choose: the stairs leading to the top, or the narrow corridor leading to the bottom."

"If you hear a crow cawing, don't let it down."

"If you see the footprints of death, don't let him see them."

"He lowered his head and counted where his shadow should be. Among the ten people looking at each other, one of them had no shadow."

"Then let's go downhill; the darker the place, the safer it is."

Neon's divination poems typically consist of four to five stanzas, each corresponding to a prophecy for the coming week.

This time, the first stanza of the divination poems written by several high-ranking gang leaders was exactly the same.

They will all be attending this year's Yuxin Auction.

This means that the prophecy is basically pointing to the first week of September, which is the period when the auction will be held.

Dazoni, the captain in charge of security for the Nosra family, has one of his daily tasks: supervising Neon's use of her powers and conveying the divination results to clients.

But this time the situation was too unusual. After receiving the prophecy, he did not immediately notify the gang leaders, but instead reported it to Nosla at the first opportunity.

"Based on past interpretations, the appearance of crows generally foreshadows impending danger or disaster. Death often represents an irresistible killer, and if this final ten clues are connected to the Yorknew City auction..."

Dazoni analyzed the contents of the prophetic poem, but stopped short of revealing the truth at the end.

After all, the hints from ten people were too sensitive; they could very well point to the ten old men.

When it comes to this kind of topic, Dazo Nie knows what to say and what not to say.

So when he reported this matter, although his eyes revealed a solemn look, he actually had a detached indifference in his mindset.

After listening to Dazoni's report, Nosra fell silent.

Of the ten people, one disappeared without a trace.

If these ten people really do refer to the ten old men, then wouldn't that mean...?

At the upcoming Yukxin Auction, will one of the ten old men meet with misfortune?

Considering this possibility, Nosra made a quick decision after a brief silence: "Don't tell the client the divination results for now. I'll call you again."

"understood."

Despite his doubts, Dazo Nie responded immediately.

In the past, no matter what the divination result was, Nosra would have Dazoni immediately inform the client of the result.

But this time, unusually, the usual practice was overturned.

After hanging up the phone, Dazoni vaguely sensed Nosra's thoughts, but did not dwell on them.

He was the security captain, and his duty was to protect Neon's safety. Nothing else was worth his time.

the other side.

Nosla lowered her head and gripped her phone tightly with both hands.

The messages hidden in these prophecies may very well be related to the life and death of the Ten Elders.

If he were to personally warn the Ten Elders, he would not only be able to demonstrate greater value to them, but he might also gain more leverage in terms of status.

How could they possibly tell the divination results directly to those high-ranking gang leaders? Wouldn't that be handing over the credit to them?

Nosra is very ambitious and will never miss any opportunity to go further.

He calmed himself down a bit and prepared to report the matter to the Ten Elders.

………………

The whereabouts of the Ten Elders have always been shrouded in mystery.

They are like operators in the dark, gathering in a certain place at a certain time and then issuing various instructions to launch attacks.

Even at annual events like the Youkexin Auction, they have never been seen.

But this auction is ultimately the most important money-making moment of the year for the gangsters. The amount of money auctioned on the surface alone is as high as tens of trillions of junipers, not to mention the underground auctions that are not open to the public.

Therefore, during the Youkexin Auction, the ten old men would always gather in one place to keep a close eye on this grand event.

In a conference room.

Ten elderly men, all over fifty years old and exuding an air of quiet authority, sat around the conference table.

The contents of the prophetic poem reported by Nosra, including its interpretation, had been written down and presented to the Ten Elders.

"What do you think?"

One of the elderly men, with white hair and beard, raised his hand to press down the papers and looked at the others at the conference table.

Someone coldly remarked, "Using 'Death' to represent the perpetrator, and the interpretation of 'unstoppable'...does that mean we can't even handle a mere perpetrator?"

"Let's take this as a warning."

Among the ten old men, two were between forty and fifty years old. One of them, a middle-aged man with blond hair, clasped his hands together and rested them on his chin, saying calmly, "As long as we take precautions in advance and avoid the direction of the prophecy, we don't need to worry too much."

"But this divination was for Cabello and the others, perhaps..."

Another middle-aged man with a broad forehead and a mustache suggested, "Shouldn't we also have our fortunes told?"

"I heard that fortune telling requires information such as full name, date of birth, and blood type?"

Among the ten old men, one of them offered a seemingly unintentional reminder.

When it came to issues such as information, the expressions of the ten old men all changed.

After a brief silence, they all looked toward the door of the conference room, where a strong man with a buzz cut and wearing a green vest stood.

The questioning look in everyone's eyes was obvious.

The man in the vest understood and explained expressionlessly:
"From the perspective of the nature of the ability, the Nosra family's divination has a positive effect. Information such as name and blood type is usually a prerequisite for locking onto a target. However, the ease with which the ability is activated and the potential risks often depend on whether the target actively provides information."

He paused briefly, waiting for the ten elders to process this information, before continuing:

"Everything has two sides, and abilities are no exception. Just as there are divination abilities to bring good fortune and avoid misfortune, there are also abilities like curses or targeting. In my personal experience, it's best not to easily reveal your key information unless absolutely necessary." "..."

After hearing the explanation from the man in the vest, the ten old men exchanged silent glances, completely abandoning their idea of ​​seeking divination from the Nosla family.

As the giants who control the underworld, they value their own safety more than anyone else and would never easily expose their personal information.

"The most troublesome thing about this kind of warning-style prophetic poem is that it only hints at the existence of 'death' but does not clarify its identity or origin..."

An elderly man with a receding hairline stroked his beard and said in a deep voice, "Therefore, we can only assume the situation first and make preparations in advance."

"Yes."

The blond middle-aged man looked down at the poem on the paper and said calmly, "Don't ignore the crow's warning, and don't look death in the eye. As long as you avoid direct confrontation and even show weakness appropriately, you can avoid danger."

"At least we know what to do..."
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8 month 28 number.

Moro arrived in Youkexin alone.

As for Kurapika, under Melena's arrangement, he has disguised himself as an inconspicuous newcomer of the Ai family and stayed in the Ai family's territory in Kakin Kingdom.

All of this is preparation for successfully acquiring the Scarlet Eyes.

With just a few days to go before the auction opens, Yorktown is already teeming with people.

This is the same every year at this time.

After all, this top-tier auction is open to the whole world and has always been a grand affair.

The fact that it can be held on schedule year after year is a testament to the power of the Ten Old Men.

As soon as Moro arrived at Yorktown, he went straight to the free trade flea market, familiar with the area.

His current annual ring energy is one ring and 11%, which is enough to support a death regression, but naturally, the more of this life-saving energy, the better.

Therefore, before the auction officially began, he planned to collect as many antiques as possible that were imbued with spiritual energy.

I strolled around from day to night.

Moro found four items, but after absorbing them, his energy circle only increased slightly, remaining at 11%.

He resold these items and made a net profit of 100 million in just one day.

It was only because it was during an auction that it was so easy to resell.

After the flea market closed, Morrow went to the Southpis auction house to buy merchandise books, including tickets.

During this period, the probability of finding items with lingering sentiments at flea markets will increase dramatically, and the probability of finding items with lingering sentiments associated with the deceased at auctions will also rise.

Moro returned to the hotel with the auction catalog, ready to learn about the items to be auctioned on September 1st.

He had just returned to his hotel room and hadn't even had a chance to open a book when he received a message from Melina.

The Ai family's trip to Youkexin was led by the Ai family chief, so Morina was not clear about the specific itinerary, only that they would arrive before the auction began.

In addition, Melina provided basic information about the four ability users who were accompanying her.

They are the head of the Ai family and his son.

The other two are the family's capable assistants, one of whom is the expert that Morina mentioned earlier.

The information provided by Melena was primarily focused on this expert.

This person is named Lopez, an Enhancement-type ability user, from a martial arts sect in the Kingdom of Kakin, and is deeply trusted by the current clan leader.

According to Melina, as long as Lopez can be dealt with, the remaining chieftain's son and another cadre are not a threat.

As for the clan leader...

Although the heads of the three major gangs in Kakin have all mastered Nen abilities, their long-term pampered lifestyles have made them far less capable in direct combat than the active members of their families.

At the end of this intelligence report, Melina specifically mentioned that the airship's communication equipment would be confiscated after it departed.

What I can be 100% certain of is—

They will definitely attend the Southpis auction on the evening of September 1st.

After reading the messages sent by Melina, Morrow didn't reply. Instead, he crushed the entire spare phone and flushed it down the toilet.

"Hopefully, this guy named Lopez will be a higher level."

Nowadays, it's difficult to make any further progress, whether in terms of level or annual energy.

If the hunting target is of a high enough level, you can at least get a relatively significant experience gain.
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This year's auction arrangements are different.

The final auction items, which were usually only shown between the 5th and 10th of the month, have started to be offered up one after another starting from the 1st this year.

This change prompted many regular customers to alter their travel plans and arrive at Youkexin earlier than scheduled.

Among these people was the wealthy Batra.

He comes every year, and this year there are a total of seven Greed Island games up for auction.

Around the same time as Batra arrived at Yorknew City, Killua and Gon, who came from Heaven's Stadium, were also there.

Over the course of those two months, they fought their way up to the 200th floor of the Sky Arena, each earning over 200 million Jenny in prize money.

Because of Moro's previous advice, the two cherished the opportunity to fight in the Sky Arena and stayed on the 200th floor to continue the competition. In the end, they won 10 and lost 1, which earned them the qualification to challenge the boss.

Before setting off for Yorknew City, they didn't waste their challenge qualifications, each defeating a current leader and successfully taking over the leader's position.

As for their only defeat in the ring...

They were all created by Hisoka.

It's worth mentioning that, in addition to formal ring matches, Killua and Gon often seek out Huashi Toro and Kalista for practical training in their spare time.

At the beginning, Killua won almost every game thanks to his "Godspeed" ability.

Xiao Jie, on the other hand, suffered a crushing defeat.

He lacked Killua's rare abilities and the Zoldyck family's traditional fighting techniques. Coupled with a huge gap in experience, he had almost no chance of winning against Hua Shi Tou Lang and Kalista.

But as time went on, their situations gradually reversed.

Gon has an exceptional learning ability and grows rapidly through repeated defeats, even occasionally managing to defeat Hua Shi Tou Lang and Kalista.

On the other hand, after several battles, Hua Shi Tou Lang discovered Killua's weakness in "endurance" and used his solid basic skills and tactics to suppress Killua.

Therefore, by the middle of the practical training, Gon's number of wins actually surpassed Killua's.

However, in the later stages, the two boys' terrifying talents were once again proven.

They completely adapted to the high-intensity combat rhythm, and later they were able to consistently defeat Hua Shidoulang and Kalista.

Faced with this result, Hua Shidou and Kalista felt both astonished and bitter.

What's astonishing is the monstrous growth rate and talent of Killua and Gon.

The bitter truth is that his years of hard work and cultivation were completely surpassed by two teenagers in just over a month.

(End of this chapter)