As he finished speaking, the knight-errant felt a tremor in his heart.

As an Enhancement-type Nen user, Phinks may not be as powerful as Uvogin, but he is still one of the top fighters in the Phantom Troupe.

Is that examiner named Aldama really that good?

If the knight had to choose between the man in the suit and Aldama as the one whose combat strength was underestimated, he would lean towards the latter... After all, Aldama had previously shown his skills and gave off an impression of being exceptionally fierce.

Another possibility is that the third person accompanying them was not the man in the suit, but Aldama's companion, who was also a master of the association... and even stronger.

After all, during the Hunter Exam, some people were responsible for operating in the shadows.

It is normal to monitor and observe them.

After noticing Finks's unusual behavior, they followed him.

Neither of them noticed beforehand...

That makes sense... The sudden appearance of a powerhouse far beyond what Phinks could possibly contend with is enough to determine the outcome.

However, the possibility is too small... Where did the man in the suit go?

Does a competition of the Hunter Exam level really require such powerful guild hunters to remain in the shadows?

It is not realistic.

The knight's mind was in a bit of a mess.

"Being watched from the very beginning? That's unlikely... My participation in the Hunter Exam with Phinks was a last-minute decision... and there was no risk of revealing it to the outside world..."

If that's the real reason, the other side wouldn't have left him alive; they would definitely be waiting for him to show up!

Based on a comprehensive analysis, the most likely explanation is that... Finks was careless, and Aldama found an opportunity.

Even so… the knight-errant didn’t quite believe it.

"Was it a sneak attack... or a difference in Nen abilities?...?"

“The examiner’s abilities are clearly superior to the man in the suit, making the former a more suspicious suspect! The cause of Phinks’ death stems from Aldama… that man in the suit may not have had such abilities, nor does he have a motive. However… even if the latter didn’t intervene, he definitely witnessed the entire battle and knows what happened…” After the swordsman finished speaking, he looked thoughtfully at the distant horizon.

Judging from the few scattered bloodstains that have already evaporated, the murderer should also be seriously injured. The man in the suit who was watching the show has just left... Should we chase after him?

Soon, the knight abandoned the idea, as Aldama had most likely already reported it to the association.

It's uncertain how the association will handle this, and with Finks' death, it's clear that his life is also in danger.

There are also prerequisites for exposure…

It's best to... leave now.

Interrupt the Hunter Exam!

Beep beep beep…

After thinking it over, the swordsman glanced at his companion's corpse, a flash of sadness crossing his eyes, and quickly retreated, taking out his phone at the same time.

The call was quickly answered.

“Finx is dead…” the knight said directly.

"The murderer is a hunter named Aldama from the association, who was the examiner in charge of the first round of the Hunter Exam. I wasn't there, so I don't know the specifics... Besides the main culprit, there was another examinee present. However, the situation is a bit delicate now... I can't find that witness."

"come back."

The person on the other end of the phone said calmly after listening.

"it is good."

After a very simple conversation, the knight hung up the phone and walked into the boundless desert.

The weather was scorching hot, but his heart was filled with a chilling stillness.

His trip was cut short.

……

On the other side, in a small military factory controlled by a gang, a fierce shootout is taking place in broad daylight inside the warehouse.

In the spacious warehouse, a large number of corpses lay on the ground... Two figures, like tigers among sheep, were carrying out a frenzied slaughter... The dense bullets and sharp weapons could not cause the slightest harm to these two humanoid beasts.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood.

One of them slapped the approaching gang members, turning them into a bloody pulp...

The other person, with a flash of cold light from his blade, slashed and cut with fluid movements, continuously shredding his enemies into pieces.

In a corner of the warehouse, several intruders watched the scene with indifferent and detached expressions, unmoved and showing no intention of helping. It seemed that their two companions alone were enough to subdue the gang.

The leader of the Phantom Troupe, Kuroro, sat on a box containing firearms with one leg crossed, and slowly put down his phone.

"Hasn't the car arrived yet? Why are Franklin and Feitan so slow!"

Maggie leaned against the wall, her head resting on her hands, glanced at the warehouse door, and said calmly.

Paknotan, standing in front of Kuroro, raised a silver pistol and shot down one by one the targets that tried to approach or shoot at him.

She lowered the smoking gun, put one hand on her hip, and turned to look at the commander. "Is that Xia Ke? How's it going over there?"

"Finx is dead."

Kuroro spoke calmly.

The moment the words left his mouth, the expressions of the people present changed instantly.

The atmosphere froze instantly…

"When this happened, the knight wasn't with him, so this outcome... is most likely his own doing." Kuroro said slowly, his hands in his coat pockets, in a calm and collected tone.

"The other party's identity..."

"I already know... Let's wait for the swordsman to return."

Kuroro's eyes were serene.

The group fell silent, their expressions clearly changing upon hearing the news.

They are like spiders; they will stop at nothing to get what they want.

No one can stop them...

They are robbers...and they are not ashamed of it.

The power of the individual and the rules within the group are absolute.

They won't refuse anything... but no one can take anything away from them.

Because... once a spider takes revenge, it is a gift to death.

69. Good at interpersonal relationships

After carrying the unconscious Aldama for a distance, they encountered a rescue team sent by the association.

Two of them were examiners for the subsequent Hunter Exam.

Long described the situation briefly, then turned and left.

The two examiners expressed their gratitude, their eyes filled with curiosity as they looked at him.

It's important to know that Aldama is a one-star hunter in the association, and a practical fighter... No one expected that a candidate could injure him to this extent... More importantly, the person who saved him was also a candidate.

The president seemed to value it highly during the previous phone call…

When Long returned to the oasis, she found that the swordsman was nowhere to be seen, so she did not return first.

This was within his expectations; after all, once something like this happened, the chivalrous knight would certainly not take any more risks.

The death of Phinks... will have a significant impact on the Spider, though not a huge one. At least until it fully matures, it will need to be more cautious in its future actions. As for retaliation... it's certain, as evidenced by what these people did to the Kurta tribe.

But Oboro didn't really care.

The troupe will only target those they are capable of dealing with... to put it bluntly, it's Al-Dama.

The association is such a behemoth that they dare not provoke it.

I won't be implicated much... If the spider wants to play around, Oboro is happy to oblige.

That is, if he has time... If he doesn't have time and is too lazy to deal with these people, it won't be easy for them to find him.

He was so persistent that he wouldn't mind making a phone call that brought the group's disaster to an early end.

Zoldyck…

If Silva and Zeno were to intervene, the spider's loss wouldn't be as simple as just losing a leg...

There was no other way; his family was wealthy and could afford the price.

Given the current resources of the Phantom Troupe, they simply couldn't afford to hire Zoldycks to kill him... Most of the supplies they looted were returned to Meteor City, and even if they sold the stolen goods through Meteor City and the black market, the money wouldn't be enough... Moreover, unless the circumstances are special, it's very difficult to get them to bleed money.

……

On the oasis, examiner Nan Ji looked extremely nervous, but after receiving a phone call, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Oboro noticed two examinees standing next to her. They were the same people who hadn't been affected by Aldama's shouting in the arena earlier. One of them was also a Nen user. Most likely, this person noticed Phinks' departure, realized something, and relayed the situation to Nanki, which is why they contacted the association.

Oboro's return attracted the attention of several people, but they did not exchange words.

Candidates stood on the tree trunks all around, desperately searching for the blue-eyed scorpions needed to pass the second exam. It was already afternoon, and no one had completed the task; only a few had caught a single scorpion… a very small number.

Blue-eyed venomous scorpions not only hide in tree holes and roots, but also in the sand. They are extremely aggressive, and if you accidentally step into their nest, you are likely to be stung by their protruding tails.

When Nanji took out the Blue-Eyed Poisonous Scorpion to demonstrate, Long had already confirmed the creature's aura... He naturally walked to a spot on the ground at the edge of the oasis, stomped his foot hard, and through the spread and transmission of the force, a handful of yellow sand shot up, revealing a fist-sized hole hidden underground, from which several scorpions rolled over, moving their limbs.

He bent down and grabbed

The scorpion's tail lifted up several small creatures.

He returned the way he came, walked up to Nan Ji, and handed it over.

No sooner had he left than a large group of examinees swarmed in and began digging the exposed tunnels.

"Passed!" Nan Ji reached out and took the scorpion, glancing at him with some surprise.

Even Nen users can't do everything... otherwise, there wouldn't be so many different fields and professions.

Nanhime is a hunter who studies plants and organisms. The test she planned was not difficult for Nen users, but Oboro was too fast. She had just returned to the field and completed the task with ease.

"No wonder the president mentioned him on the phone..."

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