Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Then a strange fog suddenly spread from the forest, completely blinding Killua.

'This fog, it's all real...'

Running through the familiar jungle, Killua felt the gradually dissipating cool mist brushing against his face, and his curiosity about Dia grew even stronger.

Is this also one of his special abilities, creating fog?

He also said he would teach me this ability, so will I be able to smoke in the future?

Suddenly, Killua caught a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye, causing him to stop in his tracks and turn to greet the figure.

"Hey! Over here..."

Swah——

Dia's figure suddenly appeared in front of Killua like a gust of wind.

He was carrying something that Killua recognized very well, and said with a smile:

"Let's go, I've caught some wild game as a gift for your parents."

Before Killua could react, Dia grabbed him by the back of his collar and charged towards Kukuroku Mountain.

In his radar, several agile figures were rapidly approaching him!

Chapter 180 Silva's Appearance × Mountain Residence

"Huh? Wait a minute..."

As soon as Killua opened his mouth, he was filled with a mouthful of mist.

He looked up in shock to see that Dia's "hair" was constantly spewing out thick fog!

As Diya activated her spirit beast again, the mist that had begun to dissipate in the dense forest began to spread again.

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Dia caught a glimpse of Killua's disheveled appearance out of the corner of her eye, and immediately gave an awkward, dry laugh, lifting him up slightly.

Now Killua finally had a chance to see the "thing" that Dia was carrying—

"Big, big brother!?"

Killua was so frightened that he stammered, referring to what Dia had called "wild game".

It turned out to be his older brother, the eldest son of the Zoldyck family, Illumi Zoldyck!

"Is he your older brother? Why is his hair color different? I thought he was an intruder, so I just knocked him out."

As Dia spoke, she suddenly changed direction, taking a detour to continue forward, thinking:

"That one up ahead must be the butler. Let's just go around him; it shouldn't be far."

Did Dia knock Illumi unconscious?

Killua was a little bewildered. In his eyes, his older brother had always been one of the most powerful beings in the world.

From childhood to adulthood, he never disobeyed his older brother, because the Zoldyck family motto was not to resist those stronger than oneself.

But now, Big Brother was treated like wild game by Dia in ten minutes...

'Dia is my teacher. He's stronger than Illumi, which is roughly equivalent to me being stronger than Illumi...'

Um~

The logic is sound.

Seemingly because Illumi had fallen into a coma, Killua instantly abandoned his subservience to Illumi and began to offer his opinions with an air of self-righteousness:

'Illumi is still not strong enough!'

Illumi, who was asleep, suddenly shivered all over, as if something he absolutely did not want to see had happened.

Thick fog blanketed the jungle, and trees flashed past Killua's eyes.

With two Zoldycks in tow, Dia darted through the dense forests of Kukuroku Mountain, using the thick fog as cover to repeatedly evade the approaching butlers.

Meanwhile, in the primeval jungle.

Wearing a communication headset, veins bulging on his forehead, Wutong suppressed his anger and asked into the headset:

"Still haven't found them? How many times have you patrolled this area? You can't even find a single person!"

That unknown intruder was undoubtedly challenging the dignity of these stewards.

'Absolutely, absolutely we can't let him get to the master's house!'

Wutong gritted her teeth, her eyes seemingly spitting fire.

If the intruder were standing right in front of him, he swore he would smash that person to pieces with a coin!

"Steward Wutong, please send the other stewards back immediately."

Suddenly, a female voice came through Wutong's earpiece, making him frown and ask:

"Who are you, and why are you in this channel?"

This voice did not belong to any member of the Zoldyck public housekeeper group.

But Wutong was certain that, apart from members of the Zoldyck family, no one could be sure they had entered this channel.

“My name is Yamayin. I am the steward of Master Shiba and the granddaughter of Ziponian.”

The female voice answered Wutong's question very calmly, as if she had expected it.

'Teacher Ziponian…'

Upon hearing this name, Wutong instantly calmed down. Ziponian, as the old butler of the Zoldyck family, was once the head butler when Geno was in charge.

The other party is superior to him in terms of qualifications, strength, and experience. Most importantly, the other party's opinion usually represents the opinion of the family head.

In other words, it was actually the head of the family who gave the order not to pursue the intruder!

"All stewards, listen to my command and return to your steward residences to await further instructions."

Thinking of this, Wutong decisively gave the order, and a uniform "Yes" immediately came through the earpiece.

After giving the order, Wutong stood quietly, looking up at the high mountain, silently thinking:

'Since I arrived here, the Zoldyck family has never had a visitor enter through the Trial Gate. The only record is from decades ago, when a hunter visited the Zoldyck family…'

According to the records, the hunter pushed open seven Trial Gates in one go and took away a member of the Zoldyck family.

There are no records of what happened after that.

Could what happened today be that kind of situation?

As soon as the thought came to mind, Wutong couldn't help but chuckle.

How could that be...?

"We're here! This is it!"

As Killua shouted, Dia brought him to a stop at the foot of Mount Kukuro.

Before them stretched a massive rock wall that connected to the entire mountainside, with a colossal gate crafted from fine steel embedded in it.

Through the surveillance provided by the ripple radar, Dia finally confirmed one thing—

The Zoldyck family's mansion is located inside this mountain!

Someone with great power carved out a giant space inside this mountain, which is over 3000 meters above sea level.

The man then converted it into a residence for his clan to live in for generations.

No wonder Gon couldn't find the Zoldyck family mansion in the manga; it was hidden inside!

Dia couldn't help but marvel at the mystery of this family. At the same time, she put Killua down and prepared to push open the door.

Boom—

Suddenly, before Dia could even make a move, the door slowly opened by itself.

Behind the gate, in the deep, dark passage, an unexpected figure emerged—

A man with white hair, cat-like eyes, a tall and strong build, and a calm and profound aura stood quietly.

Silva Zoldyck, the current head of the Zoldyck family.

'So you're just waiting here?'

Dia was slightly surprised, but it was not surprising that the other party already knew about his arrival.

The gatekeeper, Jiebu Rong, was no slacker; he couldn't possibly fail to inform his master.

But Silba was actually waiting there beforehand, which surprised Dia.

Why would the head of the Zoldyck family personally come to wait for him?

"dad……"

Upon seeing Silva, Killua, who had been beaming with excitement, immediately deflated.

With his intelligence restored, he finally remembered why he hadn't wanted to take Dia home in front of the [Gate of Trials].

Because he was afraid.

He was afraid that his father would disagree with him recognizing Dia as his teacher, and that they would have a conflict, or even fight.

'If that's the case, Dia will definitely be killed by her father...'

Killua's forehead began to break out in a cold sweat, and his brain started working at high speed.

He automatically ignored the possibility that Silva might lose to Dia, because Silva's invincible image was too deeply ingrained in his mind.

"Killua, next time you bring guests, please tell your family in advance."

Just as Killua was about to stand in front of Dia and tell him to run away, Silva calmly said something that completely surprised Killua.

This stunned Killua instantly:

'Dad...didn't object?'