Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

"That old bastard Sly has faked his death more than once, and each time it's more convincing than the last. Let's wait and see."

They discussed it animatedly.

hiss……

Suddenly, a short hiss rang out, and the bald man's eyes lit up as he looked towards the window—

A black-browed serpent slowly peeked out of the window and gagged a few times in a human-like manner.

pat!

A small, rolled-up piece of paper suddenly fell out of its mouth.

The bald man quickly stepped forward, pulled a white egg from his pocket, and shoved it into the mouth of the black-browed serpent. Then he picked up the small piece of paper on the ground and began to read it carefully.

The noise in the room stopped abruptly, and everyone watched the bald man's actions with tension.

After a long while, the bald man suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with excitement, and said:

"They're really dead! Now, besides that girl and that old bastard Hechigo, there are only two strange hunters in the palace. Tonight is the perfect opportunity!"

"Good! I'll send men in immediately. As long as we eliminate them all, the royal family will have no successor, and this country will belong to us!"

Almost everyone else joined in the excitement.

While the king was still alive, no one dared to make a move, because everyone knew that under any circumstances, assassinating the king of the ancient Ganyu Kingdom was tantamount to suicide.

But tonight is different. The old king has just died and the new king has not yet ascended the throne. This is the best opportunity!

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Murderous intent erupts in the night, and the wind howls.

Two lithe black figures appeared silently outside the palace.

Only the side hall and the main hall had light, but the main hall was heavily guarded while the side hall was completely undefended. I guess the two hunters mentioned in the intelligence are in the side hall...

The leading figure in black looked at the large number of armed guards blocking the road at the palace gate, but he was not in a hurry.

He gestured to the shadowy figure behind him—[You go to the side hall, I'll go to the main hall!]

Their mission tonight is to eliminate everyone in the palace as quickly as possible.

But the bodies of the princess and the prime minister cannot be left behind, as that would reveal that someone had plotted to assassinate the royal family, which would be detrimental to those behind them.

This seemingly difficult request was not difficult in their eyes.

'If we kill the princess and the prime minister first, and then hide their bodies using my "Three Secrets of Ali Baba," we can create a headless mystery, and the outside world can only conclude that the princess and the prime minister disappeared at the same time...'

Moreover, those two hunters provided a perfect patch to the plan—

If the two hunters and the princess prime minister disappear together, they can conveniently pin all the blame on the two hunters!

'The hunter harbored evil intentions, murdered the king, and abducted the princess…'

It sounds perfectly reasonable, and we can also use this as an excuse to attack the Hunter Association and force them to give up some of their profits.

It kills three birds with one stone; there's absolutely no reason not to do it!

only……

The leader of the dark figures glanced at the sky, where a light drizzle was falling steadily.

Although according to the weather in previous years, it should not rain tonight at all, but in recent years extreme weather has become more and more serious, so it is normal for there to be unexpected rain.

However, the area affected by this rain is a bit off.

In his eyes, the light drizzle only covered the palace and a few meters around it!

'It's probably some kind of Nen ability at work...'

A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

If the light rain in front of us is the work of a Nen user with a [Conjuration] ability, then it means that it may contain some kind of peculiar effect.

However, the fact that the guards at the palace gates were occasionally drenched in a little rain without any other reaction suggests that it was at least not acid rain, which has a direct harmful effect on the human body.

'Anyway, since we've chosen rainwater as the object of our action, it's easy to deal with; just avoid getting wet...'

He nodded to another dark figure behind him.

Upon seeing this, the dark figure's spiritual energy surged, and a huge, worm-like machine instantly appeared in front of the two.

With a "snap," the green caterpillar split open in the middle, revealing a space of moderate size behind it.

The two of them entered one after the other. The space behind the green worm closed, and then, with a swift movement, they silently disappeared underground, as if diving into the water…

Chapter 328 Fierce Battle in the Palace × A Sky Full of Azure Lightning (4k6)

"Someone has come in."

On the sofa, Jin, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and said calmly.

"Ok?"

Dia was stunned by what she heard, and the tower of playing cards that had been built in front of her collapsed with a crash.

At this time, those who arrive are most likely enemies, not friends!

But how was gold discovered?

Before he could think it through, just as he was about to make a move, he heard Jin make a gesture of pressing something into the air and say:

"No rush, they've only just entered the palace, both of them are underground... Oh, they've separated now, one is coming this way, and the other should be heading towards the main hall."

Underground? No wonder the guards at the entrance didn't move...

Dia instinctively wanted to release her [Circle] to explore underground, but suddenly stopped when she thought of something.

While it's true that the Circle can detect enemies, Nen users within the Circle's domain will also be aware that they are being watched by enemies.

In the manga, Nob was frightened by the catwoman's unbridled and malicious "En", or the same reason why Phinks was unwilling to release "En" on the Black Whale in the Kakin arc.

But it's alright, he has an even more covert trick up his sleeve—

【Ripple Radar】!

A ripple silently seeped into the ground, revealing the entire underground contents of the palace.

A shadowy figure was seen rushing towards them from the ground at an incredible speed!

'So fast...'

Dia frowned.

He had seen enemies that moved underground before; weren't the earthworms among the Shadow Beasts a prime example?

But when it comes to speed of movement underground, the earthworm is probably not even worthy of carrying the shoes of the enemy before it!

Jin, who was opposite, keenly noticed the change in Dia's expression and a hint of interest appeared on his face:

"You noticed that too? Even though you didn't use the 'circle' technique, was it the method you used when you and Qiduo worked together last time?"

He was referring to the meeting before the last vice president election, the one where Kita and Dia worked together.

On that occasion, Dia managed to humiliate Pariston in front of a group of Nen masters using some kind of method, and even King and Chairman Netero didn't discover the principle behind his method...?

"I don't think you could separate your Qi into finer points than I could, so how did you manage to make it so that I couldn't detect any trace of your Qi?"

Even with an unknown enemy rapidly approaching beneath his feet, Jin continued to inquire about Dia with great interest, appearing unhurried and relaxed.

"...What does 'further subdivided' mean?"

Seeing that Jin wasn't in a hurry, Dia was even less anxious.

"Most Nen users will only tell you that the total amount of [Ki] is the core factor that determines a Nen user's combat power, but for me, I haven't seen a Nen user who can surpass me in [Ki] for a long time, not even the current chairman."

Jin smiled and extended a hand. Dia subconsciously focused her Nen energy on her eyes, but saw nothing.

At this moment, his [Ripple Radar] detected that the underground enemy had stopped below their location and was silently and slowly crawling upwards.

"Take another look."

Jin spoke up to remind her, and Dia squinted, her pupils gradually shrinking.

Only after he focused his attention to the extreme did he notice the unusual thing—

Countless tiny, gas-like particles were emerging from Jin's palm!

As soon as the particles left Jin's palm, they flowed downwards on their own and eventually merged into the ground without any hindrance!

"This is my 'circle,' a kind of closely guarded secret. You've learned it today."

Jin chuckled, quite pleased with himself.

He further subdivided his spiritual energy?

Dia immediately understood; no wonder Jin was able to spot the enemy earlier than him.

It seems that while he was in the room, he was spreading his "qi" in all directions in such an extremely concealed way. Because it was so concealed, even if an enemy entered his "circle", it would be difficult for them to detect it.

This technique itself is not complicated, because the basic form of "qi" after it leaves the body is itself composed of some extremely small particles.

It's just that no one usually bothers to further subdivide the already tiny particles of psychic energy; ordinary people simply cannot achieve such precise control.

According to Zhao Jin, he is not only extraordinary in his control of Nen, but his Nen capacity is also far greater than that of ordinary people.

Such a Jin is probably much stronger than Dia imagined.

As he spoke, Jin suddenly stood up, looked at the floor beneath his feet, and a mischievous glint flashed across his face.

Have you ever seen a landmine that explodes on contact with it?

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Dia watched Jin's actions with a puzzled expression.

His [Ripple Radar] is constantly locking onto the enemy's every move, ready to strike first by using the same method he uses on earthworms when the enemy rises to a suitable height!

But now it seems that Kim has other ideas?

Since it was a rare opportunity to see this mysterious fellow make a move, Dia naturally wouldn't want to spoil the fun.

He simply drew his energy back to his body and transformed it into a condensed form of "firmness," then walked to the side to watch Jin's performance.