Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

'A ghost? A spirit? Or something else?'

Ruby had also heard of those urban legends.

He initially thought those were just nonsense, but now it seems that might not be the case.

'No, no, don't think like that. Maybe it's the ability of some special Nen user? Perhaps it was one of those two upstairs who did it.'

Ruby quickly shook his head, and the parchment in his hand vanished into thin air.

[Revelation], dispel!

The next moment, the familiar feeling of energy returned to his body, and Ruby immediately felt a warmth throughout his body and breathed a sigh of relief.

'Whatever it is, at least make others realize something is wrong and raise their guard...'

Ruby's thoughts raced, and he quietly got up.

Head towards the southwest corner of the floor.

popping.

Ruby patted Beretorum gently on the shoulder, his voice hoarse:

“Beretorum, Beretorum? Be…”

pat.

Beretorum swayed and collapsed limply to the ground...

Ruby's voice abruptly stopped.

What came into his view was a huge, dark crack that ran from the top of Beretorum's head, along his back, all the way to his tailbone!

Beretorum fell to the floor, his head twisted unnaturally at an exaggerated angle, his eyes meeting Ruby's eyes.

His eyes were empty and lifeless.

"..."

Ruby's face instantly turned ugly.

'Dead, dead?'

Beretorum, the companion who had spoken to him just minutes before, a powerful Nen user with the ability to transfer attacks, had died here without a sound.

Given Beretorum's abilities, his survivability ranks among the top three in the entire Melena group.

'How is that possible...'

He leaned forward unwillingly, peering into the crack, hoping to glean some clue.

However, it was empty inside.

Internal organs, brain, spine, sternum, blood, muscles, and even feces...

There's nothing left, just an empty void.

Just like the wallet of a middle-aged man emptied by mortgage payments, car loans, wife, children, and elderly parents, leaving only a dry layer of skin.

The body lying on the ground, Beretorum, was nothing more than an empty shell, just human skin!

This horrifying manner of death made Ruby's eyelids twitch violently, and his heart tightened instantly!

Because he suddenly remembered that, it seemed that since some time ago, Notor, located in the northwest corner, had not said a word!

'Could it be...?'

Ruby rushed to Notor's side and pulled him towards her.

The light, floaty feeling when you first hold it instantly makes Ruby's heart sink!

Sure enough, when he pulled Notor's body closer and looked at him more closely...

This straightforward plumber, just like Berettorum, is now nothing but an empty shell...

Ruby's breathing became heavier, and his mind went blank.

'Notor and Beretorum are both dead. How did they die? Who did it? Was it that monster?'

He swallowed hard.

I glanced discreetly at the southeast corner, which is the diagonal direction.

In this rectangular floor, he was at the furthest distance from that ghostly thing, which made Ruby feel a little relieved, but he was still on tenterhooks.

The figure remained motionless, head bowed.

'...It's safe for now.'

Suddenly, Ruby remembered that there was still one person she hadn't checked!

That is, Feitan, a fellow townsman from Meteor City and a member of the Phantom Troupe!

That person's strength is definitely greater than any of theirs; they shouldn't have died so easily.

Ruby gritted his teeth and walked nervously to Feitan's side, closing his eyes tightly and remaining motionless.

Did he die too?

He slowly reached out his hand towards Feitan...

Snapped.

Feitan's narrow eyes snapped open, revealing a cold gaze tinged with murderous intent, and he grabbed Ruby's outstretched hand!

What are you going to do?

At the same time, Feitan had already placed his hand on the handle of the skull umbrella beside him, ready to draw his sword and shatter the Ruby in front of him at any moment!

He heard Ruby's footsteps early in the morning.

Moreover, with his sensory abilities, he could detect Ruby's approach even with his eyes closed.

Feitan just wanted to see what this guy was up to.

He couldn't see any fluctuations in Nen energy, nor did he show any killing intent, yet he still reached out his hand to him. This strange behavior left even Feitan somewhat puzzled.

"call……"

Ruby, whose wrist was being gripped, was not flustered at all; in fact, she breathed a sigh of relief and showed a look of relief.

This made Feitan, who was already completely confused, even more puzzled.

Ruby quickly put a finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture.

He then pointed to the corpses of Beretorum and Notor respectively, and then silently looked at the ghostly thing in the southeast corner.

"..."

Seeing that Ruby didn't seem to have any ill intentions, Feitan coldly released his hand and glanced in the direction Ruby was pointing.

Although it was extremely dark around them, Feitan could still clearly see the two corpses and their horrific state!

'what? '

A look of astonishment flashed across Feitan's eyes.

Someone actually managed to hollow out two living people and kill them right in front of him!

Feitan, a master of executions, knew all too well the pain of this kind of death, but the two men didn't even make a sound until they died.

There's only one possibility: they were hollowed out after they died.

Feitan suddenly stood up, drew his rapier from the umbrella handle with a clang, and looked at the shadow in the southeast corner of the room with Ruby, his vigilance reaching its peak!

'They're Nen users! And most likely, they can activate mine-type abilities under certain conditions. The more stringent the activation conditions, the more powerful the effect.'

'Judging from the fact that those two good-for-nothings died without any resistance, this ability is quite powerful, and its activation conditions are probably both complex and difficult to trigger.'

In other words, as long as you know it and are careful, you don't need to worry too much...

really.

As Feitan, brimming with murderous intent, brandished his rapier and walked without hesitation toward the southeast corner, the ghostly figure that had remained motionless from beginning to end finally made a move.

"Sigh... Distaratonia, thirty years have passed, and your abilities are still completely useless."

It silently raised its head, revealing a blank face, and let out a desperate sigh from somewhere.

Then, that smooth, mirror-like face suddenly turned to Feitan and, completely contrary to common sense, uttered a man's voice:

"Why can't you just die quietly? Why do you outsiders all have to meddle in Kakin's affairs? Nasby, my good brother, you won't get away with this..."

Swish!

A flash of white light!

Before he could finish speaking, a lightning-fast blade of light appeared out of nowhere, tearing through the air and slashing towards his neck!

Feitan moved like lightning and launched an attack without any patience!

A rapier appeared out of nowhere, its light blooming like a flower!

With a whoosh, Feitan's sword tip instantly sliced ​​through its neck!

However, the swift severance that Feitan envisioned did not occur.

The ghostly thing staggered back two steps, chuckled, and touched its neck, saying:

"Fortunately, [Ink Treasure] is still incredibly slippery; even such a fast sword can't take much damage. Shall we try hitting it a few more times?"

Feitan frowned, but instead of acting rashly as the other party had suggested, he suddenly retreated several steps, holding his rapier horizontally in front of him!

The moment he struck his opponent, the sensation from the tip of his sword felt nothing like cutting into a human body; rather, it felt as if his sword had "slid" across the person's skin.

I've encountered this tactile sensation before.

It was a special kind of slashing training that required swordsmen to use wooden swords to split open leather and iron stakes coated with wax, and it had to be done by cutting through them rather than smashing them.

The feeling of the sword sliding away as soon as it slashed was exactly the same as the sensation I felt just now!

'That pretentious charlatan...'

Feitan felt an overwhelming sense of irritation, especially when he recalled the man's slightly mocking tone, which caused him to feel a persistent, dull pain throughout his body.

Not long ago, due to his carelessness, he was ambushed by those damned royal soldiers in this building and suffered some internal injuries.

Feitan, who wanted to unleash his power, was dissuaded by Phinks, thus preventing him from converting his injuries into fuel for "Unforgivable Sin".