Hunter x Hunter: Card Master, the Strongest in the World.

After a chaotic struggle, the living room was now a complete mess.

The gate and the nearby walls were blasted open, creating a large hole that connected it to the outside world, leaving dust and pieces of varying sizes scattered all over the ground.

The once magnificent living room, with its luxurious long table, sofa, and crystal flower-shaped chandelier on the ceiling, is now mostly destroyed, and the damage is rapidly increasing.

Most of them were destroyed by Franklin's psychic projectiles, and as for the small portion... Lynn casually touched it, and the frozen sofa next to him cracked and shattered into pieces.

It's fine, he has plenty of money anyway, so it doesn't matter if he destroys a few more rooms.

Lynn silently sighed as he gazed at the swordsman who hadn't had time to switch to automatic mode and was then entangled by Chopper.

Perhaps the knight-errant always thought he was the one with the information advantage.

Based on his actions in the original work, the knight-errant is clearly a shrewd person. If he approached him with a premeditated plan rather than attacking him out of nowhere, then he must have investigated him beforehand.

This naturally includes his previous battle in the Gourmet Tower.

During the battle at the Gourmet Tower, he never displayed any other abilities, only using the [Naval Six Powers] and [Observation Haki], which others perceived as an enhancement-type.

The information possessed by the knight-errant is false, or rather, incomplete.

On the contrary, he has a very good understanding of the personalities, strengths, and Nen abilities of Chrollo, Franklin, and even the entire Phantom Troupe.

This is undoubtedly a significant advantage in battles between Nen users where intelligence is extremely important; he is the one who truly possesses the information gap!

Lynn glanced at the battle near Capone and nodded slightly; the situation had stabilized.

If nothing unexpected happens, the swordsman won't last more than three minutes. Once he has freed up his forces, we can all gang up on Franklin together.

It's only a matter of time before the latter is defeated. When that happens, Franklin will be killed, and the enemy controller will be used to capture the swordsman.

Besides that... he felt there were even more cost-effective ways to utilize it.

There's no doubt that the Phantom Troupe are mad dogs.

If you kill one of their members, they'll turn into annoying jackals and keep biting you. Of course, this excludes teammates like Hisoka; if Hisoka were to die, probably few members would want revenge.

But the knight-errant is quite different from Franklin, especially the latter.

Franklin was one of the Phantom Troupe's founding members and had a good relationship with the others. If the Phantom Troupe found out that he had killed Franklin, he would face a storm of revenge.

In the original story, Tomoe, the chairman of the Zoldyck family, accepted a commission to kill a former member of the Phantom Troupe, and then suffered retaliation.

Although it didn't affect him much, he still considered it a losing deal and told his family not to take any more orders from the Phantom Troupe.

The Phantom Troupe isn't particularly strong, but they are still among the best Nen users. He can handle one or two of them, but if they come out in full force, it's hard to say, as the risk is considerable.

They definitely have to be killed. These two have come right up to us, there's no reason to let them go. But we can kill one and control the other!

A series of thoughts flashed through Lynn's mind like lightning.

Hyakume-ki is no longer of much use to him; he was only using him for his curse abilities when he was in control before.

However, it was later discovered that Hyakume's curse was activated at the cost of his lifespan. Now, Hyakume probably only has one or two decades left to live, so even if he activates the curse, the effect will be limited.

The effect of Hyakume's curse depends mainly on two factors: the number of eyes and lifespan sacrificed, and the difference in strength between the attacker and the attacker.

Hyakume-ki is currently B+ rank. If he were to face an enemy who is also B+ rank, then consuming ten eyes and ten years of his lifespan would only weaken the opponent's condition. He would need at least thirty eyes to kill them with a curse.

Previously, Hyakume-ki was quite useful, but now that its lifespan and eyes are almost gone, it has become rather useless and its function is not significant.

Although the Dark Continent has "Hope" that can increase one's lifespan, putting aside the difficulty and time required to obtain it, giving it to Hyakume would be a waste.

If it weren't for the fact that the previous order from Kamishiro Seiri was useless, he would have thought it was a losing deal.

A new generation replaces the old; it's time for Hyakume to make way for him.

First, let Hyakume use his curse ability to help kill Franklin, and at the same time "send" him away to free up the slot for the second effect of the enemy controller.

Then, use the enemy controller to permanently control the hero as a new henchman, who can also help cover up Franklin's death.

There are three reasons why we chose the knight-errant instead of Franklin.

First, the cost of manipulation.

The swordsman's strength is clearly lower, at most B+, but he has the B+ grade [Bacchus Onion] as a price to pay.

Since he only used one onion, the [Bacchus Onion]'s grade remains B+, unchanged.

Furthermore, there is a chance to obtain cards after defeating the two heroes.

Franklin's rank is hard to determine. If it's A-, he doesn't have suitable cards to use for attrition unless he uses a higher-level A-rank Yu-Gi-Oh! deck and a long-term food order, but that's obviously not worthwhile.

Secondly, value.

Franklin is only slightly stronger than Chrollo, but otherwise useless. Chrollo, on the other hand, is a rare intellectual type, a user of Nen abilities, and even has a Hunter License, which can provide him with more assistance.

Third, to cover up the truth.

The original work does not reveal the daily lives of each member of the Phantom Troupe, but they mainly act in two ways: individually and in groups.

For example, Hisoka and Machi are used to acting alone, Uvogin and Nobunaga often travel together, and Chrollo, the leader, must have two companions to protect him.

In the original work, after Pakunoda, Korbi, and Shalnark died one after another, Chrollo said that he hadn't been to the toilet for a long time because he had no companions by his side... Shalnark was one of Chrollo's regular bodyguards, so it was easy to find out if something happened to him.

Franklin seemed to be a loner, and his death would not be easily discovered, since the members of the Phantom Troupe rarely contacted or met.

Even if something goes wrong, a knight-errant can adapt to the situation, stall for time and get away with it. As long as he can cover it up until he becomes strong enough to treat the troupe like a roadside passerby, he will have succeeded.

Judging from his growth rate, it probably won't be long before he does.

In addition, the hero can also find Nen users outside to attack. It doesn't have to be deadly; knocking them unconscious is enough. This is another way to obtain cards.

While they were deep in thought, a new change had already occurred on the field.

After several rounds of combat, the swordsman, who was relatively less adept at direct attacks, eventually revealed a weakness, which Chopper seized upon.

"Drink!" Chopper, with his barrel-shaped waist, suddenly swung his fist at the swordsman's head. In a hurry, the swordsman could only raise his arms to block the blow.

Peng!

A powerful shockwave spread outwards from beneath their feet, stirring up scattered dust and debris on the ground.

Immediately, Chopper displayed extraordinary flexibility, turning around in mid-air and delivering a spinning kick that, along with distinct gusts of air, struck the swordsman squarely.

The latter was sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground... After a hard-fought battle, the swordsman, who couldn't use his Nen abilities, was still defeated by Chopper.

Falling onto the icy ground, the swordsman felt a wave of pain wash over him, a wave of dizziness washed over him, and his consciousness began to fade.

Before collapsing, his last thought was still regret.

His plan had a major flaw!

Now not only him, but Franklin is in danger too!